I Choose Today

Sometimes we expect God’s comfort to arrive in dramatic ways, but often, His presence meets us through ordinary people willing to show up in love.

In this episode, I share reflections from recent opportunities to walk alongside people facing fear, grief, uncertainty, and loss, and how it reminded me of the comfort God brought into my own valley after losing my son Bobby.

From phone calls and prayers to meals, lawn mowing, and even a ...

In this episode, I’m sharing some of what God has been stirring in my heart as I prepare for a sabbatical season this summer.

This isn’t about walking away from ministry or stepping back from faith. It’s about intentionally slowing down to reconnect with my first love and return to deeper communion with God.

Together, we talk about:

• contemplative prayer and what it actually means,
• David being formed in hidden places before becoming...

Have you ever found yourself doing all the right things—showing up, serving, praying—and yet still feeling distant from God?

In this honest and gentle episode, Mo shares from her own recent experience of feeling disconnected, even in the middle of a powerful conference surrounded by worship and truth. Instead of pushing through or pretending everything was fine, she recognized something deeper: an invitation.

This episode is not abou...

Sometimes perseverance isn’t hard because of suffering…

Sometimes it’s hard because things just feel… slow.

In this final episode of the Perseverance Series (Part 4), Mo talks about what it looks like to keep going when growth feels delayed, progress feels invisible, and results don’t come quickly.

Through Scripture, real-life reflection, and the powerful picture of unseen growth, this episode reminds us that slow does not mean stagna...

Weariness has a way of quietly settling in.

Not always through crisis…

But through the weight of showing up day after day.

In this episode, Mo speaks to the moments when perseverance feels hardest—when you’re tired, discouraged, and wondering how to keep going.

Through Scripture, personal reflection, and honest encouragement, this episode reminds us that weariness doesn’t disqualify us from faith—it invites us to depend more deeply on ...

Waiting can feel like one of the hardest parts of our faith journey.

In this episode, Mo explores what it looks like to persevere in seasons where nothing seems to be happening — when prayers feel unanswered, direction feels unclear, and progress feels slow.

Through Scripture and honest reflection, this episode encourages listeners to trust that God is still working in the waiting, even when we cannot see it.

If you find yourself in a...

Sometimes perseverance doesn’t look dramatic.

Sometimes it simply looks like showing up one more day.

In this first episode of a new mini-series on perseverance, Mo shares how faithfulness often means taking the next step while waiting for clarity. Through personal reflection, Scripture, and encouragement, this episode explores how God uses trials, waiting, and weariness to build perseverance and mature our faith.

If you find yourself...

This week marks one full year of the I Choose Today Podcast.

In this special anniversary episode, Mo reflects on God’s faithfulness over the past year and answers listener-submitted questions about identity, staying grounded, ministry, encouragement, and what’s ahead for Year Two.

Mo also shares how meaningful it was to receive encouragement from listeners and how God continues to work through simple obedience — one heart at a time.

W...

After fifty episodes and a full season together, it feels fitting to pause and reflect on where God has led us.

Over the past several episodes, we have walked through one of the most foundational truths of the Christian life — identity.

Because everything changes when we understand who we are in Christ.

When we don’t know who we are, we strive.

We compare.

We perform.

We try to earn what has already been given.

But when identity settles i...

What does it actually mean to honor God’s name in everyday life?

Not just in prayer.

Not just in what we say.

But in how we live.

In this episode, we take a deeper look at what it means to carry God’s name into the world—not as pressure, but as a reflection of who we already are in Christ.

From the beginning, we were created as image-bearers—designed to reflect God’s character into the world. Through Jesus, that reflection is being rest...

Have you ever heard a lyric in a worship song that sounded beautiful… but made you pause and wonder what it actually looks like in real life?

We often talk about glorifying God, but what does that actually mean outside of Sunday morning worship? What does it look like on a Tuesday—in the ordinary moments of everyday life?

In this episode, Mo explores a simple but powerful truth: glorifying God is simply reflecting Christ.

Using the im...

In this episode of the I Choose Today podcast, we continue our Identity series by returning to the beginning — to the foundational truth that shapes everything else: we were created in the image of God.

Genesis 1:27 tells us that humanity was created in God’s image, and that what He made was “very good.” Before performance, before reputation, before failure or success, God declared inherent dignity over His creation. That declaratio...

In this episode of the I Choose Today Podcast, we continue our Identity in Christ series by exploring the difference between favor and labor.

Many of us have been conditioned to believe that blessing follows effort and that closeness with God must be maintained through performance. But Scripture reveals a different reality. Favor is not something we earn. Favor flows from our identity as those who belong to Christ.

In Luke 2, we see ...

In this episode of the I Choose Today Podcast, we continue our Identity in Christ series by exploring a truth many of us struggle to fully live from:

There is a difference between being accepted and seeking approval.

Approval is performance-based.

Acceptance is position-based.

Many of us say we believe we are saved by grace, yet we quietly live as though we must continue proving our worth—to God, to others, and even to ourselves.

In thi...

In this episode of the Identity series, we explore one of the most stabilizing truths of who we are in Christ: we are securely loved. After learning that our identity is received, that we can rest from striving, and that we are chosen and known, the question many hearts still carry is whether God’s love will last. Scripture reveals that love is not something God turns on and off — it is who He is. Through 1 John 4, 1 Corinthians 13...

In this episode of the Identity series, we explore one of the most personal and healing truths of who we are in Christ: we are chosen and known by God. After learning to receive identity and rest from striving, the next question many hearts carry is whether we truly belong. Scripture reveals that we were fully known and intentionally chosen before we ever tried to prove ourselves. Through biblical truth and the story of Hagar — the...

In this third episode of the Identity series, we move from receiving identity to living from identity. Many believers say they trust grace, yet still live as though God is grading them. This episode addresses the hidden striving many of us carry in our spiritual lives — the quiet pressure to prove we are serious, consistent, or worthy.

Jesus’ words, “It is finished,” change everything. Through Scripture and personal reflection, Mo e...

In this second episode of the Identity series, we move from why receiving is hard to how we actually learn to receive. Mo shares a personal story from her teenage years that revealed her struggle to accept even simple compliments — a struggle that mirrors how many of us approach God’s grace.

This episode explores what we truly receive in Christ — His rest, His glory, and intimate relationship — and why learning to receive is not jus...

As we begin a new year, many of us feel pressure to redefine ourselves—to be better, stronger, more confident, or more put together. But what if identity in Christ isn’t something we strive to achieve, but something we slowly learn to receive?

In this foundational episode of the Identity series, we talk about why receiving our identity in Christ can feel so difficult—especially for those who have experienced conditional love, withhe...