Welcome to the BE ENCOURAGED! Podcast! I am your host, Jackie Brindle and you are listening to episode 120! Hang with me today! I have some podcast updates as this will be the last episode of 2023! And you are going to want to stick around for this finale episode with a very special guest speaker who sparks that light of encouragement or she might set your heart on fire! 

However, before I jump into what’s in store for you today, I want to welcome you into the BE ENCOURAGED community! To all of my listeners —- THANK YOU! Thank you so much for joining me in this journey of learning and building up our faith in life, together! 

If you are new here — I am so glad you pressed play! This community is special! I have been podcasting over the past three years and I am always blown away by how each episode reaches the hearts of the listeners. Here are the last three reviews written on Apple Podcast: (listen to the episode).

I am so tickled pink and I am sending you all a big virtual hug to each and every one of you who jumps in every other week to be encouraged! So good! 

The rhythm of posting one every two weeks has been an absolute joy and a labor of love, this year! Every episode has inspired me, challenged me, and transformed me through these powerful words of faith-filled encouragement! 

During this break, from now until mid- January I take the time to unwind and spend some time with family. I am looking forward to a slower rhythm but I cannot wait to release what God has put on my heart in future episodes next year! It’s going to be a blast! More to come in my insta stories about that! 

For now — buckle up and relish in this meaningful conversation today with guest speaker, Heather Youpa! Heather is married to Josh and has two beautiful children. Heather recently was speaking at church at a ladies’ event. All I can say is — so I don’t give much of her story away, is get ready for some truth that will knock your socks off! She has a testimony that gives me goosebumps as she struggled to find her pathway through New Age and God showed up in her path to seek His way — The Way. 

Heather is a natural speaker and is a fabulous storyteller of how God showed her truth amidst her dabbling in the New Age paths. Her story begins with a rebel heart but God shows her a path that He was the Rebel’s heart that she needed all along. New Age to New in Christ. It is a powerful story of her own experiences and she also breaks down what the New Age is all about so we can see the truth, as well. 

Perhaps this is a message for all of us who put things in the way of following our faith. So grab your cup of coffee, get on your walk or run, or wherever you are, BE ENCOURAGED! See you al in 2024!!

Jackie

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