Be Still Be Free

Send us a text, and leave your number or email so we can get back to you :) Do you shy away from the idea of hospitality because it's not your thing? Or perhaps it is your thing but you don't have the time or resources? Today, Sara shares practical ways of loving on the ones near and dear to our hearts without having to be Pinterest perfect! For more resources, make sure to visit www.bes...

Send us a text, and leave your number or email so we can get back to you :) It’s our Deep Dive and Wrap-Up for Part 2 of the #BeFruitful series! Tune in to hear how Sara, Amber and Monica all personally connect to the fruits of Patience, Kindness and Goodness, in a deeper, more personal way. Also note, we're taking off next week, but back on Monday, April 23 with the kick-off to Part 3 coveri...

Send us a text, and leave your number or email so we can get back to you :) Lindsey P. Brackett writes southern fiction, reads widely, and cooks big family meals but complains about the dishes. Someday she might be able to balance motherhood and writing full-time. Until then, she's just very grateful for her public school system. In this week's Every Day Woman Interview, Amber talks with...

Send us a text, and leave your number or email so we can get back to you :) Maybe we feel like we're losing the battle because we haven't put on the right gear! Wearing the proper armor can be transformational, instilling the holy confidence needed to be victorious. For more resources, make sure to visit www.bestillbefree.com. You can also find us at www.facebook.com/bestillbefree, www.t...

Send us a text, and leave your number or email so we can get back to you :) It's Women of the Bible time! In this week's episode, we explore how Hannah, Lydia and the maid of Naaman's wife displayed the fruits of patience, kindness and goodness. For more resources, make sure to visit www.bestillbefree.com. You can also find us at www.facebook.com/bestillbefree, www.twitter.com/besti...

Send us a text, and leave your number or email so we can get back to you :) Have you ever had a disagreement or argument with someone you love and wanted to just give up or throw your hands up? Sara shares how a recent conflict led to God speaking clearly to her about passionately pursuing the cause of Christ. For more resources, make sure to visit www.bestillbefree.com. You can also find us at ww...

Send us a text, and leave your number or email so we can get back to you :) The fruit of goodness is not just "being a good person" in the eyes of the world. It's actually mirroring the goodness of God... shining light in places that are dark and in desperate need of GOD'S OWN goodness. For more resources, make sure to visit www.bestillbefree.com. You can also find us at www.fa...

Send us a text, and leave your number or email so we can get back to you :) Sometimes the internal and external noise in our lives distracts us from not only hearing God, but experiencing Him too. In this week's 5-minute #BeFreeFriday encouragement, Monica shares how intentionally creating space and stillness for God radically changed her week. Here's a link to the playlist Monica refere...

Send us a text, and leave your number or email so we can get back to you :) What’s the difference in kindness and niceness? In this episode, Amber talks about the cultural expectations that require niceness as a baseline in civility, and the ever rising investment of love that is required to be kind. For more resources, make sure to visit www.bestillbefree.com. You can also find us at www.facebook...

Send us a text, and leave your number or email so we can get back to you :) We've been doing a series for our Podcast on the Fruits of the Holy Spirit and this week I led the discussion on Be Patient! Yes, I know we all sigh at the same time whenever we hear the title Be Patient. We discussed 3 ideas behind finding patience: Pray, Pause, and Prepare. But this week as I have been spending a li...

Send us a text, and leave your number or email so we can get back to you :) We have all laughed at some point either at ourselves or at others for praying for patience. Why in the world would we do that? Praying for Patience is like asking God to bring fire down upon you; can I get an amen? However, patience is without a doubt very important to God as he names is a Fruit of the Holy Spirit. So the...

Send us a text, and leave your number or email so we can get back to you :) Fear manifests itself as so different than just fear. Are you struggling with defensiveness? Anger? Lack of control? Maybe the problem is really rooted in fear. This week, Monica shares with us how God revealed to her that she was wrestling with a fear problem, and how He is helping her conquer. For more resources, make su...

Send us a text, and leave your number or email so we can get back to you :) This week Monica is sharing about how maybe crucifying our flesh means more than killing our selfish desires and passions...maybe it also involves crucifying our expectations about how God will work, too. For more resources, make sure to visit www.bestillbefree.com. You can also find us at www.facebook.com/bestillbefree, w...

Send us a text, and leave your number or email so we can get back to you :) It’s our Deep Dive and Wrap-Up for Part 1 of the #BeFruitful series! Tune in to hear how Sara, Amber and Monica all personally connect to each of these fruits, and share in a deeper, more personal way. And note we’ll be off next week, but back on Monday, March 5 with the kick-off to Part 2 covering Patience, Kindness and G...

Send us a text, and leave your number or email so we can get back to you :) So far this year has been filled with opposition and adversity, but God gave me an ah-ha moment through a recent Jesus Calling devotional. This moment, well, it all boiled down to one sentence that has now become a morning prayer for me. Do you struggle with worry or anxiety or fear? Or how about the ability to calm your m...

Send us a text, and leave your number or email so we can get back to you :) It's time for one of our favorite features each series -- the Everyday Woman interview! Meet Nikki Corbin, who has learned (sometimes the hard way?) how to live displaying the fruits of the spirit despite circumstances that would dictate otherwise. Nikki Corbin currently serves as Director of Development at the Christ...

Send us a text, and leave your number or email so we can get back to you :) We all have seasons in our lives where we think, “Is this it? Is this all I am? All I’m ever going to be?” We’re here to tell you in the name of Jesus, NO! You’re not finished. God has begun a good work in you and he’s not going to stop til he’s done. Listen to the episode via your preferred #podcast app or at bestillbefre...

Send us a text, and leave your number or email so we can get back to you :) Even though we're not doing a Women of the Bible series this year, we have loved diving into the lives of individual women and what they can teach us. So we've decided to dedicate an episode per series to women of the Bible and how they demonstrate the fruits of the spirit we're discussing. Fun, right?? Tune...

Send us a text, and leave your number or email so we can get back to you :) Jesus tells us that we're going to have trouble here on earth, but that He's overcome the world. But what do we do in that messy middle - in the waiting - between trouble and victory? Well, lucky for us, He gives us the answer in the form of one simple command: TAKE HEART. Here's the playlist Monica made on...

Send us a text, and leave your number or email so we can get back to you :) You guys, Amber is back and leading us this week on the topic of peace!! Most people don't understanding peace as a positive concept. All they know is the negative aspect of peace, which is the absence of trouble. The Bible talks about peace using words like Shalom and Eirene… but what do those really mean? For more r...

Send us a text, and leave your number or email so we can get back to you :) Ever feel like you are being broken? Today, Sara shares a beautiful story of how sometimes you have to be broken to see how bright you can shine. Take heart friend, you were made to glow! For more resources make sure you visit www.bestillbefree.com. You can also find us at www.facebook.com/bestillbefree.com, www.twitter.co...

Send us a text, and leave your number or email so we can get back to you :) The fullness of the fruit of joy in us is when it can no longer be contained; when an outward expression that joy just has to be released. For more resources, make sure to visit www.bestillbefree.com. You can also find us at www.facebook.com/bestillbefree, www.twitter.com/bestillbefree. And if you want a close-knit communi...

Send us a text, and leave your number or email so we can get back to you :) Amber talks about letting go of expectations to embrace the beauty in the unexpected and accept that few things are actually in our control. For more resources, make sure to visit www.bestillbefree.com. You can also find us at www.facebook.com/bestillbefree, www.twitter.com/bestillbefree. And if you want a close-knit commu...

Send us a text, and leave your number or email so we can get back to you :) According to Pulpit Commentary, love that never fails is like love that never “falls away” like the petals on a withered flower. Stop for a moment and just imagine being surrounded by love that never falls away, abandons, disappoints. My daughter, Addi, is learning about this kind of love…it’s hard and sometimes messy, not...

Send us a text, and leave your number or email so we can get back to you :) This week, Monica shares an encouragement on not turning your back on God and complaining in the desert, when He's proven to you at the sea He is for you! For more resources, make sure to visit www.bestillbefree.com. You can also find us at www.facebook.com/bestillbefree, www.twitter.com/bestillbefree. And if you want...