For Edge God in Podcast Edge God In Podcast 329: The Book of 1 Samuel: Beyond the Surface – Seeing Through God’s Eyes Instead of Man’s EdgeGodIn.com | Host: Estella Chavous Championing Human Potential in Christ Download Bible Study Template Learning Objectives By the end of this study, participants will be able to: Examine the leadership of Samuel, Saul, and David to identify the qualities of a God-honoring leader. Analyze how 1 Samuel contrasts outward appearance with inward character. Evaluate the dangers of comparison, pride, and seeking human approval. Differentiate between Saul’s superficial obedience and David’s repentant heart. Apply the principles of 1 Samuel 16:7 to cultivate humility, integrity, and obedience. Reflect on your own heart using the EIC (Encounter–Identified Behavior–Course Correct) Framework. Scriptures: 1 Samuel 16:7 | Proverbs 4:23 | 1 Samuel 15:22 | Jeremiah 29:11 | Samuel Chap. 1-7/ 8-15/16-31 The book helped them understand five key areas: God Values Character More Than Appearance Obedience Always Matters More Than Performance God’s Calling Is Based on His Purpose, Not Human Expectations Prayer:  Heavenly Father, As we begin our study of 1 Samuel, open our hearts, minds, and spirits to receive what You desire to teach us. Help us move beyond outward appearances and develop hearts that seek Your wisdom above human understanding. Teach us to value humility over pride, obedience over performance, and faithfulness over popularity. As Israel transitioned from divided tribes into one nation, unite our hearts in love, purpose, and devotion to You. Lord, help us see ourselves and others as You see us—not through outward appearance, but through the condition of our hearts. May Your Holy Spirit guide our discussion, deepen our understanding, and transform our lives through the truth of Your Word. Thank You for Your grace, Your mercy, and the countless blessings You provide—both seen and unseen. In Jesus’ name, Amen. Support Resources: Books & Resources: Understanding and Acting on Behaviors that lead to Christ-Filled Relationships: Designed to uncover the key behaviors that influence how you relate to Christ-Awareness, Discernment, Emotion, and Renewal. Situational Meditation Theory and Practice: Finding this space and learning to engage in meditation, contemplation and reflection. Situational Meditation Journal: A companion to the book, cultivating a lifestyle of presence and full engagement in the moment. Emotional Intelligence in Christ Project: Book, 6-Week Study Guide & Course

Is your drive to achieve leaving you stressed, anxious, or disconnected from God? In this episode of the Edge God In Podcast, Lauren E. Miller explores how the pursuit of success, approval, and control can quietly hijack your identity and steal your peace. Drawing from Scripture and practical stress management tools, you'll learn how to recognize the false hustles that fuel stress, reconnect with your true identity in Christ, and experience the freedom that comes from putting God first.

For Edge God in Podcast Edge God In Podcast 327 Healing Takes Time: Trusting God’s Process EdgeGodIn.com | Host: Estella Chavous Championing Human Potential in Christ Download Bible Study Template Learning Objective:By the end of this episode, participants will be able to recognize that healing is a God-guided process requiring time, identify emotional and spiritual behaviors that may hinder healing, and apply the Emotional Intelligence in Christ (EIC) framework—Encounter, Identify the Behavior, and Course Correct—to respond with faith, patience, and trust in God’s promises. Scriptures: Philippians 1:6 | Deuteronomy 31:8 | Romans 12:2 | James 1:4 | Psalm 147:3 Ecclesiastes 3:1 | Psalm 147:3 The book helped them understand five key areas: Trusting and understanding the timing of healing Remembering God is on your side Developing Patience within Yourself Prayer: Heavenly Father, Thank You for being our Healer, our Comforter, and our constant source of hope. When healing feels slow, help us to trust Your perfect timing. Renew our minds, strengthen our bodies, restore our hearts, and deepen our faith. Help us by giving us patience to embrace the process and confidence to know that You are always working for our good. Let the message in the teaching help all those who need healing, by reminding us all that in each day we never walk alone because You are with us every step of the journey. In Jesus’ name, Amen. Support Resources: Books & Resources: Understanding and Acting on Behaviors that lead to Christ-Filled Relationships: Designed to uncover the key behaviors that influence how you relate to Christ-Awareness, Discernment, Emotion, and Renewal. Situational Meditation Theory and Practice: Finding this space and learning to engage in meditation, contemplation and reflection. Situational Meditation Journal: A companion to the book, cultivating a lifestyle of presence and full engagement in the moment. Emotional Intelligence in Christ Project: Book, 6-Week Study Guide & Course

For Edge God in Podcast Edge God In Podcast 326 : The Book of Ruth: A Story of Restoration EdgeGodIn.com | Host: Estella Chavous Championing Human Potential in Christ Download Bible Study Template Learning Objective: By the end of this lesson, you will explore how the Book of Ruth reveals God’s providence, restoration, and faithfulness in everyday life—even when circumstances feel uncertain or delayed. Scriptures: Ruth 4:14-15 | Romans 8:28 | Proverbs 3:5-6 | Galatians 6:9 | Luke 16:10 |Joel 2:25 | Psalm 71:20 Key Learning areas: The book helped them understand five key areas: God Works Behind the Scenes Faithfulness Creates Pathways God Restores What Seems Lost Obedience in Small Steps Leads to Divine Alignment Your Story Can Become a Legacy of Hope Prayer Heavenly Father, Thank You for another day to praise and honor You. Even when our attention drifts and our focus becomes distracted, You remain faithful and never forget us. As we begin our study of the Book of Ruth, open our hearts to recognize Your restoring power at work in our lives. Help us see that even during seasons of loss, disappointment, uncertainty, and waiting, you are still working behind the scenes for our good. Give us discernment when bitterness, discouragement, fear, or hopelessness try to take root in our hearts. Teach us to replace those thoughts with trust in Your promises and confidence in Your faithfulness. Strengthen us to choose obedience over compromise, faith over fear, and hope over despair. Help us trust that You are the God who restores what has been lost and renews what has been broken. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Many of our greatest stressors come from expecting something other than God to provide our security, significance, identity, or peace. In 1 Kings 18, Elijah challenges Israel to choose whom they will trust. The same challenge faces us today. What are you asking fire from?

Edge God In Podcast 324 The Book of Judges: Self-Rule vs God’s Leadership EdgeGodIn.com | Host: Estella Chavous Championing Human Potential in Christ Download Bible Study Template Learning Objective: By the end of this lesson, You will explore how the Book of Judges reveals the cycle of compromise, self-rule, and spiritual drift, and how believers can use self-examination through an EIC lens to return to God’s guidance and truth. Scriptures: Judges 17:6 | Judges 2:11-12 | Proverbs 3:5-6 | 1 John 1:9 The book helped them understand five key areas: Honest self-examination Recognition of compromise Repentance Realignment with God’s truth Submission to God’s leadership Prayer: Heavenly Father, We come before You with humble hearts, acknowledging that without Your guidance, we are prone to wander and rely on our own understanding. As we enter this reflection on the Book of Judges, we ask that You open our eyes to see the subtle ways compromise can enter our thoughts, choices, and desires. Search our hearts and reveal anything that has drawn us away from Your truth. Teach us to recognize where we have been doing what is right in our own eyes rather than seeking Your wisdom and leadership. Give us the courage to face ourselves honestly, without shame, and the grace to respond with repentance and willingness to change. Through this time, form in us a deeper awareness of Your presence. Strengthen our emotional and spiritual discernment so that we may respond with wisdom rather than impulse, and with obedience rather than resistance. Help us to walk in alignment with You, surrendering self-rule and embracing Your righteous leadership over every area of our lives. May this reflection bring clarity, conviction, and transformation—not through condemnation, but through Your loving correction and truth. We dedicate this time to You. In Jesus’ name, Amen. Support Resources: Books & Resources: Understanding and Acting on Behaviors that lead to Christ-Filled Relationships: Designed to uncover the key behaviors that influence how you relate to Christ-Awareness, Discernment, Emotion, and Renewal. Situational Meditation Theory and Practice: Finding this space and learning to engage in meditation, contemplation and reflection. Situational Meditation Journal: A companion to the book, cultivating a lifestyle of presence and full engagement in the moment. Emotional Intelligence in Christ Project: Book, 6-Week Study Guide & Course  

Explore attachment in your life and learn how to release it so that you become a lighter version of yourself and live in the freedom of Christ.

For Edge God in Podcast Edge God In Podcast 322 The Book of Joshua: “Courage to Possess the Promise.” EdgeGodIn.com | Host: Estella Chavous Championing Human Potential in Christ Download Bible Study Template Learning Objective: By the end of this lesson and series participants will be able to understand how wholehearted love for God and intentional obedience to His Word shape emotional, spiritual, and daily decision-making, and apply these principles through the EIC (Emotional Intelligence in Christ) lens to cultivate trust, faithfulness, and consistent spiritual growth. Scriptures: Joshua 1:8-9 | Philippians 4:13 | James 1:22 | Isaiah 41:10| The book helped them understand five key areas: Courage in times of transition Faith and obedience to God Victory through God’s guidance Possessing God’s promises Prayer: Heavenly Father,Thank You for being faithful to every promise You make. As we begin this study of Joshua, teach us how to walk in courage, obedience, and trust. Help us move beyond fear, doubt, and hesitation so that we may fully possess the purpose and inheritance You have prepared for us. Strengthen our faith when obstacles seem overwhelming. Remind us that Your presence goes before us and that victory comes through dependence on You. Give us hearts that are committed, obedient, and willing to follow wherever You lead. Teach us to lead with wisdom, live with integrity, and stand firm in seasons of transition. May this study deepen our confidence in Your faithfulness and inspire us to choose You daily in every area of our lives. As for us and our households, we will serve the Lord. In Jesus’ name,Amen. Support Resources: Books & Resources: Understanding and Acting on Behaviors that lead to Christ-Filled Relationships: Designed to uncover the key behaviors that influence how you relate to Christ-Awareness, Discernment, Emotion, and Renewal. Situational Meditation Theory and Practice: Finding this space and learning to engage in meditation, contemplation and reflection. Situational Meditation Journal: A companion to the book, cultivating a lifestyle of presence and full engagement in the moment. Emotional Intelligence in Christ Project: Book, 6-Week Study Guide & Course

Edge God In Podcast 321: How to Find Your Way in Life EdgeGodIn.com | Host: Lauren E Miller Championing Human Potential in Christ Download Bible Study Template Learning Objective: Discover how Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life, and how the early church followed “The Way.” Learn how to find direction, discern truth, and experience the abundant life God promises. Scriptures: Deuteronomy 30:19 | John 10:10, 14:6 | Acts 9:2, Acts 19:9, Acts 24:14 | Galatians 5:1 Prayer: Lord, too often I let things cut in on you and me, I find myself drifting further away. Bring me back today, I want to tailgate you because you are my way, my truth and my life. Previous Podcast in this series by Lauren: The Lord Provides. Do You Believe It? Support Resources: Award Winning Books: Hearing His Whisper, with Every Storm Jesus Comes Too  https://amzn.to/3nNxdya 99 Things You Want to Know Before Stressing Out!  Emotional Intelligence in Christ Project: Book, 6-Week Study Guide & Course Now Launched Stress Relief Video Techniques: Click Here https://laurenemiller.com/stress-relief-coaching-expert/

For Edge God in Podcast Edge God In Podcast 320 The Book of Deuteronomy: Remember and Choose. EdgeGodIn.com | Host: Estella Chavous Championing Human Potential in Christ Download Bible Study Template Learning Objective: By the end of this lesson, learners will be able to recognize how fear, doubt, and perception influence their response to God’s promises, evaluate their emotional and behavioral reactions in seasons of uncertainty, and apply the EIC Method (Encounter → Identify Behavior → Course Correct) to shift from fear-driven responses to faith-centered obedience aligned with God’s Word. Scriptures: Deuteronomy 6:5–7 | Matthew 22:37–38 | Psalm 119:10–11 | Proverbs 3:5–6 | Joshua 1:8 | Psalm 1:2–3 | James 1:22 | Deuteronomy 30:19–20 | John 14:15 | Isaiah 1:19 | Galatians 6:7– 8 The book helped them understand five key areas: Developing confidence in God’s guidance and covenant promises Choosing faithful obedience in seasons of uncertainty and challenge Recognizing how fear, doubt, and negative attitudes hinder spiritual growth Understanding God’s steady faithfulness despite human weakness and inconsistency Prayer: Heavenly Father, We come before You with humble hearts, anchored in Your Word in Deuteronomy. Teach us what it means to love You with all our heart, soul, and strength, and to let that love shape every part of our lives. Where fear has taken root, replace it with trust. Where doubt has spoken louder than Your promises, quiet our thoughts with Your truth. Help us not only hear Your Word but carry it in our hearts and live it out in our daily choices. Let our emotions be surrendered to You, and our actions reflect obedience rooted in love. Form us into people who do not drift between belief and fear, but who are fully anchored in You. In Jesus’ name, Amen. Support Resources: Books & Resources: Understanding and Acting on Behaviors that lead to Christ-Filled Relationships: Designed to uncover the key behaviors that influence how you relate to Christ-Awareness, Discernment, Emotion, and Renewal. Situational Meditation Theory and Practice: Finding this space and learning to engage in meditation, contemplation and reflection. Situational Meditation Journal: A companion to the book, cultivating a lifestyle of presence and full engagement in the moment. Emotional Intelligence in Christ Project: Book, 6-Week Study Guide & Course