Autumn Miles Podcast

This is a special Bonus Miles episode about Autumn's family's adoption story. If you are thinking about adoption or if adoption is on your heart, you do not want to miss this episode. We talk about the challenges, the joys, and all in between.   If you have any questions about adoption please email us!  Instagram- @Autumnmiles Facebook- @TheAutumnMiles Email us your question or praise report and you may hear it on the show! - hello@autumnmiles.com

Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours! This week on the podcast, Autumn challenges us to be thankful in the process rather than waiting until Thanksgiving to celebrate all that we are thankful for. It's time to start looking at the little things in life and be thankful as they are happening.    Instagram- @Autumnmiles Facebook- @TheAutumnMiles Email us your question or praise report and you may hear it on the show! - hello@autumnmiles.com

Do you want to know how to SURVIVE in your current wilderness season? This week, Pastor Elizabeth Demarest shares her real-life example of how she survived a wilderness season. You CAN have hope in this season. You CAN survive the wilderness. It is time to trust and move forward.  This is part six of our six-part series about the wilderness! Instagram- @Autumnmiles Facebook- @TheAutumnMiles Email us your question or praise report and you may hear it on the show! - hello@autumnmiles.com

Are you choosing comfort OVER God's provision for your life? Sometimes it feels better to remain comfortable rather than confront that comfort. Just as the Israelites needed to leave their comfort place, you may need to leave yours. At some point, it is time to question the comfort and ask yourself, "Is this worth it?"    This is part five of our six-part series about the wilderness! Instagram- @Autumnmiles Facebook- @TheAutumnMiles Email us your question or praise report and you may hear it on the show! - hello@autumnmiles.com

Have you ever been walking in a direction that seems like the wrong way but turns out to be the right way? Sometimes God will take us in a direction that only He understands where the destination is. This week Autumn challenges us to take a step back in order to let God catapult us forward.    This is part four of our six-part series about the wilderness! Instagram- @Autumnmiles Facebook- @TheAutumnMiles Email us your question or praise report and you may hear it on the show! -hello@autumnmiles.com

Your wilderness season is a season of preparation. You are being prepped for what God has for you in the next season of your life. It's time to shift your perspective to be okay with the wilderness. It's not a place where you've been abandoned, it's a place where God is preparing you for what is to come. You need only to walk forward.    This is part three of our three-part series about the wilderness! Instagram- @Autumnmiles Facebook- @TheAutumnMiles Email us your question or praise report and you may hear it on the show! -hello@autumnmiles.com

The wilderness season will test you. If you find yourself in a wilderness season, do not be discouraged! God wants a relationship with you. He wants a relationship with you so much that He's willing to challenge you so that you will find, learn, know, and see a piece of His glory that will benefit you MORE than if you didn't have the test, to begin with. It's time to lean into your wilderness and press forward. Are you ready? This is part two of our three-part series about the wilderness! Instagram- @Autumnmiles Facebook- @TheAutumnMiles Email us your question or praise report and you may hear it on the show! -hello@autumnmiles.com

Have you found yourself in a wilderness season and felt as if it will never end? This week on the podcast Autumn talks about how your wilderness seasons are TEMPORARY. These wilderness seasons are transition seasons. God wants to speak to you in the wilderness.   Are you ready to move forward into the wilderness?   This is part one of our three-part series about the wilderness!   Instagram- @Autumnmiles Facebook- @TheAutumnMiles Email us your question or praise report and you may hear it on the show! - hello@autumnmiles.com

God knows your end from your beginning, so why is it so hard for us to trust him in the middle of the process? Just like Abraham, we need to trust that God knows exactly how our situation will go and not question Him in the process. He will see you through. 

How many times have you looked at your desert season and felt hopeless that this was final? Well, we have some good news for you...God didn't leave Israel devastated. And He won't leave you devastated either.   Restoration is coming. It is a promise and a promise that the enemy CANNOT touch. God can and will restore your life, you need only surrender. 

Why is it that the easiest thing to underestimate is OURSELVES? Sometimes we only see a BLURRY version of ourselves, when God sees a crystal CLEAR version of us. Underestimating yourself is only hurting you and God wants to use what He sees and what you don’t see. It's time to get out of the way and stop underestimating yourself. Are you ready? 

You don't have to fight, but you DO have to show up! The Holy Spirit is one of the most under-utilized resources available from God. Yet, most of us think that the Holy Spirit is afforded to everyone else, BUT us.   It's time to take a step up, be silent, and let the Lord speak His wisdom to your spirit.

We are SO honored to have Kirk Cameron on our show today to talk about his newest movie, "Lifemark"! When we tell you to grab the tissues, trust us! This movie is based on a true story of an adopted son, his adopted family, and their journey of discovery when his birth mother reaches out to meet the son she's only held once. Kirk shares the heart behind the movie and the very real, raw emotions that it encapsulates surrounding adoption. For those of you who have been touched by adoption and for those who haven't, this movie is for you.  Be warned, there are SPOILERS AHEAD in this interview! This movie is available to watch in theaters on September 9th, 2022! Grab your family and go watch this incredible story!    

We are all guilty of it... underestimating Jesus. Many times, we say we have the faith, yet we do not fully believe that God will come through. If we only have partial faith, we are completely underestimating what can be done in our lives.   It's time to let God show you who He is in your situation. Are you ready to let go?

The bones were NEVER meant to stay dry. Are you standing in the middle of a situation, paralyzed with fear of no way out? This week on the podcast, Autumn reminds us that the valley doesn't always have to be viewed as a terrible place. This is a place that God BROUGHT Ezekiel to. It was intentional! God wasn't going to desert Ezekiel in the valley, nor will He leave you.    God wants LIFE in your situation, are you trusting the valley?

How often do we let the feeling of fear debilitate us from doing the "scary" thing? We question stepping out in faith because we do not know what will come next.   Esther knew how this felt. She knew the costs, which could have been her very life, yet stepped out in obedience and saved the nation of Israel.   To step out IN FAITH is to step UP to what God has for you. Is it time to step up in your life?

We are so honored to have author, Oletha Barnett on our show today! Author of "Diversity of a Different Kind", Oletha is an attorney, theologian, and conflict resolution specialist! Let's face it... conflict is unavoidable! We can all relate to this book! Diversity of a Different Kind will teach you how to think differently and help you find solutions when conflicts arise. Barnett provides insight into God’s strategic plan to unify people through His design of diversity within humanity.

Have you ever changed your course based on something that someone else said to you? Others' words can hurt. They can be heart-shattering and sometimes we give them the power to change what God has already promised us.   This week, Autumn challenges us to MOVE PAST the sting of others' words. King David did it, you can too!

We are officially 100 episodes old! We’ve got a special treat as we’ve managed to wrangle our podcast team together and have a big party on today’s episode! We share some behind the scenes about the show, as well as what God has done through this show and in all of our lives (including you too)! Come and celebrate with us in what God has done! 

Your words can change a situation in just a SINGLE moment. That is all it takes. This week, Autumn challenges us to change how we use our words. How you speak about others and yourself matters. Are you ready to rise and align your words with God's?