Keep Going With Nika Maples

Have you ever started a project, but it didn’t quite turn out how you planned it? Consider this – God may have plans for that thing later. Nika had this experience not so long ago. In 2016, Nika wrote a devotional for teachers called Keep Teaching, but at the time no one wanted to publish... Read the Post The post [Archive] 52: When God Has Plans for Later appeared first on Nika Maples.

Did you know that operating and growing in your spiritual gift is supposed to be easy? Well, it is! In this episode, Nika shares a chapter from her third book, Everyday Genesis: Inviting God to Re-Create You. Nika explains how God re-creates you in the same pattern He used in the seven-day creation account. You... Read the Post The post [Archive] 51: Inviting God to Re-Create You appeared first on Nika Maples.

In celebration of her 50th podcast episode, Nika shares a beautiful story from her book, Hunting Hope: Dig through the Darkness to Find the Light, and encourages you to pray ceaselessly with shameless persistence like Jesus teaches in Luke chapters 11 and 18. God hears you! To learn more about The Keep Going Workshop, click... Read the Post The post [Archive] 50: He Hears You appeared first on Nika Maples.

Have you ever faced a trial and wondered how you could possibly “count it all joy” like James 1:2-4 says? In this episode, Nika shares a chapter from her memoir, Twelve Clean Pages, where she describes in raw detail an incredibly low point in her life, and what she learned about finding joy in it.... Read the Post The post [Archive] 49: I Am Not a Hero appeared first on Nika Maples.

Did you know that your words have creative power over your life? In this episode, Nika tells how you can pair your words and the truths of Scripture to make declarations over yourself, and how you can start each day in a heavenly mindset with this powerful tool. To learn more about The Keep Going... Read the Post The post [Archive] 48: Prayer and Declarations appeared first on Nika Maples.

Do you have an idea or a dream that won’t leave you alone? What if that desire was put into your heart by God as a good work for you to fulfill? In this episode, Nika exhorts you to take courage, overcome “imposter syndrome,” and do the things that are on your heart. There are... Read the Post The post [Archive] 47: What If God Is Helping You? appeared first on Nika Maples.

In this episode, Nika tells an amazing story of how God worked through a momentarily frustrating and disappointing situation in one woman’s day to answer the prayers of a little girl in a miraculous way. You will close out this episode with a heart that is full and encouraged. God really does hear your prayers!... Read the Post The post [Archive] 46: Bird of Pray appeared first on Nika Maples.

In this episode, Nika shares a beautiful, faith-building story about a little boy who prayed a simple prayer and God provided. Jesus taught that we should have faith like a little child. God cares about everything that you care about, from Legos for your kids to food for the table. Be encouraged through this story... Read the Post The post [Archive] 45: Lessons from Legos appeared first on Nika Maples.

Have you ever had a moment when you desperately needed to pray, but you couldn’t find the words? Becky Brooks, author of the devotional Navigating Motherhood, had one of those moments as she witnessed a terrible car accident involving her mother. When she opened her mouth to pray, all she could say was the name... Read the Post The post [Archive] 44: The Power of the Name appeared first on Nika Maples.

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Becky Brooks has the gift of exhortation. To be an exhorter is to encourage and motivate to action at the same time. I can think of few people who do both so well.  Becky and I have known each other since we were ten years old and in Ms. Hamilton’s fifth-grade homeroom class, and I... Read the Post The post [Archive] 40: Having the Right Conversations with Becky Brooks appeared first on Nika Maples.

Dr. Cassie Reid is an inspiration and a revelation. She helps me see life in ways I have never considered before. As a marriage and family therapist, the founder of Cassie Reid Counseling, and a professor in the graduate program in counseling at The King’s University, Cassie has a front row seat when people want... Read the Post The post [Archive] 39: Hitting Refresh on Your Dreams with Dr. Cassie Reid appeared first on Nika Maples.

It is a honor to bring you daily encouragement through FB Live during the CO-VID crisis. This episode is a highlight reel, a collection of snippets from last week’s FB Lives. If you would like to watch the full mini-lessons, follow me on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/nikamaples/ And if you would like to listen to the... Read the Post The post [Archive] 38: Why we don’t have to be afraid of Satan, why pain can be good, and why we sometimes have to hold onto a promise alone. appeared first on Nika Maples.

Episode Notes: Connect with Jessica Hottle at www.jessicahottle.com IG: @jessicahottle and @livingfreelivinghealthy FB: /jessicahottle22 The post [Archive] 37: Healing in Truth with Jessica Hottle appeared first on Nika Maples.

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Proverbs 16 reminds us that we don’t have get everything little thing right in order to live out God’s plan for us. It doesn’t all depend on us. You and I can stop regretting our past mistakes and confidently move forward in His blessing. SaveSave The post [Archive] 32: God’s Plan Ain’t That Fragile appeared first on Nika Maples.

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