Be Encouraged! Podcast with Jackie Brindle Jackie Brindle

Hello! Welcome to the Be Encouraged Podcast! You are listening to episode # 129 and I am your host, Jackie Brindle. 

I am so thankful you decided to press play today! If this is your first time listening, I want you to know that you are so loved and welcomed here in our BE ENCOURAGED! Community. I hope you find that these messages, themes, testimonies, and/or pondering points in each episode become a beacon of light in the good and not-so-good parts of your day. 

We all face life —- it can feel easy one moment and hard the next. 

And as I muddle through the messy parts of life, like the rest of us, I need not only encouragement but to hear faith-based perspectives, truth, and grace that will spark everlasting encouragement. So if faith is a big thing for you or perhaps you are just opening up to it, I have no doubt it will speak to your heart today! 

Especially because I have a very special women’s author (called, “Prophetic Encouragement for God’s Daughters”), podcast host of “Unencumbered”, and keynote speaker, as our guest on today’s episode, Heidi McPherson-Krieghauser. Heidi has faced a heart-wrenching tragedy in her life by becoming a widow not just once but twice. She has every right to sit in bitterness and anger with God. 

Yet, she chooses to have the courage to rise above it!

Heidi has learned that “When all else fails, God doesn’t”. 

Today’s encouragement is for you, for your sister, for your friend, for your mom, for your neighbor, for your coworker, or for anyone else that pops up in your mind. We never are promised tomorrow, but we do get to be encouraged by God through Heidi’s story and inspiration, today. 

I don’t think it’s an accident that you pressed play today! 

So come on in and grab your cup of coffee, get on your walk or run, and wherever you are….. BE ENCOURAGED! 



Resources

Http://www.Thesepromisesareyours.com


Facebook: Facebook Heidi McPherson
Instagram @heidi_unencumbered_podcast




Exodus 14:14, "The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”


Psalm 34:18 "The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit."


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Welcome to the BE ENCOURAGED! Podcast. I am your host, Jackie Brindle and you are listening to episode 128! 

Thanks again for joining me! I hope you enjoyed the last episode on getting worry out of the picture! 

How did you do? 

This week, I am going to dive into giving God our YES! 

We are unpacking how to live, by taking one step, towards God, at a time. We are encouraging you to desire to pursue a life more in step with His plan than our own. 

Being obedient to the call and purpose placed on our lives takes courage! It takes bold faith! 

And what better person than to encourage us to be wildly obedient in our faith than Trisha Fenimore. Trisha is married with two young children and you can find her more commonly in Instagram world, speaking how God has changed her life. And when I say changed —- I mean transformed. Trisha holds nothing back from her background of being an Atheist, former racist, and alcoholic. She also dives into all of this in her new book called “Pray for Them”. Trisha is a walking example of what God’s grace and power can do through our lives with one small step of obedience time and time again! 

If that just didn’t make you want to speed up and get to the encouragement, I don’t know what else will! 

So let’s grab your cup of coffee, get on your walk or run, or wherever you are —BE ENCOURAGED! 

Also — don’t forget to share this episode in IG world and tag be_encouraged_podcast to all your family and friends with this fresh perspective on wildfire obedience! 

Let’s go - and be encouraged! 





- Amazon link to buy, "Pray For Them: The True Story of a Racist White Christian Called to Black Seminary" https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C5PCXMGF?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_dp_GR6V64BQX5BQVMJ2HG96&language=en-US

- Follow Trisha on IG @trishafenimore and catch her NEW YouTube channel and Podcast with her husband James called, "Holy Matramony" by clicking in her bio!

- Bible Verse mentioned: Philippians 4




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Heyyy! It’s me, your host, Jackie Brindle. You are listening to episode 127. 

I am here to give you another bite-sized bit of encouragement. 

I first, would like to thank you for making space to listen. 

In particular, this episode’s topic will add value to your life, as I unpack one of the most commonalities all humans face.

WORRY! 

I have a feeling that you might have a lot on your plate, which means you might have the added weight of worry on your shoulders. 

Friend, if you need to relieve some of that worry and be encouraged by ways to battle worry in your life. Then keep on listening! 

So grab a cup of coffee, get on your walk or run, or wherever you are, be encouraged!
























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Welcome, to the BE ENCOURAGED! Podcast! I am your host, Jackie Brindle and you are listening to episode 126! 

Thank you for making space in your busy day to press play! If you have some downtime today, please consider writing a raving review on Apple Podcast, or share the episode to my IG handle @be_encouraged_podcast in your stories, or text the link to a friend, so that So MANY more, can be encouraged, like you! 

Now, have you ever felt the need or desire for connection with others? I believe we are all made to be connected. 

Sometimes we don’t even realize how much we truly need it or would benefit from it. Sometimes, it might be easier to not branch out or share out with friends of what’s really going on inside. 

After all, it’s hard to know who to share things with. 

But can I give you hope today? If you are feeling like you need connection — PRAY about it! 

Recently, I completed a bible study with a group of women, whom I never really met until before the meeting. Why? Because I unspokenly said indirectly to God, “It would be nice to be connected. It would be nice to be around other women who ‘get it’.” 

And so when I got this invitation —- I jumped at the chance to go on a blind study small group with my new friend Heather who asked me to go with her. And the best part was, she didn’t know I said those things to God or have a clue of how much I was deeply desperate for connection, especially in the area of motherhood. 

I was so hungry and thirsty to know I wasn’t alone and to be poured into. Each time, I met with these incredibly strong and beautifully humbled women of God, I gained insight. I got my confidence back in areas I didn’t feel strong in. I examined my heart and was so reminded not only that I wasn’t alone but how loved I am that God would design a particular group for me to be a part of so I could grow not only as a mother, but in my marriage as well. 

I didn’t realize the power of not only abiding in God, but how powerful it is when others around you are doing the same (flawed and all) and yet, point you back to Jesus. These women were treasures that inspired me to be more like Him, to give myself grace upon grace, and to remind me that it’s okay to open up and ask for help or prayer in an area I was struggling in. 

Today, I encourage you to be vulnerable, pray about a divine connection with other women who will point you back to Jesus. There is relief in that release when you trust other people enough to share it out! 

That’s what I am going to deep dive into on this podcast. If you are feeling the tug on your heart for connection, I pray this is the exact encouragement you need to hear to lift you up and onward! 

So grab your cup of coffee, get on your walk or run, and BE ENCOURAGED! 

Jackie

Resources:

Follow Jackie on Instagram @be_encouraged_podcast or click the link, https://linktr.ee/jackiebrindle, and learn how to book Jackie for your next podcast guest speaker or speaking event! 

Bible Study Book: “Mama, You Be the Difference” https://moreofhimministries.org/mama-you-be-the-difference/

Additional Devotional Bible Readings: John 15, 1 Thessalonians 5:11, and Ruth 1-4 


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Welcome to the BE ENCOURAGED! Podcast. I am your host, Jackie Brindle and you are listening to episode 125, with Julie Seals! Today, she is a speaker, author, and an ordained minister. She has a wonderful husband, Mike, who works with her in their Prison Ministry. Julie also leads “Her Hope Recovery Ministry”. Among all the things she does, it’s the core of who she is that really shines. 

And today, let me ask you a question. Have you ever said to yourself, the age old statement, “Never will I ______ (insert what you are thinking now.) Maybe you are asking yourself, “Will this bad circumstance or accumulation of a series of never ending bad breaks ever end?” 

Or perhaps it’s a perspective you are holding onto and need a reminder from Mark Batterson who said, don’t put a period where God is placing a comma. 

Julie stirs up the encouragement for all of us who can get tied down to thoughts that imprision us to believe the lies that tell us never or never will I see ______ happen. 

Julie’s life was not always so full of hope. She had many reasons to give up. Many reasons for the people around her to stop praying for her, and write her life off as another one who missed their opportunities in life. 

Julie is a living testimony to why we should, “Never say Never!” 

Julie unpacks pieces of her miraculous story, which you can hear more of from her newly released book called, “All My Hope, A Prisoner No More.” link to get your own copy is in the show notes. She also shares ways we can end the cycle of saying never and stirring up encouragement to live by faith and not by sight. 

So grab your cup of coffee, get on your walk or run and wherever you are, BE ENCOURAGED! 

Jackie 

Resources: 


Learn more about Julie Seals and to purchase a copy of “All My Hope, A Prisoner No More.” https://www.julieseals.com/


Follow Julie on Instagram @julieseals 


Bible Verses Mentioned: Ephesians 3:20, Jeremiah 29:11, Isaiah 55:6-10


Follow the BE ENCOURAGED! Podcast on Instagram! @be_encouraged_podcast 


Learn more about the Host, Jackie Brindle by clicking on the link https://linktr.ee/jackiebrindle






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Are you walking through a moment in your life that you feel utterly powerless? Is it hard to trust God? Do you feel surrounded by thoughts or people that attack your character? Perhaps, the situation has you feeling trapped and cornered.

How do we battle feeling stuck, in a rut, or hard to trust God at the moment?

I get it! Life is difficult to hold onto the shield of faith.

Therefore, let me give you a bit of encouragement that will stir your heart and help you take the next step with Godly confidence!

The Bible says in Proverbs 3:5-6,

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart; and lean not (do not depend on) on your understanding. (6) Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take (make your paths straight)." (NLT)

It's so easy to read this and get hung up on the "Trust the Lord" part and forget how hard it is to not lean on our understanding!

It's a struggle is real!

But if we read above in verses 1-4 in Proverbs, it reminds us that we have fatherly advice to forget the commands and teachings of the Lord, which the Bible reveals to us.

We can be reminded in Psalm 139 how fully known by God we are and anything we try to hide from Him, He already knows.

I don't know what struggles you are facing today, this past month, week, or year, but if you are feeling like the weight of the world is on your shoulders and you have no room to move.... then THIS message WILL encourage you!

You do not battle alone. God is powerful when we feel powerless. BE ENCOURAGED!

So grab your cup of coffee, get on your walk or run, or wherever you are today ---- BE ENCOURAGED!

Jackie



Resources mentioned in today's episode.

- Song by Michael W. Smith "Surrounded by You": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBl84oZxnJ4

- Read Psalm 139, Ephesians 1:5, Ephesians 6:10-20, and Proverbs 3:1-6

Learn more about the Host, Jackie Brindle by clicking the link below.

https://linktr.ee/jackiebrindle

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