Light Of Life with R.Jenkins

R.Jenkins

Light of Life helps you navigate faith, purpose, and healing through biblical truth and honest conversation. Whether you grew up in church or are just beginning, this space is for your real walk with God. 

  1. Aug 5

    Stop Begging In Prayer And Start Building Faith

    Send us Fan Mail You can love God and still live like you’re trying to pay for Kingdom results with the wrong currency. I learned that the hard way in a very real moment of travel, and it opened my eyes to a spiritual truth I can’t shake: faith is the currency we use to transact in the Kingdom of God. When our faith is weak or undertrained, we end up stuck in constant prayer requests, constant desperation, and constant waiting for someone else to “boost” us. We anchor the teaching in Matthew 8 and the Roman centurion whose servant is suffering. Jesus offers to come in person, and the centurion stops him with one of the boldest lines in the Bible: “Just say the word.” Jesus marvels and calls it great faith, then makes a shocking comparison about Israel. From there, we go deep into Bible study, connecting the centurion’s confidence to Genesis: Elohim in Genesis 1 as the Creator who speaks realities into existence, and Yahweh Elohim in Genesis 2 as the intimate God who forms, breathes, and walks with his people. This conversation also challenges our hunger for signs, miracles, visions, and constant confirmation. Encounters matter, but chasing physical proof can train your heart to doubt the moment God speaks without the fireworks. We talk about Thomas, the blessing of believing before seeing, and the “process faith” that grows while you wait. Then we land on practical steps: increase your knowledge of God, align your words with Scripture, and speak what you want to see because God in you wants to express himself through you. If this sharpened your faith, subscribe, share it with someone who needs it, and leave a review so more listeners find the Light of Life Podcast. What’s one area where you’re ready to trust the Word without demanding a sign? Support the show

  2. Jul 5

    How To Protect Your Vision When Nobody Gets It

    Send us Fan Mail When the people who should know you best look at your dream and shrug, it can mess with your confidence fast. We start with that tension head-on: what do you do when God gives you a clear vision, but your family, friends, or community treat it like it’s unrealistic, dramatic, or even “too much”? We sit in Mark 6 and watch Jesus face the same thing in his hometown. The crowd can’t separate the wisdom from the messenger, so they reduce him to a familiar identity and take offense. From there, we dig into the deeper sting of family doubt in Mark 3, including why Mary’s reactions make sense when you consider the pressure, danger, and pace of Jesus’ calling. Sometimes pushback isn’t hatred, it’s fear. Sometimes it’s protection. Sometimes it’s projection. Discernment helps you respond with wisdom instead of bitterness. Then we get practical. We talk boundaries that fiercely protect your focus, the hard truth that shared blood does not mean shared vision, and the rule you may need to live by: proximity does not equal access. We also anchor identity where it belongs, in what God says, revisiting the Father’s affirmation in Mark 1 and using scripture, journaling, and remembrance to stay grounded when opinions get loud. If you’ve been craving a realistic, day-to-day faith framework for pursuing your purpose, press play and take notes. Subscribe, share this with someone building quietly, and leave a review that tells us what part challenged you most. Support the show

  3. Jun 23

    Forgiving Your Parents ( Father's Day Edition)

    Send us Fan Mail We wrestle with the hard question of forgiving your parents when Scripture says to honor them but your history says you are hurt. I share my own journey from resentment to fond memories, then lay out practical steps to heal, set boundaries, and let God fill the gaps your family could not.  • the tension between honoring parents and acknowledging real harm  • why God’s comfort is meant to be paid forward to others  • how rigid, universal application of Scripture misses nuance and causes damage  • defining forgiveness as releasing resentment and letting go of “what could have been”  • why forgiveness is not forgetting, excusing, or minimizing the offense  • knowing your parent’s capacity for conversation before confronting issues  • researching a parent’s upbringing to humanize without excusing  • reparenting yourself, doing therapy or counseling, and addressing inner child wounds  • keeping healthy distance and setting boundaries while still showing honor  • how moving out can reduce friction and create space for healing  • turning parental inadequacy into deeper trust in God as the perfect Father  • choosing consistent love and focusing on any good to soften the heart over time  If you're new, I'm kindly asking you to subscribe. Follow if you're listening to us on any podcasting platform. So this wonderful podcast is recommended to others also.  Support the show

  4. Apr 16

    Surrendering Your Sexuality| Understanding Attraction Without Crossing Boundaries

    Send us Fan Mail We start a new series on surrendering our sexuality to God by getting honest about attraction and the confusion it can create. We break down why attraction is not automatically romance, how the body can mislabel signals, and how discernment plus boundaries keeps our faith and relationships healthy.  • the call to surrender every part of self to God including sexuality  • why attraction is the foundation of many boundary crossings  • a personal story of confusing dreams and misplaced guilt  • how church culture and society bundle attraction into romance  • Jesus and Mary of Bethany as a model of nonsexual intimacy  • different types of attraction including spiritual soul and physical  • why physical sensations can mimic excitement anxiety and desire  • Amnon and Tamar as a warning about lust urgency and harm  • a discernment yardstick body soul spirit then scripture  • Moses and the idea that not every attraction deserves attention  • practical safeguards for work church and mentorship dynamics  • the difference between love that gives and lust that demands  If you found this episode helpful, share it with someone who needs it, your family member, your friends, your loved ones. If you're listening to us on any podcasting platform, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Buzz Sprout, Good Pods, Amazon, anywhere that you are listening to us right now, do us a favor and follow so that our podcast also is recommended to many other people, and you will be doing the world a service.  Support the show

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Light of Life helps you navigate faith, purpose, and healing through biblical truth and honest conversation. Whether you grew up in church or are just beginning, this space is for your real walk with God.