Made for Impact

Have you been praying for your husband or someone you love and wondering if God even hears you? In this episode, I share what it feels like to keep praying for my family while still waiting for change. After another sleepless night with my little ones, I opened my Bible to Luke 1 before trying to figure out my day. Gabriel's words to Zechariah stopped me: "Your prayer has been heard." It was a pow...

Are you leaning on your own understanding, or are you truly letting God lead? Sometimes we map out every step, decide exactly how something should happen, and then ask God to bless what we already chose. But following God looks different. In this episode, I share what I have been learning about surrendering my own timeline, recognizing God's direction, and paying attention when He begins bringing...

What if the way God is using your life reaches far beyond what you can see in this season? Sometimes we think our purpose has to look big, visible, or extraordinary. We search for a platform or a grand assignment, but part of your purpose may already be unfolding right inside your own home. Your transformed life is often telling people about Jesus long before you ever find the perfect words.   Thi...

What if the patterns you grew up with were never meant to become the patterns you pass down? In this episode, I share what motherhood, family relationships, and some recent difficult conversations have been teaching me about identity, boundaries, and breaking generational cycles. Sometimes our earthly families are beautiful, and sometimes they are complicated. Loving people well often requires for...

What do you do when your flesh wants something that you know is not good for you?   In this episode, I am sharing a real, unedited morning from our home after an exhausting night with our almost seven-month-old, Samuel. I was tired, my husband was frustrated, the kids were up early, and there was peanut butter everywhere! Underneath all of it was something much deeper: the daily battle between wha...

Sometimes the most humbling lessons with God happen right in the middle of ordinary life. In this episode, I share a personal experience where a good intention unintentionally hurt a friend. What followed was a powerful lesson in slowing down, hearing God's voice, taking full responsibility, and asking for forgiveness. God used that moment to remind me of Jesus' words about removing the plank from...

How do you surround yourself with wise, godly people without allowing their voices to become louder than God’s? In this episode, I share a powerful experience from a recent women’s Bible study where one woman courageously opened up about struggling again with alcohol and feeling distant from God. Instead of judgment, she was met with prayer, compassion, and authentic community. It was a beautiful...

Can Christians desire abundance, or is that worldly? Before I knew Jesus, financial success was my security blanket, but after surrendering my life to Christ, God taught me that He alone is my provider and treasure. We are diving into what Scripture says about wealth, stewardship, and keeping our hearts guarded. This conversation offers Christian encouragement for any woman of faith learning how t...

What if the question you are afraid to ask is the exact one that leads you closer to Jesus? In this personal episode, I am sharing the heart and story behind my first book, Journeying with Jesus. This is not a list of practical steps, but the story of how one honest question completely changed the direction of my life. From the outside, my life looked successful. I had built a thriving business, h...

Have you ever sat down with the best intentions to be productive, only to have your plans completely interrupted? In this episode, I share a deeply personal moment from my morning that completely shifted my perspective. As I sat in my office thanking God for the blessing of working from home and witnessing my children's daily milestones, everything changed when my daughter hurt herself and needed...

✨ Join My Free Deeply Devoted Bible Study  If you're longing to know Jesus more deeply, hear His voice with confidence, and study Scripture alongside other women, I'd love to welcome you to our free Deeply Devoted Bible Study community on Telegram.   Have you ever felt guilty because your quiet time with God lasted only a few minutes? I am sharing how God met me in just a few interrupted minutes...

Have you ever felt like your life wasn't moving fast enough?  Maybe you've prayed for a relationship, a baby, healing, clarity, or purpose and wondered why God wasn't answering on your timeline.  In this deeply personal episode, I share how looking back completely changed the way I see God's timing. From pregnancy loss and heartbreak to motherhood, ministry, and finally beginning the book I always...

What do you do when you are running on empty and your perfectly planned day falls apart? In this episode, I am opening up my heart and my Bible to share a raw moment from my morning that completely shifted how I view control and surrender. We are diving deep into Matthew 4 to look at how the enemy tempts us when we are at our most depleted points, and I am sharing a personal story about the subtle...

What do you do when your perfectly planned day suddenly doesn't go according to plan?  In this short and heartfelt episode, Petia shares a real moment from motherhood that reminded her of a powerful truth: God is never surprised by the interruptions we face.  After carefully planning her day, everything shifted when her almost three-year-old daughter needed extra comfort and her four-month-old son...

After several months away on maternity leave, Petia Burns returns to the Made for Impact podcast with a heartfelt conversation about biblical purpose, faith and motherhood, and finding Christian encouragement in the seasons that often go unseen. When her baby boy, Samuel, was born, Petia stepped away from social media, business, and podcasting to fully embrace a season of presence. But during this...

In today’s episode, I’m sharing something deeply personal and sacred.   After months of prayer, wrestling, listening, and surrender—much like Jacob wrestled with God—I’ve come to a clear and peaceful decision: I’m stepping into a sabbatical.   This pause is not from burnout. It’s not from quitting. It’s not from confusion.   It’s an intentional, faith-led choice to slow down, go quiet, and priorit...

What if God is not distant, disappointed, or angry—but deeply loving and always near? In this powerful, Spirit-led conversation, Petia sits down with Melanie Cox to unpack the true nature of God, how to find peace in the midst of tribulation, and what it really means to live the full, abundant life Jesus promised.       In this deeply moving and Spirit-led episode of Made for Impact, Petia welcome...

In today’s episode of Made for Impact, Petia opens her heart and shares the life-changing shift that happens when we reorder our priorities — not around hustle, business, or self-development — but around God. As a former entrepreneur who once led a big team and prioritized productivity and results, everything changed when she became a follower of Christ. In this episode, she shares why putting God...

In this powerful episode of Made for Impact, Petia welcomes her longtime friend Nadia — a woman whose life was radically changed by Jesus after years in the New Age movement, sobriety recovery culture, and searching for meaning.   The two originally met in a Las Vegas nail salon over a decade ago — not knowing God would one day write them into the same story. Years later, both found themselves sav...

In this episode of Made for Impact, Petia shares a heartfelt message inspired by a recent Deeply Devoted Bible Study—created for women who desire more than a checklist faith and long for a deeper, more intimate relationship with God. Petia reflects on how many women read the Bible out of obligation rather than desire, and why true transformation happens when we approach Scripture as a way to walk...

Have you ever felt that quiet stirring inside — the kind that whispers, “Something is shifting… something is changing… something is coming?” Not in an anxious way, but in a holy, gentle, almost mysterious way.   Maybe nothing in your life looks different on the outside. But inside… you feel the nudge. The restlessness. The sense that God is preparing you for something new — even if you can’t artic...

In this episode, Petia explores why believers sometimes don’t feel God emotionally and why this does NOT mean God is distant. She shares encouragement, Scripture, and seven biblical ways we often sense God that have nothing to do with feelings.   Key Points: Feelings are not the measure of God’s presence. Exhaustion and motherhood deeply affect emotional sensitivity. God’s presence is constant eve...

Have you ever felt the deep desire to serve God, but had no idea where to begin? Maybe you’ve prayed, “Lord, I want to follow You… but I don’t know my calling,” and felt unsure, unqualified, or unclear about your next steps.   In this heartfelt episode, Petia opens up about her early walk with Jesus — a time of longing to honor God while feeling uncertain about what He was asking her to do. Throug...

In this new episode, I dive into the life-altering truth of Jesus’s victory over Satan through His sacrifice on the cross—and what that truly means for you and me today.     This is more than theology. This is about freedom, redemption, spiritual authority, and living from victory instead of fear. Together, we explore why Jesus’s death was not just symbolic—it was necessary. Through Scriptures lik...

In this episode, Petia breaks down the popular New Age idea of “Christ consciousness” and explains why it doesn’t align with biblical Christianity. Learn what the New Age means by this term, why it can create confusion for believers, and what Scripture actually teaches about transformation, the Holy Spirit, and having the mind of Christ. --- ### **What You’ll Learn** • What “Christ consciousness”...