Eat Don’t Compete with Jazmine DeWees

Episode 89 of Eat Don’t Compete is an honest reflection on what it means to say yes to God — not just once, but again and again through surrender, obedience, sacrifice, and love. There is a first yes we give God, but there are also many yeses that come after it. In this episode, I reflect on the difference between a one-time decision and a daily posture. I talk about how our yes grows, how surrend...

Episode 88 of Eat Don’t Compete is a devotional reflection on 1 Thessalonians 5:23 and what it means for God to sanctify us completely — spirit, soul, and body. I’m learning that wholeness is not just about feeling better, thinking better, or doing better. It is about allowing God into every part of who we are. In this episode, I sit with the connection between peace, wholeness, mental health, spi...

In a world that teaches us to push through everything, this conversation is an invitation to slow down and pay attention to what’s happening within you. In this episode, of Eat Don’t Compete is an honest conversation about mental health, emotional overwhelm, therapy, spiritual wholeness, and what it actually means to feed your soul. Episode 87 is a reflection on why mental health is often overlook...

My daughter asked me a simple question: “Are we rich?” And honestly… it stopped me in my tracks. In this episode of Eat Don’t Compete, we talk about value systems, spiritual desperation, humility, and what Scripture actually says about being “rich in faith.” Because somewhere along the way, many of us learned to measure wealth through money, status, influence, appearance, or achievement… but James...

It’s been one year since stepping fully into this new season of Eat Don’t Compete—and I didn’t expect the growth to look like this. In this episode, I’m reflecting on what the last year has truly produced—not just content, not just numbers, but obedience, stretching, humility, and a deeper understanding of what it means to walk with God. Because the truth is… I had to unlearn what I thought succes...

Over the past year, this podcast became something I didn’t expect. Not a platform. Not just conversations. But a place where God has been reshaping me… in real time. Season 2 isn’t about having answers. It’s about staying in the conversation—with God, and with you. If you’ve been here, you’ve grown with me. If you’re new, you’re right on time. This season, we’re going deeper into identity, obedien...

I didn’t just write a poetry book… I responded to a conviction. If you’ve been following the recent conversations on success, calling, and discontentment—this is what that process produced in me. In this episode, I walk you through the heart behind Picking Flowers and Pricking Thorns—where it came from, what God revealed to me, and why I could no longer ignore the gift He gave me. This isn’t just...

You’ve been calling it success… but what if God never asked for it? This is the final installment of the Biblical Success series (Episodes 79–82)—and we’re not just defining success anymore… we’re confronting it. We started this series by exposing discontentment. We walked through what the world calls success. We anchored ourselves in what God actually says. And now… we’re ending with the question...

We’ve been asking what success really is… But what if the answer was never hidden? Today, we’re anchored in Joshua 1:7–8, walking through what God actually said about success—not what culture defines, not what we’ve made it, but what He established. Across multiple translations, the instruction is consistent: Be strong and courageous. Obey the Word. Meditate on it. Don’t stray from it. Success isn...

Have you ever felt like you’re behind in life… even while walking with God? In this part 2 of our series on Christian success, we sit with a realization that challenged me deeply: what if the discontent we feel isn’t because we’re behind… but because we’re measuring our lives by a definition of success God never gave us? We often inherit our understanding of success from culture—results, visibilit...

There was a point where I had to stop and ask myself a real question… Why do I want what I want? This is the second installment in our series about success. When I got honest, I realized what looked like ambition on the outside… was rooted in something deeper on the inside. In this episode, we’re slowing down and sitting with Luke 12:15, where Jesus gives a warning that challenges how we define su...

If you’ve ever quietly wondered “Why do I feel behind?”… this conversation is for you. In this episode of Eat Don’t Compete, we begin a new series exploring what success actually means for a Christian. Many of us come into the faith carrying definitions of success that were shaped by culture, ambition, productivity, and comparison. But over time, God begins to expose the tension between worldly su...

Before you ask God for strength, ask Him what needs to be laid down. Hebrews 12:1–2 changes how we endure, let's get into today's anchoring passage. This episode is an invitation for you to slow down, sit with Scripture, and allow the Holy Spirit to reveal what God wants to correct, heal, and sanctify—not just through you, but in you. Hebrews 12 calls us to lay aside every weight and the sin that...

January stretched me in ways I didn’t expect. Sickness in our home. Hospital visits. Spiritual warfare. And a question I couldn’t ignore: Why does it sometimes feel harder when you get closer to God? In this episode of Eat Don’t Compete, I share how one of the greatest lessons from this season wasn’t strength — it was spiritual stamina. Spiritual stamina is the endurance to stay faithful when stor...

Today we slow down and sit with Romans 12:1 together. For years, I thought “present your body as a living sacrifice” meant simply giving something up for God. But through fasting, prayer, and consecration, the Lord revealed something deeper: Transformation doesn’t happen without surrender. Holiness doesn’t happen without offering ourselves fully. In this devotional episode, we walk through Romans...

At the start of the year, I went into a 21-day fast looking for clarity from God. What I didn’t expect was that fasting wouldn’t just give me answers—it would give me more of Him. In this episode of Eat Don’t Compete, I share honestly about why I fasted, what was revealed during that season, and how surrender, consecration, and sober-mindedness opened the door to deeper intimacy with God. From fam...

What happens when you invite God to search places in your heart you’ve learned to manage, ignore, or hide? In this devotional episode of Eat Don’t Compete, I want to invite you to sit with Psalm 139:23–24—a prayer that became weighty yet grace-filled for me as I allowed God to thoroughly search my heart and lead me in His everlasting way. As we read this passage across multiple Bible translations,...

I Didn’t Realize How Much I Was Rushing Until I Was Forced to Slow Down is an honest reflection on pace, pressure, and what God reveals when everything finally gets quiet. In this episode of Eat Don’t Compete, Jazmine shares vulnerably about a season of slowing down, listening more closely to God, and realizing that stillness isn’t inactivity—it’s cooperation. Through personal reflection and bibli...

A devotion to God’s Word rooted in Ecclesiastes 12:13. In this Anchored In God’s Word devotional, we reflect on what it truly means to fear God, keep His commandments, and live with eternal perspective. Ecclesiastes 12:13 reminds us that after all striving, searching, and questioning, God’s Word brings us back to what matters most. This devotional is an invitation not just to listen — but to sit w...

What happens when God tells you to pause… right when you’re ready to move?   In this first episode of 2026, Jazmine opens the year with Selah — a holy pause rooted in obedience, reflection, and trust. After a season of momentum, plans, and ambition, God gives a “no for right now” — and instead of pushing forward, Jazmine chooses to stop, listen, and yield.   This episode explores: Why God’s “no” i...

As we close out the year, I’m inviting you into a real, honest, vulnerable reflection of what 2025 held for me — the wins, the losses, the pivots, the lessons, and the spiritual stretching that shaped my faith walk. This episode is personal, transparent, and full of the very heart behind Eat Don’t Compete. In today’s episode, I’m sharing: 🌿 My biggest wins + lessons from 2025 🌿 Why stepping on c...

In this powerful message, I share a word the Lord gave me titled “Wrestling with the Tension of Becoming.” If you remember we shared on the  ⁨@EatDontCompete⁩  podcast a teaching on the same title, but let's just say this was a bit more in-depth. Drawing from Genesis 32:24–30, we follow Jacob’s wrestle with God—his identity shift, his name change, and the tension that shaped his destiny. This mess...

This entire series taught me that honest questions don’t weaken your faith — they deepen your intimacy with God. And if you’ve been wrestling with becoming, balance, stewardship, community, or your calling, this recap walks you through every “Hey God, I Have Questions” episode so you can grow spiritually with clarity, confidence, and direction. We’ve walked through an entire season of honest conve...

Have you ever wondered why your emotions feel louder when you’re growing spiritually? Sometimes spiritual sensitivity increases not to overwhelm you — but to draw you closer to God. In today’s episode, we’re diving deep into spiritual sensitivity, discernment, and the discipline of paying attention to the presence of God. Last time (in Episode 67), we explored what it means to know you’re chosen y...

What does it really mean to live like you’re chosen by God — while remembering that grace, not perfection, keeps you standing? Being chosen by God doesn’t mean being flawless — it means being trusted to carry His power in fragile form. In this episode of Hey God, I Have Questions, Jazmine DeWees reflects on 2 Corinthians 4:7, exploring how to walk in the confidence of being chosen while remaining...