Create Your Now with Kristianne Wargo

Kristianne Wargo
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Create Your Now brings moms, mompreneurs, and entrepreneurs tools and strategies to become their best selfie in areas of lifestyle, business, spirituality, nutrition, fitness, parenting, relationships, motherhood, mindset and balanced daily living. We promise according to our hopes; And perform according to our fears! This DAILY podcast will empower and encourage you to rediscover, rejuvenate and renew who you are in mind, body, and spirit. Topics include healthy living, work life balance, weight loss, exercise videos, overcoming adversity, burnout, inspiration, motivation, cooking and recipes, mind mapping, goal setting, marriage and relationships, and Christian values. Kristianne, your host, is a contributor to the Huffington Post. Let's train for life and love your journey. Be Present. Be Incredible. Be YOU!!! Enjoy Create Your Now ARCHIVE 1 through ARCHIVE 5 Podcast on iTunes for the earlier episodes. Send your questions/comments to YourBestSelfie@CreateYourNow.com.

  1. 21h ago

    4212 Before You Say A Word

    You know that moment right before the words leave your mouth —  your pulse is up, your thoughts are racing, and everything in you wants to say the thing. To set the record straight. To be heard. To fire back. But before you say a word, what if the most powerful thing you could do in that moment is nothing at all? What if the gap between the feeling and the speaking is actually one of the wisest places God has given you to stand? Desire to be supported and encouraged by other like-minded women? Join us at the Kairos FREE Online Community. https://createyournow.com #SweetSpirit #CreateYourNow #SoulfulSunday We live in a world that celebrates the quick comeback. The sharp reply. The person who always has something to say and says it loudly. "Wisdom has never been about being the loudest voice in the room. Wisdom is about being the most anchored one." ~ Kristianne Wargo Scroll through any comment section and you'll see it — everyone rushing to speak, and very few stopping to listen.  James 1:19–20 puts it plainly: "My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires."  Quick to listen. Slow to speak. Slow to become angry. Notice the order. It's intentional. God doesn't start with what comes out of your mouth. He starts with what you let into your heart. Listening comes first — listening to Him, listening to others, listening to what's really happening beneath the surface of a situation — before a single word is formed. And here's the thing about listening: it's not passive. Real listening, the kind that wisdom requires, takes more strength than speaking ever will. It means setting your own agenda aside. It means not rehearsing your response while someone else is still talking. It means trusting that God can handle the silence while you sit in it long enough to hear what He's actually saying. Think about the people in your life who have spoken the most life into you. Chances are, they weren't the ones who talked the most. They listened deeply and then offered words that carried weight. That's not an accident. Proverbs 17:28 tells us, "Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues." There is a credibility, a gravity, that comes with restraint. When you don't react to everything, when you choose your words carefully, people lean in. They trust what you say because you don't waste it. "Words carry wisdom. And wisdom carries weight. Walk in wisdom." ~ Kristianne Wargo The K.I.S.S. ~ Before you say a word! Now, let's be honest. This is hard. Especially when someone has hurt you. Especially when you know you're right. Especially when the situation feels urgent and your emotions are telling you that if you don't speak now, the moment will pass. But wisdom is not afraid of the moment passing. Wisdom knows that the right word at the wrong time can do just as much damage as the wrong word altogether. Proverbs 15:1 reminds us, "A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger." Gentle doesn't mean weak. Gentle means measured. Intentional. Held in the hands of God before it's released into the world. Before you say a word might look like: It looks like pausing before you send that text. It looks like taking a breath before you respond to your teenager, your spouse, your coworker, your friend. It looks like asking God, "What do You want me to say here?" — and being genuinely willing to hear the answer, even when that answer is "Nothing right now." It looks like valuing the relationship more than being right and valuing God's righteousness more than your own vindication. Walking in wisdom means understanding that your words carry weight. Every single one of them. And the woman who walks with God doesn't throw her words around carelessly. She holds them. She weighs them. She offers them when they will build and withholds them when they will break. That is not silence born from fear. That is silence born from faith — faith that God sees, God hears, and God will make all things right in His timing. Today, before you say a word, give yourself permission to pause. You don't have to have the last word. You don't have to respond in the heat of the moment. You don't have to prove anything to anyone. The God who created the universe with His words is the same God who invites you to steward yours. Listen first. Breathe. Pray. And when you do speak, let it be life. Let it be truth wrapped in grace. Let it be wisdom made audible. "Be present. Be incredible. Be YOU!!!"   🔔 Desire to be supported and encouraged by other like-minded women? Join us at the Kairos FREE Online Community. https://createyournow.com TAKE A.I.M. ~ Action Ignites Motivation  - This is a complimentary (FREE) coaching call with me. You will discuss your specific situation while gaining tools and strategies to move you forward. (https://form.jotform.com/62988215824163) 🙏  Create Your Now TV on Pray.com (https://pray.com) 🎥  Create Your Now on YouTube (https://youtube.com/createyournow) 🎧 Create Your Now on Spotify, Pandora, and Audible. 🎶  Create Your Now on iHeart Radio (http://www.iheart.com/show/263-Create-Your-Now-Your-Best/) ✍️  YourBestSelfie@CreateYourNow.com  Instagram @CreateYourNow @KristianneWargo Twitter @KristianneWargo @CreateYourNow Facebook www.facebook.com/TheKISSCoach www.facebook.com/CreateYourNow   Cover Art by Jenny Hamson Photo by Canva.com   Music by Mandisa - Overcomer http://www.mandisaofficial.com Song ID: 68209 Song Title: Overcomer Writer(s): Ben Glover, Chris Stevens, David Garcia Copyright © 2013 Meaux Mercy (BMI) Moody Producer Music (BMI) One Songs (ASCAP) Ariose Music (ASCAP) Universal Music -  Brentwood Benson Publ. (ASCAP) D Soul Music (ASCAP) (adm. at CapitolCMGPublishing.com) All rights reserved. Used by permission.

  2. 1d ago

    4211 The Power of "I See You"

    Something powerful happens in a marriage when one person turns to the other and says, with quiet, deliberate presence — I see you. The power of "I see you" is not about fixing anything, solving a problem, or checking something off a list. It is about pausing long enough to notice the human being standing right in front of you.  The one who shows up day after day, doing the things no one claps for. The one who carries burdens they have not fully named. When was the last time you looked at your spouse and let them know that who they are matters to you? Desire to be supported and encouraged by other like-minded women? Join us at the Kairos FREE Online Community. https://createyournow.com #RelationshipBuilders #CreateYourNow #LoveAndMarriage We live in a world that is loud and fast. Between work and kids and bills and schedules and the sheer weight of just keeping life together, it is easy to fall into the rhythm of coexisting. You are both in the same house, sitting on the same couch, sleeping in the same bed — and still somehow missing each other. Not because you do not care. But because exhaustion has a way of pulling your eyes to everything except the person beside you. And over time, when someone does not feel seen, they start to disappear. Not physically — but emotionally. They pull back. They stop sharing. They stop hoping that you will notice. That is why this matters so much. Genesis 16:13 tells us, "She gave this name to the LORD who spoke to her: 'You are the God who sees me.'" Hagar — alone, afraid, cast out — was met by a God who did not look away. And the very thing that changed everything for her was not that He rescued her from her circumstance in that moment. It was that He saw her. He saw the real her. The struggling, scared, overlooked her. And she was never the same. Your spouse needs that from you. Not perfection. Not performance. Just presence. Think about it — When was the last time you acknowledged the things your spouse does that nobody else sees? The way they check the locks before bed. The way they push through their own exhaustion to make sure the kids are cared for. The small, steady, unspectacular acts of love that hold your household together. These things are easy to overlook because they are consistent. But consistent does not mean unimportant. Consistent means faithful. And faithfulness deserves to be honored. Proverbs 20:5 says, "The purposes of a person's heart are deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out." That is what seeing your spouse is all about. It is not just watching — it is drawing out. It is going beneath the surface of "I'm fine" and "It was a long day" and pressing in with curiosity and care. It is choosing to know them at a level that no one else gets to reach. Lao Tzu once said, "Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage." Seeing your spouse deeply—and letting them know — is one of the humble, kindest things you can do in your marriage. Because it requires vulnerability. It requires slowing down. It requires letting go of your own agenda long enough to be fully present with someone else's heart. Notice what matters. The K.I.S.S. ~ Notice what matters! So how do you actually do this in real life? How do you move from intention to action? 1. Acknowledge What Goes Unnoticed. Maybe it is the way they always lock the door at night, how they make sure the kids have what they need, or the quiet sacrifices they make when no one is watching. Do not let it stay silent. Say it out loud: "I see what you do, and it matters." Those words land differently than "thanks." They say, I am paying attention. You are not invisible to me. 2. Eyes Up, Heart Open. Put your phone down for one full conversation this week. No multitasking. No half-listening. No scrolling while they are mid-sentence. Give them the gift of your undivided attention. Eye contact is powerful — it tells the other person, right now, you are the most important thing in my world. One real conversation will do more for your connection than a dozen distracted ones. 3. Ask a Deeper Question. Go beyond "How was your day?" Try something that actually opens the door: "What is on your heart right now?" or "What is one thing I can do to make this week easier for you?" or "What can I do to serve you?" You might be surprised at what they share when they realize you genuinely want to hear the answer. TRUTH — Your spouse is not asking you to be perfect. They are asking you to be present. They are asking you to look up from the noise and see them standing there. Not the version of them that shows up at work or at church or at the family dinner. The real one. The one who is tired and hopeful and doing their best and wondering if anyone notices. You get to be the one who notices. Marriage is not built on the big moments alone. It is built on the Tuesday nights when you turn to each other and say, "I see you. I am glad it is you." It is built in the ordinary, unremarkable, sacred space of choosing each other — over and over again. So this week, slow down. Look closer. Speak life into the person who shares your life. Because when your spouse feels seen, they feel safe. And safety helps love grow deeper.  Just keep falling in love all over again. "Be present. Be incredible. Be YOU!!!"   🔔 Desire to be supported and encouraged by other like-minded women? Join us at the Kairos FREE Online Community. https://createyournow.com TAKE A.I.M. ~ Action Ignites Motivation  - This is a complimentary (FREE) coaching call with me. You will discuss your specific situation while gaining tools and strategies to move you forward. (https://form.jotform.com/62988215824163) 🙏  Create Your Now TV on Pray.com (https://pray.com) 🎥  Create Your Now on YouTube (https://youtube.com/createyournow) 🎧 Create Your Now on Spotify, Pandora, and Audible. 🎶  Create Your Now on iHeart Radio (http://www.iheart.com/show/263-Create-Your-Now-Your-Best/) ✍️  YourBestSelfie@CreateYourNow.com  Instagram @CreateYourNow @KristianneWargo Twitter @KristianneWargo @CreateYourNow Facebook www.facebook.com/TheKISSCoach www.facebook.com/CreateYourNow   Cover Art by Jenny Hamson Photo by Canva.com   Music by Mandisa - Overcomer http://www.mandisaofficial.com Song ID: 68209 Song Title: Overcomer Writer(s): Ben Glover, Chris Stevens, David Garcia Copyright © 2013 Meaux Mercy (BMI) Moody Producer Music (BMI) One Songs (ASCAP) Ariose Music (ASCAP) Universal Music -  Brentwood Benson Publ. (ASCAP) D Soul Music (ASCAP) (adm. at CapitolCMGPublishing.com) All rights reserved. Used by permission.

  3. 2d ago

    4210 The Myth of the Empty Vessel

    Somewhere along the way, somebody decided that the holiest version of motherhood looks like a woman who has nothing left. Pour out. Give more. Skip the meal. Skip the rest. Run yourself completely dry and call it faithfulness. And if you've ever whispered a prayer through clenched teeth because you had nothing left to give — then you've already bumped into the myth of the empty vessel.  But today, you're dismantling it — because that myth was never God's design for you. Desire to be supported and encouraged by other like-minded women? Join us at the Kairos FREE Online Community. https://createyournow.com #ConfessionsOfAnUpsetMama #CreateYourNow #TodaysParent Think about this: Jesus had a world to save. Literally. And yet, in the middle of pressing crowds and desperate needs, He told His disciples, "Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest" (Mark 6:31). He didn't push through until He collapsed. He didn't wear exhaustion like a badge of honor. He withdrew. He rested. He refilled. If the Savior of the world needed replenishment, why on earth are we pretending we don't? Let's be real! The culture says an empty mama is a sacrificial mama. But God says something different. He says, "Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint" (Isaiah 40:31). He didn't say, "Those who grind themselves into dust will finally earn My approval." He said those who hope — those who pause long enough to turn back to Him — those are the ones who soar. You were never meant to be a vessel that only empties. God created you to overflow. But overflow requires something inside first. When the tank is bone-dry, what comes out isn't patience — it's survival. It's white-knuckle parenting. It's going through the motions of bedtime and breakfast with nothing behind your eyes but exhaustion. And somewhere in the back of your mind, a quiet voice says, *This is all there is.* But that voice is a liar. So here's the truth that got lost somewhere between the first positive pregnancy test and the thousandth packed lunch and the millionth text message: replenishment is not a reward you earn after you've given enough. It's the design. It's how God built you to function. A tree doesn't apologize for drawing water from the soil before it bears fruit — it *has* to. And you are no different. The life that flows from you to your family has to come from somewhere. If the roots are dry, the fruit will be too. You gotta stop running dry! The K.I.S.S. ~ Stop running D.R.Y.! So what does it look like to stop running dry? D — DETECT Your Empty Indicator. What's the first sign that you're running on fumes? Snapping at the kids over something small? Crying in the car before you pull into the driveway? Dreading the morning before your head even hits the pillow? Every woman has a signal — that early warning light on the dashboard of her soul. Name yours. Write it down. When you can recognize it early, you can respond before you hit empty. R — REFILL with One Sustainable Practice. This isn't about booking a spa weekend. It's about building one real, repeatable refill into your week. A 20-minute walk while the kids are at practice. A chapter of a book before bed. Coffee alone on a Saturday morning before anyone else wakes up. Schedule it like you would a pediatrician appointment—because it is that important. You wouldn't skip your child's checkup. Don't skip your own replenishment either. Y — YIELD to Truth Over the Lie. Every time the thought "a good mom gives everything" surfaces — and it will — replace it. Say it out loud if you have to: "A whole mom gives from a place of fullness, not obligation."  The enemy wants you to believe that emptiness equals devotion. But God's Word says renewal equals strength. Yield to what's true, not to what the world has told you to carry. You were not designed to run on empty. Rest is not retreat — it's how you keep going. — Kristianne Wargo It's how you show up for bedtime stories without resentment. It's how you hold the crying baby and still have something left for the conversation with your husband. It's how you teach your children — not just with your words but with your life — that wholeness matters; raising them well by living whole. Your kids don't need a mama who's running on fumes and calling it love. They need a mama who's full enough to overflow. And that overflow starts with one brave, holy decision: to stop glorifying empty and start honoring the way God made you. "Be present. Be incredible. Be YOU!!!"   🔔 Desire to be supported and encouraged by other like-minded women? Join us at the Kairos FREE Online Community. https://createyournow.com TAKE A.I.M. ~ Action Ignites Motivation  - This is a complimentary (FREE) coaching call with me. You will discuss your specific situation while gaining tools and strategies to move you forward. (https://form.jotform.com/62988215824163) 🙏  Create Your Now TV on Pray.com (https://pray.com) 🎥  Create Your Now on YouTube (https://youtube.com/createyournow) 🎧 Create Your Now on Spotify, Pandora, and Audible. 🎶  Create Your Now on iHeart Radio (http://www.iheart.com/show/263-Create-Your-Now-Your-Best/) ✍️  YourBestSelfie@CreateYourNow.com  Instagram @CreateYourNow @KristianneWargo Twitter @KristianneWargo @CreateYourNow Facebook www.facebook.com/TheKISSCoach www.facebook.com/CreateYourNow   Cover Art by Jenny Hamson Photo by Canva.com   Music by Mandisa - Overcomer http://www.mandisaofficial.com Song ID: 68209 Song Title: Overcomer Writer(s): Ben Glover, Chris Stevens, David Garcia Copyright © 2013 Meaux Mercy (BMI) Moody Producer Music (BMI) One Songs (ASCAP) Ariose Music (ASCAP) Universal Music -  Brentwood Benson Publ. (ASCAP) D Soul Music (ASCAP) (adm. at CapitolCMGPublishing.com) All rights reserved. Used by permission.

  4. 3d ago

    4209 Release What You Buried

    There comes a point in every season where you have to stop and take an honest look at what you've been carrying. Not everything that weighed you down was meant to travel this far with you. And today, right here, right now — it's time to release what buried you. But some of what pressed you into the ground was soil. God placed it there with purpose. It was the covering you needed, so the seed inside you could crack open, stretch its roots, and begin to grow into something only He could design. Yet some of it was never soil at all. It was just weight. Dead weight. And you've been dragging it along as if letting it go means letting go of who you are. You are not letting go of who you are! Desire to be supported and encouraged by other like-minded women? Join us at the Kairos FREE Online Community. https://createyournow.com #Inspiration #CreateYourNow #DailyMotivation Think about the things you carry into every new morning. The guilt from a chapter you've already repented for but keep rereading. The expectations someone else wrote for your life — expectations that never had your name on them to begin with. The grief you hold so tightly because releasing it feels like forgetting. None of that is fuel, friend. It's friction. And friction will wear you down long before it ever moves you forward. God never asked you to run this race with your arms full of yesterday. Hebrews 12:1 says it plain: "Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us." Throw it off. Don't set it down gently or tuck it in your back pocket just in case. Throw it off — like something that has no right to be on you anymore. Because it doesn't. So how do you know the difference between what God is using and what you've been carrying that was never yours to hold? Start here: what God uses grows you. It challenges you, yes. It stretches you past comfort, absolutely. But there's fruit in it. There's movement. There's a stirring in your spirit that whispers, "This is hard, but I'm becoming something." What was never yours to hold just exhausts you. It replays the same scenes. It keeps you circling the same guilt, the same fear, the same narrative that says you'll never be enough. That's not the voice of your Father. That's the echo of a lie you were never supposed to memorize. The K.I.S.S. ~ Release what you buried! Old guilt tells you that who you were disqualifies who you're becoming. But God already handled that. He doesn't bring up what He's already buried in grace — so why do you keep exhuming it? Someone else's expectations tell you that unless you look a certain way, achieve a certain thing, or follow a certain path, you've failed. But their blueprint was never your calling. And grief — grief is sacred, and no one is asking you to stop loving what you've lost. But there is a difference between honoring what was and refusing to live in what is. You can carry love forward without carrying pain as your identity. Lysa TerKeurst put it this way: "You can't hold on to what God is asking you to lay down and still receive what He has for you next." God has something for you next. But your hands have to be open to receive it. And they can't be open if they're still gripping what should have been released two seasons ago. This is your permission — not that you need it, but sometimes it helps to hear it — to put it down. The shame. The striving. The grief that has overstayed its welcome. The version of yourself that someone else demanded you be. Lay it down. Not because it didn't matter, but because it doesn't get to define what comes next. You are not the sum of what buried you. You are the life that pushed through it. And that push? That's God. That's His hand beneath the soil, guiding the root, directing the reach, whispering over you, "Keep going. I'm not done with you yet." So release what buried you — and watch what He grows in its place. "Be present. Be incredible. Be YOU!!!"   🔔 Desire to be supported and encouraged by other like-minded women? Join us at the Kairos FREE Online Community. https://createyournow.com TAKE A.I.M. ~ Action Ignites Motivation  - This is a complimentary (FREE) coaching call with me. You will discuss your specific situation while gaining tools and strategies to move you forward. (https://form.jotform.com/62988215824163) 🙏  Create Your Now TV on Pray.com (https://pray.com) 🎥  Create Your Now on YouTube (https://youtube.com/createyournow) 🎧 Create Your Now on Spotify, Pandora, and Audible. 🎶  Create Your Now on iHeart Radio (http://www.iheart.com/show/263-Create-Your-Now-Your-Best/) ✍️  YourBestSelfie@CreateYourNow.com  Instagram @CreateYourNow @KristianneWargo Twitter @KristianneWargo @CreateYourNow Facebook www.facebook.com/TheKISSCoach www.facebook.com/CreateYourNow   Cover Art by Jenny Hamson Photo by Canva.com   Music by Mandisa - Overcomer http://www.mandisaofficial.com Song ID: 68209 Song Title: Overcomer Writer(s): Ben Glover, Chris Stevens, David Garcia Copyright © 2013 Meaux Mercy (BMI) Moody Producer Music (BMI) One Songs (ASCAP) Ariose Music (ASCAP) Universal Music -  Brentwood Benson Publ. (ASCAP) D Soul Music (ASCAP) (adm. at CapitolCMGPublishing.com) All rights reserved. Used by permission.

  5. 4d ago

    4208 Tending What's Tender

    In every garden, the gardeners watch carefully for the first buds to appear. Not the full bloom. Not the sturdy stem. But the bud. It's the plant's most vulnerable part because it hasn't hardened yet. It's new and exposed, full of potential, yet not strong enough to withstand a late frost or a careless hand. And if you've been doing the interior work lately — pulling up old roots, tilling hard ground, planting seeds of faith in places that used to grow nothing but fear — then you may be approaching a season of tending what's tender. Because what's beginning to emerge in you right now is holy. And it's fragile. And it needs your fierce, unapologetic protection. Desire to be supported and encouraged by other like-minded women? Join us at the Kairos FREE Online Community. https://createyournow.com #WellspringWednesday #CreateYourNow #HealthAndWellness Here's what most people won't tell you about growth: the most dangerous season isn't the waiting. It's the almost. It's when the green starts to push through, and you can finally see something changing — but it hasn't taken full shape yet. That's when the voices get loudest. Not just the ones outside of you, though those come too. The ones inside. The whisper that says, Who do you think you are? The comparison that sneaks in through a screen and steals your peace before you've even finished your morning coffee. The well-meaning comment from someone who only knows the old version of you and can't quite make sense of what's different. You feel it, don't you? That strange tension between excitement and exposure. Between finally and what if I can't sustain this? That tension is normal. It doesn't mean you're doing it wrong. It means you're doing it all. Scripture tells us God begins a good work—and He is faithful to complete it (Philippians 1:6). But notice the language. He begins it. Which means there is a beginning stage. A budding stage. A season where what He's building in you is real but not yet finished. And in that season, you are not called to perform your growth for an audience. You're called to guard it. The K.I.S.S. ~ Guard the new growth! Think about how a gardener handles a new bud. She doesn't yank it open to prove it's going to bloom. She doesn't invite the whole neighborhood over to watch it unfold in real time. She adjusts the conditions. She watches for threats. She keeps the soil moist and the stakes in place. She tends. That's your assignment right now. Not every space you've been occupying deserves access to what God is growing in you. Not every voice that has spoken into your life up to this point has earned the right to speak into this next chapter. And that's not bitterness — it's wisdom. Proverbs 4:23 says, "Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it." Guarding isn't hiding. It isn't shrinking back. It's recognizing that some things are too sacred to leave unprotected, and some seasons require a smaller circle and a quieter rhythm. You don't owe anyone a front-row seat to your transformation. You don't have to explain the shift before you've even fully lived it. And you certainly don't need to defend what God is doing in you to people who haven't been invited into the process. Let them wonder. Let it unfold. Let the bud become what it was always meant to become — in its own time, under the care of the One who planted it. So where does that leave you this week? What would it look like to stop exposing the tender things to harsh conditions — and start treating your own growth with the same gentleness you'd give a garden? What does it look like in real life? 1. LIMIT Your Exposure this week to one voice, space, or habit that consistently makes you doubt what God is doing in you. You already know what it is. Maybe it's the social media account that always leaves you feeling behind. Maybe it's the group text that drains more than it fills. Maybe it's the internal habit of replaying old criticism every time you try something new. You don't have to make a dramatic exit or burn anything down. You just have to create a little distance — enough breathing room for the new thing to keep growing without something toxic pressing against it. Mute the account. Step back from the conversation. Set a boundary with your own thought life. One intentional limit this week can change the atmosphere around your becoming. 2. NURTURE the New Thing by spending time with someone who sees and speaks to who you're becoming, not just who you've been. New growth needs the right environment, and part of that environment is the people around you. This week, reach out to someone who calls out the woman you're growing into — not the one you used to be. Someone who doesn't try to pull you back into old patterns because that version was more comfortable for them. You need voices around you who water what God is doing, not people who keep you small because your growth makes them uneasy. One phone call. One coffee. One honest conversation with someone who makes you feel more like yourself, not less. 3. ASK God to Show You what needs protecting right now — and then protect it fiercely and without apology. This one takes courage, because protection often looks like saying no. No to overexplaining. No to performing. No to letting everyone in on something that's still forming. Sit with God this week and ask Him plainly: What are You growing in me that I need to guard right now? And when He shows you — a dream, a shift, a healing, a conviction, a calling — treat it like the tender bud it is. Don't pluck it open for someone else's timeline. Don't shrink it down to fit a room that was never meant to hold it. Guard it. Fiercely. Without apology. You were not meant to bloom under pressure from everyone else's opinions. You were meant to bloom under the faithful hand of a God who started something beautiful in you and has every intention of finishing it. So tend what's tender. Protect what's forming. And trust that what He's doing doesn't need your defense — it just needs your devotion. "Be present. Be incredible. Be YOU!!!"   🔔 Desire to be supported and encouraged by other like-minded women? Join us at the Kairos FREE Online Community. https://createyournow.com TAKE A.I.M. ~ Action Ignites Motivation  - This is a complimentary (FREE) coaching call with me. You will discuss your specific situation while gaining tools and strategies to move you forward. (https://form.jotform.com/62988215824163) 🙏  Create Your Now TV on Pray.com (https://pray.com) 🎥  Create Your Now on YouTube (https://youtube.com/createyournow) 🎧 Create Your Now on Spotify, Pandora, and Audible. 🎶  Create Your Now on iHeart Radio (http://www.iheart.com/show/263-Create-Your-Now-Your-Best/) ✍️  YourBestSelfie@CreateYourNow.com  Instagram @CreateYourNow @KristianneWargo Twitter @KristianneWargo @CreateYourNow Facebook www.facebook.com/TheKISSCoach www.facebook.com/CreateYourNow   Cover Art by Jenny Hamson Photo by Canva.com   Music by Mandisa - Overcomer http://www.mandisaofficial.com Song ID: 68209 Song Title: Overcomer Writer(s): Ben Glover, Chris Stevens, David Garcia Copyright © 2013 Meaux Mercy (BMI) Moody Producer Music (BMI) One Songs (ASCAP) Ariose Music (ASCAP) Universal Music -  Brentwood Benson Publ. (ASCAP) D Soul Music (ASCAP) (adm. at CapitolCMGPublishing.com) All rights reserved. Used by permission.

  6. 5d ago

    4207 Refuse the Verdict

    You woke up this morning, and before your feet even hit the floor, there was already noise. Not the alarm. Not the kids. Something deeper, quieter, meaner — a thought that slid in before you had the chance to decide what kind of day this was going to be. And if you're not careful, that thought will try to run the whole show. But you don't have to let it. Today is your invitation to refuse the verdict, because you were named before the noise ever began. WOW!! Sit with that for a minute. Desire to be supported and encouraged by other like-minded women? Join us at the Kairos FREE Online Community. https://createyournow.com #Inspiration #CreateYourNow #DailyMotivation Every single one of us has a thought life. And if we're being real, some of what lives in that thought life is not pretty. There are thoughts that accuse. Thoughts that shame. Thoughts that drag up the worst version of yesterday and try to convince you that's who you are today. You're not doing enough. You're falling behind. Everyone else has it figured out and you're just faking it. Sound too familiar? THINK NOW: A thought that passes through your mind is not a truth that was spoken over your life. Those two things could not be more different. One is noise. The other is a name. And you need to know the difference, because the enemy will work overtime to blur the line between them. He wants you to hear an accusation and call it an identity. He wants you to feel shame and call it a fact. He wants you to mistake his whisper for God's verdict. But he doesn't get that power. He never did. Imagine you're standing in a courtroom and someone is reading off a list of charges against you. Every mistake, every failure, every moment you wish you could take back — it's all right there, spoken out loud. And just when the weight of it feels like it might crush you, the Judge stands up and says, Case dismissed. No condemnation. Not now. Not ever. Romans 8:1 — "Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus." It's not about less condemnation on your good days or even a lighter sentence when you've been trying really hard. It's NO condemnation. Case closed. The gavel came down. And it came down in your favor — not because of anything you did, but because of everything He already did. The K.I.S.S. ~ Refuse the verdict! So what does that mean for you today? Right now? Well, that thought that tried to define you this morning doesn't get the last word. The shame that keeps circling back around doesn't get to sit at your table. You get to choose how you show up in your own life — and you get to show up as who God says you are, not as who the enemy tries to convince you that you've become. You are chosen. You are loved. You are called. Before the foundation of the world, God knew your name — and it was not failure. It wasn't not enough. It wasn't too far gone. It was beloved. It was daughter. It was mine. That's the name that was spoken over you before the noise ever started. And that name doesn't change based on what crossed your mind at two o'clock in the morning. So the next time a dark thought shows up and tries to hand you a verdict you were never meant to carry, stand in the truth of who you are. Open your mouth and say it out loud if you have to: I am not what passed through my mind. I am what my Father declared over my life. And His word doesn't return void. Because you get to choose. Every morning, every evening, every moment, every breath — you get to choose whose voice you agree with. The noise will always be there. The accusations will knock on the door. But you are not obligated to answer. You are not required to let them in. And you are certainly not defined by them. You were named before any of it. And the One who named you is not taking it back. Rise with truth today. Refuse the verdict that was never yours. And walk forward knowing truly that the only voice with the authority to define you already spoke. And what He said was enough. That's how you create your now. "Be present. Be incredible. Be YOU!!!"   🔔 Desire to be supported and encouraged by other like-minded women? Join us at the Kairos FREE Online Community. https://createyournow.com TAKE A.I.M. ~ Action Ignites Motivation  - This is a complimentary (FREE) coaching call with me. You will discuss your specific situation while gaining tools and strategies to move you forward. (https://form.jotform.com/62988215824163) 🙏  Create Your Now TV on Pray.com (https://pray.com) 🎥  Create Your Now on YouTube (https://youtube.com/createyournow) 🎧 Create Your Now on Spotify, Pandora, and Audible. 🎶  Create Your Now on iHeart Radio (http://www.iheart.com/show/263-Create-Your-Now-Your-Best/) ✍️  YourBestSelfie@CreateYourNow.com  Instagram @CreateYourNow @KristianneWargo Twitter @KristianneWargo @CreateYourNow Facebook www.facebook.com/TheKISSCoach www.facebook.com/CreateYourNow   Cover Art by Jenny Hamson Photo by Canva.com   Music by Mandisa - Overcomer http://www.mandisaofficial.com Song ID: 68209 Song Title: Overcomer Writer(s): Ben Glover, Chris Stevens, David Garcia Copyright © 2013 Meaux Mercy (BMI) Moody Producer Music (BMI) One Songs (ASCAP) Ariose Music (ASCAP) Universal Music -  Brentwood Benson Publ. (ASCAP) D Soul Music (ASCAP) (adm. at CapitolCMGPublishing.com) All rights reserved. Used by permission.

  7. 6d ago

    4206 The Lies That Feel Like Home

    Some lies announce themselves. They crash into your day with a voice so sharp you know immediately something is wrong. But the most dangerous lies aren't shouted out loud. They whisper. They've been whispering so long you stopped recognizing them as anything other than your own voice — and that is exactly what makes the lies that feel like home so hard to leave behind. You know the ones. I'm not enough. It's too late for me. Everyone else has it figured out. They don't feel like attacks. They feel like facts. Desire to be supported and encouraged by other like-minded women? Join us at the Kairos FREE Online Community. https://createyournow.com #MindsetMonday #CreateYourNow #PersonalDevelopment They've lived in you for so long — through rejection, through loss, through seasons that knocked the wind out of you — that they've settled in like furniture. You don't even bump into them anymore. You just walk around them. But here's what I need you to hear today: just because a thought has been with you for years doesn't mean it belongs to you. As Jennie Allen reminds us in Get Out of Your Head, the most dangerous lies aren't the ones we fight — they're the ones we never think to question. And she's right. When a lie has lived in you long enough, it stops sounding like an intruder. It sounds like you. It wears your voice, carries your memories, and uses your worst moments as evidence. Think about it. Nobody sat you down one day and said, "Here — believe this about yourself." It happened slowly. A rejection in middle school. A careless comment from someone you trusted. A failure that confirmed what you were already afraid of. And then one day, without ever making a conscious decision, you accepted it. You stopped questioning it. You started building your life around it. That's how lies become home. Not because they're true, but because they're familiar. But God never called you to live in a house built on lies. John 8:32 says, "Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." Free. Not managed. Not coped with. Free. The truth doesn't just challenge the lie — it dismantles it. But you have to be willing to name what you've been carrying before you can set it down. And here's where it gets beautifully personal. The truth God speaks over you isn't generic. It's specific. It's intimate. 1 John 3:1 says, "See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!" That's not a suggestion. That's a declaration. You are not what the lie says. You are what your Father says. And He says you are His. So let it go, and name it to break it. The K.I.S.S. ~ Name it to break it! So let me ask you this: if someone handed you a script right now — every negative thing you believe about yourself, written in black and white — would you hand it to your daughter? Would you read it over your best friend? Then why are you still reading it over yourself? It's time to call the lies out. Not next month. Not when you feel ready. Right now. Here's your Keep It Simple Strategy for this week. DOWNLOAD HERE! 1. Tell the Truth about the Lies. Grab a journal or even the back of an envelope — whatever's close. Write down the three statements you most often say about yourself when no one is listening. Not the polished version. Not the one you'd share in a small group. The raw, unfiltered script that runs on repeat when you're alone in the car or staring at the ceiling at 2 a.m. Be honest — don't soften them. You can't evict a lie you won't name. Seeing it in your own handwriting is the first act of courage. 2. Let God Talk Back. Next to each lie, write what God says about you instead — and use Scripture as your source, not your feelings. Feelings shift; His Word doesn't. If the lie is "I'm not enough," counter it with Ephesians 2:10: "For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works." If it's "It's too late," try Jeremiah 29:11 or Isaiah 43:19.  If it's "Nobody really sees me," anchor into 1 John 3:1: "See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!" Don't rush this step. Let the contrast sit on the page — lies on the left, truth on the right — and notice how different they sound when they're side by side. 3. Replace One Lie — Out Loud. You don't have to conquer all three this week. Pick the one that has the deepest grip — the lie that shows up most often or hurts the most — and commit to actively replacing it. Every single time it surfaces, speak the truth out loud. In your kitchen. In the car. In the mirror. Your ears need to hear your mouth agree with God, even if your voice shakes while you say it. Repetition isn't weakness — it's retraining. You didn't learn the lie overnight, and you won't unlearn it overnight either. But every time you speak truth over that lie, you loosen its hold. The lies you've been living with don't deserve the space they've been taking up. They moved in uninvited, and they've overstayed their welcome. You have the authority — through Christ — to show them the door. Not because you're strong enough on your own, but because the One who lives in you is stronger than the voice that's been lying to you. You don't have to have it all figured out by Friday. You just have to start. One lie. One truth. One brave, shaky declaration spoken out loud in your kitchen while the coffee brews. You are enough! "Be present. Be incredible. Be YOU!!!"   🔔 Desire to be supported and encouraged by other like-minded women? Join us at the Kairos FREE Online Community. https://createyournow.com TAKE A.I.M. ~ Action Ignites Motivation  - This is a complimentary (FREE) coaching call with me. You will discuss your specific situation while gaining tools and strategies to move you forward. (https://form.jotform.com/62988215824163) 🙏  Create Your Now TV on Pray.com (https://pray.com) 🎥  Create Your Now on YouTube (https://youtube.com/createyournow) 🎧 Create Your Now on Spotify, Pandora, and Audible. 🎶  Create Your Now on iHeart Radio (http://www.iheart.com/show/263-Create-Your-Now-Your-Best/) ✍️  YourBestSelfie@CreateYourNow.com  Instagram @CreateYourNow @KristianneWargo Twitter @KristianneWargo @CreateYourNow Facebook www.facebook.com/TheKISSCoach www.facebook.com/CreateYourNow   Cover Art by Jenny Hamson Photo by Canva.com   Music by Mandisa - Overcomer http://www.mandisaofficial.com Song ID: 68209 Song Title: Overcomer Writer(s): Ben Glover, Chris Stevens, David Garcia Copyright © 2013 Meaux Mercy (BMI) Moody Producer Music (BMI) One Songs (ASCAP) Ariose Music (ASCAP) Universal Music -  Brentwood Benson Publ. (ASCAP) D Soul Music (ASCAP) (adm. at CapitolCMGPublishing.com) All rights reserved. Used by permission.

  8. Oct 4

    4205 The Company You Keep

    There's an old saying that you become like the five people you spend the most time with. And while that might sound like something from a self-help book on a clearance rack, there's actually deep, biblical truth tucked inside it. The company you keep matters more than most of us are willing to admit. And it's not because the people around us define us, but because they shape the atmosphere we breathe, the thoughts we entertain, and the steps we're willing to take. And if we're serious about walking in wisdom, we have to be honest about who's walking beside us. Desire to be supported and encouraged by other like-minded women? Join us at the Kairos FREE Online Community. https://createyournow.com #SweetSpirit #CreateYourNow #SoulfulSunday Proverbs 13:20 puts it plainly: "Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm." There's no gray area there. No wiggle room. The company you keep doesn't just affect your mood on a Tuesday afternoon — it affects the trajectory of your life. Wisdom isn't only something we read or study. Wisdom is something we absorb through proximity. We catch it the way we catch courage — by being close to someone who carries it. And then Paul echoes this truth centuries later in his letter to the Corinthians: "Do not be misled: bad company corrupts good character." He wasn't writing to people living recklessly. He was writing to believers — people who loved God but were being slowly pulled off course by the voices around them. That's the part that should make us pause. You don't have to abandon your faith to drift from it. Sometimes you just have to surround yourself with people who quietly make it easier not to grow. Now let's talk about Ruth — because her story is one of the most beautiful pictures of what it looks like to choose your company wisely. When Naomi told her daughters-in-law to go back to their families, it would've been perfectly reasonable for Ruth to leave. She had every right. Every logical reason. Orpah kissed Naomi goodbye and turned around, and nobody blamed her. But Ruth? Ruth held on tighter. She said, "Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God." That wasn't just loyalty. That was wisdom wrapped in love. Ruth looked at Naomi — a grieving widow with empty hands and a broken heart — and she didn't see a liability. She saw a woman whose faith had weathered the storm. She saw someone worth walking with. And that decision, that one holy choice to stay close to a wise woman, changed the entire course of Ruth's life. It led her to Bethlehem. It led her to Boaz. It led her to the lineage of Jesus Christ. Think about that for a moment. Ruth didn't end up in the genealogy of our Savior because she had a five-year plan. She ended up there because she chose the right company. She attached herself to someone whose life pointed toward God — and God honored that. The K.I.S.S. ~ The company you keep! So here's the question that deserves more than a quick answer: Who are you walking with? Not who's in your contact list. Not who you wave to at church or laugh with at brunch. Who are the people shaping your inner world? Who do you call when the bottom falls out? Whose voice plays on repeat in your head when you're making a hard decision? Those are the people who matter — because those are the ones influencing the direction you're actually walking in. Some of us have been pouring into friendships that quietly pull us away from the woman God is calling us to become. Not because those people are bad, but because they're comfortable. And comfort, when it replaces growth, becomes its own kind of cage. Wisdom asks us to be brave enough to evaluate — with grace, not judgment — whether the people closest to us are sharpening our faith or dulling it. This isn't about cutting people off coldly or ranking your relationships like a corporate org chart. It's about being intentional. It's about recognizing that who you walk with will determine where you end up. And if you want to end up somewhere that honors the calling on your life, you need people around you who remind you of that calling — even when you're tempted to forget it. Ruth didn't just tag along with Naomi for the company. She committed to a journey that required sacrifice, humility, and faith she couldn't yet see the fruit of. But she trusted that walking with a woman of God would lead her somewhere good. And it did. Beyond anything she could have imagined. The wisdom here isn't complicated, but it is convicting. Walk with the wise, and you will become wise. Walk with those who take their faith seriously, and you'll find your own faith deepening in ways you didn't plan. Walk with people who speak life, who point you to Scripture when you're spiraling, who love you enough to tell you the truth — and watch how your path straightens. You were never meant to walk this journey alone, and you were never meant to walk it with just anyone. The company you keep is one of the most important decisions you'll make — not once, but every single day. Choose wisely. Choose people who make you want to be more of who God created you to be. And then be that person for someone else. Because wisdom doesn't just sit on a shelf. It walks. And it walks best when it walks together. "Be present. Be incredible. Be YOU!!!"   🔔 Desire to be supported and encouraged by other like-minded women? Join us at the Kairos FREE Online Community. https://createyournow.com TAKE A.I.M. ~ Action Ignites Motivation  - This is a complimentary (FREE) coaching call with me. You will discuss your specific situation while gaining tools and strategies to move you forward. (https://form.jotform.com/62988215824163) 🙏  Create Your Now TV on Pray.com (https://pray.com) 🎥  Create Your Now on YouTube (https://youtube.com/createyournow) 🎧 Create Your Now on Spotify, Pandora, and Audible. 🎶  Create Your Now on iHeart Radio (http://www.iheart.com/show/263-Create-Your-Now-Your-Best/) ✍️  YourBestSelfie@CreateYourNow.com  Instagram @CreateYourNow @KristianneWargo Twitter @KristianneWargo @CreateYourNow Facebook www.facebook.com/TheKISSCoach www.facebook.com/CreateYourNow   Cover Art by Jenny Hamson Photo by Canva.com   Music by Mandisa - Overcomer http://www.mandisaofficial.com Song ID: 68209 Song Title: Overcomer Writer(s): Ben Glover, Chris Stevens, David Garcia Copyright © 2013 Meaux Mercy (BMI) Moody Producer Music (BMI) One Songs (ASCAP) Ariose Music (ASCAP) Universal Music -  Brentwood Benson Publ. (ASCAP) D Soul Music (ASCAP) (adm. at CapitolCMGPublishing.com) All rights reserved. Used by permission.

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Create Your Now brings moms, mompreneurs, and entrepreneurs tools and strategies to become their best selfie in areas of lifestyle, business, spirituality, nutrition, fitness, parenting, relationships, motherhood, mindset and balanced daily living. We promise according to our hopes; And perform according to our fears! This DAILY podcast will empower and encourage you to rediscover, rejuvenate and renew who you are in mind, body, and spirit. Topics include healthy living, work life balance, weight loss, exercise videos, overcoming adversity, burnout, inspiration, motivation, cooking and recipes, mind mapping, goal setting, marriage and relationships, and Christian values. Kristianne, your host, is a contributor to the Huffington Post. Let's train for life and love your journey. Be Present. Be Incredible. Be YOU!!! Enjoy Create Your Now ARCHIVE 1 through ARCHIVE 5 Podcast on iTunes for the earlier episodes. Send your questions/comments to YourBestSelfie@CreateYourNow.com.

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