Living With Less Podcast

Scriptures Referenced  Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. Proverbs 16:18 For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the ear...

As always this space has been full of the truth and grace that God has continued to pour out over Chelsey's life and today she shares that she will be taking a pause from the Living With Less Podcast in this season. This choice wasn't made lightly but with much prayer and the prayer of a few trusted mentors this is exactly where the Lord is leading, and there is undeniable peace in this decision. ...

This week Chelsey is re-airing a fan favorite episode after having such great feedback from "Choosing Boldness". We must know how to share the truth in order to be bold for Christ and His Kingdom! Two weeks from today, Chelsey will be sitting down with Alysha Miller to dig deeper into ways we can be bold for Christ where He has us: this means in our homes, community, local government, and globally...

This week Chelsey sits down to dive deeper into the pivotal place Christians are finding themselves in today. Will we choose boldness in Christ or submission and silence in a godless society? Looking to Matthew 5 and Acts 4 we see what we are called to and what boldness in Christ looks like in action.    Matthew 5:13-16 13 “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall i...

This week we wrap up the Month of Mission series with Michelle Myers sharing all about the ministry: She Works His Way. This conversation will leave you feeling encouraged to be a doer of the Word, to make disciples as you go, and to find accountably within the body of Christ!    Connect with Michelle and SWHW: Michelle IG : https://www.instagram.com/michellelmyers/?hl=en SWHW IG: https://www.inst...

This week I got to sit down with Yohonna Smith who began The Girls Talking Life Podcast and now launched the Gather Project to help you Plan, Prep, and Gather your girlfriends!   Connect with Yohonna!: Website: https://girlstalkinglife.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/girlstalkinglife/ Podcast: https://girlstalkinglife.com/podcast/ Sign up for the Gathering Project here!: https://girlstalk...

This week Chelsey sat down with her friend, Tabitha Deller. A seasoned wife, mom of 4 boys, and steadfast follower of Christ. She shares the duty of being a Godly mother and also how we are called to be spiritual moms to those God has entrusted to us! At the end of this week's episode, you'll hear all about the Mother's Day Giveaway and how to enter!!  1) Tell us about you, your family, and your m...

This week's Month of Missions episode is a sit down with Amy Ford from Embrace Grace. She unpacks the heart of her organization and how powerful the church can be in the pro-life movement. Your heart will be encouraged and excited to get involved to serve these women, men, and babies.    Connect with Embrace Grace: Website - embracegrace.com Book - www.helpherbebrave.com IG - embracegraceinc   Con...

For this week's Month of Missions series I'm taking us back to last years fan favorite month of missions sit down with Love One founder Suzanne Mayernick! We talk all about Love One International, the heart and mission behind it, how the Lord called her to begin this journey, and my favorite part is how her heart for Christ shines through.    Love One's Mission: In 2007, Mike and Suzanne Mayernick...

This week kicks of the Month of Missions series! This is a 4-part series where I'm bringing on some of my favorite ministries to share about the heart behind their missions, how God has used it to grow their faith, and how you all can get connected with them! We start off this week with Be Still Ministries! Karen McAdams and Rachel Faulkner Brown join me to talk about how their ministry began, the...

This week wraps up the 3 week series of re-airing some of Chelsey's favorite episodes over the last two years. Today we close out this series with an episode full of Godly wisdom on how to handle disagreements in a Godly way with Angela Donadio. Angela brings such great perspective and the Word of God to this very timely topic!   1) Tell us about the wonderful you! My husband, Dale and I pastor a...

This week's episode is one my heart needed and I pray it meets you in a tender way too. Let's Talk Friendship is exactly what Alysha Miller came on the show to do, talk all things friendship! 1) Why we need it. 2) How it's a call from The Lord. 3) How to stick it out when things get hard. I don't know about you but recently my heart has felt weary so I pray you to find yourself listening to this e...

1) Tell us about you! (Family, work, ministry, church, etc) I come from a large family in Oklahoma, married to husband Danny and live in OC - love our life group, community, church RHMV, and walks to the beach where our story started. part time for AKB as the Trauma Trainer and Director of Organizational Health part time in private practice in Newport Beach serving children and families through co...

This week Chelsey sits down with Kelly Balarie to talk about resting with the Lord. Truly resting with Him - in His Word, through His directing, and living in surrender with Him.     I’ve been so eager to have this conversation for a few reasons. 1st being I know this will be a blessing to each person that listens - this message is one that so perfectly fits with what The Lord has laid on my heart...

This week Chelsey digs into 1 Corinthians 3:4-9. Paul writes this letter to the church of Corinth to point them back to the heart of God that in Him is where all growth comes from and we as His followers are His servants. We cannot have divisions in the church based off an allegiance to man, when the only One on the thrones of our life should be Jesus Christ.    1 Corinthians 3:4-9 - 4 For when on...

This week Chelsey dives into submitting our desires and preferences before the Lord, seeking His heart through the study of His Word, and having constant reminders around that point us back to Him.    Women In The Word: We have to approach God's Word seeking His heart and not through the lens of what we prefer. We have to have dialogue with other believers that will challenge us to seek His Word,...

Provoked to Proclaim: Spotting False Teachers, Keeping Honor in Women's Bible Study, & Knowing God Rightly with Marcie Morris. Episode 114 is packed with much needed truth to equip us as we walk with the Lord and keep Him and His Word as the center of our lives.    False Teachers: 2 Peter 2:1-2 But false prophets also arose among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you, who will...

This is one of Chelsey's favorite episodes ever recorded. She walks through Exodus and points out the call over our lives as followers of Christ to have hearts full of reverence for God, to desire accountability for ourselves and others, and that we are promised a distinction between God's people and those of this world.      Exodus 35-40   goes through the construction of tabernacle, making the a...

This week Chelsey sat down with Alisha Illian to dive into a deep conversation of living surrendered to the Lord and pursuing Christ's heart in a world that desires to distract us with living for ourselves. Alisha is a wife, mom, founder of Women (re)Purposed, author of Chasing Perfect: Peace and Purpose in the Exhausting Pursuit of Something Better, and she loves equipping women with biblical tru...

This week Chelsey sits down with Lacey Rabalais from the Homegrown Theologian to talk about The Cost Of Grace. We dive into the price of Christ's life so that we may receive grace, the difference between grace and mercy, how cheap graces cheapens all of the things of the Lord, and why we need to know God's Word so that we can deepen our knowledge of the glory of God.    Scripture Reference: Genesi...

This is the last episode of the deception series. Chelsey shares why we have to stop holding hands with the world and why we must live only for Christ. She breaks down several of the main issues we see happening within the church and Christ followers, and reminds us of what God's Word says for us to do on this earth.    Scriptures: Romans 12:2 - Do not be conformed to this world, but be transforme...

This week Chelsey is sharing about God's command to love in deed and in truth. This is yet another post we must not waver from holding. To love like Christ we must LOVE in action and in truth, always.   To love in deed and in truth we must be walking in the light:  1 John 1:5-10 5 This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 6...

This week Chelsey dives into Proverbs 3 and why we have to hold our post for the Lord and what He commands of us. Trust in the Lord with All Your Heart 3 My son, do not forget my teaching,     but let your heart keep my commandments, 2 for length of days and years of life     and peace they will add to you. 3 Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you;     bind them around your neck;    ...

This week's episode is mostly diving into the deception of worldly love and how this has begun to infiltrate the church. Chelsey also shares at the end of the episode about who the "Godless" are and who the "Lost" is. People often blend these two sets of people together when in fact, they are different.    Deception of Worldly Love:  People twist the meaning behind Jesus's words in Matthew 22:39,...

In today's episode, Chelsey shares about leading those God has entrusted to us well, loving them by not dismissing truth, and running into 2021 with boldness for the Kingdom.   Habakkuk 1:5-11 5 “Look among the nations, and see; wonder and be astounded. For I am doing a work in your days that you would not believe if told. 6 For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation,...