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Podcast Title: Episode 3: I Choose Today to Seek Deliverance

Molinda Hern April 9, 2025

https://media.blubrry.com/3562980/content.blubrry.com/3562980/4_Seek_Deliverance_FINAL_Clean.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 16:01 — 13.5MB) | EmbedSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSSHave you ever found yourself clinging to something God never meant for you to carry? Maybe it’s fear, shame, discouragement, or regret. You know He’s calling you to surrender it, but something inside just keeps holding on. If that sounds familiar, you’re not alone. In today’s episode of I Choose Today, I share what it means to seek deliverance—not someday in the future, but today. We look at the ways we carry chains unnecessarily, and how God’s invitation to freedom is available right here, right now. We explore: I also share a raw part of my own story—where I had to lay down the pain I had been carrying for far too long. It wasn’t easy, but it was worth it. And if He could deliver me, I know He can do the same for you. Download the Free ResourceI created a Prayer of Deliverance and Praise PDF just for you. This free printable includes: 📥 Download Here Quote to Remember:“He doesn’t just snap our chains. He walks us into freedom—one step at a time.” Ready to listen?Click below to tune in and take

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I Choose Today to Worship in the Middle of the Mundane

Molinda Hern April 5, 2025

The Ordinary Series – Part 4 Note: This post is Part 4 in The Ordinary Series. Part 3 will be shared as part of the upcoming podcast episode where I’ll dive deeper into what it means to be an ordinary kingdom partner. For now, I pray these words meet you right where you are. ⸻ I think the ordinary is the hardest place to live. See, the outcasts are looking for hope. They know they need saving. The mountain movers? They see the kingdom and are actively pursuing it. But those of us in the middle of the ordinary? We’re just trying to make it through the day. We’re folding laundry, checking off to-do lists, opening the fridge to figure out what can be made for dinner with whatever’s left. We bandage another scraped knee. Pay another bill. Run another errand. Facilitate another meeting. Nothing about it feels like kingdom work. Not to mention—I’m just an ordinary person living an ordinary life. And it’s in that space that the lie creeps in: This can’t possibly matter. This can’t be kingdom. But it does. And it is. Because God is in the business of using the ordinary in the ordinary to

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I Choose Today to Wait on His Presence

Molinda Hern March 25, 2025

There’s a lot I could chase right now—momentum, strategy, visibility. The podcast is almost ready, and everything’s in motion. But there’s this moment from Scripture I can’t stop thinking about. It’s when God tells Moses, “Go on up to the land I promised you. I’ll even send an angel ahead to clear the way… but I’m not going with you, because you are a stiff-necked people.” (Exodus 33:3) And Moses, in all his boldness and intimacy with God, basically says, “Then don’t send us. We’re not going anywhere without You.” (Exodus 33:15) He knew the Promised Land meant nothing without the Presence of God. That’s exactly where I’m at right now. I don’t want to launch a podcast, write another word, or take another step—unless the Lord is in it. His Presence is the promise. Without Him, it’s just noise. This calling has always been about obedience, not production. About God’s heart, not my platform. So I’ve found myself praying something that’s become almost a whisper I repeat throughout the day: “Don’t let me get ahead of You, Lord.” Because I’ve seen what happens when I rush, when I strive, when I try to manufacture something that only the Spirit

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I Choose Today to Show Up Anyway

Molinda Hern March 22, 2025

Something Exciting Is Coming! I’m so excited to finally share that the I Choose Today podcast launches on April 2nd! This has been a journey of prayer, preparation, and a whole lot of trusting God in the process. If you’ve ever connected with these blog posts, I think you’re going to love the podcast. It’s real, it’s honest, and it’s all about choosing to follow God—even through the hard stuff. Mark your calendar—I can’t wait to walk this new chapter with you! And now, here’s a message that’s been on my heart lately… ⸻ I Choose Today to Show Up Anyway There are days when I feel like I have nothing to offer—when I feel emotionally drained, mentally scattered, or spiritually quiet. The temptation is to hide, to wait until I feel stronger, clearer, more “together.” But I’m learning that healing doesn’t only happen in the hidden places—it often happens when we choose to show up anyway. Show up to the quiet moment with God, even when words are few. Show up to the people He’s placed in your life, even when your heart is tender. Show up to the calling, even when it feels costly. I used to think

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I Choose Today to Let God Uproot the Weeds

Molinda Hern March 11, 2025

Peeling back an onion is often used as an analogy for uncovering deeper truths, layer by layer. But I believe a better picture of this process is found in the artichoke. You see, an artichoke isn’t actually a vegetable—it’s the flower bud of a thistle, or in other words, a weed. Yes, a weed! And yet, inside this weed is something valuable. The artichoke consists of three protective layers, all designed to shield its heart. The thorns are the first line of defense. Sharp and uninviting, they keep anything from getting too close. They serve one purpose: to protect. Then come the bracts, the thick, impenetrable leaves that offer additional protection. But here’s the thing—when you peel back a bract, a small piece of the heart comes with it. The deeper you go, the more of the heart is exposed. And finally, there’s the choke. A tangled mass of hair-like fibers, the choke is the messiest and most time-consuming barrier to remove. But once it’s gone, all that remains is the heart—tender, valuable, and no longer hidden beneath layers of self-protection. We do the same thing in our own lives. We develop layers of self-protection, even thorns, to keep others

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