Beyond Just Christian Brenna Covelens

In this episode of Beyond Just Christian Podcast, Brenna encourages listeners to live worthy of their calling wherever they are in their lives.

It can be intimidating to live worthy of our calling, especially if we don’t know where, when, or how to do it. However, God can fulfill His plans for us wherever we are, no matter what our role may currently be. Whether God is calling us somewhere new or He has called us to stay put, we need to remember that He is trustworthy and His call can never be withdrawn.

Scriptures Mentioned:
1. 2 Thessalonians 1:11
2. Philippians 4:5
3. 2 Thessalonians 2:15
4. 2 Thessalonians 3:4
5. 1 Timothy 6:12
6. 2 Timothy 3:14
7. Ephesians 4:1: 4
8. Philippians 3:16
9. Romans 11:29
10. Luke 16:10

Self-Reflection Questions:
1. What does the phrase “live worthy of your calling” mean to me?
2. How do I live worthy of my calling where I am currently? How do I applicably do that?
3. What is my calling? What do I want my calling to be? What is God calling me to do?
4. What season am I currently in: Being sent where God is sending me or staying put where God has set me? Provide further details.
5. What can I learn from people of the Bible about living worthy of my calling?
6. What is my faith prompting me to do?
7. What interests me? What am I passionate about? Who/what do I care about?

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Read my most recent article “Does God Really Know Me: Fear of Losing Salvation, Spiritual Drift, & Living In Sin:” https://beinnotof.com/post/godknowsme

In this episode of Beyond Just Christian Podcast, Brenna reassures listeners that their prayers, big or small, are valuable to the Lord. It’s easy to ask ourselves questions such as “What do my prayers do for God?” “Are my prayers even heard?” “What value do my words have?” Yet, our prayers offer a sweet fragrance to the Lord, and He enjoys them.

With her encouragement, Brenna aims to comfort listeners who need the reminder that their prayers are heard, appreciated, and used by God.

This podcast episode is for you if:
•You doubt your prayers hold much value to the Lord.
•You doubt that God hears you.
•You devalue your own prayers to God.
•You question if they hold any power or ability to produce something good.

Scripture Referenced:
1. Hebrews 4:16
2. Psalm 141:2
3. Proverbs 18:21
4. Revelation 5:8
5. Revelation 8:3-5
6. 1 Kings 18
7. 1 Samuel 1:9-28
8. 2 Kings 20
9. Judges 16:23-31
10. Acts 16:16-40
11. James 5:16

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On this episode of Beyond Just Christian Podcast, Brenna shares her most insightful tips to get through a breakup. Though this episode is catered more towards female listeners, these recommendations can also be applied to men who are grieving a loss of a relationship. Regardless of who’s listening, Brenna wants to remind the audience that the Lord is present in their hardships and heartbreaks. These trials aren’t something people can just “get over.” Rather, our feelings are valid and deserve to be addressed for what they are. With this advice, Brenna hopes to encourage anyone facing separation and help them get through it.

Scriptures Mentioned:
1. Isaiah 26:3
2. Psalm 73:25-26:
3. Mark 5:34

Self-Reflection Questions:
1. Who are the people I trust to go to with my feelings and neediness?

2. In what ways can I fully address my suffering instead of trying to “get over it?” Where am I at mentally and emotionally? (Be honest in your evaluation of yourself and your emotions.)

3. Have I faced any NHL feelings? (Neediness, horniness, loneliness) How can I set healthy boundaries to prevent falling into these categories when facing temptations and enticements?

4. What are some positive “I-Can-Get-Through-This” songs I can add to my playlist? What songs empower me without lyrically dismembering a man (or a woman)?

5. What are some weaknesses in myself that I’d like to address and strengthen before entering a new relationship?

6. How long do I need to take a social media fast for? Why would this be beneficial for me?

7. What prayers can I say over my ex? How can I pray goodness over him (or her)?

8. What new skills, hobbies, or goals do I want to dedicate myself to and try?

9. Do I have a professional counselor I can see? If not, would I consider one?

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On this episode of Beyond Just Christian Podcast, Brenna shares her near-death experience that took place December 10th, 2023. While driving in a heavy rainstorm, a tree had fallen on her car, which resulted in an unpredicted wreck. Though her vehicle was completely pressed, she, herself, was not crushed.

For two months, Brenna wore a neck-brace, which resulted in not being able to work, drive, or do basic tasks without assistance. She shares with listeners how she had to lose all sense of normalcy to draw closer to God in intimacy. The goal of this episode is to remind listeners that God is in control of life and death, and He is the one who rescues us. The goal of healing is to not return to "normalcy," but to live changed in a way that glorifies God.

Scriptures Mentioned:
Psalm 118:5         
Psalm 40:2        
Psalm 116:1-8        
Psalm 27:13        
1 Samuel 2:6      
Romans 14:8       
2 Corinthians 1:8-10     
2 Corinthians 4:8-10
Quote mentioned:
“God, Who foresaw your tribulation, has especially armed you to go through it, not without pain, but without stain.” –C.S. Lewis

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Songs that have helped/related to Brenna:
1.   For The Good by Riley Clemmons
2.  Hallelujah, I’m Not Dead by Citizen Soldier
3.  Healing by Fletcher
4.  Living Proof by Katy Nichole
Listen to my last episode here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/brenna-covelens/episodes/Ep--40-Uncomfortable-Things-Christians-Try-Not-to-Think-About-e2g39l5

On this episode of Beyond Just Christian Podcast, Brenna shares seven uncomfortable things Christians try not to think about. These seven pertain to questions that we know the answers to and don’t like OR they are the things we ask God that we don’t have the answers to yet. Whether we face resistance or uncertainty, these questions do matter.

Brenna wants her listeners to remember that it’s okay to question, acceptable to bring our inquires to the Lord, and we need to remember that God is in control the past, present, and the future. Though we are not able to see everything with our human eyes, it is our faith in the unseen that brings us peace in our uncertainties.

Scriptures Mentioned:

•Matthew 22:33-32
•Genesis 1:1-2
•John 1:1-5
•Matthew 19:26
•Colossians 1:15-18
•Hebrews 11:3
•John 14:6
•John 3:16-21
•Romans 3:23-24
•Colossians 1:6
•Gen. 1:27
•2 Peter 3:9
•2 Corinthians 5:10
•Revelation 11:15-18
•Hebrews 4:13
•Revelation 22:12
•Ecclesiastes 3:18-21
•Psalm 49:12
•Mathew 8:28-34
•Numbers 22:21-36
•Jonah 1:17/Ch. 2
•Daniel Ch. 6
•Proverbs 5:21
•Hebrews 13:2
•Psalm 139:7-8
•Proverbs 15:3
•Jeremiah 23:24
•Hebrews 4:13
•Psalm 91:11
•Psalm 34:7
•Hebrews 1:14
•John 16:33
•Romans 8:18
•Romans 8:28
•Job 1:12/Job 2:5
•Genesis 50:20
•Proverbs 3:5
•Isaiah 55:8-9
•1 Corinthians 1:25
•Romans 11:33-35

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Books about the Trinity:
•Delighting in the Trinity by Michael Reeves
•Making Sense of The Trinity by Millard J. Erikson
•The Trinity: An Introduction by Scott r. Swain

In this episode of Beyond Just Christian Podcast, Brenna discusses some wicked parents of the Bible. These parents are people who didn't fulfill their roles as the nurturing caretakers God calls us to be. Rather, these pitiful parents of the Bible were murderers due to their selfishness, desperation, hunger, and lack of contentment. Most of the parents mentioned in this episode killed their children due to partaking in disobedience towards God and involving themselves in evil, pagan practices which the Lord detests. Because of their disobedience and discontentment towards following God's ways, they've brought harm to those they should've loved and cared for, aka their own children. Whether they knew it or not, their sin and mistreatment would carry onto future generations, leading to broken families and broken futures.

Scripture mentioned:
1. 2 Kings 3:1-27
2. 2 Kings 6:24-33
3. 2 Chronicles 33:1-6
4. 2 Kings 16:1-4
5. 2 Kings 17:5-17
6. Deuteronomy 18:9-15
7. Detereonomy 28:59-68
8. Psalm 106:34-39
9. Genesis 22:1-19
10. Luke 23:26-49
11. Judges 11:1-40
12. Exodus 20:4-6
13. Ephesians 6:1-4

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