Steps to Trusting
Steps to trusting is a place where we explore how to take active steps in our faith and trusting God. Taking steps to trusting could be letting go of something you have always wanted. It could be taking on something you never expected or thought you could handle. However, it is always a turning from the path of our own desires to set our eyes on God and follow after Him. At steps to trusting, we want to encourage each other to active steps in our faith, to follow the one who is trustworthy and help each other figure out the character of the God that we follow. I hope that you will join us as we continue to explore how to take active steps to trusting.
Episodes
70 episodes
More Than Enough in Christ: Walking in Freedom from Performance
In this episode of Steps to Trusting, host Erin Michele discusses the journey to finding freedom from a performance-based identity with guest Becky Beresford. Becky, an author and coach, shares insights on moving from self-reliance to God-relia...
Losing Control, Finding Trust: Lessons from the Israelites
In this episode of 'Steps to Trusting', host Erin Michele discusses the common frustration of disrupted plans and how to trust God in challenging circumstances. Through biblical stories of the Israelites in Exodus 14, 15, and 17, Erin highlight...
Confessions of a People Pleaser: Trading Approval for Secure Trust
In this episode of 'Steps to Trusting,' host Erin Michelle discusses the struggles of people pleasing and the importance of shifting our trust from people to the Lord. She shares personal anecdotes and reflects on scripture, particularly Jeremi...
Stolen Identity Part II: Restoring What’s Already Yours
In this episode of 'Steps to Trusting,' host Erin Michele continues her enlightening conversation with Mary Rooney Armand. They delve into how 'identity thieves'—pride, fear, unforgiveness, and disappointment—negatively affect our relationships...
Stolen Identity Part I: Recognizing and Combating Thieves of Your Value
In this episode of 'Steps to Trusting,' Erin Michele is joined by Mary Rooney Armand, author, and creator of the blog ButterflyLiving.org, to discuss the concept of secure identity and 'identity thieves.' Key takeaways include understanding how...
Behold and Rejoice: Awareness of God's Presence in Every Moment
Welcome to Steps to Trusting. In this episode, we continue exploring the topic of beholding God, as introduced in Episode 64 with Teresa Whiting. Starting with a definition of 'behold' from Oxford Languages, we'll dive deep into what it means t...
The Deep Need to be Seen and Known: Finding Comfort in God
In this episode of 'Steps to Trusting,' host Erin Michele is joined by speaker and podcaster Teresa Whiting to discuss the fundamental human desire to be seen, known, and understood. They delve into the unhealthy and healthy ways of meeting thi...
The Challenge of Putting God first
In this episode, Erin Michele focuses on putting God's truth first in your life by quieting the internal and external voices that create pressure and doubt. She emphasizes letting God's voice and truth be the loudest, thereby facilitating a dee...
Balancing Expectations and Identity in Faith with Rose Ward
In this episode of Steps to Trusting, Erin Michele and guest Rose Ward explore letting go of societal and self-imposed expectations, and finding true identity in what God says about us. Rose shares her ministry journey helping Christian women o...
Friendship: Flourishing or Failing
In this episode of 'Steps to Trusting,' Erin Michele discusses the how friendship, points our attention to God. Flourishing in friendship points to God’s blessing and failure in friendship points to our need for God. Erin recounts her personal ...
Finding God in Broken Friendships With Jenna Schroeder
Finding God in Broken Friendships: Lessons on Identity and True NeedJoin Erin and Jenna in a heartfelt conversation about the lessons learned from broken friendships and the journey toward finding true fulfillment in God. They d...
Navigating Expectations in Friendships with Jenna Schroeder
Navigating Expectations in Friendships In this insightful episode of Steps to Trusting, Erin Michele explores the complex nature of friendship with Jenna Schroeder, a doula, dance instructor, child advocate, writer, and a mom. The c...
Unwrapping the Gift of Friendship and Finding Wholeness
In this episode of 'Steps to Trusting,' Erin Michelle explores the profound role of friendship in our lives, viewing it as a divine gift. She emphasizes that genuine friendships allow us to be fully ourselves without the need to hide. Erin disc...
Embracing Contentment and Recognizing Gifts
Embracing Contentment and Trusting God's AbundanceIn this episode of Steps to Trusting, Erin Michele discusses the importance of finding contentment with the gifts we've received and how to shift our focus from what we lack to the abunda...
Finding Joy and Trust in Unexpected Circumstances with Andrea Schmidt
In this episode of Steps to Trusting, host Erin Michele is joined by Andrea Schmidt, a farm wife, new homeschool mom, and fiction writer from central Kansas. Andrea shares her journey of trusting God's plan and finding joy in unexpected places,...
When Our Not Enough Meets God's Abundance
In this episode of 'Steps to Trusting,' Erin Michele addresses common fears of inadequacy and highlights how God can use our small offerings for great purposes. The biblical story of the loaves and fishes (John 6), is used as an example of what...
Exploring Tiny Steps with Big Impact with Christie Thomas
Exploring Tiny Steps with Big Impact: Nurturing Faith in Your Children and Yourself with Christie ThomasIn this episode of Steps to Trusting, Erin Michele is joined by children's ministry expert Christie Thomas to discuss how little steps, ...
Defining Enough
This 'Steps to Trusting' podcast episode focuses on how using the word enough in regards to people without defining the term can lead to feelings of inadequacy. Erin discusses the value of people. People are always enough to be loved and valued...
Seeking God with Desperation: With Theresa Miller
Seeking God with Desperation with Theresa MillerIn this episode of Steps to Trusting, host Erin Michelle welcomes Teresa Miller to delve into profound discussions on trusting God and seeking Him with desperation. They explore the challe...
#StepstoThankful2024
Season 3 Kickoff: Building Trust Through ThanksgivingErin Michelle introduces the third season of her podcast, Steps to Trusting, focusing on cultivating trust in God through the practice of thanksgiving. In this episode, she re...
For Our Good
Sometimes we just can’t see how the circumstances we are in could be for our good. We would rather hope for change or wait for resolution. Could trusting there is meaning help us in the heartache and challenge. Join me ...
Intimacy with God
Are you like me? Do you get confused that seeking God is seeking knowledge about Him? Join me as I talk about this struggle and the reminder that knowing God is about relationship with Him and knowing His heart. The rules and the attribut...
Trusting God with our Doubts? With Stephanie Cochrane
Do you ever question how your doubts affect your faith? Do you feel like you have to find all the answers to questions about faith? Join Stephanie Cochrane and I while we discuss how to handle doubts and questions about God .&...
It's not about you!
Identity, worthiness, being enough- It's not about you and what you can do but about what God can do in you! This is so counterintuitive. We put pressure on ourselves and are disappointed by our failures or mistakes because we fa...
What makes God Trustworthy?
Listen to Tori’s tips on her own journey of trusting God as we jump into a continuation of last week’s conversation with Tori Hein. Plus hear the encouragement that it is not about what we do for identity but about relationship God and His char...