Jess Ask

Jessica S Smith
  • 5.0 (19)
  • Christianity
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Jess Ask the Podcast is the safe space where transparency meets transformation. Hosted by Jessica S. Smith, this podcast creates room for the honest conversations believers are thinking about but don’t always know where to process out loud. From faith and identity to obedience, relationships, and purpose, each episode explores what it really looks like to become who God can trust. Through real conversations with influencers, leaders, and everyday believers, Jess Ask offers encouragement, perspective, and practical wisdom for those navigating growth in real time. If you’re building, healing, or becoming, this podcast is here to remind you that you don’t have to figure it out alone.  New episodes drop every Thursday 7A CST.  And remember: life really could be more simple… if you just ask.

  1. 5d ago

    Can You Build a Business God's Way? | FT Tonthalell Walters | EP177

    What happens when your faith and your business feel like they're pulling you in different directions? Apostle Tonthalell Walters (General T) joins us to talk about discipleship beyond church walls, prayer that produces strategy, and the responsibility of building what God has entrusted to you. And somewhere along the way, this conversation became personal for me. If you've ever questioned whether what you're building really counts as ministry, this one is worth your time. Learn more about The Enlisted at tapministries.com Jess Ask The Podcast is the safe space where transparency meets transformation. Host Jessica S. Smith creates space for honest conversations about faith, purpose, personal growth, and the real journey behind success. 🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every week.   JOIN THE SAFE SPACE — PATREON COMMUNITY   The Safe Space is a Patreon-only community for creators who feel unseen, misunderstood, or ready to give up. Biblical wisdom. Real accountability. People who get it. ➡️ Join here: patreon.com/JessAsk   SUPPORT THE PODCAST   ✔ Sow a love seed via Cash App: $jessaskthepodcast ✔ Share this episode with someone who needs it ✔ Subscribe, like & comment — it helps us reach more people   PODCAST CREDITS   Host: Jessica S. Smith | jessicassmith.com | @thejessicassmith Producer: Desiree Danielle | desireedanielle.com | @desireedanie11e Music: King Chosen | @kingchosen46 Network: BGTV Studios | bgtvstudios.com

    Can You Build a Business God's Way? | FT Tonthalell Walters | EP177

  2. Oct 22

    Who Are You Without Survival Mode? | FT Rebecca Boles | EP176

    Rebecca "Royal" Boles joins us for a conversation about podcasting, heartbreak, transparency and the identity she built while trying to survive. Many people know her as Royal, but as Rebecca begins doing deeper healing work, she's confronting a difficult question: Was Royal who she became—or who she needed to become to protect Rebecca? We talk about validation, personas, sitting with yourself, returning to the parts of you you've avoided and allowing God to introduce you to who He created you to be. Who are you without survival mode? Jess Ask The Podcast is the safe space where transparency meets transformation. Host Jessica S. Smith creates space for honest conversations about faith, purpose, personal growth, and the real journey behind success. 🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every week.   JOIN THE SAFE SPACE — PATREON COMMUNITY   The Safe Space is a Patreon-only community for creators who feel unseen, misunderstood, or ready to give up. Biblical wisdom. Real accountability. People who get it. ➡️ Join here: patreon.com/JessAsk   SUPPORT THE PODCAST   ✔ Sow a love seed via Cash App: $jessaskthepodcast ✔ Share this episode with someone who needs it ✔ Subscribe, like & comment — it helps us reach more people   PODCAST CREDITS   Host: Jessica S. Smith | jessicassmith.com | @thejessicassmith Producer: Desiree Danielle | desireedanielle.com | @desireedanie11e Music: King Chosen | @kingchosen46 Network: BGTV Studios | bgtvstudios.com

    Who Are You Without Survival Mode? | FT Rebecca Boles | EP176

  3. Oct 15

    Just Because It’s Good Doesn’t Mean It’s God | FT Kimberly N. Davis | EP175

    Just because you’re good at something doesn’t automatically mean it’s your assignment. Kimberly N. Davis joins me for a conversation about discerning what God actually called you to do, knowing when something isn’t your lane, prophetic maturity and what it means to live as an image-bearer of Christ. Because sometimes obedience isn't starting another thing. Sometimes it's being willing to put down a good thing because God didn't tell you to carry it. Jess Ask The Podcast is the safe space where transparency meets transformation. Host Jessica S. Smith creates space for honest conversations about faith, purpose, personal growth, and the real journey behind success. 🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every week.   JOIN THE SAFE SPACE — PATREON COMMUNITY   The Safe Space is a Patreon-only community for creators who feel unseen, misunderstood, or ready to give up. Biblical wisdom. Real accountability. People who get it. ➡️ Join here: patreon.com/JessAsk   SUPPORT THE PODCAST   ✔ Sow a love seed via Cash App: $jessaskthepodcast ✔ Share this episode with someone who needs it ✔ Subscribe, like & comment — it helps us reach more people   PODCAST CREDITS   Host: Jessica S. Smith | jessicassmith.com | @thejessicassmith Producer: Desiree Danielle | desireedanielle.com | @desireedanie11e Music: King Chosen | @kingchosen46 Network: BGTV Studios | bgtvstudios.com

    Just Because It’s Good Doesn’t Mean It’s God | FT Kimberly N. Davis | EP175

  4. Oct 8

    Who Does God Say You Are? | FT JD Fomby | EP174

    JD Fomby is back, and this time we're talking about what happens when God completely changes the way you see yourself. After surviving a life-threatening accident, JD says he can no longer run from the calling he once struggled to fully accept. We get into identity, obedience, deconstruction, purpose, the cost of being used by God and learning to separate who God created you to be from the person life taught you to become. Who set your mind—and is that really you? Jess Ask The Podcast is the safe space where transparency meets transformation. Host Jessica S. Smith creates space for honest conversations about faith, purpose, personal growth, and the real journey behind success. 🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every week.   JOIN THE SAFE SPACE — PATREON COMMUNITY   The Safe Space is a Patreon-only community for creators who feel unseen, misunderstood, or ready to give up. Biblical wisdom. Real accountability. People who get it. ➡️ Join here: patreon.com/JessAsk   SUPPORT THE PODCAST   ✔ Sow a love seed via Cash App: $jessaskthepodcast ✔ Share this episode with someone who needs it ✔ Subscribe, like & comment — it helps us reach more people   PODCAST CREDITS   Host: Jessica S. Smith | jessicassmith.com | @thejessicassmith Producer: Desiree Danielle | desireedanielle.com | @desireedanie11e Music: King Chosen | @kingchosen46 Network: BGTV Studios | bgtvstudios.com

    Who Does God Say You Are? | FT JD Fomby | EP174

  5. Oct 1

    What If God Answers Your Prayer? | EP173

    What happens when God actually says yes? Desiree and I are talking about Matthew 7, the meaning behind Jess Ask, fear of rejection, the weight of receiving what you've prayed for and the responsibility to act when God opens the door. I also share what happened when I asked God to make my career transition plain—and hours later, after nearly 10 years with my company, I was fired. Sometimes we're waiting for God to answer when He's waiting for us to respond to the answer He's already given. Jess Ask The Podcast is the safe space where transparency meets transformation. Host Jessica S. Smith creates space for honest conversations about faith, purpose, personal growth, and the real journey behind success. 🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every week.   JOIN THE SAFE SPACE — PATREON COMMUNITY   The Safe Space is a Patreon-only community for creators who feel unseen, misunderstood, or ready to give up. Biblical wisdom. Real accountability. People who get it. ➡️ Join here: patreon.com/JessAsk   SUPPORT THE PODCAST   ✔ Sow a love seed via Cash App: $jessaskthepodcast ✔ Share this episode with someone who needs it ✔ Subscribe, like & comment — it helps us reach more people   PODCAST CREDITS   Host: Jessica S. Smith | jessicassmith.com | @thejessicassmith Producer: Desiree Danielle | desireedanielle.com | @desireedanie11e Music: King Chosen | @kingchosen46 Network: BGTV Studios | bgtvstudios.com

    What If God Answers Your Prayer? | EP173

  6. Sep 24

    I Think I'm Afraid of Being Famous | EP172

    Desiree called me famous—and I immediately rejected it. But the more we talked, the more I realized my discomfort with fame may have less to do with popularity and more to do with being seen. We're talking childhood rejection, fear of our past resurfacing, visibility, influence and what it means to steward being known when God increases your reach. Jess Ask The Podcast is the safe space where transparency meets transformation. Host Jessica S. Smith creates space for honest conversations about faith, purpose, personal growth, and the real journey behind success. 🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every week.   JOIN THE SAFE SPACE — PATREON COMMUNITY   The Safe Space is a Patreon-only community for creators who feel unseen, misunderstood, or ready to give up. Biblical wisdom. Real accountability. People who get it. ➡️ Join here: patreon.com/JessAsk   SUPPORT THE PODCAST   ✔ Sow a love seed via Cash App: $jessaskthepodcast ✔ Share this episode with someone who needs it ✔ Subscribe, like & comment — it helps us reach more people   PODCAST CREDITS   Host: Jessica S. Smith | jessicassmith.com | @thejessicassmith Producer: Desiree Danielle | desireedanielle.com | @desireedanie11e Music: King Chosen | @kingchosen46 Network: BGTV Studios | bgtvstudios.com

    I Think I'm Afraid of Being Famous | EP172

  7. Sep 17

    Why You Keep Starting What You Can't Finish | FT Joy Pittman | EP171

    What if you're struggling to finish because you've been building from somebody else's blueprint? Joy Pittman joins us for a powerful conversation about Half-Built Houses, comparison, calling, spiritual gifts and the responsibility to steward what God has actually given YOU. And sometimes the half-built house isn't what you never started—it's what you completed but never carried to its intended purpose. Don't die a dreamer. Finish what God gave you to build. Jess Ask The Podcast is the safe space where transparency meets transformation. Host Jessica S. Smith creates space for honest conversations about faith, purpose, personal growth, and the real journey behind success. 🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every week.   JOIN THE SAFE SPACE — PATREON COMMUNITY   The Safe Space is a Patreon-only community for creators who feel unseen, misunderstood, or ready to give up. Biblical wisdom. Real accountability. People who get it. ➡️ Join here: patreon.com/JessAsk   SUPPORT THE PODCAST   ✔ Sow a love seed via Cash App: $jessaskthepodcast ✔ Share this episode with someone who needs it ✔ Subscribe, like & comment — it helps us reach more people   PODCAST CREDITS   Host: Jessica S. Smith | jessicassmith.com | @thejessicassmith Producer: Desiree Danielle | desireedanielle.com | @desireedanie11e Music: King Chosen | @kingchosen46 Network: BGTV Studios | bgtvstudios.com

    Why You Keep Starting What You Can't Finish | FT Joy Pittman | EP171

  8. Sep 10

    Can We Trust Phillip Ensler? | EP170

    Can we trust the people asking for our vote? We sat down with Alabama Lieutenant Governor candidate Phillip Ensler to get beyond campaign talking points and meet the person behind the candidacy. From moving from New York to Alabama and teaching in Montgomery to grief, therapy, education, youth violence, public service and why he chose to run, this conversation asks a simple question: Who is Phillip Ensler—and can we trust him? Jess Ask The Podcast is the safe space where transparency meets transformation. Host Jessica S. Smith creates space for honest conversations about faith, purpose, personal growth, and the real journey behind success. 🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every week.   JOIN THE SAFE SPACE — PATREON COMMUNITY   The Safe Space is a Patreon-only community for creators who feel unseen, misunderstood, or ready to give up. Biblical wisdom. Real accountability. People who get it. ➡️ Join here: patreon.com/JessAsk   SUPPORT THE PODCAST   ✔ Sow a love seed via Cash App: $jessaskthepodcast ✔ Share this episode with someone who needs it ✔ Subscribe, like & comment — it helps us reach more people   PODCAST CREDITS   Host: Jessica S. Smith | jessicassmith.com | @thejessicassmith Producer: Desiree Danielle | desireedanielle.com | @desireedanie11e Music: King Chosen | @kingchosen46 Network: BGTV Studios | bgtvstudios.com

    Can We Trust Phillip Ensler? | EP170
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About

Jess Ask the Podcast is the safe space where transparency meets transformation. Hosted by Jessica S. Smith, this podcast creates room for the honest conversations believers are thinking about but don’t always know where to process out loud. From faith and identity to obedience, relationships, and purpose, each episode explores what it really looks like to become who God can trust. Through real conversations with influencers, leaders, and everyday believers, Jess Ask offers encouragement, perspective, and practical wisdom for those navigating growth in real time. If you’re building, healing, or becoming, this podcast is here to remind you that you don’t have to figure it out alone.  New episodes drop every Thursday 7A CST.  And remember: life really could be more simple… if you just ask.

Information

  • Creator
    Jessica S Smith
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    176
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Jessica S Smith
  • Show Website
    Jess Ask

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