She Found Joy Podcast

She Found Joy #4: Stephanie May Wilson: Living Your Best Life Now

August 6, 2018 • 2 Comments

Stephanie May Wilson joins me today for She Found Joy #4. Stephanie is an author, blogger and speaker who is passionate about helping others have awesome relationships with God, friends, significant others, work and themselves.

In this episode, Stephanie and I chat about:

How to live every season of life to the fullest, whether you’re single or married.
The joy that comes with serving others.
Where true contentment comes from.
How to make and keep friends as an adult.
Ways to minister to one another during hard times.

My favorite quote from our conversation? “The grass isn’t always greener on the other side … it’s just different. Our job is to water our own grass on our own side of the fence … Feel the grass underneath us, walk around barefoot. Lay down and look at the sky. Experience the season God has you in and see what you can learn from it.”

I truly hope this episode touches your heart in some way! Enjoy the show.

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She Found Joy #3: Amy Elaine: Becoming a Victory Girl

July 23, 2018 • Leave a Comment

Amy Elaine Martinez joins me today for She Found Joy #3. Amy Elaine is an inspirational speaker, radio show host and Bible teacher. Her ministry is devoted to helping women with heart-shattered lives become whole again in Christ.

In this episode, Amy Elaine encourages us to feel empowered in our faith by living from the place of victory Jesus so graciously gave us through His work on the cross.

I love the way Amy Elaine describes victorious living, “The victorious part of walking with Jesus is that we aren’t who we were yesterday.” Amen! Victory in Jesus is what we experience when we allow God to work and move in and transform our hearts and mind through the power of the Holy Spirit at work within us!

In addition to talking about victorious living, we also talk about: how to help others live victoriously in Christ; the importance of prayer when we are in the middle of a battle; and how saying yes to God in the little things can lead to bigger things for His glory.

A challenge from today’s podcast — Look in the mirror and repeat after me: I AM VICTORIOUS IN CHRIST! Yes, I, (name), am victorious because He lives. Today, I renounce the lies the enemy is throwing at me to try and make me feel defeated. Instead, I am clinging to the promise of victory I know Jesus died to give me. God, help me live from a place of victory and triumph over the enemy!

Enjoy the show!

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Becoming a Victory Girl book

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She Found Joy #2: Katie Reid: There’s No Shame in Being Made Like Martha

July 11, 2018 • 12 Comments

Katie Reid joins me today for She Found Joy #2. Katie is a dear friend, author, speaker, wife and mom (AND, she’s speaking at the Nashville, Tennessee and Elkhart, Indiana She Found Joy events this fall!) Her book, Made Like Martha: Good News for the Woman Who Gets Things Done released yesterday, July 10, which also happened to be my birthday … so, you know, it was basically one of the best days of the year!

In this episode, Katie invites modern Marthas everywhere to exchange try-hard striving for hope-filled freedom without abandoning our doer’s hearts in the process.

As a child and young adult Katie knew she was saved by grace, but regardless of that head knowledge, she spent years living like it was her works that make her worthy. Over time however, God began to show her that she didn’t have to earn the love she already had from Jesus. In this time of spiritual growth, she realized was enough regardless of how many things she crossed off of her to-do list. She was enough because of what Christ did on the cross. And guess what? So are you. You are enough in Christ.

In addition to talking about living like we’re enough, we also talk about: learning to serve within the strength God given us, not the strength we wish we had; how to rest while we work; the importance of praying bold and unedited prayers; and the power of faith.

Katie tells Marthas, “God isn’t asking us to shed our efficiency or put down our to-do lists forever. He wants us to get things done, but He wants us to do those things as a response to His love … not as a means to try and earn the love that we actually already have in Him.”

I pray this show encourages you to live in the present as you embrace your identity as a beloved daughter of Christ. Enjoy!

P.P.S. We are giving away a copy of Katie’s book to one lucky listener! Simply comment below with your favorite takes away from the podcast to enter!!!

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She Found Joy tour information
Unafraid Book

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She Found Joy #1: Carey Scott: Living Unafraid and Authentic

July 2, 2018 • Leave a Comment

Today is a super exciting day, 1) because my sweet friend Carey Scott is joining me on the podcast and 2) this is the first episode since rebranding my ministry from “Finding Joy” to “She Found Joy!”

One of the reasons I love Carey is because she’s devoted to honesty and authenticity, and she’s all about helping other women live untangled, uncommon and unafraid lives. (Those adjectives also happen to be the names of her bestselling books, with her most recent book Unafraid: Be You. Be Authentic. Find the Grit and Grace to Shine releasing July 1.)

In this episode, Carey and and I talk about what it means to live authentic — to live a life that’s deeply rooted in Christ and the identity He gave us through His work on the cross.

I love what Carey had to say about learning how to filter the messages the world sends us about ourselves through God’s Word. “We have to settle in us the biblical truths of “This is who I am in this very moment … This is what God says about me.” Now, this is a tall order because the world tells us that we aren’t good enough … but I encourage women to ask themselves, “What is the lie I am believing about my identity?” and then filter it through what God’s Word says about us. For example, let’s say the world says you’re a failure but God says you’re blank.”

Carey challenges us all to take 24 hours and write down all the negative things we say or think about ourselves and then ask God to tell us the truth of who we really are in Him. Y’all. This is a powerful exercise, and I highly recommend you join us in doing this! Enjoy the show.

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She Found Joy tour information
Unafraid Book

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Finding Joy #55: Barb Roose: Winning the Worry Battle Once and for All

April 23, 2018 • 5 Comments

Today is a super exciting day, 1) because one of my best friends, Barb Roose is joining me on the podcast and 2) while this episode marks the end of the “Finding Joy” season of my ministry, it marks the beginning of an amazing new frontier, and I couldn’t imagine a better way to wrap this chapter up than with Barb.

Don’t worry, I’ll still be podcasting, writing and speaking. But I’m going to take a break for a little while as I get ready to share with y’all the NEW THING God has spoken over me and my ministry. I can’t wait until the day comes for me to unveil all of this to you, but until then, don’t miss my incredible conversation with Barb (and while I’m taking a break, feel free to catch up on the other 54 episodes too!) OK, onto today’s show.

Barb Roose joins me today for Finding Joy #55. Barb is not only one of my best friends, but she’s also an amazing speaker and the author of several books, including the recently released Joshua: Winning the Worry Battle book and Bible Study companion.

As you’ll hear in our conversation today, Barb spent years struggling to get a grip on the worries, anxieties and mental movies that attacked the victorious position she had been given in Christ. People told her to “just pray about it and trust God,” but the worries remained. Barb’s journey in overcoming worry led her to write books that would provide others with practical techniques and biblical tools to win the worry battle once and for all.

In this episode, Barb and and I talk about those books and discuss practical strategies to beat worry and claim God’s victory in this fight of faith—day in and day out. We also talk about the value in learning to view uncertainty from God’s perspective rather than our own. Uncertainty can drive us mad if we let it, but Barb has found another way to deal with the unknowns of the life.

I love what Barb had to say regarding the breakthrough she had in learning to change her perspective and get comfortable with uncertainty. “I came to a point where I realized that God has no cliffhangers,” she says. “And if he has no cliffhangers, that means we can trust that the information He’s given us is all we can handle for right now. And the rest of the uncertainties? Well, when it is time, He will let us know what else we need to know and give us what we need.”

I hope you enjoy our conversation, and please don’t miss the chance to enter to win a copy of Barb’s latest book below!

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Barb’s first podcast episode with me

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Finding Joy #54: Christy Mobley: Callings, Anxiety and the Power of Perspective

April 16, 2018 • 2 Comments

Christy Mobley joins me today for Finding Joy #54. Christy is a wife, mom, grandma, speaker and blogger and she’s also speaking at the Finding Joy Ladies Night Out Jacksonville event happening on Oct. 2!

As you’ll hear in our conversation today, Christy never thought she’d be blogging and speaking, but now that she’s stepped into the calling God placed on her life, she can see how God was working behind the scenes all along to equip her for the next thing. If God has planted a dream in your heart but it hasn’t come into fruition yet, I think you’re really going to be encouraged by our conversation.

In addition to talking about how God equips us to fulfill His purposes, Christy and I talk about anxiety disorders and how Jesus helps us find joy in the journey of navigating mental health. One of my favorite takeaways from today’s show is the part where Christy and I spend a little time talking about how to approach our struggles with a more powerful, positive perspective. Here’s what we came up with: Instead of focusing on the negative thoughts we have about the situation (I can’t do this, this is going to ruin me), we shift our focus to something more like, “God, I don’t like this struggle, but I claim your peace. I’m going to trust you, and I can’t wait to see how you are going to fix this.”

Christy encourages us to approach prayer like we know that God hears us and is already going to answer us — because He does and He will!