The Unbridled Life Podcast

Surrender sounds simple until it requires us to release control, ask for help, change our expectations, or let go of an outcome we desperately want.

In this episode, Leslie Owings is joined by April Riley and Ellie Owings for an honest conversation about what surrender actually looks like in everyday life. They talk about the weight we carry, the pressure to hold everything together, and the questions that help us recognize when we are carrying something God never asked us to carry.

Surrender is more than a one-time decision. It is a daily practice of trusting God with what we cannot control and faithfully stewarding what He has actually placed in our hands.

If you have been feeling overwhelmed, stretched thin, or like everything depends on you, this conversation is for you.

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What do you do when God asks you to take a step and you don’t know where it will lead?

In this episode of The Unbridled Life Podcast, Ellie Owings sits down with April Riley and Leslie Owings for a conversation about obedience, trust, and learning to say yes to what God is asking of you.

Obedience isn’t always one big, life-changing decision. Often, it’s built through a lifetime of smaller yeses. Taking the next step before you can see the whole path. Trusting God with the outcome. Being faithful with what He has placed in your hands right now.

April, Leslie, and Ellie share from their own seasons of obedience and talk about what it looks like to follow God when the next step requires faith.

You may not know where your yes will lead. You just have to be willing to take the next step.

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Designing the lodge at the Sanctuary Ranch has been a journey filled with vision, prayer, plenty of decisions, and more than a few funny moments along the way.In this episode, Shawna Wortham sits down with Marc and Leslie Owings and Bonnie Roden, owner of Hearten Home Interiors and interior designer for the lodge, to take you behind the scenes of bringing the spaces inside Sanctuary Lodge to life.They share the journey of designing the lodge, from the early vision and unexpected moments to choosing furnishings, making difficult decisions, and stewarding every dollar and resource entrusted to the ministry.But behind every design choice is a greater purpose: creating a place where people can come away, encounter God, and experience freedom.Now, we’re inviting you to be part of the next step. As we prepare to furnish the lodge, you can help bring these spaces to life. Visit the link below to shop our Amazon Wish List, explore the Dream List, or give directly toward specific furnishings and needs for Sanctuary Lodge.Help us furnish the lodge:https://elevatehim.com/furnishing-sanctuary-ranch-lodge/Thank you for helping us prepare the lodge for the people God will bring through its doors.

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In this powerful conversation, Marc Owings sits down with Pastor Joshua David of Upperroom India to talk about the Father’s heart for His people and His Church. Together, they discuss the current state of the Church in America and India, the call to deeper intimacy with God, and what it means to stand firm in faith during times of opposition.

Pastor Joshua David shares firsthand insight into the persecution believers face in India, where simply declaring that “Jesus is the only way” can be considered a criminal offense. Through these challenges, the Church continues to grow in boldness, prayer, and dependence on the Lord. This episode is both a sobering reminder and a powerful encouragement for believers around the world to remain steadfast, prayerful, and united in the love of Christ.

You can partner with Pastor Joshua David and Upperroom India in several ways: financially, through committed prayer and intercession, and by joining the Intercession Tour to travel to India and pray alongside believers on the ground.

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In this powerful and deeply honest conversation, Marc Owings sits down with Joshua David, pastor of Upperroom India, as he shares the testimony that transformed his life forever.

Pastor Joshua opens up about a life-changing encounter with the Lord that completely redirected his heart and ultimately led him into ministry. With so much wisdom, humility, and surrender, he shares what it looked like to fall deeply in love with the Word of God and discover that nothing compares to the presence of Jesus.

This episode is about intimacy with God, wholehearted surrender, and the journey of saying yes to His calling. Pastor Joshua simply shares his story, and through it, reveals the beauty of a life fully yielded to the Lord.

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In this powerful and vulnerable episode of the ElevateHim Podcast, Marc Owings and Faith Harralson open up about seasons of pruning, the painful process of God cutting away the things that no longer serve His purpose in our lives. From hard transitions and personal struggles to surrendering comfort, control, and old mindsets, they share honest stories of what it looked like to walk through difficult seasons with the Lord.

Together, they reflect on how pruning can feel uncomfortable in the moment, but ultimately produces deeper intimacy with God, greater freedom, and lasting fruit. Sometimes God has to cut away the excess so He can strengthen what truly matters. If you’ve been in a season of loss, stretching, refining, or feeling like God is removing things from your life, this conversation will encourage you to trust the process and remember that pruning is preparation for greater fruit.

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In this episode, Marc Owings and Faith Harralson dive into practical faith, the kind that endures, persists, and chooses trust over and over again. They unpack what it means to play the long game with God, staying faithful even when growth feels slow or prayers seem unanswered. Faith isn’t built overnight; it’s formed through consistency, surrender, and a willingness to keep showing up.

Marc and Faith also talk about the importance of coming to God continually, not just in moments of need, but through an ongoing relationship. In a world full of distractions, they explore how to hear His voice by slowing down, listening intentionally, and recognizing His presence through creation.

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In this episode, Marc Owings and Faith Harralson dive into the risk and reward of truly following Jesus and listening to the voice of the Holy Spirit.

From moments of uncertainty to steps of radical obedience, they share personal stories and honest insights about what it looks like to trust God beyond comfort, logic, and control. Following Jesus often requires risk, but on the other side is deeper intimacy, greater faith, and the reward of seeing God move in ways we never imagined.

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In this powerful episode, Marc Owings sits down with Faith Harralson, an intercessor with elevateHim Ministries, wife, homeschool mom, and Discipleship Pastor, to talk about the roller coaster of fostering and adoption.

With honesty and vulnerability, Faith shares the highs and lows of her family’s journey: the waiting, the uncertainty, the heartbreak, and the joy. Through it all, God remained faithful, ultimately leading them to adopt their two children, each with their own beautiful story. This conversation reveals God's heart for His children. Just as Faith’s family chose, pursued, and welcomed their children, we see a powerful picture of how God adopts us into His family. Follow Faith on Instagram: @faithharralson1Learn more and purchase her book: www.faithharralson.com

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In this episode, Marc Owings explores how encouragement is a strategy for building God’s Kingdom here on earth. When we speak life over others, we’re actually partnering with the Holy Spirit to bring transformation from the inside out.

Encouraging words can uplift someone spiritually and literally impact brain chemistry. They help increase motivation, create a sense of satisfaction, and bring emotional stability. That means our words have the power to shift someone’s entire mindset and direction. In this episode, you can discover how living a lifestyle of encouragement can strengthen the Body of Christ and release God’s heart through your everyday words. Your words matter more than you know.

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