Fearless Talk

We are back! the Fearless Talk Podcast has been on a short hiatus, but we are back with a fiery fun conversation with one of our FC team ladies, Lizzette! This conversation is the perfect start to the next season of Fearless Talk, so hit the play button and listen to this convo with one of the coolest chicks you will ever know!

I always knew the day would come when Fearless Co. would outgrow my limited capacity & I would pass the torch on to another fearless leader who could take it even further. Well, that day is finally here & the girl carrying the torch is Sarah Gallegos. I will still be actively involved in FC, but stepping back from the forefront to allow another voice to rise & take us to new levels of finding freedom from fear. I have full confidence Sarah is the girl for the job & know you will all grow to love her as the chief dreamer here at Fearless Co. To follow both Sarah & I on our journey of what’s coming next, link up with us on Instagram: @Estessss@Sarahellengallegos

We’re so pumped to have founder of The Brave Babe, Sarah Gallegos joining us on Fearless Talk today! Sarah shares on her journey of battling fear & uncertainty as she dared to step into her dream of launching the Brave Babe. Fearless Co. is honored to come alongside her mission to help women discover their true bravery in all their potential. For more about Brave Babes check out: https://thebravebabe.com/

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We often don't realize how we have allowed the fear of what other people think to rule our lives. Whether it be what we post on social media, how we dress, or even to the extreme of developing an eating disorder, the pressure to fit into the mold is real.Marci Liberatore shares about how she found freedom from the lies of comparison and insecurity and an eating disorder that used to rule her life. She is a bodybuilder and personal trainer in Orange County, California and uses her passion as a platform to rise against body shaming and help others find confidence in their true skin.Follow Marci for some encouragement on IG @MarcisfittyJOIN US ON A 3 DAY WEEKEND GETAWAY, MAY 29-31st CLICK HERE TO REGISTER!

"You're a saint," is the compliment we often hear dished out when describing a person that's near perfect. But let's be honest, the ideals we have about being a saint can often feel unattainable to achieve. Today on the podcast, our friend Addison Bevere unveils some radical revelations on what it means to be a Saint; someone who is awakened to discovering a life of meaning. His new book entitled, Saints: Becoming More Than “Christians,” encourages readers to "... exchange lifeless religion for the wonder of following Jesus..." Buckle up & get ready to hit the rewind button ‘cause this podcast is loaded with profound words of wisdom.

Today on the podcast we are joined by one of my oldest friends, Olivia Moore. Olivia is a speaker & author of a new book entitled "You Will Not Be Remembered For That". Together we tacked the topic of discovering your purpose & calling. Olivia shares a pretty powerful story about a time in her life when she felt extremely purposeless & how she overcame it. You’re gonna love it

Today on the Pod, Ebie and Esther are talking all things fear in honor of Fearless.Co new book release: Unhindered By Fear. Ooohhhh!! That’s right, we’re getting real with our own personal fears and sharing the journey with you. So, question: what is your greatest fear? Let’s chat about it! Get your copy of Unhindered By Fear now for only $7.95 fearlessco.org

In this episode we are hearing from Brittney Hoyt. We are talking about things from starting and overseeing a nonprofit to seeing miracles and the questions that come with that. Brit sheds so much wisdom and joy everywhere she’s goes, so we know this conversation will leave you running after the MORE of God.

In this episode we hear from Cassidi Scheer, lead pastor at Local Church in Tulsa, OK and full time mama. Cassidi shares her heart for motherhood, her current crazy season of adoption, and her recent crazy entrepreneur surrender. Recently Cassidi has had many "Step out of the boat" experiences, inviting her into new levels of trust. We pray this episode leaves you inspired to step out into the unknown, trusting that faith is obedience in action.

In this episode you’ll hear from Kenzie Hyde talk about stewarding favor, being a supportive friend, and so much more. From the slums of India, to London's School of Economics, to the Oval office, The Lord has taken her to some pretty amazing places, you’ll hear how He’s continually opening new doors and leading her to the unexpected.

In this episode you’ll hear from Ebie Hepworth, our Co-founder and Chief Dreamer as she gets honest and vulnerable about what the Lord is doing in her season currently, what He has been speaking, and how she will soon be transitioning out of Fearless Co.

In this Episode with Kevin Trujillo, we hear about the fruit that surrounds a prayerful life. He unfolds what it means to pray in the workplace, for family, and through seasons of pain. Kevin shares about the favor and perspective we receive when we live a life in prayer.

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Conflicts in our marriages, families or relationships can often leave us feeling hopeless and defeated. In this podcast Lynn Briggs shares practical strategies on how to resolve conflicts in our day to day life. It may be normal to engage with conflict, but responding out of our emotions should not be our norm. Lynn shares how to partner with the Holy Spirit and listen for his gentle guidance as we face conflict, learn how to gracefully navigate the challenges and grow in our relationships. If you’ve ever been in a heated moment, ready to explode and boiling with offense, (which we all have) this podcast is for you! We loved having Lynn share with us and hope you feel empowered to lead with grace in your marriage, family and relationships.

All my single ladies put yo hands up! This episode is for you! Don’t worry, this is not a ‘how to’ on winning the guy with just one look or finding contentment in singleness by learning how to bake homemade bread and crocheting potholders...borringgg! Our guest Lisa Maracine breaks down myths and lies women believe about singleness as she shares her personal story of living out the adventure of the season and her own journey of finding love. To support Fearless Co. and help us continue to see radical change in the lives of women around the world click here:https://fearlessco.squarespace.com/letsconnect

In this episode we hear from Briauna Hoyt, a woman of many gifts. We unpack the process of picking up your life and moving it across the ocean to pursue a dream of grad school. Bri talks about the different challenges that come with obedience and shares about her current season of "The In Between." She talks about the adjustment from a wild season to a restful season and all that comes with it.

In this episode we hear from Ebie Hepworth as she unpacks the joy that comes from grieving and how it increases our capacity to trust. Ebie opens up about pregnancy loss, what it is like to experience diagnosis after diagnosis, and other hard seasons of life that have invited her to understand the importance of grieving and joy that follows it.

Rachel starts to share how she got started with the enneagram and her passion for it.She first heard about it in college around seven years ago, and tested as a three then. She started learning how a three approaches their relationship with the Father which really opened her eyes and transformed her prayer life. This set her on a course of discovering and pursuing understanding the enneagram more for the sake of others and helping them. She got certified as a coach, found out she was a 6, and now she is so passionate about helping other people discover what they are and using this tool.Rachel has a huge heart for clearing up misconceptions in the enneagram world. She loves it because it’s so fluid, actually highlighting us in any season of life. She talks about how common it is to mistype and how important it is to look at the core fears and core desires and see which one hits true the most. Ultimately we do have our one core type, and there is a process to uncovering that.Enneagram means “a nine pointed diagram/a nine sided figure”. It is a personality typing system and has nine types as well as sub-types. You can also have your wings that are your ‘flavors’ and it also shows you what you display in times of stress and what you display in times of growth.Rachel goes into talking about how the enneagram has the power to wake you up and get you back on track. The enneagram is made to be a tool not our destination. It will highlight our strengths and our more negative characteristics. It’s an amazing starting point and we need to know where we are starting from! The enneagram test is the starting point but there is a journey to unfold it so much more. The enneagram pulls out and highlights our motivation behind things. Its really difficult to just take the test and come to a conclusion based off of that, it allows for easy mistyping.Rachel chats about how the enneagram can really help understand and navigate relationships. It’s an opportunity for you to connect with the Lord and ask him why you respond certain ways, and give him space to show you. When you are confident in your number around someone else who knows their number, it allows your relationship to grow immensely, especially through conflict. It gives us understanding for peoples core fears and why people respond the way they do. It has allowed Rachel and her fiance to understand so much and also avoid certain things in conflict. Ebie shares about how the enneagram has helped her navigate conflict with her husband and her closest friends. It has also given her language for how to communicate with the people in her life, realizing how she speaks in that moment will navigate a conversation so well.The enneagram is such an amazing tool for both conflict as well as encouragement. It has the power to change a relationship and an environment, which is so powerful. It gives you some conversation points with your friends to have that you might not have known you needed.Rachel goes into talking about how the enneagram points us back to Jesus and relates to the gospel. The enneagram has really given her insight on how to encourage those close to her and the giftings they have. We all approach the Father differently, and it was realizing how she approaches Him that really helped her see she wasn’t coming to Him open hearted, without anything in front of her or unmasking. It led her to ask, “How can I unmask myself and approach Jesus as her full self?”Rachel then digs into each number of the enneagram for us:1- Reformer: our true and right people, they see the world in “what can be better” which is beautiful and can also be really difficult/can come off as micromanaging. Have a fear of being bad, corrupt. Desire is balance, integrity, and stability.2- Helper: Superpower of being able to know what people need without them telling you. They want to help and focus so much on helping people around them which then forget about themselves and caring for themselves. Their core desire is to feel loved and wanted. They are constantly giving, but also need love for themselves.3- Achiever/Performer: Fear of failure, being incapable, not doing enough. Desire to feel valuable and worthwhile by being themselves. The ones that get things done, our motivators.4- Individualist: Desire authenticity in situations, don’t love small talk, they want things to feel genuine. They also want to find their unique significance.5- Investigative thinker: Introverts of the enneagram, battery each day with a certain amount of energy. Need a lot of rejoicing time, time alone to regain energy to go back out and give to those around them. Need their space.6- Loyalist: Fear of fear itself, anxiety can be a struggle. Need to feel supported, likes guidance and security. Love to hear that they are safe and secure.7- Enthusiast: They are never fully satisfied, core desire is to feel content and their search for that looks like the ones that are constantly doing and having fun, being spontaneous. Often avoid emotional pain and fear of being criticized. Usually very fun!8- Protective Challenger: They embody strength. They’re out to protect themselves, great voice for the voiceless.9- Peaceful mediator: Fear conflict and being unimportant. Loves to hear that they are seen and they matter, they are needed. Desire an inner stability, peace of mind.Resources:Enneagram Institute has a great free and paid for test, that is a great starting point. You could start with your top three numbers and research those.Book:“Road Back to You” by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne StabilePodcast:The liturgist episode 37If you’d like to find Rachel!“Your Greenhouse Coach”Website: yourgreenhousecoach.comEmail: yourgreenhousecoach@gmail.comShe is available for coaching, to help discover your number or diving deeper into the number you know you are, leading to ultimate transformation!

This summer Anjel shares about an opportunity she had this summer to interview 10 people in different spheres of influence but little did she know that one of these interviews would inspire her to quit 3 of her jobs and transition into a dream job that she had written off for years. She unpacks the last few years of being hunkered down by tasks and fueled by making money. She shares the journey of “trimming the fat” these last few months and all that she has learned in the process.

Esther dives into her story, how she was raised in the Church and knew at a young age that she was called to ministry, specifically called to pour into young women. She unpacks the last decade of transitions and the core idea that peace is the secret weapon to transition well.

In this short episode Ebie and Katelyn unfold how the first season of Fearless Talk went and how we all intend to spend the next season we are stepping into.

There is so much pressure to be the perfect mother, but so much of that is a distraction. We have to obey Jesus. Our obedience is the one ingredient that we can offer Jesus in our lifetime; we will fail- day after day- but when we obey Jesus, we are choosing to partner with Heaven rather than partner with our ways.Obedience is what allows us to step into our purpose. Without obedience, we live the life we believe we deserve. But when we are obedient, and we submit to Jesus- that is where we see miracles happen.

Authentic friendship is worthy of healthy and hard conversations. Pursuing clarity- especially when it’s hard and especially when it sucks- is one of the biggest responsibilities in authentic friendship. The world may tell you that your friendship will end if a confrontation happens, but if you truly invite God into disconnect and ask that he would cultivate trust and honor in your friendship, confrontation can make the friendship stronger than before.It is so important to honor your friends. Many times, it can be difficult for a single girl to have a genuine friendship with a single guy- and vice versa. The way to maintain a healthy friendship without crossing boundaries is to simply honor that person for who they are. Don’t let your emotions or your mind get ahead of you- don’t allow yourself to fantasize about them- don’t make them apart of a false narrative. That is not honor- that is manipulation.If you develop feelings for a friend, it’s so important to be brave and share how you feel. And if the feelings are not reciprocated, know that the rejection is an invitation to wholeness rather than emptiness. You can ask God to show you more of yourself through rejection and you can also walk in empowerment knowing that you were brave and pursued clarity with honor.

Many times, when we are in a season of waiting, people will attempt to inspire and encourage us with optimism. They’ll say things like “It’ll happen!” Or “God told me you’d be married soon.” And when seasons of opportunity come and go without a hope fulfilled, it can leave you feeling more hopeless than before.As someone receiving that well-intended optimism, it’s important to guard your heart so that you don’t grow bitter with reality if the season passes without the outcome you desired.How can you combat hope deferred? You combat hope deferred with Hope. And who is Hope? Hope is Jesus. Don’t give up hope. It’s the most simple but most difficult thing to do during seasons of waiting. Hope forces you to say “God, You’re able. I put my trust in You.”Practically, that looks like surrounding yourself with a community who will speak life into you and your purpose and learning the character of God. Reading The Gospels allows us to learn the character of Jesus; Jesus introduces us to the heart of The Father; The Father introduces us to His Spirit. And it’s in that place of identity that He reveals your most sincere worth.When you find your emotions and feelings not coinciding with the freedom and hope of glory, you need to check your perspective. Pull back on glorifying your expectations and your limited reality to ask God for His eternal perspective. Without His eternal perspective- and with a tunnel-visioned perspective of your own reality- you are blind to the rest of the picture. Zoom out and let yourself see reality from Heaven.An eternal perspective says, “You were born for such a time as this- there is no qualifier other than that you were born. You are born, you are alive again in Christ, and you have a purpose that is more than just what you are waiting for.”Practice Gratitude. If you start to practice gratitude from the smallest to the grandest of things, hopelessness will be eradicated.A constant temptation during a season of waiting it settling. Settling is a way of self-soothing. But keep your eyes on the eternal perspective. God wants to work the fruit of the spirit into your season of waiting so that when the season of fulfillment comes, His spirit and His way is your first response. Settling looks satisfying in the moment, but it’s not lasting and will hurt more than help.When you’re in tune with the Holy Spirit, you’ll be able to recognize- and choose- between the settling and the promise. Know yourself and know your worth. If you don’t see yourself as worthy, then you are ignoring the fact that you are His child, that He has a plan for you, and that His plan is better than you could ever ask, dream or imagine- and that He’s the perfecter of life and our faith.

Marriage is a journey of unity; through rough waters and stillness; moments of transparency and depth and moments of chaos and fear- navigating uncharted waters seems daunting but is fully worth your pursuit.Marriage is a beautiful and difficult process; you’re welcomed to discover the best version of yourself but you also find yourself up against moments where the worst version of yourself is tempted to come out.During the discovery parts of marriage- the parts where you realize that you are not all perfect- you may struggle to be around your spouse. Rather than feeling safe, you begin to feel exposed and vulnerable. It’s okay to stumble through that season, as long as you know that you are in it together.When it comes to dreams and finding trust with your partner, it will likely require something different from a man than it will a woman. For example, you may be an excited dreamer with wild plans to see Kingdom come. You partner’s encouragement and support of that may look very different from snowballing ideas- it may look like questions and planning and investigating. Make intentional space to their ways of support and dreaming and invite their ways of encouragement in and watch as you both go further together.Disagreement within marriage does not mean that your partner is against you. Your partner is their own person- they have opinions and questions and dreams and desires. When there is a disagreement- or there is distance- humble yourself and extend a hand towards unity instead of believing that they are against you.Marriage is a servant love. It will confront your selfishness and your own desires. And when you extend grace in the way that you need to show grace, there is room for a deep and safe friendship to grow.While marriage is a covenant between God, you, and your spouse, it can be strengthened by a trusted and honest community. Life will get difficult, but with the protection of a trusted community, you’ll discover that they had the insight to see things coming that you never anticipated- and they will be willing to take the hit so you don’t have to.It is so beautiful to recognize that your covenant is made up of pillars; pillars of people, pillars of faith, pillars of your unique marriage’s purpose. The pillars of your marriage give you a framework for your purpose and direction and identity.

Many times we have extravagant expectations for our marriage and unless we surrender those expectations to God, we can come up against disappointment, confusion, and manipulation. We should absolutely have faith that God will bless us abundantly within our marriage, but in that, we should also have trust that He will meet our extravagant expectations- not our significant other. By surrendering our relationship to Him, He is in control and His will be done rather than our will.When you begin to be in an intimate relationship with Jesus, He begins to heal you in the ways that only He can. You’re brought from false hope to fullness and the desire that you once had to control becomes a desire to surrender and listen for His voice of truth.Understanding and respecting your holy covenant requires you and your partner to deal with any and all brokenness residing in your hearts. It may feel messy and inconvenient and embarrassing, but God allows healing to happen when you choose unity over the anger in being misunderstood. God will redeem the emotions and bitterness and exhaustion you’re up against.

“Beautiful fruit grows in the garden of waiting.”“God takes the business of setting the lonely in families very seriously.”“Very often the only thing that changes adoption from a fantasy into a reality is the word YES.”“If adoption is the reality of Heaven then why can’t it be the reality of Earth?”

You can tell you are striving when you find yourself putting your first priority in the last place. You will begin to feel the weight of exhaustion more than the freedom of grace. Unless your energy is flowing from a genuine and authentic place in your heart, then you may be making things the wrong priority.Know that what you’re doing requires a sense of honor. If you’re doing something without honor, the purpose will be destructive. And when you do something with honor, you need to recognize that whatever you’re doing needs attention to details, systems, expectations, and boundaries. If you are not paying attention to the little things, then the big thing that you’re doing will ultimately become destructive and burnout will come.Creating and working from a peaceful place requires having been in a restful place. Give yourself the opportunity to come to Jesus and reset your priorities. That means saying no to the things that you are bitter and resentful towards, saying yes to time with The Holy Spirit, and saying thank you to the places that God redeems in your life.A reset is not a “water-break.” A reset is a deep and hard look at your priorities.The presence of The Lord is water to a burnt out and dry heart.The only thing that will truly satisfy a thirsty heart is Jesus. And it has to be a holy and intentional pursuit because unless you’re making clear time for Jesus, life will get in the way and burnout will come.Seasons of grit and grind and burnout allow us to re-prioritize Jesus as our focus. God will use those seasons to re-introduce himself to you- but you have to choose Him when the time comes.

Liberty talks about her journey of coming to her own authentic faith. She unfolds the idea of how real and authentic faith transforms every area of our lives and if we really believe what we say we believe, it will change every area of our lives. Liberty discusses how she has been able to steward things in her life with authenticity and talks about what it’s like to feel called from a young age and the pressure that comes with it.

Hannah expands on the seasons before motherhood and how our lives are never on hold and how God is always inviting us to activate the NOW in our lives. She unpacks the idea nurturing the season you are currently in and the people currently around you. Hannah talks into the power of showing up and having faith to know that the things she shows up for truly does adds value to her life. She talks about the secret to living an un-offended life and how that ties into every season of life that we find ourselves in.

Kymber shares what it is like to be in an industry where everyone is telling you who to be and how to look. She has had to come face to face with a lot of insecurities and always being told who she should be and how she should act. Kymber unfolds her healing journey of being addicted to porn from a young age. She unravels how freedom was released in her life and how shame tries to keep us quiet and tries to hush the power of our story. Kymber ends the podcast with a prayer releasing freedom over girls that struggle with shame.

In this episode Fearless Co. introduces ‘Fearless Mama’ a podcast series we are starting with monthly episodes venturing into the conversion of motherhood. This series is not exclusive to only women who are mother’s but will be a space where Fearless Co. discusses the importance of pouring into generations beneath us. In this episode you will hear Co Founder and Chief Dreamer, Ebie Hepworth share her journey into motherhood and some treasures she has found in the process.

Age has nothing to do with it, it’s more your willingness to just do it.God is serious when he calls us to do things and in His kindness he brings people into our path to remind us.The opportunities are there, it’s just a matter of what you are going to do with it.We are dreaming with the dream-maker himself. I’m not going to hold back, but I am going to yield when he says yield.I found freedom from comparison through the power of collaboration.Sometimes to break out of burn out, you have to just do it. There is a reality of giving yourself rest and then there’s the reality of knowing when to let it go and get back into it.Without your camera, without your abilities, without your history, YOU ARE ENOUGH.My story doesn’t carry much weight if love isn’t the root of it.The stories of our lives are similar to mountains in the sense that we only see a slice of it, but God is doing much more than what is seen with the eye.God is designing my story as MY story and if I keep veering into the lanes of others and get distracted by other peoples stories, I will get lost and will not fulfill the call on my life.Follow more of Katelyn’s story at https://www.instagram.com/katey_v/?hl=en

What does willingness to God look like? That there is a level of willingness that God can’t help but breathe on. Willingness is what distinguishes the committed from the uncommitted. If we are wild enough to be willing vessels, then He will be wild enough to expose His heart through us.

How do you navigate rejection from jobs where your passions would have been on display?Living in a place of peace comes more from surrendering to childlike faith than reasoning. Logic will tell you to use your skills and passions to strive for success, but you have to trust God that in rejection, even rejection from the things that appear to be good, you are exactly where you are supposed to be.How can you bring balance to tension?You don’t need to know the full picture, but you can rest by stewarding what you have really well (not in a place of striving) and be hopeful that God will open the right doors at the right time. God is faithful to bring His desire for you and when He does, He will put grace behind it.How can you steward what you have?What do you have to steward?What are the ordinary moments in your day that God wants to mark as holy?Who is a person in your everyday life that you’ve taken for granted? How can you extravagantly bless or encourage them? How can you dream without getting caught up in disappointment?Dream from a place of rest.Ask God to talk to you about your dreams.Are your dreams attached to what is in your hands RIGHT NOW?When you feel stuck in your job, don’t undervalue God’s faithfulness.When you’re serving someone else’s mission, ask God to give you a passion for them and your work for them.When doors close, trust that He will open the right door at the right time.

When life feels unfulfilling, seek your true identity. God will reveal your purpose by exposing your strengths.God’s purpose for your life does not include the opinion of man being superior to your purpose; His purpose for your life includes finding your identity in Him and surrendering everything else, knowing that He will bring your strengths to the surface and cause them to shine out from your being.How can you determine your next step in life? Search for striving. Purpose is not discovered in striving but in the peace of knowing and trusting how God has designed you as an individual. You are made intentionally by God for His purpose; your dreams, your personality, your frustrations, your quirks, your strengths- every single thing that you carry is so intentional for what God created you for. Ask God where to go with what He’s given you and your actions will not be made in vain.When you surrender your life to your purpose in God, you are transformed by His deepest desire for your life. As you trust Him, He will begin to download new joy, creativity, strategy, knowledge, and hope into your life. You will experience more with God then you ever will without Him.“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11 NIVIf you’re struggling to see your value, send out a text asking 10 people what your top three qualities are. Invite trustworthy people to speak to your strengths and then pursue those things. People who know God’s love can help give you a clear perspective of your strengths, especially if you are someone whose strengths are being dimmed or exploited. Once you hear from people who see you the way God sees you, begin to surrender your dreams and desires to God and ask him to lead you in your new identity.Sometimes, an invitation from God can lead us to obsess over the fear of failure. You don’t have to know the answers, you don’t have to be eloquent and graceful and perfect; just show up. Come to God with open arms and surrender it all; your fears, your worry, your expectations. Say “thank you” for the invitation to a purpose filled life and allow yourself to be unraveled and changed by His gentle majesty.

One of the most significant ways that you can imagine with God is in a secret and hidden place. That means a time and place that you are learning how to hear the voice of your Shepard. It’s in the secret place that you let the mysteries of the Bible and the trials of triumphs of life find purpose and meaning.It’s in the deep secret place with Jesus where God’s imagination lies and Satan’s imagination dies. Satan’s imagination is anxiety, fear, guilt, shame, poverty, and despair. God’s imagination is free, pure, vibrant, refreshing, creative beyond measure, and all-consuming. When you’re in the secret place, you are so in tune with His voice and truth that Satan’s imagination can’t take any shape. In the secret place, you are safe as Abba’s child.It’s very vulnerable. It's a growing pain. You have pressed into that feeling of vulnerability and try to discover what is it that is holding you back from peacefully being with your creator. Comfortability and peace are not the same things; you may need to press into the discomfort (especially if the vulnerability is uncomfortable for you) in order to meet peace. It’s an honor when you learn how to be silent with Jesus because you are giving Him space to talk.When you don’t know what to pray, just say “Thank you.” The Message says, “‘Thank you’ is the password into His presence.”Stepping into the imagination with God through the Word of God invites creativity in the midst of burnout and routine. It speaks life where there is death and creation when there is blank space.God’s Word will always bring you to a place of rest, peace, and creativity. It will take you into a new thought process. Every time his Word is the missing piece.Don’t be discouraged if you’re losing focus or feeling a little scattered while ready The Bible. When you read the Word, you begin meditating on the glory of it. And many times, the glory of the Word will reveal itself in future trials.Prophetic words are amazing, the community is crucial, prayer is powerful, but we have got to wash our minds with the one thing that was created to wash us: The Word. The only thing that renews our mind and sanctifies our imagination is by washing our minds with the Word of God.

You do not have to go through heartbreak, heartache, and trauma to create valuable art. Though, God never wastes anything and can turn a horrible mess into a masterpiece for His glory. He is also so eager to create something beautiful out of tragedy.Each time we sit down to create anything, perhaps a new strategy for business, a financial algorithm, a piece of art, or a story, we are partnering with the Creator God. As we do this,we are living out our creative call, reliving Genesis 1:1 over and over again, tapping into the potential for life and expression. Though what is set before us may be empty and void, so also the Holy Spirit hovered over the blank canvas of our world, waiting for God to speak so He could create. When you partner with God, you are reliving the testimony of creation because you too, are hovering over the potential of what God is going to allow you to create with him.Use your imagination for good and don’t partner with the enemy. The enemy wants to take your imagination on a rollercoaster ride, but God says “No! Your imagination is your greatest weapon and it’s meant to be used for me.”When Jesus declares your identity over you, He exchanges your brokenness for his wholeness. In His wholeness is a skillset of victory found in His word, prayer, worship, and surrender.

A Command vs. An Invitation When people say, “God told me to do this,” it is important to ask yourself if God told you or if He invited you. When he invites you, it requires a partnership of faith; you and God- together. The ‘yes’ to an invitation with God is a risk and a choice; It will be a commitment and a sacrifice- you are choosing to go where He wants you to go. If you choose not to accept his invitation, He will invite someone else because it is his WILL.Surrendering Your Investment“I don’t want to hold down anything from the past in an attempt to control the future.” - Esther MarieGod waits for you in your future. You don’t need to carry the things from your past- the corpses or the victories. God is always ready to do something new. If God wants something that he did 10 years ago to come back around, He’ll do it in a new way! Overcoming The Fear of Rejection:“The world rejected God so you could be approved by heaven.” - Ebie Hepworth.The fear of rejection occurs when we put our value and validation in how someone else sees us. Your identity should be rooted in Heaven’s approval, not man’s. You don’t have to strive. Heaven looks down on you and says you are enough. You are validated by the voice of God an no one else.Overcoming People-Pleasing:When you attach value to other people- either in knowing them or in letting them dictate your choices- you are giving them the authority to tell you who you are. You are letting someone else be the final voice of authority in your life. The only voice that should tell you who you are is God’s voice. Humans are not able to assume purpose for each other. That’s not a person’s place of authority and to give them that place would be abuse. When you’ve started people-pleasing, you need a greater revelation who God is. Because when you start looking to someone else to tell you who you are and what you’re worth, you don’t have a revelation of who God is as a father, as your provider, and as your life giver.In moving forward and overcoming people pleasing, distinguish the people that you’ve let determine your life choices and then set healthy boundaries with honor. Be intentional with your relationships and take inventory of the people that are feeding your soul. You also need to be able to recognize the voice of shame in the choices you make; anytime that you attach your ability and your performance to your worth, that is shame.

Episode Notes:Fearless Co. is a movement of women unhindered by fear. How do you cultivate a movement of women unhindered by fear? Community. The heartbeat of Fearless Co. is to gather women and amplify the voices of daughters of Christ.Fear is not always jumping off of a mountain because you’re scared, fear can be actually believing that you are capable; fear can be daring to dream big; fear can trusting the purpose that God has designed you for.How do partner with fearlessness? Two ways: partner with a fearless God and make decisions that produce good fruit.How do you practice fearlessness? With prayer, surrender, worship, and discipline.How do you measure fearlessness? With generosity, kindness, and patience. Acknowledge your moments of courage and discipline- no matter how small; those moments are your orchard of good fruit and it’s important to acknowledge your moments of victory. Choose to be successful in how you think about yourself and how you let yourself follow the dreams that the father’s given you.Being apart of Fearless Co. means being a woman who loves her family well, being someone who fully embraces the season that you’re in, cultivating a heart of gratitude and patience, and stewarding your time and energy well and with purpose. We aim to share the freedom that fearless women are experiencing and lavish it on people.