Finding Grace In The Wilderness
Finding Grace In The Wilderness. This is a Christian Women's Podcast. We will share stories about how God's Grace can be found during life's most difficult circumstances. Meet with me around the table as we chat about God's never-ending faithfulnesss. We will share truth and life, and discuss faith, fears, struggles, and ictories. Join us as we see to grow deeper in relationship with Jesus, the One who makes a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. -Sharon Hawkins
Episodes
This episode Sharon interviews her friend, Rebecca Wilson. Rebecca is a co-leader of Grace In The Wilderness' Hope Rising: A GITW Support Group for Cancer Survivors and Caregivers. If you are a cancer survivor or a caregiver of someone with cancer, we would love for you to join our private support group. Click on this link to access our private facebook page and click to join today. https://www.facebook.com/group...
Today we remember. This episode is recorded on Memorial Day. Sharon embraces the remembrances in our lives. Today we express gratitude for the men and women who gave their lives so that we might live in this great nation. Month brings other remembrances for us all with Mother's Day. For Sharon, it is the month she was first diagnosed with breast cancer. Now she is 14 years cancer free. Praise God!! Yesterday was...
Sharon's interview with Ali Kent continues. You couldn't write Ali's story as fiction, it would be too unbelievable. But isn't that just the way that God writes? He wants to make sure that the world knows it is Him that is creating the miracles, that is getting us through the impossible things in our lives.
Ali is a walking testimony about God's provision in her life. She has found joy through...
Sharon interviews Ali Kent, a young wife, mother, and daughter. She is an incredible young woman who has experienced unimaginable trials and indescribable grace as God has carried her through these trials one by one. Ali oozes the love of Jesus. The joy she has found through her relationship with Him is contagious; her enthusiasm is infectious. It doesn't take long when talking to Ali to see where her hope and fa...
Today Sharon digs deep into the lessons of overcoming life's big things--projects, obstacles, challenges, and, yes, even, or especially, trials. Sometimes these "things" look so big that we avoid taking them on. Then come the trials that don't give us a choice, we have to respond. Forget about taking a bite, we are just trying not to get trampled. I know you have been there too.
God is the answer. ...
Sharon interviews Brandy Ross, the leader of the new Grace In The Wilderness Support Group: Life Line: Shining Through the Shadows, a group for women who have been affected by suicide. Brandy shares her testimony of surviving the loss of her mother who passed away when Brandy was in her early 20's. Her mother was only 45. Join her discussion with Sharon as she shares how God has helped her through this unimaginab...
For Easter, Sharon does a special Bible Reading from the story of Jesus. The reading begins with Judas' agreement to betray Jesus and continues all the way to His ascension to Heaven. What a wonderful gift to all mankind is God's giving His only Son Jesus to die for our sins! It is the greatest story ever told!
Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Him. If you d...
Today Sharon discusses our relationships with God and with other people as children of God. Mark 12:30-31 says, Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these.
We all need God and we all need each other to help us on our journey. God commands us to love Hi...
Have you ever had an "Aha" moment? Some are quiet reflections. Others take you by surprise and launch you into action that is life changing. Today Sharon talks about "Aha" moments and how sometimes they are slow in coming, like with the disciples. They personally walked and talked with Jesus every day, yet it was still difficult to fully grasp the wonder of who Jesus is. Yet when they did, it was l...
Sharon interviews Valerie Hughes. Valerie has an amazing testimony through many ups and downs in her life. God has been faithful. She is Tommy's wife, the mom of two sons, Jonathan and Houston, and the Gigi of four grandchildren. She shares her beautiful heart that shows how very much she cares for her family and for others.
She tells about her personal experience of being a mom of a special needs child and also ...
Spring is here! Are you ready for a break from the dark days of Winter? I think we all are. The World is coming to life again. The birds are starting to sing and the trees are starting to bloom. It is time for a revival of life, and a revival for the soul.
Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth, shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. Isaiah 43:19 (Gr...
This episode discusses Stinkin' Thinkin' and how we can work to overcome it. We all do it. The enemy fires his fiery darts repeatedly at Today's Busy Woman. Fiery darts are his lies. The problem is we believe the lies sometimes and we don't even realize that he is shooting those darts. Sharon takes a look at five people from the Bible who also struggled with negative thinking about themselves and i...
Today's podcast is about trusting God in the storms of life. We all have expectations that are often unfulfilled and experience trials that we don't understand. Is it okay to ask God, "Why?" Job did. God can take it. The truth is that He is in charge of it all and He doesn't need our permission to do whatever He wants. He loves us though and He understands when it is hard for us. He just wants...
This episode includes Sharon's interview with Sandra Raines. Sandra has an incredible testimony. God has brought her through many traumas and trials in her life. He has woven a beautiful tapestry. As a young child, she was sexually molested. As a 17-year-old, she had an abortion. She was married for the third time at age 20 and lived with a husband who was an addict. Her story of forgiveness, healing, and redempt...
Today's episodes shares a recent talk (February 15, 2025) by Scott and Sharon Hawkins at Mtn. Spring Chapel in Piedmont, SC. The Valentine Banquest was hosted by West End Baptist Church. The theme of the Banquet was "The Threefold Cord". Scott and Sharon share from their hearts the struggles and victories of their 33 1/2 year marriage.
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 KJV
9 Two are better than one; because they have a...
**Note: MATURE CONTENT. We recommend listening to this Episode when little ears are not listening.**
Sharon continues Part Two of her interview with Rikki Jo Brewer who is a Women's Mentor for Women Who Struggle With Porn Addiction. Rikki Jo is also a Certified Mental Health Coach. Rikki is vulnerable in this episode about her family's struggle with spiritual warfare, and shares who God was faithful to bring ...
Sharon shares her interview with Rikki Jo Brewer. Rikki Jo is a Women’s Mentor for Women Who Struggle With Porn Addiction, through Offline Inc. (Offlineinc.org). Rikki is also a Certified Mental Health Coach with Light University. Rikki Jo has an amazing story of redemption after struggles during her childhood and young adult life. She was left seeking answers on what real love is supposed to be, rooted from the dysfu...
Sharon takes a deep dive into Hagar, Sarai's maidservant that was given the Abram to carry an heir for him. Hagar literally had no rights and found herself in a desperate situation, pregnant with Abraham's child. She ran away to the wilderness. She would rather die than face her terrible dilemma. The angel of the Lord met her there and comforted her. She found her hope in God in the midst of her deepest stru...
Today’s episode discusses Spiritual Warfare. Sharon share information about tools that God has provided us to defend ourselves and help us stand when we find ourselves in the midst of a spiritual battle. The only offensive component of the Armor of God is the Sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God. What a strong weapon that we have access to in our Bible. Here are some scriptures that can be prayed to help fight...
Thank you for joining us for this week’s episode. Sharon focuses on the spiritual discipline of prayer this week. Prayer is such a blessing that we sometimes take for granted. We can talk to the God of the Universe 24/7. He is right here with us waiting to hear from us. What matters to us matters to Him.
To quote an old hymn, Just a Little Talk with Jesus:
… I may have doubts and fears my eyes be filled with tears
B...
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