Tomorrow is Pentecost Sunday.
And this year, Pentecost feels especially meaningful to me because I have been journeying through the Life in the Spirit Seminar these past few weeks.
It has been stretching me, grounding me, challenging me… and awakening something deeper within me.
This week, one of the priests said something that stayed with me:
“You cannot encounter Jesus and remain the same.”
That line has been echoing in my spirit ever since, because I know that when we truly encounter Jesus, something shifts.
It may not always be instantly.
It may not always be dramatically.
But it is always deeply and meaningfully…
We see this throughout Scripture.
The woman with the issue of blood encountered Jesus… and left healed.
The blind received sight.
The fearful found courage.
The broken found hope.
The lost found direction.
No one encountered Him and remained exactly as they were before.
As I reflect on the importance of intentional transformation, another thing that stood out to me during the seminar was the reminder that “If we are not intentionally building our spiritual life, we are allowing the flesh to rule.”
That was sobering.
The priest spoke about how we are never truly “vacant.”
Either we are being led by the Holy Spirit… or we are being shaped by the spirit of the world.
We truly need to be INTENTIONAL!
In Galatians 5:16:
“So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.”
Walking by the Spirit is not accidental.
It requires:
As I reflected on all of this, I also thought about the work I do through coaching, mentoring, challenges, and conversations with women.
Sometimes one question changes someone’s perspective.
Sometimes one moment of reflection creates clarity.
Sometimes one conversation gives a woman the courage to finally move forward.
I believe that kind of transformation is sacred… But I want the impact I have to be rooted in something deeper than motivation.
I want it to be rooted in God.
Rooted in truth.
Rooted in the Holy Spirit.
True transformation is not just behavior change… it is heart change.
What are you allowing to shape your life right now?
Are you intentionally nurturing your spiritual life… or simply reacting to the world around you?
If you truly encountered Jesus today, what in your life would need to change?
Pentecost is a reminder that we were never meant to live empty, disconnected, or led only by the flesh.
We were created to be filled.
Led.
Transformed.
Empowered.
May we encounter God in a way that changes us. 🔥
Until next Saturday!
Love, Talisha 
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Tomorrow is Pentecost Sunday. And this year, Pentecost feels especially meaningful to me because I have been journeying through the Life in the Spirit Seminar these past few weeks. It has been stretching me, grounding me, challenging me… and awakening something deeper within me. This week, one of the priests said something that stayed with […]
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Praise the Lord for your enlightened soul which will not cease to enlighten others.
Sometimes all it takes is “one moment, one conversation, one question, and boom💥, here comes destiny! Write the books📚
Amen!
Intentional living has proven to be challenging. But the results are worth it. Saying yes to Jesus seems easy at the beginning, but when the challenges comes you have to call on Him for answers and know that He hears your every pray and WILL help you!
This is true!
FAITH AMBITION & GROWTH
Becoming…
“You cannot encounter Jesus and remain the same.” Talisha quoted the priest.
That statement is abundantly true.
But somewhere along the way, many believers confused transformation with reduction.
We started treating holiness like God’s ultimate goal is to make His children smaller, quieter, less impactful, less visible, less ambitious.
As though humility means hiding.
As though dreaming boldly is rebellion.
As though building greatly offends Heaven.
Our theology has become so tangled that we now shame people for carrying vision.
Yet Scripture never shows Jesus shrinking people.
He restored them.
The woman with the issue of blood encountered Jesus and left healed.
The blind encountered Him and received sight.
The fearful encountered Him and found courage.
The broken encountered Him and found hope.
The lost encountered Him and found direction.
No one truly met Jesus and became less alive.
They became awakened.
So why do we preach a Gospel that glorifies surviving but fears thriving?
God never asked us to live intimidated lives under the disguise of modesty.
A massive Spirit lives inside of us, yet many believers have made comfort zones their sanctuary and smallness their theology.
Faith was never meant to sit safely in church pews waiting for permission to move.
Faith has legs.
Faith builds.
Faith risks.
Faith creates.
Faith multiplies.
We quote, “God will supply all our needs,” but ignore that throughout Scripture, Heaven partnered with movement. Noah built. Esther spoke. David fought. Peter stepped out of the boat. The servants multiplied the talents. Even the woman with the issue of blood had to press through the crowd.
Faith does not need a bodyguard.
It needs obedience.
It needs action.
It needs movement.
And let’s correct another misunderstanding: ambition is not automatically pride.
Self-glorification is pride.
But God-given vision? God-sized stewardship? The desire to build, create, expand, influence, heal, lead, and establish? Those things can absolutely honor God.
The same God who said to be humble also said: “I came that they may have life, and have it more abundantly.”
Abundant does not mean arrogant.
It means fully alive.
Some believers carry unnecessary guilt for wanting more.
More impact.
More business.
More influence.
More creativity.
More opportunities.
More stability.
More overflow to help others.
But why would God place gifts, strategy, intellect, vision, and leadership inside of you just for you to bury it under fake humility?
The Kingdom suffers when powerful people convince themselves that playing small is holiness.
You are not called to be consumed by greed.
But neither are you called to glorify limitation.
Jesus never died so His people could live spiritually alive but mentally imprisoned.
You can be ambitious and surrendered.
Wealthy and worshipful.
Influential and humble.
Powerful and pure.
Stop apologizing for wanting to grow.
Stop shrinking so insecure people feel comfortable around your calling.
Stop making your dreams sound smaller so you can appear “more spiritual.”
When God encounters a person, He does not erase purpose.
He ignites it.
BECOMING…
all God intended without feeling guilty for carrying greatness.
LOADING…
Yessssss! Etlyne! I love how you used this as a prompt and exploded!
John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
Faith does not need a bodyguard.
It needs obedience.
It needs action.
It needs movement.