Mornings with Mel | A Daily Christian Devotional Podcast

In this episode of Mornings with Mel, Melissa Faisst actually talks us through John 5 and the way that the TV series The Chosen portrayed it in this weeks episode.

Oftentimes we can think we are putting our hope in God, but it's a lot easier to put our hope in something we can see, something we can control. We put our hope in bank accounts, jobs, what we look like, our stuff, but at the end of the day, it's all e...

In this episode of Mornings with Mel, Melissa Faisst reminds us that sometimes when God speaks to us, it's in the still, small voice.

Oftentimes we want to hear God in the extravagant ways & that is all we are looking for. But often, God speaks simply, through His Word, by His Spirit. But in order for us to hear that voice, we have to quiet the other voices and listen for it. 

So if you are wanting to hea...

In this episode of Mornings with Mel, Melissa Faisst reminds us that our life is but a vapor, here today and gone tomorrow.

Oftentimes if we knew we didn't have much longer in our life to live, we would spend our life very differently. But we don't want to look back on our life and regret the way we lived it. We want to live our life doing what matters, and doing God's will. 

So if you feel like may...

In this episode of Mornings with Mel, Melissa Faisst reminds us that if WE draw near to God, He WILL draw near to us.

Oftentimes we can feel distant in our relationship with God, but James tells us that the ball is actually in our court if we want to feel closer to Him. So whether it's our busyness, all the distractions, or something in our heart keeping us from Him, if we want more of God, we CAN have it.

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In this episode of Mornings with Mel, Melissa Faisst reminds us that every great thing ever built, had to begin somewhere.

Oftentimes when we start something new it can be discouraging. And this happened to Israel in Zechariahs day, when they returned to Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile and were trying to rebuild the Temple. But God encouraged them, because He is the one that see the END, not where we are right now.

In this episode of Mornings with Mel, Melissa Faisst tells us part two of a dream she had and encourages us that Jesus is the God who restores even our filthy garments.

Oftentimes on our walk with God, we can get a little dirty along the journey. But in Zechariah 3 we see a God who doesn't condemn us, though we deserve it at times, but instead RESTORES us to our place in Him.

So if you are feeling the accusat...

In this episode of Mornings with Mel, Melissa Faisst tells us of a dream she had and encourages us that the time to buy OIL is now.

Oftentimes we are so focused on the here and now, that we are constantly running on empty. But in Matthew 25 we are told a parable that encourages us to get oil and store it up, and oil is our connection with Jesus.

So if you are running on empty and don't want to run out of oil ...

In this episode of Mornings with Mel, Melissa Faisst reminds us that when we are feeling lonely, we are never alone.

Oftentimes with our social media generation, we are connected to people technologically, but not relationally. We aren't fully known for who we are and therefore we feel like no one really knows us. But Jesus does, and its right in that place that He wants to meet us.

So if you are feeling lone...

In this episode of Mornings with Mel, Melissa Faisst  reminds us that when we are going through a store and it feels like we are about to drown, we don't have to worry.

Oftentimes in those circumstances, we can feel like God doesn't care, or like God is "asleep", but we know from Scripture, that even our storms have a purpose! He is the One that in a moment can rebuke the winds, but He wants us to learn...

In this episode of Mornings with Mel, Melissa Faisst  reminds us that when we go through hard times, that is not the end of our story.

Oftentimes when we are going through something hard we lose hope, because all we see is where we are. BUT the Bible tells us that one day God will wipe away every tear from our eye and that there will be NO MORE pain and suffering. THAT is where our hope should lie!

So if you are g...

In this episode of Mornings with Mel, Melissa Faisst  reminds us that prayer doesn't just look like sitting in front of our Bible, but prayer is a conversation with God all throughout the day.

Oftentimes we tend to put our definition of prayer in this box. That is has to look like this, be like this, last this long, etc. But all throughout the Bible, we see prayer as a vehicle for relationship to the God who lives ins...

In this episode of Mornings with Mel, Melissa Faisst  encourages us that sometimes God has to end a season in our life in order to start a new one.

Oftentimes we tend to want to hold on to everything or think everything lasts forever. But He is the God that gives and takes away, and some things are only meant to be in our life temporarily to help prepare us for the next.

So if you are struggling with your season a...

In this episode of Mornings with Mel, Melissa Faisst  encourages us that God doesn't see and evaluate the same way as man does.

Oftentimes we tend to focus on the outward, how we appear to others in our looks, our accomplishments, etc. But just like in the life of David, God doesn't choose and evaluate by the outward but by the INWARD. So lets be a people that focus on what GOD calls "qualified".

In this episode of Mornings with Mel, Melissa Faisst reminds us that THIS life is not our TRUE life; that our earthly home is not our TRUE home.

Oftentimes we tend to focus so much on the here and now and seek to store up treasure in this life. BUT the Bible tells us that we are just strangers and pilgrims passing through, and that there is a real Day that the true home we've been longing for will be reality. And it i...

In this episode of Mornings with Mel, Melissa Faisst encourages us that in order to lay hold of all that God has for us, we have to let go of our safety nets and trust God.

Oftentimes we want to have a "back up plan" in case following God doesn't work out. But with Him, there is no Plan B. So lets be encouraged by the story of Abram who left everything and trusted God in the unknown.

So if you are s...

In this episode of Mornings with Mel, Melissa Faisst reminds us that if we find ourselves in a hard, wilderness season in our walk with God, He is the One who will make a way out.

Oftentimes we if our own decisions get us into a dry season, we feel like the wilderness is what we deserve and we decide to campout there. But Jesus knows exactly where to find us, and He is the One who leads us out of the desert by streams of l...

In this episode of Mornings with Mel, Melissa Faisst reminds us that we are not defined by our faults or our shortcomings, but that GOD can do a NEW thing in our lives.

Oftentimes we take our failures and weaknesses, and make it a part of "just who we are". But no, in our weakness, God's strength is made perfect and He wants to do a NEW things so we can get out of those habits, and into new life in Christ.

In this episode of Mornings with Mel, Melissa Faisst helps us to remember that when we don't know the way to go in our life, God's Word is a LAMP unto our feet and a light unto our path.

Oftentimes we have all these decisions to make and we don't want to make the wrong one, but Jesus is a Good Shepherd and a Good Father who WILL lead and guide us into all truth.

So if you are struggling with a decis...

In this episode of Mornings with Mel, Melissa Faisst reminds us that the way the world defines success and the way GOD defines success are polar opposites.

Oftentimes we want to be known and be great for the things we do in this life, and that's fine, because God actually made us with those desires. BUT we were made to be known and be great in God's sight, not the worlds, and therefore HOW we become great is also...