What does it look like to follow God when He doesn’t give you the full plan?

If you’ve ever felt like God was calling you somewhere but you didn’t have clarity yet, this episode will encourage you to take the next step in the good fight of faith.

Continuing the The Good Fight series, Bethany Barr Phillips sits down with Emma O’Brien to talk about what it really means to fight the good fight of faith (1 Timothy 6:12). Emma shares her powerful testimony of leaving everything familiar in Alabama to move to New York City—without a job, without a clear roadmap, and with nothing but trust in God’s voice.

From selling her car and stepping away from stability to navigating seasons of waiting, uncertainty, and complete dependence on God, Emma’s story offers a raw, honest look at obedience in real life.

This conversation dives into:

• What it means to take a step of faith without having all the answers
• The internal fight between fear and trust
• How God provides in moments when there seems to be no way
• The quiet but powerful “fight” of waiting on God
• Learning to live day-by-day in dependence on Him

Now serving on staff with church plant, Spirit Church, in New York City, Emma reflects on how God was working in every step—even when it didn’t make sense at the time.

Because the good fight of faith isn’t about having the whole map— it’s about trusting the One who does.

HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT EMMA:

Emma is a born-and-raised Alabamian turned New Yorker living on mission in the Big Apple. She moved to NYC in total leap-of-faith fashion in 2025 and now serves in a full-time role at Spirit Church NYC, a brand new church plant where she oversees operations and communications and leads worship.

Follow her journey at @emma.in.new.york on Instagram and learn about partnering with her at emmainnewyork.my.canva.site.

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