Growing Through It

Lyla Anne
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Welcome to Growing Through It! I’m your host, Lyla Anne, and this is a space to talk about Jesus, real life, and who we’re becoming as we walk with Him. I’ve learned that faith isn’t a destination we arrive at once we’ve gotten our lives together. It’s a lifelong journey of learning and unlearning. Trusting and surrendering. Falling down and getting back up. Asking hard questions and choosing God again and again. There will be seasons when your faith feels strong and beautiful, and others when you’re holding onto God with everything you have. Sometimes, we’re quite literally just going through it. But I promise, you don’t have to go through it alone. I don’t have all the answers, but thankfully, we serve a God who does. A God who is faithful, good, and loves you so much.  So come as you are. Whether you’re new to faith or have been walking with Jesus for years, we’re keeping our eyes on Him, grounding ourselves in His Word, and becoming more like Him every day. I promise He’s worth it! Let’s grow through it, together.

  1. 6d ago

    Christian Girl Chat | Missing Your Ex, Bad Friendships, Past Trauma, Feeling Lonely & More

    It’s time for a girl chat! We’re answering some real, messy, everyday questions you’ve been wrestling with lately and we’re talking about all of it: Missing someone you know probably isn’t good for you, friendships that might be pulling you away from God, feeling lonely when everyone around you is in a relationship, healing from things in your past, drinking and partying as a Christian, wondering if you’re doing enough… and honestly, so much more.   So we’re opening the Bible, talking through the things we’re sometimes scared to say out loud, and figuring out what it actually looks like to follow Jesus in the middle of our very real lives. Wherever you are in your faith right now, get comfy and let’s talk about it!  Scripture Mentioned: Genesis 2:18 • 1 Corinthians 7 • 1 Corinthians 15:33 • Proverbs 4:23 • Proverbs 13:20 • Matthew 6:33 • 1 Corinthians 10:31 • Luke 5:16 • Hebrews 10:25 • Colossians 3:23 • Psalm 139:23 • Mark 4:18–19 • James 4:8 • 2 Timothy 3:16 • John 20:29 • Ephesians 5:18 • Romans 14 • Romans 8:1 • John 14:15 • 1 John 1:9 • 2 Corinthians 10:5 • Romans 12:2 • Hebrews 10:24–25 • Psalm 27:10 • 1 Peter 3:15 • 1 Corinthians 15:3–4 • 1 Corinthians 3:6. instagram.com/growingthrough.pod

  2. Sep 18

    Your Faith Doesn’t Have to Look Like Hers

    Have you ever watched another Christian say, “God told me to stop doing this” or “God convicted me to start doing that” and immediately thought… wait, am I supposed to be doing that too? Because same. Sometimes it feels like everyone has a different answer for what being a “good Christian” is supposed to look like. Should I delete social media? Stop listening to certain music? Wake up at 5 a.m. to spend time with God? Fast for a certain amount of time? And suddenly you’re wondering if you’re doing something wrong. In this episode, we’re talking about personal convictions, how to discern God’s voice, and how to know if something is actually from God or if it’s anxiety, fear, or your own thoughts. We’ll talk about the difference between biblical commands and personal convictions, Christian freedom, and why someone else’s obedience doesn’t automatically become yours. If you’ve ever looked at another Christian’s relationship with God and wondered, “Should my walk with God look like that too?” this episode is for you.  Scripture Mentioned: Proverbs 31 • Ezra 8:21–23 • Nehemiah 2:7–9 • Nehemiah 4:9 • Nehemiah 4:16–18 • Nehemiah 4:20 • Psalm 139:13–14 • Proverbs 14:12 • Proverbs 3:5–6 • Romans 14 • Romans 14:5 • Romans 14:12 • Romans 9:1 • Galatians 5:22–23 • Romans 3:23 • Matthew 7:3–5 • James 1:5 • Proverbs 9:10 • Matthew 22:37–39 • Matthew 28:19 20 • Exodus 4:10–13 • Luke 22:42–44 • Luke 9:23 • Matthew 5:44 • Matthew 6:33 instagram.com/growingthrough.pod

  3. Sep 11

    How to Read Your Bible When You Don't Feel Like It

    This episode is for my girls who are struggling to read their Bible. Maybe you open your Bible and you’re like… what is even going on?? Maybe you WANT to be consistent but somehow you keep forgetting. Or maybe you’re reading it, but if we’re being so real, you’re just….bored.  I have been every single one of these girls. For the longest time I felt like I was bad at reading the Bible because I genuinely did not understand what I was reading. And then I would see other girls with their beautiful highlighted Bibles getting all these revelations and I’m like… am I missing something? So today, I’m sharing what has helped me. No perfect Bible study routine, no crazy highlighting system, and definitely no pretending I’m a Bible scholar. Just practical things that have helped me understand God’s Word, stay consistent, and actually get excited about reading it. If you’ve been wanting to get into your Word but you feel intimidated, lost, bored, inconsistent, overwhelmed, or you literally just don’t know where to start, that’s ok! Let’s start together! I love y’all and I’m so excited for you to fall in love with the Word of God! Scripture Mentioned: 2 Timothy 3:16–17 • Luke 24:27 • John 5:39 • 2 Peter 3:16 • Acts 8:30–31 • Psalm 23:4 • James 1:22 • Ephesians 2:8–10 • Ephesians 6:17 Original Language Word Study: https://www.stepbible.org/ instagram.com/growingthrough.pod

  4. Sep 4

    When You Feel Far From God (And Don’t Know Why)

    You still love God, so why does He feel distant? Why do you feel far from Him?  Life gets busy. You’re constantly thinking or worrying about the future, what’s next, your finances, relationships, plans, things you’re excited about, things you’re scared about… and somewhere in the middle of all of it, things with God just start to feel different.  That’s what happened to me.  I love God. I wanted to be close to Him. But, I found myself asking, “God, why do I feel so distracted? Why does it feel harder to hear You?” And of course, He checked me (with love).  He brought me back to the Parable of the Sower and showed me something in the thorny soil that I had read so many times but never really understood. So today, we’re talking about the things that quietly take up space in our hearts: worry, money, our plans, our desires, and even really good things and how, without realizing it, life can get so loud that there’s barely any room left for God. If you’ve been feeling this too, you’re not alone friend.  PS: Welcome to Season 4! I’ve missed you so so much!! Bible Verses Mentioned: Matthew 13 • Luke 8:14 • 2 Timothy 1:7 • Matthew 6:24 • Hebrews 12:1 • Luke 10:38–42 • Galatians 5:22–23 • John 15:4 • Jeremiah 4:3 instagram.com/growingthrough.pod

  5. Apr 24

    How to Wait on God Without Taking Control

    Some of us feel like we’re “waiting on God”… but if we’re honest, we’re also trying to help Him make sure that dream happens. You’re watching people get the job, the house, the engagement, the marriage, or the very thing you felt like God promised you, while your own life feels slow, unclear, or like it’s not moving at all. So you start thinking maybe you need to do more, say more, fix more, plan better, be better. Maybe if you send the text. Maybe if you don’t miss the opportunity. Maybe if you just try a little harder… things will finally fall into place. And on the outside, it looks like you’re being proactive, but on the inside, it feels like pressure… like if you don’t hold it all together, it might not happen. I’ve been there too. In this episode, we’re talking about control and the difference between waiting and interfering, and how control can secretly take over even when you genuinely love God and want to trust Him. Because surrender isn’t just about what we say,  it’s about what we do when nothing is happening, when the timeline doesn’t make sense, and when everyone else seems to be moving ahead. If you’ve been feeling behind, anxious about your future, or like you have to make something happen before it’s “too late”… this is for you. Because surrendering it to Him is always better.  Scripture Mentioned Proverbs 3:5 • Genesis (Abraham, Sarah, Jacob, Joseph references) • James 4:17 • Proverbs 29:25 • Isaiah 40:31 • 1 John 4:1 • Habakkuk 2:3 • Psalm 37:4 • Hebrews 12 • Genesis 50:20 instagram.com/growingthrough.pod

  6. Mar 27

    Letting Go of What’s Between You and God | When Your Heart Is Divided

    Be honest… is there something getting in the way of your relationship with God? You love Him. You care about your faith. But deep down, you know if this one thing or maybe even a few things weren’t there… you wouldn’t feel so distracted. I found myself there too. Where little things were quietly creating distance where there could have been intimacy and I didn’t even realize it at first. Because how do we know? Sometimes it just blends into our everyday lives. It feels normal. It doesn’t look like something “big”… but it still has a hold on our heart. And we feel the distance, even if we can’t explain it. In this episode, we’re talking about the “secret” high places, the things that are hard to name but are everywhere and the heart issue that allows them to stay. And how to finally start letting them go so nothing is sitting where only God is meant to be.  Scripture Mentioned: Deuteronomy 6:5 • Hosea 10:2 • Deuteronomy 12:3 • Romans 13:14 • Psalm 86:11 • Psalm 139:23–24 • Ezekiel 36:26 • 1 Kings • 2 Kings instagram.com/growingthrough.pod

  7. Mar 6

    Leaving Survival Mode | How God Can Make You Soft Again

    I think a lot of women secretly want their softness back. We want to feel gentle again. We want to feel safe enough to be feminine, to be warm. But somewhere along the way, life taught us that softness isn’t safe. So we built walls. We learned how to protect ourselves. We became “the strong one.” And sometimes that strength was necessary. Sometimes it helped us survive. But if we’re honest… a lot of us are tired of it.  In this episode, I want to talk about the tension so many women feel between strength and softness. What biblical femininity actually looks like, why the world slowly hardens our hearts, and how God becomes the place where we can finally lay our weapons down. Because true femininity isn’t weakness. Gentleness isn’t fragility. And softness isn’t something you have to earn from the world. God is the place where our hearts learn how to soften again. Where we can be “just a girl” with a father who loves us.   Scripture Mentioned: Matthew 24:12 • Proverbs 4:23 • Matthew 11:29 • Ezekiel 36:26 • 2 Corinthians 12:9 • Ephesians 6:11–17 • 2 Timothy 1:7 • John 14:27 • 2 Corinthians 10:5 • Philippians 4:8 • Matthew 5:44 • Micah 6:8 • Matthew 5:8 • 2 Corinthians 5:17 instagram.com/growingthrough.pod

  8. Feb 27

    How to Keep Hope in a Dark World

    Lately I’ve felt a heaviness that’s hard to explain. Are you guys feeling it too? Not just regular sadness, something deeper. Like my eyes have been opened to how much darkness there really is in the world. And if I’m honest, it made me feel overwhelmed… and even angry. The kind of anger that makes you want to call everything out. But somewhere in that, I realized my heart was starting to feel hard and that scared me. Because I never want to look more like the world than I look like Jesus. God has taken me through such a deep spiritual journey recently, and this episode is really just me speaking from that place. No perfect outline, no polished message just me trying to process what God has been showing me with you guys. I talk about what it feels like to see darkness clearly without losing hope… how reading the Old Testament made me realize evil never really stopped… and how God met me in a moment where I honestly felt exhausted and asked Him what the point of all of this even is. And instead of pressure, like always, He met me with gentleness. This episode is about learning how to hold righteous anger without letting it turn into sin… how to discern truth and remain hopeful… and how to stay like Christ in a world that can feel harsh and confusing. Because following Jesus right now can feel complicated. The lines feel blurred. There are so many voices telling us what is right and wrong. And sometimes it feels easier to become hardened than to stay loving. But Jesus didn’t call us to perform righteousness, He called us to abide in Him. This is not a fear message.  It’s not a “Jesus is coming tomorrow” message. It’s just a reminder that we are not fighting for victory, we are living from it. Jesus has already overcome the world. And even when everything feels heavy and confusing… He is still gentle with the weary. So if you’ve been feeling spiritually tired… overwhelmed by the world… or unsure how to follow Jesus without losing your heart in the process, you’re not alone. I promise you’re not.  Love you guys!! John 16:33 “In this world you will have trouble. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” Scripture Mentioned: 1 Peter 5:8 • 2 Corinthians 11:14 • John 16:33 • Romans 8:1 • Ephesians 2:8–9 • Matthew 22:37–39 • Galatians 5:22–23 • Matthew 5:44 • Matthew 9:10–13 • Ephesians 4:26 • Matthew 11:28 • John 14:26–27 • Romans 8:26 • Hosea 6:6 • John 15:5 • Matthew 24:36 • James 1:27 • John 1:5 • Revelation 21:4 • Philippians 1:6 instagram.com/growingthrough.pod

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Welcome to Growing Through It! I’m your host, Lyla Anne, and this is a space to talk about Jesus, real life, and who we’re becoming as we walk with Him. I’ve learned that faith isn’t a destination we arrive at once we’ve gotten our lives together. It’s a lifelong journey of learning and unlearning. Trusting and surrendering. Falling down and getting back up. Asking hard questions and choosing God again and again. There will be seasons when your faith feels strong and beautiful, and others when you’re holding onto God with everything you have. Sometimes, we’re quite literally just going through it. But I promise, you don’t have to go through it alone. I don’t have all the answers, but thankfully, we serve a God who does. A God who is faithful, good, and loves you so much.  So come as you are. Whether you’re new to faith or have been walking with Jesus for years, we’re keeping our eyes on Him, grounding ourselves in His Word, and becoming more like Him every day. I promise He’s worth it! Let’s grow through it, together.

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  • Creator
    Lyla Anne
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    41
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