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your free copy today at ChristineCaine.com. ABOUT THE PODCASTWe live in a world that whispers that you’re not enough. That you are defeated. That you are disqualified because of your past. These lies are everywhere, everyday. You read about them, hear about them, and interact with them. But Christine Caine is here to speak above that noise with the truth of how God sees you, and who he’s created you to be, so you can make his name famous! She will equip and empower you to create change in this world and live out your God given destiny! If you desire to bring hope, create change, and see yourself the way God sees you, this podcast is for you. Every Monday and Thursday we will dive into Scripture together and get inspired with the passion and truth we need to step boldly into the destiny God has for us.
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- 145EP 145 Hope for Those Waiting on GodIn our fast-paced, instant culture, most of us really do not like waiting. And that’s particularly true when we’re waiting for direction in life, for wisdom and answers from God, isn’t it? We’re eager to get going, and anything less than getting it “right now” feels like being held back. But if we want to see the purposes and plans of God come to pass in our lives, we have to learn to live on God’s time and not our own. And that means learning to wait well. Most of the time, we think of waiting solely as something that must be endured, something we must grit our teeth to get through. And while waiting may be uncomfortable, there is a lot of growth and beauty to be found in it. Waiting on God’s direction doesn’t mean he’s silent, doesn’t mean he has left us. Even while we wait, he speaks to us—through his Word, through personal insight, and even through people and circumstances. God could download our next steps in an instant, if he chooses, but most of the time he reveals things to us little by little while we wait. And he’s growing our faith and our character in the process. So, waiting isn’t holding you back, it’s actually propelling you forward! This episode will empower you to discover the significance of waiting seasons and be open to all that God wants to speak and do in your life while you wait. For more from Christine and to check out the show notes visit www.christinecaine.com/podcast today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 146EP 146 There are Still Good Things Ahead of YouYou can be just as strong, passionate, and fruitful today as you have been at any other point in your life—no matter your age or your season in life. Do you believe that? It can be hard when we have a culture and an enemy that tells us it’s over, it’s too late, it’s too hard, we’re no longer qualified, or there are too many obstacles to overcome. But God has made it very clear in his Word that he has a plan, purpose, and destiny for us at every age and stage of our lives, for as long as we’re on this planet. Are you living like you believe that your life has purpose or has your heart grown weary? Have you given up on your dreams, or do you still have vision for your future? Is your heart still in it or have you lost your passion? This episode will empower you to keep your heart in it, to keep believing God still has good things ahead for you, and to remain strong, passionate, and fruitful for all of your days. For more from Christine and to check out the show notes visit www.christinecaine.com/podcast today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 147EP 147 Permission to Stop Trying So HardIs there something holding you back? If so, it might not be what you think it is. Whether you already know what you want in life—or you’re still looking at all the possibilities—if you’re not where you’d like to be, consider this: you may actually be trying too hard. Some of us have spent a lifetime striving to make things happen in our own strength. We wear ourselves out jockeying for position, stressing about where we’ll get the money we need, or obsessing over making relationships into what we want them to be. But God didn’t create us to carry these burdens. He’s got a better way for us—waiting on him to make a way. We have each been given a God-given purpose, dream, and destiny, but these can only come to pass through God’s strength on the inside of us—not our own efforts and will power. This episode will empower you to let go of the self-imposed pressure to make things happen in your life, learn how to wait for God’s power to work through you, and allow him to lead you into the amazing purpose, passion, and destiny he has for you. For more from Christine and to check out the show notes visit www.christinecaine.com/podcast today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 148EP 148 You Don't Have to Be Anxious About the FutureDo you find yourself always bracing for and anticipating the worst, filled with anxiety about what lies ahead, not holding onto much hope for an incredible future? Or do you live expecting God to do awesome things in your life today and every day? The perspective we choose will determine the direction of our life. What would it be like if you had a faith that sees beyond what’s possible and trusts God for the impossible? That kind of amazing, hope-filled faith leads to an amazing life in Jesus Christ, a life exceedingly, abundantly, above anything you could ever ask, hope, or think. That kind of hope-filled faith doesn’t mean we know exactly what God is going to do or how he will make a way, it simply means we trust and believe that he can and he will. This episode will empower you to overcome anxiety about the future and instead look forward with expectant hope that God will work mighty wonders in your life as you pursue his plans and purposes. For more from Christine and to check out the show notes visit www.christinecaine.com/podcast today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 149EP 149 Don't Let "If Only" Steal Your DestinyYour life will change forever when you begin to see the power of the “here and now.” It’s really all that we’ve got! We can act like our calling is out there somewhere, and that we’ll discover it some day—but your purpose is always happening right here and right now. Let’s not keep thinking “if only” I knew my mission, or “if only” I was more qualified, or “if only” things at work weren’t so demanding. God has something for who in exactly the circumstances you find yourself now. It’s true that he may lead you elsewhere in the future, but on this day you’re exactly where he has called you to be and he’s equipped you for exactly what he calls you to do. This episode will empower you to “if only” thinking, see the value in your “here” right now, and look for opportunities to step into your purpose right where you are - whether at home, work, school, or neighborhood. For more from Christine and to check out the show notes visit www.christinecaine.com/podcast today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 150EP 150 How to Navigate the Unpredictable with ConfidenceWhat do you do when circumstances, friendship, job situations, or lost opportunities disappoint? When things don’t go our way, despite our best efforts, our natural inclination may be to try to take control of the situation. We may attempt to manage by withdrawing from life and avoiding our problems, or by striving in our own strength to make everything right. Sometimes the hardest thing to do is to lay it all down and trust God to figure it out. We think if we stop trying to fix it, we’ll get trapped in it. But the truth is just the opposite. Learning to put situations into God’s hands and walk by faith - even when life is unpredictable and we can’t see the next step - makes us unstoppable for the Kingdom. This episode will empower you to face the unpredictable nature of life with confidence and hope as you stir up an unstoppable faith that moves you forward, builds your strength, grows your spiritual maturity, and helps you find joy even when things aren’t going your way. For more from Christine and to check out the show notes visit www.christinecaine.com/podcast today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 151EP 151 Protect Your Heart, Protect Your PeaceHave no doubt about this - the Enemy is on a mission to take you out. And he knows one of the quickest ways to take you out is to take your peace. So how do you fight back? How do you hold onto your peace? By protecting your heart. In today’s world, that can feel easier said than done, but there are some practical steps you can take to keep faith and peace in your heart. Create a regular habit of rest to replenish your soul. Learn to be content even while you grow into your future. Focus on the simple things - love God, love people. Stop complaining about things you can change. Disconnect every now and then - from technology, from the news, even from people you love - and spend some quality time with God. Don’t be afraid to let go of things that become unnecessary - some things are only meant for a season. This episode will empower you to take authority over your heart and protect it from the attacks of the Enemy so you can live a flourishing, fruitful, peace-filled life. For more from Christine and to check out the show notes visit www.christinecaine.com/podcast today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 152EP 152 How to Stop Striving for Your PurposeWaiting on God is one of the most important things we will ever learn to do. Waiting well leads us to spiritual maturity, develops our reliance on God, builds faith, and infuses us with courage. And waiting on God will take us further than we could ever take ourselves on our own. So what stops us from waiting? Oftentimes, it’s impatience and selfish ambition. On the surface, we may look like we’re on track - fueled by Godly ambition - but if we’re honest with ourselves, the motivation in our hearts has gone a bit sideways. This episode will empower you to trust God so deeply with your future that you develop the discipline to wait on him to open the doors to your destiny rather than striving for it in your own strength. For more from Christine and to check out the show notes visit www.christinecaine.com/podcast today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 153EP 153 Faith for the Life You Were Made to LiveGod has put us on this earth to be lights in dark places, to be conduits of His love to people, and to make an impact for the Kingdom. But living a life of impact is not always going to be easy and it’s not always going to be comfortable - it will require faith. We’ll have to take some risks by stepping out to go where God wants us to go and to do what he asks us to do. Without faith, we are likely to find ourselves trading the abundant, peace-filled life God designed for us, for one filled with constant worry and fear of the future. This episode will empower you to trust in the goodness of God more than ever, to find lasting victory over fear, and to live with an amazing faith that prepares you to step into the life you were made to live. For more from Christine and to check out the show notes visit www.christinecaine.com/podcast today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 154EP 154 What Seems Unlikely to You is Highly Likely to GodDo you ever think it would be much easier just to give up on your hopes and dreams because they seem too far-fetched? Maybe you feel it was foolish to think that God would use you in a powerful way or to believe he would make a way where you can’t see one? We’ve likely all had thoughts like this at some point. And these thoughts can help us see what’s really going on: we’re relying on ourselves to make things happen in our lives instead of trusting in God. We can get so preoccupied by looking for our own answers and our own solutions, that we no longer expect them from God. Those are the times to remember that even when we can’t see a way forward that makes sense to us, God does. Because God has always been in the business of using unlikely people and unlikely things at the most unlikely times to provide for His children. He’s amazing that way. Don’t ever lose hope. It may look like that breakthrough, the great promotion, a good medical report, or a healed relationship will ever come to pass—but that’s when you can expect God to show up! This episode will empower you to believe that no matter where you are, and however unlikely it seems, you are the perfect candidate for God to do absolutely amazing things in your life. For more from Christine and to check out the show notes visit www.christinecaine.com/podcast today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 155EP 155 Knowing Who You Are Changes EverythingOur identity is shaped by so many things, but one significant factor is where we’re from. Our home impacts so much of how we think, act, and live. While this may be challenging from an earthly perspective if our homes are not loving places, as Christians our true homes are actually all in heaven. And this truth changes everything. When we shift our perspective from earthly to eternal, from what we see to what God sees, we can develop a true understanding of the identity God has formed in us. And when we know whose we are, we know who we are, and we are compelled to live a life that reflects God’s goodness and love in the world. This episode will empower you to find belonging as a child of God, sent to earth for such a time as this, and to pursue your Kingdom purpose with passion and joy. For more from Christine and to check out the show notes visit www.christinecaine.com/podcast today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 156EP 156 The Key to Living a Passionate LifeThere’s something we can do—something that God calls us all to do—that will keep us living with joy and purpose and youthful zeal for the rest of our lives—and that’s caring for the condition of our heart. Heart health in the natural realm helps us lead a long and strong life, and a spiritually healthy heart leads us to live a strong life filled with a passion and energy that will fuel us in everything we do. It is the key to living a passionate life for all of our days. This principle applies from the days of our youth all the way through our years of maturity. Even as we age chronologically; God provides a way for us to stay young at heart at every stage of our lives. He will show you how. This episode will empower you to maintain a spiritually healthy heart and nurture your passion for living by making a habit of remembering the good, letting go of the bad, remaining flexible for whatever may come, and fixing your eyes on Jesus. For more from Christine and to check out the show notes visit www.christinecaine.com/podcast today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 157EP 157 Will You Do It Afraid?Do you have big dreams, long to make a difference for the Kingdom, but find yourself holding back because you think you’re too regular, your life too ordinary, or your abilities too small? I have good news for you - God has only ever used ordinary people to do extraordinary things. He takes what the world considers a “nobody” and turns them into a “somebody.” And their part was simply to say “yes,” to give God their willing heart and open hands in spite of any fear or doubt they were wrestling with. God is bigger than your circumstances and mightier than your own skills or talents. You don’t have to be supremely qualified, come from someplace grand, or be from a certain kind of family or background. You don’t even have to be fearless. You just have to be you, to be willing to do it afraid, and have a heart to go with God wherever he takes you. This episode will empower you to overcome the fear, self doubt, and “scarcity mentality” that can so easily hold us back, and to say “yes” to God trusting that he will provide all you need to step into the future he has planned just for you. For more from Christine and to check out the show notes visit www.christinecaine.com/podcast today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 158EP 158 You were Created on Purpose for a PurposeHow you see yourself has a massive impact on how you live your life - the choices you make, the dreams you pursue, and the legacy you leave. So I wonder: how do you see yourself? Do you believe you just happen to be alive on the earth at this moment in time? Or do you believe God created you on purpose, with a purpose, for such a time as this? Only one of those is true, and it is this: God created you with a unique purpose and put you on the earth in this generation for a specific reason - to impact your world for God’s glory. Your world may be within your family, your neighborhood, your workplace, or the actual global universe. That’s up to you and God. But he created you in his image with exactly the gifts and talents he wants you to have to serve the people around you. Do not waste a minute of your precious life thinking you don’t matter or that you don’t have what it takes to do much good. This episode will empower you to see yourself as God sees you and walk fully in your God-given purpose as you impact the world around you for the Kingdom. For more from Christine and to check out the show notes visit www.christinecaine.com/podcast today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 159EP 159 How to Get UnstuckWhy are you holding yourself back from the life you long for? From an abundant life full of joy and purpose. From the new career you want to explore, the deeper friendships you long for, a college degree or a healthy loving relationship. Is it because you don’t feel qualified or think that you don’t have what it takes? Maybe it’s because you’re afraid you’ll lose friends by making a big move, get hurt if you put yourself out there in relationships, or that you’ll look like a fool if you fail. We’ve certainly all had those seasons in life where we feel stuck, a bit parazlyed even by our own fear. And no matter what is causing us to be afraid, the way out is to realize that, with God on our side, we have nothing to lose. Fear is natural, but small lives are ruled by big fears. And you were created for a wide-open, expansive life - not a small one. This episode will empower you to confront fear, commit to getting unstuck, and develop the courage to take risks so you can experience the abundant, purpose-filled life you were made for. For more from Christine and to check out the show notes visit www.christinecaine.com/podcast today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 160EP 160 Rest that Recharges Your LifeIf we don’t learn to rest, we will burn out. We will run out of motivation, willpower, ambition, and strength to just keep trying a little harder. But here’s the good news - God never burns out. He is capable enough and strong enough to carry our burdens for us, to fill us with his strength, to drop the solutions we’re looking for into our minds, and to renew our passion when we think it’s lost. All we have to do is go to him, place our burdens and worries into his more than capable hands, and learn to rest in his provision and direction. When we run to him, God will equip us with exactly what we need to keep running our race, even when it’s hard, but if we try to do it all on our own, we will run ourselves into exhaustion. This episode will empower you to discover a habit of rest that recharges your soul, refreshes your spirit, and renews your passion so you can keep moving forward full of peace and joy. For more from Christine and to check out the show notes visit www.christinecaine.com/podcast today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 161EP 161 Freedom is Already YoursAre you living a life rooted in victory, or are you living a life striving for victory? If you are a follower of Jesus, victory has already been won for you. Victory over your past hurt, over your brokenness, over every setback and hurdle that may still be to come. As a child of God, you do not have to strive for victory - you can walk confidently in freedom. The victory that Jesus won for you lives on the inside of you by the power of his Spirit. Living a life rooted in victory may be counter-cultural, but that’s exactly why it’s so important. It is one opportunity we have to bring heaven to earth, to bring God’s hope to hopeless situations, his light to the darkness. This episode will empower you to be a mighty witness for the Kingdom of God by walking in freedom and victory, even in the face of hurt, disappointment, and setbacks. For more from Christine and to check out the show notes visit www.christinecaine.com/podcast today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 162EP 162 You Can Be an Agent of ChangeYou have what it takes to change the world. Yes, seriously. Your power and authority come from God and, in fact, this is what he created his followers to do. And here’s how: you simply begin by changing the world around you every day - at home, at work, at school, and in your community. We can transform any situation wherever we go. If we go where there’s an atmosphere of hate, we can bring a spirit of love. Where there is despair and hopelessness, we can give joy and hope. Where there is anger, we offer kindness, compassion, and calm. We extinguish darkness in the world by bringing the light of Jesus into it. This takes courage, and you’ll have to be prepared to go against the grain in our society, but in God’s hands a single person on a mission to uplift attitudes and mindsets for God’s glory can be the catalyst for revival for an entire generation. It only takes one willing person. This episode will empower you to embrace the call of God to be a change-maker in your world by being a conduit of his hope, love, peace, and joy in everything you do. For more from Christine and to check out the show notes visit www.christinecaine.com/podcast today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 163EP 163 The Courage to Let Go and Look ForwardWhat would you be willing to leave behind in order to go forward into a future of purpose, meaning, potential, and passion—a life that holds everything that God has for you? Maybe it’s letting go of a job you’ve long since outgrown or an unhealthy “friendship” you’ve had since childhood. Or perhaps it is simply the comfortable routines you’ve settled into over the years, or some bad habits you’ve thought about quitting too many times. Whatever it is you might need to leave behind, living with a heart that’s torn between what we had in the past and where we long to go in our future leads only to one place—stuck right where we are. This episode will empower you to identify the parts of your past that are holding you back and stir up the courage to let go and the passion to go farther than you’ve ever gone before—do what you’ve never done and go where you’ve never been. For more from Christine and to check out the show notes visit www.christinecaine.com/podcast today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 164EP 164 It's Time to Get UpHere’s a serious question to ask yourself that will change everything about how you live: what have I got to lose? So many of us live far beneath our potential because we settle for living contained, comfortable lives that are free of risk but are also so much smaller than the abundant life God has planned for us. But each of us has the ability to decide to get up - and now is the time. Get up and walk away from fear. Get up and walk away from disappointment. Get up and walk away from doubt. Get up and walk away from a past mistake. Get up and walk toward faith, toward hope, toward joy, toward taking risks because you know that with God on your side, you’ve got nothing to lose. When we make the decision to get up, God promises to turn up. This episode will empower you to make the decision to get up, to stop holding yourself back, so that you can experience the full, uncontained, adventurous life God has in store for you. For more from Christine and to check out the show notes visit www.christinecaine.com/podcast today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 165EP 165 Are You Ready to Break Free from Stress and Striving?So many of us these days are worn out and stressed out because we are striving to obtain the life God has already promised to give us. But peace, joy, belonging, freedom, and impact aren’t earned by striving; they are received by resting. It sounds counterintuitive in today’s world—because it is. Work is good, but laboring solely in our own strength and wisdom to try to make good decisions, to get ahead, to love others, or just to live everyday life, is a path that will eventually leave us feeling overwhelmed, defeated, and exhausted. But there is good news: You can enjoy rest and move forward in your purpose, passion, and destiny at the same time. This episode will empower you to rest in God’s promises and in his strength working through you so that you can fulfill your purpose while living a life full of peace and joy. For more from Christine and to check out the show notes visit www.christinecaine.com/podcast today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 166EP 166 How to Bring Hope to a World in ChaosHow do you respond when everything around you seems to be out-of-control? When it feels like everywhere you look, the world is full of chaos. Relationships are fracturing. People are battling sickness. Friends are fighting over issues that don’t seem to matter. Parents are wondering how they will afford the next meal for their family. News story after news story is full of pain and heartache. How do you respond? Is it with fear, doubt, and negativity? Or do you carry the hope, joy, and peace of Jesus into that darkness? As believers, you and I have the power of Jesus on the inside of us which means we can be conduits of his supernatural hope, supernatural joy, and supernatural peace in a dark and hurting world. And when we do that, we bring a little bit of heaven here to earth. This episode will empower you to change the world by choosing to reflect the hope of Jesus rather than the fear of the world to everyone you meet. For more from Christine and to check out the show notes visit www.christinecaine.com/podcast today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 167EP 167 Changing the World Starts with YouAt some point in our lives almost every single one of us has had a desire to change something in the world around us. Whatever change you have dreamed of being a part of, I have good news for you - God created you to do just that. But that change must start within first. In order to lead, we must learn how to follow. In order to teach, we must first learn the skills ourselves. Walking in our purpose to be a change-agent will require obedience, hard work, and discipline. It will be a journey of learning to identify and tear down idols, of learning to live and grow in a local church community, and of connecting with God daily through time in his Word. This episode will empower you to develop the courage and discipline to follow where God leads so you can bring about change in the world for his glory. For more from Christine and to check out the show notes visit www.christinecaine.com/podcast today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 168EP 168 What is Standing Between You and Your Destiny?How sad would it be to get to the end of our days and realize that we never fully lived? To look back and realize that we had settled for living life on the sidelines. That we allowed fear or shame or self doubt or disappointment or simple procrastination to stand between us and our destiny? The unfortunate reality is that too many of us settle for feeling stuck instead of asking God to help us get unstuck and committing to moving forward - no matter how much hard work it takes. We sacrifice our destinies on the altar of tomorrow. The good news is - through a relationship with Jesus Christ you can get back to embracing the abundant, passionate, purpose-driven life that you were meant for - today. This episode will empower you to rise up, to tear down the attitudes and habits that are holding you back, and to live an abundant joy-filled life of purpose. For more from Christine and to check out the show notes visit www.christinecaine.com/podcast today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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