Refreshing The Soul

You've been speaking life over others, over your kids, over your marriage, your business, but when it comes to your soul, you're silent or you sound like; "I can't" "I'm too old" "It's too late" "I'm not loved" "It is what it is"   BUT the same spirit-breathed words that you pray for others, works for YOU too! I want to encourage you to remember to encourage yourself and to speak only what God has...

Do you find your mind being pulled by your to-do list, family, ministry, business or possibly your soul issues? Last year when I laid before God to show me how to navigate the many tasks on my plate, I thought the instructions he gave me would be enough to keep me from feeling overwhelmed. And it did. God gave me strategy, strength and stamina to do His will. What I didn't expect was to become bus...

What is Love?   In the eyes of a teen girl today, love could be defined by the attention and support she receives or doesn't receive from home, the relationships she sees on social media, tv or at school.   So many things have shaped my definition of love and without the true foundation of what love is, I wrestled with a hidden lie that I wasn't loved.   In this episode, Shamari and I tackle the r...

So many things can shape our girls identity. The way they are treated at school, the attention they get or do not get from their parents, social media and the list goes on.   How she sees herself is tied to how she values herself. Our teen girls must know their value comes from the one that made them - God!   How do we get our girls to see their value from God? Let's talk about it in this episode!...

Does your teen have a lack of motivation to do school work? Does she get easily discouraged when she doesn't understand her work?   I've been there with my daughter and it wasn't easy. We can't force them to care about their work but we can encourage and support them to know they are capable of doing it!   Hear Shamari's journey as she worked through the woes of transitioning from public to privat...

Does your teen struggle with their self-image?   With social media influencing the standard of beauty, our girls can be left feeling like their outward appearance doesn't measure up!   In today's episode, Shamari shares why she didn't feel pretty and the things she did to see herself through God's eyes and not man's.   Your teen is going to want to tune in for the nuggets of wisdom they can practi...

It's MAY and we are refreshing the TEENAGE GIRL soul! My daughter and I will be discussing every Monday a lie that girls often have resting deep in their souls! Each episode is laced with transparency, honesty and grace! God has a special place for his daughters, young and old, and we want to help combat the lies that keep girls from growing into their God-given authentic selves.   Here's what to...

God has given us visions, dreams and promises that all come with one major factor that we must depend on - His Timing!   When we find ourselves getting frustrated because we don't see the promise or the dream coming to fruition, we can drift to a place where we are not trusting the timing of God!   His timing is perfect and we will only know that when we allow ourselves to give up our time and wil...

How do we trust God with our life?   When we love God more than ourselves we can trust Him with our full self!   Tune into this week's episode as we travel through the story of Abraham and his son, Isaac! I believe there are some nuggets in this episode that will refresh your soul to lean and depend on God fully!

Have you ever stepped out on faith and followed God's instructions and then found yourself met with trouble? Sometimes on the journey, while we are trusting God, we will get hurt! While we know God doesn't cause the hurting, we can feel as if our faith should shield us from hurt. In this episode I share candidly my experience of being met with hurt after following through on God's word and God's r...

Are you trusting God for something?   Whether you are trusting God for healing or for a marriage, in the life of a believer, there are seasons where there are no natural indications that God's promise will come to pass anytime soon. If we rely on what we see, we will quickly become weary and discouraged. So let's talk about it!   In this week's episode, I will discuss: * Fears that keep us from tr...

We end the "Make Room For God" series on WORSHIP!    When you hear the word worship, what comes to mind? Hands lifted, tears rolling down your cheeks with heart stirring song playing in the background?   Worship is so much more than our hands lifted to a soft melody. Tune into this week's episode as I break down what worship is to God and the different ways we can express our adoration for our Hea...

I was guilty of reading devotions and the several scriptures it accompanied, but not getting the word rooted deeply in my soul.   I was making room for God but I left Him in that space. His word didn't go with me through life. I didn't see the fruit or the growth from it until one day I was tired of feeling the same and struggling with the same insecure thoughts.   In the wee hours of the morning...

I remember growing up singing this song with my church that went a little something like this....   🎶As I look back over my life, and I think things over, I can truly say that I've been blessed, I have a TESTIMONY🎶   I have to be honest with you, just as I was with God. When I look back and reflect on certain aspects of my life, I could not see a blessing or God in it.   However, as I have been...

In the month of March we are making room for God! I know as women we can have many responsibilities and unintentionally move God to the background.   It starts with shortening your devotion time and then you find yourself saying prayers on the way to work only to check off the box that you talked with God today.   We need quality time with God. Our souls, the people connected to us and the respons...

In today's episode I want to encourage you and remind you what the word already say's about you - you are an Overcomer!   Now let's chose to walk out this life with a new mindset that God has created you for more than conquering, He has created and perfectly fashioned you to live free and bring Glory to His name! ********************   Need More Refreshing? Follow me on my socials for your Weekly...

In today's episode we break down the 3 ways to uproot the victim mentality!   1. By the Holy Spirit 2. Choose to Believe the Truth 3. Allow Yourself to Be Uncomfortable   We can't change ourselves on our own, believe me, I tried and was left with more frustration and repeating the same cycles.   As I learned to come to Jesus with my insecurities and fears, he began to show me in the word how to up...

In today's episode we get to the root of how we see ourselves when we respond from a victim mindset!   It's deeper than seeing yourself as a victim. There are traumas, environments and words that have shaped the way we see ourselves and in order to break out of the victim mentality, we must discover WHO we believe we are!   ******************** Need a Weekly Refreshing? Follow me on my socials for...

February we are refreshing the soul that has a victim mentality! In this episode I share some indicators that you may have a victim mindset and the first stage of breaking it - BE HONEST! ******************** Need a Weekly Refreshing? Follow me on my socials for your Weekly Meditation Scripture, Weekly Music for Your Soul, Weekly Free Resource and a Weekly Refreshing Message!   Our Podcast hashtag...

It's the last episode replay this month in celebration of RTS 1 Year Anniversary! The 5th most downloaded episode in 2021 is "Coming To An Honest Place with Unforgiveness!" In today’s episode we discuss coming to an honest place with unforgiveness. We may think we have let go, but the thoughts that toil us and our responses say otherwise.   So to help you come to an honest place, I ask a few quest...

What a JOY this is that this episode with my favorite person made it to the TOP 5 Downloaded Episodes in 2021! I celebrate RTS Podcast 1 year anniversary, but I also celebrate him - Maurice Harden!   Maurice Harden, my high school sweetheart, and I got married almost 18 years ago and divorced after being married for 10 years. In this episode we share our story of our road to forgiveness from the b...

Check out today's replay from 2021 Top 5 Most Downloaded Episodes in celebration of RTS 1 Year Podcast Anniversary!   In this episode we discuss the last stage of Refreshing The "Wounded" Soul: Uproot It! There are 3 WAYS to UPROOT false truths you may have hidden in your soul. Uprooting isn't easy, but with consistency and God's powerful Word, you will be transformed and refreshed in the place yo...

January we are celebrating RTS 1 Year Anniversary by replaying the top 5 most downloaded episodes in 2021! In this week's episode we are refreshing the wounded soul by taking a closer look at the fruits that are produced from our wounds as well as how to find the root of how we see ourselves. We don't uproot PRIDE, JEALOUSY, INSECURITIES...whatever fruit of the wound you may have, there lies benea...

It's Refreshing The Soul 1 Year Anniversary this month and we are replaying the top 5 episodes in 2021!   Check out the top downloaded episode from the first series "Refreshing The Wounded Soul Have you been wounded? If you are breathing, then the answer is YES! We all have been wounded, some wounds more deep than others. When our souls have experienced a deep hurt from others we can experience so...

There's a lot of podcasts out there to listen to, so what makes Refreshing The Soul different?   As I look back over this year and reflect, I've come to realize that God has called me to help women of faith go through their "process" of renewing their souls from wounded and broken places to a whole and healed place in Jesus Christ.    RTS is a safe place where women are free to feel what they feel...