RawFaithTalk

In today's episode, Chimdi talks about her barely-there prayer life in comparison to what it used to be, and how God's mercy has helped her shake off the lethargy. Then there's the matter of feeling burdened and burnt out doing ministry versus working with unforced rhythms of grace, and the reality of satan's hold over key world systems.

The art of vulnerability is not a static ability. It can always get better. It is not in the blatant presentation of crude facts that leaves you more ashamed than edified, but a revelation of your struggles that leaves you humbled and healed. On today's episode, Chimdi talks about her current struggles in her walk with God. The depth of it is yet to come, but she is willing and that's a good sign....

Chimdi talks about her difficulties understanding God's love for her, and her annoyingly persistent tendency to view Yahweh's love like a pack of cards. There is a struggle to unearth our deeply-rooted but false belief that God only loves us when we are on our best behavior, and the minute we mess up, He switches to hatred mode, leaving all that love crumbling in the wake of His anger. Like a pack...

I open my Bible to Matthew 22 and I get simultaneously awed and convicted. Here's the conversation Holy Spirit and I had about it.

What are you yearning for? What are your greatest longings? This questions may throw you off balance because not only did you not expect it, you also do not welcome it. You are scared to inquire even scarcely into the complexities of your fantasies, because you are afraid that you might turn out to be the evil that you dread. So oblivion is a better option. Holy Spirit has helped me see that rathe...

In a bid to live holy, even if it is from a place of duty and not love, we doggedly refuse to accept the fullness of God's love. We don't want to accept the fact that God loved us even when we were sinners, because we are afraid it will make us complacent in obeying Him.  And so we chose extremes — either living in rejection from a lack of revelation of God's love and amassing a pile of dead works...

Do people actually enjoy reading the Bible? Without mincing words or sugarcoating, this is an unspoken question on the minds of many Christians, and it's more common than you think. There is a tendency to religiously do our Bible duty, by daily reading the word, and wondering silently if those who say they enjoy reading God's word are just plain lying. If this looks like you, then buckle up, becau...

Many of us are all too familiar with the daily struggle to believe God. It's like we're trying so hard, exacting so much mental energy to believe what doesn't make sense to us. And so we fluctuate between unbelief and brief belief, and when Apostle Paul says words like 'I am persuaded...', it sounds like alienese to us. But there is a Rest of Faith. A state of being where you simply believe, devoi...

For the bulk of us, there's a reason why we first came to Christ, or at least an event that made us turn to God in desperation for a solution, or for comfort. As we progress in our walk with God, there is a gradual purification of the reason for our pursuit after God. Until He becomes the means to the end and the end itself, our love for Him must continue to undergo a forging and a refining. Does...

It's been a hot minute, guys! But we're back again with a new episode!  It's another raw one with Chimdi recounting particular encounters with Holy Spirit that has helped shape her view on trusting God. How exactly does one react when God literally tells you to lean on Him? Or maybe the circumstances in your life strongly suggest a path of trusting and leaning on God.  We also talk about...

What do you do when all you know and believe about God is boldly questioned by your circumstance? What do you say when storms of life dispute the character of God as you know it, and expects you to defend it even in the midst of your pain? What do you do when you're struggling to trust God and what He has said in His word? In the grand scheme of things, trauma is a major hindrance to us fully trus...

When Holy Spirit literally asks to be your entertainment, you might be a little dazzled for the first few moments. But that's okay; what matters is what you do with the request. Join Chimdi on today's narrative as she relates her experience on dabbling into the waters of both worldly entertainment and kingdom entertainment, and promptly addressing the fear that many have had at some point, that we...

Trust me, this episode packs no shade on any Isreali. Rather, on this episode, Chimdi talks about how the inherent ingratitude that comes with the fallible package of humanity makes us forget to be thankful and murmur and complain in its stead. We see also why we must remember to thank God, and how we can be intentional about it. *Bible References* 1. Exodus 14:21‭-‬28 NKJV 2. Exodus 16:1‭-‬3 NKJV...

In this imperfectly perfect start, if we look past Chimdi's (the podcast show host) harmattan-roughened voice, we'd get to the tidbits that would guide us on what to expect on Raw Faith Talk. Listen in as she presents, with as much honesty as she dares, the curriculum Holy Spirit says we're riding with on this rodeo. Enjoy.