Building Faith Through Community When God Leads Us Into Something New
Building faith through community gives us support, courage, and new hope when God leads us into something new. Explore how sharing life and stories makes faith stronger.
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Identity in Christ is not built by doing more. Sometimes it is built by slowing down, getting quiet with God, and letting obedience reshape you from the inside out. In this episode, I sit down with Allison, who shares how God met her in stillness and used an unexpected calling to grow her faith, heal old fears, and deepen her trust.
Allison takes us back to a normal day in Alabama that turned into a holy interruption. Windows down. No radio. Just quiet. And then, out of nowhere, God dropped a full vision into her heart for a podcast. The name, the mission, even the questions. She tried to bargain, delay, and talk herself out of it. And then her husband, the realist, bought the domain before she even got home.
From there, the story becomes a gentle picture of how God confirms His call through community. Pastors encouraged her. Godly women spoke life into the idea. Friends helped refine questions and design a logo. And even grief became part of the legacy, as Allison and her husband remembered his sister Jamie, who used to ask people, "Tell me your story." That moment felt like a love note from heaven.
Allison also shares the heart behind her obedience: she carries a fear of failure, a deep worry of letting people down, and a familiar "I'm not qualified" feeling. But through running, hearing hard stories from others, and watching how storytelling brings healing, God has been rewriting that fear. She has seen that sharing stories helps carry burdens, strengthens community, and reminds us that God sees who we will be one day, not just who we are right now.
You will hear about her love for clean comedy, the sacredness of running as worship, and why Hebrews 12 and the "great cloud of witnesses" feels personal every time she crosses a finish line. Her perspective is simple and strong: your identity is in Christ, not in what you do, and obedience matters because it echoes into eternity.
If you have been sensing a nudge from God but you feel unqualified, Allison's encouragement is to lean into community. Let godly people help you take the next step. And trust that healing can start with one faithful yes.
