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There Is FreedomThere Is FreedomHow To Grow A Hunger For GodIn this episode, we’re talking about how to develop a hunger and a fire for God — especially when life is busy, and spiritual appetites are low. Our hunger is our responsibility. When we constantly fill up on distractions — even things that seem important — we lose our appetite for what truly nourishes us. Just like eating junk food can ruin your hunger for a healthy meal, a heart filled with noise won’t crave the stillness of His presence. What we sow grows.So I read from the parable of the sower — a story Jesus told about how the cond...2025-06-0632 minThere Is FreedomThere Is FreedomIn-Between SeasonsEver felt like God was holding out on you? I thought so too—until I saw what He was really doing!In this episode, we get real about the in-between seasons—those frustrating times when the promise hasn’t arrived and the future feels uncertain. I share how God uses waiting seasons to uncover the limiting beliefs that are holding us back from fully trusting Him.What if the delay isn’t a denial, but an invitation? An invitation to deeper surrender, deeper trust, and the kind of freedom that only comes when you realise that once you trul...2025-04-1724 minThere Is FreedomThere Is FreedomSurrenderHave you ever worked tirelessly toward a goal, only to realise the cost was too high? Maybe your relationships suffered, or you ended up feeling drained and exhausted.In this episode on surrender, Lisa explores how waiting on God’s perfect timing leads to blessings that enrich our lives without added sorrow. She shares how, once we experience the presence of Jesus, the things we once clung to—whether a career, a relationship, the need for validation, or our own expectations—begin to lose their grip on us in the light of His presence, a far more secure...2025-03-1722 minThere Is FreedomThere Is FreedomPart Two: Breaking Free From Old Habits— “Your Sins Are Forgiven”In Part two of our Breaking Free episode, we dive into the first thing Jesus tells the lame man He heals at the pool of Bethesda: “Your sins are forgiven.” Lisa gets personal, sharing a moment when she realized that true repentance doesn’t glorify what we’ve been forgiven of—it turns us in the opposite direction. She unpacks how our faith and belief in God’s forgiveness are reflected in the way we live. She closes with a powerful reminder: when God asks us to leave something behind, it’s because He has something new for us to step into. 2025-03-0313 minThere Is FreedomThere Is FreedomPart One: Breaking Free From Old Habits— “Pick Up Your Mat and Walk” to New LifeIn the first part of a two-part series on transformation, Lisa unpacks Jesus’ command to the lame man at the pool of Bethesda: “Pick up your mat and walk.” She gets real about her own journey, sharing practical ways we can take action when God calls us to change—whether that means letting go of old habits, stepping into new opportunities, and surrounding ourselves with people who will encourage and support change. Lisa reminds us that the struggles we’ve faced aren’t wasted—God often uses them to shape your testimony and be an example to others walking a similar path...2025-02-2420 minThere Is FreedomThere Is FreedomPart Two With Malika: How to Live A Spirit Led LifeIn this second part of my conversation with my big sister Malika, we dive into what it means to share in the sufferings of Christ and how that shapes our lives. We also explore how to walk the walk of faith, even in moments when we feel faithless. If the journey of faith depends on hearing God’s voice, how do we recognize when He speaks. Malika shares practical ways she hears God’s voice, and I add a few insights of my own. I pray this episode blesses and encourages you! 2025-01-1323 minThere Is FreedomThere Is FreedomPart One With Malika: How to Live A Spirit Led LifeYay! My big sister Malika has finally joined me on the podcast. Her visit last week gave us the perfect chance to sit down for a chat. Malika has such a pure heart for living in right relationship with God. This discussion was so rich, I had to break it into two episodes. In this first part, Malika opens up about her journey of leaving behind a successful music career to follow God’s calling—what that decision taught her, why it’s not a path everyone is called to, and how God meets each of us right where we are...2024-12-2023 minThere Is FreedomThere Is FreedomGod Wants To Live In YouThere is a belief in the world today that God lives in all of us. The truth is that God wants to live in all of us but, whether or not He does, is a choice you get to make. This episode culminates a three-part discussion on why God wants to live inside of you and, how that supernatural reality becomes possible. Lisa also shares her story of how she struggled with the thought of holiness and how, the Spirit of Christ within us takes us on a miraculous journey of transformation that otherwise seems impossible. 2024-12-0642 minThere Is FreedomThere Is FreedomGod Wants to Live In YouThere is a belief in the world today that God lives in all of us. The truth is that God wants to live in all of us but, whether or not He does, is a choice you get to make. This episode culminates at three part discussion on why God wants to live inside of you and, how that supernatural reality becomes possible. Lisa also shares her story of how she struggled with the thought of holiness and how, the Spirit of Christ within us takes us on a miraculous journey of transformation that otherwise seemed impossible. 2024-11-2943 minThere Is FreedomThere Is FreedomSpiritual Warfare: Discerning Good vs EvilToday, Lisa picks up where we left off; in the Garden of Eden. Satan comes to tempt Adam and Eve to disobey God to attain a so-called equality and God-like wisdom for themselves. Lisa will address questions like: If God is sovereign then why is the earth filled with injustice and war? Can God do away with evil and injustice altogether? Do we have freedom of choice? And, how we can be awake to the lies of the enemy in our lives and, live in obedient submission to our creator? This episode is the second of a th...2024-10-2835 minThere Is FreedomThere Is FreedomIn His ImageIn this episode Lisa breaks down what it means "to be made in the image of God". She addresses questions she has had to answer with her own kids like, "why did God create us and what for?" and, "if we share biological similarities or DNA with certain animals, then what makes humans unique?" This episode is the first of a three part series discussion leading into how God wants to live inside of you and how that supernatural reality becomes possible! 2024-09-2027 minThere Is FreedomThere Is FreedomLetting Go, Letting God Be Our DefenderIn this episode Lisa shares how keeping score in life had her holding on to many things that she didn’t even realise she was holding on to. She talks about a time in her life when holding on became debilitating then, tells us the biblical story of David found in 1 Samuel, as an example of how we can walk away from toxic situations, surrender relationships to the Lord and, let Him vindicate us in His time.  She explains that once we come under the redemption of Christ, God himself will be the one to fight our battles for us...2024-07-1938 minThere Is FreedomThere Is FreedomGratefully Stewarding What God Has Given UsIn this episode with lots of personal stories, Lisa reads us the ‘Parable of the Three Servants’. A story on seeing the value of the gifts that God has given us and, putting them to use. She goes on to talk about how finding joy and gratitude while stewarding what is in our hands right now is often the key to growth. 2024-06-2826 minThere Is FreedomThere Is FreedomMy TestimonyIn our first fully visual YouTube episode, Lisa shares how her ambition for fun, success and “more” ended with her finding salvation in Christ. I’m reminded as I write this description that Jesus says “seek and you will find”. God is always looking at hearts that are truly seeking Him. When we seek truth with openness and humility we will find Him. 2024-06-0721 minThere Is FreedomThere Is FreedomIn FavourIn this episode Lisa begins with a personal story of a season that felt like “exile”. Then, goes on to tell the Bible story of Joseph who was sold into slavery, thrown in prison, yet prison was exactly the place God used to eventually elevate him to be the ruler of all of Egypt. We talk about the freedom found in living for an audience of one ☝️to please God and, how the blessing of God surpasses the conditional acceptance of people or, the circumstances we may find ourselves in… 2024-03-2223 minThere Is FreedomThere Is FreedomIn Good TimeIn this episode, Lisa talks about how to deal with long seasons of waiting, when things in life are not going according to our plans or timing. How should we respond to feeling like we are off schedule? And, how God’s way of journeying with us is full of surprises that are worth waiting for.2024-02-2326 minThere Is FreedomThere Is FreedomTest2024-01-3001 minThere Is FreedomThere Is FreedomFinding IdentityA friend and mentor once said to me “I get the feeling you’ve always found identity in who you are to the people around you and in your career but maybe it’s time you find your identity in God”. As sincere as that statement was it was way too deep for me to understand. In this episode Lisa talks about living within our design, journeying through identity crisis after becoming a mom, and what exactly does it mean to be “made in the image of God”. 2024-01-2224 minThere Is FreedomThere Is FreedomFinding ForgivenessIn this very first episode Lisa talks about our innate need to be forgiven, why she named the podcast 'There is Freedom' and, her own story of receiving forgiveness and how that changed the narrative pretty quickly. 2023-12-3018 min