Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. Walk with us as we take you into the grit of life. Together we have been through cancers, loss, fostering, co-parenting, and the list goes on. We laugh, we cry and we use God's strength and scripture to try and encourage you to draw closer to God.
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. Teaching comes with great responsibility. The Bible talks about how people will be held to what we teach others, especially when it comes to children. Jesus says in Matthew 18:6 "but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a millstone fast…
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. We had our first speaking engagement! Oh, how we were blessed! It was a great event and we are in awe of the fact that God used us for this. We were able to hear from women who were talking about the battles they were going through. How they could relate to the message we were giving. We prayed so h…
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. We are not the ones who were called to convict others! We are called to love. We, as Christians, are to keep each other accountable, but God does not want us to attack each other for our choices. We let God do the convicting! The Holy Spirit will start working on us for our own refinement. It’s not …
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Trusting God Through Life’s Disappointments
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. To paraphrase Lysa TerKeurst, who said it well, “The gap between our expectations and reality is where our disappointment lies.” It’s natural to expectations in life and have a picture of how things are supposed to be, but when those things don’t happen we get disappointed. We as Christian’s need to…
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. The question in our hearts should always be, “What is God asking from me”. Sometimes that means, what is he asking us to give up. Christina was contemplating this in this episode. She was feeling a personal conviction to not celebrate Halloween anymore. Now we are not saying you should do what she i…
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. We all try and find our worth in worldly things or achievements at some point in our lives. Often people will search after success in a secular way. I’ve been there. Do I have a good enough job yet, do I make enough money, have a husband, a home? These things can all be great but we will never get t…
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. The book of Revelations seems like a very scary book, but it is a book full of hope and mercy! One day, there will be a rapture of Christians. People will be together and one person will get pulled up and off the Earth and one will get left. God is going to collect His people. So what does that mean…
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. God often uses the unlikely people to do his will. Those who are considered less in society and in a worldly sense. These are often the people that God rises up to do great things! In the Bible, God uses prostitutes, the sick, the poor, and woman! He uses those the world sees are less than. God take…
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. We as Christians should not be storing up things for moths and rust to destroy. We have to trust that God will provide what we need without having to hoard things. This only causes things to get dusty and clutter things up, or even to be ruined. We have both struggled with this and in our walk with …
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. "The Kingdom of God has come near to you" It is our obligation as Christians, yes obligation, to be strong for the weak. We spread the Gospel to others with the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Not everyone will accept being told about God. We cannot allow that to deter us, and we cannot take it persona…
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. What legacy do you see that you are going to leave behind? Some may say money, others will say my success, and some might say my knowledge. The legacy above all, is to leave a legacy of our testimony of Jesus. How we lived our lives and how that influenced those around us, especially our children! D…
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. God says he will leave the 99 to come and find the one! As the song, “Rescue” by Lauren Daigle says, “I will send out and Army, to find you in the middle of the darkest night. It’s true, I will rescue you.” One day, as Melissia was listening to this song, it clicked with her about just who is enlist…
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. It went and happened. Shealyn, the one who made Melissia a mom has grown up! She is 18 and graduated high school. Off to college and in love. As our first guest ever, Shealyn talks to her mom and aunt about trusting God. Being a part of a young couple, she talks about the importance of looking to Go…
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. No church is perfect, because imperfect people are there. Just because we are Christian, does not mean that we won’t mess up. We will! Then what? We need to be accountable to each other and work it out. If you are being called to a different church, then follow that. Don’t allow people to get in the…
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. Remember, God is always with us. Melissia and Christina talk about how God has been moving in their lives lately. How God shows up even for the mundane of life. God knows our needs and He loves us! They have a chat about the kids going back to school and about some interesting ways of studying the B…
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. Even as God following Christians, we have to overcome fear and anxieties. We are called to persevere not only through our struggles with these, but also to have the courage to answer God's calling to us. To be able to get up on that stage when needed. To make a podcast if that's what he is asking of…
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. There is a great quote from Christian author, Jennie Allen that says, “Great people do not do great things; God does great things through surrendered people.” If we want to walk in the path God has for us, it takes surrender! We as Christians need to die to self. Which means that we are not the impo…
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. We need to be firm in our Faith. Not to be afraid to share the real Gospel Truth with love! We are not loving someone when we ignore our sins. Allowing others to believe false doctrine can be the difference in their Salvation. Our sins also hurt our relationship with God. We are not loving fellow Ch…
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. Sometimes as Christians it feels like God is punishing us or as if God doesn’t love us because of the struggles we go through. God is there for us, even in the struggles. He has an understanding that is not for us and He has the best plan for us. We can’t know the ways for God as he tells us in the …
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. What does it mean to remember the Sabbath? God rested on the 7th day after 6 days of creation. Do you think the maker of the universe needed a break? Probably not. God reflected on all he had made. We need that time in our week to recharge. We need to remember who God is and regain the strength to c…
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. Proud to be an American. How many times have you said this in your life? If you are from America, I'm sure you have said or thought similar. If you are not from America, it is the same for where you are. Where is your allegiance? Is your allegiance to your country about that of the allegiance you gi…
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. Oh, to be remembered like Tabitha a woman in the book of Acts. Those who knew her, not only mourned the loss of her, but the loss of all she did for everyone. If we could only be remembered that way, what a great compliment that would be! “She was full of good works and acts of charity”. She was a d…
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. Life can be overwhelming, Christian or not. Although, as Christians we have the advantage of having God to look to for help. God is faithful and will help us through any overwhelming times or heavily burdened times we will have. We need to remember to look to him. Read the Bible and seek his guidanc…
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. No matter where we are in life, we as Christians are called to love those around us, to be in community and to share the love of Jesus. When we feel like we are not in the place where we might end up, our own personal exile you might say, just keep loving. Keep building each other up. Make a life wh…
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. We raise our children in hopes that when it’s time for them to go, they are ready. Ready for the world and ready to serve God without you. Did we teach them enough? Did we share enough of our wisdom? Even when we believe they have a good start, it’s still hard to let them move on to the next step. W…
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. I’m sure we all have experienced someone not liking them. Some people may not like the way we look, the way we talk, our religion. Christina and Melissia discuss how it feels when someone attacks your character. How that can be the worse of all attacks. It’s like they are saying something is wrong w…
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. Parenting can be so hard. Anyone who’s done it, knows that. Christina and Melissia talk in this episode about how parenting kids that have had significant trauma in their lives can leave the child with behaviors that are not typical of other children. Often self sabotaging their own wellbeing instea…
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. Have you ever thought, “Where do I belong?” Chances are, that you probably have. It’s a longing we have inside of us to seek others and have a need to belong and be liked. In the book by Jeannie Allen, “Find Your People”, she talks about how we are physically, emotionally, and spiritually hardwired …
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. Christina and Melissia talk about the Marriage Retreat that they just went on with their husbands as well as just marriage in general. The theme of the marriage retreat was running your race. Marriage is hard and if we are not putting God at the center of it, it can lead to the end for many. God wan…
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. Christina and Melissia catch up with each other. Being sisters who also happen to host a podcast together, often leaves them in podcast mode with each other. Life is crazy for both of them. Talking about kids, decluttering their lives, and the upcoming getaway weekend with their husbands at their ch…
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. When we are putting anything before God, that is idolatry. We create our own idols. It doesn’t have to be the great golden calf or something we are literally bowing down to, to be an idol. Anything that we are putting in front of God, we are in a sense worshiping. And aren’t we bowing to them? Servi…
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. Do you ever have people in your life that it seems God has just placed there? We need to appreciate those people, even if they don’t stay long. Some people are placed in our lives for a lifetime, while others are for only a short time. God knows what we need and who we need at each season. We should…
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. We need to remember when Jesus returns we are not going to miss it! He will come like a thief in the night but also he will be heard and known! Before he comes people will say, “There he is it’s Jesus”. Do not be fooled. We will know when Jesus returns! We need to be ready, share Jesus with others, …
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Is it Okay to Exclude People From Your Life?
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. As Christians should we be excluding people from our lives, our situations, or even our church? Well, let's begin by saying we should be treating all people with love. Showing others the love of Jesus is a staple of Christianity. So why then are we asking the question of exclusion? Sometimes we need…
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. In this episode Christina and Melissia will take you through each day of Holy Week. They share some scripture and discuss it. Holy week is the week leading up to Easter, Resurrection Sunday. There were misconceptions from many of the early Jews that Jesus would come as a military leader. Wanting to …
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. Often, we do not know what exactly God's will is for us. We may feel a calling from God and dive in feet first, without waiting for God's timing. How often do we muddy things up trying to take control of the situation instead of trusting God to lead us through. While waiting we should be seeking wis…
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. The definition of encourage is to inspire with courage, spirit, and hope. We as Christians are called to encourage. The Bible talks of the importance of lifting each other up throughout scripture. It is easy to see the negative in a person’s actions, their personality, whatever it is that doesn’t ap…
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. Our prayer life is so important. Without prayer, our walk with God becomes stale. Keeping a constant communication open with God is a vital way of knowing which way God is calling you. We need to seek God's guidance in all aspects of our life. Even when we lose our keys or feel nervous in a strange …
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Heavy is the Head that Wears the Crown! The Story of Saul and David
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. God often uses the least of these, over and over. The one who not many, if any at all, would expect to do great things. These are often the ones God calls up to do the big things. Kind of like two sisters who decided God was calling them to Podcast. Ha! In this episode they talk about David who was …
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. Have you ever lost yourself in a song praising our God? It can be such an overwhelming but amazing feeling. It can be such a personal experience and feels like you are somehow more closely connected to God. The Bible talks about singing and dancing and praising God with song. The Bible also talks ab…
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. Christina and Melissia are going to battle for God hosting this Podcast. When we go to battle for God we need to expect and be prepared for the spiritual battle that is sure to emerge. In this episode, they speak of just such a night. Christina and Melissia were under severe attack, each separately,…
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. Spiritual growth is one of the most important things Christians need to seek after. Of course, accepting the Holy Spirit and being baptized are the most important. This is how you are saved and get to go to heaven! BUT then what? Do you just stay the same? Do you go to church and hear the sermon and…
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. When God called us to this ministry, we never imagined the podcast could and would reach 8 different countries! God’s reach has no limits! It helps us know that we are actually on the right path and that this is in fact what God called us to do! This is so far above us! That is part of discernment w…
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. It’s really easy to only think in terms of what is important to ourselves when we are making plans for our lives. There is a better way. God’s plan is better than anything we could think up for ourselves. He knows all the things about us and he is for our good. So why is it sometimes so hard to seek…
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What the Bible Says About Church- Part Two
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. No church is perfect, because people are not perfect. Melissia and Christina continue to talk about what the Bible says about church. Church is the place we go to worship God and to be in community with each other. We need that. We need each other, to remain accountable and learn from one another. F…
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What the Bible Says About Church- Part One
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. So what is the Importance of the church? A church’s mission should be the same as Christ’s mission. Churches are not going to be perfect because none of us are perfect, only Jesus is perfect. The Bible has always stressed community, from the Old Testament to the New Testament. We are called to be in…
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God Wants to Protect Us in Our Relationships
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Send us a text Christian. Sisters. Best Friends. God doesn’t have rules just because he thinks it sounds nice. He tells us to follow certain rules to protect us, to protect others, and to keep us on the path he wants us to be on. Think of it like this, when we ask our kids to make sure their homework is done, is it just to give rules? No, it’s to m…
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. This episode has all the feels. Life gets really hard sometimes. Forgetting to look to God when we are struggling is sometimes too easy to do. Unzipping the case to your Bible and praying might be all you can muster some days. We need to stand in the gap for the people in our lives that may not be a…
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends. The first nativity scene was believed to be created in 1223, over a millennia after Jesus was born. St. Francis of Assisi created the first nativity scene in the medieval village of Greccio, Italy. It was a reenactment meant to educate people about the birth of Jesus. I'm sure you yourself have seen…
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Send us a text Christians. Sisters. Best Friends If you have an opportunity to join a Bible Study, do it! You can learn so much about the Bible, start connecting dots and growing as a Christian. Although, thats not all the connections you can gain with your fellow Christians and the discussions you might have! It may get you to dig even deeper! In …
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