Your True Identity with Ray Leight

Join us with Janet Newberry in today's conversation on "Your True Identity." Janet is an author, speaker, podcaster, and love researcher. She brings freedom to the powerless by helping families nurture emotional well-being and relational growth at home. Listen in as Janet shares her journey of freedom from a childhood of codependent performance. You can be free!  Check out Janet's websites below: https://www.janetnewberry.com  https://www.john15academy.com  Find more resources for your healing journey at these websites: https://www.faithbygrace.org/identity-coaching  https://equip.identityrestoration.net  https://www.faithbygrace.org   

In today's conversation on Your True Identity, Ray talks about the sometimes-tumultuous experience of breaking free from the legalistic false religion of behavioral management and accepting your new identity in Christ. Join in as Ray shares his experience through the pendulum swing of believing the gospel of grace and shedding the false identity of just being a sinner. You can be free!   Find more information for your healing journey through the websites below: https://www.faithbygrace.org/identity-coaching  https://equip.identityrestoration.net  https://www.faithbygrace.org/identity-restoration  https://www.faithbygrace.org/maturing-into-yourself-book 

Today's conversation on Your True Identity is with Sharon McCune. Sharon has been in ministry for about 45 years. She is the cofounder of New Creation Church in Salt Lake City and leads their Freedom Ministries. Join us as Sharon shares her process of healing the anger of unresolved trauma from feeling unprotected as a child, and how God restored love in her heart. Listen in as she describes her revelation about her non-conscious beliefs that were influencing her and how she was able to resolve the resulting anger issues.  Find more resources and information from today's podcast at the links below:  https://www.newcreationslc.com  https://equip.identityrestoration.net  https://www.faithbygrace.org/identity-restoration  https://www.faithbygrace.org/maturing-into-yourself-book 

Today's conversation on Your True Identity is with Pat McElwee. Pat and her husband Mark have pastored Heart of God Church in San Diego, CA for 25 years. She searched for years to find help and understand her own internal struggles, cycles, and childhood traumas. In 2008 after learning key foundational tools and finding freedom with the help of others on the same path she, and a dear friend, started using the tools to help others get unstuck. Join in and hear her story of loss, trauma, and healing.  http://www.heartofgodchurch.com  https://equip.identityrestoration.net  https://www.faithbygrace.org/identity-restoration  https://www.faithbygrace.org/maturing-into-yourself-book 

Today on Your True Identity podcast, Ray discusses shame. If you struggle with shame at all and want to understand the causes of it, and the resolution for it, join in today's conversation. Listen in as Ray shares his struggles with shame and how the enemy uses it to steal our purpose and identity. Freedom is available.  Find more resources to support your healing journey below: https://equip.identityrestoration.net  https://www.faithbygrace.org/identity-restoration  https://www.faithbygrace.org/maturing-into-yourself-book 

Joey Tomassoni and Ray discuss their journey of relational reconciliation on today's podcast. Joey is a husband, father, artist, and a pastor. He is currently the pastor of cultivation at Downtown Hope in Annapolis, MD. Join us as we talk about our tumultuous relationship working together in leadership during the early years of the Downtown Hope church plant.  We hope our vulnerable conversation and honesty about our immaturity, weaknesses, and relational issues will help and bless you on your journey.  Find more resources and information relating to today's podcast linked below: https://www.downtownhope.org/  https://www.joeytomassoni.org/  https://lifeintheestuary.org/   https://equip.identityrestoration.net  https://www.faithbygrace.org/identity-restoration  https://www.faithbygrace.org/maturing-into-yourself-book 

Today's conversation on "Your True Identity" is with Tom Jones. Tom is the Executive Vice President and COO of Global Awakening and the Academic Dean of Global Awakening's Theological Seminary. Join us as Tom shares his journey through the discouragement of his chronic pain and multiple back surgeries and processing feeling lost in the “whys” of not experiencing healing in a healing community. Listen in to hear his miraculous story and be blessed.   https://globalawakening.com  https://www.faithbygrace.org  https://equip.identityrestoration.net  https://www.faithbygrace.org/maturing-into-yourself-book 

Ray starts off season three of Your True Identity podcast looking toward the amazing guests we will have on as well as a look back at the miracles he has seen throughout his ministry time. If you are interested in hearing redemption stories of healing, being equipped with practical and sustainable tools for freedom, and being encouraged with spiritual truth about your identity, join us this season.   https://equip.identityrestoration.net  https://www.faithbygrace.org/identity-restoration  https://www.faithbygrace.org/maturing-into-yourself-book 

In today's conversation, Ray wraps up season two and shares how God answered his prayers for his own message and inspired his ministry focus. Join in and be blessed with the affirmation of your identity in Christ from the original Scriptures Jesus used in a vision to direct Ray to create the Who Do You Think You Are Bible study. Listen in and receive the truth of who you are.   https://equip.identityrestoration.net  https://www.faithbygrace.org/identity-restoration  https://www.faithbygrace.org/maturing-into-yourself-book 

Today's conversation on Your True Identity is with Darlene Curry.  Darlene is a radical lover of God, a wife, a momma, and a creative.  This woman is truly an amazing woman and one of the best friends you could ever have.  Listen in as she shares her childhood tragic abuse and how God carried her through and brought her to a life of joy and creativity. 

Today's conversation is with Charity Cook. Charity is an Associate Evangelist with Global Awakening, an author, and speaker. Join us as Charity shares her story of reconciling loss and trauma with her theology. Listen in and be blessed by her journey of hope and overcoming while trusting God and believing the good news.  Find out more information and order her new book, A Heart Like Jesus, at:   https://globalawakeningstore.com More resources for your healing journey can be found here:  https://equip.identityrestoration.net  https://www.faithbygrace.org/identity-restoration  https://www.faithbygrace.org/who-do-you-think-you-are_bible-study 

Today on Your True Identity Ray shares how to get to know your true identity. Join in as he reveals the destructive patterns that keep you from knowing who you are and how to get your needs met, fulfill your purpose, and live out your destiny. You can be free and be you!  https://equip.identityrestoration.net  https://www.faithbygrace.org/identity-restoration https://www.faithbygrace.org/maturing-into-yourself-book 

Today's conversation on Your True Identity is with Rande Atcherson. Rande is a spoken word artist, a community advocate, and the director of Speak for a Cause working with non-profits to serve the community. Join in the conversation with us as Rande shares his journey from being hospitalized for severe anxiety to connecting with God in nature and finding peace gardening.  Rande's IG@iSpeakChange  Rande's Website:  www.speakforacause.com More resources can be found at : https://www.faithbygrace.org 

Today's conversation on Your True Identity is with Mike Van't Hul. Mike is the Director of Global Awakening's Network of pastors, missionaries, and itinerates. He and his wife, Deena, run Loaves and Fishes International, focusing on the care of orphans, widows, and the poor in their community and around the world. Join in as he shares their journey of serving orphaned children with severe special needs in China while experiencing trauma and loss and how he kept his peace and faith during those experiences. 

In today's podcast, Ray wraps up the conversation about grace, legalism, and the gospel with a discussion of who, what, and why Holy Spirit convicts. Join in as Ray looks at the debate of whether the Holy Spirit convicts born-again followers of Jesus of sin.   Listen in and decide for yourself.  https://equip.identityrestoration.net  https://www.faithbygrace.org/identity-restoration  https://www.faithbygrace.org/who-do-you-think-you-are_bible-study 

In today's podcast, Ray continues the conversation about grace, legalism, and the gospel with the topic of repentance. Join in as Ray breaks out the definition of repentance and looks at the debate of whether it is something that followers of Jesus need to do. Listen in and decide for yourself if repentance is needed. Find more resources for your healing journey at the links below:  https://equip.identityrestoration.net  https://www.faithbygrace.org/identity-restoration  https://www.faithbygrace.org/who-do-you-think-you-are_bible-study 

In today's podcast Ray continues the conversation about grace and the gospel with the topic of confession. Join in as Ray breaks out the definition of confession and looks at the debate of whether it is something that followers of Jesus need to do. Listen in and decide for yourself if confession is needed.    Find more resources at the links below: https://equip.identityrestoration.net  https://www.faithbygrace.org/identity-coaching  https://www.faithbygrace.org/who-do-you-think-you-are_bible-study 

In today's podcast, Ray starts a discussion on the subject grace, hyper-grace, and the gospel. This is the first of a multi-week discussion on the key topics regarding the hyper-grace subject.  This week Ray sets the foundation of the conversation with the topics of sin, righteousness, and sanctification. In the following weeks Ray will cover confession, repentance, forgiveness, and the conviction of the Holy Spirit. Join in on this on-going conversation and decide for yourself what might be hyper about grace.  Find more resources at the links below: https://equip.identityrestoration.net  https://www.faithbygrace.org/identity-restoration  https://www.faithbygrace.org/who-do-you-think-you-are_bible-study 

In today's podcast, Ray discusses the subject of trauma responses. It seems like the latest trend right now is labeling any reactions that we don't expect, understand, or like from ourselves or someone else as a trauma response. Ray helps us understand the many different possibilities for these behaviors that may or may not be a trauma response.  Join in and decide for yourself what might be happening.  https://equip.identityrestoration.net  https://www.faithbygrace.org/identity-restoration  

Today's conversation on Your True Identity is with Joseph Harris. Joseph is the Lead Pastor of Love Center Church and has ministered alongside some of today's well known ministers, such as Heidi Baker, Shawn Bolz, Kenneth and Gloria Copeland, Billye Brim, Bill Johnson, and Randy Clark. Additionally, Joseph is a Celebrity Chef who has been featured on several TV shows. He competed and won “All-Star Academy” Season 1 on the Food Network and was named “Best Home Cook In America.” Join in as Joseph shares his journey of healing through months of extreme anxiety and depression. Listen in and hear his difficult battle to restore wholeness and healing while still traveling and ministering.  http://www.josephharrisministries.org/  https://www.lovecenter.info/ 

Ray discusses the issues of how travel can sometimes disrupt our nervous system and cause distress. Join in as he shares his recent experiences with multiple flight delays, cancelations, and divine appointments with other neurodivergent people. Listen in and hear how God sometimes provides what we need in ways that we would never expect. 

Today's conversation on Your True Identity is with Bob Hamp. Bob Hamp is the founder of Think Differently Counseling and co-founder of Think Differently Academy with his wife Polly. Besides three decades of private practice, he spent years developing a group discipleship strategy called Freedom Ministry that helped thousands of people find freedom from a broad range of struggles. Join in as he helps us understand the need to accept what is actually happening mentally and emotionally, so we don't try to deal with a spiritual problem with material answers or a material problem with spiritual answers. Bob beautifully explains how Jesus healed both the body and spirit with spiritual and material answers. Listen in and think differently.  Find more information about Bob's ministry on his website: https://tdcounseling.com/.  To view additional resources for your healing journey check out our website at: www.faithbygrace.org.

Today's conversation on Your True Identity is with Mike Hutchings. Mike has 35 years of pastoral, church planting, and "pastoring pastors" experience in a variety of church cultures. He is a leadership mentor, a pastor's coach, and an advisor to a number of leadership teams of ministries and churches. Join us as he shares his own journey of healing and how God led him to pray for someone suffering from PTSD that developed his ministry, God Heals PTSD Foundation.   Find out more information about Mike's ministry on his website: https://www.godhealsptsd.com/. View additional resources available for your inner healing journey at our website: www.faithbygrace.org/resources. 

Ray discusses surviving childhood neglect and abuse and how they may affect or cause the patterns of self-sabotage, procrastination, and inability to always do what he intends to do. He explores the acceptance of the patterns in our lives, regardless of why they exist, and how that can help us create new patterns. Whether you struggle with accomplishing the things you intend to do, this will help you.  https://www.faithbygrace.org/resources

Today's conversation on Your True Identity is with Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith. Dr. Dalton-Smith is a bestselling and award-winning author of several books including Sacred Rest, Set Free to Live Free, Come Empty, and Colorful Connections. She is a board-certified internal medicine physician, work-life integration researcher, speaker, and host of the I Choose My Best Life Podcast. Listen in as Dr. Saundra shares her journey from striving and burnout to a deep lifestyle of rest. Join in and be refreshed by her revelation of the seven different types of rest and how they can restore and recharge you.  Find more information about Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith's seven types of rest on her website: https://www.drdaltonsmith.com/.  Find more information about Identity Coaching and Faith by Grace Ministries at www.faithbygrace.org.      

Today's conversation on Your True Identity is with Molly Pastermack.  Molly is a business owner, wife, and mother of two. She was born in Michigan, but has spent time in Annapolis and New Orleans, and currently resides in Florida. Join us as she shares her journey from religious exhaustion and anger to freedom and joy. Listen in as Molly explains her discovery of her emotions, how the Word came alive to her, and her compassion for others. If you need help discovering freedom, peace, and joy for your own life find more information about tools and resources on our website: www.faithbygrace.org.

Ray discusses the important balance between accepting the reality of the limitations, illnesses, or disorders we have and having faith for healing on today's episode of Your True Identity. Whether you are dealing with unresolved trauma, tragic loss, or a biological disorder, we are all dealing with something. Ray shares the balance between acceptance and faith, and how denial causes destruction to us, our families, and our relationships.  https://www.faithbygrace.org/resources 

Shawandie is a child of God, an Identity coach, and an author who encourages women to pursue wholeness and self-discovery before marriage. Join in as she shares a vision God shared with her that helped her trust Him and begin her process of confession, forgiveness, and healing. Listen in as she shares her process of facing the mistakes she made and regrets she had on her journey to wholeness. Visit her blog at www.worthywithoutaring.com or go to https://shawandiebeale.com for more information about Identity Coaching.  To view more information about Ray's coaching and resources visit www.faithbygrace.org. 

Melissa Clark joins us on today's episode of Your True Identity. Melissa graduated with a Master's degree in Counseling and Biblical Studies from Grace University. She is licensed in the state of Texas as a Licensed Professional Counselor - Supervisor (LPC-S). In addition to counseling, she hosts a weekly podcast show, Thrive: Mental Health and the Art of Living Free. She speaks at conferences, organizations, and businesses about anxiety, identity issues, and body image. She blogs at melissaclarkcounseling.com. Melissa and her husband live in the Dallas area with their son and daughter. Listen in as Melissa shares her journey from striving and insomnia to stewarding her physical health, getting counseling for her emotional health, and getting to know her pleasing and approved identity in Christ. 

Today on Your True Identity podcast, Ray discusses tools he has learned to be able to identify, step back from, and observe ongoing painful emotions. Whether you are neurodiverse or neurotypical, we all get overwhelmed with painful emotions sometimes.  Listen in and learn how to navigate these emotions and take your life back. Ray shares with you the tools he has learned to steward emotions over many years of battling his own depression, helping thousands of other people find healing, personal encounters with God, studying psychological resources, reading scripture, and going to therapy.  Find out more about these resources at the links below.  Finding A New Normal  Identity Coaching 

Stephen De Silva joins us on today's episode of Your True Identity. Stephen has been a CPA since 1985 serving non-profits, pastors, and itinerant ministries and organizations. After two decades of learning and growing, Stephen has transitioned to create and teach full-time on the subjects of money and the prosperous soul. With a unique blend of experience, humor, and creativity, he offers the Body of Christ a fresh, Holy Spirit-inspired perspective with his biblically based financial insights. Listen in as he shares his journey of believing he was “not good,” into being comfortable in his own skin and having a powerful, humble, righteous mindset.  Find more information and resources check out the links below:   https://stephenkdesilva.com/money-and-the-prosperous-soul  https://stephenkdesilva.com/  www.faithbygrace.org 

Today's conversation on Your True Identity is with John Matarazzo. John is a TV, podcast, and video producer who was a missionary with YWAM, and now works with Charisma Media. He also hosts his own podcast, Along The Way. Join in as John shares how he recovered from ministry burnout while discerning and following God's calling in his life.   Find more information about resources at the links below:  http://AlongTheWay.Media  www.faithbygrace.org 

In today's episode, Ray discusses how our identity and what we believe affects our prophetic gifting.  Listen in as he describes how our faith perspective will direct the nature of our prophetic insight. Join in as Ray shares his prophetic journey and helps you discover how you hear from God.     If you need help with your prophetic gifting or hearing from God, consider an Identity Coaching session: https://www.faithbygrace.org/identity-coaching. 

Today's conversation on Your True Identity is with Andy Mason. Andy is the director of Heaven in Business and has written three books including God With You at Work, Dream Culture: Bringing Dreams to Life, and Finding Hope in Crazy Times: Daily Stories of Hearing God.  Andy and his wife, Janine, live in New Hope, Pennsylvania. Join in as Andy shares his revelation that God is with him that he experienced in a vision and how discovered his value and his emotions. Listen to how he discovered his codependent patterns and walked out a journey of unraveling the behaviors of pleasing others.  Find more information and resources at: faithbygrace.org 

Today on Your True Identity podcast, Ray discusses some of the many different root causes for our mental and emotional issues. There is no one-size-fits-all cause or answer for the issue you are struggling with. Listen in as Ray shares some of the tunnel vision perspectives of different healing communities and how we can expand our understanding of the diverse avenues of healing needed.    Check out some of the resources Ray talks about in this podcast at the links below: https://www.faithbygrace.org/resources  https://equip.identityrestoration.net 

Today on Your True Identity, is Hewlette Pearson. Hewlette is an author, educator, pastor, and empowerment speaker. She runs two non-profit organizations: iLove Now, Inc and Hewlette Pearson Ministries. Listen in as Hewlette shares how God woke up the need for her to know herself and live instead of performing. Join us as we discuss her process of healing and growth in accepting herself and her true identity.  

Wesley spent years working with doctors for his mental and emotional issues to no avail. Today's conversation on Your True Identity is with Wesley Cover; he and his wife, Alaina, are gospel ministers who travel and help others experience Jesus for themselves. Listen and hear how he experienced a miraculous encounter with the Lord and was delivered from the symptoms of his diagnosis. 

Today on Your True Identity podcast, Ray introduces Season Two and shares his gratitude for Season One. Join in and hear about the topics for this year and all the new guests we will have sharing their journey, their wisdom, and the tools they use to live free. 

Wrapping up a season of freedom, peace, and joy. On today's episode of Your True Identity Ray reviews this last year of conversations. He also shares what to expect next season. Join in and hear how this podcast got started and how you can pursue your dreams and take the next step in what God has called you to do. Thank you so much for joining us this season. We appreciate you! Stay connected and find more information about our ministry on our website: https://www.faithbygrace.org/.

Robert felt insane with grief from tragic loss and found help and healing in God. Today's conversation on Your True Identity is with Robert Muncy. Robert is an apostolic leader and the senior pastor of The House of Praise for All People in Greenwood, Delaware. Listen in and find hope as he shares his story of losing his daughter and how he struggled through the tremendous grief with God.  

Learn how boundaries can accelerate your maturing process. In this episode of Your True Identity podcast, Ray shares the different aspects of emotional, intellectual, spiritual, and physical boundaries. Listen in and be empowered to establish the boundaries you need to live a healthy life and mature into the fullness of your healed identity.  Find out more about Ray's latest book, Maturing into Yourself, on our website.

Today's conversation on Your True Identity is with Laura Burwick. Laura Burwick is a state-certified drug and alcohol counselor, Sozo counselor, ordained pastor, and a recovery coach with Faith by Grace. She has been working with individuals and families for the past 30-plus years helping people identify their barriers so they can heal and have life more abundantly. Listen as she shares her own family struggles that led her to need healing and gave her the inspiration to help others.