156. When God Asks You to Let Go | A Candid Life & Ministry Update
The Finding Freedom Co. Podcast | Bible Study & Christian Living for WomenShow Notes
This episode is different.
Over the past several months, God has been doing a quiet but uncomfortable work in my heart, stripping away striving, productivity-driven identity, and even good things that had slowly taken His place.
In this candid update, I’m sharing what life has looked like lately, what God has been revealing, and why I made the difficult decision to close the Finding Freedom Co. membership, even when it didn’t make sense on paper.
We talk about: Living in a season where nothing feels “productive”
Wrestling with identity, obedience, and surrender
When good things become misaligned
What it looks like to be faithful when God has you “on the bench”
The changes coming to the Finding Freedom Co. Podcast and ministry
This episode isn’t about reinvention or rebranding.It’s about repentance, obedience, and making room for God to lead.
At the end, I share what’s next, including a new, slower, Scripture-first approach to studying the Bible together.
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