Then Elijah said to Ahab, “Go get something to eat and drink, for I hear a mighty rainstorm coming!” So Ahab went to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the top of Mount Carmel and bowed low to the ground and prayed with his face between his knees. Then he said to his servant, “Go and look out toward the sea.” The servant went and looked, then returned to Elijah and said, “I didn’t see anything.” Seven times, Elijah told him to go and look. Finally, the seventh time, his servant told him, “I saw a little cloud about the size of a man’s hand rising from the sea….” 1 Kings 18:41-44

What does it look like to trust God when the sky refuses to cooperate? In this episode, we dig into Elijah’s persistence in 1 Kings 18:41–44 and the suspense between God’s promise and what we see in real time. If you’ve ever wondered whether the small signs in your life are enough, this conversation is for you. Sometimes the miracle starts tiny (a cloud the size of a man’s hand, perhaps), but when God breathes on it, that small beginning becomes a downpour. Settle in, exhale, and let’s talk about what it means to prepare before the rain arrives.

This week on your Morning Cup of Tea, we lean into one of the most tender tensions of the Christian walk. Using Mark 9:24, we explore what it means to believe God while struggling to trust Him at the same time. Through the story of a desperate father and my own lived faith, I hope to remind you that doubt is not a spiritual failure. It is an honest doorway where God steps in and steadies us. If your faith has been trembling lately, this episode invites you to breathe, tell the truth, and let God meet you right where you are.

Psalm 27:14. “Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the Lord.”

The Ministry of Waiting Well

Waiting is not for the faint of heart. It stretches you. It humbles you. It asks you to trust God when nothing around you is moving the way you hoped. In this episode, let’s get real about the quiet courage it takes to wait well and the spiritual maturity God grows in the space between your prayer and His answer.

Using Psalm 27:14 as our anchor, we explore the tender, uncomfortable, holy work God does while we stand still. If you’ve ever wondered whether God sees you, hears you, or remembers what He promised you, this is your reminder that He does.

Come sit with me. Let’s breathe. Let’s stretch. And let’s learn what it means to wait bravely, honestly, and faithfully because God is still moving, even when you can’t see it.

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Habakkuk 2:3: “This vision is for a future time. It describes the end, and it will be fulfilled. If it seems slow in coming, wait patiently. For it will surely take place. It will not be delayed.”

Waiting doesn’t always look patient. Sometimes it looks like praying with confidence, only to cry five minutes later. Sometimes it looks like believing God wholeheartedly and still wondering why the answer feels overdue.

In this week’s episode, we talk about that sacred stretch between what you prayed and what God promised. Through Habakkuk 2:3, we’re reminded that the vision still has an appointed time. Even when it feels slow. Even when you’re tired. Even when doubt keeps tapping you on the shoulder.

This episode invites you to see the in-between not as punishment, but as preparation. A refining place where God aligns your heart, strengthens your faith, and builds the capacity you’ll need for the miracle on the way.

“The first time I was brought before the judge, no one came with me. Everyone abandoned me. But the Lord stood with me and gave me strength…” — 2 Timothy 4:16-17 (NLT)

Loneliness isn’t always loud. Sometimes it looks like smiling at church, serving faithfully, and scrolling through group texts that never include your name. In this week’s episode, we get transparent about those quiet moments when faith and isolation collide; when you can love God deeply and still ache for connection.

Through Paul’s words in 2 Timothy 4:16-17, we’re reminded that even when everyone else walks away, the Lord still stands beside us. This episode invites you to see loneliness not as punishment but as preparation; a sacred pause where God strengthens, heals, and realigns your heart.

“But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your heart, don’t cover up the truth with boasting and lying. For jealousy and selfishness are not God’s kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and demonic.” — James 3:14-16 (NLT)

Sometimes the hardest truths are the quietest ones, the thoughts we never say out loud. In this week’s episode, we get real about jealousy, that silent thief of peace that creeps in when we compare our journeys to someone else’s. Through the wisdom of James 3:14-16, we are reminded that jealousy and selfish ambition don’t come from God’s kind of wisdom, and that freedom begins when we stop hiding what hurts.

Sis, you don’t have to compete for what’s already yours. God’s plan for you is personal, purposeful, and perfectly timed. Tune in to learn how to move from comparison to contentment and let gratitude set your heart free.

What do you do when the place that was supposed to heal you ends up hurting you? This week on Morning Cup of Tea, we’re getting honest about church hurt, the kind that makes you question your faith, your belonging, and even your purpose. Psalm 147:3 reminds us that God “heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds.” He sees what happened. He’s not ignoring your pain, He’s tending to it. Sis, this episode is for you if you’ve ever cried in the car after service or wrestled with whether you’d ever go back. Healing is possible, but it starts with honesty.

Sometimes “strong” becomes our default setting and our disguise. We carry everyone else’s needs, hold it all together, and silently break under the weight of it. In this first episode of our new series, The Things We Don’t Say, I invite us all to lay it all down and rest mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Drawing from Matthew 11:28, Jesus reminds is that He doesn’t ask us to perform or persevere our way to peace; He simply says, “Come.” If you’re tired of being the strong one, this episode is your permission to breathe again.

Shame is one of the enemy’s favorite weapons, but it has no power over a daughter of God. In this series finale of Unmuted: Finding Your Voice Again, we explore the lives of Rahab, Deborah, Priscilla, and Philip’s daughters, women who refused to hide in silence. Their voices carried courage, boldness, and truth, reminding us that we, too, are called to live unmuted and unashamed.

Your voice carries weight in the presence of God. From Hannah’s raw prayer to Mary’s costly worship, from the Canaanite woman’s persistence to the women’s testimony at the tomb, scripture shows us that when women lift their voices, heaven responds. In this week’s episode of Unmuted: Finding Your Voice Again, discover how your prayer, praise, and testimony can shake heaven and shift earth.