Hey Kings and Queens! So you've reached the end of your Moving Forward journey...now what? In this episode, we cover the last leg of the Moving Forward journey and conclude season 1 of the Melanin Medley podcast. We've learned a lot about MF but there's one last part we have to keep in mind: What was the point of having to MF? What was the reason? And who better than Joseph to help us understand God's will for our Moving Forward season. This is a very special episode you don't want to miss, so stay tuned!  Some food for thought:  How can you take what you’ve learned about MF and apply it to your life? Is whatever you’re MF from adding/taking from you? Did God send you there/or did you send yourself? Did God make the connection/provide resources or you? Does it support/stop your purpose? What are you living in abundance with that God is asking you to use? Music featured in this season: Autumn 2011 by Loxbeats: https://spoti.fi/34tPBBO You & I Soyb & Amine Maxwell: http://bit.ly/l-you-and-i Lost Memories – AERØHEAD:https://soundcloud.com/aerohead Follow me @themelaninmedleypod on Twitter and Instagram. Want to share your testimony, questions, or suggestions for the next show? Email me at [email protected], and we just might answer your question in an episode. Would love to hear from you! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themelanianmedleypod/message

Hey Kings and Queens! If you’ve made it this far in the moving forward series, I know you’re wondering this. What happens when on your MF journey: people, emotions, habits, past thoughts, opportunities, distractions come to return to pay you a visit? This week we’re going to take a look at how our past may impact our MF journey through the eyes of Joseph’s journey. I know they say our past makes up who we are but, why do they choose to come back right when we were really starting to move on? Some food for thought:  When God shows us something in one season, will we have the faithfulness to be present and recognize that it’s happening in this season? What dreams, promises, MFs, warnings, or reminders have God given you in a previous season that you have 1) recognized and 2) praised Him for? Are you healed enough to recognize how you’re seen now? Song: Pride Is The Devil by J. Cole Follow me @themelaninmedleypod on Twitter and Instagram. Want to share your testimony, questions, or suggestions for the next show? Email me at [email protected], and we just might answer your question in an episode. Would love to hear from you! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themelanianmedleypod/message

Hey Kings and Queens! What happens when God pulls you through four weeks of moving forward but you’re not really sure what He’s getting to? In this episode, we learn about letting God define why. We constantly are on a mission without a mission statement. In order to get a clear understanding of where to go from here, we’re going to look at Joseph’s time in jail. We often talk about the plans that we have for our moving season, but what about God’s plan?  Some food for thought:  What spiritual gifts has God given you?  How have you been using those gifts?  How can you invite God in to show you how He envisioned your gifts being used?  Book: Relationship Goals by Michael Todd  Song: Refiner by Maverick City Music Follow me @themelaninmedleypod on Twitter and Instagram. Want to share your testimony, questions, or suggestions for the next show? Email me at [email protected], and we just might answer your question in an episode. Would love to hear from you! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themelanianmedleypod/message

Hey Kings and Queens! This week's episode features a very special guest, Ralph. He's here to give his take on part 3 of the Moving Forward series. Ralph drops a few gems about things he's stewarding over, his spiritual journey, and a male perspective on Joseph's...entanglement.  Some food for thought:  Be patient and remember that God is with you. If this is something God wants you to do, He will give you all the answers you need.   Album: The House Is Burning  by Isaiah Rashad  Song: Novacane by Frank Ocean, True Story by Isaiah Rashad feat. Jay Rock & Jay Worthy, Heaven by Mary Mary Follow me @themelaninmedleypod on Twitter and Instagram. Want to share your testimony, questions, or suggestions for the next show? Email me at [email protected], and we just might answer your question in an episode. Would love to hear from you! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themelanianmedleypod/message

Hey Kings and Queens! God is telling us to move forward, right? But I got a question. What happens when God calls us to steward during our moving forward season? Or better yet, what about when the thing we’re stewarding over has nothing to do with us? Sometimes moving forward is not as cut and dry as we think. In this episode, we discuss how our moving forward season lands us in a season of stewardship. Now stewardship usually identifies something that we are responsible for. Especially, when that season costs us having to come face to face with what God has promised us, what then? Let’s see what God has to say about this.  Some food for thought: What is God calling you to steward over in this season? What mirage of temptation is causing you to forfeit your promise?  Follow me @themelaninmedleypod on Twitter and Instagram. Want to share your testimony, questions, or suggestions for the next show? Email me at [email protected],and we just might answer your question in an episode. Would love to hear from you! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themelanianmedleypod/message

Hey Kings and Queens! This week I'm joined by a very special guest, Faith. She's a friend from college. She stopped by to give her take on part 2 of the Moving Forward series. Now last week, we talked about who's in control here. If you didn't get a chance to listen to it, definitely go back and listen. She dropped a lot of gems ranging from her MF and even a glimpse into her own spiritual journey. You don't want to miss this one!  Some food for thought: When working through your Moving Forward Season Matthew 18:3-4: and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 2 Chronicles 7:14: if My people, who are called by My name, shall humble themselves and pray, and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. Album: Expectations by Kenyon Dixon Song: You Alone by Arkansas Gospel Mass Choir Special Guest socials: Instagram: @simply_gray3 Follow me @themelaninmedleypod on Twitter and Instagram. Want to share your testimony, questions, or suggestions for the next show? Email me at [email protected], and we just might answer your question in an episode. Would love to hear from you! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themelanianmedleypod/message

Hey Kings and Queens! What happens when life is out of control? Your emotions are all over the place, life's decisions are out of your hands, and even your current circumstance seems to be up in flames. This week we're continuing part 2 of our Moving Forward series. We're going to analyze what we can and can't control in our lives. As tempting as it is, there are some moments where we really just want Jesus to take the wheel...literally.    Some food for thought:   What are you trying to control that you can't control?   What are you surrendering to God's control? (*hint* everything)   Follow me @themelaninmedleypod on Twitter and Instagram. Want to share your testimony, questions, or suggestions for the next show? Email me at [email protected],and we just might answer your question in an episode. Would love to hear from you! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themelanianmedleypod/message

Hey Kings and Queens! Today, I invited my sister Kiara over to recap part 1 of the Moving Forward series. She is a young black professional, but she has some insightful gems. She's talking about everything from her own personal moving forward journey to five insightful tips about how you can craft your very own spiritual practice. You don't want to miss this one! Some food for thought: Book: Fervent: A Woman's Battle Plan to Serious, Specific, and Strategic Prayer by Priscilla Schirer   Here's the link to the Charged Up series video by Transformation Church. The whole series is amazing but this video walks you through how to pray using the structure of The Lord's Prayer. Song: God's Got a Blessing by Norman Hutchins Follow me @themelaninmedleypod on Twitter and Instagram. Want to share your testimony, questions, or suggestions for the next show? Email me at [email protected], and we just might answer your question in an episode. Would love to hear from you! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themelanianmedleypod/message

Hey Kings and Queens! What happens when life has you walking into a new season? A transitional period where everything around you is changing. Or what about a period where you're comfortable with where you are, but God is pulling you in a different, challenging or sometimes unknown destination? Do you stay in the comfort zone or do let go of the familiar? In this episode of Melanin Medley, we explore what it means to move forward, and how God wants us to do so. God always challenges His children to be comfortable with the uncomfortable.  Whatever it may be, God certainly has something to say about this. This could look like entering a new chapter, closing one, or transitioning between the two. Some food for thought: What has no MF reason to be in your life? (*hint* I'm not cursing*)? What or who do we need to move forward from? Follow me @themelaninmedleypod on Twitter and Instagram. Want to share your testimony, questions, or suggestions for the next show? Email me at [email protected],and we just might answer your question in an episode. Would love to hear from you! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themelanianmedleypod/message

Hey Kings and Queens! What happens when you've been called? You have a dream, a vision, or a calling that you feel drawn to. At first, you go after it, but then you stop. How often have you found yourself discouraged, drained, or not as motivated to tackle a dream you're passionate about? You know you're supposed to do it, maybe even called to do it but you just can't seem to find the means for being motivated to do pursue that dream.  In this very first episode of Melanin Medley, we explore what it means to have a dream deferred, how to differentiate when God has called you to do something and the best way to make those dreams become a reality. Some food for thought: Why do you keep putting it off? What lies have you believed about yourself or that others have told you about yourself? Have you figured out who God has called you to be or who they called you to be? Here's the link to the Charged Up series video by Transformation Church. The whole series is amazing but this video walks you through how to pray using the structure of The Lord's Prayer. Follow me @themelaninmedleypod on Twitter and Instagram. Want to share your testimony, questions, or suggestions for the next show? Email me at [email protected],and we just might answer your question in an episode. Would love to hear from you! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themelanianmedleypod/message