We have all seen the news and impact of Charlie Kirk’s assassination on September 10th and the shooting at Assumption Church and the increased violence. Something is so different with this Charlie Kirk’s death. He wasn’t just a political commentator or news guy. He was a devoted Christian, father and husband who followed through on this dream. In this episode, I will talk about what I sense God doing through his death and how this could impact the field of mental health and the world. I get real and vulnerable with struggles I have had, fear I have let take over, and how my courage has grown even just in the last month from his death. That’s not from a man, that’s God moving through one man. And each of us can be that one man or woman. What is God calling you to be courageous about?

Joshua 1:9 (NIV) “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”

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Have you feel unchosen or rejected? Have you had someone else’s bad choices squash your hope and give you trauma? Heather grew up Christian but didn’t hear God’s voice until she was the age of 30. In this powerful episode you will hear Heather’s testimony of struggling with trauma she didn’t know was trauma, the spirit of fear, depression, panic attacks and lack of security. Her trauma was around the struggles of a family member who wasn’t making healthy choices and caused her to not feel secure in the home. Through God healing the trauma she experienced supernatural weight loss, healed of IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome), and getting off of depression medication. She is now a prophetic coach and helps others hear the voice of God and walk through healing.  

"Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting." ~Psalm 139:23-24

Heather’s website: www.heatherobrien.net

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Do you feel discouraged from certain relationships in your life? Do you have loved ones who aren’t getting the help you believe that they need? In this episode, you will hear some practical applications and encouragement when relationships can feel so deflating. You will hear how we can walk in our identity in Christ no matter what is around us, and ways we can navigate God’s truth when we bump into difficult issues with others. We are called to walk in God’s love, but it’s hard when we don’t feel His love due to relationships around us. God has better plans even with difficult relationships. We can walk with quiet humility knowing who we are in Christ and love others because we see them the way God does.  

“For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ.” ~2 Corinthians 10:3-5 (ESV)

“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms”. ~Ephesians 6:12 (NIV)

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Donna believed that she wasn’t smart enough, didn’t belong and didn’t fit in. She had lie-based thinking and was getting her identity from what she did, what people said about her and what she had. Growing up Jewish, she had a very strong tight community but only traditions and laws. She had a sense of guilt and shame and not a personal relationship with God. You will hear about her and her husband Jamie’s testimony when he was in law enforcement in DC, while she was a teacher living the American dream. Something was different with them: they listened to the voice of God. This unique and powerful episode will leave you yearning for more of a real intimate relationship with God for you, not anyone else. Like Moses, knowledge doesn’t change our life, an encounter does. God is calling us each to our burning bush moment, the Kairos moment for us to truly know who we are in Christ. Donna states that our being informs our doing.

“Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” ~Romans 12:1-2

“After the arrest of John, Jesus went into Galilee and proclaimed the gospel of God.  “The time is fulfilled,” He said, “and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel!” ~Mark 1:14-15

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Do you feel like there isn’t room for God’s blessings? You want them but it doesn’t seem like they can fit. This seems silly for a Christian desiring more of God, but sometimes we aren’t aware of what we don’t know. In this episode stepping back into podcasting after a 6 month break, Heidi will provide ministry and prayer. She will talk about how the power of the truth sets us free and how we can make room for God’s promises no matter our circumstances. Stay tuned for more episodes each week Monday morning!

“The latter glory of this house shall be greater than the former,” says the Lord of hosts. “And in this place I will give peace,” declares the Lord of hosts. ~ Haggai 2:9 (ESV)

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Do you feel like God is doing a new thing in you? Have you felt like you’ve been in transition? I have been in a transition season this past year after selling my business and I am sensing God drawing me into His heart in a deeper way than I’ve ever been before. I am sensing that I need to lay down the podcast for a season until I have the green light again. Normally I am a big dreamer and have all sorts of ideas but right now I don’t have anything. I am trying to listen to God and what He has for me during this time. Maybe you are in the same place. I will walk through what we need to do during hard and awkward times of change, pruning, stretching and growth. You will experience encouragement and ministry in this episode as we explore what God is doing right now during this season of transition for many of us.

See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. ~Isaiah 43:19

Every branch in me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it so that it may bear more fruit. ~John 15:2

For those whom the Lord loves He discipline. ~Hebrews 12:6

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Have you seen angels and demons? Do you sense things in the spirit? In this encouraging episode with Seer and Prophet Micah Turnbo, you will be drawn into the heart of God and a relationship with the Holy Spirit. As a child, Micah could see angels, demons and other spiritual creatures. This episode will dive into many great topics, including when to seek counseling even when you have spiritual gifts. Often people are diagnosed with mental illnesses when they have spiritual sensitivities and gifts that just need to used. Micah’s mom stewarded his gift well so he knew he had gifts. We aren’t wrong for feeling our intense feelings. We need to learn how to listen to the Holy Spirit, let God teach us and grow in discernment.

And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says: ‘Hearing you will hear and shall not understand, And seeing you will see and not perceive; For the hearts of this people have grown dull. Their ears are hard of hearing, And their eyes they have closed, Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, So that I should heal them.’ But blessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears for they hear; for assuredly, I say to you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see, and did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and did not hear it. ~Matthew 13:14-17

Micah’s website: https://beholdwonder.com/about-micah/

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Have you felt ashamed of your addiction? Do you want to experience God’s empowerment instead of judgement? Melissa Huray with an author and host of the Hope Report. She challenges our typical belief in addictions and shifts us to think of the radical hope of being free because of Jesus. Many think addictions are a disease but Melissa challenges us to see it as an attempt to solve a problem. In this episode you will hear about some of the controversial topics around addiction, deliverance, and mental health. Melissa believes that the medicalization of addiction keeps people trapped and that we have it forever. She experienced radical freedom from addiction but quickly realized her addiction was from trauma in her childhood, shame, image issues, self-esteem and panic attacks. We need to go after the root issues that cause the addiction, not medicate as a band-aid to the real problem. God wants us to feel empowered and free, not continually live in a place of shame for the rest of our life.

“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” ~Ephesians 2:10

Melissa’s website: https://melissahuray.com/

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Are you still dabbling with the world and Christianity? Are you all in for the Kingdom of God? Amanda grew up in a Christian home but wasn’t buying it and she rebelled against her parents. She experienced a traumatic moment with a friend who became paralyzed by diving into the water but grew a weird savior complex that she was better than him. She started having affairs, dating and living with other man while still being married. They got divorced and she got involved in crystals, tarot cards, horoscope, gnosticsm, magic rituals and more. She started to experience physically sicknesses and was lost. Since she was open to a broad “spiritual package” she also brought in some Bible verses. Slowly, there was a slow slide of her drawing closer to God. She still had a plan to be a witch with a guy she was with but heard a voice that told her to go to church. The Lord brought her miraculously back to her husband and they remarried again. Her story is full of twists and turns and all the miracle working God that is available to all of us. Be encouraged and full of hope in this amazing interview of redemption!

“You prepare a feast for me in the presence of my enemies. You honor me by anointing my head with oil. My cup overflows with blessings. Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord forever.” ~Psalms 23:5-6 NLT

Amanda’s website: https://amandahirdler.com/

Amanda’s podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/oopsy-daisy/id1625793629

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Church hurt is a word that has been used quite a bit lately but what does it mean? And if we have been hurt by a church, what does Jesus want for us in response? What we often don’t see when we are hurt is that it is the people of God who hurt us, but God’s heart is for us to be healed. Pastor Joe Dobbins is the lead pastor of Twin Rivers Church in Missouri, USA, and he write a book called “Hope After Church Hurt”. He talks about 8 unique hurts from the church and how we can find a unique path forward. We often ask the question why and this is not always helpful. Some topics discussed are hypocrisy, judgementalism, rejection, sexual abuse, toxic leaders and more. This episode will empower you to make a decision to say yes to Jesus healing your hurt, instead of staying in it. You don’t need to be partially healed, but all the way. We aren’t in charge of this, Jesus is. But Jesus doesn’t heal us without us saying YES to the healer.

“Just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him. Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.” Colossians 2:6-7

Joe’s website: https://www.joedobbins.org/about

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