S4. E.5 Empowerment in the Secret Place: A Conversation on Faith, Healing, and Hope

Empowerment in the Secret Place: A Conversation on Faith, Healing, and Hope

Guest: Kyla Peanosky

Episode Summary:

In this sacred and powerful episode of Flourish, Brandi sits down with a friend, Kyla, whose story is marked by deep faith, radical hope, and unwavering courage. Currently walking through stage 4 breast cancer, she shares not only what the journey has cost her, but what it’s taught her about the presence and power of God in the secret place.

This conversation is about healing, but it’s also about identity. It’s about the empowerment that happens when no one’s watching. The kind that’s forged not on platforms, but in prayer closets. In stillness. In surrender.

If you’re in a hidden season, a hard season, or just longing to know that God is near in the quiet places… this episode is for you.

What You’ll Hear:

• How to remain rooted in God when life takes an unexpected turn

• What the “secret place” actually looks like in suffering

• How empowerment doesn’t always feel loud—but it is still powerful

• Why worship and community matter more than ever in dark seasons

• How to walk in bold faith while still holding space for grief

  Scriptures Referenced:

• 2 Timothy 1:7 “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”
  
• Psalm 118:24 “This is the day the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.
  
• Isaiah 40:29 “He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.”
  
• 2 Corinthians 12:9 “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”
  
• Psalm 91:1 “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.”
  
• Romans 12:2 “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”
  
• Psalm 23:4 “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me.”
  
• Isaiah 26:3 “You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.”
  

This week, spend time in your own secret place with God.
Bring your questions. Bring your heartache.
You are never alone there.

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