Heart to Heart with Deborah Smith

Making Room with Deb - 1//God Created You For His Glory

God created us with different gifts and passions. He is calling us to lay down our fear of what others think and follow that dream he has put in your heart. He longs for us to walk in joy and bring him glory. 

After the Fire 🔥 with Richelle Walker. Episode 15

Richelle Walker has lived and worked on their family farm in central Queensland Australia and has done so for most of her life. She is an artist and author, mother of 4 and grandma of 7 children. Richelle’s shares her story of loss followed by grief after their homestead burnt to the ground during a very long season of drought and desperate water shortages. She began journaling her grief as away of dealing with her loss. This led to a beautiful narrative which has become her first published book, which was mostly taken from her journal. 
What a beautiful heart and honest look Richelle gives us of walking out of this kind of tragedy. Be blessed by her testimony of how wonderful God is in all seasons of our lives. 

Why would anyone want to be a Christian!? With Dr Lily Myers Episode 14

Dr Lily Myers shares with us how she found joy for the present and hope for the future. She is a brilliant, intelligent and compassionate lover of Jesus. Lily carries a supernatural testimony of God’s determination to save her from herself. Her life is marked with gentle compassion, gracious understanding and love that makes you want to know Jesus deeper than ever before. Be carried away with this amazing story of how she came to know Jesus and his power and grace over her life. 

When you believe you don’t have a testimony - you do! - Matt Wardlaw Episode 13

My guest today on Heart to Heart is Matt Wardlaw. He shares his belief that he didn’t feel like he had much of a testimony. He grew up in a Christian home and gave his heart to the Lord at a young age. Because of this he felt that his testimony wasn’t very interesting. This belief is common amongst second generation Christians and beyond. We hear an amazing testimony and then think “we don’t have a testimony like others do”, therefore we don’t have one at all. Matt has since realised his entire life is a living testimony of the goodness and faithfulness of God. Enjoy his warmth, humour and love for the Lord as he shares his story of revelation, discouragement and beautiful restoration.

Dreaming Big with God - Dan Rayner // Episode 12

Dreaming Big with God Episode - Dan Rayner 
Episode // 12
 
My guest today on Heart to Heart is Dan Rayner. He has wonderful vision and insight into the grace of God as we step out in faith to follow the big dream God has placed in our hearts. Dan shares his story of trying and failing but growing in the process, by learning to get up and try again. Dan challenges us to find our identity in Jesus first and how to follow the call God places on our heart. His practical advice and words of encouragement are inspiring as we  explore the concept of Dreaming Big with God.
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The unspoken Truth of Miscarriage - With Chloe Gray Episode // 11 To Believe that God Really does love us.

Today on Heart to Heart I interview my friend Chloe Gray, a wife and mum of a two year old boy. She shares the often unspoken truth about miscarriage and the internal trauma she experienced as she walked out this journey not once, but twice. Miscarriage can be a silent, painful and lonely journey for couples and often goes without the acknowledgment of the trauma and the deep loss they are walking through. Isolation and fear can be a constant reminder of what they have lost. Chloe speaks life into all who have suffered in this space and how God was her refuge and strength. Her belief was that God didn't love her and was punishing her, and it was in this space she discovered the truth and depth of how much He truly does love her and that this love is available for all who need to know it.  Chloe leaves us with a powerful statement! “You can’t conquer it if you don’t confront it” May you find hope and healing in her testimony of Gods faithfulness. 

Laying Down Dreams for God’s Glory - With Kate Gurren Episode // 10. He always has new Dreams for us !!

What a joy to share this wonderful story of God's goodness and faithfulness. Kare Gurren is a school teacher and an incredible musician / vocalist. She shares how God called her to lay down her dream of becoming a professional artist to follow his call to pursue prayer and worship. The joy of seeing someone trust God in such a tangible way is a sweet encouragement for us to trust the Lord with all aspects of our lives. Kate calls us higher -- to a deeper intimacy and longing to trust the Father in all area's of our lives.. even our dreams!!  
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Overcoming Childhood Trauma - Jesus meets us where we are with Jeannine Episode // 9

Jeannine is a beautiful mum of 3 and my cousin who lives in the USA. She shares about her childhood trauma of assault that caused her to build a wall so high her body shut down, and she in turn blamed God for all of it. As she carried her pain into her adult years she ended up marrying a narcissistic man which over time shattered her heart and broke her spirit. Jeannine shares how Jesus can meet us anywhere and how he did for her. This story brings hope to so many who experience domestic violence, abuse and defeat or who feel trapped in depression and anxiety. My prayer is that this powerful testimony will encourage you to see hope for the future and find God waiting to love you through your journey toward finding freedom in and through Him.

LOSING EMILY - Learning to choose Hope over bitterness With David and Nicky French // Episode 8

David and Nicky French tell their powerful story of choosing hope over bitterness everyday after the losing their 2 year old daughter Emily. They have kept their hearts soft and captured the need we all have for a community of people who loved and supported them while helping them hold onto Jesus and each other.  Nicky shares her immediate response to Emily's death was to say to her husband David "our son has lost his sister, he cannot lose his parents too." This powerful statement has been beautifully woven into their love for each other and the Lord. I pray you will find this story full of hope and God's goodness even in hard times of life.
 

Learning to sing again - Finding her true Identity with Lea Ann de Wet // Episode 7

This was a short unscripted spontaneous podcast that Lea-Ann and I did when I was just starting out. It blessed me so much I just really want you all to be blessed. 
 
Lea-Ann is a mother of 2 and is a gifted, amazing worship leader. She has been such a blessing to me by walking with me through the set up of this podcast. Her strong and courageous story of surrendering due to an illness that silenced her voice for a season is inspiring. When it returned she was unable worship God the way she had. From a place of despair she discovered how worship comes in many ways. Lea-Ann learned to sing again by teaching others about worship and encouraging them to use their gifts. By surrendering her gift to the Lord she found encouraging others to find theirs gifts brought a beautiful heart of worship into her spirit. She found her identity was not in what she did but in who Jesus was in her.