"I Am Blessed" with Tia Juarez

In today's episode, my guest Tia Juarez talks about her life before Christ and how she practiced in the occult. She was diagnosed with stage 2 cancer when she came to know Jesus Christ as her healer, Lord and Savior.

Tiana Grace Juarez is daughter of the King of Kings. She is a Purpose Ignitor and Mindset Catalyst, guiding others to the truth that unveils the lies and renewing mindsets, which help others see the Power and Authority they have in Jesus. There is nothing too big for our God!

 She is passionate about Jesus and sharing her testimony about what God has done in her life. After having experienced a miracle in her life, she was called to share God’s stories of His living breathing walking miracles, like herself, through the “I AM Blessed tour” an event that was created to inspire hope and shed a light into the darkness. She also launched her business, Purpose in Grace, which helps women reconnect to purpose and release the blocks holding them back from walking boldly in a purpose-driven life. You can connect with her on Facebook @MzTiaJuarez and IG @Purposeingracevip

I pray her story will encourage you and inspire you.

Transcript

Ann: 0:08

Hey there, friends. My name is Anne Calvio. And welcome to her Scars. Tell a Story, podcast, a safe space for women from all different walks of life and different backgrounds coming together to share their stories of God's redeeming love. So grab your cup of coffee and journey with us now. Hey there friends. Welcome to her Scars. Tell a Story podcast. I'm your host Ann Cal, and today I am with an amazing, wonderful guest and I had to say amazing because as you can see, she just oozes with joy and, just such a beautiful soul. Her name is Tia. Tia, welcome. Thank you. I'm so excited to be here and I'm excited to have you. So. Tell us about this event I hear about, I wanna start off there

Tia: 1:08

Yes. Oh my goodness. So that is a big part of my story that I'm going to share. But, um, so the event is called the I Am Blessed Tour, which hopefully you can see my shirt. Mm-hmm. Um, and it's going to be on July 22nd. It's gonna be a half day virtual summit. Mm-hmm. It's from 9:00 AM central standard time to about one. And Anne is going to be one of my wonderful, powerful speakers. So I'm just so excited. Um, and that was given to me by God to share his stories. Yeah. His living, breathing miracles to inspire hope and just share the light into the darkness and it's life-changing.

Ann: 1:53

Mm. And you said it's July 22nd, 22nd at 9:00 AM 9:00 AM Where can we

Tia: 1:59

register? Yes. So, uh, you can go to purpose in grace.org. Mm-hmm. Um, and it's absolutely free. Mm. And don't worry about putting your face on or any filter, like come as you are, your pajamas is good. We have had people like that. It's just come and listen. It's okay. Be in

Ann: 2:21

inspired. Just go. Real and raw. Yes. Just, just Right. Yes. Just go real and raw,

Tia: 2:26

because that's how we are going to share our stories. Yeah. Right. The real, the rawness of it. Yeah. Um, just where God met us. Mm. And how he has changed our lives.

Ann: 2:40

Right. Yeah. Totally. And I love that. I love your tour. What tour is this

Tia: 2:45

already? This is tour number six. Yeah. That praise God. Yes. Praise God. Oh, and it's, and it just keeps getting bigger and bigger each time. And I'm just, I'm so excited to what God is gonna do through this.

Ann: 3:00

Me too. I'm excited for you, Tia. I've just met you a few months ago. Mm-hmm. But I already feel like I know you cuz that's the kind of welcoming spirit you have. I'm really looking forward to continue to grow in knowing you. Um, and I'm also looking forward to the listeners here on Her Scars. Tell a story, um, to get to know you and to get to be a part of the I Am Blessed Tour. Like, you don't wanna miss this. Mm-hmm. Uh, you don't wanna miss this when once you hear her story, you'll know why. Yes. You don't wanna miss this because really it's not about us. It's about the God who has saved us, redeemed us, healed us. Amen. And when you hear her story, and when I say healed my God, he's so good. And so, um, Without further ado, Tia, share your

Tia: 3:55

story. Oh my goodness. So where should I even start? Um, so just a little background on my childhood. Uh, so I, I grew up in a very, um, emotionally, physically abusive home, um, and alcoholism, um, and, uh, machismo. And, um, so from an early age, I needed to grow up fast and I, I feel like a lot of us do, right? Especially coming from, dare I say, uh, Mexican background. Mm-hmm. Right? Yeah. Um, our parents, you know, they had to work and God bless them. Yeah, God bless them. Um, and so, Just having to grow up fast, be an adult at an early age. And so that made me very independent. Right. And, um, started working at an early age. I believe I was as soon as I could, legally. 15. Yeah. Um, so I, at that time, my mindset was like, I need to do everything to get out. I need to get out, I need to make that difference. I need to change. I don't know where this was coming from, um, but I eventually did and moved out by the age of 20 and, um, you know, got into dance clubs and the drinking and just partying constantly. Um, I didn't get into the drugs Yeah. As much, but, um, But there was a lot of that and just being very lost, feeling very lost. And, um, that led me to this job that I had. Um, I was working with a real estate company and, uh, the owner was Christian. Mm-hmm. And, uh, she would, she introduced Caleb at the time and I remember I was like, oh my gosh, this again. Right. Like, because she would have it on all day. Mm-hmm. And so I feel like that's kind of where that seed was planted. Yeah. But I, yet, I didn't come to know Jesus till later on in my life, but that seeking for him. Yeah. Right. Um, and then she introduced, Like positive affirmations. Mm. Um, the law of attraction. Mm-hmm. Which we now know a lot of that mm-hmm. Is a cult. It's witchcraft. Yeah. And so, you know, coming from that self independent mm-hmm. There's a lot of pride. Yeah. Me in the center. Right. Yeah. Uh, and this was ignorance cuz I didn't know Yeah. Better, right? Yeah. And so, um, I kept digging further that like hooked me and so I would dig further and that brought me into, um, crystals that brought me into reiki. Um, and so moving fast forwarding a little bit, can

Ann: 7:22

I stop you right there? Yeah, absolutely. For those of us who don't know, what, what is reiki?

Tia: 7:29

Yeah. So in the occult what, uh, is called the new age mm-hmm. Uh, the belief system is that we are made up of energy, which we are. Mm-hmm. Right. Um, but through crystals we can get healing because they have, uh, healing powers. Okay. And there are certain points in your body energy points, which are called chakras, which are like your main points for certain things. Mm. And so reiki mm-hmm. Is the healing for those energy points. Okay? Mm-hmm. Okay. And a lot of people get drawn into this because it sounds so good, right? Mm-hmm. It sounds so good. And you may feel something at that moment. Okay. It gives you like this temporary high. Okay. And so that's the deception. Yeah. Um, because you want more of it. Mm. You wanna feel good. Yes. Right? Yes. There's chaos that's happening, and it gives you this temporary peace. Hmm. Okay. And so that had hooked me. Okay. Right. Yeah. And then th this is where, how we were talking about how the enemy twists things. Yes. Right? Yes. He cannot create things, but he twists it. Yeah. What, what is of God? Yes. He turns it for Yeah. Evil. Yeah. And so the reiki is the enemy's way of laying hands. Mm. Okay. So through people's hands, you know, they, they are able to give this energy to heal. Mm. And we know that this is true. Yeah. Right. It's true. Yeah. And. We are all born with gifts from God. Yes. And there's a choice where you can go down the good route or the bad route. That's right. And so reiki is that opposite of laying hands for healing. Mm-hmm. But what it's doing is it's opening more doors for demons and spiritual attacks. Yeah.

Ann: 9:39

It channels the spirits. Yes. Yeah. Yes. And that, that was a perfect explanation by the way. Um, I did not know what that is. So thank you for educating me. Um, and the way you explained it, it's, it's like we were just talking about the enemy does counterfeits, right? Yes. He, that's what he is. He's a counterfeiter cuz there's only one originator creator and that's God. Mm-hmm. But he takes what's God And he counterfeits it for his kingdom, his dark kingdom, right? Yes. Um, and so, Thank you for sharing that and breaking it down that way. So keep on going, sister.

Tia: 10:18

Um, and keep me on track. Yes. I'll, um, but so, and here's another one too. Mm-hmm. Another one is we say that we, God works in us and through us to give us the mind of Christ. Mm-hmm. Yeah. And in that space mm-hmm. It's Christ consciousness. Yeah. And so I found that interesting once I came to Christ, because everybody tries to invalidate Jesus. Mm-hmm. Yeah. Everybody tries to invalidate Christ, but yet their highest level of mindset is Christ consciousness. There is no coincidence about

11:02

that.

Ann: 11:02

Yeah. Yeah. Right. That's

Tia: 11:04

good. Yeah. So, Everybody in this space is seeking to get to that level of Christ consciousness. If I am in this level, then I can create my surroundings. I can create the things that I want, I can manifest. Mm. Because that word is thrown around a lot. Quite a bit. Yeah. Right? Mm-hmm. And we know that we cannot create anything if God doesn't allow us. Mm-hmm. Right? Yeah. He does everything. Yes, he does. Through us. Yeah. And for us. Yeah. Right. And so it's, it's interesting. Um, and we all have these gifts. Gifts, as I mentioned. Mm. And so when we walk in authority, mm. Things happen. Mm-hmm. Regardless if you're a believer or not. Mm. Yeah. It's quite interesting. Mm. Right. Yeah. Um, and I was having this conversation with somebody about this. It's like, isn't it so funny that these people that are very well off, right? Mm-hmm. They supposedly manifested their destiny and have all the things they could ever want, but yet they're so void inside. Yeah. Yeah. And that's how I was walking. I was constantly trying to get more and more because I had that void inside. And that void can only be filled by God. Yeah. He gave us that desire for him. But then because we don't speak up as believers and share the truth and the gospel, They are, they, they don't hear that. Mm-hmm. They don't hear truth. Mm-hmm. That's right. And so I encourage everybody to step up boldly. Mm. Yeah. Um, because so many people out there, they are thirsting. Yeah. But because all these other things come up. Yeah. Yeah. Right. Then they go that route. Yeah. But if a light was there Yeah. Like us Yeah. It would change their lives completely. My best friend and I, we were in this space for a while. Mm-hmm. And we would see signs and, you know, we would, we would say, oh my gosh. You know, like that's confirmation of Yeah. You know what I've been told by these spirit guides. Mm. Which are demons basically. Mm-hmm. Right? Yeah. Just like we have the Holy Spirit that leads us, the counterfeit is spirit guides. And it could be like in the Mexican culture, our ancestors that are speaking to us. Yeah. Right. Yeah. Um, because these spirit guides, I remember when I believed it mm-hmm. That, um, I had a spirit guide that had a name. Hmm. And she was a black woman that was giving me attitude. Wow. And so, um, You know, but I came to find out that was a demon that was guiding me at that time. And so, you know, you'll hear that like, my spirit guide told me to do this or whatever. And so I was looking for that Right. To fill that void. And, um, by the grace of God. Hmm. By the grace of God. Yeah. Um, so I, I was going through a moment of transition again. Okay. Um, where I, I came out of a very, um, toxic, toxic relationship. Mm-hmm. And it was demonic. Mm-hmm. I came to find that out too. It was demonic. Um, I was working at this Cuban festival because I had left this relationship. Yeah. And I got into another one. Mm-hmm. I went to live with another guy that was toxic too, because I had nowhere else to go. Yeah. And so I was working, um, the Cuban Festival. Mm-hmm. And, uh, in one of those moments I was, um, I. Driving a golf cart. Okay. And I hit a stake in the ground and it knocked the wind outta me. My chest went into the steering wheel and it just, like, oh, it just knocked me out for a little bit. Yeah. Um, and I didn't go to the hospital or anything like that cuz I'm like, no, I, you know, I didn't have insurance or whatever, you know? Yeah. The mind starts kind of going and so months later I started to get like these aches and pains all over my chest and my back. Mm-hmm. I was like, I need to go get checked up. Yeah. Because I, maybe I broke something or, you know, something uhhuh. And so I went with my doctor and, uh, she did an x-ray. Mm-hmm. And uh, she tells me, she's like, well, we see something, we see like a mass in your chest. Mm-hmm. My doctor, she was very transparent with me. I had that type of relationship. Which by the way, I encourage that you have that type of relationship with your doctor Yeah. That you advocate for yourself. Yes. Because you are hiring them. Yeah. It's not the other way around. Yeah. So just a little slip of there. Mm-hmm. So she said, I think it might be cancer. Hmm. And I was like, what? From an x-ray? She tells you this? Yes. Yeah. Which she wasn't supposed to tell me. Mm-hmm. Right? Mm-hmm. Um, but because we had that relationship Yeah. She was like, I think we, this is going on, but I don't wanna say for certain. Yeah. Um, so in a way she prepared me for it. Yeah. Right. And during this time I'm still in that space of new age and, you know, creating your reality and all this thing, positive thinking. And so she sends me to some specialist to, to get, uh, Another opinion on this. And um, and just a quick thing, so like a couple years prior mm-hmm. I had gotten on this, um, natural healing documentary binge. Mm-hmm. Like I started watching documentaries on how food can heal your body. Hmm. I don't even know why Uhhuh, like I was just, you know, watching all these documentaries. Yeah. So from that, in this moment when she said, you know, you may have cancer, I immediately thought, oh, now I can use this information and test it out. Yeah. Right. And so I went to get these, um, tests and things like that, and they confirmed it. And I always recommend that you get a second and third and fourth opinion. Um, because my, my first experience was horrendous. Hmm. Uh, and you know, they, they already wanted to do surgery on me. Mm-hmm. And I arrived and they didn't even know why I was there, so I was just like, yeah, exactly. Um, so the oncologist was like, you need to go get surgery. I went to speak to the surgeon and he's like, absolutely not. We're not gonna do surgery. Yeah. And so, um, they had, had they already

Ann: 18:36

done the biopsy to determine?

Tia: 18:40

Um, not yet. Okay. See, that's the thing. So I was like, there may be that possibility that it's something else. Right. And so, um, I finally went to go get another opinion and they confirmed it. Now here I'm thinking I'm gonna go down the natural route Yeah. And heal myself. Hear me again. Heal my myself, right? Mm-hmm. And so, The oncologist is like, yes, you're at stage two. This was in 2015. Early 2015. So I'm at stage two and she's like, you know, and I'm getting all this information, asking all these questions cuz I already did my research. I was like that. Yeah. Uh, you know, Google is my best friend. Yep. Um, and so I start asking all these questions and um, the doctor straight up said, she's like, if you do the natural route, you're not gonna survive another year. Like, you know, I've had, I've, I've had, um, patients that go and try to do this natural route and they end up dead. Hmm. So that gave me even more fire. Yeah. To prove her wrong. Yeah. Right. And so, um, so I'm like, yeah, no, we're not doing that. And so I had convinced myself that chemo was gonna kill me. Hmm. Because I had heard so much about it being a toxin, which it is. Mm-hmm. Right? And, um, and so I decided to go at it, um, you know, really detoxing my life. Hmm. So eating, you know, a lot of raw foods, getting rid of meat. And I'm not saying that this, this doesn't work. It does. The thing is that I was like looking at so many different options and didn't stick with one. Mm-hmm. And along the way, the spiritual side was lacking too, because I was in this false belief, right? Mm-hmm. I would go to reiki sessions. Mm. I would go with, uh, tarot readers. Mm. I would go with, you know, these people that read your, read your hands and your palms and anything and everything you can think of in that area. Yeah. Right. And you know, like I mentioned, it would give me that temporary relief. Mm. But then there would be something else. Right. And so one of the things that I really dove into was doing the inner healing, the emotional detox, really clearing out the resentments that I was carrying, all that emotional baggage. And you know, honestly, by the grace of God, I think God allowed me to do all that because he showed up through those processes. Mm. But I just, I didn't capture it. Yeah. Right. Um, and so I had gone on this retreat right before my 33rd birthday Uhhuh, and you go away for like three days, just completely disconnect. Mm-hmm. And you write your entire life for. However far back you can remember. Mm-hmm. And of course, they mentally prepare you to start bringing some of those things up so you can release. Mm-hmm. And I released a lot and I remember like there was demonic release there, like now looking back. Yeah. Um, and that's where Jesus met me the first time. Yeah. Like where he showed up, but I just kinda, you know. Yeah. And um, and the next day I had turned 33. Yeah. And so I was like, Oh, like looking back, you know? Yeah. Like, oh, Jesus.

Ann: 22:39

Yeah,

Tia: 22:40

Jesus. Yeah. Like that is so good. Is grace even there even? Yes. Yes. Even though I did not believe in him or know him at that time. Yeah. Yep. But he showed up. Yeah. He would pop up, right? Yeah. So pay attention. Yeah. To those little signs. They're not gonna come loud. Yeah. Yeah. You know, but it's gonna give you peace and you get to taste his fruit.

Ann: 23:05

Had you before then ever been introduced to Jesus Christ at all

Tia: 23:12

in your life before then? No. I, uh, I grew up in Catholic. Mm-hmm. Religion. Okay. Um, so the Virgin Mary mm-hmm. Was very prominent. Okay. Um, And even then I was kind of like, eh, I don't know. Like my family wasn't really, and well, one of the things that my family believes in is, um, a saint from their town in Mexico. Okay. Um, which, you know, I've come to learn as a demon. Mm-hmm. Yeah. Right? Yeah. Um, because it performs miracles and wonders. Mm. And people make promises to it in order to get this miracle, right? Mm-hmm. But the thing is, what is the real cost? Yeah. Because when we, well, I don't wanna say we, but like, when they put this promise, they're agreeing to whatever this demon wants, right? That they're signing their's signature on it and they don't even know it. And, uh, yeah, God is still working through my family with that. Mm-hmm. Yeah. Um, but, but it, it's just, it's just so interesting. Just the journey. Yeah. Right. Yeah. The journey. Uh,

Ann: 24:35

and so, so you, you get this diagnosis, right? What happens then? The surgeon says, no, I'm not gonna do surgery on you. What are you thinking? Like, what's going through your

Tia: 24:49

mind? Yeah. So at that time I, I was full of pride. Mm. I was very self-centered and I was like, I'm gonna do this. I got this. Mm-hmm. And because I had all these tools in my belt mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Um, I'm like, I can do this. Yeah. Because there was testimonies everywhere. Showing proof that it's possible. Mm-hmm. And so I'm like, I can do this. I'm just gonna put myself to the test, even if it kills me. Like I was not afraid of death, which I'm just like, wow.

Ann: 25:27

Yeah. And you know what speaks some truth into that? Because there's a lot of people who are not saved and who are not afraid to die. Mm.

Tia: 25:38

Yes. So this is something that God revealed to me too. If I would have died at that moment, right before having given my life to Christ, I would have died twice. Mm. I would have died my physical body. Mm. And I would have died spiritually. Mm. Because I was underlie. I was walking in the occult and God was calling me. Mm. He was calling me slowly and just quietly, but I wasn't paying attention. Mm. And you know, he allowed me to survive and to see just everything through my journey, because I was at stage two in 2015. Yeah. And by the grace of God, I survived. Survived for, you know, what is that, uh, five years to 2020 and now more. Right. Yeah. Um, I, yeah. And so I truly believe that he allowed me and worked through me and with me in releasing the emotional pain. Yeah. Changing my mindset. Mm-hmm. Because that mindset converts. It's a powerful tool on this side. Mm-hmm. And also the physical I was doing, you know, the natural route. Yeah. But the piece that I was missing was to see his power and glory in my life. Mm. And he let me, I'm gonna let her do her thing. Mm. Right. He gives us free will. Yes, he does. I'm gonna let her do her thing. Yeah. Play around a little bit, see what she finds, and then finally, um, come around right before the pandemic hit. Mm-hmm. Um, see then my, my, uh, my girlfriend, she started to go to church. Mm-hmm. And she would invite me to her church events. Okay. And so, um, I would go. Mm-hmm. But. And I, I would start to feel like that empty. Like, oh, I need, I need him. Right? Yeah. And, um, and so the, I guess the, what is that? The, the straw that broke the camel's back? Yeah. The saying, right? Yeah. Um, I was having a moment where I was having suicidal thoughts and at this point in my life, I was cancer infested inside. Mm-hmm. And I didn't know it. I mean, I knew it, but I didn't know how severe. And when I tell you I couldn't walk and breathe at the time, like I would just walk from here to there and I would be just exhausted. Like, couldn't grasp a breath. Um, and that was because I was. I had fluid in my lungs, so I couldn't fully breathe. Yeah. And I had like tumors all around my lungs and my heart that were like constricting everything. And I had bulges coming outta my neck. It looked like I had no neck cuz I had these bulges coming out. Mm-hmm. And um, I was a skeleton, like I couldn't even recognize myself. Um, and so I, I'm having this moment and I, at the time I was living in a, at an apartment on the third floor and I, uh, I had a balcony and these thoughts just kept saying, go to the balcony and jump. And I'm like, what? You know, my God, my God. And in that moment I just, I like snapped out of it and was like, wait a minute, this isn't you. Hmm. You know, this isn't you, you don't think like this. Yeah. Um, I was very optimist, like very, you know mm-hmm. Up and Adam and stuff. And I'm like, this is not me. This is weird. Hmm. And so that prompted me, um, to wanna go to an event that my friend had invited me to at her church. Yeah. And, uh, her church was an hour and a half away. Mm-hmm. And it was at night. And so, like the drive was very heavy because you know, when you get in that, uh, where it's like there's nothing but fields. Yeah. Yeah. It's like very draining, right? Yeah. And so, um, I reach, I reach the church cuz I'm like, I need to hear from God cuz this is not me. And, um, I'm sitting in the parking lot and I'm just exhausted from the ride. And I remember hearing these voices again, like, just take a nap. Mm-hmm. Why are you gonna go inside the church? Like, you don't need to go, you'll just tell her that you were here. Mm-hmm. You're not lying technically. Right. Um, and, and so this was, this was in February, which is like one of the coldest months that we get here in Chicago. And I remember I, uh, I was wearing like this wool coat that felt like it was like a hundred pounds on my body because I was so weak. Wow. And I'm thinking like, I'm gonna go inside. Like, no, this, I need to go get a word Yes. From God. Right? Yeah. And so I finally walk the distance and I'm just exhausted and I get to the doors and I'm like, oh, these doors are so heavy. Mm-hmm. I couldn't open it. Yeah. And I'm just like, praying to God. What? I didn't know it was praying to God at the time. Right. I'm just like, God, please send somebody to open the door cause I can't do it. And I look over and there's the handicap button. Okay. And I walk over and I'm like, oh, okay. Like, thank God I was able to get it right. And so I walk into the church and I hear the preacher saying, keep moving. And I just broke cuz I was at a point where I was ready to give up because I, I just felt terrible and these voices were getting at me, right? Mm-hmm. And so, um, you know, the whole service. I had gotten there late, but it was perfect timing when I walked in and I was like, okay. And I remember the song that was played was, um, I'm a Child of God. Yeah. And I'm just crying because I'm like, this sounds so beautiful, but I don't feel like I'm a child of God. Right. Yeah. Yeah. And um, and then after the service, one of the, um, one of the elders came over and prayed over me with her husband. Yeah. And I just broke, I just broke. I, I fell to my knees. Yeah. Cuz I'm like, I can't do it anymore. Mm-hmm. I can't do it. And, and she said, I saw a vision of you come out of this dirty lake and say, I'm clean. Hm. And I was just like, wow. I didn't know what that meant, but it sounded so beautiful. Right. Yeah. And, um, when I was on my knees, I saw this vision and I knew, I knew I was at God's table. I was sitting at God's table and I'm like, but I'm not worthy. Mm-hmm. You know? Yeah. I just felt that. And, um, after that experience, I went to the hospital the next day and, uh, they're like, you know, you have cancer, right? I'm like, yes. And, um, very prideful. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Right? Like, I'm doing this my own way and like Yeah. Because I had gone, because I had a pain for something else. Okay. Right. Which probably the cancer caused that. Yeah. And, um, I remember my, every like, that moment just felt like a haze. Like I don't remember it very much. Mm-hmm. Um, but my friend was there with her family. Mm-hmm. And um, and she later told me, she's like, the nurse came over and was like, pale. And she's like, I don't even know how she's still walking. Like, they couldn't draw blood from me. And, um, and she's like, she wouldn't have survived another day if she didn't come in here. Oh my gosh. By the grace of God. By the grace of God. And, um, and so, yeah, so I, they check me in cuz they're like, you have to get treatment. Yeah. Like, you're not gonna survive. And, um, I, and so I'm in there, they check me in and I'm still with the mindset like, oh, I don't wanna do chemo. Hmm. Don't wanna do chemo cuz it's gonna kill me. Right. Yeah. I was so convinced about that. And um, and so my girlfriend asked a bunch of my friends and family to come and visit me at the hospital. Yeah. And for the next two days I had people coming in and visiting and just spending Oh my gosh. That felt, that was so encouraging. Mm. Like that showed me how much I was loved. Yeah. Because I had never seen that. Right. Mm. And I was feeling unworthy. Yeah. And it was so encouraging and that just gave me strength to keep fighting. Yeah. To keep going. Right. And um, and so then she had invited some people from church, that same church. Yeah. Um, to come and pray for me. And my mom was there, my sister was there. And they asked me, they're like, so do you want to live or do you wanna rest? Hmm. And I'm like, I wanna live Damnit Uhhuh, Uhhuh Uhhuh. I have fighters here. Right? Yeah. Yeah. I'm not going down like this. Yeah. I think maybe that's where my faith kind of started coming in. Yeah. Right. Yeah. And, um, that part where they prayed for me, that was kind of a little bit of a blur too. Mm-hmm. And later on I heard from some of the people that were praying for me that they felt. What I know now is the Holy Spirit. Hmm. That there was a powerful move there. Hmm. And, um, and so they prayed for me and I was like, oh, thank you. You know? Yeah. And so, again, it didn't phase me Right. Because I didn't know the Lord then. Right. And um, and finally the doctors are coming back and forth and they're like, listen, if you don't do treatment, like you're not gonna last. Yeah. And even if we do do treatment, like you have a 20% chance that it's even gonna work. Okay. And we may be looking at quality of life at this point because your cancer is so advanced. And so

Ann: 37:36

how old were you at that time?

Tia: 37:38

Um, what was that? 20. 20. So that was what, like three years ago? Mm-hmm. Um, fi 35. 35. Yeah. Mm-hmm. You were

Ann: 37:51

young. Yeah. Yeah.

Tia: 37:53

Um, yeah. And at that point, like the doctors were really pressing for me to make a decision. Hmm. Because I kept, um, pulling them back and forth, like, give me data, this and that. Right. But it was just because I was trying to get some type of confirmation that my decision of not doing treatment Okay. Was the right decision. Like that's really what that was. And I was, I was scared. Yeah. I was scared. Yeah. And, um, and so I had a moment. This was my coming to Jesus moment where I'm sitting and, and there was, there was definitely demonic dreams that happened when I was in the hospital that were like, discouraging me. Yeah. But then finally I was just like, okay, God. Like, I don't know what to do. Mm-hmm. And I need you to tell me what I need to do. Yeah. Because I, I can't anymore. Right. And, um, and one of my, uh, good friends, her husband gave me a Bible. Mm. And I did not have a Bible. And I had tried to read a Bible in the past, and I, I just couldn't understand it. Right. And at, at this moment, I'm like, all right, I'm gonna open up the Bible and see what he says. Yeah. Right. Give me something. Mm-hmm. And so I open up this Bible and it says, uh, it lands on Psalm 31, 5 into your hands. I commit my spirit, deliver me. Oh, faithful God. Hmm. And from that moment I was like, okay. Mm-hmm. Like, I'm gonna surrender God. Yeah. But, and I said this and I said, and if I die, this is on you. Uh, but that was the conversation that I was having with him, like, that's right, yeah. You know, if I die. Yeah. This is all you. Right? Yeah. And from that moment I just released, I surrendered. I was like, all right, doctors, you do what you wanna do. Yeah. Because I was really pushing against everything. Mm-hmm. And I just remember from that moment, I received the joy and peace of the Lord. Mm. Praise God. Because I felt this undescribable love, like I was in this bubble of love. Like that's how it felt. Yeah. Like nothing could touch me. Yeah. And even when I was in pain, I had a smile on my face and like just the joy. Mm-hmm. You know, I was having, I was having fun with it. Mm-hmm. Like, we're gonna go through this, but I, I, I, I felt secure. Yeah. I felt secure cuz I knew like, okay, God, you got it. Like, I'm not gonna worry about any of this. Yeah. You just take over. Right. Yeah. Um, and I remember like my first, my first chemo session mm-hmm. I was so strung out a little bit cause I was nervous. Yeah. Right. We still have our flesh. Yeah. That kind of starts to kick in, right? Yeah. And because they were telling me all these things like, you're, you're, you're gonna hurt and all this, like, all these things that could happen. Right. Uhhuh and I was so strung out. Thank you Jesus. I was so strung out. And that when they gave me the chemo, it knocked me out. And so I didn't feel a thing. Yeah. And so I was like, thank God. Yeah. Yeah.

Ann: 41:44

Um, that would've been

Tia: 41:46

painful. Yeah. Yeah. And, um, and so I got out of the hospital February 21st. Mm-hmm. And um, and literally I think it was like the next week that the covid hit and praise God for that because I think they would've kept me in the hospital. Mm-hmm. And the story would've been different. Yeah. But, but even then though, like, looking back at this, right? Mm-hmm. Covid how contagious it was. Yeah. And having gone through chemo, it was like this rollercoaster because when you do it, when you have your, your therapy session, it, it. It kills all your healthy cells and the bad cells too. Yeah. And so your immune system is to the floor. Yeah. To the point that, like, I've heard stories where a cough, a cold can kill you is not necessarily Yeah. The cancer, you're right. But like all these other Yeah. Lingering viruses and diseases, yes, they can. Yeah. And so to think about that, like, wow, God. Mm-hmm. You had me covered because covid praise God didn't touch me even though my immune system was shut. Like I was walking, I would visit people. Yeah. You know, I did not have a care in the world. And um, and I remember like trying food again for the first time. It was like, oh. This is a heaven. Yeah. Or like giving people hugs and truly feeling the love. Yeah. Like this is what life is about. Right? Yeah. Yeah. Like a new child, a new creation. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

Ann: 43:42

That's beautiful. Ugh.

Tia: 43:44

And I, I had so many experiences, you know, through that, like going through chemo where a lot of the symptoms that the doctors had said I would have. Mm-hmm. I didn't really have them as strong. And I would get on, I would get on Facebook and do lives uhhuh with my bald head at that time. Mm. Yeah. Which, like my vein per my, my vein person wouldn't have done that. Right. Yeah. Um, but I was just like sharing, like what I was feeling, what I was going through, like the things I was learning, Uhhuh and, um, Yeah. And I remember like people reached out Yeah. To say like how encouraging that was. Mm. Yeah. And um, and I had, um, a good friend that I had not talked to in a long time. Mm-hmm. Um, because I had made those videos. He was going through something like that and he's like, I thought of you automatically. And I just spoke life into him. Yeah. It's like, we're not gonna give into this. Yeah. Like, I don't think he was a full believer at that time, Uhhuh. Um, but I know his fiance was. Yeah. And so like, having me come in as well and just like give them encouragement. Yes. And uh, and that just set him on a whole different path, you know, because I think that part of the healing too is the mindset. Yeah. Right. That mind of Christ. Mm-hmm. That helps us get through. Right. Because our emotions and, and all that can affect us. Yeah. That's that's half the battle, I think. Yeah. Right. Yeah. Be, be spiritually planted that you can do all things through Christ. Mm-hmm. Right. Because there have been stories where people have been diagnosed and the doctors tell them, you only have 30 days to live. Right. And to the day. Mm-hmm. Right. Um, and I always say this is that we give man too much authority mm-hmm. Over our lives. Yeah. Right. They say that this is gonna happen to you and you believe it. Mm-hmm. And it happens because it's, in a way, it's a self-fulfilling prophecy. And so that's the first thing that I talk to people about when they come to me. It's like, no, we're not gonna believe this. And I've had moments where like, In my right before my checkups come up. Mm-hmm. Right. I, the Lord checked me on this one. Yeah. Um, because I was starting to feel aches and pains. Mm-hmm. Right, right around my appointment time. Yeah. And, um, and I started to believe into the lie that this is happening because these pains are happening. Okay. And, uh, right before my appointment, uh, I heard this voice that said, I woke up and I heard it so loud and clear and it says the enemy is a liar. Hmm. Yeah. And that just like, oh, okay. Like all these things around you start to show up and it. Validates in your mind that this is truly what's happening. And so I'm just like, wow, Lord, you're so good.

Ann: 47:09

So you're doing chemo, right? When do they say, okay. Oh yes. The cancer is

Tia: 47:17

gone. Yes. Yes. You know, when the, um, so, so this is, so part of that too is like, you know, remember they said that I would have a 20% chance mm-hmm. To live after treatment. And this is a whole full eight sessions of chemo, which is Yeah. Uh, practically like a couple a month. Okay. Right. Um, By the second session mm-hmm. 50% of my tumors were gone. Wow.

Ann: 47:45

Hallelujah. Wow. Yeah.

Tia: 47:49

And the doctors couldn't explain it. Hmm. The oncologist, he was a university professor of oncology Yeah. For 30 some years. Yeah. And he was just like amazed by the results. You can imagine how many of these cases they had seen. Yeah. Right. Yeah. And we didn't, we even had to stop, um, for a month. Mm-hmm. Because they didn't know what to do because the results were just like, what do we do? We stop chemo? Do we continue with the protocol? Like, yeah. You know, they, they, he couldn't, he was like, yeah, we're gonna have to take some time to figure this out. Hmm. Yeah. Yeah. And that was, I was like, yes. And I got my birthday month, you know, to celebrate. And, um, yeah. Yeah, yeah. That was so good. Yeah. Um, so we moved forward with the entire protocol. Okay. And, um, and I've been in remission Yeah. For two years now. Praise God.

Ann: 48:55

Praise God. Mm-hmm. Praise God. Yes. So I'm just like, oh Lord. And so you being in remission, like, what, what does that mean to you? Uh, like I know, I know what it means as far as your health. Right. And I know what it means spiritually, that spiritual aspect. What did Jesus do in your life? Mm. That you are just like, okay, God. I see your healing hand on me. I see you're drawing me close to you. What did that aspect, how did that change you? Mm. Because you talk a lot about the mindset. Yes. How did that change you and the way, um, you used to look at life, right? Because before you went to the, the Stones mm-hmm. And you did all the cultic stuff. Right. What did this mean to you now that you didn't have to strive Yes. That you didn't have to do all, you know, the, the cultic things mm-hmm. To get your healing and all that. Yes. What did it mean now to just be able to rest in the

Tia: 50:12

promises of God? Oh, yes. Oh, just that, to rest, to rest and he's still working in me, right? Mm-hmm. Because those things can. Come up, but he's helping me release them. Mm. Because before it was thriving. Yeah. And now he's taking me into a land of milk and honey. Mm. Thriving. And to be able to share that with others so that they don't have to strive. Mm. Yeah. Um, because I was a workaholic. Mm. Yeah. And I needed to do it. Yeah. But I don't need to do it. God is going to walk with me through it. Walk with me through it. Yeah. Right. Yeah. Not run. I was constantly running and let's go here and there and da, da da. Yeah. And so it's made me see life in a much slower lens Yeah. To enjoy it. Mm-hmm. Nobody said that we're not gonna have problems. Yeah. But we're able to. See it from a place of growth. Yeah. What is it, Lord mm-hmm. That I need to let go of. Mm. You know, this is happening. Yeah. How can I grow in you through this situation? Mm. Right. Yeah. The, the mindset of growth. Yeah. In him and man, I just, I don't see problems the same way anymore. Like I have that peace, I know that I have authority through Jesus. Yeah. That I don't need to lean on myself or lean on anything else. Mm-hmm. Right. I can go straight to him. Yeah. Yeah. And when I surrender, which is the hardest thing to do for humans. Yep. Right. Because we like to control things. We like to know what's coming next. Yeah. Yeah. And when we release Hmm. And surrender and just say, okay, God, just like I did. Mm-hmm. Right. When I said, okay, God. Like you do you. Yeah. Right. Yeah. Yeah. And look at what he did. And it's, it's hard to see what's gonna happen because you're going into unknown territory. Yeah. You've never experienced it. Mm-hmm. But God knows what he's doing. He knows better than we do. Yeah. What he's doing. And it's kind of like, um, a picture that I saw where it's like this little girl, she has this small teddy bear. Have you seen it? Uhhuh? Yeah. Yeah. And uh, and Jesus is like, Telling her, but I have something. And behind him, Uhhuh, he has this huge teddy bear. Yes, yes. Right? Yeah. And huge doesn't necessarily mean like all the big house and the nice car. Yeah. It's gonna be something that you need. Because what we think we need mm-hmm. Is not necessarily, it's not it. No. Because, Ooh, and I think God, that he didn't give me everything that I want. Did we ask for it? Yeah. Right. Yeah. Because oh, it would've been chaos. Yes. You know? Um, and, and I've had that moment happen. Yeah. Yeah. Where, um, you know, back in that occult space, like I had, Asked for a man, and I had specific things that I had asked for. Yeah. And this man came into my life. Mm ooh. And it was hard Yeah. To let go of this person. Yeah. And it was toxic. And I think I put a curse over myself Hmm. In a way. Um, because it was, I mean, when I tell you Yeah. Just being completely transparent, like, I would see this man and he would disrespect me, not physically mm-hmm. But emotionally. Mm-hmm. And I would leave and be like, really? Tiana like, you're smarter than this. Hmm. You know? Yeah. And why do you keep coming back? Hmm. You know? Yeah. Why if you, if, if he says all these things, he doesn't treat you right. Yeah. Like there's a certain false sense of security. Yeah. Right. Yeah. That kind of keeps you there. Then like, then the, the, this respect comes in between. Yeah. Right. Yeah. And, uh, because of that false sense of security, you're like, oh, but he treats me like a queen. Yeah. But the other day he said this and this and this. Yeah. Right. So you tolerate it. Yeah. And oh, I, and, and I was like a feminist at that point. So you can imagine very anti-men. I could do everything. I'm not gonna bow down or whatever, right? Mm-hmm. And so like this man treating me like this was like, what the

Ann: 55:17

heck?

Tia: 55:18

I remember having a moment because in the new age movement, they do talk about cutting soul ties just like we do. So praise God, I, um, I prayed. Mm-hmm. I, I prayed. I didn't know that that's what I was doing, but I had prayed and said, just release me from this man. Hmm. Like, help me let him go. Yeah. Yeah. Because I had almost like a, it was obsession. Yeah. An obsession. Yeah. It was an obsession and I didn't know why. Hmm. And then God had revealed, like you said this over yourself, right?

Ann: 55:55

Yeah. There's power

Tia: 55:57

in our words. Yes. Right. There's, yes. There's words. We just about that. Right. There's, um, life and death. Yeah. In your tongue, what you say over yourself. Yeah. Um, and so just being able to release that man, and I had after that, God moved. Yeah. Yeah. And I didn't know him.

Ann: 56:18

Yeah. And, that is surrendering, you know, surrendering the unknown to the known God. To the one who knows everything. Right? And, um, surrendering, trusting. I hear trust. Yes. Trusting God with our lives, trusting his plan, trusting his will, trusting his purposes, right? Yeah. For our lives that, that he wants what's best for us. And that's what I see with the teddy bear, right? Mm-hmm. When, when you go back, and it's funny because Rosie Yes. Was gonna be Yes. She, she brought, she brought the picture here and she explained it. And, and you know, what she said is like, you know, we settle for scraps. Mm. When God wants to give us so much greater and not that we need anything tangible from God because he fulfills us, right? Yeah. He's our all in all. But he says, You're holding onto that. I'm asking you to release it, but you won't. Yep. You don't even know what I have coming for you. Yes. You don't know that in my goodness. I have so much more for you, but you're just gonna for that. Mm-hmm. You know, and that's how she, she told me that's why she carries that little picture with her to remind her. And I was like, wow. That, that's, that's a good, depiction of it, right? And not that greater, like you said, means something of, you know, of great worth, like tangible here on this earth. Our mind is fixed on what's familiar to me. Mm-hmm. What's familiar to me, the busyness of life. Right? Um, I, I always go back to the hamster wheel of life that's all familiar to us. It, it becomes, um, a habit, a routine in our life. And so I love that God challenges us and that he, he does that in love to grow us. He does that in love because he's growing fruit. There's fruit that we, we must bear, right? Right. And that fruit only comes in seasons of testing and trials challenges, right? Mm-hmm. That's where that fruit is grown. The fruit of his spirit. Um, but going back to, uh, what, what you had said, just coming out of the occult, right? Coming out of that, and, you know, I think we talk about that so much more now than ever because Melody which is my guess, her episode's actually released now. She talks about you can get stuff like that in a five below, you can go Oh yes. Until five feel. And in the baby section, literally, and I actually, I went to Five Below and I went to the book section. I'm like, what? For kids? And they even dress it up. They, they make it look like a kid's book. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Um, how do read tarot cards? How to read your signs and I'm like, what is

Tia: 59:36

this? Yeah. We need to be like Jesus. Yeah. And just start kind of tossing, flipping the tables at five for real, because it's so true. Yeah. Like what kids are wearing unconsciously,

Ann: 59:53

right? Unknowingly, naively.

Tia: 59:55

Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And it's so like the enemy's not hiding. No, he wasn't hiding before. No. Right. Before, maybe a little bit more, but like now it's really up in your face. Yeah. And so it's, I've had this. Urgency. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. So like, no, we need to stand up. Like this is, this is not good. Mm. And I was actually, uh, listening to a video today talking about how the next generation, like they want that change. Yeah. They're challenging the status quo. Yeah. But then again, there's a, a spirit of death over them because they are challenging. Yeah. The status quo. Yeah. And imagine if they were on fire for Jesus. Yeah. Like how the world would change the trajectory of just the next millennia. Yeah. And I feel like that's where we come in Yeah. Our generation. Yeah. To light them on fire for Jesus. Yeah. To be able to have that ripple effect. And so, um, It was just so funny about that story I told you about the young woman that I spoke to today. Yeah. And how it just rippled. Yeah. Like instantaneously. Yeah. So I had spoken to a young woman and I spoke life into her. Like the Holy Spirit led me to just speak to her and she spoke into her client. Mm. And it was just like, wow. Yeah. Yeah. Imagine if we were all doing that, right? Yeah. Yeah. Without any barrier or like fear. Yeah. And I have felt that a lot lately because mm-hmm. I believe that one of my gifts is voice. Mm-hmm. Like speaking up. And enabling others to speak up as well. Hmm. Right. Yeah. And I feel like as women, we've been muzzled. Mm-hmm. Right? Yeah. Um, but like recently it's just been very strong and I. I sense it from other people too. Yeah. Yeah. And sometimes I've had a hard time discerning isn't me. Yeah. Or is it somebody else? Like Yeah. God is working in me with that. Yeah. And so it, and women, we have, we are so powerful. Mm. We are so powerful. Like if we knew our power in Christ Mm. We could change the world. Mm. Yeah. Like we are queens, we are daughters of the most high. Yeah. And we have dominion on this earth.

Ann: 1:02:46

Yeah. We, we are blessed by God to be a blessing to those around us. Yes. When, when the lord, um, when he rolls from the dead, right. What did he say and who did he say it to? Mm-hmm. He spoke to women. Yes. And he said, go and tell the disciples. Right? Yes. Go and tell them when he encountered the woman at the wall. Right. The first evangelist to go and share what Jesus did mm-hmm. In her life. Yes. You know, he uses women for his glory, and we must never forget that God has a divine purpose for us. Yes. And we must always remember that our purpose is to know God, to love God, and to make him known. That's our purpose. That is your purpose and our responsibility as women of God here on this earth to share the truth of who Jesus Christ is. What He's done in my life. Yes. And how he can do that in your life. Amen. And everyone else's life and our stories are gonna look so different. Tia, your story is yours. Unique story that God has written for you. Yes. He is the author in the finisher. There would be no story without Jesus. See my life it. It wouldn't have the story of redemption if it wasn't for Jesus, right? Yes. You wouldn't have the story of redemption if it wasn't for Jesus. Right. Our listeners. You wouldn't have that story if it wasn't for the redeeming power, love, and grace of Jesus Christ. Yes. Right. And so we need to. Ask God to give us courage to not just share it with our mouth, but live it in our lives. Live it in our lives, right? Because a lot of people, they'll hear you, but they wanna see that you're the real deal. They wanna see that you practice what you're preaching. So more of living the gospel than preaching the gospel. There's a time and place for everything. I do believe that God leads us and prompts us, and he gives us the words to speak through the power of His Holy Spirit. But really, truly, people will see Jesus in our lives, in the way you love, in the way you care, in the way you give, in the way, um, you humble yourself in the way you put God first. You know, that's where they're gonna really see Jesus. And one thing that I'm learning as we do this podcast, when we listen, that's good. When we listen, when we listen first to God, when we take time to sit before him and quiet ourselves in His presence, to hear from him, but also to hear and listen to the heart of the woman sitting next to me, to discern her hurts. To discern where she's been through, to get an understanding of where God has brought her from. Yes. And what he's been doing in her life. Why? Because that matters to God and it matters to me, and it should matter to us. Mm-hmm. You know, we, we need to understand that the person sitting next to us, Is made in the image and likeness of our God. Yes, and that's why for me, I think in this season of my life, he's been showing me, Anne, you need to listen, but don't just listen to respond, listen to hear the heart of the person that you're sitting next to, that's at work, that's at the grocery store, that's at home. Your children, your husband, listen to hear their hearts because there's healing in that when someone feels heard, when someone feels valued. Mm-hmm. That brings healing to their soul. Yes. Amen. You said something when you were in the hospital and all these people came, right? When all these people came to see you, you said, I felt loved. Yes. Community, community did that cuz God uses people, he uses ordinary people just like me, just like you, right? Mm-hmm. To show his love. Yes. To show his care. And so that, that is something that the Lord's really been laying heavily upon my heart is, is how we listen to people, how we listen to their hearts, how we hear their stories, and what that means to them and what it means to us. What we take away. Right. What we learn, how we grow from them, how we edify one another. Mm-hmm. You know? Yes. And I, I love that. I feel like with you, Tia, I feel like, uh, you know, I, I do podcasting. You do lives, you do, uh, these conferences. You're talking with women. You're connecting with women. And I do a lot of the same type of networking. Mm-hmm. Just like you do. Yeah. Right. And I don't see you as my competition. I don't see you as a threat. Mm-hmm. I see you as sister. Yes. Come on girl. Come on girl. Let's go.

Tia: 1:08:48

Spread this. Yes,

Ann: 1:08:50

yes, yes. That's how I see it. Mm-hmm. I see that. And, and this weekend we were at a retreat where they gave us crowns. Yes. And each and every woman wore her crown. And the beautiful thing about that is that Jesus, God crowns each and every one of us. Right. There's no need to compete with a Christian sister in the Lord. We need to stop that. And I don't know why I am speaking on this. No

Tia: 1:09:21

speak, but girl speak it. But, but.

Ann: 1:09:23

No, we need to edify one another because it's not about us. It's about the kingdom of God. It's about the kingdom of heaven. And we need to know that we are sisters. We are part of the body functioning the way the Lord has called us to function. Right? Though though it may be very similar, but it's still, each one of us is uniquely right, created and, and, and gifted for God's glory. And so we should never, we shouldn't, but we do. We shouldn't, but we do. And that's where, uh, we need to repent. We really need to repent and look at our sister like, Hey, you're not competition to me. You know what? You are somebody that can encourage me. You are somebody that can pray for me because you know the struggles that I go through. Mm-hmm. You know, the, you know the enemies, uh, fiery darts that'll come at you because you're working toward advancing the kingdom. Yes. By sharing Jesus through platforms that, you know, the enemy's attacking, he's attacking you, he's attacking those platforms, right? Mm-hmm. He's attacking the people. Right. Right. And so who, who knows better than how to pray for me than the woman who's in the same sphere like me. Right. You know what

Tia: 1:10:41

I mean? And we both have our own spice Yes. To add to it, right? Oh, yeah.

Ann: 1:10:46

And, and that's the beautiful part. Mm-hmm. Again, going back to our creator, going back to him, right? Mm-hmm. And going back to how he fashioned us, how he formed us. And that's, that's one thing, ladies, is that we need to get past that. Yes. That's not from God. Co that competitive, comparing all that, that's, that's not of God. That brings division Yeah. That brings division and comparison. Yeah. Mm-hmm. All of that. We really need to be championing one another. We really need to be praying for one another because what happens, sister, if you're able to go through, like you said, different parts of the world, right? Mm-hmm. If you're able, what happens? That gospel gets shared. Yes. What happened? The testimonies of people get shared in different places of the world where they don't know Jesus. What happens? That Jesus is being made known to those who don't know him. Amen. Why, why not support that? Why not pray for that? Why? Right. Right. Because we, we have become so focused on self. Mm-hmm. And, and, and that develops insecurities. That develops insecurities into comparisons. And so, ladies, I I just wanna encourage you that we need to be supporting one another. I, I see so many women that are discouraged, um, because of that competition, that comparison. And it shouldn't be amongst us as believers. I'm really grateful, Tia, that I've gotten to know you. I'm really grateful that you've gotten to share your story.

Tia: 1:12:32

Thank you. This was an honor. Mm. This is another. And can I just say one more thing please? Just what you were mentioning, we all have, we're all called to different people. Mm-hmm. Right? Mm-hmm. So your listeners mm-hmm. Are gonna be different than my listeners. Mm. And so, coming together, the word does call us to be in unity. Mm. And we are so much more powerful. Mm. Together, right? Yeah. Than separate. Yeah. And, uh, and it's unfortunate that that's what's happening. Yeah. Through the body of Christ, it's like, yeah. My, my hand is broken. Yeah. You know, you don't wanna work with me, but Yeah. If I have my hand, even though I have this one, yeah. Right. Yeah. I could do so much more. Yes. Yes. Yeah. And so I hear that about the comparison because there are a lot of women in ministry that are doing the same thing. Yeah. But we add our own. Spice to it. Like, God willing, I'll have a podcast soon too. We have different parts Yeah. To edify the body. Yeah. And so we have to stop looking at that and, and being the gatekeepers Yes. To people. Yes. Because at the end of the day, It's to advance the kingdom. Like let's get more people involved mm-hmm. Because then there's more that can be done for the kingdom.

Ann: 1:13:58

Yeah. Right? Yeah. And I, and I'm all for that. I'm all for, um, seeing, people be equipped, seeing women discipling women mm-hmm. Growing with each other. You know, each one of them on their own journey. But at the end of that journey, there's Jesus. Mm-hmm. You know, and all throughout the journey he's with us. But the goal is always him. The goal is always to glorify him, exalt him, to make him known. And we do that through unity. We do that through, um, just working together mm-hmm. For his glory. And I can't stress that enough., I saw this weekend at a woman's retreat how women came together. Women from all over the world. Yes, that would Beautiful Sister Adriana made a note of that. And Sister Adriana, Aldo, you are a blessing. You are a blessing. We were able to be blessed from, um, her women's empowerment and getaway this week weekend. But to see all these women from different cultures, different backgrounds, different parts of the world, serving the Lord, using the gifts and talents that he's given them to glorify him. It, it was just, I'm still soaking that in. Mm-hmm. I'm still like, yeah, in awe of God, because when we are unified, his gifts just flow. Like there's nothing to block'em. Mm-hmm. Like, it just flows. And I felt like that's what happened this weekend. It, it was just so beautiful. And I think that's what, why it's so heavily on my heart that if, if we could just learn to love one another and support each other, pray for one another, um, and even just network with each other. Like, Hey, let's, you know, let's exchange numbers and let's, let's exchange ideas. You know? Or you know, Hey, you know what, how did you get started? You know, just, just simple ideas. Simple strategies that can help someone else. Why not?

1:16:22

Why

Tia: 1:16:23

not extend the hand, right? Yeah, yeah, exactly. Because exactly. You were there at one point. Yes. And so how are we gonna be living like Christ if we don't do that? Yeah. Right.

Ann: 1:16:34

Yeah. Yeah. I totally agree. And the way I see it, we all have a place at the table of God. Yes. Each one of us, no matter what it is, God has called you to do, we all have a, a seat and a place at his table, each and every one of us. And I thank God for that. I really do. I thank God for that. Tia, do you have any last words for us before, uh, we end this session? I normally ask my guests, um, do you have any words of encouragement or words of advice for someone who maybe, um, has a similar background, a similar story to yours?

Tia: 1:17:13

Yeah. So first of all, I'm gonna say the world needs you. Hmm. Right. You have that perfect blend to share with the world. There are people that are waiting for you, they need you to show up. And the second part is just trust, surrender and just watch how God shows up in your life. Yeah. And that is in everything surrender. Yeah. In everything. Not just, you know, cuz I was faced with that, but like in everything and just watch. How he's gonna just, he's gonna show out because that's our God. He's amazing. Yes, he does. Yes, he does. And so, and then you'll be able to share the testimony just like I shared mine. Yeah. To be able to speak life into others and build them up. And bring them up. Yeah. Because our God is so good. Just trust. And if you don't know Jesus, he is amazing. He is amazing. And I just pray that you have a supernatural encounter with Jesus, that you get to know the Jesus, that we know, that you get to experience Him and just Holy Spirit, just move, move powerfully in their lives, renew their minds, and help them to see the truth. Jesus name.

Ann: 1:18:42

Yes. Amen. Amen. Thank you so much, Tia. Oh, this was an honor. This has been such a blessing to be able to hear your story, to be able to just have a conversation with you. And you're always smiling and you're very smile, contagious. This is the joy

Tia: 1:18:59

of the Lord. Girl.

Ann: 1:19:01

Your smile's contagious. You, you're just a, a sweet soul to be around.

Tia: 1:19:05

Mm. Thank you. And I just absolutely love you to pieces. Mm. Thank you. And I just, you know how you told me I believe in what you're doing and I'm just Yeah. So excited to see how God is going to use you. Mm.

Ann: 1:19:18

Praise God. Glory to you Jesus. Well, thank you all for, tuning in to this episode. God bless you all. Stay tuned for our next episode of Her Scars. Tell a story.