That sounds so negative right?? I know is does but when you listen to todays podcast you'll understand. With constant talk and dates of the rapture all over my Tiktok feed, I needed to say this. It was on my heart, so I shared it:)By Christina Smith McCulley

When you feel like you have your mind right, you're not overthinking things, you feel peaceful... then boom... the insecure thoughts take over. Making you questioning decisions, your faith, fears and doubts.... what are we suppose to do? Just listen to the lies of the enemy? Just take his accusations and lies? NO! We have to fight back! The battle …

Faith takes action, transformative actions, personal development, social impact, spiritual growth, unlock a world of possibilitiesBy Christina Smith McCulley

I'm so excited for this episode! Not only has it been FOREVER since I've done a podcast, but I've got my very sweet friend on here with me today for a little BIBLE talk! We discuss our past, our growing-up families, and our Heavenly family. How shame and distorted views of Earthly Fathers can mess up our perception of our Heavenly Father!…

If you're anything like me, you've always been intimated to try to read thru the Bible. I've always thought of it as overwhelming or too hard to understand, so why even start? But my goodness, how wrong I was! It's alive & better than any spicy novel! But more important than the characters, is the MAIN character! God! The Bible shows us who GOD rea…

This is something that I don't study or think about enough. But for the past 2 weeks, it's been so heavy on my heart to do a deep dive into Ephesians 6: 10-17 passage. Spiritual warfare is so real but God's been so good to us to give us the weapons we need for this lifetime. And we don't fight FOR victory, we fight FROM victory! From Jesus Christ's…

I'm guilty as well of thinking I have to wait until Jan 1st to make changes! I get excited about "new" things. New opportunities, new cars, new houses, new years.... all the "news". But In Christ, that's every day! And we take it for granted. At least I know I do! But I want to focus on every day being a NEW day with Him. A NEW opportunity for show…

How do we hear God’s voice when there’s decisions to be made? How do we know if we’re making the right decisions? How do we discern His voice from all the others voices in the busy world?By Christina Smith McCulley

Well here's another therapy session for me. Haha!! Where I pretty much just talk out my heart issues but hoping it helps you somehow too!By Christina Smith McCulley

Christmas can be stressful. That's I changed the way I did gifts a few years ago. I needed to get back my joy of the season. Now this isn't for everyone but it works for me and my family,By Christina Smith McCulley

I've started at the beginning of the Bible and I'm loving it so far. I've never read the Old Testament. God's character is shown so much right off the bat!!! And so are humans! Haha!! So many times, we make decisions based from Fear. Irrational, emotional decisions that end up NOT being the wisest! That's the stories we're going to talk about in to…

I struggle in this area. Bad. So when God told me to talk about it, I sure didn't want to. I was embarrassed, I think. Convicted, I'm sure. But that probably means I NEED to talk about it. Because anything God brings up, He wants to bring out to deal & heal it.By Christina Smith McCulley

I always get asked... How do you hear from God?? It's not that hard actually. I believe He WANTS us to hear from Him. He is a personal, living God that loves us very deeply. Don't you want to talk to YOUR children? I believe it's the same way with Him. His Word, thru people, thru that still small voice... there are lots of ways. But there are also …

I've heard it said, Perspective is Key. But really I think perspective is freedom!!! The way we see things MATTER! It matters to our spiritual walk & human walk. Mountains, storms, windshields.... they all change with a different perspective. They can go from scary to peaceful... from big to little... from fuzzy to clear. I hope you enjoy today's e…

Offense, resentment, bitterness, and unforgiveness are ALL wall blockers from us and God. Holding on to anger and hurt only hurts us. Releasing and healing IS from Jesus. It's a free gift. Serving our enemies was demonstrated by Jesus when He washed Judas's feet but HOW are we to serve our enemies when we've been hurt so bad by them?…

I had planned a different podcast today. I've been studying Judas for 2 weeks because of a post going around on Social Media. Something like... Being a Christian is not loving Jesus, it's loving Judas. At first, I was like AMEN! But then I got to really thinking. I have a "Judas" in my life right now. And I'm going to tell you.... It's HARD to show…

We always searching. Always looking. Always wanting.... that high. But really what we are looking for is Fulfillment. But there's a hole that was created by the Creator Himself that can only be filled by Him. We try in all different kinds of ways. Like jobs, children, spouses, success, looks, body image, alcohol... the list goes on and on. Let's ta…

Whoa this one was hard. Will I be judged for my admission of being addicted to vaping? Will I fail & fall back into the addition after telling everyone I'm quitting? Will this episode come across as legalistic & goody goody? Well, we're just going to leave it in God's hands. Alcohol, nicotine, drugs..... why are these the main things we think of wh…

That's a strange title right? Well my thought was that a lot of people may not think they "need" to listen to a podcast about Shame and embarrassment so I figured maybe the title would spark some interest. :):) Shame tries to be an identity. And as a Christian, that IS NOT OURS to claim! Shame keeps us in the dark. In a hole. Jesus paid a big price…

Why are birthdays so fun?? Is it because of the love and attention you get from them?? Well I hope this episode gives you a new inside and meaning to what your "birth" day actually is and why that day is so important!!!By Christina Smith McCulley

I know, I know... I have been MIA for about 3 months now! I'm so sorry! I've had 2 deaths and 2 cases of Poison Oak in the house! It's been a crazy 3 months. But I'm back today and my prayer as always is that this podcast helps you in someway and of course I pray it brings Glory to God!By Christina Smith McCulley

Ever feel like the pressure of the world is on you to "Do"? Or maybe like you're not "doing" enough for God? Do you ever get overwhelmed and just shut down? Do you ever feel discontent with your life? Well if you answered No to the above, this episode might not make sense to you:) But for me, I just needed to talk it out. I hope I didn't ramble too…

Anxiety and depression are 2 things that seem to be so heavy right now. Well, there's really never a time that anxiety can't hit us. Sometimes it's chemical and sometimes may not be. So we'll go over things that could cause anxiety and a few things we could do maybe to help! ~Christina Let's connect!! I want to hear from you! Your thoughts on the p…

Prayer: That can be a confusing word to some people. I know for me it use to be. Something so simple as talking to God can be complicated for some people. We can be scared to pray or insecure about when to pray. But prayer is powerful. It grows our faith and strengthens are relationship with Our Heavenly Father. It brings peace and wisdom into situ…

This is a hard one! Forgiveness seems almost impossible sometimes. It feels like there's no way we can let go of what was done to us! Let's talk about it!!!! WHY we should forgive and HOW to forgive!By Christina Smith McCulley

I haven't always been outspoken about my faith. I had actually walked away and never thought I'd be able to be a mouthpiece for Him again! But GOD!By Christina Smith McCulley

Why is it said... It's more blessed to give than to receive? Because it truly is! The peace and joy that comes from giving is SUCH a blessing!!!By Christina Smith McCulley

It's supposed to be a week full of joy but for a lot of people, it's a week full of stress!!! I'm going to give you 3 things you can do to help with that!By Christina Smith McCulley

No one likes to wait! I know I sure don't. Doctor's waiting rooms, a drive-thru, my RX to be filled, my kid to unload the dishwasher after asking 2 times... the list goes on and on! But WAITING on God is entirely something different. It's something we shouldn't try to "make" happen but it can be HARD to wait on something He's promised or shown us H…

I'm going to warn you, I got a little fired up in this episode. Not because I'm angry... although this episode may MAKE some people angry... but because I get tired of seeing the character of Jesus portraited in a way that doesn't line up with scripture. I don't want to say much about the episode because I want you to listen for yourself but can we…

Hi Friend! Let's be honest. We ALL go thru seasons where we don't "feel" close to God. I say "feel" because that's what it is. A feeling but not the truth. The truth is God NEVER leaves us. But honestly, my heart might know the truth but my feelings can kinda be overpowering that knowing. Did that make sense?? And although we KNOW God doesn't leave…

I really can't stand when I feel offended... Which is funny because I USE to stay offended! Offended at people, offended at stores, offended at traffic. I just stayed offended. I mean, no big deal right? Everyone gets a little offended from time to time, right? Especially NOW. It seems the whole world STAYS offended. But it IS a big deal. It's a se…

Sometimes I'll ask a question on Facebook like.... Do you ever feel jealous of others' success or lifestyle or career or ministry? Do you ever compare yourself with others? Do you ever feel insecure in certain areas? I always feel a little jealous when someone will comment... No, I never feel any of these ways. Now I'm not sure they're being comple…

Ok I know God forgives. That was the purpose of Jesus coming to Earth to pay our debt. The debt we couldn't pay. When I accept that payment as my own, then we can experience The Father's forgiveness. I get all that.... for other people. When it comes to believing it for myself, it use to get blurry. Because I knew better.... I knew Jesus but yet I …

We've all heard it said before... The mind is the battlefield! Well, the battlefield for who?? For the enemy of course! This is where he starts his attack and there's a HUGE target right on our minds! But why?? Well, if he can get you to doubt, fear, live in unforgiveness, and all the yucky things that make us feel far from God... then we walk arou…

Forgiveness... It's a commandment and boy what a hard one right? What if the person isn't sorry? What if they won't admit they're wrong? Is it ok then to withhold forgiveness? How exactly DO we forgive?? Well, today we're going to dig in deep with it! ~Christina Let's connect!! I want to hear from you! Your thoughts on the podcast or suggestions fo…

Hi Friend!!! Are you anything like me? Sometimes feeling led? I use to ask God... Why do we have emotions?? I know I'm not supposed to be ruled by them so why did you even give them to me?? But what a boring world that would be I think. We'd be like robots! I'm learning every day to NOT be led by my feelings but by Holy Spirit. I sure haven't maste…

Hey Friend!!! Well it happened! We caught it! Been avoiding it all of 2020 and 2021 but it finally found our family! What a past 2 weeks it's been! But I'll tell you all about it in today's podcast! I've missed you & so happy to be back in the land the "normal." Well as normal as I can be:) ~Christina Let's connect!! I want to hear from you! You th…

Hey My Friend..... Let's chat about FEAR! We know it's not from God but we tend to embrace it like a gift sometimes. I hate feeling fearful. It stresses me out honestly. It stresses me out & causes me to feel like I'm running around in circles. But lately, I've been experiencing it more and more. Probably because of Covid... and a vaccine and sickn…

We are in a battle. Every single day. But it's important HOW we fight these battles! Would you go to a fire with a sword? Who you fight in a war with a water hose? No! Just like battles on earth, it matters what we are fighting with!! Prayer, Praise, Faith... This is the weapons that are used in THIS war!!…

I really don't like writing my name on one of those sticker name tags they want you to wear at an event or reunion. I always feel like I write super messy on them. It's supposed to represent me right? Like, identify me? Well, yea... it gives my name... but NOT my identity. My identity is not my given name or title or what I do for a living or what …

I love kids.... well nice ones. :) But seriously, the innocence of a child is so enduring. The trust they have and the excitement they can find over almost anything is inspiring. The way they forgive quickly and don't hold grudges is encouraging. So it's no wonder, Jesus told his disciples to enter the Kingdom of Heaven, they need to come like litt…

What's first place in your life? What's your mind think most about? What do you focus on growing in your life? What is the thing you hold on tightest too? Could that thing be an idol possibly? Oh how easy it is to get distracted. At least I know for me it is! I say God is first in my life... I WANT Him first in my life, but if I don't check my hear…

Maybe you've heard the song, Good, Good Father by Chris Tomlin. If not, here's the lyrics. Oh, I've heard a thousand stories of what they think You're like But I've heard the tender whisper of love in the dead of night And You tell me that You're pleased and that I'm never alone You're a good, good Father It's who You are, it's who You are, it's wh…

In today's episode, let's talk about Forgiveness! Or more specifically, God's forgiveness. Oh how undeserving we are but oh how good He is!!! Here's a confession... I sometimes struggle with ACCEPTING that forgiveness. It just doesn't make sense to my human mind I guess. Does anyone else feel that way? But thankfully He sees our hearts and understa…

Do you find yourself WANTING to know God more but having a hard time finding the TIME or way to do it?? Me too!!!! My heart's desire is to KNOW Him, but sometimes my flesh's desire is to sleep or scroll social media or binge watch Netflix. Life is busy so we must be intentional about seeking Him! In this episode I'm going to give you 3 tips or ways…

Worrying is tiring! Worrying is stressful! But most of all, worrying is unproductive! It does nothing but make us sick and doesn't solve anything! So why do we do it? I know for me, I feel like I MUST worry or else something might happen! Like me worrying is going to somehow "save" the thing I'm worrying about. I mean, like I can control life anywa…

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