Joyful Purpose - a Faith Journey Podcast for Christian women and moms | Identity in Christ

Sheila Hara | Faith Journey and Christ Centered Life
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A faith podcast for Christian women and moms hosted by Sheila Hara. Honest, Scripture-rooted conversations about identity in Christ, biblical self-worth, faith and calling, motherhood, marriage, and walking with God's steady hand through real life. New episodes every Friday. Season 3: Walking Through Life with God's Steady Hand. hopelightwonder.com

  1. 2d ago

    Watch Your Words | Cages or Wings — The Power of Speech in Your Faith Journey S3 Ep13

    Someone told me I was dark. Not pretty. I was a little girl. And I believed them for a very long time. Then I walked into a different room. Everything people said about me changed. But I hadn't changed. Not one thing. The room changed. The words changed. And I realized — words are not just opinions. They are either cages or wings. This is the personal faith journey behind Episode 12 of Joyful Purpose — and the truth that changed everything about how Sheila speaks over her children, herself, and the women in her life. A Christ centered life means living with purpose in what we say — online, at home, and in the quiet of our own minds. In this episode: - The story of a word spoken over Sheila as a child that shaped her for years - What James 3 says about the tongue and the whole course of a life - Why Proverbs 18:21 is more serious than most christian women realize - The specific challenge of faith and the comment section — social media and the tongue - Words we speak over ourselves — and why they matter just as much - How to speak life over your children intentionally every day - 3 practical shifts this week 📖 Scripture: James 3, Proverbs 18:21, Psalm 19:14, Deuteronomy 6 📚 Faith books: hopelightwonder.com/books 🎧 Try Audible FREE: https://amzn.to/4x9mq5k 🌐 Member Library: hopelightwonder.com/member-site 🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, YouTube Music & YouTube — hopelightwonder.com/podcast #WatchYourWords #FaithJourney #ChristCenteredLife #LivingWithPurpose #ChristianWomenPodcast #JoyfulPurpose #HopeLightWonder #GlorifyJesus #PersonalFaithStory #SpeakLife #IdentityInChrist #ChristianMom

    Watch Your Words | Cages or Wings — The Power of Speech in Your Faith Journey S3 Ep13

  2. Sep 25

    Faith Through Little Eyes | A Conversation with My Daughter Lily S3 Ep12

    Today's guest is someone more important than any podcast coach, film actress, or faith leader Sheila has ever interviewed. Her daughter Lily. In one of the most joyful, tender, and surprisingly profound episodes of Season 3, Sheila sits down with her young daughter for an honest conversation about God, faith, prayer, heaven, and what it means to grow up believing. Jesus said — "Unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven." This episode is what that verse looks like in real life. Lily talks about who God is, whether He talks back when she prays, what she would ask Him if she had one question, what heaven looks like, and what she wants to say to every grown-up woman listening today. Her answers will stop you in your tracks. This is the most personal faith journey episode of Season 3. A Christ centered life — lived simply, with wonder — through the eyes of a child. In this episode: - What a child's faith sounds like — unfiltered and extraordinary - The one question Lily would ask God - What heaven looks like according to an under-10 theologian 😂 - Her message to every woman listening - One thing she knows for sure about God Bring tissues. 🤍 📖 Scripture: Matthew 18:3, Psalm 8:2, Mark 10:15 📚 Hope Light Wonder Chronicles — faith adventures for kids: hopelightwonder.com/books 🎧 Try Audible FREE: https://amzn.to/4x9mq5k 🌐 Member Library: hopelightwonder.com/member-site 🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, YouTube Music & YouTube — hopelightwonder.com/podcast #FaithThroughLittleEyes #FaithJourney #ChristCenteredLife #LivingWithPurpose #ChristianMom #ChristianParenting #JoyfulPurpose #HopeLightWonder #PersonalFaithStory #GlorifyJesus #ChildlikeFaith #MomAndDaughter

    Faith Through Little Eyes | A Conversation with My Daughter Lily S3 Ep12

  3. Sep 18

    Rooted, Not Rushed | Shayla Huber on Identity in Christ, Marriage & Farm Life S3 Ep11

    What does it look like to live from a secure identity in Christ — not just know it theologically, but actually live it out in your marriage, your motherhood, and your everyday life? In this episode Sheila sits down with Shayla Huber — a rodeo wife, boy mom, and woman of deep faith living on their family farm in Iowa. There is something about the rhythm of farm life — the seasons, the soil, the slow and steady pace — that mirrors exactly what God calls us to. Rooted. Not rushed. This is a faith journey toward a Christ centered life — living with purpose from who God says you are, not what the world says you should be. In this episode: - Living from your identity in Christ — not toward it - How a secure identity transforms marriage from the inside out - What farm life teaches us about faithfulness and God's timing - Raising boys to love Jesus in the everyday ordinary moments - What rooted unhurried faith looks like in a rushed noisy world 📖 Scripture: Colossians 3:3, Galatians 2:20, Psalm 46:10 🎯 Kingdom Identity Quiz: hopelightwonder.com/identity 📚 Faith books: hopelightwonder.com/books 🎧 Try Audible FREE: https://amzn.to/4x9mq5k 🌐 Member Library: hopelightwonder.com/member-site 🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, YouTube Music & YouTube — hopelightwonder.com/podcast #RootedNotRushed #FaithJourney #ChristCenteredLife #LivingWithPurpose #IdentityInChrist #ChristianMarriage #ChristianMom #JoyfulPurpose #HopeLightWonder #PersonalFaithStory #GlorifyJesus #FarmLifeFaith

    Rooted, Not Rushed | Shayla Huber on Identity in Christ, Marriage & Farm Life S3 Ep11

  4. Sep 11

    She Showed Up to Help | Jenilee Samuel, the Accidental Actress & How to Start Your Podcast S3 Ep10

    She went to help on a film set. She had never acted a day in her life. The director said — "I'd like you to read for the lead female role." She thought he meant narrator. He did not. 😂 In Part 2 of this conversation with Jenilee Samuel — podcast coach and founder of Java with Jen — we get to the story that will make your jaw drop. The accidental actress. The brown bear prophecy from 18 months before. A Christian film alongside Dean Cain and Eric Roberts. And a sister who had already auditioned for the same part. This is the faith journey of a woman who gave God her yes — and watched Him prove it over and over again. A Christ centered life means living with purpose even when the door makes no sense. In this episode: - The full accidental actress story - The brown bear prophecy - Why God qualifies the called - Your scars carry oil for someone else's healing - 3 barriers keeping Christian women from starting their podcast - How to treat every day like THE day ✨ Connect with Jenilee: 🎙️ Free 7-Step Podcast Checklist: startyourpodcastchecklist.subscribepage.io 🌐 jenileesamuel.com 📧 jen@javawithjenpodcast.com 🎬 facebook.com/share/19avBvLMBE 📖 Scripture: Revelation 12:11, 2 Corinthians 1:4, Esther 4:14 🎯 Kingdom Identity Quiz: hopelightwonder.com/identity 🎙️ Podcast Studio: hopelightwonder.com/podcast-studio 🎧 Try Audible FREE: https://amzn.to/4x9mq5k 🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, YouTube Music & YouTube — hopelightwonder.com/podcast #CalledToShowUp #FaithJourney #ChristCenteredLife #LivingWithPurpose #ChristianWomenPodcast #AccidentalActress #HopeLightWonder #PersonalFaithStory #GlorifyJesus #HowToStartAPodcast

    She Showed Up to Help | Jenilee Samuel, the Accidental Actress & How to Start Your Podcast S3 Ep10

  5. Sep 4

    The Comparison Trap | Stop Measuring Your Calling Against Her Highlight Reel S3 Ep9

    What if the exhaustion you feel isn't from working too hard — but from measuring yourself against someone who doesn't even exist? In this episode Sheila gets honest about what happened in her own heart after hearing Jenilee Samuel's calling story. For thirty seconds she was inspired. Then the comparison crept in. Using a powerful analogy from her corporate career — the Frankenstein competitor — Sheila unpacks exactly what we do on social media. We take her calling, her marriage, her platform, her highlight reel, stitch it together into one imaginary woman — and compare our whole real self to someone who doesn't exist. This is your faith journey back to your own lane. A Christ centered life means living with purpose in YOUR calling — not someone else's highlight reel. In this episode: - The Frankenstein competitor analogy from corporate life - What TikTok culture has done to Christian women and comparison - Why viral is not the same as anointed - How to turn comparison into prayer - 3 practical shifts this week 📖 Scripture: Galatians 6:4, 2 Corinthians 10:12, Hebrews 12:1 🎯 Kingdom Identity Quiz: hopelightwonder.com/identity Podcast Studio: hopelightwonder.com/podcast-studio 🎧 Try Audible FREE: https://amzn.to/4x9mq5k 🌐 Member Library: hopelightwonder.com/member-site 🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, YouTube Music & YouTube — hopelightwonder.com/podcast #ComparisonTrap #FaithJourney #ChristCenteredLife #LivingWithPurpose #ChristianWomenPodcast #JoyfulPurpose #HopeLightWonder #PersonalFaithStory #GlorifyJesus #IdentityInChrist

    The Comparison Trap | Stop Measuring Your Calling Against Her Highlight Reel S3 Ep9

  6. Aug 28

    Faithful in the Waiting | Jenilee Samuel on Faith, Calling & the Silent Years S3 Ep8

    What do you do when God has placed a calling on your life — but nothing visible is happening? Sheila sits down with Jenilee Samuel — podcast coach, show host, and the woman who personally coached Sheila into launching Joyful Purpose. Jenilee spent 10 years privately crying, feeling like her gifts were wasting away. Then the Holy Spirit said: "You be faithful with today. I can create a platform for you in a day." This is the personal faith journey of a woman who believed that. A Christ centered life means living with purpose even in the silent seasons. To glorify Jesus in the waiting is the highest obedience. In this episode: - What faithfulness looks like in the silent years of a christian woman - Why your season of quiet obedience is never wasted by God - How David's years of shepherding prepared him for Goliath - Navigating naysayers while walking in God's calling - How to hear God's voice clearly across different seasons of faith 🎬 PART 2 drops Sep 11 — the accidental actress story and the brown bear prophecy. Subscribe now! ✨ Connect with Jenilee: startyourpodcastchecklist.subscribepage.io 🌐 jenileesamuel.com 📖 Scripture: Proverbs 16:9, 2 Corinthians 1:4, 1 Samuel 17 🎯 Kingdom Identity Quiz: hopelightwonder.com/identity 🎙️ Podcast Studio: hopelightwonder.com/podcast-studio 🎧 Try Audible FREE: https://amzn.to/4x9mq5k 🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, YouTube Music & YouTube — hopelightwonder.com/podcast #FaithfulInTheWaiting #FaithJourney #ChristCenteredLife #LivingWithPurpose #WaitingOnGod #SilentSeasonFaith #ChristianWomenPodcast #JoyfulPurpose #HopeLightWonder #GlorifyJesus #PersonalFaithStory #FaithAndCalling

    Faithful in the Waiting | Jenilee Samuel on Faith, Calling & the Silent Years S3 Ep8

  7. Season 3 Trailer

    You Are Not Going to Want to Miss This Friday | Jenilee Samuel

    This is not a full episode. This is a warning. 😂 Because this Friday — August 28th — Jenilee Samuel is joining me on Joyful Purpose and I need you to be ready. Jenilee is a podcast coach, show host, and founder of the Java with Jen community. She has helped hundreds of Christian women find their voice and get their message into the world. She also personally coached ME into launching this podcast. So yes — I interviewed the woman who taught me how to do this. And what she shared about ten years of silent faithfulness, showing up when nothing visible was happening, and the moment the Holy Spirit said something that changed everything — I am still thinking about it. This Friday. Episode 8. "Faithful in the Waiting." Subscribe right now so it lands in your feed automatically. And next week after? She is back for Part 2. The accidental actress story. The brown bear prophecy. Dean Cain. Eric Roberts. I am not kidding. Two Fridays. One extraordinary woman. Do not miss either one. 🎧 Subscribe now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music or at hopelightwonder.com/podcast ✨ Connect with Jenilee: 🎙️ Free 7-Step Podcast Checklist: startyourpodcastchecklist.subscribepage.io 🌐 jenileesamuel.com #JoyfulPurpose #JenileeSamuel #ChristianWomenPodcast #ComingFriday #FaithfulInTheWaiting #FaithAndCalling #HopeLightWonder #ChristianPodcast #PodcastCoach #AccidentalActress

    You Are Not Going to Want to Miss This Friday | Jenilee Samuel

  8. Aug 21

    Still Is Not Lazy | Biblical Rest and Sabbath for Women S3 Ep7

    When was the last time you truly rested — without feeling guilty about it? Sheila gets honest about the hollow exhaustion that comes not from working hard but from never stopping — and the terrifying, deeply freeing invitation God extended: just stop. This is the faith journey of a Christian woman who learned that a Christ centered life includes rest. Living with purpose doesn't mean constant output. Biblical rest is not laziness. It is obedience. To glorify Jesus we must stop striving and start trusting. This is not a productivity episode. This is a permission episode. In this episode: - What Genesis 2 reveals about rest — God built Sabbath into creation - What Hebrews 4 says — Sabbath for christian women is a posture not just a day - Why choosing rest is one of the most countercultural acts of faith - The real difference between biblical rest and laziness - What rest looks like for a busy christian working mom - 3 small ways to practice Sabbath this week 📖 Scripture: Genesis 2:2–3, Hebrews 4, Matthew 11:28 📚 Faith books: hopelightwonder.com/books 🎧 Try Audible FREE: https://amzn.to/4x9mq5k 🌐 Member Library: hopelightwonder.com/member-site 🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, YouTube Music & YouTube — hopelightwonder.com/podcast #StillIsNotLazy #FaithJourney #ChristCenteredLife #LivingWithPurpose #BiblicalRest #SabbathForWomen #ChristianWomenPodcast #JoyfulPurpose #HopeLightWonder #GlorifyJesus #PersonalFaithStory #ChristianBurnout

    Still Is Not Lazy | Biblical Rest and Sabbath for Women S3 Ep7
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A faith podcast for Christian women and moms hosted by Sheila Hara. Honest, Scripture-rooted conversations about identity in Christ, biblical self-worth, faith and calling, motherhood, marriage, and walking with God's steady hand through real life. New episodes every Friday. Season 3: Walking Through Life with God's Steady Hand. hopelightwonder.com

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