Wholly Equipped: A Discipleship Podcast

This week's discussion will be on Genesis 3:6 - "The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it, too." If you are interested in being a guest co-host with me on a future episode, send me a DM on Instagram: @okiemelina or send an email talktomelina@gmail.com

This week's discussion will be on Genesis 1:28 - "Then God blessed them and said, 'Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground.'" If you are interested in being a guest co-host with me on a future episode, send me a DM on Instagram: @okiemelina or send an email talktomelina@gmail.com

A new structure style is happening on this podcast! Moving forward we will be having discussions through the Bible, book by book, chapter by chapter. This episode covers the why behind this change because God is always working! If you are interested in taking part and possibly being a guest co-host with me on a future episode, send me a DM on Instagram: @okiemelina or send an email talktomelina@gmail.com

Never let me forget the day before day one. I share my testimony and how I feel now 6 years later. God is not finished with you yet!

Give this a listen to catch up with me and how I have been in my new job role. . . motherhood! I have a few lessons I want to share that God reminded me of. These are lessons I've known before, but there is something about learning lessons you know from a different angle. If you know these lessons too, I hope this episode gives you fresh reminder for your own life! Be sure to connect with me on Twitter or Instagram: @okiemelina

This was a lie I used to believe. The enemy will come at us with many lies we believe or have believed for years causing us to not live in the fullness of God's love. I share some lies I have believed as I reflect back on my journey to today where I am about to become a mom in just days (if I'm not one already by the time you hear this)! It is my prayer that my testimony helps you to open up your heart to allow God to bring you to things you never imagined for your life! Leave iTunes Review If you enjoyed this episode and are excited about what's to come or if you have topic ideas you'd like to see in the future, please leave a review! This helps support this online ministry and gets more people to discover the podcast! Thank you, thank you for your support and prayers! :-) Click HERE to leave a review!

While I wait for the arrival of my baby boy, regular episodes might be on a delay. So, this week I decided to go with a new style episode I am looking to launch this year. . . Devotionals! This episode's focus verse: "For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago." -Ephesians 2:10 Give this short nugget episode a listen and I pray it encourages you for your week! Leave iTunes Review If you enjoyed this episode and are excited about what's to come or if you have topic ideas you'd like to see in the future, please leave a review! This helps support this online ministry and gets more people to discover the podcast! Thank you, thank you for your support and prayers! :-) Click HERE to leave a review!

Sometimes anticipation can be intimidating or exciting, anxiety inducing or joy filling. Whatever we might be anticipating to come in our lives can leave us wondering if we have what it takes to get through it whether it is good or bad. In this message episode, we look at the anticipation of the greatest thing the world ever anticipated... Jesus! Let's look at how God helped Mary with this BIG change in her life and how we can apply those lessons to our lives too. Leave iTunes Review If you enjoyed this episode and are excited about what's to come or if you have topic ideas you'd like to see in the future, please leave a review! This helps support this online ministry and gets more people to discover the podcast! Thank you, thank you for your support and prayers! :-) Click HERE to leave a review!

Do you struggle with finding a church you call home? So do I! This episode explores not the how behind finding a church home, but the journey of growth that happens when we do. I share my current relationship status with church because I know I am not alone! Let's be READY to let God work in our hearts! Leave iTunes Review If you enjoyed this episode and are excited about what's to come or if you have topic ideas you'd like to see in the future, please leave a review! This helps support this online ministry and gets more people to discover the podcast! Thank you, thank you for your support and prayers! :-) Click HERE to leave a review!

You probably have spent a lot of thought and intention in choosing your word for the new year, but now what? This episode will help take your word for the year a step farther! And not only just a step farther but centered on God. Tune in and walk step by step on how I journal my word through the Bible. Learn what resources to use and how to allow God to speak to your through your journaling of your word. Make your word be your first Bible study of the year! Leave iTunes Review If you enjoyed this episode and are excited about what's to come or if you have topic ideas you'd like to see in the future, please leave a review! This helps support this online ministry and gets more people to discover the podcast! Thank you, thank you for your support and prayers! :-) Click HERE to leave a review!

Have you chosen your word for this year? Or are you still debating what it should be? It's not too late to give your 2022 a theme and your heart its rallying cry! In this episode, I share some tips that can help you not only choose your word, but to also be sure it is aligned with what God is doing in your life. Leave iTunes Review If you enjoyed this episode and are excited about what's to come or if you have topic ideas you'd like to see in the future, please leave a review! This helps support this online ministry and gets more people to discover the podcast! Thank you, thank you for your support and prayers! :-) Click HERE to leave a review!

It is a new year and a new season! I spent the last half of 2021 stepping back from everything and God showed up in a big way! Listen in for what I have been up to and for some testimony on how God blew my mind with some major changes in my life. I pray this encourages you to unapologetically make room for God to work in your heart! Leave iTunes Review If you enjoyed this episode and are excited about what's to come or if you have topic ideas you'd like to see in the future, please leave a review! This helps support this online ministry and gets more people to discover the podcast! Thank you, thank you for your support and prayers! :-) Click HERE to leave a review!

It is Summer time! I have some updates to share about this podcast and an exciting new outlet I am also doing with video! New episodes returning in August! 🏝 Subscribe to my new YouTube Channel Here! You can find there where I'll be posting a couple videos a week. Leave iTunes Review If you enjoyed this episode and are excited about what's to come or if you have topic ideas you'd like to see in the future, please leave a review! This helps support this online ministry and gets more people to discover the podcast! Thank you, thank you for your support and prayers! :-) Click HERE to leave a review!

In episode 21, I mentioned having a sharing Bible. This is a Bible you have handy for times when you have the opportunity to share Jesus. We walk through the Roman road scriptures that describe salvation as well. Grab a Bible, some highlighters and some sticky notes! Find Show Notes Here! Leave iTunes Review If you enjoyed this episode and are excited about what's to come or if you have topic ideas you'd like to see in the future, please leave a review! This helps support this online ministry and gets more people to discover the podcast! Thank you, thank you for your support and prayers! :-) Click HERE to leave a review!

Have you ever found yourself in a conversation with someone and you thought, "I wish I could have shared Jesus with them!"? If sharing Jesus with someone isn't familiar to you, it can be hard to know how to bring it up, what to say, etc. Give this episode a listen for a guide that can help you! The steps I share here break down your responses from a perspective of serving the person in prayer at the very least! Whether someone says yes to Jesus because of your conversation or not, I hope this episode helps give you some confidence to have the conversation with the goal of being obedient to the opportunities God places before you. Find Show Notes Here! Leave iTunes Review If you enjoyed this episode and are excited about what's to come or if you have topic ideas you'd like to see in the future, please leave a review! This helps support this online ministry and gets more people to discover the podcast! Thank you, thank you for your support and prayers! :-) Click HERE to leave a review!

We often leave the sharing of Jesus to our pastors, missionaries or evangelists. But did you know that we are all called to spread the Gospel. Meaning we are all called to share Jesus. But I know it seems intimidating, especially with some of the not so effective ways we've seen it done on street corners and scare tactics. But take heart! There are some organic and natural ways we can evangelize. This month will be focused on evangelism to get the conversation started and this kick-off episode will cover 6 points and encouragements that show how it doesn't have to be scary and we can take steps right away to begin thinking about this important calling to fight for those who don't know the hope we have in Jesus. Find Show Notes Here! Leave iTunes Review If you enjoyed this episode and are excited about what's to come or if you have topic ideas you'd like to see in the future, please leave a review! This helps support this online ministry and gets more people to discover the podcast! Thank you, thank you for your support and prayers! :-) Click HERE to leave a review!

Ever find yourself asking that? If you are frustrated, let me tell you, you need to lean into that! This is a follow up to Episode 18's topic but I just get more personal and let you in more on this my own experience with this frustration and the steps and processing I did in my journal time to get more clarity with the decisions I am making! I share about the decisions I made with some things basically straight from my private journal in hopes to let you in while also encouraging you that you may already know the answer. Then go to Episode 18 to find out some reasons that may be causing you to hesitate in admitting it! Find Show Notes Here! Leave iTunes Review If you enjoyed this episode and are excited about what's to come or if you have topic ideas you'd like to see in the future, please leave a review! This helps support this online ministry and gets more people to discover the podcast! Thank you, thank you for your support and prayers! :-) Click HERE to leave a review!

Have you been asking God for an answer or direction in something but it feels like He isn't responding? Sometimes our stubbornness, pride and/or fear gets in the way. But God has a way of bringing us into seasons that remind us of His faithfulness. In this episode, I share about my current season of a few decisions I am making that don't make sense but I'm doing them anyway. How do I know I'll be okay? I explore a passage in the Bible, Joshua 3 & 4, that helped to remind me and assure me and hopefully it will help you too! Find Show Notes Here! Leave iTunes Review If you enjoyed this episode and are excited about what's to come or if you have topic ideas you'd like to see in the future, please leave a review! This helps support this online ministry and gets more people to discover the podcast! Thank you, thank you for your support and prayers! :-) Click HERE to leave a review!

There are so many questions surrounding the desires of our heart. Are they good? Are they bad? Are they of God or not? How do we know? Or better yet, when we do know a certain desire to be a promise from God, yet we remain in waiting. In this interview episode, I have a very special guest and author, Ophelia Lorraine, to help us navigate these themes which she features in her new book, From God, With Love. Find Show Notes Here! Connect with Ophelia on Instagram @ophelia_writes, or on her websites: ophelialorraine.com & at her coaching business, Active Pursuit, Inc. Leave iTunes Review If you enjoyed this episode and are excited about what's to come or if you have topic ideas you'd like to see in the future, please leave a review! This helps support this online ministry and gets more people to discover the podcast! Thank you, thank you for your support and prayers! :-) Click HERE to leave a review!

We fall into this online world where comparison crosses the line from aspiration to negativity. Comparison can be good in that it can show us what is possible, or give us goals to aspire to. And above that, comparing ourselves to Jesus on the regular keeps us in check to be sure we are still in strive to be as Christ-like as we can be as sinners of this world. Comparison can be good! But I think a lot of us dwell in the bad side of this issue. How do we turn that around? In this episode, I share three ways how we can find ways to release the negative side of comparison and follow Jesus in this area. This will help us to love over comparing or judging. Find Show Notes Here! Leave iTunes Review If you enjoyed this episode and are excited about what's to come or if you have topic ideas you'd like to see in the future, please leave a review! This helps support this online ministry and gets more people to discover the podcast! Thank you, thank you for your support and prayers! :-) Click HERE to leave a review!