In this episode, we begin our verse-by-verse study through the Epistle of James by walking through James 1:1–18.James writes to believers who have been scattered, persecuted, and stripped of the stability they once knew. Instead of offering shallow encouragement, he gives them truth: trials have purpose.In this passage we talk about:• Why believers face trials • What the testing of faith actually produces • The difference between testing and temptation • How to ask God for wisdom in difficult seasons • Why doubt leads to instability • The danger of trusting in wealth instead of Christ • The promise of the crown of life • God’s unchanging character and His good giftsIf you are walking through a hard season, this passage reframes suffering in a powerful way. God is not absent in trials, He is refining His people through them.✨ Subscribe for weekly faith-filled encouragement and practical tools for your walk with God, homeschool encouragement, and life in Hawaii as a military family ❤️✨ Follow along on Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok: @brookecollins09 & @thefindingfreedomco✨ LINKS👉 The Finding Freedom Co. Planners + Journals + Bible Study Guides : thefindingfreedomco.com👉 Join hundreds of other women inside The Finding Freedom Co. Free Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thefindingfreedomco👉Free Bible Study, Home, & Time Management Resources: https://www.thefindingfreedomco.com/freeresources

Welcome to our verse-by-verse study through the Book of James on The Finding Freedom Podcast🫶🏻In this introductory teaching, I am introducing our study and how it will work and then we explore the historical background, authorship, audience, purpose, and key themes of James, one of the earliest New Testament letters written around AD 49.James was written by James, the brother of Jesus and a leader in the Jerusalem church. He wrote to first-century Jewish Christians who had been scattered and were facing trials, persecution, and spiritual inconsistency.In this overview, we cover:– Who James was– Why he wrote this letter– What was happening historically– The setting of persecuted believers outside Judea– & Major themesThe book of James challenges believers to examine whether their faith is merely professed, or visibly practiced.This series is designed to help you grow in spiritual maturity and live out authentic, biblical faith in everyday life.✨Optional Study Guide✨If you want a structured companion to this study, the James Study Guide is available on my website here✨Free Community✨Join our free community for weekly discussion, prayer, and accountability as we walk through this book together✨Homework✨Before the next video, read James 1:1-18 and ask the Lord to prepare your heart.——————————-

📌 If you’re new hereI’m Brooke, a military wife, homeschool mom to 3 boys, seminary graduate, and the founder of The Finding Freedom Co., where I create tools that help women manage their time and build deeper relationships with the Lord. I pray these videos encourage you in your motherhood + homemaking journey!✨ Subscribe for weekly faith-filled encouragement and practical tools for your walk with God.✨ Follow along on Instagram:

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This episode is different.

Over the past several months, God has been doing a quiet but uncomfortable work in my heart, stripping away striving, productivity-driven identity, and even good things that had slowly taken His place.

In this candid update, I’m sharing what life has looked like lately, what God has been revealing, and why I made the difficult decision to close the Finding Freedom Co. membership, even when it didn’t make sense on paper.

We talk about:

• Living in a season where nothing feels “productive”

• Wrestling with identity, obedience, and surrender

• When good things become misaligned

• What it looks like to be faithful when God has you “on the bench”

• The changes coming to the Finding Freedom Co. Podcast and ministry

This episode isn’t about reinvention or rebranding.It’s about repentance, obedience, and making room for God to lead.

At the end, I share what’s next, including a new, slower, Scripture-first approach to studying the Bible together.

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