Tara Lee Davis's Podcast

Send a text What does it look like to fight the good fight of faith? How does God His children to engage with the spiritual battle that rages on? Have we lost our own hearts and in so doing forgotten how to fight for the heart of our King? It's time for God's church to rise up and fight! It's time for us to SEIZE the initiative, REGAIN lost territory, and DISRUPT the enemy. No more...

Send a text One of the things that I appreciate the most about who God is, is His love and long-suffering. Romans 3:23 says that all of us fall short, and we can easily fall into the trap of shame and self-condemnation if we are not careful. There is always a chance to get it right, but some of us miss that because we believe the lies of the enemy. Remember the guy who denied Jesus 3 times in Jesu...

Send a text What is worship? And what does it have to do with warfare? Is worship just sining 3 songs every time we find ourselves at church? Or is it deeper than that?

Send a text Do you make God vomit? Are you like a dog returning to its vomit to eat? Have you found yourself in a pile of fish vomit because of your disobedience?

Send a text We continue our series on David and Goliath, looking at identity. A mistaken identity, as God's child, will cost us more than we could know. The problem with a mistaken identity is that if we operate from that place, we will never be who God has called us to be or accomplish what He has created us for. David had every right to operate out of insecurity, but if he had, Goliath woul...

Send a text Every single human on the planet will make an impact, either in a good way or a bad way. What kind of impact does Christ call His followers to make? What good is salt if it loses its flavor? Have you ever thrown a blanket over a lamp once you've turned it on? Such is the Christian who refuses to let their light so shine before men. Is your life putting the glory of God on display,...

Send a text The single greatest event in all of human history made an impact on every single human for all of history, whether they know it or not. When Jesus sacrificed His very life to pay for the sins of the world, that single event would change the course of human history for all of eternity. Some have embraced it and found salvation in Christ alone, some have rejected it and far more lost and...

Send a text How do we live with intentionality as Christians as we make our way home to heaven? Is there more to the Christian life than just surviving? How does God call us to live with purpose?

Send a text Psalm 23 is a jam packed chapter of Scripture, reminding us of who we are and who we are not. Our Shepherd, is more than enough and capable, of leading us well on this journey of life. We are book ended with grace and invited to the table of all tables, but sometimes we have to fight to get there! We were created to live our lives in wonder, wonder at this God who loves us so deeply. B...

Send a text What if my greatest struggles in life were actually God's gift to me? So many ask, "If God is good, then why........." and no one can come up with an answer. Are we so entitled as to think that we should only receive the good from God and not the hard, too? Is there purpose behind the struggles we face? How can we learn to view our struggles differently?

Send a text What does the Bible mean to us? Are we approaching it in the right way, or with wrong motives? When we approach God's Word rightly, we find hope! What would it look like if we stopped taking our Bibles for granted, or misusing them to cut down others, and instead used it as mirror to reflect our own shortcomings and need for God's grace and mercy?

Send a text What does it take to run your race well, as a believer? Cliff Young shows us the way. What an honor to be the guest speaker at the Cornerstone Christian School Annual Sports Banquet.

Send a text Jesus gives His followers a striking command in Matthew 5:43-48, telling us to love our enemies. But we cannot love our enemies without first forgiving them. Are you carrying heavy weights that you were never meant to carry? Because there is freedom, healing, redemption, restoration and forgiveness at the foot of the cross! Loving our enemies is far more than just not hating them, but...

Send a text I was in a dark place while in college, and God used a professor of mine to rescue me. The secret weapon? She loved me where I was, but loved me enough to not let me stay there. I will forever be grateful for my professors and how God used them to rescue me! Love changes everything, and is never wasted!

Send a text Know a young person who is discouraged? Share this with them!

Send a text What if our greatest gift has been lost in the shuffle and chaos of it all? What would it look like to unwrap the greatest gift ever, slowly savoring Him? Advent, a season of expectant waiting knowing that the God who promised is the God who will deliver.

Send a text Most of exhaust ourselves getting ready for Christmas! Has anyone seen the tape? Where are the scissors? We need more Christmas gift wrap! But what if we were exhausting all of our energy, time and resources on the wrong preparations? How do we prepare and get ready for the arrival of King Jesus? What does it mean for every heart to prepare Him room?

Send a text Tired of sin ruling your life? Exhausted from riding the fence as a Christian? Feel like God is about to vomit you out of His mouth because of your lukewarm temp? Can we ever truly master sin? We can, and it’s easier than we realize! But most of us spend our lives looking for a way of excuse rather than the way of escape!

Send a text What does green repress in Scripture?

Send a text What if we viewed our obedience as God's children differently? How would it change if we didn't obey out of obligation but rather saw it as an opportunity? What impact does our obedience make?

Send a text If God is good, then why did I get cancer? Why can't I have children? Why did my parents divorce? Why did my friend die? The list of questions is exhaustive, and this is where many get stuck. Habakkuk faced trouble, big trouble. But he didn't give up, because at his core he knew that God had a plan and His plan was good, even if he couldn't see it in the middle of the me...

Send a text When was the last time you thanked God for a bad day? Same! But God calls us as believers to give thanks in all things! What if the hard parts of our story were actually intentional from a loving God? What if He was renovating our hearts from the  cottage of our selfish, inward hearts into palaces fit for a King?

Send a text What do we do when the unthinkable happens? We all want to help, to fix, to take away the pain, but how do we tangibly do that? How do we help our friends who are grieving? Here are 4 simple ways that you can walk with others who are grieving. We are better together, and we need each other. You don't have to understand where someone is to be used by God to help them.

Send a text So many of us exhaust our resources chasing the next big thing. But what if God could do something incredible through our everyday, simple yes? How would obedience change if we delighted to follow His commands rather than out of duty or obligation? Is it really that simple for God to make something so beautiful from our ordinary lives? Yes, yes it is! We see this in a giant boat, an al...

Send a text Is your life marked by desperation for Jesus? Or are you among the crowd, watching your miracle pass you by? For the woman with the issue of blood, she had no choice! She had to get to Jesus, no matter the cost! She had every reason to give up hope, to quit! But she refused to settle for less than what Jesus had for!