A faith podcast for Christian women
and moms hosted by Sheila Hara.
Honest, Scripture-rooted conversations
about identity in Christ, biblical
self-worth, faith and calling,
motherhood, marriage, and walking with
God's steady hand through real life.
New episodes every Friday.
Season 3: Walking Through Life with
God's Steady Hand.
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Sheila Hara | Faith Journey and Christ Centered Life
You Are His Masterpiece | Chelsea Fain on Divorce, Transition & Trusting God When Life Looks Messy | S3Ep15
The painting looks messy
before it is beautiful.
That is what Chelsea Fain finally
understood about her own life —
the divorce, the co-parenting, the
blended family, the new marriage,
the years of transition she did not
choose and could not control.
God was not absent in those seasons.
He was painting.
Chelsea Fain is a writer, worship
leader, choir director, and educator
whose debut book walks readers through
what it means to count it all joy
in the middle of the hard things.
In this episode:
- How Joseph and David's transitions
shaped their destiny — and what
that means for yours
- Ephesians 2:10 — you are God's
masterpiece — even in the messy middle
- The Gethsemane prayer she prays
over co-parenting with someone
who hurt her
- Surrendering her daughter to God's
hands when she cannot be there
- What it means to partner with God
in transition instead of being
dragged through it kicking and screaming
- Her debut book — what it is,
who it is for, and where to find it
- Rapid fire — Psalm 23, Battle Belongs,
and the best advice she has ever heard
Chelsea's best piece of advice:
"God's goodness and faithfulness
is not determined by your
present circumstances."
🌐 Chelsea's website: chelseafain.com
📚 Her book — available for pre-order
at chelseafain.com (signed copies +
study guide bundle)
📖 Scripture: Ephesians 2:10,
Philippians 4:6-7, James 1:2-4,
Romans 8:28, Luke 22:42
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#GlorifyJesus #ChristianDivorce
#WrittenOnPurpose #BiblicalSelfWorth
9 Oct 2026
Written on Purpose | Chelsea Fain on Loss, Grief & How God Writes Your Story | S3Ep14
She almost died from a miscarriage
complication.
She was 3 weeks postpartum when we
recorded this.
And she sat down and talked about
grief, loss, and the healing journey
God walked her through — with more
honesty and grace than most people
bring to their best days.
Chelsea Fain is a writer, worship
leader, choir director, and educator
who has learned — the hard way —
that God's faithfulness is not
determined by your present
circumstances.
In Part 1 of this two-part
conversation, Chelsea opens up about:
- A miscarriage that almost killed her
— and what God did in the healing
- How she speaks truth over herself
when grief hits unexpectedly
- Anchor scriptures that keep her
sane in the storm
- What it looks like to grieve a baby
while holding a newborn
- Parenting as the most humbling mirror
God ever gave us — and why that's
actually beautiful
- Why the Holy Spirit corrects behavior
— but never attacks your identity
Part 2 drops next week — divorce,
new seasons, co-parenting, and her book.
📖 Scripture: Romans 8:28, Psalm 34:18,
Lamentations 3:22-23
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#ChristCenteredLife #ChristianWomenPodcast
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#PersonalFaithStory #GlorifyJesus
2 Oct 2026
Watch Your Words | Cages or Wings — The Power of Speech in Your Faith Journey S3 Ep13
Someone told me I was dark. Not pretty.
I was a little girl.
And I believed them for a very long time.
Then I walked into a different room.
Everything people said about me changed.
But I hadn't changed. Not one thing.
The room changed. The words changed.
And I realized — words are not just
opinions. They are either cages or wings.
This is the personal faith journey behind
Episode 12 of Joyful Purpose — and the
truth that changed everything about how
Sheila speaks over her children, herself,
and the women in her life.
A Christ centered life means living with
purpose in what we say — online, at home,
and in the quiet of our own minds.
In this episode:
- The story of a word spoken over Sheila
as a child that shaped her for years
- What James 3 says about the tongue
and the whole course of a life
- Why Proverbs 18:21 is more serious
than most christian women realize
- The specific challenge of faith and
the comment section — social media
and the tongue
- Words we speak over ourselves —
and why they matter just as much
- How to speak life over your children
intentionally every day
- 3 practical shifts this week
📖 Scripture: James 3, Proverbs 18:21,
Psalm 19:14, Deuteronomy 6
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#ChristCenteredLife #LivingWithPurpose
#ChristianWomenPodcast #JoyfulPurpose
#HopeLightWonder #GlorifyJesus
#PersonalFaithStory #SpeakLife
#IdentityInChrist #ChristianMom
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