Tara Lee Davis's Podcast

So many of us exhaust our resources chasing the next big thing. But what if God could do something incredible through our everyday, simple yes? How would obedience change if we delighted to follow His commands rather than out of duty or obligation? Is it really that simple for God to make something so beautiful from our ordinary lives? Yes, yes it is! We see this in a giant boat, an almost sacrificed teenage boy, and a jar of oil!

Is your life marked by desperation for Jesus? Or are you among the crowd, watching your miracle pass you by? For the woman with the issue of blood, she had no choice! She had to get to Jesus, no matter the cost! She had every reason to give up hope, to quit! But she refused to settle for less than what Jesus had for!

So, you're grieving. How exactly does one walk through grief?

What is grief? And what do we do with?

Are you ready for the return of Christ? Is it possible to look ready, yet not actually be ready? Let’s take a look at what Matthew 25 teaches us in regards to being ready for the return of Christ!

What is tenacious faith? And where does it come from? How do we live our lives as believers that are marked by victory and overcoming? Who's really in charge of our lives? Can others look at your life and declare, "The Lord, He is God!" What do we do when the odds are stacked against us?

In a fascinating exchange, Job questions God as to the misery he is facing when he loses everything in a single day. This story deeply resonates with all of us, as we've often asked "If God is good, then why ______________________?" But God in turn questions Job, and he responds in humility, brokenness, and repentance. What can we learn from this narrative? How do we respond when we face challenges that we deem as unfair?

Behind every successful person are 3 characteristics; they are quick to accept responsibility, they always say thank you, and they never give up. What is your life marked by, acceptance or blame? Is your life marked by complaining or gratitude? Do you easily throw in the towel or do you finish what you started? And what does a barfing whale, a bleeding woman and a leper have to do with any of it?!

What does it take to be kind? Why does kindness matter? Imagine a world in which people threw kindness like confetti!

Paul compares our walk with God to a race. Most start strong, but few know how to finish strong. What keeps us from finishing our race well? What are the things that get in our way?Nu

Specifically looking at the idea of peace in the advent season. does Jesus stand the test of time? When He's asleep on the boat as the storm threatens to take them out, is it because He is unaware or indifferent or because He knows something we do not?

John 10:1-10 paints a beautiful picture of Jesus as not only our good Shepherd but also as the gate, but what exactly does that mean?

What if the time and energy we spent trying to hide behind filters to fit in, be accepted and liked was the exact opposite of what God really wanted from us? How do we live unmasked, as we are? Is God's love and acceptance of us really enough, even if no one else loves and accepts us for who we really are?

Everyone knows that dogs eat vomit, but does anyone know why? Why is Proverbs 26:11 in the Bible, and what does it mean for us? Is sin really that big of a deal?

What's the problem with idols? Who or what am I worshipping, other than Jesus? Is Jesus really the Lord of your life, or is He just your genie-in-a-bottle?

Life is full of incredible disappointments, and certainly the graduating class of 2022 has faced 2.5 years of cancellations, new normals, and a majority of their high school lives spent in isolation with all of the fun cancelled. But, as God's children, how are we to respond in the middle of life's crushing blows? Can we trust the goodness, the Godness, and the faithfulness of God in the midst of life's crushing disappointments? There are 2 paths, the one less traveled is the only path in which we find true hope, sustainability, and the wildest adventure ever, walking with Jesus in all things.

Revelation 21:1-6 paints a beautiful picture for us of what's to come when Christ reigns fully with His glory on display, but how exactly are we to live within the tension of the here and now? How are we as God's children living out His love and putting His glory on display, or have we grown too sour for that? What does Christ call us to while we wait and yearn for the promise of heaven?

Hebrews 12 instructs us to throw off everything that weighs us down and hinders us from running our race, but what if what kept us held back from true freedom in Christ was our own obligation? Do we read Scripture out of obligation, or desire? Do we pray because we have to, or because we want to? Do we worship because that's part of our routine, or because it is our pleasure to do so? What does it look like to have heart in following Christ? How does heart affect the way in which we do things?

Isaiah 55:1-9 offers us an interesting invitation, an invitation to those who are hungry and thirsty to come and be satisfied, an invitation for those who are broke to come and buy. Oh how the grace and mercies of Christ satisfy us in ways we've never known. We are called as children of God to stay thirsty; thirsty for Jesus and His sweet presence.

You cannot give what you have not received. Who is our role model for compassion? Christ, Himself. Have we forgotten the incredibly high price that He paid for us?