Join your host, Amanda Williams, as she shares a testimony twenty years in the making. Her story is one of desperation for healing from anxiety after battling it in one way or another for decades. Amanda shares her wrestle with God and how she went from not believing He would ever heal her to realizing God does desire to see us healed and whole.
"Sound Mind" by Melissa Hessler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVkwoi2ARhM
As Brad and Katrina shared their testimony we see a story of two people searching desperately for truth, feeling like they'd arrived but still left unsatisfied. Their souls knew there was more and as life started spiraling out of control Brad found himself crying out to Jesus for help. Katrina had her own spiritual encounter years later which was the catalyst for their family finding the right path to follow. Tune in to find out where they've been, where it all went wrong and how they found themselves faithfully serving Jesus and experiencing true fulfillment.
Join Amanda as she shares her deepest personal struggle with rejection & offense. Amanda shares deep wounds from adolescence into adulthood and how the enemy has used those experiences to try to keep her bound and deceived. Through her journey she has come to understand the freedom available in Christ and how to hold onto that and walk in the fullness of her identity as a child of God.
For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, ‘Abba! Father!’” – Romans 8:15
“But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,”
John 1:12 ESV
“I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God. Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen.”
Ephesians 3:16-21 NLT
Join Amanda as she tells her story of recently learning her childhood home was destroyed in the Eaton fire in Altadenta, California. She shares the reality of standing in faith when the odds don't look good and where to go when life takes a dark turn.
Bible Verses Referenced:
John 11 The Story of Lazarus
My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.”
Isaiah 55:8-9 NLT
"But the Helper, the Ruach ha-Kodesh whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you everything and remind you of everything that I said to you. “Shalom I leave you, My shalom I give to you; but not as the world gives! Do not let your heart be troubled or afraid.”
John 14:26-27 TLV
Isaiah 26:3
“You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!”
Isaiah 26:3 NLT
Exodus 14:14 The Lord will fight for you and you shall hold your peace. NKJV
Joy in the Morning : Tauren Wells
Join Amanda Williams as she interviews podcaster and author, Heather Bradley. Heather shares a story from her book, "Unthinkable " and how God transformed her life from her experience.
Heather Bradley is the founder of Truth:Freedom Ministry @truthfreedomministry, an online space for women, to be equipped and encouraged in the things of God. She is passionate about helping people walk through the hard things of life. A Texas girl at heart, but loves the adventure of going to new places. She has been married to the love of her life, Kelly, for over 29 years and they have 4 children. They homeschooled their kiddos and have lived all over the USA, but are happy to be home in Austin during this season. You will typically find her serving at her local church, that they help plant, in pastoral care and women's ministry. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Education. Later she attended Bible School and has been ordained in pastoral ministry. Heather love’s gardening, reading books, traveling and trying new recipes. Her favorite pace to be is sitting down for coffee with others while listening to them share their life stories. The latest news is she is a first time grandmother! So, her new name is Gigi! Heather co-host’s a podcast, called Leaving The Shallows @leavingtheshallows, with her good friend-where they help listeners leave the shallow end of christianity and go into the deeper things of God. Her prayer is that others would know the love of Jesus in their hardest moments here on earth and experience His healing and purpose and know that He is always with them.
Purchase her book here:
https://a.co/d/9jpRZuv
www.truthfreedomministry.com
“For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal.”
2 Corinthians 4:17-18 ESV
“Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.”
Ephesians 3:20-21 ESV
Join your host, Amanda Williams, as she takes you on a journey of discovering a relationship with Jesus! In this episode, she will share life events that she believes had an impact on who she is today and how meeting Jesus was pivotal to giving her a true sense of belonging.
Strong Enough By Stacie Oricco
https://youtu.be/aShGbSMgO28?si=bXh_QbQN4qv1sux7
Today on 'Rivers In The Wasteland' we get to know Hannah McLeod! Hannah is a dedicated wife and mom of two boys with a baby girl on the way! Join Amanda as she learns all about how God used difficult moments in Hannah's life to draw her in and build a truly unshakable faith that would serve her well when her son faced a life threatening cancer diagnosis. Her faith is inspiring, her attitude is contagious and what God did for her family is nothing short of miraculous! Verses Referenced: “I am the Lord, and I do not change. That is why you descendants of Jacob are not already destroyed.
Malachi 3:6
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.
1 Chronicles 16:34
The Lord is good to everyone. He showers compassion on all his creation.
Psalm 145:9
Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him! Psalm 34:8
He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever.”
Revelation 21:4
If you keep quiet at a time like this, deliverance and relief for the Jews will arise from some other place, but you and your relatives will die. Who knows if perhaps you were made queen for just such a time as this?”
Esther 4:14
7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:7
10 In his kindness God called you to share in his eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus. So after you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation.
1 Peter 5:10
3 We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. 4 And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. 5 And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.
Romans 5:3-5
Dear brothers and sisters,[a] when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. 3 For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. 4 So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.
James 1:2-4