Born To Be A Butterfly

The journey of faith isn’t a sprint — it’s a long walk with the Lord. In this episode, Nina Pajonas shares how God builds spiritual stamina in us through pruning, plateaus, and moments when we feel weak. Discover why true strength isn’t about pushing harder in your own willpower but learning to rely on Christ’s love, the source of endurance that carries us further than we could ever go al...

What does it mean to truly love like Christ? In this episode of Born to be a Butterfly, Nina Pajonas shares a powerful revelation: our ability to love cannot depend on someone else’s ability to love us. Drawing from Scripture and personal testimony, Nina unpacks the difference between human love and Agape love—the kind of selfless, sacrificial love that heals wounds, restores hope, and transforms lives.

You’ll hear how prayer protec...

Sensitivity Is Not a Weakness — It’s a Spiritual Strength

Have you ever been told you’re “too sensitive”? I’ve heard that phrase all my life, and for years, I believed it was a weakness. But when I came back to Christ, He revealed the opposite: my sensitivity wasn’t a disability, it was a divine ability.

Sadly, we live in a culture that celebrates hardness of heart. Compassion is dismissed. Apathy is excused. However, Scripture warns...

Walking with the Lord often means walking through seasons of pruning—times when God calls us to leave behind places, people, or positions that once felt central to our lives. In this message, Nina Pajonas shares her personal journey of being led to leave a church community, how worship carried her through the loss, and how God used even the hardest goodbyes to prepare her for a greater purpose.

From memories of brokenness to reminde...

Love is easy when life is light, but what about when misunderstandings wound us or darkness tries to creep into our relationships?

In this message, Nina shares how truth, forgiveness, and faith overcame the enemy’s attempts to divide—and why love never delights in evil, always rejoices with the truth, and never fails.

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Love is not easily angered; it keeps no record of wrongs. (1 Corinthians 13:5)

Anger is powerful—but it’s also deceptive. Underneath it often lies fear, sadness, or disappointment. Left unchecked, anger robs us of peace, strains our relationships, and keeps us bound in regret.

In this episode, Nina Pajonas shares how to recognize anger as a secondary emotion, practice “the pause” before reacting, and break free from self-righteous an...

What does love do when it could win the argument but wound a heart? In this episode of Born to be a Butterfly, host Nina Pajonas continues our 1 Corinthians 13 series with verse 5—“Love does not dishonor others; it is not self-seeking.” We unpack the biblical meaning of dishonor (shame, contempt, slander), how self-centeredness quietly drives it, and what Christlike love looks like in real life. Nina shares personal insight on chur...

Pride isn’t just a bad habit—it’s a spiritual trap that can block God’s blessings and derail your purpose. In this episode, we explore what the Bible says about false pride, why it’s so destructive, and how to replace it with humility.

🦋 You’ll hear:

✝️ A relatable story that reveals pride’s hidden dangers

✝️ The powerful Bible account of King Nebuchadnezzar’s humbling

✝️ Key scriptures that warn against arrogance and self-exaltation

✝...

Envy. It’s one of the most overlooked yet spiritually dangerous emotions we can entertain. In today’s deeply personal episode, I’m sharing a story that’s stayed with me for decades—a warning from my mother, Carmen, just months before she passed, about the destructive power of envy.

We’ll explore:

✝️ What Scripture says about envy and how it leads to spiritual decay

✝️ How envy is rooted in ingratitude and comparison

✝️ Why envy isn’...

What if the simplest way to heal the world—and yourself—was through kindness?

In today’s episode, we’re diving into the healing power of kindness, one of the most overlooked but transformative attributes of love.

🦋 We’ll explore what Scripture says about kindness and how science backs it up with staggering evidence of physical, emotional, and spiritual benefits.

🦋 Discover why love in action—especially in hard seasons—is more than a...

Welcome to a brand-new series on Born to be a Butterfly! 🦋 

Today we begin a deep dive into one of the most well-known and often-quoted scriptures in the Bible: 1 Corinthians 13. But instead of just reading it—we’re going to live it, one attribute of love at a time.

In this first episode, we’re focusing on the very first characteristic listed: Love is patient.

What if God started with patience because it’s the foundation of all ...

Have you ever been unfairly judged by someone who didn’t know the full story? Have their words wounded you in a place you were already trying so hard to heal?

In this powerful episode, Nina Pajonas shares a heartfelt conversation with a sister in Christ who was deeply hurt by harsh judgment—and reflects on the truth the Holy Spirit revealed to her: “Be glad you’re not where they are.”

Through personal stories, Scripture (like Matthe...

Have you ever tried to serve, grow, or lead while spiritually running on empty? In this soul-stirring episode of Born to be a Butterfly, Nina Pajonas shares how a season of burnout—triggered by both physical and emotional exhaustion—led her to a powerful, unexpected breakthrough through God’s restoration.

🦋 Discover why restoration is the first step toward transformation

🦋 Learn to identify spiritual burnout and what it reveals abo...

In this episode of Born to Be a Butterfly, Nina Pajonas shares a deeply personal story about how seemingly small compromises can have significant spiritual consequences. We explore how tiny concessions—those “just this once” moments—can slowly pull us away from Christ and threaten our peace, joy, and victory in Him.

Join Nina as she discusses the importance of spiritual vigilance, the power of surrender, and how to stay firmly roote...

In this deeply personal episode, I open my heart to share a part of my story that I’ve rarely spoken aloud—the pain of trauma, the struggle of questioning God, and the long road back to faith after betrayal and loss. If you’ve ever wrestled with trusting God after going through something unthinkable, I want you to know you’re not alone.

⚠️ Trigger Warning: This episode includes a discussion of sexual trauma. Please listen with care ...

What do you do when you never get the apology, the explanation, or the closure you hoped for? What happens when the people who wounded you never acknowledge your pain — and you’re left carrying it?

In this raw and deeply personal episode, I share my own experience with betrayal and how Christ taught me that true closure doesn’t come from others — it comes from Him.

You don’t need their why. You need His healing.

If today’s message spo...

Have you ever had a moment where you just knew the Holy Spirit was speaking to you?

In this raw and riveting episode, Nina shares the true story of a night when the Holy Spirit quite literally saved her life. What started as a quiet evening turned into a supernatural encounter—a moment when a divine whisper became a lifesaving command.

From an ordinary prayer to an extraordinary warning, Nina invites you into the moment she obeyed th...

Why doesn’t God show us the whole picture ahead of time? Wouldn’t it be easier to avoid pain or make better choices if we just knew what was coming?

In this deeply personal episode, host Nina Pajonas shares a powerful message straight&n...

In this episode of Born to be a Butterfly, we're asking a hard but holy question: Are you praying with intention- or simply trying to get your way?

With scripture, personal testimony, and Spirit-led insight, Nina unpacks how motives, intimacy&nbs...