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. 1d ago

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

    What do you do when God has placed a calling on your life — but nothing visible is happening? No platform. No pulpit. No sign that anything is coming. Just faithfulness. In the quiet. In the waiting. In the ordinary. In Part 1 of this two-episode conversation, Sheila sits down with Jenilee Samuel — podcast coach, show host, founder of the Java with Jen community, and the woman who personally coached Sheila into launching Joyful Purpose. Jenilee spent 10 years privately crying, feeling like her God-given gifts were wasting away while she raised babies and served faithfully in a season nobody could see. And then the Holy Spirit said something that changed everything: "You be faithful with today. I can create a platform for you in a day." She believed Him. And He proved it — over and over again. This episode is for every Christian woman navigating a silent season of faith — the woman who feels called but unseen, faithful but forgotten, obedient but waiting for something to move. It will anchor you. In this episode: - What faithfulness really looks like in the silent years of a Christian woman's calling - Why your season of raising kids, serving quietly, or working without a platform is never wasted by God - How David's years of shepherding prepared him for Goliath — and what that means for your calling right now - Navigating naysayers and doubt while walking in obedience to God's calling - How to hear God's voice clearly across different seasons of faith - Why showing up faithfully today is always the right move 🎬 EPISODE 10 — Jenilee is back with one of the most jaw-dropping stories you will ever hear. She went to help on a film set. God cast her as the lead. Subscribe so you don't miss it. 📖 Scripture: Proverbs 16:9, Proverbs 19:21, 2 Corinthians 1:4, 1 Samuel 17 ✨ CONNECT WITH JENILEE: 🎙️ Free 7-Step Podcast Launch Checklist: startyourpodcastchecklist.subscribepage.io 🌐 Website: jenileesamuel.com 📧 Email: jen@javawithjenpodcast.com 🎯 Free Kingdom Identity Quiz — find your lane in Scripture: hopelightwonder.com/identity 🎙️ Podcast Studio — 5 steps to promote every episode without the overwhelm: hopelightwonder.com/podcast-studio 📚 Faith books for Christian women: hopelightwonder.com/books 🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music or hopelightwonder.com/podcast #FaithfulInTheWaiting #SilentSeasonFaith #ChristianWomenPodcast #WaitingOnGod #GodsCalling #ChristianWomenCalling #FaithAndCalling #JoyfulPurpose #HopeLightWonder #ChristianTestimony #WalkingInYourCalling #TrustingGodsTiming

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

  2. 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

  3. Aug 21

    Still Is Not Lazy | Biblical Rest and Sabbath for Women

    When was the last time you rested — truly rested — without feeling guilty about it as a Christian woman? If you had to think about that for more than five seconds, this episode is for you. In Episode 7 of this podcast, 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. Christian burnout recovery starts with one radical truth — biblical rest is not laziness. It is obedience. In this episode: • What Genesis 2 reveals about rest — God built Sabbath into creation before anything went wrong • What Hebrews 4 says — why Sabbath for Christian women is a posture not just a day • Why choosing rest is one of the most countercultural acts of faith available • The real difference between biblical rest and laziness • What rest actually looks like for a busy Christian working mom • 3 small ways to practice Sabbath this week This is not a productivity episode. This is a permission episode. 📖 Scripture: Genesis 2:2–3, Hebrews 4, Matthew 11:28, Proverbs 31 📚 Faith books for Christian women: hopelightwonder.com/books 🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or hopelightwonder.com/podcast #ChristianSabbath #FaithAndBurnout #SabbathForChristianWomen #RestIsBiblical #ChristianWomenBurnout #TrustingGodWithRest #JoyfulPurpose #HopeLightWonder Christian rest and Sabbath | faith and burnout recovery | Sabbath for Christian women | rest is biblical | Christian women burnout | trusting God with rest | Hebrews 4 Sabbath

    Still Is Not Lazy | Biblical Rest and Sabbath for Women

  4. Aug 14

    Holy Interruptions | Faith and Parenting for Christian Moms

    What if the thing pulling you away from your work isn't an interruption to your purpose as a Christian mom — but IS your purpose? In Episode 6 of this Christian motherhood podcast, Sheila shares a Tuesday afternoon moment — a small hand, a caterpillar on a leaf, and a quiet word from God that rearranged everything. This episode is for the working Christian mom who loves her children deeply but quietly wonders if her real contribution happens somewhere else. It doesn't. And Scripture is remarkably clear about that. In this episode: • What Psalm 127 really says about children — heritage, reward, and eternal significance • Why Deuteronomy 6 designs faith to happen in ordinary parenting moments • The working mom guilt loop — and how Christian women can break it • Why presence is not about quantity of time but quality of attention • 3 practical things for Christian moms to try this week 📖 Scripture: Psalm 127:3, Deuteronomy 6:4–7, Matthew 25:21 🎯 Free Kingdom Identity Quiz: hopelightwonder.com/identity 📚 Faith books for Christian women: hopelightwonder.com/books 🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or hopelightwonder.com/podcast #ChristianMotherhoodPodcast #FaithAndParenting #WorkingMomGuilt #ChristianMomEncouragement #Deuteronomy6Parenting #HolyInterruptions #JoyfulPurpose #HopeLightWonder Christian motherhood podcast | faith and parenting | working mom guilt | Christian mom encouragement | parenting and faith | children are a blessing | Deuteronomy 6 parenting

    Holy Interruptions | Faith and Parenting for Christian Moms

  5. Aug 7

    Well Done in the Quiet | Redefining Success as a Christian Mom

    What if God's definition of success for Christian women looks almost nothing like the world's — and that's actually the best news you've heard all week? In Episode 5, Sheila gets honest about the hollow feeling that followed a strong performance review — and the moment she realized she had been measuring herself with the wrong ruler her whole career. This Christian working mom podcast episode is for the woman who is showing up faithfully every day and still wondering if it's enough. It is. Here's why. In this episode: • Why the world's definition of success never satisfies Christian women • The mom tax — what it really costs working moms in faith and career • What "Well done, good and faithful servant" really means • How Micah 6:8 redefines biblical success for women • The priests of Exodus and why God meets us in faithful ordinary work • 3 ways to redefine success this week Also — don't miss Episode 3 with Judy Connolly — the living example of quiet, faithful obedience over 40 years. 📖 Scripture: Matthew 25:21, Micah 6:8, Colossians 3:23 📚 Faith books for Christian women: hopelightwonder.com/books 🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or hopelightwonder.com/podcast #ChristianWorkingMomPodcast #MomTaxFaith #RedefiningSuccess #FaithfulnessOverSuccess #ChristianWomenAndWork #BiblicalSuccess #JoyfulPurpose #HopeLightWonder Christian working mom podcast | mom tax faith | redefining success Christianity | faithfulness over success | Christian women and work | biblical success | faith and calling women

    Well Done in the Quiet | Redefining Success as a Christian Mom

  6. Jul 31

    Fearfully Made | What God Says About How He Made You

    What if the parts of yourself you've been trying to fix were actually put there on purpose by God? In Episode 4, Sheila opens Psalm 139 and gets personal about the years she spent shape-shifting — apologizing for how she was wired — without realizing she was quietly telling God He got it wrong. Fearfully and wonderfully made is not just a verse for Christian women to cross-stitch. It's a truth that changes the way you show up in every room, every relationship, and every calling. In this episode: • What Psalm 139 is actually saying about YOU specifically • Why your body, mind, and personality are not accidents — God made you on purpose • The enemy's strategy to keep Christian women shallow and isolated • How he attacks relationships to keep you from being truly known • What deep connection requires — and why it starts with self knowledge 📖 Scripture: Psalm 139, Ecclesiastes 4:12, Luke 5:4 🎯 Free Kingdom Identity Quiz: hopelightwonder.com/identity 📚 Faith books for Christian women: hopelightwonder.com/books 🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or hopelightwonder.com/podcast #FearfullyAndWonderfullyMade #Psalm139Women #ChristianWomenPodcast #GodMadeMeOnPurpose #BiblicalWomanhood #ChristianIdentity #JoyfulPurpose #HopeLightWonder fearfully and wonderfully made | Psalm 139 women | Christian women self image | God made me on purpose | biblical womanhood identity | Christian women and relationships | faith and self knowledge

    Fearfully Made | What God Says About How He Made You

  7. Jul 24

    Held in the Breaking | Faith After Loss and Grief

    What does faith look like when you're walking through loss — and God feels silent? In Episode 3, Sheila sits down with Judy Connolly — a woman of extraordinary grace who has walked through loss, grief, and the long tender journey of parenting adult children — all while holding onto a God who stayed near even when she couldn't feel Him. This is a Christian grief podcast episode for anyone who has carried invisible pain, wondered how to keep trusting God through loss, or loved someone who needed presence more than answers. In this episode: • Walking through loss with faith intact • What God's nearness looks like in the darkest seasons of a Christian woman's life • Parenting adult children — releasing without giving up • Why lament is biblical — bringing grief honestly to God • How trusting God in grief leads to unexpected hope 📖 Scripture: Psalm 34:18, Lamentations 3:22–23 📚 Faith books for Christian women: hopelightwonder.com/books 🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or hopelightwonder.com/podcast #ChristianGriefPodcast #FaithAfterLoss #TrustingGodInGrief #ChristianWomenPodcast #ParentingAdultChildren #HeldInTheBreaking #JoyfulPurpose #HopeLightWonder Christian grief podcast | faith after loss | trusting God in grief | Christian women and loss | God's nearness in grief | parenting adult children faith | Christian encouragement grief

    Held in the Breaking | Faith After Loss and Grief

  8. Jul 17

    Nothing to Prove | Biblical Self Worth for Christian Women

    What if the exhaustion you feel has nothing to do with how much you're doing — and everything to do with what you're trying to prove? In Episode 2, Sheila gets honest about the proving years — striving to earn a place at every table as a working Christian mom — and the quiet moment God said: I never asked you to prove anything. If you've ever tied your self worth to your title, your productivity, your parenting, or your performance as a Christian woman — this episode is going to set something free in you. In this episode: • The hidden lie behind hustle culture and performance-driven faith • What Genesis 1:27 says about biblical self worth for women • Why Romans 5:8 is the most countercultural verse about value ever written • The real cost of the mom tax — and what God says about it • 3 practical ways to stop proving and start living from received worth 📖 Scripture: Genesis 1:27, Romans 5:8, Colossians 3:23 🎯 Free Kingdom Identity Quiz: hopelightwonder.com/identity 📚 Faith books for Christian women: hopelightwonder.com/books 🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or hopelightwonder.com/podcast #WorthInChrist #ChristianWomenPodcast #WorkingMomFaith #MomTax #BiblicalSelfWorth #ChristianEncouragement #JoyfulPurpose #HopeLightWonder worth in Christ | Christian women and self worth | faith and burnout | working mom faith | mom tax | biblical self worth | Christian encouragement for women

    Nothing to Prove | Biblical Self Worth for Christian Women
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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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