Be Encouraged, Be Inspired Podcast
by Kunbi Ayo-Okanlawon
The show that brings a message of hope, inspiration and encouragement every week, to:- remind you of how amazing you are and how much you are loved by God- uplift your spirit man- spur you on- encourage you to keep on keeping on- arm you with tips and advice to help you with your day to day livingI will be doing this using the word of God, life experiences (mine and those of my guests) and what God lays on my heart.
Episodes
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28: Do You Know Who God Says You Are?
Do you know who you are or have you allowed people tell you who you are? In this episode, I talk about who God says we are according to the scriptures and I also share something that I do that helps me know and remember who God says I am. I pray this episode encourages and blesses you. I would…
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27: Remember, You Can Ask God for Wisdom!
In this episode, I am drawing encouragement from Gen 24 to remind us that we can ask God for wisdom and direction on how to handle situations in our lives and He will answer us. I pray this episode encourages you that God is ever with you and always wants the best for you. God bless! SOCIAL…
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26: Are You Feeling Overwhelmed? Remember God is Your Refuge and Fortress
In this episode, I am sharing with you a message that was laid on my heart for anyone going through a season of overwhelm and exhaustion. God wants to remind you of who He is to you and that you can turn to Him for strength and refuge. God bless! SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram:...
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25: The Names of God Revealed in Psalm 23
Did you know that there are 11 names of God hidden within Psalm 23? In this episode, I will be going through each of these names. Woohoo!! My hope is that when you read or remember Psalm 23, you'll take your time to remember God's names revealed in the verses and you remember what they mean to…
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24: Armour of God Series: How to Take Up and Use Our Sword of the Spirit (the Word of God)
I'm back with the 6th episode in the Armour of God series and we have just one episode left before we wrap this series up. It's been so amazing to dig a little deeper into the armour of God and I hope you have been able to glean a few things from each episode. In this episode, I am talking about...
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23: #PrayerMoments: God Will Always Welcome You Back
In this episode, I am bringing you encouragement from the story of the prodigal son in the Bible (Luke 15) to remind you that no matter how far you've gone or what you've done, you will always be welcomed home by God. I pray this episode encourages and reminds you of how special you are to God.…
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22: Thanking God Even in the Chaos of Life
There is a lot of chaos in the world right now and this can so easily take us in a downward spiral of sadness and discontent, as we try to navigate this alongside everything else going on in our personal lives. In this episode, I am encouraging you about thanking God even in the chaos of life....
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21: Don't Let Anyone Bring You Down
We live in a world where people can so easily chip away at your confidence with their words and actions for whatever reasons that perhaps only they can understand (or not). In this episode, I am asking you to please promise me not to let anyone bring you down or chip away at your confidence, your...
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20: Nobody Can Love Us Like God Does
In this episode, I am sharing from Ephesians 3:14-16 where Apostle Paul prays for the believers in Ephesus and I am bringing you encouragement from the part of Apostle Paul's prayer where he prayed that the believers in Ephesus may have the power to understand as ALL God's people should: how…
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19: Armour of God Series: How to Take Our Helmet of Salvation and Keep It in Place
It's the 5th episode in the Armour of God series and in this episode, I am talking about our Helmet of Salvation; how we can take it up and keep it in place. Salvation is not something we can work towards but a free gift we receive if we believe in God. We can receive salvation if we confess our...
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18: Two Truths We Learn From Jesus Sacrificing His Life
Happy Easter! I'm forever in awe and grateful to God for Christ's sacrifice on the Cross for us to be able to have direct access to the Father and so that we may have eternal life in Heaven with God. In this episode, I am sharing with you two truths that Jesus Christ's death on the cross points…
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17: #PrayerMoments: Fear Not: God is With You ALWAYS
I felt strongly led to share an encouragement that I got from the book of Jeremiah during my quiet time last week. Sometimes when we are going through certain situations where we may feel like we are stuck and it may appear as if God has forgotten us, God may in fact be preparing us for a new...
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16: Armour of God Series: How to Take Up the Shield of Faith
We are back with the Armour of God series! Yeaaaa! In this episode, I am talking about the Shield of Faith: what they meant to the Roman soldier and how we can take up OUR shield of faith. Every single piece of the armour of God is powerful. However, they all need faith to activate and strengthen...
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15: Let's Chat: Going Through Self-doubt? God Will Give You the Strength to Accomplish His Purpose in Your Life
I felt led to encourage anyone going through the motions with self-doubt about God's calling on their lives. Something I can 100% relate to. In this episode I am sharing a little bit from the story of Gideon in Judges chapter 6. Gideon was a mighty man of God but before becoming a mighty man of...
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14: Armour of God Series: How to Put on Shoes of the Gospel of Peace
Hellooo! We are three episodes into the Armour of God series already! In this episode, I am talking about how we can put on shoes of the gospel of peace. I love hearing from you, so please do DM me on social media or send me an email to let me know your thoughts regarding the Ephesians 6:11–18…
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13: Armour of God Series: How to Put on the Breastplate of Righteousness
Hey you guys! We are continuing with the Armour of God series, which is a 6-part series where I discuss how we can put on each element of the armour of God listed in Ephesians 6:14–17. In this episode, I am talking about how we can put on the breastplate of righteousness. If you haven't listened…
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12: Armour of God Series: How to Put on the Belt of Truth
In episode 7, I mentioned that I will expand on the Armour of God in another episode of the podcast. After much thought, I thought perhaps we can make a series out of it and explore how we can apply Ephesians 6:11–18 in our lives, so that we are able to stand against the wiles of the devil. We…
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11: How to Make a Positive Impact Where You Are
Many of us are looking for ways to make the world a better place and often wonder what we can do and how we can go about making a difference. In this episode, I talk about how we can make a positive impact in our corner of the world during these COVID times and when things eventually return to...
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10: Will You Give Jesus a Chance? He Wants To Be a Part of Your Life
I would love for you to listen to this episode if you don't have a relationship with Jesus Christ yet. He loves you so much and wants to be a part of your life. Will you give Him a chance? "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but...
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09: #PrayerMoments: 6 Things the Bible Says About Your Identity in Christ
In this episode of the Prayer Moments series, I am sharing with you an entry from my devotional journal on 6 things the Bible says about our identity in Christ. I believe that no matter how long you have been a believer for, it is always so refreshing to be reminded of how God identifies us. I…
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08: Real and Vulnerable Chat: my experience coping with anxiety attacks
In this episode, I talk about my experience with anxiety attacks in 2020, what I did to cope with them, how I am still very much a work in progress and the things I am learning about God through the process. I hope you are encouraged by this episode and I pray God's peace that passes all...
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07: The Battle is the Lord's! You are Victorious
While we are on earth, we cannot avoid battles and the stress and strain of life but we have an amazing God who does not relent in looking after His children. He fights our battles with and for us, and He knows only how to triumph, so we are victorious! I hope you are encouraged by this episode....
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06: #PrayerMoments: Praying and Trusting God When You are Worried
I'm really excited to introduce the Prayer Moments series to you. At their core, the Prayer Moments episodes will be centred around prayer. In addition, I may share with you notes from my devotional journal, bible verses that are laid on my heart or messages that I read or hear that resonate with...
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Some encouragement and prayer for lockdown 3.0 in the UK
As we were plunged into another lockdown in the UK yesterday, my heart was really heavy thinking about how each and every person is affected. It was late at night and I just had to record this audio to encourage and pray for us all. We will get through this! Be well and stay safe. God bless!…
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05: God is Good and You are Loved by Him
Happy New Year, friends!! I'm so excited to bring you this episode as I'm sharing with you something that God laid on my heart for you. I hope you are encouraged by this episode and I pray that you experience an abundance of God's love this year and beyond. If you would like me to pray for you,...
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04: It's Okay Not to Be Everyone's Cup of Tea! Stay True to Yourself
We sadly live in a world where some people will not like us no matter how nice and lovely we are and no matter what we say or do. Life is too short for us to stress ourselves over this and it's so much more important that we remain true to who we are. In this episode, we are exploring the fact…
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03: 10 Empowering Affirmations and Bible Verses to Build Your Confidence
It's crazy how we can so easily give ourselves labels without realising that we have done so or without thinking about where those labels originate from. Some of these labels can be so deep rooted in our psyche that we believe them about ourselves! On this episode, I'm sharing with you 10...
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02: Why You Should Start A Journaling Habit And Some Journaling Ideas To Try
Hiya!! Thank you for joining me on another episode of the Be Encouraged, Be Inspired podcast. On this episode, I'm sharing with you reasons why you should be journaling. I'm also giving you different journaling ideas to try, depending on what suits you best. Journaling has helped me a lot over…
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01: Does God really care about me?
I'm so excited that you are able to join me on the very first episode of the Be Encouraged, Be Inspired podcast. It has been a very long time in coming and I'm grateful to be here. On this episode, I am sharing with you about how much God cares about you to give you encouragement for those days...
About this show
The show that brings a message of hope, inspiration and encouragement every week, to:- remind you of how amazing you are and how much you are loved by God- uplift your spirit man- spur you on- encourage you to keep on keeping on- arm you with tips and advice to help you with your day to day livingI will be doing this using the word of God, life experiences (mine and those of my guests) and what God lays on my heart.
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Kunbi Ayo-Okanlawon
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