Above the Waves

Seasons come and seasons go...some we wish would go quicker than others. Episode 20 recounts the season that has almost taken me down and the story of how God, who never left my side, is leading me out of it. It's real and raw and I am not proud but I stand to tell the story of God's love for a broken, lost soul such as mine.  This is meant to be a conversation, a journey for all who listen. If you have thoughts, questions or comments about anything you hear on Above the Waves please post in the comments or send an email to abovethewavespodcast@gmail.com     I love you all. But not more than Christ loves you. :) Abigail Fletcher

Foolish. Disobedient. Led astray. How many of these words describe your past? For me, all of them do. How many of these words do you want to define your future? This episode examines a letter Paul wrote to Titus, a letter that was meant for every one of us who have ever missed the mark and believe the lie that our past defines us. You are not your mistakes. You are not your past. Through Christ, you are made NEW.  This is meant to be a conversation, a journey for all who listen. If you have thoughts, questions or comments about anything you hear on Above the Waves please post in the comments or send an email to abovethewavespodcast@gmail.com     I love you all. But not more than Christ loves you. :) Abigail Fletcher

Christ is enough. Submit to His enoughness. The phrase "living above the waves" has taken on a whole new meaning recently for your dear podcaster. Episode 18 is an honest look at some of the tough lessons learn while walking through seasons we may not want to be in. This episode is for all who have ever gone through anything...bring your Kleenex.    This is meant to be a conversation, a journey for all who listen. If you have thoughts, questions or comments about anything you hear on Above the Waves please post in the comments or send an email to abovethewavespodcast@gmail.com     I love you all. But not more than Christ loves you. :) Abigail Fletcher

People who believe in Jesus Christ are called Christians. But what does it actually mean to believe in Jesus? This episode looks at the defining facts of being a Christ follower and the places where we have added our own qualifications to God's great story of love and redemption.      This is meant to be a conversation, a journey for all who listen. If you have thoughts, questions or comments about anything you hear on Above the Waves please post in the comments or send an email to abovethewavespodcast@gmail.com     I love you all. But not more than Christ loves you. :) Abigail Fletcher

You have a job to do. You have a race to run. A set course and purpose for your life designed specifically for you by the Creator, the same creator who made you. Sin and weights of our past keep us from running this race with the joy, effectiveness and purpose that is meant for us. In this episode go to the book of Hebrews and discover what we must do in order to run the race set before each of us. This is meant to be a conversation, a journey for all who listen. If you have thoughts, questions or comments about anything you hear on Above the Waves please post in the comments or send an email to abovethewavespodcast@gmail.com     I love you all. But not more than Christ loves you. :) Abigail Fletcher

Jesus was crucified on a cross because it seemed foolish that a carpenter from Nazareth could be the son of God and savior of the world. Religious leaders of the time created their own ideas of what the coming messiah would look like. Jesus did not fit the bill. God provided hundreds of very specific prophecies as to who and how the messiah would come into the world and though Jesus would fulfill every single one, he was put to death by the "wise" and "intelligent" leaders. So, how does your "wisdom" blind your view of God? Does salvation need to look a certain way in order for you to buy in? This episode explores the link between those who crucified Christ and our own need for God to do things our way. 

As a Christian you are called to be the hands and feet of Jesus here on Earth. For the majority of us that is lived out by doing various acts of service for others such as feeding the hungry and giving to the poor. However, there is another side of serving others that isn't as obvious as giving money to the man on the median. What if serving others is much more subtle? This episode examines another facet of what it means to be His hands and feet and how Jesus moves through His people, people like you, to do His amazing works.    This is meant to be a conversation, a journey for all who listen. If you have thoughts, questions or comments about anything you hear on Above the Waves please post in the comments or send an email to abovethewavespodcast@gmail.com     I love you all. But not more than Christ loves you. :) Abigail Fletcher

Grace...what is grace? What does that word mean to you? Is it comforting? Is it foreign? Grace is a hard concept to understand simply because it is unlike anything we are taught in this world. In fact I would go so far as to say it is the opposite of what we are taught in this world. In this episode we look to a powerful and insightful verse in the book of Romans to help us figure out to what grace is, who it is for and at what price it comes.  This is meant to be a conversation, a journey for all who listen. If you have thoughts, questions or comments about anything you hear on Above the Waves I ask you to post in the comments or send an email to abovethewavespodcast@gmail.com     I love you all. But not more than Christ loves you. :) Abigail Fletcher

If you have ever felt hopeless you know it is a hard feeling to shake. Hopelessness, like a wildfire, tends to start small but grows quickly and consumes every ounce of joy in its path. Jesus, the source of all hope, not only wants to help us out of these moments of deep sorrow  but wants to use them for good to build endurance and character in us.  With Christ, getting out of a season of hopelessness is possible and this episode will give you the tools to overcome even the most hopeless of situations.  This is meant to be a conversation, a journey for all who listen. If you have thoughts, questions or comments about anything you hear on Above the Waves I ask you to post in the comments or send an email to abovethewavespodcast@gmail.com     I love you all. But not more than Christ loves you. :) Abigail Fletcher

We live in a world of choices. Whatever it is that we desire we are flooded with choices, much like the array of choices presented at a vending machine. We make our selection in hopes that it will feed our craving, but what if it doesn't? This episode will expose the cycle the enemy has created to keep us down and out and never fully satiated. Discover how Jesus wants to break that cycle and is the only selection we ever need to choose to fulfill the desires of our heart.   This is meant to be a conversation, a journey for all who listen. If you have thoughts, questions or comments about anything you hear on Above the Waves I ask you to post in the comments or send an email to abovethewavespodcast@gmail.com     I love you all. But not more than Christ loves you. :) Abigail Fletcher

Last weekend I had the privilege of attending IF:Gathering 2019. This is an annual gathering of the world’s top christian speakers, authors and great thinkers. For this episode I wanted to share some of the names and lessons from this conference that overwhelmed me with joy, hope and newfound wisdom about our savior Jesus Christ. If you are looking for new inspiration or new sources of wisdom I highly suggest you check out these names and their works, you won’t regret it. You will also find the link to IF:Gathering should you want to watch it and take in the goodness for yourself. https://www.ifgathering.com/ Jennie Allen Jada Edwards Christine Caine Jo Saxton Jeff Bethke Latasha Morrison Anita Carmen Curt Thompson Angie Smith Jessica Kim Christina Sharp Jill Briscoe Bianca Olthoff

Whether we want to believe it or not there is a spiritual battle being invisibly waged all around us between good and evil. The enemy seeks to steal, kill and destroy you. Jesus seeks to defeat the enemy and bring you life to the fullest. This episode will leave you battle ready with knowledge of the fight, awareness of your God given armor and a commission to fight evil with your arrows of love and good works. This is meant to be a conversation, a journey for all who listen. If you have thoughts, questions or comments about anything you hear on Above the Waves I ask you to post in the comments or send an email to abovethewavespodcast@gmail.com     I love you all. But not more than Christ loves you. :) Abigail Fletcher

When was the last time you felt the overwhelming love of God? What about the last time you saw a crazy coincidence? Most of us have been blind to see the loving hand of God the Father working in our lives because we have been made to believe these miracles we witness are just a coincidence. The enemy has been hard at work to disguise God's loving works for us as seemingly insignificant everyday moments. It's time to wake up and be vigilant to God's unconditional love that surrounds us. Through discipline and intentional effort we can attune our eyes, ears and hearts to see the amazing gifts of love that our Heavenly father pours out on us daily.   Romans 8:37-39  No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.   This is meant to be a conversation, a journey for all who listen. If you have thoughts, questions or comments about anything you hear on Above the Waves I ask you to post in the comments or send an email to abovethewavespodcast@gmail.com     I love you all. But not more than Christ loves you. :) Abigail Fletcher

Have you ever stopped to examine what your prayers might sound like to God? Are they heartfelt? Are they full of fluff and church-y words? In the verse just before the Lord's Prayer, Jesus warned us against reciting vain words when talking to the Father but I fear for most of us that is exactly what the Lord's Prayer has become, vain thinkless recitation. In this episode you will hear what God has revealed to me about how He wants us to chat with Him in prayer and it might not be what you expect to hear.   "Restraining prayer, we cease to fight, Prayer makes the Christian's armour bright; And satan trembles when he sees The weakest saint upon his knees.”      William Cowper        "Unanswered yet? Nay, do not say, ungranted, Perhaps your part is not yet fully done. The work began when first your prayer was offered, And God will finish what He has begun. If you will keep the incense burning there, You shall have your desire- Sometime, somewhere!”           Ophelia R. Browning  

The choice is eternal and the choice is yours alone. To believe in God's existence and goodness or to deny it. In today's world we are accustomed to having a wealth of information about virtually any topic at the drop of a dime. However, when it comes to the questions of God we find ourselves doubting Him due to lack of proof, information and reasoning. This episode will explore the link between Original Sin and our own prideful and doubting ways. Full knowledge of God is incomprehensible to the human mind but through Jesus Christ we have been given a way to know the creator of the universe, the creator of you.

  In this episode you will get to know Peter, a disciple of Jesus Christ and the other man who walked on water. In the passage from Matthew we see how Peter's mental focus and faith(or lack of) literally decided whether he sank or swam in a violent sea. Focus your sight on the waves of fear, lies and doubts that surround you and you will sink. Focus your sight on the Lord and be amazed at His supernatural providence and love.    This is meant to be a conversation, a journey for all who listen. If you have thoughts, questions or comments about anything you hear on Above the Waves I ask you to put them in the comments section and I will get back to you as soon as I am able.    I love you all. But not more than Christ loves you. :) Abigail Fletcher   Above the Waves: (verb) to see above trials, trauma and lies of this world and focus your sight on the overwhelming strength, grace and love from God

    But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another.For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.                                                                                         2 Corinthians 3:16-18 ESV   Do you seek truth? Freedom? Glory? Do you want to be transformed into the image of God?These endeavors are impossible if attempted alone. Take refuge in the Holy Spirit for He was given to you to guide you into all the truth and glory of God.    This is meant to be a conversation, a journey for all who listen. If you have thoughts, questions or comments about anything you hear on Above the Waves I ask you to put them in the comments section and I will get back to you as soon as I am able.    I love you all. But not more than Christ loves you. :) Abigail Fletcher   Above the Waves: (verb) to see above trials, trauma and lies of this world and focus your sight on the overwhelming strength, grace and love from God.  

What does it actually mean to follow Christ? As His follower, what is He asking me to do? Now what we really want to know, what do I gain out of it? We don't have to do hours of research or scour through multitudes of religious books to find the answer to these divine questions. Jesus was very clear about what we gain, Him and His unconditional love. Through the Beatitudes we have been given a checklist of ways others will know you you are a follower of the One True King.  If Jesus gave you a performance review today, how would you measure up?

God isn't the only one who speaks to us through silence. The enemy uses our thought life as a battleground and no one is safe from his soul breaking schemes. With only one goal in mind, to steal, kill and destroy the enemy uses our doubts, weaknesses and flat out lies to keep us from peace, joy and communion with our Creator and Lord. It's time to take your thought life seriously and show the enemy that God's strength and love for us always wins.   L.O.O.O.P.- Lies only our oppressor presents Battle Plan:  Put on your Armor of God-Ephesians 6:10-18 Be Vigilant-John 10:10 Take Back Authority-Philippians 4:6-8 Transform-Romans 12:1-2   This is meant to be a conversation, a journey for all who listen. If you have thoughts, questions or comments about anything you hear on Above the Waves I ask you to post in the comments or send an email to abovethewavespodcast@gmail.com .    I love you all. But not more than Christ loves you. :) Abigail Fletcher

Silence. Sometimes we love it, sometimes we hate it but most times it's nowhere to be seen. God has shown me that He speaks when we surrender our time and silence our hearts to focus on Him. I pray that you come to understand why silence is such a necessity in your relationship with the Lord and gain awareness of how the enemy uses everyday distractions to keep us from the intimate bond our creator desires with us.    This is meant to be a conversation, a journey for all who listen. If you have thoughts, questions or comments about anything you hear on Above the Waves I ask you to put them in the comments section and I will get back to you as soon as I am able.    I love you all. But not more than Christ loves you. :) Abigail Fletcher   Above the Waves: (verb) to see above trials, trauma and lies of this world and focus your sight on the overwhelming strength, grace and love from God.