Season 2 Episode 32 | Praise on Purpose: Finding God When Life Feels Heavy (Matthew 6:25-34)

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When life feels overwhelming, confusing, or just plain hard… praise is usually the last thing on your mind. But what if that’s exactly where your breakthrough begins?

In this episode of What the Heaven?, we’re talking about what it actually looks like to intentionally search for things to praise God for—even when your circumstances don’t feel praiseworthy. Not fake positivity. Not denial. But a bold, grounded choice to fix your eyes on what’s still true when everything else feels shaky.

We’ll get real about:

• Why your feelings aren’t always telling you the truth
• How praise shifts your perspective (even if nothing else changes)
• Practical ways to start noticing God in the middle of your mess
• What it means to choose worship when you’d rather shut down

If you’re in a season where you’re tired, discouraged, or questioning what God is doing—this episode is your reminder that He hasn’t left, and there is still so much to praise Him for… you just might have to look for it.

until next time friend..keep your faith fiery and your eyes fixed on Jesus!

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Have you ever done everything right… and still felt like your faith was barely holding on?

Welcome to What the Heaven? — a Christian podcast for women navigating hard seasons, wrestling with doubt, and refusing to let go of God anyway.

Every Friday, host Riley Shour brings you raw, honest conversations about the real struggles Christian women face — loneliness, church hurt, faith deconstruction, anxiety, identity in Christ, unanswered prayer, and the exhausting gap between believing and actually living it.

This isn't a podcast about having perfect faith. It's about faith that fights.

Each episode takes your hardest feelings straight to Scripture — because your feelings are real, God's Word is final, and following Jesus was never meant to be surface-level.

Whether you're in a season of doubt, recovering from church hurt, struggling with your identity in Christ, or just trying to figure out what biblical faith looks like in your actual everyday life — you're in the right place.

At What the Heaven? we believe God didn't call you to shrink. He called you to do the hard and holy things. Even when it's lonely. Even when it costs something. Even when you're not sure how it ends.

Topics we cover:

• Christian faith and doubt

• Church hurt and spiritual healing

• Identity in Christ and spiritual growth

• Loneliness, anxiety, and mental health from a biblical perspective

• Prayer, Scripture, and everyday Christian living

• Encouragement for women in hard life seasons

• Faith deconstruction and rebuilding your relationship with God

• God's purpose and calling for women

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Because friend — you were made to do the hard and holy things!

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