In this episode, Lindsay and Kelly take a step back and share the unexpected friendship that helped spark Teach Equip and how that friendship revealed the beautiful and sometimes uncomfortable work God was doing in each of their lives.

They reflect on what it looked like to discover their shared love for God’s Word, how their friendship helped shape their callings as Bible teachers, and how their wildly different paths taught them the same core lesson: faithfulness is greater than followers.

Whether you're confident on a stage or still whispering your “yes” to God behind the scenes, this one is for you. It’s about motives, comparison, hidden seasons, unexpected platforms, and choosing obedience over outcomes.

In this episode, you’ll hear about:

• What to do when God says “no” (and how that can be grace)
• The temptation of hiding behind false humility
• The danger of finding identity in a platform
• Why our most powerful teaching tool is a transformed life
• What it means to revere the Word, not the audience

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