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iRefresh PodcastWaiting Season | Brittany Kelley | EP 131Send your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Brittany Kelley, member of iRefresh Ministries, makes an appearance on the iRefresh podcast and offers insight on the importance of being intentional in what she calls her "Waiting Season". Brittany provides advice on how to navigate this season, which she believes is essential for spiritual and personal growth.2025-01-2020 miniRefresh PodcastI STILL Have A Purpose - Sarah Wehrli EP 116Send your text message - we'd love to hear from you!God is not finished with you! Even in the midst of your doubts and insecurity, God still wants to use you! Be encouraged by Sarah's story of receiving VISION from God out of a place of pain. We are praying for you!Learn more about iRefresh and Prayer Opportunities here:www.irefresh.net2023-11-0223 miniRefresh PodcastFrom PRESSURE to PROMISE | EP 115 | Angie HawkinsSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Does the noise of the world seem to be overwhelming? Do you find an intense pressure weighing on you? Angie shares how God is still with you and He speaks a BETTER word over you! We are praying for you!Learn more about iRefresh and Prayer Opportunities here:www.irefresh.net2023-10-1925 miniRefresh PodcastWhat's In Your Hand? - The KittingersSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Danny and Carrie Kittinger challenge us to keep using our gifts and talents for God even during the HARD times. They detail it out in Danny's book, "What Matters Most" discussed in this episode.Learn more about iRefresh and Prayer Opportunities here:www.irefresh.net2023-10-0529 miniRefresh PodcastDo You Still Dream? - Sheryl KloehrSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Sheryl talks on the power of dreaming. What are their purposes from God? Listen to 14 different dreams in the Bible and how each one holds significance for God's communication to His people. Learn more about iRefresh and Prayer Opportunities here:www.irefresh.net2023-09-2140 miniRefresh PodcastCreating a Balanced Daily Diet - Dr. Sherri ThomasSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Dr. Sherri Thomas gives insight on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle and specific tips on how to adjust your diet in a practical way. Check website for detailed list over the categories that are essential for your well-being.Episode 112Learn more about iRefresh and Prayer Opportunities here:www.irefresh.net2023-09-0734 miniRefresh PodcastYou Were Made to FLOURISH - Sarah WehrliSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!On this episode, Sheryl talks with Sarah Wehrli about lessons Sarah has learned from the struggles she has faced in life and how God has helped her through them. They talk through the different points of Sarah's recent book and remind us to never forget that God is working in every season, good or bad. Episode 109.To pick up Sarah's book, visit youweremadetoflourish.comLearn more about iRefresh and Prayer Opportunities here:www.irefresh.net2023-07-2429 miniRefresh PodcastWhat Matters Most - The KittingersSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!What holds the HIGHEST value in YOUR life? In this episode, Danny and Carrie challenge us to remember what the important things in life, such as family, celebration, and of course, Jesus. We pray this podcast reminds you to stay let go of the unimportant and stay committed to focusing on WHAT MATTERS MOST.To purchase What Matters Most visit, dannykittinger.comLearn more about iRefresh and Prayer Opportunities here:www.irefresh.netEpisode 1082023-07-1031 miniRefresh PodcastEP 107 God Never Fails - Sheryl KloehrSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Remember God's faithfulness in the past to bring victory so you can press through now when you are in a dry and weary season. Feel like giving up? Stop! Listen! Find hope in Sheryl's message.Learn more about iRefresh and Prayer Opportunities here:www.irefresh.net2023-06-2429 miniRefresh PodcastEP 106 The Roots of YOGA - told by Christian IndiansSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!On this episode, Sheryl and Tim talk to their dear friends from India, Rose and James. They share how believers in India are being persecuted as well as the fact Yoga's foundation comes from Hinduism. We pray this podcast encourages you to see the importance of the postures we take and the things we meditate on. Let’s set our mind on things above!Learn more about iRefresh and Prayer Opportunities here:www.irefresh.net2023-06-0235 miniRefresh PodcastEP 105 Living BALANCED in a TILTED World - Julie WilsonSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!What happens when you disagree with someone but you know you're called to love? On this episode, Julie and Veronica talk about keeping the Gospel first and foremost above our own opinions and ideas. They encourage us to keep grounded in the Word so that God's Voice remains the loudest above all other noise.Learn more about iRefresh and Prayer Opportunities here:www.irefresh.net2023-05-1521 miniRefresh PodcastCaring for Parents | Julie Wilson | EP 104Send your text message - we'd love to hear from you!In this episode, Julie shares her story of walking with her mother through Alzheimers. How can we let God into these difficult seasons of our life? She encourages us to trust in The Lord and let the Holy Spirit work in the situation. We pray you are pushed to lean into Christ when you face tough circumstances and let Him show you how He is still working in your life.Learn more about iRefresh and Prayer Opportunities here:www.irefresh.net2023-04-2820 miniRefresh PodcastEP 103 Be Anxious About Nothing...Send your text message - we'd love to hear from you!On this Episode, we talk about the ways we have dealt with anxiety in our lives. We address ways in which we have learned to live out the truth of Philippians 4:6, "to be anxious about nothing" and instead choose to bring our requests to the Lord. We are so excited for you to hear this conversation!Learn more about iRefresh and Prayer Opportunities here:www.irefresh.net2023-04-1057 miniRefresh PodcastEP 102 Challenged by AnxietySend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!We each are faced with the possibility of anxiety from life's unplanned circumstances, but what can we do to change the storyline and decelerate the affects of anxiety and find ideas to help bring peace in the midst of circumstances. Listen to iRefresh' prayer team panel including experts who offer suggestions to bring victory. 2023-03-2748 miniRefresh PodcastEP 101 Do I REALLY need to pray?Send your text message - we'd love to hear from you!On this episode, Sheryl, Laura and Veronica talk about the misconceptions and problems we face surrounding prayer, especially in community. But they also encourage us to see the positives of praying with others and how much strength and peace comes from it!Learn more about iRefresh and Prayer Opportunities here:www.irefresh.net2023-03-1346 miniRefresh PodcastEP 84 Trusting God Even in the Hard Times - Trisha GloverSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!How do you feel about yourself? We can have great moments, but then we can struggle in seasons or events tend to wipe us out. In the midst of your journey, remember that YOU MATTER. Deana Spyres talks with Trisha Glover.2022-02-0223 miniRefresh PodcastEP 83 Being Intentional to Find Community in Family - Carmen AndersonSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!It's important to be intentional to find and connect with your community. Family is community. If you were not blessed to have a solid, biological family, seek after your "Chosen Family" that mutually supports each other in all seasons of life.2022-01-1018 miniRefresh PodcastEP 82 A Child's Glimpse of Heaven - Daleen PorterSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Daleen had an experience as a young girl where she visited heaven. She shares her journey to both heaven and hell and how it has affected her life to this day.2021-12-2718 miniRefresh PodcastEP 81 Shifting Negative Thoughts with Mrs. Potato Head & Kelli PortmanSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you! Most of us have faced identity challenges, young or old, yet it can be the greatest hindrance in doing and being all God intended for us to be. "I believe there's a God-shaped hole in our hearts that only He can fulfill." Kelli identifies some of those thoughts we have and how to overcome them so we can thrive in our purpose! 2021-12-1322 miniRefresh PodcastEP 80 The Amber Marie & Company Story - Jere & Amber Marie WelchSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!A mother-daughter started a lifestyle boutique that developed in to a close community filled with joy and caring for their employees and customers. They found their ministry in retail as they bring laughter mixed with prayer during Facebook LIVES and more! Hear their inspiring story!2021-11-2932 miniRefresh PodcastEP 79 Connecting With Gen Z Children - Cindy PalenSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!To Generation Z parents, do you find it challenging and much different from the way you grew up? They have technology at their fingertips we never had, a different way of thinking, and a different language. How can we, as parents, connect with Gen Z kids and meet them where they are? Cindy Palen, our iRefresh Partner and professional counselor, leads the conversation with Kelli Portman and Sarah Dilks, bringing understanding and ideas to help raise these amazing Gen Z children.2021-11-1530 miniRefresh PodcastEP 78 Working Through Anxiety - Brenda BlackSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!How do we move past anxiety? We have to recognize the root of anxiety - fear. Brenda shares with our Guest Host Carrie Kittinger how to identify the source in order to overcome anxiety with her techniques. 2021-11-0820 miniRefresh PodcastEP 77 Finding Contentment - Carrie KittingerSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!How can we find contentment when the noise and voices are screaming so loud!? Carrie Kittinger takes us through tips she has used to rediscover the value of silence to re-center and re-settle herself in order to gain contentment.www.carriekittinger.com2021-11-0119 miniRefresh PodcastEP 76 Who Are You, Really? Creating Your Identity - Brenda BlackSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you! As women, we all may struggle with our self-image and believe the lies and self doubt about ourselves... that's what the enemy wants us to believe. The Lord, however, declares over our lives that we are righteous and complete in Him! Brenda talks about God's truth that sets us free from those lies and how we need to walk in the identity of Who We Are in Christ! 2021-10-2521 miniRefresh PodcastEP 75 Coming Through Loneliness - Maggie, Isabell, Lisa and KaseySend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Our community asked questions...How did you overcome not always being okay? When going through seasons of loneliness, did you know that's what it was? Did you have mentors in your life to help you through that season? Maggie Bond, Isabell Bowling, Lisa Fenimore and Kasey Price bring their authentic and genuine answers.2021-10-1128 miniRefresh PodcastEP 74 Loneliness from Different Perspectives - Maggie, Isabell, Lisa and KaseySend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Loneliness is something we all experience in life at one time or another. Different seasons, different circumstances, but still feeling lonely. Our panel talks about their experiences with loneliness and what they did to overcome it. Great insight for all of us. 2021-10-0422 miniRefresh PodcastEP 73 Homeschooling... a Journey for the Family - Kim FordSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!"God always uses families. It's the first institution He established." Kim Ford describes the gift our children are and how she was led to home school and ultimately lead a large group in her community, inspiring many in the joy of teaching your children and praying for them. 2021-09-2724 miniRefresh PodcastEP 72 Domino Effect Of Prayer - Hannah PepinSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Walking through family trauma to going through her on post pardon depression with each of her children, Hannah found God answering her prayers in the midst of each difficult season. Hannah learned to live in the moment and go to prayer through the hard moments. Listen to her country music with her brothers wherever you can listen to music.2021-09-1522 miniRefresh PodcastEP 71 Addiction, Loneliness, Hurt, & God - Jennifer WhitakerSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Jennifer grew up in a home where there was drug and alcohol addictions. This left her lonely, suicidal, hurt, and angry, yet God was working behind the scenes. Jennifer was able to experience God's goodness and freedom from all of the addictions and set her on a new course of thriving in her calling.2021-09-1321 miniRefresh PodcastEP 70 In Hard Times, Lean on God - Laura BallingerSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Life is hard... but do you blame God or lean into Him during those difficult seasons? Laura speaks of her faith in following God's plan, as she navigates being a widow to two children.2021-09-0618 miniRefresh PodcastEP 69 Walking in Faith Through Transition - Patty GerstenbergerSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Change isn't easy, but when we walk through it, sometimes suddenly or without warning, we can step in to the new season better with several helpful tips from Life Coach, Patty Gerstenberger. https://crosspointcoaching.com/2021-08-3021 miniRefresh PodcastEP 68 God can be Trusted - Natalie KresgeSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Through seasons of life, from the mountain tops to the difficult times, Natalie Kresge tells Laura Watson how she could trust God in and through difficult times as she found stability in the four pillars of her and her family's life (prayer, scripture, community and worship).2021-08-2317 miniRefresh PodcastEP 67 The A.C.T.S. of Prayer - Gail MartenSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!The legacy of prayer for one family is inspiring and motivating to start one or continue pressing through to experience the fruit that comes from prayer. Gail gives clear and simple steps to begin a legacy of prayer for your loved ones.2021-08-1624 miniRefresh PodcastEP 66 A Life of Prayer Courageously Uncomfortable - Lisa GoinsSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Learn how to hear God's voice through an active life of prayer. Lisa Goins describes the ABCs of Prayer, the importance of scheduling your busy life with prayer and the "Why" you do it.2021-08-0921 miniRefresh PodcastEP 65 The Demand Project's Mission to Eradicate Human Trafficking - Kristin WeisSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Discover what The Demand Project is doing to fight against sex trafficking. Learn what each of us can do, no matter where you are, we all can be a part of making an impact to rescue the children through prayer to begin.2021-08-0227 miniRefresh PodcastEP 64 How God is Intentional - Jenifer DeCastroSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!When Jenifer was looking for an answer from God, she asked for a sign. Hear her describe how God showed up to reaffirm He is present for her.2021-07-2620 miniRefresh PodcastEP 63 The Value of God's Word in Your Life - Debbie BarkerSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Throughout life, Debbie found God's Word life-giving; even in the hardest of times. Learn the keys to what she has done to find strength, answers and much more in her life. 2021-07-1920 miniRefresh PodcastEP 62 Effective Prayers Over a Family - Michelle LeonardSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Having a consistent prayer life when faced with challenges within your family is difficult and yet Michelle Leonard pressed in to love and pray through until God's promises were fulfilled. Here her story and what advise she offers to you.2021-07-1217 miniRefresh PodcastEP 61 Overcoming Cancer & Covid by Declaring God's Word - Delores Warrior-WebbSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!When faced with a bad doctor's report, Delores and her family chose to focus on God's report for her mother dealing with covid and her fighting cancer to see the miraculous. 2021-07-0521 miniRefresh PodcastEP 60 The Impact of a Family's Prayer Life - Tiffany & Brenda SmilingSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you! When circumstances seem to be insurmountable, what do you do? Brenda and Tiffany Smiling share their heart-felt stories that helped them see and experience the miraculous. Be ready to be moved by their mother-daughter connection that's both touching and inspirational. 2021-06-2822 miniRefresh PodcastEP 59 How God Changed My Life - Starla WardSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!"Life is greener on the other side!"... until crossing over to it and finding "the other side" was filled with pain and depression. Starla Ward describes how God strategically placed people in her path way to actively show His love and mercy. It's those sweet moments that strike a flame of hope that will ignite the fire in us all!2021-06-2121 miniRefresh PodcastEP 58 Learning How to Hear and Obey God's Voice - Veronica ScottSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Veronica learned that when she received a prompting, God was teaching her more than knowing His voice. Hear what God was doing with her gifts!2021-06-1421 miniRefresh PodcastEP 57 The Faith Behind the Prayer - Christina VothSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you! What have you been believing and trusting God in? Still waiting? Christina speaks to those of you who are contending for something but not seeing it yet. Maybe you are frustrated, lost hope, stopped praying while anger builds or discouragement is your constant friend. This episode is a faith builder that will influence your prayer journey! 2021-06-0721 miniRefresh PodcastEP 56 How to Combat Wrong Thoughts - Richelle VothSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Our thoughts can lead us in to anxiety and a negative trail unless we find a strategy to overcome them. Richelle Voth, a Physcian's Asst in the ICU, working with COVID-19 patients, offers steps that get us on a healthy track with the help of the Break Through Thought Keeper she describes here!2020-12-3136 miniRefresh PodcastEP 55 Discovering Your Purpose - Deana SpyresSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!There is a time in life where we question our purpose, wanting to know why we are here. Deana Spyres describes her journey of rediscovering her purpose after releasing and forgiving her past hurts. We highlight lessons learned from her book, "Infidelity - No One is Immune". 2020-11-2335 miniRefresh PodcastEP 54 Mental Health Strategies During Quarantine - Cindy PalenSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Cindy Palen (NCC) walks through strategies to help our mental health during times of great stress and anxiety. She offers methods to help guide us through difficult times like the coronavirus and much more. 2020-08-1732 miniRefresh PodcastEP 53 Finding Confidence to Beat an Eating Disorder - Maggie BondSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Maggie Bond, pageant contestant, ambitions to be a lawyer, politians and an advacate for the voices quiet or silent. In the midst of great ambitions, learning to change unhealthy thought patterns and beliefs to correct the eating disorder that was quietly taking over her life. Her genuine faith, positivity, and passion for mentoring are inspiring! 2020-08-0422 miniRefresh PodcastEP 52 The Power of Daily Obedience to God's Voice - Stephanie FusonSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Stephanie Fuson describes her experiences of following the prompting of the Holy Spirit to reach out to others with the love and compassion of God. She challenges us to obey God and discover the blessings that follow.2020-07-2730 miniRefresh PodcastEP 51 Life Saving Tips for Type 1 Diabetes - Amy CalvertSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Amy Calvert shares her experiences and tips she's learned through her daughter's journey of Type 1 Diabetes with Hostesses Carrie Kittinger and Patty Gerstenberger. Hear her story in episode 43.2020-07-1427 miniRefresh PodcastEP 50 Overcoming Thyroid Cancer - Ann HattonSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Ann Hatton shares with Carrie Kittinger her slow discovering of cancer. Once she heard "YOU HAVE CANCER", listen to what she did in the process of overcoming it.2020-07-0619 miniRefresh PodcastEP 49 Discovering Joy - Staci McKeeSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you! Mistakes took Staci McKee down a destructive path that was destroying her family until she discovered a personal relationship with Jesus Christ through prayer and God's word. Learn the tools that Carrie Kittinger and Patty Gerstenberger draw out in Staci's journey of realizing how God sees her... Joyful One! 2020-06-2927 miniRefresh PodcastEP 48 Importance of Mentorship in Community - Andrea HoodSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Andrea Hood overcame shame of divorce to being a pastor in Alabama where she teaches mentorship and the importance of community through simplification because we are all Better Together! 2020-06-1828 miniRefresh PodcastEP 47 The Affects of Alcohol on a Family - Ann HattonSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Ann Hatton tells Carrie Kittinger how the settle ways in which alcohol had a huge impact on Ann's story and how God has been turning tragedy into a mission to help others. 2020-05-2917 miniRefresh PodcastEP 46 Friends Doing Life Together Well - Hannah, Elise & GraceSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!We were not meant to live alone... God gave us the gift of friendship. How can we be the friend that builds up and encourages? What happens if there's a conflict? Elise, Grace, and Hannah describe how they have developed meaningful friendships with our hostesses Carrie and Patty. Discover truths to improve your relationships as you learn to celebrate the good in each other's lives. 2020-05-2728 miniRefresh PodcastEP 45 Amplifying Her Voice to Tell Stories Others Cannot - Maggie BondSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Maggie Bond discovered her voice early in life as she tells Carrie Kittinger and Patty Gerstenberger how as a quadruplet, she found her purpose living with 2 brothers with autism. She's energetic, determined and focused to impact others to live a purposeful life!2020-04-2722 miniRefresh PodcastEP 44 How to Balance Social Media with FriendsSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Carrie Kittinger and Patty Gerstenberger interview college students, Elise Skeie, Grace Matthews and Hannah Kunzie on how they balance friendships and social media. They offer ideas on time management and favorite apps to help navigate life. 2020-04-2022 miniRefresh PodcastEP 43 God's Faithfulness with Fertility Issues to Daughter's Type 1 Diabetes - Amy CalvertSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Amy Calvert shares the journey of loss and challenges in her life. Fertility issues were just the beginning to the adventures of trusting God when discovering her daughter had Type 1 Diabetes. 2020-04-1329 miniRefresh PodcastEP 42 Harnessing Your Fears - Pamela ThomasSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Pamela Thomas talks with Sheryl Kloehr on a strategy of how to tackle fear during a time of so much uncertainty. Learn methods she uses as a specialist to help people in crisis.2020-04-0216 miniRefresh PodcastEP 41 How to Control our Thought Life - Kasey PriceSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Kasey Price talks with Sheryl Kloehr on what it means to ‘take your thoughts captive’. With the unknowns of this season, the Bible gives encouragement and hope. Kasey reminds us that (2 Corinthians 10:5) we have an active role to play in guarding our thoughts against lies that go against God's plans. Knowing your worth in Christ can shut down the lies. Give yourself grace and forgiveness.Hear more from Kasey in her podcast on how to Thrive in Times of Loneliness. 2020-03-3023 miniRefresh PodcastEP 40 Bold Faith in Uncertain Times - Carmen QuallsSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Carmen Qualls talks to hostesses Veronica and Christy on how she made a bold move to get her nephew into a wholesome environment via Cali to Tulsa while still practicing law in LA. She is a licensed counselor as well as an attorney in order to help individuals and families gain wisdom and guidance from the Holy Spirit. Her journey of faith and perseverance is inspiring.2020-03-2322 miniRefresh PodcastEP 39 Health Tips for the Stressed - Dr. Sherri ThomasSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Dr. Sherri Thomas speaks to Sheryl and Christy about women’s health and how to get more out of life. Dr. Thomas describes practical things we can do to help with some of the common issues women deal with today. In a world where extremes are common, she offers tips on being balanced. Always seek professional help before changing your lifestyle drastically, or if you are in a place of depression and deep emotional difficulties.2020-03-1629 miniRefresh PodcastEP 38 Fresh Perspective with God's Word - Nichole WilkinsonSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Nichole Wilkinson shares practical tips of how to get started with reading the Bible. She also shares how God’s personality shines through His Word, even when challenged personally with cerebral palsy.Contact Nichole at Soul Purpose Ministries918-298-71362020-03-0926 miniRefresh PodcastEP 37 Chronic Illness - Epilepsy as a Teenager - Isabell BowlingSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you! Isabell Bowling talks about her life with a chronic illness and how it affected her physically and emotionally. After a diagnosis of nocturnal seizures, Isabell experienced medically induced depression. As a grandchild and child of ministers, her relationship with God and self-awareness offers ideas on how to help loved ones with health challenges.2020-03-0224 miniRefresh PodcastEP 36 Fostering and Adoption as a Single Parent - Kelly MartinSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Kelly Martin is a teacher and single parent of two adopted daughters as well foster parented a third. Kelly talks about what led her to be a foster parent and further, what made her consider adoption, as well as the triumphs and struggles of both. 2020-02-2425 miniRefresh PodcastEP 35 There are NO Unwanted Children - Pamela ThomasSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Seeing so many children without homes led Pamela Thomas on a journey of fostering and into adoption. Just when she thought, "no, I can't do it", God transformed her view to His. She realized: "Adopting one child will not change the world, BUT one child’s world will change."2020-02-1729 miniRefresh PodcastEP 34 Overcome Alcohol Addictions - Stephanie WrightsmanSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Veronica Scott and Stephanie Wrightsman talk about overcoming addictions. It's possible when you fully submit to God and follow Him in obedience. Do you have a stronghold in your life? What are you doing about it? What you feed will grow. Stephanie and Veronica give practical tips and scriptures from the Word of God that will help you walk in freedom. We are the righteous through Christ Jesus. If you fail, don’t quit. God will always welcome you back! 2020-02-0329 miniRefresh PodcastEP 33 Surrender - Patty GerstenbergerSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Patty Gerstenberger uses her real life experiences to share examples of what it looks like to surrender to God. She describes three positions of surrender. What is the benefit or cost to surrender? If we surrender to God, is there a great reward? Does He do a great exchange for us? Beauty for ashes, fears for promise, busyness for peace?. If something is holding you back, let this message encourage you.2020-01-2736 miniRefresh PodcastEP 32 The Power of Forgiveness - Deana, Carrie & PattySend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Deana Spyres, Carrie Kittinger, Patty Gerstenberger cover what would happen if we choose to forgive? God models how, even in the most difficult situations. Hear practical points on how to experience the power in forgiveness. 2019-12-1627 miniRefresh PodcastEP 31 Overcoming Fear - Deana, Carrie & PattySend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Deana Spyres, Patty Gerstenberger, Carrie Kittinger discuss fear from a Biblical perspective. You can take steps to help have a healthy fear of the Lord and not a fear of man. They encourage us to choose trust in God and stay in community with people who build us up and help us with a right perspective on life's circumstances. This podcast will encourage anyone who feels isolated or paralyzed by fear. 2019-12-0923 miniRefresh PodcastEp 30 Discover God's Power to Break Addictions - Stephanie WrightsmanSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Stephanie Wrightsman discusses how God turned around her life with her battle of alcoholism. God restored her and her relationship with her children as well as gained a beautiful and godly marriage. Hear how God gave her beauty for her ashes as Isaiah 61:3, 7 describes.2019-12-0222 miniRefresh PodcastEP 29 Losing over 150 Pounds with God's Help - Monette MatadiSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Monette Matadi struggled with her relationship with food until her brother died from obesity. She realized her need for a new mindset with food and asked the Holy Spirit to help convict her of gluttony and receiving healing not only physically, but spiritually and emotionally. Monette calls her journey a process and a miracle.2019-11-2526 miniRefresh PodcastEP 28 How to be a Friend to a Chronically Ill FriendSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Ever wondered what to do or say when a loved one is faced with a chronic illness? Cari Lyons returns to offer suggestions and a deeper understanding on what their needs are and how we all can join in to create a sweet bond in even the toughest of times. 2019-11-1826 miniRefresh PodcastEP 27 Struggle with Comparing OurselvesSend your text message - we'd love to hear from you!Struggle to compare oneself to others? We look at it from a few angles and what ideas we have drawn from to gain a healthy balance of viewing ourselves and one another with how God sees us.2019-11-1115 min