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”Even If” Faith Jul 19, 2021

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Today, we are going to the book of Daniel. One of my favorite books in the bible. The book of Daniel contains two very popular and famous bible stories: Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego being thrown into the furnace and Daniel and the lion's den. Takes you back to Sunday school, huh? As a child, you might not pick up of the deepness within each of these stories. But as an adult, after living some life, having moments you probably have felt crushed, ran over by a bulldozer, rug pulled out from under you, sky is falling struggles, stories like these can take one a whole new meaning.

Has there ever been a time in your life where you have asking God for something? You prayed hard for it. You worked hard for it. You wanted it so badly it hurt. And the answer was still “no”. You’re left feeling confused, angry, frustrated. God why was this a no?? And you’re left with more questions than answers. -- You’re the one I want to talk to today. Today, I want to plant a seed about the “even if” faith. Even if He does not...it is well with my soul faith.

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How To Find Your Kingdom Purpose Jul 12, 2021

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Thanks to good ole Tiktok (yes, I am on Tiktok!), I discovered there is a huge need for clarity on spiritual gifts and Kingdom purpose. So many people in my comments section say they struggle with even knowing what their gifts are! And more of them don't even believe they have any talents or gifts!
Oh heaven no no no! We are all given spiritual gifts! They may be different but they all come from the same Holy Spirit. So I wanted to share my story about how I grew up thinking I was lacking in the spiritual gifts department too. I used to believe everyone else has superior gifts than me, and that my skills were just ordinary. They weren't kingdom purpose skills. But now I realize that all of those thoughts were lies from the enemy. The enemy knew I was created with great kingdom purpose! And he tried to take me out of the game at an early age.
But God was victorious!! So if you need guidance on how to discover and identity your spiritual gifts and how they can be used for the kingdom, this is the episode for you. Enjoy!
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Keep The Main Thing The Main Thing Jul 05, 2021

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Today, I want to talk about a sentence that has stuck with me since I was a teenager. I grew up in church and I remember having a guest pastor come and speak. His name was Peter Lord (literally had to text me mom and ask her to remind me because for the life of me, I couldn’t remember.) And in one of his sermons he said “you have to keep the main thing the main thing”. I have never forgotten that simple sentence. You have to keep the main thing the main thing.

In our walk with God, we have to remember to keep the main thing the main thing. And the main thing is God. The main thing is not us. We are not the main characters in this story. We are role players. It’s not that we are not important to God. He loves us so much, He sent His son Jesus to die for our sins. Oh we are so important to Him. But, we are not the main thing. God is the main thing. And in everything we do, we have to keep the main thing the main thing. We have to keep God the priority. Our actions should be for God first. Our thoughts should please God first. Our prayers should praise and honor God, first. But, as humans full of sin and fault, we can lose sight of keeping the main thing the main thing, can we not? We can fall into this cycle of being a part time Christian but fully expecting God to be for us full time. Our prayers become all about “give me give me give me” and never once even thinking about having gratitude. We talk how we want to talk. Dress how we want to dress. Say what we want to say. Do what we want to do. And we can get so comfortable, we forget to keep the main thing the main thing.

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Let The Devil Know Not Today Jun 28, 2021

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Today, I am offering a challenge. It is a challenge to be humble, to have a softened heart, opened ears, and pray real quick for some discernment to be aware of what I want to teach you today. Because this might challenge some of you to release things that you have held onto for a really long time. And even though you have held onto it like a comfort blanket, you also don’t like how it makes you feel. I am talking about all the default emotions your mind is currently set you. Specifically the negative default emotions like: anger, frustration, resentment towards other people, self-loathing, the feeling that you’re not good enough, the shame and guilt you hold onto, anything that pushes you to be lazy and lack action, anything that causes an excess of anxiety and worry, *insert any negative emotion that does not allow you the mental capacity to live fully whole and loved and joyful in Christ because it takes up way too much of your mental RAM drive*

Do you have your negative default emotions identified yet? Ok good. You ready?

Your current negative default emotions are your areas in your life that you need to (at the risk of sounding cliche) let go and Let GOD. You have been in agreement with those dark emotions for far too long. It’s time to stop agreeing with them. Stop agreeing with the lies in your head that the enemy put there with the sole purpose of keeping you from completing your purpose!! If the thought or emotion goes against God’s word, if it makes you believe in an identity that contradicts who God says you are, then it is a default setting you need to DELETE RIGHT NOW. It is not an innocent thing. It is full blow spiritual warfare and you are drawing the line in the sand right now, sister.
It’s time to shove those negative emotions back in the devil’s face! Yes sis! Take those emotions and hurl them back in the enemy’s direction and say “Take these back! They’re yours, not mine!” Today, we are going to learn how to redirect our emotions so we control them, they don’t control us!

The enemy intended to harm you with it. But God intended to turn it into good!

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Imitating Christ’s humility Jun 21, 2021

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Today, I want to talk about humility. I feel like this is a topic that isn’t touched as much as others, but it certainly is something we need more of in this world. Just do any quick search in google or Pinterest and so many of the self-help quotes you see are so self absorbed and self-involved. “Focus on just you” was one of them. “”Focus on yourself, don’t get lost in other people” was another. “Find yourself” “”It doesn’t matter what others are doing but what you are doing.” And while all of that definitely sounds good to our ears (because it feeds into our flesh), at its core, “focus on self” is not anything Jesus would do.

So today, I want to talk about humility and, hopefully, just help you develop a new perspective that goes away from self and towards others.

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How Do I Share About Jesus? Jun 14, 2021

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Today, we are going to tackle a topic that, honestly, I feared for most of my teenage years. Maybe fear isn’t the right word, but I had a lot of questions on it. It was the term disciple. I would hear Matt. 4:19 said in church “And He said unto them, “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men.” And we would talk about the great commission in Matt 26:19-20 “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.”

But internally, I would be like “what does that even mean for me? Does that mean I just invite my friends to church? Do it mean I have to be this weird, awkward Christian who only would talk about Jesus?” I pictured this nerd in the corner with glasses (ironically, I do wear glasses!).
And deep down, I was afraid of what people would think of me. I’ve said it many times before on the podcast, but I am a recovering people pleaser. I just wanted to fit in with the popular kids. I honestly thought some of the kids in my youth group who were “on fire for God” were a little weird and a little strange. And the idea of being a disciple for Christ, spread the gospel and the good news was a huge question mark for me even into my early adult years. What does it mean to spread the good news? Maybe you want to share Jesus with more people but you don’t know how? Because you also don’t want to be accused of “shoving it down their throats” either, right? “Stop pushing your religion on me.” I want to share Jesus. I want to spread the good news. It has done so much for me!

But. How?

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Why do I feel like something is still missing? Jun 07, 2021

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Today’s devotional was inspired by one of my favorite songs. If you don’t know this song, you need to go download it. It is by Elevation Worship called “graves to gardens”. These are the lyrics that got me.

“I searched the world But it couldn't fill me. Man's empty praise And treasures that fade Are never enough. Then You came along And put me back together. And every desire Is now satisfied Here in Your love.”

So this is for anyone who struggles with self-confidence. You worry about what other people think of you. Maybe you feel like something is missing inside of you and nothing quite seems to fill the void: you’ve tried relationships, material possessions, money, hustle, success, and no matter what you put there, there is always this empty feeling like there is something more. There is still something missing.

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Bonus Episode- BEAUTIFULLY ENOUGH MENTORING IS LAUNCHING!!! Jun 03, 2021

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Are you ready to thrive in your confidence and have true passion in your faith? Are you ready to draw closer to Him and have that intimate relationship with the Lord? Are you tired and done with just going through the motions of a Christian life? Do you need the accountability and community of other Christian women?
Join my private and exclusive mentoring group! This mentoring group is meant to provide Christian women with a community of like-minded, God-fearing women. In Titus 2:3-5, elder women are instructed to teach and mentor the younger women on Godly women behavior, to be "teachers of beautiful things".

"Likewise with the female elders, lead them into lives free from gossip and drunkenness and to be teachers of beautiful things. This will enable them to teach the younger women[c] to love their husbands, to love their children, and to be self-controlled and pure, taking care of their household and being devoted to their husbands. By doing these things the word of God will not be discredited." - Titus 2:3-5 TPT

As mentoring members you receive:
-Access to an exclusive mentoring FB group
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-Automatic access to my full course "The Beautifully Enough School" found in our FB group. The course teaches the importance of a strong foundation of faith, helps you grow your inner confidence, and leaves you with a deeper and closer relationship with God.

$29 a month / Only 100 spots available each month. Text “coaching” to Val at 325-227-3238 or DM her in Instagram for details!

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Where Is The Comfort, God? May 31, 2021

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Currently, you could be in one of 3 places: currently in the dark valley, just got out of the valley, or you’re about to walk through the valley. Am I right? Sometimes, life can really feel like one big dark valley. And it’s real, it hurts, it brings fear into your life, it might even take some of that God given confidence, joy and peace away from you. All of that is real to you and you are seeking comfort from God.

You know He is a God of comfort. You know you need to trust His ways are higher than your ways. You know to turn to Him when you are feeling like you’re in that dark valley. You might even remember this verse and have prayed some sort of version for yourself. “Lord, I come to you for comfort. You tell me that your rod and your staff comfort me. I need that comfort right now.” -- And then you wait...and wait...and wait...and wait...and the comfort never seems to come. The pain is still there. The struggle is still there. The exhaustion is still there. And then we ask the same question “God, you told me you would comfort me. But I feel zero comfort. My pain is still there. My struggle is still there. I’m still feeling mentally exhausted and I have little peace and joy. I don’t think you have heard me God. I feel like you have forgotten me, Lord. I don’t matter much to you, do I?”

But here is what I want to bring to light: the word “comfort” in this passage does not mean God will take away the pain and suffering. Can God just take it away like “that”? Absolutely He can. Does He chose to leave it there? Yep, He does that too. Comfort is not the absence of the pain, like we like to think it is. At least when it’s used in the bible, that typically is not what it means.

Worldly comfort is the comfort we want. Zero pain. Zero suffering. Easy living. No struggles. But Spiritual comfort is what we need, because it requires us to rely on God. It is not a lack of pain and struggle, but becoming strengthened and reinvigorated, reinforced, by God! It’s knowing we cannot do any of this on our way, whether in the dark valley or sitting pretty. We need God. And His comfort means He gives us the strength required to keep walking through the valley until you make it to the other side!
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Never Too Far Gone May 24, 2021

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Today, we are going to dive into God’s grace, mercy and forgiveness. Perhaps there is some past sin in your life that is like a dark cloud hovering over your head. Or perhaps it’s not in the past but it’s very much in the present, right now today. It is a huge source of shame and guilt. You’re definitely not proud of it. It might even make you feel like you’re too far from God’s forgiveness. It’s just something that no matter how much to pursue Him, how much you read your Bible, how much you go to church, even how much you ask for forgiveness, it still feels like a shameless letter A across your chest. Maybe it’s sexual immorality whether that be outside of marriage, an affair, lust, pornography. Maybe it’s not very good Christian living like partying, too much alcohol, drug use, anything that makes you not sober minded. Maybe it’s an abortion from your past. Maybe it’s something that was done to you, out of your control. I know these are super deep, and dark topics to talk about, but sometimes we need to talk about them. We need to know that we are not alone. We need to know other women struggle with the same shame and guilt from sins in our lives that we really would just like to sweep under the rug and never speak of again. But there is no healing and there is no freedom when we do that. So, I am willing to get a little uncomfortable if you are.

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