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As I read through 1 Samuel, I learned so many lessons. In this episode, we talk about obedience, idolatry, people-pleasing, jealousy, and warfare.

Often our fear debilitates our faith when God calls us to do something. We may allow the voice of our own fear or even the fear of others to interfere with our obedience to God. To run this race successfully we need BIG faith.

A popular meme has floated around social media for a few years saying "If Paul saw the church in America, we'd be getting a letter. In this episode, we talk about what that letter might say, and what reconstructing religion in the U.S. might look like.

When it comes to love people love to talk about the "roses", but rarely mention the "thorns" that come with it. In this episode we shed light on the "thorns", or the difficulties, of love.

A lot of us are in a space right now where we're learning our identities or if we should even be identifying ourselves with one thing. One thing I've learned about identity is that it's a lot easier to know who you are when you know Who's you are. Since God created us that means He also created our identities. If you've been feeling purposeless then this episode is your reminder that God is too strategic to put you here without a plan for you!

In this episode we have a special guest! Welcome Lauren to The JRNE as she shares her testimony and her journey as she navigates healing and finding peace in Christ. I hope y'all can find some relatability in her story because I know I did!

Finding balance when it comes to maintaining mental, physical and spiritual health can be a bit overwhelming. Especially with our flesh and spirit at war with each other daily. As I navigate my 20s I’m realizing not one is more important than the other. God wants us to have peaceful minds, strong bodies, and He wants us to have eternal life by staying connected to Him every day of our lives. All three of these work together, and without one in order the others fall apart. There’s a balance we must all find as we strive to be more like Christ. There is a way to put God first, have a good social life, build a nice career, sustain a healthy body, AND do it all with a sound mind. We just have to find it.

I gotta testimony to give y’all! I had been avoiding doing a fast for the longest but God gave me no choice last month. I’ve made prayers that seemed to have gone unanswered but during this fast so many things I had been praying for just fell into my lap! To whom much is given much is required, I should’ve never hesitated to start fasting but we live and we learn. It was starting to feel like God ran out of testimonies but He showed up when I thought all hope was lost! I hope this encourages you to stay faithful to God and keep your belief in Him as your provider.

This episode we’re going back to the basics! Salvation and deliverance do not end after you say “the prayer”. It is our job to work out to show the results of our salvation by dying to self daily. Following Christ is not a hobby that means you just go to church on Sunday, it’s a way of life and it is not easy. I didn’t really want to talk about this because it’s not one of the “fun” messages but it needs to be said in full truth (not the half truth that the church often gives us about salvation). Stay ready so you don’t have to get ready!