#16 Beginning to Cultivate A Life of Prayer
This week I talk about a few areas in my prayer life where I am growing. I reference the book A Praying Life by Paul Miller - I recommend you grab your own copy!

This week I talk about a few areas in my prayer life where I am growing. I reference the book A Praying Life by Paul Miller - I recommend you grab your own copy!
This week we talk about idols and how to begin cutting them out! I challenge you to slowly read through Psalm 119 and let your heart be changed by the way the psalmist desires the Lord.
Hey ya'll! It's so good to be back with ya'll after a couple of months off! I am really looking forward to this season of the podcast. In today's episode, I will share some life updates, a lesson in my 20s, and the road map for where we're headed this season.
I will be taking a break from weekly episodes until August - until then I hope you enjoy these resources for reading and listening! Please email me at fruittoflourish@gmail.com with any prayer requests or topic suggestions. Book Recommendations: Through The Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot Evidence Not Seen by Darlene Deibler Rose What Are You Going to Do With Your Life? by J.D. Greear The Long Walk Home by Matt Carter The Excellent Wife by Martha Peace Podcast Recommendations: For The Gosp...
Have you been guilty of believing you can name it and claim? Let's dig into why this belief goes against scripture! Resources: https://www.gotquestions.org/name-it-claim-it.html https://www.gotquestions.org/Word-Faith.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQkQTri1hyo&ab_channel=InTouchMinistries 1 John 5:14-15 And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have t...
Are you on a journey to "find yourself"? Stop looking in all the wrong places! Today we talk through who God says we are - It's the only identity we need. Child of God // 1 John 3:1, John 1:12-13, 2 Corinthians 6:17-18, Chosen // Ephesians 1:4-6, ! Thesselonians 1:4, 2:13 Valuable // I am His workmanship Ephesians 2:10, Genesis 1:26-27, 5:1, 9:6, James 3:9 Redeemed // 1 Peter 1:18-19, Ephesians 1:7, Galatians 5:1, 1 Corinthians 6:20, 1 John 1:9 A New Person in Christ // 2 Corinthians 5:17, Ephes...
**Trigger Warning** In today's episode, my guest shares her experience with miscarriage and stillbirth. If this is something that you are still healing from or feel you may be triggered by the conversation I recommend skipping this episode and coming back to it later when you're in a place to listen. I know you're going to be so encouraged by the hope that she shares through her story.
Glad to be back with ya'll this week after taking a week off last week! Today we dive into the famous saying "God won't give us more than we can handle"... Are you guilty of believing this? The answer to this question might surprise you! 2 Corinthians 1:3-10 2 Corinthians 11 Psalm 121:7 Matthew 6:13 John 16:33 Romans 8:37 Matthew 28:20
Today we're talking about how to grow spiritually when you feel stuck. This is not by any means an exhaustive list but they are things that have helped my growth over the last few months. To Grow Spiritually: 1. Dig into the Word yourself 2. Get Accountability for your sin struggles 3. Find 2-3 women who are committed to growing in their faith Scripture mentioned: Your words were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight of my heart, for I am called by your name, O...
This week we're taking a look at how entitlement keeps us from going deeper with God. Entitlement breeds discontentment & jealousy Entitlement positions yourself above God How to Fight the Entitlement Mentality and Deny Yourself Daily Practice thankfulness // meditate on God's goodness Walk with the Holy Spirit. He will refine you! Scripture mentioned: All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. Romans 3:23 The wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life through Chris...
In today's episode, we jump super quickly into obedience. It's been a major theme in my life recently and I felt I needed to share it here. We could literally talk for hours about the importance of it but since you and I don't have hours and hours to do that... here's a quick-start episode to get you thinking about your own obedience to the Lord. Verses mentioned: Luke 6:32-33, "if you love only those who love you, why should you get credit for that? Even sinners love those who love them! And if...
This week I'm sharing how Christ has changed my life. Next week we'll get back to debunking lies with scripture!
**Today's episode is mildly graphic as we discuss the crucifixion of Jesus. If you have small ears around I recommend listening with headphones or when you can be alone. This is the final installment of the You Are Not Enough series and we tie up why this is true. We will cover the death and resurrection of Jesus. Scripture referenced: Matthew 26-28 Additional resources: https://www.gotquestions.org/harmony-Gospels.html https://www.gotquestions.org/trials-of-Jesus.html https://www.gotquestions.o...
This is part 2 of our You Are Not Enough series. Today we'll be covering the prophecies of Jesus' first coming, His Birth, and His ministry. As I mentioned at the top of the podcast I have included all of the scripture references as well as the sites I use for research on this episode. Prophecies of Jesus coming (not a full list): Genesis 3:15 2 Samuel 7:8-16 isaiah 7:14 Micah 5:2 Isaiah 9:6 Malachi 3:1 Jeremiah 23:5 Genesis 49:10 The battle against evil: Ephesians 6:12 The Story of Jesus at the...
Thank you for listening to the first episode of the Fruit to Flourish podcast. I am THRILLED that you're here! As promised, we will be digging into scripture to correct the lies we hear from modern culture. Join me next week as we jump into Galatians 5 and start the first series: Unpopular Truth: You are not enough If you have questions, suggestions, or prayer requests please email me at fruittoflourish@gmail.com and come be my friend over on instagram at @theemilyouten...
We hear it all the time, especially if you're scrolling social media: you're enough. And sure, you are by the world's standards. but we aren't looking at this from the world's view. We're taking this simple statement and looking at it from a kingdom perspective. We're going to see why this is a lie to keep us on the hustling path we all seem to be on. In today's episode we begin to dissect Galatians 5:1-6 asking 4 separate questions: 1. What's the context of these verses? 2. Who is Paul? 3. What...