The diary of a Jesus kid

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Keeping diaries has never really been my thing growing up because the fear of someone getting to know ALL my struggles and secrets was crippling... But I’ve come to realize that as young Christians, we encounter a lot of similar struggles in our walk with God that we don’t talk about. And that is all this podcast is... a DIARY... between you, me & of course the HolySpirit having that awkward conversation and hopefully figuring it out... Trust me, it doesn’t get more intimate than this.

Jemima Paul-Balogun


    • Aug 29, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 33m AVG DURATION
    • 43 EPISODES


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    39. Many means, one end…

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2023 44:25


    …and that end is Jesus. He uses many different means to draw people to us, but we're never the end goal, He is. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jesuskid/message

    [bedside convos]: "I don't feel like studying the Bible"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2023 52:03


    A spontaneous, unedited, and (slightly) emotional conversation on all things Bible study… --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jesuskid/message

    38. His body, His choice.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2023 22:31


    Might step on a toe or two but for a worthy cause… --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jesuskid/message

    37. I am on the Lord's side.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2023 35:51


    An open letter to all those who profess to be on the Lord's side… --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jesuskid/message

    36. Don't despise your training ground.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2023 36:21


    God is too faithful that He wouldn't launch us into our divine assignment prematurely - there's always a training ground. That's what we're discussing today amidst others - the importance of stewarding those training periods. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jesuskid/message

    [bedside convos]: random proof that the Bible is God-breathed

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 11:24


    Funny story: I was thinking about Solomon and how his messy marital situation strengthens my belief that the Bible is God-breathed and just as I wanted to record something about it, I remembered an audio recording from June last year saying the same thing, and I think you might want to hear it too, so here it is… --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jesuskid/message

    35. come back to your first love…

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2023 30:33


    Loving God shouldn't be hard but sometimes it feels that way. On this one we talk about why loving God should be easy and how to rekindle the flame of our first love. Hope you enjoy listening!! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jesuskid/message

    34. "God doesn't speak to me"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2023 33:17


    To hear God's voice continuously and consistently, we must create a conducive atmosphere because the truth is, He's always speaking but if you're surrounded with so much "noise", it'll be hard to hear Him. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jesuskid/message

    33. "I was born into a Christian home"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2023 27:30


    There's a temptation to feel like your salvation testimony is not that great because you 'grew up in church', but that testimony is one that speaks of the preservation of God and that's something worth rejoicing about!! - Don't forget to share with someone if you enjoyed this one :) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jesuskid/message

    32. Holiness is beautiful.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2023 26:24


    Part of what makes God beautiful is His holiness - the fact that He's set apart and unlike us. But now because of His Spirit in us, we get to share in that beauty, the beauty of holiness… --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jesuskid/message

    31. Spiritual lessons from plants.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2023 24:40


    Jesus often used plants to teach many spiritual truths to His followers & John 15:1-8 in particular is a beautiful representation of the intimate relationship that exists between Christ and His church. It's a tale of total dependence on Jesus, the true Vine. - verse of the week: Habakkuk 3:19 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jesuskid/message

    30. 2 years later…

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2023 26:27


    Happy new year / happy podcastiversarry ! It's been 2 whole years since I started this podcast & I've decided to take a step back and talk about a few things I've learnt and a bit of what the future of the podcast looks like… - verse of the week: Proverbs 19:21. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jesuskid/message

    29. Conditional promises.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2022 27:48


    Many of the promises of God listed in the Bible are conditional. This is not to push us into a legalistic way of life, but it's to help us understand God's boundaries. Yes, He loves the whole world but it's the one who believes that will be saved. Very often we tend to ignore the condition and just pray the blessing but that really has to change… --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jesuskid/message

    28. Embrace your weirdness.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2022 16:22


    If you truly think about it, everything, and I mean everything, about the Christian faith is weird. The quicker we can accept the fact that we are not like the world and will never be, the faster we can get to changing the world. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jesuskid/message

    [unedited: dealing with grief]

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2022 16:29


    I know how sensitive the topic of grief is. I don't like to talk about it. I also know what grieving alone can do to someone. In Isaiah 53:3-4 we're introduced to a man of sorrows, familiar with deepest griefs. Sometime in August while reading that I was led to record this voice note to remind myself in the time of grief that I can never be alone no matter how lonely it is and now I'm putting it here for the one who is grieving a loss or knows someone grieving a loss. I pray your eyes are opened to see El-Roi, the man of sorrows, in the middle. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jesuskid/message

    27. Can I be sure I'm saved?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2022 43:30


    I used to think being secure and sure of my salvation and eternal destination was some unachievable feat but now I've realized that it's God's will for me to be confident in my salvation. He wants the same for you too! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jesuskid/message

    26. The role of "works"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2022 29:07


    good news: we're back! again! This time let's talk about the role of works in our salvation because if we're not saved by our 'good works' then why bother? What's the point? Why does James say faith without works is dead? Isn't that a contradiction? Hmmm let's talk about it! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jesuskid/message

    25. Grace as license…

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2022 37:02


    Grace is not license to sin, if anything it's license not to sin. God's stance towards sin hasn't changed and so the fact that He forgives doesn't mean we get a go ahead to do whatever we like so yeah, let's talk about that! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jesuskid/message

    [unedited: dealing with contradictions]

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2022 43:53


    There's a side of us we'd rather keep to ourselves. The part where we struggle. No one wants to be seen as that person who doesn't have it all together, but the truth is I don't. I'm in need of this Jesus that I talk about as much as you. I'm learning now that the reason why I can connect to a lot of the characters in the Bible is because they were vulnerable enough to write down their struggles so I know I'm not alone. So this is me, trying to be obedient to share a recording I made for myself about a struggle of mine & how to deal with it. [I didn't edit it or plan to say anything I said because that's what diaries are for after all and that's what this is supposed to be]. So if you struggle with this too, please listen to the end, lots of clarity there ! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jesuskid/message

    24. The gospel.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2022 55:57


    Jesus commands His disciples in Mark 16:15 to preach the gospel to all the world, but what exactly is the gospel? That's the question we'll be answering today, so take this as one big story time about how God became flesh just to save us from our flesh. "It's not good news, it's the best news ever" . [How can I be saved? Romans 10:9-10] You can always find me here: https://flow.page/thediaryofajesuskid --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jesuskid/message

    23. "it doesn't make sense"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2022 44:32


    If there's one thing about the power of God, it's that it was never intended to make sense to the logical mind. Yet all the several examples displaying the power of God in the Bible pale in comparison to the ultimate display of God's power in His plan of salvation and that's exactly why Paul was unashamed of the gospel… --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jesuskid/message

    22. Fearfully and wonderfully made.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2022 53:48


    I can bet that almost everyone that has ever come in contact with the Bible knows what happened in Genesis 1 & 2. But as cliché as it may sound, there's absolutely nothing common about the creation story, particularly the creation of mankind. Unlike the evolutionary theory, the account of creation shows how much thought and intentional planning went into making you & I. Understanding this, changes everything… --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jesuskid/message

    21. your weakness, His strength.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2022 51:36


    On this episode, we get to talk about one of my favourite verses of scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 through a lens you may never have used before… It's exciting, I hope you're ready? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jesuskid/message

    20. Eat the scroll.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2022 38:44


    A couple of people in the Bible were given actual scrolls to eat and whether it was literal or figurative, I think it's very representative of how we ought to handle the word of God - we must eat it. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jesuskid/message

    19. Garbage in, garbage out

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2022 35:39


    Heart check: The quickest way to take inventory of your heart is to check your words because the mouth speaks what the heart is full of (Luke 6:45). So the real question is what are you filling your heart with? Take a moment & reflect on these words… --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jesuskid/message

    18. What's your foundation made of?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 29:13


    There's a thin line between building your life around Christ and building your life on Christ. You can NEVER build your life on Christ and fail, but just like Judas, you can build your life around Christ, and still fall! So how? how do we build our lives on Christ? Listen to find out! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jesuskid/message

    17. From an ex-people pleaser to you…

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2022 27:00


    It's okay for everyone not to like you or what you stand for. In fact, as a believer, being hated by the world is in our DNA and I know this might be really difficult to accept (cause I've been there). But let's talk about it & hopefully set ourselves free from the chokehold of people-pleasing. - [unreferenced Text: 1 Peter 4:15-16] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jesuskid/message

    16. Follow me, then fish.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 26:09


    As a Christian, your first assignment is to know Christ, before you can begin to make Him known. Just like Jesus told Peter and Andrew, follow me and I will make you fishers of men, the instruction remains the same for us. Follow Him, then fish… *new episodes Sundays* --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jesuskid/message

    15. We go again…

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 21:56


    Hi friends!!! I know it's been eons and I really didn't think I'd be doing this anymore (but God had other plans lol) so please forgive me for being a little rusty butttt go tell everyone, WE'RE BACK ! For real this time & it's only going to get better. Just wait and see. In the meantime, text me let's catch up ⬇️ Instagram: @thediaryofajesuskid Email: thediaryofajesuskid@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jesuskid/message

    14. A permanent staple!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 43:56


    And the overall best in loving award goes to: *drumrolls please* JESUS. Not only does He continually reassure you of His love for you, His actions show that He loves you to hell and back (literally) & you know the sweetest part? This love doesn't end at death: it's ETERNAL. Okay so what do I do with this information? A LOT! but start by pressing play :) - Let's talk

    13. Fall, get up, keep going...

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2021 51:28


    Christian or not, one thing is guaranteed in this world: TROUBLES. No it's not a curse, and becoming a Christian doesn't even exempt you from it. So what do we do when trouble comes? I think it's a no brainer: we learn to ENDURE. And since endurance is not something we're born with, let's look at some practical tips on how to endure life as a Christian (or just life in general :) - Let's talk

    12. Faith & hope.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2021 27:49


    Of all the good qualities we could have why did Paul say only faith, hope and love will last forever? Hold on, let's find out... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jesuskid/message

    11. Hating the sin & loving the sinner

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2021 32:08


    As Christians, we're mostly either appalled by both the sin & the sinner... OR celebrating and affirming the sin to avoid being labeled as "judgemental" but what does the Bible say about either of these things? More importantly what did Jesus do? Get comfortable let's find out! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jesuskid/message

    10. Forgiving & Forgetting

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2021 46:51


    Is it wrong to "cut people off"? Should I have boundaries in place to shield myself from getting hurt? How do I forget what someone did to me? I struggle with forgetting, is that a sin? How do I let go of the guilt of my past mistakes? Ever had any of these questions? RELAX. Trust me you're not alone so get comfortable let's talk about it. - Any other thoughts, questions or concerns? Indulge me :) Send me a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jesuskid/message Email me: Thediaryofajesuskid@gmail.com Send me a DM on Instagram: @thediaryofajesuskid instagram.com/thediaryofajesuskid --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jesuskid/message

    9. Anger issues.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2021 25:13


    Am I really a Christian if certain things make me angry? Short answer : YES Need proof? Listen & find out why ;) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jesuskid/message

    8. Blood, sweat and tears.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2021 39:34


    It's *Easter* and the perfect time to take a mental trip back to the garden of Gethsemane where it all began.... About 2000 years ago, Jesus made THE decision that changed the course of history... And no, it wasn't an easy one... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jesuskid/message

    7. service, surrender & feet washing

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2021 34:05


    You really want to know what true love looks like? It looks like Jesus! And you know one thing Jesus did? He washed his disciples' stinky feet! Yeah let's talk about that... *** [28:30] it was Elijah (not Moses) that God told there were 7,000 more people who were still faithful and had not yet bowed to Baal (my bad) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jesuskid/message

    6. Is God loving or jealous?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 25:24


    Can God be jealous and loving at the same time? Do you think that's possible? Send me a voice message I'm curious to hear your thoughts on that! https://anchor.fm/jesuskid/message --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jesuskid/message

    5. Choosing kindness intentionally.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 26:34


    Hii friends! It's episode 2 of our “what is love” series and I just have a quick question for you: would you rather be called 'nice' or 'kind'? On this episode we'll talk about what differentiates the two and more importantly which of them the bible encourages us to have.... Hope you "love" it! —————————- Send me a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jesuskid/message --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jesuskid/message

    4. A virtue I don't possess.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 29:52


    Hey guys!!! We're finally launching our what is love series with a study on 1 Corinthians 13 (*screams internally*) and on today's episode we'll be talking about the virtue I don't possess (fully) aka PATIENCE. Hope you enjoy listening and don't forget to tell me what you think :) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jesuskid/message

    3. “Prayer is the key”

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2021 29:44


    I had this song stuck in my head as a child and it goes like this "prayer is the key, prayer is the key, prayer is the master key...” I never thought to ask 'key to what door?' Years later I've discovered it and I'm excited to share it with you ♥️ References

    2. Is it really that necessary?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2021 29:55


    If I asked you if it was important to study the Bible as a Christian your answer would most likely be "YES”, but can you actually tell me why? If you're having a bit of a struggle figuring it out how best to answer that then you're in luck, because that's exactly what we're discussing today!

    1. Nike said: "JUST DO IT"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2021 31:39


    Hi!!! It's really exciting that you're here! On this episode we're going to talk about what ACTUALLY inspired me to start this so if you're interested in knowing, this one's for you!!! Who knows you just might get some inspiration to start something of your own... References Matthew 25:14-30 2 Timothy 4:2 1 Corinthians 15:58 Romans 12:6 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jesuskid/message

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