The Devoted Dreamers Podcast:
Where faith-fueled passion meets purpose-driven action
Let's examine the lies that hold us back from fully embracing our God-given value and worth. These false beliefs—whether about our abilities, identity, or purpose—can keep us stuck in fear and self-doubt. But when we uncover them and replace them with God’s truth, we can step forward with confidence into the dreams He’s placed on our hearts.
Kathy Stoops has been on a transformational journey of discovering her true identity in Christ, learning how God’s Word impacts her everyday life, and figuring out how to recall these truths anytime, anywhere. In this episode you’ll learn about: discovering your true identity in Christ (and what it’s really all about), how small action steps can help build your confidence, and cultivating an awareness of God’s presence in your everyday life.
Have you been keeping your dream to yourself? Making your work public is an act of vulnerability. Writers, artists, and dreamers know what it feels like to share something beyond a small, trusted circle and afterwards experience a vulnerability hangover. In this episode, Ainsley Britain shares one painful but a necessary part of making your dream more public, how to work from overflow rather than exhaustion, and practical tips on planning your days to reach writing milestones even with a baby at home.
Is fear of failure standing in the way of your freedom to pursue a dream? Does it feel like everyone else has a bigger following and is further along than you? If you’ve struggled with doubt, fear, comparison, or imposter syndrome and those bullies are keeping you from your God-shaped dream, I want you to hear in this episode that it IS possible to find freedom. In fact, your struggles may be an indicator that breakthrough is just around the corner.
Are you ever tempted to seek validation or affirmation from others? Julie Holmquist thought that she had rooted her identity deeply in Christ, but as soon as she started taking scary steps of faith toward a dream, she realized that she was looking to other people to give her what only He could. And that turned out to be a distraction from the true purpose He had put in her heart.
Courtney Reimer is on a mission to not only help girls and women know and understand their worth but also to know why they have worth. This interview is a reminder that where we place our hope matters. As Christians we’ve likely heard or been part of conversations about our identity in Christ but living that out feels so complex. How do we place our identity in Him? What does that look like? How do we know if we’re even getting it right?
We’ve been talking about fear and what it says about our identity or, rather, how we’re placing our identity on something besides Jesus when we allow fear to stand in the way of what God created us to do with our lives.
This solo episode falls in line behind #122 and provides some next steps about what to do once you realize that you have, in fact, trusted in something beside the Lord to give you hope, wholeness, satisfaction or purpose.
There are three simple (I didn’t say easy) steps you can take to move past your fears and on to the dream God has placed on your heart. Listen to this quick solo episode to learn what they are and then join us in the Facebook Group to share how you’re moving forward despite the fear.
There are a few episodes I mention in this episode that you’ll want to go back to, if you haven’t heard them already.
Ep 119 – How to Stop Fear from Stealing Your Dream – released May 15, 2019
Ep 122 – Obstacles to Finding Your Identity in Christ – released July 17, 2019
This solo episode is tied directly to my last six solo episodes, listed below under MENTIONED ON THE SHOW, in case you want to listen in order.
Episode 107 – Solo Episode – You are a Daughter of the Most High King
Episode 110 – Solo Episode – You Have Great Value and Worth
Episode 113 – Solo Episode – You Were Created for a Reason
Episode 116 – Solo Episode – Two Simple Reasons Your Dream is Not About You
Episode 119 – Solo Episode – How to Stop Fear from Stealing Your Dream
And My appearance on Kindled Podcast with Haley Williams where I walk her through a Fear Inventory
Episode 122 – Solo Episode - Obstacles to Finding Your Identity in Christ
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SCRIPTURE:
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins
and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
~ 1 John 1:9 (ESV)
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
~ Philippians 4:6-7
Repent therefore, and turn back, that your sins may be blotted out,
that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,
~ Acts 3:19-20
I believe, Lord help me with my unbelief.
~ Mark 9:24
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Our fears provide clues to understanding where we may have placed our identity in something besides Jesus. In this episode, you’ll discover the value of acknowledging what drives your fears. But you will need to tune in to next month’s solo episode to learn what you can do about it. In the meantime, I am challenging you to really look at what you’re holding tight to and what, if you lost it, would crush you, because that’s where you’ll begin to see that you have misplaced your identity.
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