Conversations Unscripted with Ashley from SimplyBlessedDesignz

Click to Comment! Nobody ever committed adultery just by scrolling their phone at midnight. Right? This week we're talking about one of the most convicting verses in the Sermon on the Mount — Matthew 5:27-30 — where Jesus takes a commandment nobody in the room thought applied to them and quietly moves it a whole lot closer to home. It's not about your hands. It's about what you let...

Click to Comment! You can go your whole life never once raising a hand against another person — and Jesus says you might still be standing closer to trouble than you think. In this episode, we're digging into Matthew 5:21-26, where Jesus moves past "don't murder" and gets straight to the heart of it: contempt, anger we keep on simmer, and the surprisingly practical thing He tel...

Click to Comment! Jesus didn't come to lower the bar — He moved it. In this episode, we're digging into Matthew 5:17-20, where Jesus tells a crowd full of people (including the most rule-following religious experts of the day) that following the rules was never the whole point. We'll talk about who the Pharisees really were, why Jesus says your righteousness has to exceed theirs, an...

Click to Comment! Have you ever been in a room where you knew something was wrong but stayed quiet because you were scared of what people would think? That feeling right there — that is exactly what we are talking about today. We are hitting the 8th Beatitude in Matthew 5:10 and then flowing right into salt and light in Matthew 5:13-16. Because here is what I need you to understand — persecution i...

Click to Comment! Y'all. Look around at the world right now. The division. The anger. The way people talk to and about each other. And then look at what Jesus said in Matthew 5 — blessed are the merciful. Blessed are the pure in heart. Blessed are the peacemakers. Those three things go against absolutely everything the world is telling us to do right now. And I cannot think of three things we...

Click to Comment! Okay so let me ask you something. When is the last time life knocked you completely flat and you actually felt blessed in the middle of it? Yeah. That's what I thought. We all know the Beatitudes. We grew up hearing them. Most of us could recite them without even thinking about it. But knowing the words and actually living them out on a regular Tuesday when everything is hap...

Click to Comment! We've all seen it — the new house, the promotion, the vacation photo with "blessed" in the caption. And honestly? We've all posted it too. But what happens when you open Matthew 5 and the first thing Jesus says is blessed are those who mourn? Blessed are the ones at the end of their rope? Blessed are the persecuted? That is not the social media version of bles...

Click to Comment! Is there something God has been showing you that you haven't done anything with yet? You felt the nudge. You wrote it down. You said yes Lord, I hear You — and then just kept living the same way you were before. In this episode, Ashley digs into the gap between knowing and doing — and why James 1:22 hits a lot harder when you know the full story behind who wrote it. We also...

Click to Comment! Have you ever gone to Pinterest for one quick idea and come out the other side with a full raised bed garden plan, seven saved recipes, and absolutely no answer to the question you started with? Friend, same. In this episode of Unscripted Conversations, we're talking about what it really looks like to walk steady in faith — not perfectly, not with every detail figured out, a...

Click to Comment! In this episode we dig into everyday discernment: the small, nagging “do I or don’t I?” decisions that somehow control our weeks. I share my simple, practical routine for everyday discernment — pick your top 3 non‑negotiables, use a 24–72 hour rule, and run one small test before you commit. We talk about Nehemiah’s down‑to‑earth plan (pray, inspect, plan, recruit, protect, finish...

Click to Comment! Have you ever gone out of your way to avoid people—not because you’re rude, but because you’re hiding? In this episode Ashley (Unscripted Conversations) unpacks John 4 — the Woman at the Well — and leans into the messy, everyday places God meets us. Hear a grocery‑aisle story, a close read of the well encounter, and two practical ways to move from hiding to hope. Includes reflect...

Click to Comment! You ever feel like you’re doing everything right… and it still feels like nothing is changing? Like you’re showing up, trying to do better, making the right choices… and nobody sees it, nothing shifts, and you start wondering if it even counts? Yeah… we’re talking about that today. In this episode, I’m sharing a personal season that hit me hard, when Cameron left for bootcamp and...

Click to Comment! Have you ever prayed for something… and then it just felt like everything went quiet? Like you KNOW God hears you… but nothing is moving the way you thought it would? Yeah… we’re talking about that today. Because it’s real easy to have faith when things are flowing, doors are opening, and everything makes sense. It’s a whole different story when you’re sitting in the waiting, won...

Click to Comment! If you’ve been staying busy, handling what needs to be handled, and still feeling more worn down than you expected, this one is probably going to hit a little closer than you planned. It’s easy to keep moving, to keep adding one more thing to the list, and to tell yourself you’ll slow down later once everything is done… but later doesn’t really come, and before long you realize y...

Click to Comment! Trusting God through change is one of those things that sounds simple… until life starts shifting and you realize real quick how much you liked having a plan. In this episode of Unscripted Conversations , we’re talking about what it looks like when things start feeling off, when doors don’t open the way you expected, and when God starts moving things in a direction you didn’t see...

Click to Comment! If you’ve ever laid down at night and your body is tired but your mind decides it’s got one more shift to work… just running through the same thing over and over trying to figure it out… yeah, we’re talking about that today. Because we’re real good at telling ourselves we’re just being responsible… just trying to stay on top of things… just trying to fix what needs fixing… but if...

Click to Comment! Faith over fear… sounds real good until you’re the one actually having to do it. You know that feeling when you know you need to take a step, but your mind starts running ahead of you trying to talk you out of it? Not because you don’t trust God, but because you’ve been through enough to know things don’t always go the way you thought they would. That’s what this episode is about...

Click to Comment! Alright y’all… this one goes deep. We hear people say “forgive and forget” all the time like it’s just a cute little Christian bumper sticker. But anybody who’s actually been hurt knows it’s not that simple. So today we’re talking about forgiveness… the real kind. The kind that shows up when someone never apologized. When trust got broken. When the relationship changed everything...

Click to Comment! Sometimes God asks us to move before the explanation shows up. In this episode we’re talking about what it looks like to say yes to God when clarity hasn’t caught up yet. Not the big dramatic moments we read about later, but the quiet everyday obedience where you’re standing in your kitchen wondering if you’re really hearing Him right. We’ll look at the stories of Noah, Job, and...

Click to Comment! Faith without a timeline is easy to say and hard to live. In this episode, I’m talking about what it really looks like to let go and let God when there are no dates, deadlines, or guarantees in sight. If you’re trusting God but still asking when, how long, or what’s next, this conversation is for you. I share why so much of our stress comes from wanting a timeline instead of lear...

Click to Comment! There are times where faith doesn’t feel dramatic or urgent — it just feels quiet. You’re still doing the right things. You’re still praying. Still showing up. Still trying to walk in wisdom. But if you’re honest, you’re wondering if anything is actually moving forward… or if you’re just living the same day on repeat. In this episode, I’m talking about that quiet middle place of...

Click to Comment! What do Proverbs 31 and Peter walking on water have in common? More than you think. In this episode, we unpack what walking in wisdom actually looks like — and why neither of these stories is about perfection. They’re about a steady walk with God, built over time, even when confidence wavers.  Proverbs 31 was never meant to make you feel behind. It was meant to show the fruit of...

Click to Comment! Have you ever ended the day completely worn out—not because you didn’t work hard, but because you wondered if any of it really mattered? In this episode of Unscripted Conversations , we’re continuing our Faith in Motion series and taking another slow, intentional step through Proverbs 31. Today we’re talking about purpose, work, and influence beyond the front door—and how God nev...

Click to Comment! In this episode of Unscripted Conversations , we continue our Proverbs 31 series by shifting the focus from pressure to presence. Instead of reading Proverbs 31 as a checklist, we look at what faith looks like when it’s lived out at home—in the ordinary, unseen, everyday places where most of life actually happens. This conversation explores the quiet strength of faithfulness thro...

Click to Comment! Proverbs 31 is often treated like a checklist — a standard to measure ourselves against and quietly feel behind on. But what if it was never meant to be that? In this episode of Unscripted Conversations , we’re slowing down and looking at Proverbs 31 through a different lens. Not as a list of expectations, but as a calling shaped over time. We talk about worth before work, trust...