She's Marked

Be prepared to get a little uncomfortable.

There is a time for everything. Today, gentle reminders and encouragement give way to an introspective and sharp message that stirs both Hannah and her listeners to reflect on the genuine posture of their hearts toward the things of God.

This strong word and reflection touches on truly caring about the kingdom, the dangers of manufactured purpose, repentance, faulty self-helplessness, and the haughtiness we are all so guilty of.

Hannah boldly challenges us to deeply ponder our motives and to think about how our claims of faith line up with our willingness to even be interrupted by God. This message certainly isn’t for the faint of heart. You won’t want to miss it.

In this Episode:

Scripture References:

2 Chronicles 7:14

John 5:8

Matthew 5:45

Luke 9:59-60

James 4:3

Resources Mentioned:

Teaching from Rest: A Homeschooler's Guide to Unshakable Peace: Sarah Mackenzie, Dr. Christopher Perrin: 9781600512872: Amazon.com: Books

6 Things You May Not Know About Elijah in the Bible | Facts About the Prophet Elijah - Beliefnet

Quotes:

"You can't have agonizing prayer if you don't care."

“We don't care about the things of God. We are constantly trying to make the things of God make sense in our minds. We want it to fit into our constructs.”

“Sometimes the message of the sin nature is preached in such a manner that would have you feel totally helpless, ‘You know what, I gotta wait for God to change me, so I’m going to keep on going on in my sin.’”

“Repentance isn’t just confessing and acknowledging your error, your sin, [or] your iniquity. It’s hating it enough to disengage from it.”

“God has given you the ability to get up and walk.”

“God uses simple, ordinary people who are willing to be interrupted.”

“Do you really want the will of the Father, if that 'will' looks nothing like what you had envisioned for your life? If that 'will' gets you zero claps? If that 'will' gets you cancel culture?”

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Hats off to Season 2!

We've trucked our way through a longer than anticipated Season 1! 

We arrive at the doors of season 2 with an understanding of the 4 Principle Foundations that Hannah taught on in Season 1:

With these foundational principles laid in place, Hannah prepares to directly address a number of emotional mountains and complexities in Season 2, and how Women of God can navigate and overwhelmingly conquer with the strength of Jesus Christ. We begin with Self-Pity.

In this Episode:

Scripture References:

Romans 8:33

Hebrews 12:11

Psalm 144:1

In the fourth and last installment of the ‘Laying Foundations’ series, host Hannah explores the need to understand our fight and who it’s against. In our spiritual journey towards becoming free, it is essential in recognizing that identifying where the fight comes from and who it’s against will liberate us from the fears and temptations that can harm us and instead, will empower us to become closer to God. In this episode, Hannah speaks on the importance of the struggle beyond what we can see, why it is beyond flesh and blood, and why ignorance, complacency, and indifference can make us victims to excessive burnout and unnecessary battles. Growing in your faith is also about standing up for righteousness.

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The Laying Foundations Series is a 4-part series and contains the essential things everyone should know in our journey toward freedom. These parts include understanding who we are, understanding who God is, understanding who Satan is, and understanding our fight and who it is against, which will be tackled today.

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Today’s episode’s scripture references come from Ephesians 6:1 and Peter 5:8. Ephesians 6 begins by teaching us who we are fighting against and how we are fighting principalities, power, rulers of the darkness of this world, and spiritual wickedness in high places—not other humans.

Christians’ Casual Attitudes

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Some examples of casual attitudes in our faith and why it’s the greatest WRONG you do to yourself

1 Peter 5:8

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We are not to be ignorant of Satan’s vices as he wanders about like a lion, looking for the next victim. It’s Satan’s job to bring us out of God’s will.

Who God has Purposed Us to Be

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We are image-bearers and co-heirs with Christ. We are sons and daughters, the righteousness of Christ, and more than conquerors.

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Some mountains that cause you to doubt God and withdraw from God are self-pity, regret, rage, depression, anxiety, offense, loneliness, rejection, fear, and guilt. 

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Go into actual battle, which is prayer, intercession, and the Word of God because it is a reminder not to attack the human being, but the root.

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You begin to see how the enemy works through unaware people when you start becoming more discerning.

Quotes:

“Knowledge is just the beginning, you can have a ton of knowledge and not apply anything.”

Relevant Links:

●  Article -

Is Casual Christianity Killing the Church? - Crossroads Christian Church

●  People Mentioned -

Dr. Charles Stanley

Matthew Henry

●  Book Mentioned -

Confronting Casual Christianity by Dr. Charles Stanley

Connect with Me!

Website - https://shesmarked.com/

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/HannahtheBrand/

Welcome back! It's been a year since my last episode. Today, I talk about the reason why I took a break from podcasting and all that I've been up to during this time. I also talk about my new stirring new eBook, Through the Turbulence: Prayers from the Diary of a Broken Heart - available now on Amazon.

“People need to hear what we have gone through so that they can see God in their lives and know that He is able.” - Hannah

In this episode:

The Return

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The last episode for this podcast was in July of 2020. It has been a year since Hannah has stepped in front of the mic, talking, and sharing with her audience.

Why Hannah stopped making episodes

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Hannah didn’t intend to stop making episodes, and it certainly wasn’t her intention to stop podcasting. But without any warning, when she recorded her last episode in July of 2020, she found out several weeks before that she was pregnant.

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Hannah gave birth in February 2021 to a beautiful, almost 10-pound baby girl. She spent last year being pregnant and overcoming intense morning sickness, needing all of her energy and time to get through her pregnancy.

Certified #GirlMom and The Big Baby!

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Hannah found out that her newborn baby girl was much bigger than she expected just days before her due date. 

Challenges of the Rainbow Pregnancy

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On Mother’s Day of 2019, Hannah had a 2nd-trimester pregnancy loss. So her newborn baby meant so much to her. She faced tremendous anxiety, along with the challenges of the pandemic. And having to experience that alone was very intense for her.

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To experience pregnancy in such a fragile and delicate time in the world and her personal life was very intense for Hannah. It was very difficult for her to even think about podcasting. She focused all her little energy on taking care of herself and going through the obvious motions and emotions of pregnancy, all while being home with two little children in the process.

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During the pandemic, Hannah was able to muster up the strength and release her ebook Through the Turbulence. The ebook is available on Amazon. The full title is Through the Turbulence: Prayers from the Diary of a Broken Heart.

The Power and Necessity of Our Testimonies

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People need to hear what we have gone through so that they can see God in their lives. And they can know that God is able, that God is faithful, not only to deliver us from those tough times but to mold and shape us in those tough times.

2nd Annual “For the Moms” - Bold & Brave

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In May of 2021, Hannah launched the second annual “For the Moms - Bold and Brave” series.

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Blog: www.markedlifeblog.com

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We're taking a break from the series, "Laying Foundations" to talk  about the blood of Jesus. This break, influenced by the current COVID-19  pandemic sweeping the world, is necessary in reminding us of the power  and need for the blood of Jesus.

In today's  episode, we talk a little about who Jesus is, His Deity and authority to  cleanse sin, and the countless ways that the blood operates. We also  talk about the healing in His blood, and why blood.

Resources:

https://www.sharefaith.com/blog/2014/07/30-blood-of-jesus/

https://unlockingthebible.org/2016/03/the-power-in-the-blood-of-jesus-christ/

https://www.allaboutjesuschrist.org/blood-of-jesus.htm

https://blog.biblesforamerica.org/3-problems-that-can-only-be-solved-by-the-blood-of-jesus/

We’re back today with part III of the series, “Laying foundations” - Understanding who We are.

We live in an era that is entangled in self-worship. We invest a ton of time, effort and money in our minds, our bodies, our looks, our well being, everything. We are so wrapped in us. What makes us happy, what makes us comfortable, what makes us powerful, what makes us better than the next.

One of the most profound things I have learned and am still learning about my identity in Christ, is that I am nothing. Realizing this allows us to surrender and "lay down" so that God can be in the lead.

We will never experience healing and deliverance or be open to it, until we realize that we are spiritually bankrupt because of sin. Pride is what keeps us self-sufficient and blind.

Once we understand our position and need, then we can begin rebuilding our broken identities by accepting who God says we are in His word: We are chosen, called, given grace fully and freely, we are loved, we are forgiven and redeemed, we have been given authority, we are children of God.

Scripture References:

Ephesians 1

2 Corinthians 5:17

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We’re back today with part II of the series “Laying Foundations”. In episode 002, I introduced what I believe are the 4 vital foundations that must be laid as we move toward deliverance:

1) Understanding who God is

2) Understanding who we are

3) Understanding who Satan is

4) Understanding our fight and who it is against

Once we know who God the Father, Our Father is, then we position ourselves to begin understanding things like:

As I was gathering my thoughts on this series, I thought of the term “fine print”. A lot of mistakes  and pain experienced in our lives is due to the fine print of our spiritual lives being overlooked, misunderstood, or not taken seriously. The details are always in the fine print.

God fills every crevice of space. He is so right under our  noses, that we cannot be ignorant of Him. As Stephen Charnock puts it, "As he [God] cannot be comprehended in His essence, He cannot be unknown in His existence".

Some of the attributes of God discussed are God's:

Sovereignty

Holiness

Omnipotence

Omniscience

Wrath

Love

Immutability

Sources referenced in this episode are from the following sites:

https://bible.org/seriespage/4-nature-god

https://www.monergism.com/thethreshold/sdg/charnock/attributes_p.pdf

https://www.desiringgod.org/messages/how-the-spirit-helps-us-understand

Additional resources and study on the nature and attributes of God can be found here:

https://www.blueletterbible.org/faq/attributes.cfm

https://www.biblestudytools.com/bible-study/topical-studies/15-amazing-attributes-of-god-what-they-mean-and-why-they-matter.html

Before we can dive into emotional wounds, healing, and the challenges that we face as women, it is important to lay a foundation. 

In today’s episode, 002, we talk about some of the foundations that I believe are necessary in the journey toward emotional healing and deliverance. Had I had this foundation, a solid understanding of it, I may have not went on living under so much pain and weight for so many years. The list of these foundations is not all inclusive, but it does consist of some of the foundations that have played a crucial role in my own personal journey of deliverance:

1) Understanding God's Nature

2) Understanding who We are

3) Understanding who Satan is

4) Understanding our fight and who it is against

Scripture References:

Ephesians 6:11-12 (Modern English Version) - "Put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.  12 For  our fight is not against flesh and blood, but against principalities,  against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, and  against spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places."

Job 13:15 (MEV) - "Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him...."

I Peter 4:12-13 (MEV) - "Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery  ordeal that is taking place among you to test you, as though some  strange thing happened to you.  13 But  rejoice insofar as you share in Christ’s sufferings, so that you may  rejoice and be glad also in the revelation of His glory."

Acts 14:22 (New International Version) - "strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the  faith. “We must go through many hardships (trials) to enter the kingdom of God,”  they said."

John 8:32 (MEV) - "You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free.”

II Corinthians 4:16 (MEV) - "For this reason we do not lose heart: Even though our outward man is perishing, yet our inward man (spirit) is being renewed day by day."

II Corinthians 10:4 (MEV) - "For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds."

Matthew 19:26 (MEV) - "But Jesus looked at them and said, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

Depression Statistic Sites Referenced:

www.psychiatry.org

www.healthline.com/worldhealthorganization

www.adaa.org

In episode 000, we talked a little bit about the vehicle, podcasting - and some of my motivations for podcasting. In this episode, we’re going to be digging deeper to talk about the vehicle make up. What is this podcast really all about, who is it for, and why “She’s Marked”?

Today we dig in a little to talk about holiness and what it means to be set apart. Many times as Christians, we miss this piece completely, and produce fruitless and ineffective lives filled with religion. We also discuss the big difference between believing in Christ vs. living for Him.

Other points cover the tons of lies we believe (and the outward sources we look to) regarding our identity and worth. These lies and sources drive us to build outwardly, while crumbling inwardly.

Scripture References:

Ephesians 6:11

John 8:12

John 8:32

Ephesians 5:7-14