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Episode Date: June 12, 2026

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I'm still wearing sweatshirts every day, my sweaters. You know how I am with my sweaters. I know. I'm ready. What kind of bathing suits are we wearing this summer? I haven't figured it out because you were on a journey with modest bathing suits. So. Well.

I really, my favorite kind of bathing suits are like the 90s high waisted. Yeah, you love high wasted. I love like a good polka dot, a little ruffle on the side. High waisted is so not for me. It's insane. So what's going on with your molds? Well, first of all, I have this. You're a big muscle. I don't like when you say big muscles. No, like that's a good muscle. I'm sorry. Wait, can I see myself? Angela, I didn't know you had a muscle. muscle like that. A muscle.

Dude, I've been working out. Do you remember when we did taekwondo and you made me crawl on that? We didn't do taekwondo. We did moitai. Okay, moitai. We did moitai. Taekwondo is like. But you made me crawl, that little crawling exercise in my little length.

Our coach in moitai made Ari. My gosh. So she wasn't, you weren't working out much at the time, I think. I was depressed. Yes. I was like severely heartbroken. And I was not. So I was working out every day forcing you. And I was not letting you leave my side. So whatever you were doing, I was just coming along for the ride. Heartbroken or not? You know, I think about it all the time because when I went through my difficult season, you couldn't get me to the gym. I would try to work out and like just the mind would go. Now I'm glad you understand. So picture me so heartbroken going to Muay Thai with a bent finger for one week. I couldn't even about you you were so in a bad place and I was forcing you to work out every single day. I didn't get it and now I get it because if somebody like tried forcing me to go to the gym anyways we go to a moitai class and the coaches like people who train moitai

they're like dogs like they're they're beasts they're amazing they don't like and you know it's like military training you typically like do a private lesson maybe before I do like a yeah Or, like a beginners. Yeah. Yeah. So, no, Ari gets thrown into this moitai closet. Hold on. Not only, not only that.

You make me wear those big shorts. And it ruined everything. Because if I don't have a cute outfit on, true. I'm going to be miserable. So Ari wanted to wear like a cute outfit. And I said, no, babe, we're wearing moitai shorts. Like, it's, you wear, put a, Alan, put a photo of Muay shorts on the screen. And then put a photo of Ari in moitai shorts.

shorts on the screen. No, but we're going to AI one. And so imagine Ari, she had just to eaten a carrot cake. Like she didn't really get that. You had eaten a whole carrot cake. We go to Muay Thai. And then the coach, it's all men in the class. They're all fighters, like UFC fighters. He's making you us all bear crawl across. It's called bear crawling. So you rock on your hands and your feet by your butt is kind of in the air. I was like, excuse me. And Ari, you like get embarrassed in front of guys. Like, if I'm with... I do.

You don't care. No, if I'm with guys, I feel like one of the guys. Like, we're all boys here. Ari is so feminine. Like, you don't want to be like, put in that position. You're like, I'm not doing this. Your butt is in the air. I was so embarrassed.

And do you remember that I was the last one to finish and they all had to wait for me and watch me? Every single exercise. And you with your little smuggle. I was having the time of my life. No, I was just having the time. time of my life and then you guys know the story i like when i would train moitai i would forget like i didn't know my own power yet you're amazing well i just when you're newer like you don't know your own

strength so you're punching but you don't know so you don't know how hard you're punching and so i'm making this poor kid and you guys you guys know are dyslexic no i'm not All right. Why do you keep, you told me you were dyslexic. I didn't know what it meant. Just sometimes, you know what it is? I thought I was dyslexic, but really, it was because for the first time I got thrown into ministry and I had to read words and I was so nervous. They were getting jumbled. Like Jambolum, Melch is a gag. No, I thought, okay, well, I've been advocating for dyslexia for the past three years because I thought that I was in this with you. Flexic is you read backwards. Does that letters get mixed up and like turned around and whatever? Okay. Well, at the time I thought she was dyslexic and but the combos were hard.

It's like a one, two, hook. Was I doing an opposite? No, you would just like, it's hard, but it's so hard at first. But I like, I've softened up a lot and I want you to testify to this. When we first met, I was hard. I was hard on you. I was very much like, I expected, I didn't have a lot of grace. I was very much like, no, you got this.

You got this. You can do it. And I, right? No, but you were cold. You were like, horrible. She, she, he, like, you felt bad at the end. You won't put me down. No, but you know what I mean?

Like, now if you were doing, I'd be like, okay. I mean, that day, you were definitely, like, about to knock me out. And then the poor kid, I like hit the pad so hard because I didn't realize her finger was bent like this. I took my mid off. I said, is this normal? I said, come on, buddy. One week, my finger was bent. Let's go eat a car cake at home.

Honestly, you pushing me through all that was the best thing you could have done for me. What a gift. Well, you were working out every day through your depression. You were at Pilates. And you guys know when you're going through like a depression, your mind is just spiraling. So imagine through the workouts. Thank God I had you through that. Ari always describes this time.

as like her OCD like I like don't it's so funny how when you love someone you don't see them as like anything negative I don't know how you didn't I don't remember one time of I don't remember I remember us having the time of our lives we really did I mean I certainly did you are struggling no I had I I had a good time I that was amazing thank God for friendship truly and now when I went through my hard time It was so hard to work out. Like, I don't know. Some people... That's a good little post stance you got.

I mean, I feel so insecure in this pink shirt. And I am obsessed with your shirt. You look beautiful. I just don't know if... Pink is your color. I don't think so. And I love your hair. So let's talk about hair.

I took out my extensions. As you guys know, you guys have seen me go through a lot of hair. One day, have blonde extensions down to here. The next day, they're a little shorter. Anyways, I took everything out. And I feel like my hair is growing. It looks so beautiful. I went through a hard journey.

I don't know what happened. Has this ever happened to anyone else where I had amazing, not to like brag, but like I loved my hair. Brilliant hair. No, I was gorgeous and perfect. No, my hair, I loved my hair so much. It was long. It wasn't like the thickest, but it was like per. I loved it.

I don't know what happened. I think going on tour and using the. Dyson? I think I was using the Dyson every day. I think using hotel shampoo and conditioner. Oh, no. Yes. And not using our Jolie, not an ad, but.

I mean, you're back, baby. Well, I think it's, and I've been, like, just really taking care of it. So I'm on a hair journey, and I think, I mean, I looked so bad in extensions. I look. I like you better with your natural. So I'd rather my hair be up to here than have extensions. It just didn't work on me. I think it made my head big.

Like, I think it made me like a bad head. Like a bad head. Um, so what's going on with you, buddy? Buddy, nothing. Buddy. Oh, I'll tell you what's going on with me. Tell me. I had a moment, just like a moment today.

There is nothing like driving on the freeway with your windows down. I had Ella Languie. El La Languie. Um, what is the song called? choose in Texas No, it's called Her I just

Oh no Loving Life again I had Ella Langleyon That I'm back to Loving Life again And I'll close my eyes I'm just a piece in the She loves Jesus

I love her And so what was that like? And I was listening to Hallelujah by Justin Bieber GGB Hallelujah you. And I just was like, oh, there's nothing like that. I felt so free today. Can we talk about how much, can we talk about how much you like turning down the windows on the highway? Go ahead. No, you go ahead. I just always have to have a little bit of a window down, even if I'm in

Boston and it's like zero blowout. I just need, I think people that don't, I think people that have their windows up are weird. There's something wrong. Like you're a psychopath. Like, why? Why are we like boxed in and breathing in each other's breath, Angela? She wants to like roll up all the windows. I'm like, let's like roll the windows down. I don't know why. So Ari is obsessed with having the windows down. I need some air. I hate. I don't know what it is. Like, no offense, a sunroof is my worst nightmare. I hate it. Like, why? I don't know. So I refuse to get my car. I just, I got a new car and I refused to get it if it didn't have a son.

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Well, I want to, when I'm, wait, excuse me. I want to do what drive this into people's cars? You go like two centermeters behind the car at the red light. Give it some room. You know what, this is my mom. So I have to look and I have to hold the car. Oh, you're so dramatic. You are, no, I am so tight. Between you and our tour manager, Chris, you guys are both my worst.

Whatever. Listen, I don't, and I want people to write in the comments because she really has kind of made me feel bad about this. If you are someone who doesn't like, okay, if you're someone who does like rolling the windows down, comment. If you don't like rolling the windows down, please comment and make me feel better. I don't know what it is. I just don't like hearing the outside. Like if we're, fine. Fine, fine, fine. When you're on like a small road, fine. We'll roll down the windows. It's like a highway.

Ari wants all the windows down on the highway. You can't hear the radio. Your hair's everywhere. There's nothing about it that is peaceful or enjoy it. So I will do it for as long as I can. And then I will like slowly put up my window and I'll look at her and go, can you please put your window up? And she will.

But listen to what she does. This is my biggest pet peeve. She'll roll it all. the way up. But she leaves it cracked this much. So it's making a whistle sound. And I'm like, please, for the love of God, we're on the highway. And the window is whistling. It's like, see, see, see, and I'm like, ah, it's like, no, it's on a chalkboard. It's so, it's so, oh my gosh, it's, it's terrorism. Like, it's, but, and I, it's so crazy because I was in the car with someone the other day.

Who? No. No. No, but my biggest, my, no, not a guy. Okay, sorry. My biggest pet peeve, you wish. My biggest pet peeve is when you have a banger song on. Banger.

Wait, I don't even say that. I don't know where that came from. I like it. But, and then the person wants to talk. And I hate that, but that is all I do to you. All I want to do is talk to him in the office. But it's my biggest pet beef. But I recognize I just want to apologize because I do that to you.

Okay. Thank you for you don't let me listen to music. I don't let you. And you also? I don't know what this means. You don't let me play music loudly. We have to admit that you have been playing the same four songs. Okay.

She is a creature of habit. She cannot switch up. If I put on a new song, I don't know. I actually do. I get so stressed out. I hate. Like, it's been the same four songs.

It's on repeat for four years. So it's at the point where, like, I want to just talk. I don't want to listen to this. Every time I'll turn up the volume and she turns it down. And I'm like, she'll ask a question that she doesn't actually care about. And I'll be like, you just want to talk. But I am getting to the. that age now where I need a little bit of silence. See, it's like a loud up here. I don't want any

silence right now. You don't want to be alone with your thoughts. I don't want to be alone with my thoughts right now. Wait, I was going to say something. Is anybody else like this? Go ahead. Go ahead. What else? Hang on. I was going to say something. Oh, this is my biggest thing. My biggest pet peeve is and I don't want to be disrespectful but when I'm in the car and someone goes hey can I show you a new song I'm like no you hate me and I hate you honestly at that point I start to question if I want to be friends with that person no I don't want to no I'm like no I don't want to listen to alabaster jar Chris so okay so our tour manager so we travel we never really talk about tour like antics, but our tour miniature, we travel like this. It's me,

Ari, our worship leader, Joelle, who is from Austin, Texas. We met him on our second GGB show ever. He was like a local person that we were introduced to because in the beginning of tour, we would have local people in every city basically come and do worship. Joel was our second ever worship leader, and he just became a brother and family. And now he's been with us ever since. His name is Joelle Salabaria. Ari, every time we're on tour, Ari, it's, it is such a bad quality. A person can have, and I have it. It's the best. She, she, she doesn't say it. It's like my brother. So every time Ari goes in, can we give it up for our worship leader, Joelle Salabara? I'm panicking every single time. Why don't you just say it?

Well, no, now you started saying Joelle. So now we just say Joelle, but his name is Joelle Salabria. My favorite was when you were like Joelle Salamander. I think I called him like salami or something. We took it way too far. Anyway, so we traveled with Joelle and our tour manager, Chris. And Chris, just our dynamic of the four of us is truly out of a movie. And if we did a tour documentary, it would be the funniest thing.

I mean, we're like silent half the time, but the dynamic between Chris has like a theater background and he's so like we're just from all different walks. Taipei to the max. So type A, he's a lot like me in a lot of ways. Like we're very just like, wouldn't you say we're a lot, we're similar in a lot of ways. And then you and him are similar in a lot of ways. And then Joelle is just like an angel on earth. It's just such a fun dynamic.

Anyways, we travel. And Chris, like, Chris grew up as a pastor's kid. And so he knows like old worship. Like he doesn't know the new stuff. And so he doesn't want to listen to. to our worship, but we don't want to listen to his. And so it's constantly. And now we've learned, like, we just wear headphones. Because sometimes we drive like six hours between cities. And the funniest memory we have is one time, Chris. This is like, this song actually scarred my life.

And like you felt so bad that you were like, I love it. So he had it on replay. No, so I liked it. Alabash or Jar. The worst song. I liked it. Alabaster Jar by C.C. Widen's and it's like, on the phone on my That's a worship song I don't want to listen to Alabaster jar for two hours Listen you get to have You know

There's some worship songs I don't like But so but I told him that I liked it So then he started playing it Every single time we're in the car And Ari's losing her mind So we're just going to do like a question session How do you guys feel About us

doing a second episode a week like honestly our community ggb gang which is like it's so weird that we call you guys that but it's stuck GGB gang um it's just okay gang okay gang one time

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We want to know what you guys want to see. We want to know what you guys want. We're thinking of doing a second episode a week because, like, I know my favorite podcast, like, I always wish I had more content. Like, I always, um. You mean, like when I watch a podcast. You like to just like, laugh. Yeah, well, yes.

Yes, that's a good point. What I was saying was that, um, I love when you. I got this. I like to like, no. What would you call that? That I do. I don't know. Like, make it like so I'm smart.

No, you always finish my sentences. I know why. You're talking. No. I love it. So what was I saying? I think I have mold exposure. Okay.

You said, you said that you like, because I didn't understand what you were saying. I know because I didn't watch talking. When you watch podcasts. So when I love, I love, when I watch podcasts, I like, and I love a podcast. I'm like, man, I hate that they only have one episode a week because I wish I could watch more. I want them more. Is this not making sense? No, yeah.

Okay, okay. So, and so Ari and I would love to do a second episode a week. But we're wondering if it should be another teaching episode. I think Ari and I long to, like us teaching. and talking about Jesus is so much, it is a full expression of who we are. But there's also like another side that's an equal amount of expression of who we are that's absolutely ridiculous and we're girls and we're best friends and we like talk for hours about nothing. And we wonder if you guys would want an episode, basically what we do for the first

10 minutes of every episode. If we did that for a solid hour, a separate episode every week, So there's one episode of teaching the word talking about Jesus. And then the other episode will probably also talk about Jesus. Yeah. It's what we always talk about. But it's like how we just spent the last 30 minutes talking about God knows what. And you just get an inside look into just like our person at like, you know, we talk about Jesus so much. And we also enter into a best friend flow state.

And I know that like I love just listening to best friends talk. Me too. And maybe for those people who are in a season of isolation or like loneliness or singleness or whatever, Or if, like, you don't have community just having two girls to chat about, like, whatever with, would you guys enjoy that? And if you guys have any suggestions or ideas, like, we're so open. And yeah. What has God been teaching you lately? One thing that I've been on a really intense journey since my hard time.

Remember, are you to always say my hard time? Since my hard time with OCD. and I've received such unbelievable healing. You guys have no idea. I want to have a whole episode on it once I've just walked through a little bit more because I think we've talked about OCD multiple times and I realized like I actually had no idea, you know? I didn't know how to help people in it.

I didn't know. I've just done so much research on OCD. And so that's a whole other journey. That would be my main thing that God has walked me through intense healing in. I've had to learn how to enjoy Jesus through suffering. And that's been a really interesting experience for me because it's been so easy to like enjoy him and love. Life as a Christian, like isn't just so much of it is like a woe is me sanctification process where you're just like healing and becoming more like Jesus and like getting out funky stuff. and like, yeah, just like pruning and all of that is really amazing and can also be really difficult,

but so important. But there's an element to our relationship with Jesus where we're meant to just enjoy Jesus. Like we're meant to enjoy the presence of God and have a good time with him. Getting into the secret place should be something that you enjoy doing. And so for me, I think that's always been how I've experienced. Jesus is enjoying, like I've enjoyed being with him. And while I've gone through a difficult time, I wasn't enjoying, I was, I didn't enjoy anything, you know, it was really hard to enjoy Jesus. So what I've been experiencing the most, I guess this is kind of like before, because I'm out

of that space now, but I learned to enjoy Jesus in dark times. And I think that that's such, it just it was such a growing experience for me because I realized that enjoying Jesus didn't have to mean that I was happy. Yeah. And it didn't have to mean that I was only full of peace and not ruminating and not suffering and not struggling. But it was enjoying him even in grief. So interesting you say that because I am, mine is the opposite.

Mine was the opposite. Yeah. Because I met him in my grief. Yeah. And in my sadness. So it was like a transition for me to enjoy him and my happiness. Oh yeah. See, I'm the opposite.

It's really easy for me to enjoy Jesus. Darren, I don't know who. I think it was Darren preaching on Sunday. Someone somewhere, I heard someone say like, it's so easy to like love Jesus in the valley, but like you forget to love him in the mountain tops. Yeah, yeah. And I'm like, that's not my experience. Yeah.

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The skewed perception of God that I have in my mind, if things are good, it means he's present, It means he's in it. So I have like full confidence. So I'm not like, oh, God, I don't need you anymore. I'm like, no, no, no, I need him because he's the reason why this is so good. Like, you know what I mean? Yeah. But when I'm suffering, that's the easiest time for a shame to come in.

Yeah. For disappointment for all those things. Like, it's been an experience for me to have to lean into Jesus in grief. What I have learned am learning recently. I think of fear and a shame thing that I've had is the reason. reason why I can't enjoy God in the valleys is because I feel like I need to be perfect in order to be loved. And sometimes I look at myself in my life and I'm like, okay, there's so much to heal from fighting so many battles. I've said this before, but compared to like a person who comes from generations of Christians,

I look at myself and I'm like, oh, man, there's so much work to do. I feel so behind in so many different ways. And in my mind, I don't deserve to be loved by God or by people. I feel like I don't, if I'm being so honest, like, in my mind, I'm like, I don't deserve to be loved by a man until I'm like fully perfectly healed and in exactly where I need to be in every area of my life. And it kills me. And I feel like recently I got a word from somebody the other day that just spoke to my heart so much that was like, you don't need to be. be perfect in order to be loved. Yeah.

And it rocked my life. And it just like tore down so many things that lies that I was believing because, and then I felt the Lord drawn me in of like, you, I want you to enjoy the journey. You're never going to arrive wherever it is you think you're meant to arrive. And so I was like, so now I'm in a journey. I'm in a place of like, okay, there's so many things that I want to see healing in and growth fit and so many things and I'm still lovable. I'm still worthy of love and I want to enjoy the journey that I'm on. You know what I mean? Somebody commented, I don't know if you saw it, but they were like,

Ariel, you said something about, it's like God deals with us and processes. And she was like, and it's been five years and I'm still in process. Yeah. And I just want to say, because that reminded me of what you said, that it's, you're going to be in process your whole life. Forever. Forever. Yeah. So you need to just let go of that that you're still in process because it is a lifelong journey of process. A hundred percent. What about you? What has God been teaching me lately?

I think when we don't have something that we desire, we can stay stuck. And that was a lot of me in my life and my 20s. And I think now he's teaching me to find the beauty. what I don't have. I know I shared this with you, but, you know, I don't have children, which is something I really desire, but I get to help children. And I feel like that was a huge breakthrough for me recently where I got so excited and I was like, look at this. I was like, I get to mentor this little girl. I get to take her to Disney. I get to spend time with her. I get to like be a big sister to her. Yeah. What a gift that God has given me. Yeah. And I,

wouldn't be able to do that if I had kids. Wow. So it's all perspective. Yeah, it's all perspective. And it's really like turned my morning and like my mourning into joy. Yes. Because I've, I mourned a lot through the season of being like, man, I should be at this place. You know what I mean? Yeah, 100%. But just changing my perspective and being positive and seeing the fruit of changing my, my mindset of where I am. Yeah. I. I, Love that. Yeah. You know, that's like, to my morning and to dancing.

He has. See, I like, it's all about perspective. One prayer that I pray every single day is, Lord, give me a heavenly perspective. Show me what you see. Yeah. So beautiful. Yeah. And even just seeing that his timing is perfect, he just shows me little glimpses of that.

Yeah. I know it is. It really is. His timing is so perfect. And he shows me that when I'm with that little girl and when I'm, you know what I mean? So sometimes when I question things, I just, I've been reminded recently he's really teaching me that his timing is perfect. Yeah. So maybe that's a word for somebody.

What's a Bible verse that you are holding onto in this season? Okay. Go ahead if you have an answer. The Bible verse I've been holding on to is, you already know. Push on. Look at the birds. They neither reap nor so, yet you're heart. Heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? That's definitely a word that

I'm standing on. Every morning when I look at the birds, when I pull up my chair to my window, and I look at the birds and I just will watch them. And I watch how they don't know how they're going to eat if they wake up and he feeds them. They don't carry the weight of tomorrow. So every time I look out the window, I'm reminded that he sees me and that he's taking care of me and that he hasn't forgot about me and certain things that I want. And so every time I start to worry, I'll be like, look at the birds. They neither reap nor so yet you feed them. And mine not much more valuable. Look at the lilies. How does that song go? I got to stop trying to sing on the podcast. I love that so much. Mine, I don't know if it's a verse. I, for some reason, every single day almost.

And I'm like on a reading plan right now, but the one place that I come back to over and over and over again is Isaiah 40. Between Isaiah 40 to 46 randomly, usually it's Isaiah 40. Sometimes Isaiah 41, no, Isaiah 42. Savior of Israel, Isaiah 43. Okay, I can be keep going. These are my favorite chapters in the whole Bible right now because Isaiah is obviously a prophet who just like completely prophesied to the coming of Jesus and he prophesied to Israel in a really difficult time in their lives and just spoke so much encouragement and also rebuke at times and and warning in some ways. But like there's so much encouragement. Can I read a little bit of it? During this season of like battling OCD, which like genuinely destroys so much, but specifically for me, it affected my ability to believe

that God is sovereign. There's this, so Isaiah 40, it's Israel's released from captivity, comfort for God's people. Like I wake up in the morning and it goes, comfort, comfort my people, speak tenderly to Jerusalem, tell her that her sad days are gone and her sins are, hardened. Yes, the Lord has punished her twice over for all her sins. And then it's the voice of someone shouting clear the way through the wilderness for the Lord, make a straight highway through the wasteland for our God, which is a prophetic declaration of John the Baptist, who will say that later in the gospels. But then this, the Lord has no equal. Isaiah 4012. This reminds me of the sovereignty of God. Imagine this. The Lord has no equal. Who else has held the oceans in his hand? Who has measured off the

heavens with his fingers? Who else knows the weight of the earth or has weighed the mountains and hills on a scale? Who is able to advise the spirit of the Lord? Has the Lord ever needed anyone's advice? For me, this is so comforting. Every time I'm challenging the sovereignty of God because my own control and fear comes up. I read this to remember, the Lord has no equal. God is sovereign. I have no idea what I'm talking about compared to God. You know what I mean? That's so good. That's Isaiah 40. That's where I've been in for a long time. That is so good. Sometimes you go through seasons where God will continue.

If you feel like a pull towards one specific scripture, keep going back to that. Oh, yeah. You know? Yeah. That's so good. When have you felt closest to Jesus recently? The first thing that comes to my mind was actually the other day. I was sitting and I was reading Deuteronomy.

And so I'm like, I just need to feel the love of God. it in. I was like, God, I just want to, I just want to feel, I just, I need to go back to the New Testament. So I'm going to John and as I'm flipping to John, he just hits me and I start bawling my eyes out right before I even opened John. Yeah. And then I just started to cry and I just started to, I feel his love so hard. And I just started to talk to him and it was just one of those moments. I always, you guys know when you just open the Bible and you don't even know. what you're reading and you just start crying. That's you getting hit with the spirit. Yeah. So that was a really sweet moment that I had recently. And I love that. So even if you're reading, you could be

reading through Leviticus and the Levitical law and things that are not invoking any sort of emotion. And then you like feel this sense of emotion come up. And that's obviously the Holy Spirit because you're not reading anything that's like making you emotional. I love that. What about you? The question was, when do you feel closest to Jesus? I think, like a Yeah. Well, I think just recently, I, in worship, worshiping, I worship all, like, as much as I can. I sit, like, most of my quiet time is spent with me just worshiping. I sing to Jesus. There's been, there's something on this season for me specifically. There's, like, a grace on worship where I'm just, like, obsessed with singing to Jesus. And I think that's how I feel closer. Like, that's just how I feel closest. Sometimes it's through scripture. Sometimes it's through prayer. Right now for me, like, I just love singing to my dad. You know, it's been really special just with worship, giving him a little song. That scripture that says he's given me a new song to sing, I feel like I'm in that season.

I love that. Yeah. That's beautiful. What's something God has delivered you from? Egypt. Oh my gosh, that's that. Recently, because there's been a lot. My whole life with Jesus has been him delivering me from things.

Like recently, I guess. He recently delivered me from idolatry of relationships. I had this really big moment the other day where for the first time in my life, like, I genuinely, not that I wouldn't, not that I'm like completely closed off dating wise or anything like that. But for the first time in my life, like, I don't. I genuinely feel content being alone. And again, not that I'm like closed off or like it's a hard like no or anything like that. I just actually I felt like I had a moment the other day that is too personal to share. But I called Ari immediately afterwards and I was like I literally just got delivered from like

idolatry of like a relationship like that. I have to be in a relationship or I need to a guy or anything like that. It just like completely. Yeah. I just realized. And then I felt this sense of like I'm actually not like I don't get lonely. Like I'm not like a low. I, yeah, I just felt like I got delivered from loneliness and like honestly.

Just that need to have someone. Yeah. And I was like, oh, I actually don't need that or want or want it. And I would if the night if the if the per. If the God thing came great. But like in terms of like really needing or desiring or longing, I'm like, No, I actually like feel so full. Yeah.

You know? So I felt like I got delivered. It was more so when I like it was just idolatry of like this has to look. My life has to look this certain way. And I just I genuinely feel like I got delivered from that. You saw that right? I saw that. You don't agree with me?

Oh, yeah. I know. I think you're growing. It's like beautiful what I'm watching. It's really beautiful. You can still send them though. Jesus like I'm not closed off. I'm ready.

We're enjoying the journey from now on, guys. I want to enjoy the journey. I really do. You know, Loosh? Why did I realize he was real to me? Well, it all started on Thanksgiving 2019. And I was a disaster. And he said, I got you, girl.

Can't help yourself, so I'll help you. That is literally my testimony in a nutshell. What promise from God are you still believing for? for a family member to be healed, for a soccer team of children, soccer specifically, and I want them to mostly play defense, a husband who will teach me about the Old Testament

and radical healing in my mind. That's great. Let's write those down. What do you still believe in for, buddy? I want to, I pray that God would, strengthen my continue to use me as a vessel to help the sick

yeah help kids that really like are really tortured in their mind I pray that he would continue to like help me with that and that Aaron teach me how to navigate that yeah and bring the right opportunities yeah a miracle that I'm still hoping for as children

a really amazing husband And, yeah, those are a couple of, and then, yeah, more healing in my family. And I just want to see all of my friends and family all in with the Lord. I saw this thing today that was like, we're not meant to go through this many heartbreaks, you know? And we're not meant to go through such severe heartbreaks. And like obviously that post, I don't think, was like a Christian post. Like we have Jesus, who is the healer and the restore and the redeemer of all things. I don't even know if this is a thing, but I think I'm so comfortable in the love of Jesus that I think he needs to shake it up for me a little bit.

Because I am like so secure in it. You are? I think you're just going to meet the right person and you're going to know. I actually don't even know. I actually don't think there's anything wrong. No, I don't think there's anything wrong. But like I think you're going to meet your person and just you are the most, you are so affectionate. I am.

Yeah. You're really lucky. I am with the animals in the birds. Yeah, you are with animals. I wish you treated me the way you treat Shalom. I really do. I am, I'm a lot more, like I'll text to I love you like 80 times a day. I'm the worst texter though.

And then Ari goes, Ari either says I'll Y or just like love and then you. And I'm like, that's enough for me. That's enough. And then I'm going to get better at texting. I like to be on the phone. I hate texting. You're such a good textor, Ange. You think so?

Yeah, and you're super witty too. Thanks, buddy. So what do you guys? I really want to know what you guys think about second episode. Like, I just feel like us just talking is, I love talking to. If we could just talk, I just think about like all of the, you know, and to have. have an episode where people don't necessarily, you know, that's like a little bit more entertaining, but like good, clean, wholesome entertainment.

Well, I think when you are just, like you said, when you're going through a hard season, or you just want to relax, you want to just be, have girl talk. Yeah. And so, I love girl talk. It's fun. It's nice. It calms your nervous system. That's also what Jesus is teaching me recently.

I am praying for miraculous. nervous system healing. My nervous system has been scared for a lot. My nervous system has felt like it's being chased by a bear for a long time. So I'm praying for radical nervous system healing. He's already caught in your nervous system. Yeah. Where not everything feels like a threat. And I just want to say one more thing before we go. Nervous system healing, one thing that I really started to do, because sometimes the reason why I feel like my private, my intimacy time was getting a little dry because I was like just sitting in silence in my little one spot. But sometimes it's so nice to switch it up. I started going on little prayer walks.

Yes. Being in the sun, walking around. Like we don't have to just stay in one place. And so you just see so much beauty when you get into nature. Yes. Even driving, talking. Like, it's, things like that, get out and feel the sun. I used to feel like I had to have quiet time in a dark room with a candle. Now I'm like, yeah, my quiet time looks different on different days. Sometimes my quiet time is taking a walk and there's no problem in that. So if you guys feel like your quiet time has been stale, switch it up. Go where the grace is.

Fine. Recently for me, it's been in worship. It's just been singing. Like we just sing. That's my prayer. It's just me singing. I haven't been like aggressively interceding for the world recently. I've simply just like been singing.

So like find where the graces and stay there. Go on a walk. Darren says that all the time. When I first met my pastor, Darren, he was like, he like spoke prophetic and was just like, yeah, you got to like sweat. He goes, I see you in a dark room. And I was like, yeah, that's where I am. He goes, go outside.

Meet Jesus outside. So if you're here. But remember, read the Bible. Every single day, get the word in you. Guys, there's no getting around it. you need the word, I need the word, Ari needs the word. Thomas needs the word. Thomas. Yeah, he does. He said, mm. And so read the word, spend time with Jesus, worship. Right in the comments, what a miracle you guys are waiting for, promise that you're waiting for.

We've been loving your comments on YouTube. We love when you guys are interactive. We really, I don't read, we don't read comments really anywhere else, but YouTube we read every single one. So right in the comments, a miracle. that you are waiting. Yeah. On God for. Why are you holding me like a handshake, buddy? Because I'm being more affectionate.

That's sweet. May the... Look. Honey, you know how much this means? Oh, I'm a sucker. That's so sweet. Do you need something? You need money?

Guys, we love you so much. We'll see you next week. May the Lord bless you and keep you. May he make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you. May he turn his face towards you. give you peace. Shalom, shalom. We love you.

We love Shalom. Bye, Jololm. Shalom, Jolome. Where are you? My friend's talking of birds. I'm scared. Look at the park. All right.