The Consecrated Podcast

If we are called to love people even in light of their brokenness, does that mean we are also called to freely trust them? In this continuation of The Sobering Reality of the Bride, we explore the distinction between love and trust—two things we often conflate in an attempt to be “good Christians.” Scripture calls us to love as Christ has loved us and to forgive as we have been forgiven, but does...

If we truly recognize the fallen and broken nature of man, how are we still called to “hope all things” in our relationships? In this continuation of The Sobering Reality of the Bride, we sit in the tension between seeing people honestly and choosing to hope in them. Scripture calls us to acknowledge the reality of human brokenness, yet it never calls us to become cynical, suspicious, or hopeless...

In this journal entry, Fedhii shares an encounter and reflects on the sobering reality of the Bride. Centered around John 2:24–25: “But Jesus on his part did not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people and needed no one to bear witness about man, for he himself knew what was in man.” This conversation is a call to engage with one another with sobriety—to hold both the beauty and the br...

In this journal entry, Biiftuu gets personal about the importance of building a relationship with the Lord that is truly our own. Worship leaders, preachers, ministries, and anointings can all be gifts from God, but they were never meant to carry our relationship with Him for us—they should be additions, not substitutes. Have we reduced Christianity to gathering at public worship nights, singing a...

In this episode, Fedhii shares from an encounter with the Lord and continues the conversation on ambition—specifically, the idolization of our careers. We can spend our entire lives giving ourselves to our careers, chasing success and reaching the highest points, only to realize one day that it was all in vain. You will never find true satisfaction in your work unless you are working unto Jesus. “...

In this Journal Entry, Biiftuu reflects on the posture of the heart in our relationship with Jesus, confronting the subtle entitlement that can creep into our walk with Him. Through Luke 17:7–10, we explore what it means to live with genuine humility, recognizing that obedience is not a bargaining chip to earn God's favor but the natural response of those who belong to Him. The truth is, we are no...

In this episode, we explore the gentle, faithful hand of God in our process of sanctification. Through the promise of Philippians 1:6—"being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus"—we talk about the comfort of knowing that our refinement ultimately rests in His hands, not ours. God never asks us to perfect ourselves. Ins...

In this episode, we sit with Jesus' sobering words in Matthew 7:21–23: "Depart from me, for I never knew you." Rather than approaching this passage from a place of fear, we wrestle with what it reveals about the heart of God and what it truly means to belong to Him. Somewhere along the way, we've minimized wholehearted devotion to Jesus. We've become comfortable giving Him pieces of our lives whil...

In this episode, we unpack how we should engage with the people we admire, learn from, and allow to influence our lives. In an age where influence is everywhere, what does it actually look like to honor the people God uses without placing them on pedestals they were never meant to stand on? Fedhii shares a personal encounter that sparked this conversation, leading us to explore the importance of d...

This episode is a continuation of our Journal Entries conversation on living from the worthiness of Jesus. As we continue unpacking this revelation, we explore why the conviction that Jesus is worthy of everything cannot simply be borrowed from someone else's testimony—it has to become a personal conviction that has been formed in the secret place. A belief that hasn't been personally established...

Welcome to our first ever Journal Entries episode—a new series on The Consecrated Podcast where we invite you into the more personal, raw, and in-process parts of our walk with God. These episodes are straight from our journals and personal time with the Lord. They are less about polished teachings and more about sharing what God is revealing to us in real time. Our hope is that this becomes an in...

In this episode, we talk about the way of trust through the story of Peter walking on water. Peter was able to do the impossible as long as his eyes were fixed on Jesus—but the moment he shifted his focus to the wind and waves around him, he began to sink. How often is that true for us? So easily, we become consumed with our emotions, our circumstances, our fears, and our plans for the future. We...

In this episode, we continue the conversation around the question: Who defines you? We explore the reality that identity was never meant to be self-created or determined by the opinions of others. Just as God intentionally designed every fingerprint to be unique, He was even more intentional in forming our inward being. Our personalities, desires, gifts, and distinct characteristics are not accide...

In this episode, Fedhii shares a powerful encounter with the Lord that exposed a subtle but significant struggle in his heart: allowing things other than God to define who he is. Whether through accomplishments, failures, gifts, relationships, or the opinions of others, it's easy to build our identity on labels that were never meant to carry that weight. Together, we explore the question: Who has...

In this episode, we explore how easily our circumstances can shape our perception of who God is in a given season. Biiftuu shares a recent encounter with a friend that brought conviction in real time. Despite walking through financial uncertainty and tight circumstances, they continued to live generously because their lives were built on the belief that God would provide—and they chose to live acc...

In this episode, we sit down with Fedhii to talk about Jesus and ambition—starting with the story of the rich young ruler in Mark 10:17-31. Together, we unpack Jesus’ words about how difficult it is for the rich to enter the Kingdom of Heaven, and how wealth itself was never the real issue. Fedhii challenges the idea that money is automatically evil by pointing to Abraham and David—men who had wea...

In the final episode of Biiftuu’s solo series (for now), we sit with Donta Nelson — a creative, pastor, and leader at Bethel Church — for an honest conversation about belonging, healing, and obedience. Donta vulnerably shares his journey of moving beyond triggers, numbness, and survival mode, and how God slowly taught him what it means to truly belong in Him. What started as simple obedience led D...

In the next part of Biiftuu’s solo series, we sit down with one of her closest friends, Barkot Surafel, to talk about what it means to walk in “Costly Obedience” to God. As the associate youth pastor and creative director at Bethel Church, Barkot vulnerably shares about one of the hardest seasons of her life — a season where God asked her to stay in Redding, away from her friends, family, and comm...

In this next episode of Biiftuu’s Solo Series, we sit down with Rory Helart—the Director of Young Saints, the youth ministry of Bethel Church—a leader and pastor whose life reflects a deep, lived encounter with God, and someone we honor deeply for the way he walks with Jesus. Rory opens up about a heavy season, sharing with raw honesty the tension between leaning into God through pain or turning a...

In this first installment of Biiftuu’s Solo Series—a four-part journey featuring conversations with trusted mentors, pastors, and close friends—we sit down with Chantelle Nelson for an honest and deeply personal conversation on comparison and contentment. Chantelle opens up about her own struggle with comparison within her marriage, vulnerably sharing the tension she felt watching her husband step...

In this episode, we unpack a hard but necessary truth: the promise is not the point. So often, in wilderness seasons marked by waiting, uncertainty, and difficulty, our eyes become fixed on the “Promised Land”—the breakthrough, the answered prayer, the next chapter. But in doing so, we can lose sight of the Person who is faithfully leading us there. We reflect on the story of the Israelites, who,...

In this episode, Fedhii shares a powerful, personal moment sparked by a billboard that read, “Jesus is the answer to all of your problems.” What could’ve been easy to overlook instead became deeply real in a season where he was struggling—reminding him that Jesus isn’t just a phrase or a cliché, but a present and faithful answer in the middle of real life. From there, the conversation leans into t...

In this episode, we continue our conversation with Micah Turnbo—a man who carries a genuine, deep friendship with God and lives with a heart to make others His friends too. We go deeper into what it looks like to walk in ongoing connection with God, talking through the reality of the spiritual realm and the tension that often surrounds it. Micah shares how the enemy works to distort, distract, and...

In this episode, we sit down with Micah Turnbo—a man who carries a genuine, deep friendship with God and lives with a heart to make others His friends too. We talk about Micah’s early encounters with Jesus and the visions that shaped his life, not to elevate an experience, but to reveal what’s actually available to all of us. His story challenges the idea that intimacy with God is rare, and instea...

In this episode, we dive into what it truly means to abandon yourself to the Lord—not as a one-time decision, but as a daily, ongoing surrender. We unpack how abandonment is less about a single moment and more about a gradual deepening of trust and devotion. Using the analogy of drinking coffee, Fedhii illustrates how what may start as a simple, intentional choice can grow into something you genui...