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A Journey of Faith and Purpose 0:02 We wanna honor God because He sees everything.0:10 You were born with a plan and a purpose. He's the god of all things possible. He's the god of all0:22 miracles.0:52 Welcome to Grace Grace with Naina Michelle. I'm Michelle Humphreys.0:56 And I am Naina Keegan. Thank you for watching the broadcast today. We have a very special guest today. Michelle, you wanna introduce our first1:03 I would love to introduce this beautiful lady. She is an ordained minister, licensed pastoral counselor, mom, wife, media personality, life coach. She is an1:15 Ironman medal award winner. She's amazing. She hosts the Christian view in Atlanta. Everybody loves her that knows her. Will you please welcome1:27 Doctor. Trudy Simmons.1:29 Trudy, we are so excited to have you on. We've been friends with Trudy. We've been in the same circles for a lot of years, and she is just precious. She is the real deal. So welcome, Trudy. We wanna know we wanna1:41 hear it all. We wanna know, first of all, like, what is your salvation story? Like, what is your story? You wanna just touch on that for us and tell us a little bit about that, how you came to know Jesus.1:53 Yeah. Absolutely. I love talking about Jesus. So I came to know Jesus. You know, I don't have 1 of those, crazy stories, you know, where I, you know, you hear2:05 about I was out in a bar and the Lord, you know, caught hold of me. That so I don't have 1 of those, but I do have a a beautiful salvation story. You know, I was 12 years old actually when I accepted Jesus2:17 into my heart. I came from a very troubled background and I went over to a youth camp, when I was 12. I was very shy and backwards and I never really talked to anybody. But during that2:28 youth youth camp, this 1 sweet, youth counselor came up to me and she's like, Do you want to know more about Jesus? And I was thinking, Well, absolutely I do. So she led me through2:40 the salvation prayer, and my journey became became, you know, started at 12. I went back home. Life didn't change for me at all. In fact, you know, it got worse. A lot of times you think when2:52 you accept Jesus that life is gonna get, you know, all better. But my my journey got it got worse. But the Lord and his goodness would plant people in my life at different times to really minister3:04 hope and healing into my life. And so, by the time I was 19, I had my own kind of walk with the Lord. I had moved out of the house and had found a sweet place3:16 in a church where I was learning just about who I really was, like, who my identity was, what it meant to be a daughter of a king. And so that that's where it all started from 12 to 19 was my long3:28 journey of undiscovered of discovering who God really created me to be.3:33 Did you have, issues with your family at that time? Like, did your family, how did they take the fact that you were saved? Were any of them saved, or did they notice a3:45 difference in you, or how was that received?3:48 Yeah. So my mom, you know, she took us to church every single Sunday. We would be we would be in church. And so, my mom had a relationship with Jesus. My dad did not. My siblings, did not at the4:00 time either. I was able to lead my dad to the Lord when when I was 19. He and my mom had a very abusive, volatile relationship, and my dad,4:12 he didn't really like, he would just he would be angry when I would go to church. And, but at 19, we had a he had an encounter, and I was able to lead him to the Lord, which4:23 was really, really sweet. And then later on, I led my brother and my sister to the Lord. You know, all around the between the 12 to 19 year journey.4:34 Wow. Wow.4:34 Praise God.4:35 It it sounds to me like the Lord has just had his hand on you, Trudy, your entire life. He's he's been drawing you through the power of his holy4:47 spirit. Tell us how you went from here you are delving into the bible, getting to know who you were as a king's daughter, and how did4:59 you go from that to becoming doctor Trudy5:04 on the Christian Lou? That's so funny. So, you know, 19, I really started learning who I was. The Lord put me in this position of a in an in an amazing, job,5:16 with Ronald Blue and Company. I don't know if anybody knows Ronald Blue and Company, but I I always give them credit, Eric Daniels and Blair Cunningham for basically saving my life because at 19 they took me in and5:28 they started really teaching me what it was like just to live because up until then I was I was just surviving and so they kinda taught me the basics of life and5:40 just poured into me and poured into me. And then about 2 years later, I met my husband. And the Lord used my husband to really, minister5:52 healing in my heart. And then we moved to London right after we got married, and I learned about the Holy Spirit. I had never learned about, you know, Holy Spirit. Growing up, he was never really talked about. It6:03 was, you know Mhmm. The gifts the gifts died, you know, when Jesus died. And Right. And I started learning about, wow, the Holy Spirit. There's power in the same spirit that rose Jesus from the dead lives inside of me.6:15 And, you know, I started learning all I could about that. And and I realized once I realized that the Holy Spirit lives in me that I could become, you know, who God truly created me to become. And so6:27 growing up, I had a learning disability, a speech impediment, and I was always deemed most likely to not succeed. But God had a a greater plan and and Brian would encourage me, you know, go back to6:38 school, learn, become all you can be. And so all today, you know, yeah, I have a I have a PhD in counseling and it's kind of like I'm going back into the fire, you guys, and6:50 I'm pulling other people out because I know what it's like to be in the midst of of trials and tribulation and chaos and and, in almost death to go in and and pull somebody else7:02 out so that they can walk in freedom.7:04 It's amazing to see always. It's always like that. It's what the devil has meant for harm in your life, then God turns around and uses it for good. And and, you know, he's so afraid that we're all gonna just, you know,7:15 figure out our purpose and Right. Go live on purpose for the Lord. And so he, of course, tries to come and steal the seed and, you know, tries to steal whatever it is that the Lord's got for us to do. So7:28 that all is, you know, it's it's kinda like where you're at at the time. You're in London, and so you go back to college and you're you're, you know, meeting the Holy Spirit, which to me, I'm I'm thinking that's really7:39 cool that you found the Holy Spirit in London.7:41 I know.7:41 Because that's a that's7:42 That was actually what I was thinking about.7:44 That's a really interesting thing. So, we are gonna take a quick break, and then when we come right back, we're gonna wanna hear all about the Christian view, what you're doing now, and what the Lord's been up to since7:55 that time. We will be right back. You are watching Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle. We'll be right back.Embracing the Holy Spirit and Overcoming Challenges 8:01 The world needs to be reached with the message of Jesus. And that is the mission of Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle, to see people's lives change with the saving power of Jesus Christ.8:13 When you donate to Grace Grace Ministries, you're also reaching orphans and the underprivileged throughout the world as well as the United States. The bible says that when we help the least, the forgotten and the8:24 overlooked, we have done something for Jesus himself. Will you be a part of what God is doing to help those in need and those who are hungering to hear the real message of Jesus? Give today by logging8:36 on to nainaandmichelle dot com or text the word give to 3 2 5 6 0 3 3 3 5 4. You can also send in a check to 63 15 b FM 14 88 road8:48 number 1 22 Magnolia, Texas 77305 4. Grace Grace Ministries is a 5 0 1 c 3 charitable organization. Gifts are tax deductible, so join us in the great commission today.9:00 Give now.9:03 Welcome back to Grace Grace with Nite and Michelle. We are talking to doctor Trudy Simmons, and she was just telling us how she really found the Holy Spirit in London. So we'll9:15 pick back up, right where we left off, Trudy.9:20 Yeah, so you know London. We went to an amazing church called Holy Trinity Brompton and that's where I really learned about the Holy Spirit and so he's pastor. Sandy Miller was the pastor at the time and so he was9:31 teaching us about the Holy Spirit and we at that time took a trip over to Tunisia in Africa to do some sightseeing and as the Lord would have it, I've got9:43 became I got sick with Tunisian and tell me and so I opened up the book of acts And as I was reading the book of Acts, it started to come alive. God's still real today. He still accepts the captives free. He still heals9:55 he still heals people today. And I was like, lord, that is what I want. I want to be an axe woman. I I want that to be my life. I want that to be who I am for you. And so the Lord10:07 started taking me on a journey just learning of of healing, and he allowed me to heal. He allowed me to heal people. He gave me, prophetic words, words of knowledge. And he just started he's just10:19 started me on this journey, which was just so exciting. And so came back to the states. We've been back, couple of years before I took over the Christian view. I had a very thriving personal training10:30 women's wellness center out in Buckhead in Atlanta. And someone 1 day came up and said, I'd like to buy it. And I was like, well, it's not for sale. And my husband, Brian, goes, anything's for sale.10:42 And, you know, they gave us this amazing price for my my company. So we sold it and, you know, I was still in school. I I just had finished my doctorate. And so I started the the show10:54 everyday living with doctor Trudy, which was all about just just 1 on 1 topics of what's going on, you know, with depression and anxiety and stress and all those things. And and11:06 then my son at the time started having some trouble and with school with learning disabilities as well. So the Lord said to lay that down so I laid it down for a season and while I laid that down someone called11:18 me about the Christian view and they're like, would you like to come and be 1 of the co host on the Christian view and I kinda jokingly said, but not really are you talking about me because there were 2 truths in our11:30 circle, you know and and she goes no. I'm talking about you. So I became a co host of the Christian view and then a year later the the the woman who is in charge of the push of you step down and and I took it over so11:41 I've been doing the Christian view for what our night season now so for 5 years, wow.11:48 Oh, that's amazing. Amazing. You know, nothing can stop what God ordains. You know, he's got a plan and, you know, it's always moving forward. There's always so many things that, you know, if we just can follow his road,11:59 there's nothing better. So, so in that time, you know, we're you know, did you have any, like, you know, was there opposition from from the enemy? You know, I mean, I know anytime you're serving the12:11 Lord, you know, you're this is what's, you know what's very typical. So if you wanna talk about any of that or something the Lord has brought you through maybe or a difficult season and through well,12:22 yeah, you know since I took over the Christian view, I I'll I'll be honest. It hasn't been easy. There has been opposition from day 1 of me taking over the show. It it it hasn't been,12:35 it hasn't been easy. And there have been many times many, many times that I'm like, I just I just need to quit. I just need to lay it down.12:41 That's what we say all the time. And they were like, okay, Lord. We're sorry. So yeah.12:47 You know, you have great friends in your life that are saying, wait. No. You know, this is this is just this is just the enemy trying to knock you off. And and some days, y'all, it's just like, gosh. Well, we just we, we12:57 just let up for a moment. But so it's been, it's been a very, strengthening journey for me, but it's been a very, very hard journey, for me. So,13:08 yeah, it you know, nothing you know, God is faithful, and I just wanna make sure, you know, people know that that are listening. You know, God is faithful. The journey is hard, but but God is faithful, and he is true to13:20 his word. And I think you said this earlier, what God ordained no 1 can no 1 can stop. And so the enemy wants to wear us out, but God is is he's faithful.13:32 He is faithful and I love that you kept going even though you were ready to stop. Tell us now that13:44 you're that you are counseling people. I mean, the Lord has really expanded your territory, Trudy. And, we have so many people all over the13:56 world that are just desperate for God, and I know, you know, anytime we do something on anxiety or fear, and I know you mentioned something about that, what14:08 what is your advice for those people who are really struggling right now with anxiety as an expert?14:15 Right. You know, I I was just talking about this today on on, with a friend. But to be be honest with your anxiety to be honest where you are the enemy wants us to isolate ourselves. He wants us14:27 to think that no 1 else is struggling with anxiety stress depression. But everybody is struggling with something. And so, I encourage people to be honest with somebody. You know, if you walk into a dark14:39 room without switching on the light, it stays dark. But if you switch on the light, the darkness has to flee. And so, the enemy wants us to stay in bondage by isolating us, by us being fearful. Well, if I tell someone,14:51 they're not gonna think I'm a strong enough Christian or they're gonna think I don't have it together. But that's just a lie from the enemy. By talking about your struggles, you become stronger because you bring others15:02 alongside with you. And so, it's important to find a trusted friend, a trusted counselor, and just tell somebody. And then another thing I always tell people to do is just sometimes it's hard to15:13 worship. It's hard to read. We're in the midst of a fight. And 1 thing we can do is turn on worship music. We may not be able to speak it out, but when we put the worship music on, the atmosphere15:25 shifts because we welcome in the power of the Holy Spirit. And where the power of the Holy Spirit is, the enemy can't stay. And so, bringing in a a spirit of worship and just you can't say anything else, say15:37 Jesus.15:38 Yeah. Because the God in habits the praises of his people, and so I always like to say that's his address. He inhabits, he lives there, and so, you know, the devil can't stand that. He cannot be in that15:50 room where the praises are, and so that's, you know, we can just get in that place when you don't even know what to do, you know, just just be in the presence of the Holy Spirit because he never leaves us or forsakes us.16:01 And so so, you know, so many people can look at you and look at your ministry, and they look at, you know, you have the TV show and all these things. And and, you know, people like to think it's all glamorous and,16:13 you know, but people really, you know, I know we get that out at different times too that, you know, they don't understand. Like, you mentioned the warfare and the things that you go through, and it is a fight. And, you16:24 know, because we are bringing the word of God into lives. And so, you know, we have to always remember that he's in charge, that he's got it, and that, you know but people,16:36 you know, are always gonna see you and look at you and think, oh, gosh, you know, she's got it all together. It's all perfect. Her life has been paved out perfect for her. So we want you to talk to that when we get right16:46 back. We're gonna hear about that, like, what maybe some of the struggles and how you've overcome that, and and, you know, how you come up with your topics. Are they the topics that are relevant to your life for the16:57 Christian view? So we're gonna talk about that when we come right back. You're watching Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle.Finding Rest and Overcoming Anxiety 17:03 The world needs to be reached with the message of Jesus. And that is the mission of Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle, to see people's lives change with the saving power of Jesus Christ.17:15 When you donate to Grace Grace ministries, you're also reaching orphans and the underprivileged throughout the world as well as the United States. The Bible says that when we help the least, the forgotten and the17:26 overlooked, we have done something for Jesus himself. Will you be a part of what God is doing to help those in need and those who are hungering to hear the real message of Jesus? Give today by logging17:38 on to nainaandmichelle dot com or text the word give to 3 2 5 6 0 3 3 3 5 4. You can also send in a check to 63 15 b FM 14 88 Road,17:50 number 1 22, Magnolia, Texas 7 7 3 5 4. Grace Grace Ministries is a 5 0 1 c 3 charitable organization. Gifts are tax deductible, so join us in the great commission today.18:02 Give now.18:04 Welcome back to Grace Grace with Naina Michelle. We are here with doctor Trudy Simmons. And, Trudy, we were asking you, how do you pick your topics for the Christian view?18:17 You know, I asked my 7 year old.18:21 Albie. She is adorable.18:24 She has an opinion on everything. No. Wait till18:29 she gets older.18:31 I don't know. I can't I can't even imagine. But now, I am I do actually sit around the dinner table and we talk as a family, you know, what's going on around the world? What do you think are, are good18:43 relevant topics that we need to talk about? And and then I ask our co host, you know, what what are some things that are pulling on your heart? So it's not always me coming up with the the, the18:55 topic that just bringing in a group of people who may have a different look or take at something that I do. But we do try to make sure it's it's all relevant, all of what's going on around today. And then, you19:07 know, we always have a segment where we give you tools. You know, we talk about the topic and we explain, like, statistics and things, but then we always make sure we close with here are some tools for your toolbox to19:18 make sure you can navigate through the situation that you're in regarding the topic.19:24 Do you ever find that, you know, some of the best topics that that people are dealing with are often things that you've just overcome or you're dealing with yourself? It's like it's like, you know, a lot of the times I19:35 feel like we walk through things that, you know, then we've seen the Lord move in our lives, and then those can become, you know, a testimony or a tool, as you said, for us to help someone else19:47 because you've been through it. You've lived it. And so, you know, do you ever have, like, you know, something like that where you've just really gone through something and you saw the Lord really move, you know, that19:58 you would like to share with20:01 us? Yeah. Well, so 1 example was actually last taping, taping. I, last month, we taped a whole all panel discussion and and I come up with all the topics. And at the end of each 1, 1 of the cohost was20:13 like, wow. I just went through this. So he had a personal testimony for each topic that we had talked about that day, which is which is great. But for me, you know, I20:25 I I can talk about a lot of things because I've been through a lot of things, and I'm seeing the Lord bring me to the other side. So I do have a lot of personal experiences. I'm trying to think of 1 that's really stood20:35 out to me, lately. But, oh, we talked about the power of rest. And I have a hard time resting, just being still in the Lord. Same. You know, you know,20:47 that Iron Man in me wants to wants to always be doing. But I've learned truly just how to rest in his presence and in his peace. You know, you talked a few minutes ago about someone who's20:58 anxious and fill up anxiety. When when we can learn to really rest in his peace, and just let his peace take over, even going about our day to day life, that anxiety21:11 can't resonate with us anymore because his peace has taken over and we've been we we learned to rest. And so I think that's 1 that's really hit me hard is just learning how to rest in the midst of the chaos and the21:23 craziness that's going on. And as we rest and bring in his peace, we can take on a whole new outlook of life.21:29 It's so true because, you know, the enemy I always say rest is a weapon that the enemy hates. Like, he hates rest. And so, you know, sometimes you have to find yourself going, you know, Holy Spirit, calm my soul. Just21:40 help me calm my soul. Because when you don't know how to do it or get calm, you know, he can help you with that. And so that's really, really21:47 good. Scriptural too. You know, the Bible says by your quiet rest21:52 Yeah.21:52 You will have salvation. So Yeah. We have to rest in the Lord. And and I always think about, you know, God's the only 1 that can redeem time. So if you're constantly busy, you know, the best22:04 thing for us is to seek first the kingdom, get before the Lord, spend that time like you're talking about Trudy in worship and praise and and and getting in that atmosphere, and22:15 God will redeem the time. I'm always amazed at that. So tell us about, a circumstance on the Christian view where someone's life was turned22:27 around.22:30 Oh, wow. So just yesterday, I was at a, I was at my parents' house and my brother, came over and he had just gone to a funeral. And at the funeral was a was a friend of his and his friend,22:43 said, how's your sister? And I didn't even really know this person. And he goes, I watch your show every single day, and she has gotten me through so many issues of my life. His son had died in a motorcycle22:54 wreck, and he's he's I watched the show just for the encouragement and the motivation and the scripture that's behind it, but your sister has gotten me through a really, really tough time. And so that was23:06 just yesterday. And I hate, you know, obviously, that his son died, but the fact that we're helping pull him through grief and depression and anxiety of a23:18 loss of a of a loved 1. Yes.23:20 Amen. You know, because that's, you know, it's exponential. You know, the shows that you guys are putting out and the seeds that are planted and God knows exactly who's watching it and when. And so he it it's23:32 so amazing what he does and how he's always got a hand on all of that, and that's that's an amazing story. Trudy, do you wanna do you have anything on your heart that you wanna share? And then do you wanna pray for our23:44 viewers? We would just love for them to hear, from you.23:47 Yeah. I'd love to pray. You know, I wanted to go back and talk about the the rest for just a minute, you know, because I believe the enemy wants us to stay busy because he, you know, he thinks people think today that if23:58 we're overly busy and our schedules are overly packed, that we're we're really being fruitful. And that's a lie of the enemy because he God wants us, he wants us to enter his rest. And when we enter his rest, there is24:09 peace. And we've got to learn to say no when we need to say no and yes when we need to say yes. Because busyness is a tool of the enemy. Yep. And, then other than that, I want people to know that there's24:21 freedom, that there's hope. You know, that if you're struggling with anxiety, depression, if you're struggling with rejection, that that there is hope and that God sees you, he hears you, and he has amazing24:33 things planned for each and every 1 of you. You know, I think about rejection, and that can be just God redirecting you and protecting you because he knows what's ahead. And so so often, I think we get caught24:45 up in that rejection, and we we internalize it, and then we start to shame ourself because it what's wrong with me? Yes.24:53 And god24:54 wants god wants you to know that there's there's nothing wrong with you. You know, shame says, you're wrong. And god says that you're not. Right. You know, and so I want people to see that freedom that god25:06 sees you as the righteousness of Christ. He sees you redeemed. He sees you beautiful. He sees you whole and he sees you accepted in the beloved.25:15 I love that. That's fabulous.25:17 Will you pray for our viewers, Trudy?25:19 We have about 1 minute. So25:21 1 minute. Okay. Father God, I just thank you that you're King of Kings and Lord of Lords, that you are the great I am, and you're never late. You're always on time, and nothing catches you by surprise. I pray that each25:31 person listening today will have a supernatural love encounter with you that rocks their world and changes their life, father God. Let them know that you they you are loved, that they are loved by the most high God, and25:43 they are seen by the most high God, and that you will do work all things out for their good and your glory in Jesus' name. Amen. Amen.25:52 So so powerful. Thank you, Trudy. We have so enjoyed this. We just are so grateful that you came on. We we know that this is gonna bless a lot of people. So thank you so much, and we just pray over you that God26:04 would bless you and that he would order every step you take and and bless everything you touch to prosper and succeed. We love you, girl.26:12 Love you26:13 guys. God bless you.26:14 Bye. Bye.Faith and Science: A Harmonious Relationship 26:16 Bye. Does science disprove God?26:18 Is there a war between science and faith?26:21 We don't need God to create a universe. 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