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What do you think of when you hear the word "humility"? Most people think it is a lack of self-value; lowering how we think of ourselves. But what does the Bible say? Today, Natillie explores this important aspect of the Christian life and seeks to define humility outside of its original worldly defnition.

Anybody else ever strut around the house with a plastic crown on your head as a kid? Did wearing that crown make you a king or queen? No, it didn't. In today's episode, Natillie talks about who should be wearing the crown of authority in our lives, and why it shouldn't be us.

What's the importance of missions? What is missions? In today's episode, Natillie tackles the topic of missions with, special guest and Gen Z evangelist, JD by looking at the Great Commission JD socials: @heyjdhere; @jdchats; www.hopp.bio/heyjdhere

Do you desire for God to use you? Do you want to be a part of a body of believers who are moving in boldness? Do you want all that, but still doubt your ability to do so? AWESOME!! Well, not the doubting part. In today's episode, Natillie takes a look at the life of Moses to help listeners understand how God can use them for His Kingdom here on earth.

More than likely, the title of today's episode now has that old Christmas carol playing on repeat in your head. And for that, we're sorry. But did you know that there is a 12 Days of Christmas celebration apart from that never-ending song? In today's episode, Natillie looks back into Christian tradition to see how we can recover this amazing Christmas tradition.

In today's American culture, we are taught that we should be independent. That's great and all, but how does this play into our Christian faith? Can independence actually harm us in the long run? Natillie tackles these questions and others in today's episode.

Does it ever feel as if God isn't blessing you? What is God's blessing anyway? In today's episode, Natillie looks at how God blessed His people in the past and how He is blessing us today, along with how we perceive those blessings can affect us.

What's the one thing you're most afraid of? For Natillie, it's spiders (ew!). Whether it's creepy crawlers or letting down a loved one, we can all admit we've experienced fear. But, why? And what does the Bible, what does God, say about fear?

Plants need their soil to be healthy in order for them to grow and flourish. Our souls are similar. Today Natillie dives into the meaning behind this well known parable, given by Jesus in Mark ch. 4, and how our souls are in desperate need of a change of soil.

Has your pastor asked for the members of the congregation to come up and share their testimonies? Have you ever felt that your testimony wasn't significant or relatable enough to share with others? Natillie's been there too. Many of us don't believe that our testimony will amount to much, and so we don't share it. In today's episode, Natillie looks at the importance of our testimony and the impact it has on others.

In this episode, Natillie tackles one of the biggest issues facing this generation of Christians today: DISTRACTIONS. Do you find yourself easily distracted or pulled from time with God? Join Natillie as she sharpens her weapons to fight these distractions and return her focus back to God.

No one wants to be contaminated with an agonizing, infectious disease (we saw how that went with COVID). So, why are we okay with allowing sin to fester inside of us, when it's 10x worse than any disease we could encounter here on Earth??? In today's episode, Natillie talks about how sin is like a disease and how we can be rid of its symptom, "eternal death".