Are you running the race God has set before you—or getting distracted by everyone else’s lane?

In this episode of Glow Up in Grace, I’m teaching from Hebrews 12:1–2 about comparison, unnecessary weight, endurance, and what it means to fix our eyes on Jesus.

We’ll talk about the voices that try to narrate our race, the things we may need to lay aside, and why being tired doesn’t mean you’re finished.

I also created a free Run Your Race Reflection Guide to help you go deeper through prayer, journaling, and personal reflection.

👉 Get your free guide here: https://glow-up-in-grace.kit.com/2a9dc75b04

If this episode encourages you, share it with someone who needs the reminder to stay in their lane, keep their eyes on Jesus, and keep running.

Glow Up in Grace — Where Faith Meets the Glow-Up Dr. Deborah Owens

Have you lived long enough to look back and see evidence of God’s faithfulness—even through grief, uncertainty, waiting, and change?

In Part 2 of this teaching from Psalm 37, I reflect on David’s testimony: “I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken…”

I recorded this episode during one of the most tender seasons of my life. As I continue grieving my husband, rebuilding my life, raising our children, and taking one faithful step at a time, God is teaching me that difficult seasons do not erase His faithfulness.

We may not understand God’s timing or know how everything will work out, but we can look back and remember the doors He opened, the prayers He answered, and the strength He gave us when we did not know how we would make it.

In This Episode:

• How your life experience becomes evidence of God’s faithfulness • Trusting God through grief, uncertainty, and unanswered questions • Why God’s Word must move from our minds into our hearts • What it means to wait faithfully without standing still • Why you cannot measure God’s faithfulness by someone else’s highlight reel • Choosing peace over comparison and the appearance of success • Remembering that your present uncertainty does not erase God’s past faithfulness • A heartfelt prayer for provision, healing, direction, families, and those who are still waiting

If you cannot see what God is doing ahead of you, turn around for a moment and remember what He has already done behind you.

I pray this episode reminds you that God has not forgotten you. He is still your strength, your help, and your refuge in times of trouble.

I’d love to hear what God is teaching you.

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Until next time...

Keep growing. Keep trusting. And keep walking in His grace.

God bless you,

Dr. Deborah Owens Glow Up in Grace Where faith meets the glow-up.

Have you ever wondered how to keep trusting God while you're still waiting for healing, direction, provision, or answers?

In this episode, I share what God has been teaching me through Psalm 37 during one of the most challenging seasons of my life.

Over the past several months, I've been learning what it means to trust God's faithfulness through grief, rebuilding, and taking one faithful step at a time. My prayer is that this conversation encourages you wherever you are on your journey.

In This Episode:

• Why comparison steals our peace

• How to trust God while you're still waiting

• Resting while God is working

• Why God's faithfulness never depends on the economy

• Taking the next faithful step—even when you can't see the whole staircase

• Finding hope and wisdom in Psalm 37

I pray this episode encourages your heart.

I'd love to hear what God is teaching you.

📧 Email: glowupingracepodcast@gmail.com

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🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

Until next time...

Keep growing.

Keep trusting.

And keep walking in His grace.

God bless you,

Dr. Deborah Owens

Glow Up in Grace

Where faith meets the glow-up.

In this episode, I share five promises from Isaiah 54 that encouraged my heart during a season of rebuilding.

As many of you know, the past six months have been a season of grief, change, and learning to move forward after the loss of my husband. While spending time in God's Word, Isaiah 54 reminded me that God's promises remain true even when life changes.

I talk about overcoming fear, trusting God's faithfulness, finding comfort in the promise that He will never abandon us, praying for our children, and standing on the assurance that no weapon formed against us shall prosper.

I also share personal reflections on widowhood, God's provision, raising my children after loss, and the ways I have seen God's kindness and faithfulness carry us through this season.

Key Insights:

• Do not fear, for you will not be ashamed

• Your Maker is your husband

• God's kindness will not depart from you

• Great shall be the peace of your children

• No weapon formed against you shall prosper

• Trusting God during seasons of grief and rebuilding

• Finding hope and strength in God's promises

• Praying God's peace over our children

I hope this episode encouraged you! Please let me know. I would love to hear from you.

Send me an e-mail at: glowupingracepodcast@gmail.com

Until next time, God bless you,

Dr. Deborah Owens

Glow Up in Grace — Where faith meets the glow-up!

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Nicoline Ambe for an honest conversation about widowhood, grief, faith, resilience, and raising children after loss.

We both share what it has been like to navigate layered grief while continuing to move forward for our children, our purpose, and our faith. We talk openly about caregiving, the pain of watching someone you love decline, rebuilding after loss, and learning how to stay anchored in God when life changes unexpectedly.

This conversation was deeply personal for me.

One thing we both agreed on is that God’s Word becomes an anchor when everything else feels uncertain.

If you are walking through grief, widowhood, transition, exhaustion, or rebuilding after heartbreak, I pray this episode encourages you and reminds you that you are not alone.

Key Insights:

• Navigating grief and widowhood

• Raising children after loss

• Staying anchored in faith during difficult seasons

• The emotional impact of caregiving and transition

• Resilience, discipline, and trusting God one step at a time

• Rebuilding life after heartbreak

• Why obedience and faith matter in hard seasons

I hope this episode encouraged you! Please let me know. I would love to hear from you.

Send me an e-mail at: glowupingracepodcast@gmail.com

Until next time, God bless you, Dr. Deborah Owens

Glow Up in Grace — Where faith meets the glow-up!

In this episode, I talk about love—what it really is, what it isn’t, and how God defines it through 1 Corinthians 13:4–8.

I share my own reflections on patience, endurance, boundaries, self-worth, and the difference between real love and the unhealthy patterns we sometimes normalize in relationships, family, and even within ourselves.

This message challenged me personally first.

Love is more than emotion. It is patient. It is kind. It does not envy, compete, manipulate, or cause you to abandon yourself.

Real love requires wisdom, mutual respect, and spiritual maturity.

If you’ve ever struggled with comparison, one-sided relationships, losing yourself while loving others, or questioning what love should actually look like, this episode will encourage you to return to God’s truth.

Love is giving—but it does not mean abandoning yourself.

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4–8

Key Insights:

• What biblical love really looks like in real life

• The difference between love and insecurity

• Why patience is strength—not weakness

• How to love without losing yourself

• The importance of boundaries, wisdom, and mutual respect

• Why real love does not compete, envy, or manipulate

I hope this helped you! Please let me know. I would love to hear from you! Send me an e-mail at glowupingracepodcast@gmail.com

Until next time, God bless you, Dr. Deborah Owens

Glow Up in Grace — Where faith meets the glow-up!

How to Overcome Fear | Faith Over Anxiety, Doubt & Spiritual Attack

In this episode, I talk about fear—what it is, how it shows up, and how it can quietly block your obedience and your peace.

I share my own experience with fear and anxiety, including a season where it came on heavily during one of the most challenging times in my life. Through it, I had to learn how to anchor myself in God’s Word and choose faith over fear.

Fear is real—but it does not have the final say.

If you’ve been dealing with anxiety, hesitation, or feeling stuck, this episode will remind you that you can move forward in faith, even when fear is present.

God has not given you a spirit of fear—but of power, love, and a sound mind.

Key Insights:

• What fear really is and how it operates
• How fear blocks obedience and opportunities
• Recognizing anxiety and spiritual pressure
• Anchoring your mind in God’s Word
• Choosing faith even when fear is present

Until next time, God bless you. Dr. Deborah Owens

Glow Up in Grace — Where faith meets the glow-up!

Forgiveness Isn’t Easy | How to Let Go Without Losing Yourself (with Sherisse Pritchet)

In this episode, I sit down with Sherisse Pritchet for an honest conversation about forgiveness—what it really looks like, why it’s so difficult, and what it takes to walk it out in real life.

We talk about the tension between pain and obedience, and how easy it is to hold on to hurt without even realizing how deeply it’s affecting your heart.

As we unpack this, I reflect on what forgiveness requires—not pretending it didn’t happen, not minimizing the pain—but choosing to release what we were never meant to carry.

Forgiveness is not about the other person. It’s about your freedom.

If you’ve ever struggled with letting go, setting boundaries, or trying to move forward without becoming hardened, this conversation will meet you right where you are.

God doesn’t ask us to carry bitterness. He leads us into freedom.

Key Insights:

• Why forgiveness is harder than we admit
• The difference between forgiveness and reconciliation
• Letting go without denying your pain
• How unforgiveness quietly affects your heart
• Choosing freedom over offense

If this message blessed you, share it with someone who may need it.

Until next time, God bless you. Dr. Deborah Owens

Glow Up in Grace — Where faith meets the glow-up!