Courageous Radiance

Overcoming in a Hopeless Marriage

Joining the podcast this week is Tara Davis, she is a very close friend. Tara and her husband lead a non-for- profit company called The Haven Marriage, which is all about helping marriages to grow and become stronger. She is also a mother of 3 children. As wives, we face challenges within both ourselves and the marriage. Join our discussion of Abigail, whose account is in 1 Samuel 25. Abigail’s marriage to Nabal was far from happy, and her challenges came to a collision with her household’s fate to be wiped out due to the ignorance of her husband. What should she do? What would you do? How do you intercede, yet remain in alignment with God. In Mark 8:34, we are called to deny ourselves, accept our crosses, and follow Jesus. Following God transforms us, and sets us apart. This distinction becomes our navigation, our North Star, in the spectrum of horrible to great marriages. Thanks for tuning in! Let’s get connected! On Instagram @courageousradiance, Facebook group Courageous Radiance, and head over to the blog www.courageousradiance.com!💜

Talk About it Tuesday #2

Hi Friend! 💜Each of us is brave in our own way and I’m so grateful to share the “let’s talk about it” story of my brave friend Stephanie. Stephanie is up against a boulder that rolled down the hill of the enemy into her campsite. What does she do? How should she respond to the boulder called infidelity and abandonment?In Matthew 19, there is an account of Jesus’s position on divorce and marriage. As anchored women, we do well when we seek what God says above anyone else, ourselves included. Jesus sets the record straight as to why the decree of divorce was even given by Moses. But, y’all, this is hard!!! There is no judgment and in Christ there is certainly no condemnation (Romans 8-1.)How do we guard our hearts against bitterness, fear and the feeling of failure? In Stephanies story, just like there are others, the courageous thing means dealing with all that comes with this pain. However, God can redeem our pain and there is never anything lost when we remain connected to God, I’m so thankful that we have a faithful Shepherd in spite of the circumstances we have to walk through. Stephanie is boldly believing God, and I am cheering her own in her faith. I’d love to hear your moment! Subscribe to the podcast for weekly podcasts and share with 1 other lady💜Ways to connect:⬇️•Get on the blog mailing list for a free God-resource straight into your email. courageousradiance.com•Hang out with me on IG @courageousradiance•Join the Courageous Radiance Facebook group

Becoming a Faithful Influence

Hey friend! Glad you made it this week, it’s week 3 of being Set Apart.Influence and influencer are trending as how we identify ourselves and even occupations. God is the Influence by which we can influence; everything flows from Him. Living in His influence means accepting and bossing up the resume to include “ambassador.” We are distinguished within society, as believers, or at least we should be.Our lives, habits and goals should look different. This week we are talking about being set apart, through the life of Jehoshabeath/Jehosheba in 2 Chronicles 22:10-12.Jehosheba may seem, by little mentioning, insignificant, but her life greatly & impacted the Kingdom of God. Jehosheba was faithful, brave and compassionate to the purposes of God. She embodies faithful and distinguished living. What an amazing daughter, wife, aunt, princess and woman of God to know more about! Tune in friend!Get subscribed 💜Share this podcast with 1 other 💜Connect with me on the blog www.courageousradiance.com💜Connect with me on Instagram & Facebook @courageousradianceThanks friend, praying for you!

Talk About it Tuesday #1

Let’s kick off “Talk About it Tuesday”!Whether it’s a vulnerability moment, praise opportunity, or sharing what’s going on with you, I would love to hear your moment to talk it out!This week I’ll start by sharing what is on my heart, and a vulnerability moment. Tune in!Matthew 11:28, Jesus invites our heart, mind, and body to a spiritual rest in Him. There is no vacation, retirement, wealth, workout or sedative substitute for this Jesus type rest!He may not free you from the pain, but He promises to help with the burden, and to give us a spiritual reprieve in the middle of it all. Y’all! He literally takes our broken, haggard, and toast burnt and replenishes our soul.I’d love to hear your moment! Subscribe to the podcast for weekly podcasts and share with 1 other lady💜Ways to connect:⬇️•Get on the blog mailing list for a free God-resource straight into your email. courageousradiance.com•Hang out with me on IG @courageousradiance•Join the Courageous Radiance Facebook group

3 Ways to Flourish in Marriage: Proofing Against Cheating

Whether married or single, my husband joins the podcast to discuss ways that every marriage can thrive. These tools with strengthen your marriage. For those who are single with or without any prospect of marriage, or if anyone is engaged, these tips can greatly impact your view of marriage.This is a tough discussion for those married and in what feels like the desert. If you are at the end of your rope, I pray that God’s clarity and provision meet you in this rough area. If your marriage is already thriving, amazing! There is always room for our marriage to go from good to great and great to greater.1 Peter 2:9, our marriages are meant to be distinguished. Our set apart mindset anchors us into the reason why, which gives us a shared vision.Marriage struggles? Marriage apathy? No marriage vision? Tune in today for how our marriage was meant to be set apart from the “normal” way of doing things. I would be so honored to connect with you. Connect with me friend! @courageousradiance on IG. On Facebook, Courageous Radiance group. And join the email list for courageousradiance.com for some freebies!! Rooting you on friend to remain anchored!💜

How Are You Really Doing?

Hey friend hey!Early week check in with your heart! I know I have been ridiculously hard on myself for dropping the ball here, unable to be stretched there, and just overall feeling like there’s more to do. Y’all! Pause! Time out. Read Psalm 91:1-2 and let those verses wash over you and fill you. God is your save space, even if the attack is from within you! Give yourself grace friend. Know you are loved immensely. How are you doing? No, like…really? @courageousradiance on IG and Facebook group. Head over to the blog www.courageousradiance.com

The Mark of Distinction-Special Needs + Parenting Discussion with Jaluana Dawson

New season! New month!New possibilities friend!Please subscribe and stay in tuned to the blog as well, you can access the podcast there too! www.courageousradiance.comThis month, each Thursday, won’t you join a new discussion about being set apart!?In honor of autism awareness month, as a fellow autism advocate, I have asked my friend, Jaluana Dawson, to the podcast to share her experiences as a mom raising a child with autism. Jaluana is a wife, mom, and lover of Jesus! Her heart for the Lord is seen and it impacts those she encounters. I’m grateful you have joined the podcast this week! Subscribe, share and tune in!💜

Fight! Fight! Fight to Win the Race!

What a month of inside out discussions! Looking within us keeps us moving ahead towards our daily transformation. Colossians 3:1-4 is up for the conversation today. As we explore the correlation of our lives to the show Amazing Race, we use the vision outlined within these few verses. What’s at the finish line of your race? I want to encourage you to stay in your lane, keep your eye on the prize of your faith, and keep your motivation in your anchor. I think you are amazing even in the days you have set backs. Just keep going girl! Get subscribed! Share this with anyone who you know keeps a fellow tribe of anchored women, and connect with me on the blog www.courageousradiance.com!

How to Unlock Your Next Level

One question friend, it’s directly from Jesus himself “do you want to get well?” (John 5:5-9.)As we deal with change from the inside to the outside, we should first ensure we have buy in.Change isn’t convenient and there is always an associated cost for what sacrifices have to be started or those that need to be stopped. But, the reward is in the unlocking of our life next level. Two things are needed IF you answered “yes” to wanting to change/get well: humility and commitment. This week on the podcast and blog courageousradiance.com, let’s talk about it! Thanks for listening. Please connect with me, I’m grateful you are here. Subscribe to the podcast so each Thursday you can listen!

No Lack Sis

Hey friends you made it! Welcome!Married, single, dating, and those in between, the relationship status we check off does not define us. These are all temporary states that are a part of us, but not the identifying piece.Jesus has something so juicy, so filling that we just may leave behind what contingencies we thought we we were looking for. In Christ, we have eternity in view, and this not only refocuses our striving, but it allows us to be more fruitful where we are.In John 4, Jesus made a divine appointment with a socially unworthy woman. She went from relationship to relationship, in search of second identity, but in actuality she was losing herself. The more substitutes she erected, the greater the lack gap became truth. But. One conversation later. One opportunity to be find out truth and realize worth and how known she was, she instantly turned away from outside fixes. The Samaritan woman became inside focused and forgot the pursuits of the temporary. Don’t you too want to experience the Messiah fill every area of lack? How amazing it is to realize the real why, and reorient your life around that! Her relationship would forever change by one encounter with Christ. Her lack became wholeness, so much so that she had extra; she poured out to the community around her. Y’all, we all need to make and not break this divine appointment with Christ. You know, the one each day that we may honestly breeze past as just something else to check off to do. Jesus is our fullness and our substance to fill any area of lack, including in our relationships.Thanks for listening in this week on the podcast! Please get subscribed and reach out and connect with me either on the blog www.courageousradiance.com or on IG @courageousradiance 💜