ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Are you standing at the edge of a new season — an empty nest, a new job, a child starting kindergarten or heading off to college, or caring for aging parents — and feeling more afraid than excited? In this first regular solo episode, Angela shares how Isaiah 43:19 has been speaking to her own life this month and what it means to trust God when everything feels like it's changing. You'll walk away with permission to stop looking back and start watching for the new thing God is already doing.
Description
In her first regular solo episode, Angela opens up about the season she's walking through right now — she just moved her youngest into college and is stepping into empty nesting. She shares the verse God keeps bringing back to her heart lately: Isaiah 43:18-19.
Angela unpacks the context behind this promise, written to an Israel caught between turmoil and comfort, and shows how it speaks directly into today's new seasons — kids starting school, career changes, caregiving for aging parents, or even personal struggles like unforgiveness or addiction. Whatever season you're facing, this episode is an invitation to stop clinging to the past and trust that God is doing something new and making a way for you too.
Episode Highlights
- Angela shares why this is her first regular solo episode and what she hopes to offer by opening up about her own walk with God alongside guest interviews.
- Isaiah 43:19 — "I am about to do something new... I will make a way in the wilderness, rivers in the desert" — reveals a God who is always working, even in seasons that feel uncertain.
- Isaiah 43:18 warns against clinging to "the things of old," reminding us we can miss what God is doing now if we're too busy looking back at the past or at our own plans.
- No matter the season — empty nesting, a new job, caregiving, forgiveness, or breaking free from an addiction — God promises He will make a way.
Great Quotes
- "Look, I am about to do something new. Even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness, rivers in the desert." (Isaiah 43:19)
- "Sometimes we miss out on the season because we're too busy looking back at what we thought we had, or we're too busy looking at our dreams and what we wanted, and we don't see what God is giving us."
- "God is not a God who changes who He is. He's the same yesterday, today, and forever."
Resources Mentioned
- Isaiah 43:18-19 – God's promise that He is doing something new and will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
- Philippians 4:8 – the foundation for Angela's free "10-Minute Thought Filter," offered to newsletter subscribers.
Related Episodes (from Life as Worship)
- Led by Cords of Love: Trusting God's Guidance in Hard Seasons – Another reminder that God gently leads us through seasons we didn't choose, just as He's making a way in this episode.
- God's Comfort in Suffering: Voices in the Wilderness – A closer look at how God meets us with comfort in our own wilderness seasons.
- Be Strong and Courageous: Finding Courage When You're Afraid – Encouragement for facing the fear that comes with a new and uncertain season.
Newsletter Invitation
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