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So you've got your degree, now what? Navigating life after college can be a challenging season. You've just accomplished something so great, but what happens if things don't go as you expect them to right after graduating? Between the pressure from people/society to have life figured out and the tension of social media igniting comparison as you watch what everyone is doing, you can begin to feel discouraged, lost, or even hopeless. Join me on this episode for a discussion with Lela Collier about navigating life post college and how God can bring beauty out of whatever you have/are  experiencing in this season, or any season of life. Whether you feel sure about what this time of life is supposed to look like or lost and hopeful, join us as we discuss the reality of what this season could look like and explore how God's hand is still over your life no matter where you are as you surrender your life and the details in between to him.VersesTitus 2:3-5'Similarly, teach the older women to live in a way that honors God. They must not slander others or be heavy drinkers. Instead, they should teach others what is good. These older women must train the younger women to love their husbands and their children, to live wisely and be pure, to work in their homes, to do good, and to be submissive to their husbands. Then they will not bring shame on the word of God. '1 Timothy 4:12'Don't let anyone think less of you because you are young. Be an example to all believers in what you say, in the way you live, in your love, your faith, and your purity. 'Jeremiah 29:11'For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord , thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. 'Song mentioned: Surrendered by One HouseThanks for listening! Follow me on instagram @keandra_troupe

As believers, we're often told the expectation is that we stay on fire for God in all seasons, good & bad. But the reality is that it doesn't always come easily or naturally and how we stay committed in our relationship and obedience to God may look different in different seasons of life. We're told to be consistent but we're not always told what that consistency may practically look like. This episode is for people who are truly struggling with consistency in their relationship with God and don't know how to practically live it out. Join Kea and Javonne Bailey in this episode for a conversation about practical ways to stay on fire for God!Thanks for listening! Follow me on instagram @keandra_troupe

Let's join in prayer during a time where there is devastation, hurt, and uncertainty in the hearts of many. Let's pray the peace and hope of God be in their hearts. Thanks for listening! Follow me on instagram @keandra_troupe

An invitation to enter with God into a journey of healing from past wounds from experiences that have left a mark on your life. ...Our lives are filled with experiences, good and bad, that mark our hearts and help us develop into who we are to become.  Our experiences can bring us closer to God and initiate growth, but they can also create wounds in our life that, when unhealed, create spaces of heartache or trauma in us that we begin to operate from (often unknowingly). This is why it is important to surrender every life experience to God, especially the hard ones, and walk through the journey of healing with him. In this episode, I encourage you to dig deep and examine whether or not you have been marked by painful experiences that created spaces in your life that you never fully healed from. If so, I encourage you to surrender and listen for the heart of God to show you how to navigate through a journey of healing that he wants to take you on. This episode is only the beginning! May God be with you!Thanks for listening! Follow me on instagram @keandra_troupe

I've found myself having anxiety about things I never use to and avoiding going to God in prayer because I'm so overwhelmed by having to express fully what I am feeling. God has been challenging me to surrender fully what I feel in each moment and wait for his response. To look forward to meeting him in the middle of it and to have awareness of how he is actively changing me in the process of it. This have been a beautiful invitation from God to deepen our relationship as we walk together through the things I experience emotionally and I learn to trust him in the timing of what he is developing in the middle. Hindsight is 20/20, but what if we trusted God enough to look for clarity in the middle. Tune in as I share what God has been teaching me about processing life through the struggle of prayer. Verse: Ecclesiastes 3:1-11https://my.bible.com/bible/116/ECC.3.nltThanks for listening! Follow me on instagram @keandra_troupe

Have you heard about The Chosen? It is so good! So good that I would make an entire podcast episode about it. Yes, this episode is about a tv show that has changed my life! If you haven't heard of it, listen to this episode. If you've been on the fence about it, listen to this episode! I'll be sharing a few reasons why you should totally tune in! Jesus aside, this show is just GOOD TV. Why else would I make an entire episode about it? After you're done listening to this episode about why, here's where to watch.. FREE :)All episodes: https://watch.thechosen.tvFor the first season only: NetflixAll episodes: Angel studios websiteThanks for listening! Follow me on instagram @keandra_troupe

If you've ever had a bad day this one's for you ❤️Thanks for listening! Follow me on instagram @keandra_troupe

Join my sister in a conversation about the local church! Sharing our experience growing up in church and how that has played a role in our life. I pray you are encouraged in your current journey and walk with God. Thanks for listening! Follow me on instagram @keandra_troupe

I am so excited to share my sister's testimony!  It is such a great reminder of God's ability to help us overcome all things. This testimony goes through a journey of healing from childhood rape and trusting God in the midst of emotions as she navigates life as a wife and mother. We touch on so many topics and I am so excited to share this one! I pray you are encouraged and see the love of God through her story.*Trigger warning: we do discuss sensitive topics in this episode such as rape and grief. Thanks for listening! Follow me on instagram @keandra_troupe

Going into the year with a mindset of progression! Instead of setting goals that are measured by perfection and completion of a set end, 2023 goals will be measured by progression. For someone like me who's overcoming perfectionism, this is such a healthy shift because it helps me to see all of the growth in between accomplishments instead of being tunnel focused on the end goal and feeling like I failed if it is not fully accomplished. I pray this encourages you to write goals that are not just measured by completion or focused on the end, but that allow for measurement of progression. Enjoy this episode!

A testimony of the importance of trusting God's bigger plan in the midst of trial.

A testimony of how God took my broken, shattered heart and restored it in ways I never would have thought possible. Here's a story of how a young girl fell in love with Jesus, in the midst of rejection and heartbreak. 

Indroducing... the Heart of Esther Podcast

Relax... A word God has spoken so clearly to me over the last couple of months. I'm guilty of being a bit of a control freak, so God has really had to teach me alot about the need to not only rest in him, but to relax. Did you know rest and relaxation are not one in the same? You can be doing one while not doing the other. Coming out of a season of rest, I've learned that true rest requires faith, trust, and relinquishing control in order to be able to experience relaxation.  Join my best friend and I as we continue from last week's topic and discuss practical ways to make sure we are being obedient and following God's example of resting. I pray it encourages you to prioritize having a healthy balance in your life of work, rest, and relaxation.

Raise your hand if you can be a control freak or over thinker like me. Okay. If your hand is up, this one's for you! Coming out of a season of rest, God has shown and taught me so much but one of the things he's been leading me to do more is to relax. I've learned that resting and relaxing are not one in the same. Join me in this episode as I share  how God has taught me to not only rest in his sovereignty, but to also relax which means I'm not operating from a place of anxiety and worry, but truly trusting him as I rest. Less in my own strength, more in God.

Inspired by the song Never Enough from The Greatest Showman, this episode digs into the areas of my life that were not affirmed growing up. I ended up trying to fill these insecure areas of my life and looked to temporary things of the world to fill it and make me feel whole, meaningful, or complete. This is such an unhealthy and never ending cycle that many of us unknowingly live in, in big or small areas of our life. Join me on this episode as I share how these temporal things were never enough and I pray you are encouraged to examine your life and the things you desire or go after, and ask God to reveal if there is an empty area of you that you are relying on temporal things to feel that only he can make whole.

Welcome back! In this episode, my bestie and I talk through the process God has taken us through in dealing with some of the after effects of sin. Join us in a conversation on guilt, shame, fear of consequences, negative/unhealthy thought patterns, and more! James 1:5'If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. '1 John 1:9'But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness. '

Happy Easter!! Join me on this episode as I share from an authentic place about the work God has done in my heart in one of my most recent failures. I pray that you would be encouraged and reminded of why a mess up never has to be the end of your story! I messed up, now... Jesus

Welcome!! In this episode, I share intimate details of my past in hopes that you may be encouraged wherever you are in life right now. I pray you can learn from my errors, and see how the good God I rave about has brought such beauty and restoration in my journey. I pray you are refreshed in some way to move forward in trusting God's ability to bring glory to his name in the details of your past. It's taken a while for me to learn that although I am not proud of some of the things I have done, I am free so I do not have to live in shame because of my past and neither do you. My story is just more evidence of God's goodness and ability to allow glory to come from out of our stories, no matter what the details may be. I pray that it inspires you to not make the same errors or to trust that an error is not the end, its just a misstep. If you are breathing, there is still purpose for your life and in submitting your story to God, he can/is making something soooo beautiful of it! He's the artist, you are HIS masterpiece. I pray you enjoy this one. - Kea :)

"Let's talk about sex, baby!" Fact: we are sexual beings. Therefore, we shouldn't neglect dealing with our sexuality or feel ashamed because of it. Sexual temptation comes and the issue is not that God created our bodies to be able to feel sexual things. The problem is often in our response to what we feel. Join my bestie and I in an honest conversation about men, dating, and sexual purity!

Time in awareness of God's presence can do more for you than anything else in life ever could! God has challenged (invited) me to refocus on my intimacy with him by bringing back something I use to do. I, too, invite you into this challenge to turn the natural lights out and shift your focus to God instead of what you see in the physical or any other distraction. Tune in for the details

Whew! It's been over 2 months in this process and there has been so much that God has uncovered. Join me as I share how God has brought transformation to my mind and heart in this process of reconciliation. I pray you are encouraged in your own journey and process of healing and mending unattended to wounds.ResourcesSermon: Forgiveness university series 'For the love of Christ compels us, since we have reached this conclusion, that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all so that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for the one who died for them and was raised. From now on, then, we do not know anyone from a worldly perspective. Even if we have known Christ from a worldly perspective, yet now we no longer know him in this way. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has passed away, and see, the new has come! Everything is from God, who has reconciled us to himself through Christ and has given us the ministry of reconciliation. That is, in Christ, God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and he has committed the message of reconciliation to us. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, since God is making his appeal through us. We plead on Christ's behalf, “Be reconciled to God.” He made the one who did not know sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.'2 Corinthians 5:14-21 CSB'Therefore if you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. 'Matthew 5:23-24 NKJV

Have you ever had plans for how your life was going to go and then they didn't go that way? I'm sure everyone can answer yes to this. We are taught to have a plan for our future from a very young age in school at a time when we are still figuring ourselves out. What started from a moment of reflection on my past, turned into an entire episode when God showed me how the problem is not that we make plans, but that we don't submit them to him to be approved and purified for our purpose. This causes him to have to put roadblocks in our way so we wont make it down that path and  can be preserved for the integrity of our future and actual purpose. Some of the roadblocks we face and trials we encounter could've been avoided had we submitted our plans to our creator who has the intended and correct blueprint for our lives. I invite you to join me on this episode as I share how God has been revealing the importance of submitting our plans to him. 

Unhealed wounds are evident in relational exchanges. Imagine having a wound or injury hidden under your clothes and someone coming along and playfully hitting you right in the place where that wound is. You respond in a manner that appears to be disproportional considering what they did. Their intent wasn't to hurt you, but because your wound is not healed, it triggered a response in you that has now negatively affected them. This is what happens so often in our lives.  Join me as I share the process I am being taken through as God is mending/healing/restoring broken areas of my life that have been present but gone unnoticed. He will be faithful to complete the work that he began! “Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God — who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly — and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith without doubting. For the doubter is like the surging sea, driven and tossed by the wind. That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord, being double-minded and unstable in all his ways.”‭‭James‬ ‭1:5-8‬ ‭CSB‬‬“I am sure of this, that he who started a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”‭‭Philippians‬ ‭1:6‬ ‭CSB‬‬

As women, so much focus is put on the way we look physically. The pressure from society to look a certain way has skewed our view of the body God has given us. Although I strongly believe that taking care of our body is important, when looking through the wrong lens it can be dangerous in our health journey and damaging in understanding the purpose of the body God has uniquely given us. Join me and my best friend, Brianna McCormick, as we discuss how God has been helping us and giving us insight in our health journey and understanding the purpose of our body.

*Birthday episode!!With such easy access to social media to see the best parts of so many people's lives, comparison has snuck into the hearts of many to ruin our view of what God is doing in our own lives. This episode is a continuation of previous comparison episodes as I share what God reveals to me in my daily journey of staying proactive in not falling into the trap of comparison. This week is focused on the topic of being distinctly and uniquely made for a specific purpose. A purpose so critical as a part of creation. ~Psalm 139:13~Genesis 1:26-27 

We've been talking a lot about direction and the importance of following God's path, but what happens when we choose to go the opposite direction? Join me this week as I share what God has been revealing to me about going the opposite direction and how God used my Jonah like moment to show the consequence/result of going the opposite direction of his path for us. Our obedience is necessary because its bigger than us!Scripture: Jonah 1-4

There are so many different paths we can take in life and so many different directions to receive instruction from. One thing that God has made clear to me in this year is that I have to follow the path he has for my life in order to experience what he has for me. On this episode I share what God has been revealing to me concerning following his path as I am in a period of being moved to places he is and has been preparing me for and preparing for me. I don't know if you are in a season of needing direction or trying to stay on the path God has shown you, but I pray that this helps you, encourages you, and provides clarity in your life as you continue to walk the path he has laid out for you. Stay in His word and follow His instructions. He will get you to the destination he has for your life!'The Lord says, “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.'Psalms 32:8'Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.'Proverbs 3:5-6'My children, listen when your father corrects you. Pay attention and learn good judgment, for I am giving you good guidance. Don’t turn away from my instructions.'Proverbs 4:1-2

This episode is for the singles! Two years ago my perspective of Valentine's Day as a single was very different than it is now and this has so much to do with the season of life that God has me in. I don't know where you stand concerning this day or what season of life God has you in, but I pray that after listening to this conversation between my best friend and I you can identify where you fit in the midst of it. Although Valentine's Day is one of those days that can leave you feeling left out, there is purpose right where you are. Just like every other day, God has purpose for you today. Point. Blank. Period. As many stop to publicly and privately express their love for their significant other, I pray that you remain in readiness for what God has for you in this season of life.

Being perceived as fragile threw me for a loop but as I began to pray more about this, God began to reveal what this meant. My prayer for you is that you can identify the value you carry and the people God has placed in your life who can also see it. I pray God helps you to discern/have awareness of who can or can't see your value and how much access to you they should be given. Join me in this episode of sharing about value. Fragile.. ---> delicate... ---> PRECIOUS.“Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.”‭‭Psalms‬ ‭139:14‬ ‭NLT‬‬“And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are more valuable to God than a whole flock of sparrows.”‭‭Matthew‬ ‭10:30-31‬ ‭NLT‬‬

As followers of Christ and people who follow other people, it's important to not forget the impact that our decisions have on others. Join me as I share how God has been helping me to evaluate who I am following and why, while also having me reflect on who is following me and how I influence them. What is the goal? That we would be people who imitate Christ and that those we follow also imitate Christ. This is not to say that we can not have social media followers or follow people on social media if they are not believers, this goes beyond social media following. It is more so about being cautious and intentional in our actions and decisions concerning who we follow and who is following us. Verses'Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.'I Corinthians 10:31 NKJV'Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ.'I Corinthians 11:1 NKJV

Something about looking at God's creation that makes me fall further in love with who He is as my creator and helps me understand how important I am as His creation. This year has no doubt been tough, but I encourage you to look at just one "small" aspect of God's creation and to look at how much detail he put into it. Now think about how much more he put into you as a reflection and image of Him and the climax of His creation. I pray this episode encourages you and restores hope in your faith knowing that despite where you may be right now, God has tremendous plans for your life.Video Referenced: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAuGRhZsMCsBible Verses (NLT)~Psalms 8~Matthew 6:28-34~Psalms 9:1~Psalms 61:8

Timestamps for this episode are included.In continuing with the United in Prayer episodes, God has placed it on my heart to pray over friendships. Last week's episode was a great reminder of the importance of and the need to continually pray over our friendships and the people in our lives. God is so intentional in how he uses people in our journey with Him and uses us in other people's journeys. Just as we want God in every other aspect of our lives, we want him in our friendships... all of them. There are so many things that can hinder us in our friendships or cause us to loose sight of the purpose of having friends in our lives. This is an invitation for you to join me as I take a moment to pray over our friendships.Prayer begins (6:50)Dealing with Comparison (8:00)Overcoming conflict (11:18)Wisdom in choosing friends (12:20)Everything else (position, growth, purpose, etc.) (14:03)Thanks for friends! (17:00)

Often comparison starts as a little seed that can easily go unnoticed and grow to cause internal and external damage in our lives and friendships. I have shared in my struggle with comparison and how God helps me to overcome this daily. In this episode, I invited my best friend Bri on to join me in this authentic moment of being transparent in how comparison has affected us and our friendship. I pray that this authentic conversation blesses you and encourages you if this is something you are currently dealing with. Remember, its a process, and you are growing. Continue to lean to God and he will help you in this area of life.~Psalms 139:14 NLT'Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.'

Often in our lives it's a fight internally just to believe what God has said or spoken for our lives. Although it should be, it's not always easy trusting God. Wherever you are in life today, my prayer for you is that you would believe God no matter what. Your human perspective and understanding is very limited in comparison to what God knows. I pray that you would have a child like faith to believe every single thing God says and wants to do in your life, despite what you see. Be encouraged knowing that God has a plan for you and keep the faith to believe that it WILL come to pass.

As I was preparing notes for this episode, God reminded me that in many of the things we pray for there is a period of waiting. Even when God has spoken a word over our lives that will be sure to come to pass, it may not be as quick to come or instantaneous as we expect or want it to. Tony Evans stated that "waiting on God does not mean doing nothing. It means not going outside of his will while you do something." Even though we may know these things, it is hard especially when situations or circumstances occur (much like 2020) that we can not understand. It may appear as though God is not still working out his divine, perfect plan, or that God has gone back on his word. This week, God took me through the book of Habakkuk to remind me that it is okay to go back to God with our questions, concerns, and requests especially when we get to this place of confusion or doubt. Join me as I share what God has been uncovering concerning requests. My prayer is that you, too, would be reminded that God's word WILL come to pass despite what your eyes may see and perceive. I pray you recieve a fresh perspective from God!Visit podcast website (https://powerfulfreechosen.buzzsprout.com) for the links belowSongs:-Promises by Maverick City Music-A God like you by Kirk Franklin-Man of your word by Maverick City Music-Holy Ghost by Maverick City MusicVerses'Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.'1 Thessalonians 5:16-18'Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord . Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly.'Psalms 5:3'“I also tell you this: If two of you agree here on earth concerning anything you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you. 'Matthew 18:19'And since we know he hears us when we make our requests, we also know that he will give us what we ask for. And we are confident that he hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases him.'1 John 5:14-15'So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most. This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin. So then, since we have a great High Priest who has entered heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we believe. 'Hebrews 4:14-16'Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.'Proverbs 3:5-6

This week, I was focused on being focused.... but I wasn't focused... What does that even mean? This week, as I was taking each day to focus in prayer, as God was answering prayers and show me that He was listening, God also had to shake a few things up to show me that although I was focused in prayer over different areas of life he has placed me in, I needed to focus on Him. Did you know that you can train your eyes to improve your vision focus? How intentional in this year of 2020 that we have been presented many opportunities to train our eyes spiritually to focus on God. I pray that in this episode you hear God speaking directly to you

Continuing in our "United in Prayer" focus, God has placed it on my heart to bring a personal aspect of my prayers into the podcast. Unity has been a theme in my studies and as I continue in my current season of singleness I invite you to join me in prayer today. You may be single, married, or even divorced, but I pray that through my testimony God speaks to you through this prayer episode. This theme of unity is evident even in marriage and although you may or may not know your spouse, prayer is one way that you can stand together even when you are not "together".

God has placed it on my heart to join with some very important women in prayer over our country. These women's prayers have impacted my life in such a major way and as God has been reminding me in study this week of the importance of us praying for one another in the body and building one another up, I couldn't think of anyone else to do it with than these women. As we continue to face spiritual warfare and various trials in this season that our country is in, we know that the ultimate constant, God, is still in control. He has been, is, and will always be. I pray that although this year is hard and has been rough, you are blessed by each and every one of these women who have joined with me in prayer over our country and that you are encouraged knowing that God's divine plan for us is still at work even when it doesn't look like it. I encourage you to spend time this week as well, praying for others! Love you!1st prayer: Kea2nd prayer: Brianna Aleta McCormick (Bestie)3rd prayer: Briana Garcia (Sister)4th prayer: Tashonne Davis (Momma)Verses Shared (NLT)~ 1 Corinthians 12:12~ 1 Corinthians 12:26~ Ephesians 6:18~ Genesis 1:1♥️

The first step is acknowledging and admitting that there is a wound. Over the past 7 days I have been silencing social media and distractions to focus in on getting to the root of some of the internal things I have been working on. As I took time to redirect my focus, God revealed alot to me that I was unaware of and began breaking off chains in my journey. This is a moment of transparency about my struggle with comparison and I pray that this blesses you if this is something you deal with or have been effected by! Lastly, I encourage you to fix your eyes on Him!

This has been a interesting year! God reminded me in study this week that having "2020 vision", also called visual acuity, is not necessarily about seeing perfectly, but more so about seeing clearly. As we have gone through many different processes this year, I want to encourage you to do a vision check. Continue to spend time with your creator. My prayer is that you have a fresh perspective of the vision God has given you and that if anything, you see more clearly through God's lens and have a fresh view of who He is. Stay encouraged knowing that God has not changed and neither has His word or His promises. This year is not over, stand firm in God. Love y'all! #2020vision

In the last two episodes we have been talking a lot about what we consume as believers and the effect that it has on our health spiritually. This week, God has been showing me the importance of having hope, knowing that there is an end goal, and making adjustments needed to continue moving towards what God has called me to. As we continue in our intentional decision making to determine what we will put and allow on our plate, having the right amount of all of the right food and nutritional items is not going to be fully beneficial for our health if we don't "finish the course". Likewise, we have to continue to be aware of what we consume spiritually and maintain obedience in our walk with Christ for our spiritual health. Tune in as I share some of the ways we can be intentional in "choosing our plate" as Christians and finishing each course that we begin.

On the last episode, we talked about the importance of spiritually staying fed and being intentional in what we feed ourselves as we continue to grow and develop in our relationship with God. This week, I wanted to continue in talking about the importance of staying fed by focusing in on our daily intake. Just in case you didn't know, we need God first and more than anything. However, God has also told us what else we need to do in our journey and walk with him. Although making healthy changes may seem overwhelming especially if you don't know what to do or how to start, we have God to help us maintain a healthy, balanced spiritual life. Balance is not about equal amounts of everything but the right amount of the right things. 1)Start with God 2)Be consistent 3)Don't give up. Remember, we have God on our side. Tune in as I share what God has given me concerning our daily intake! P.S. the healthiest choice is always God.

The previous "Life hacks" episode had an old episode's audio file. This is the corrected version. Sorry for the error (:Resource vs. THE sourceA resource helps in our growth and development with the source. The source is God/Word of God*links to the resources listed in the episode are included belowIn the previous episode, I shared how God has shown me the importance of not just being aware of what I am eating, but of paying attention to what I am NOT eating that I should be. Continuing to feed ourselves spiritually is extremely important. If anything, this time of quarantine has shown us that you can't rely on a Sunday church service. It takes intentionality and discipline on our end to continue to fed ourselves with the things of God and more than anything, God and His word. Although we know we have to eat, sometimes it's just a matter of deciding how and what can help us in our growth to be more effective, efficient, and consistent. I will be sharing some resources that I have used and currently use to continue to grow and stay fed. It's important to remember to not just look at the title or the outward appearance of the resource, but does the content point back to the one source: God. Refer to the links below to access the resources mentioned. The source: God and His Word1. Bible-physical: Make it personal (:-digital: Bible app (apple version) (android version) (kids version) (app website)2. Journal-physical: Make it personal (:-digital: Microsoft OneNote ... I LOVEE this app! If you scroll to the bottom of their page & enter your phone number or email, they will send you the download link!3. Books-Relationship Goals by Michael Todd-Make Room by Jonathan McReynolds -5 love languages by Gary Chapman-Kingdom Woman by Tony Evans and Chrystal Evans Hurst4. Music-Make it personal (:5. Sermons/Podcasts -YouTube: (website)-Podcast: (apple) (android)6. Apps (There are so many! Make it personal and choose wisely :)-Abide app website7. Websites (there are lots..make it personal and choose wisely)-closertogod.teachable.comThere are so many options, I couldn't link every single thing but continue to be intentional and let God lead you in what you give your time to and allow to feed you.

Last week, we talked about our attempt and desire to respond in love during a time such as this where feelings and emotions are all over the place in response to the longstanding issue of systematic racism being brought more apparently to the light. After we acknowledged that there are many emotions we feel and that flesh can get in the way, we were able to take a step back and recognize that we need God's help and that we have to continually run back to God again and again and again for direction. Our conclusion was that we FIRST, start with God. Then, we take time to educate ourselves to receive understanding. Then, we can respond in action through love. Since we have acknowledged that action is required, I want to share how God has helped me in understanding that as we are uniquely created, we all have a different part to play. Understanding how God has created us individually for such a time as this to be a solution to a problem, gives a better understanding of how we can "be the change". As we continue to be and do what God has called and created us to be and do, we will see how he uses each person with their unique differences to make a change as a whole. Below, I have attached the resources mentioned in this episode. Stay encouraged! God is still at work...for you, for me, for US. Love you all -Kea1. Bible App Plan: Tony Evans explores Racial Reconciliation2. Sermon: "The Church Has Left the Building" by Dr. Dharius Daniels3. Scriptures Mentioned~ Book of Jonah ~ Matthew 25:35-40 NIV~ Luke 10: 25-37 NIV~ Isaiah 58:6-9 NIV

Freedom of choice is a beautiful thing that we have been granted, but when we make the wrong choice...it gets complicated. Although God has given us freedom to choose, in this episode we are talking about not having an option in obedience. If God asks us or tells us to do something, we need to do it. It's not an option rather it's the only option we have. We never know what's on the other side of our obedience... but God does. This is where we have to trust that God knows and do exactly what He said regardless of if we don't know why in the moment. Tune in as I share in how God has reminded me that obedience is key.

With the current pandemic occurring, God is requiring much more from us. God has been revealing how just as this virus is contagious, so is response. The way we respond is crucial and in order to have the proper response, we need the proper perspective, which comes from the proper position. God has prepared us for such a time as this and is guiding and directing us in our understanding of what He needs from us during this time. Tune in as I share on the topic of response and the importance of remembering the truth of who God is over the facts of what is occurring. Remember, your father is watching. He's responding as well. To the situation and to your personal circumstances. Do not fear, He's in control. Love you all❤️

I know to some they are outdated but love letters are a beautiful way to express the depth of your intimacy for someone. Although God's love for us is beyond comprehension and there are not enough words to adequately describe it, this episode is extremely personal as I share in an intimate moment of reflection and expression of the love of God and my love for God. We've been talking about giving ourselves to God in so many ways, but we can't forget the cutest (in my opinion) and extremely intimate part of a marriage ceremony, vows!

So much sovereignty represented in the word "let" that we see being used at the time of creation. God is so intentional in what He lets and allows to happen but as He has trusted us as stewards, we have choice and power in what we let happen. Tune in to hear what God has shared concerning our responsibility in how we manage our "lets" and open up room for God to "let" things happen in our lives as well.

We are not just talking about speaking into existence, but we back it with expectancy and we follow through in action (obedience). We can't help but have expectation and anticipate what God will do because we know too much about our God. Tune in as I share what God has been revealing to me and I encourage you to watch God work through your expectancy and declarations of faith! love y'all! ♥️

Can you count how many times I said process?!!...no seriously it was alot. God is continually developing us. My study of Genesis today reminded me that even creation was done in a process, so who are we to think we won't have to go through a process while God is developing us? Tune in for some encouragement in this PROCESS.