What do you do when God has placed a

calling on your life — but nothing

visible is happening?

Sheila sits down with Jenilee Samuel —

podcast coach, show host, and the woman

who personally coached Sheila into

launching Joyful Purpose.

Jenilee spent 10 years privately crying,

feeling like her gifts were wasting away.

Then the Holy Spirit said:

"You be faithful with today. I can

create a platform for you in a day."

This is the personal faith journey of a

woman who believed that. A Christ

centered life means living with purpose

even in the silent seasons. To glorify

Jesus in the waiting is the highest

obedience.

In this episode:

- What faithfulness looks like in the

silent years of a christian woman

- Why your season of quiet obedience

is never wasted by God

- How David's years of shepherding

prepared him for Goliath

- Navigating naysayers while walking

in God's calling

- How to hear God's voice clearly

across different seasons of faith

🎬 PART 2 drops Sep 11 — the accidental

actress story and the brown bear

prophecy. Subscribe now!

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📖 Scripture: Proverbs 16:9,

2 Corinthians 1:4, 1 Samuel 17

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This is not a full episode.

This is a warning. 😂

Because this Friday — August 28th —

Jenilee Samuel is joining me on

Joyful Purpose and I need you to

be ready.

Jenilee is a podcast coach, show host,

and founder of the Java with Jen

community. She has helped hundreds of

Christian women find their voice and

get their message into the world.

She also personally coached ME into

launching this podcast.

So yes — I interviewed the woman who

taught me how to do this.

And what she shared about ten years of

silent faithfulness, showing up when

nothing visible was happening, and the

moment the Holy Spirit said something

that changed everything —

I am still thinking about it.

This Friday. Episode 8.

"Faithful in the Waiting."

Subscribe right now so it lands in

your feed automatically.

And next week after? She is back for Part 2.

The accidental actress story.

The brown bear prophecy.

Dean Cain. Eric Roberts.

I am not kidding.

Two Fridays. One extraordinary woman.

Do not miss either one.

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When was the last time you truly rested

— without feeling guilty about it?

Sheila gets honest about the hollow

exhaustion that comes not from working

hard but from never stopping — and the

terrifying, deeply freeing invitation

God extended: just stop.

This is the faith journey of a Christian

woman who learned that a Christ centered

life includes rest. Living with purpose

doesn't mean constant output. Biblical

rest is not laziness. It is obedience.

To glorify Jesus we must stop striving

and start trusting.

This is not a productivity episode.

This is a permission episode.

In this episode:

- What Genesis 2 reveals about rest —

God built Sabbath into creation

- What Hebrews 4 says — Sabbath for

christian women is a posture not

just a day

- Why choosing rest is one of the most

countercultural acts of faith

- The real difference between biblical

rest and laziness

- What rest looks like for a busy

christian working mom

- 3 small ways to practice Sabbath

this week

📖 Scripture: Genesis 2:2–3,

Hebrews 4, Matthew 11:28

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