What if God isn't asking you to give something up because it's bad, but because He's offering something better?
In this reflective and honest episode of Echoes of Impact, Briana and Cherise sit down for a heart-to-heart conversation to welcome a new year and explore what it looks like to listen closely when God invites us into something deeper. Together, they talk about words for the year, identity, obedience, and the quiet ways God confirms His direction in our lives.
Briana shares her journey of giving up alcohol for six months—not out of shame or obligation, but out of obedience—and what God revealed to her through that season. Cherise reflects on the vision God gave her for the year ahead and how Scripture, confirmation, and everyday rhythms have shaped her sense of renewal and hope.
Together, Briana and Cherise explore what it means to surrender something that may be good in order to receive something better, and how faithfulness often unfolds one small, intentional step at a time.
Choosing a word for the year and allowing it to unfold prayerfully
How God confirms His invitations through Scripture, repetition, and timing
Briana's experience giving up alcohol for a season and what it revealed spiritually, emotionally, and relationally
The difference between something enhancing what's already good versus becoming a way to cope
Identity, obedience, and trusting God with both public and private decisions
Encouragement for anyone sensing God's nudge to pause, surrender, or listen more closely
"Sometimes God isn't asking you to give something up because it's bad, but because He's offering something better."
"You don't really see what something has become until you stop."
Have you ever felt God invite you into something deeper—even when what you had felt good or familiar?
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