UncommonTEEN for Christian Teen Girls

Have a question you want me to answer on the podcast? Ask Here!On this week’s Ask Me Anything Episode, Priscilla says, “I’m a homeschooler and I do all my school on my laptop, and I have a really hard time staying off other apps like YouTube. And no matter how hard I try and pray I just can’t seem to get over this. I want to live for God and do His will, but this is really hard to get over.” Now, you may not be a homeschooler and you may not do school online, most of you are probably not even doing school right now, because you are on summer break, but I’m sure almost every single one of you can agree with me when I say that there are things that distract you from doing what you know you should be doing...either because we lack the motivation to do it or the willpower to do what we are supposed to do.  I mean come on, how many times have your parents said, “I thought I asked you to do...fill in the blank…can you tell me why it’s not done?” Or something along those lines…maybe you’ve heard, “how many times do I have to ask you to…again fill in the blank.” I’m sure we’ve all been there at one time or another! Or how many times have you told yourself, I am going to read my Bible when I first wake up and then this little rectangle object…and I’m not talking about your Bible…is so enticing you can’t help but grab it. You tell yourself; “I’m only going to check my messages. I’m only going to see if I have any notifications”…and then one hour, two hours, three hours go by and you have totally forgotten about and ditched your Bible.  As I’ve said, we’ve all been there! A couple weeks ago, I woke up, got into my Bible, but got distracted and had to go back later to pray. Ugh…as Priscilla said, “No matter how hard I try and pray I just can’t seem to get over this. I want to live for God and do His will, but this is really hard to get over.” How do we overcome these distractions? Why are distractions so hard to overcome? I want you to think about it this way, the enemy is constantly attacking our minds. If you are living for Jesus and the devil isn’t able to make you bad, his next trick up his sleeve is to get you distracted, because he knows if he can get you distracted, he will pull you away from God and then he will be able to make you bad.  The whole point of distractions is to hold you back and pull you down.  Check out this week's episode to learn how you can overcome distractions and temptations! Support the showWant a little extra sparkle this month? ✨ Grab your December Glow Mail and soak in God's Radiant Love for you! Packed with goodies and encouragement to help your heart shine—get yours delivered straight to your mailbox! Grab your Glow Mail Here! CONNECT WITH COACH JAMIE LIFE COACHING for Christian Teen Girls SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE! PODCAST RESOURCES ABOUT

Have a question you want me to answer on the podcast? Ask Here!Ladies, we are on part two of an interview with Zach Lloyd. And if you missed last week's episode, be sure to go back and listen to that.Last week, Zach gave us  a sneak peek into the mind of what teen guys are thinking. This week, we're going to move on with our conversation and  talk about emotional eating, or maybe we don't eat when we're emotional. Why do we do this? And what can we do about it?Just to give you a little bit of a background of who Zach Lloyd is, he is a fitness and anti diet coach, and he helps a ton of ladies just like you. Overcome these obstacles that we are facing, including emotional eating. So let's get on with this conversation. To Grab Zach's "End Calorie Counting Guide," go to http://www.zachlloydcoaching.com/ and scroll down to the bottom of the first page.  Support the showWant a little extra sparkle this month? ✨ Grab your December Glow Mail and soak in God's Radiant Love for you! Packed with goodies and encouragement to help your heart shine—get yours delivered straight to your mailbox! Grab your Glow Mail Here! CONNECT WITH COACH JAMIE LIFE COACHING for Christian Teen Girls SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE! PODCAST RESOURCES ABOUT

Have a question you want me to answer on the podcast? Ask Here!Ladies, this week we are getting inside the mind of a teenage guy. Zach Lloyd is a fitness and anti-diet coach. As a teen guy, Zach was bullied quite a bit until he began to workout and get fit. He understood what it was like to be on both sides of the spectrum as a teen guy...someone who didn't fit in at all to someone who got a lot of attention.He talks to us about how teen guys try to gain the attention of teen girls. How the majority of teen guys are really insecure, even if they are fit and in shape. He also talks about how they deal with a lot of the same insecurities that we deal with and what we can do to overcome those insecurities. This is a two part episode, so be on the lookout, because next week we dig more into emotional eating (or not eating), why we do it and how we can over come.Check out Zach's website here: http://www.zachlloydcoaching.com/ Support the showWant a little extra sparkle this month? ✨ Grab your December Glow Mail and soak in God's Radiant Love for you! Packed with goodies and encouragement to help your heart shine—get yours delivered straight to your mailbox! Grab your Glow Mail Here! CONNECT WITH COACH JAMIE LIFE COACHING for Christian Teen Girls SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE! PODCAST RESOURCES ABOUT

Have a question you want me to answer on the podcast? Ask Here!I don’t think it comes as a surprise to anyone of you when I say that this world is crazy! And on top of that, there is a real enemy out there who wants nothing more than to steal our joy and our peace from us, to kill, and to destroy everything that we have. How do we keep our peace when life is hard. How do we walk through this life and win when we have an enemy who is out to get us?  We’re all going to face challenging circumstances in life. Many of us have heard about the story of the wise man who built his house on the rock and the foolish man who built his house on the sand. Storms came to both of their houses, but it was the wise man’s house that was still standing after the storm had passed. Storms come to everybody’s house, but it’s what we do in the midst of those storms that really make a difference. Can we actually keep peace when life is hard? The answer is, yes! We can! But how? Support the showWant a little extra sparkle this month? ✨ Grab your December Glow Mail and soak in God's Radiant Love for you! Packed with goodies and encouragement to help your heart shine—get yours delivered straight to your mailbox! Grab your Glow Mail Here! CONNECT WITH COACH JAMIE LIFE COACHING for Christian Teen Girls SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE! PODCAST RESOURCES ABOUT

Have a question you want me to answer on the podcast? Ask Here!On this week’s Ask Me Anything Episode, we are answering Chloe’s and Danika’s questions. Chloes says, “I have a friend who is not sure what to believe. I want to persuade them to turn to God but I’m not really sure how to do it without sounding like I'm forcing them. Danika says, “I have a question… I know this girl that is an atheist and she brought up a situation that made her question if the Lord is real. My question it was I sent to help her to turn to the Lord? And if so, how do I help her without pushing her?"Know that no two people are the same, every conversation is going to look different and that’s okay! With what we’re going to talk about today, hopefully, you will be ready to crush those comfort zones and step into your God-given purpose as you share the Good News of Jesus with those around you. Okay, so how do you even have a conversation with someone, especially a friend or a family member, to know if they are even open to hearing the Good News.  Again, no two people are the same—no two conversations are the same. Jesus healed some, He taught others, and to some gave a Word of Knowledge. 2 Types of Witnessing (Sharing Jesus)Confrontational-(I don’t suggest this with your friends or family members.) This is really for people who you see once, and you will most likely never see them again. For example, I’m going to Jamaica in a couple weeks to be sharing the Good News of Jesus with Jamaicans. This is the approach we will be using because chances are we will never see these people gain. Relational. You want to build a relationship with these people before you jump in to asking them about Jesus. This approach is all about making a connection with them. You connect with them, you listen to them, you care about them, you earn their trust. Wait a while before you bring up the topic of Jesus. Get to know them by asking questions. Never underestimate the power of conversations!  CARE: Connect, Ask Questions, Relate, EncourageConnect with  them. "Hey, how are you doing?" and stop and really listen to how they are doing!Ask questions-a lot of questions to get to know them better.Relate to them where you can. Encourage them. When you find a pain point, ask them if you can pray for them or share your story with them! To learn more about sharing Jesus with your friends, check out this week's episode! Support the showWant a little extra sparkle this month? ✨ Grab your December Glow Mail and soak in God's Radiant Love for you! Packed with goodies and encouragement to help your heart shine—get yours delivered straight to your mailbox! Grab your Glow Mail Here! CONNECT WITH COACH JAMIE LIFE COACHING for Christian Teen Girls SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE! PODCAST RESOURCES ABOUT

Have a question you want me to answer on the podcast? Ask Here!Lately, I have had a lot of questions from you amazing ladies talking about your faith, and how doubts creep in or you find yourself questioning your faith and it scares you. So, let’s ask these questions, “is it a sin to question your faith? What do you do if doubts start to creep in and you ask yourself questions like, “Does God really exist?” “Is the Bible really true?” Does that mean you’re walking away from God. Does that mean that God is mad at you and that you are no longer a Christian? If this is you, let me put your fears to rest…no it is not a sin to question your faith. No it does not mean that you are walking away from God and no it doesn’t mean you are no longer a Christian. God is not mad at you, because of this, either! Did you know that questioning your faith can actually be a part of your growth journey as a Christian? Why do we have those doubts try to creep in from time to time?  We live in a world that is anti-God, anti-Bible, anti-Truth and anti-Jesus. We are taught in school that science is not compatible with the Bible. Negative circumstances either we have faced or someone we know has faced.Salvation is super easy to receive. We feel like we need to work for, earn or deserve it.What do we do with questions and doubt?Ask GodSearch the BibleTalk to someone who has a strong walk with God that can help you with the questions that you have. Podcast Episodes Mentioned in this Episode115. Is Jesus Really the Only Way to God? Answering the question, "Why would God send someone to hell if they've never heard about Him?"36. If God is Good, Why Do Bad Things Happen?Season 1 Episode 16: Why Did God Allow this to Happen?Season 1 Episode 17: God Didn't Cause It, but Didn't He Allow It?Season 1 Episode 18: How Do We Know We Can Trust the Bible? Part 1Season 1 Episode 19: How Do We Know We Can Trust the Bible? Part 2 Support the showWant a little extra sparkle this month? ✨ Grab your December Glow Mail and soak in God's Radiant Love for you! Packed with goodies and encouragement to help your heart shine—get yours delivered straight to your mailbox! Grab your Glow Mail Here! CONNECT WITH COACH JAMIE LIFE COACHING for Christian Teen Girls SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE! PODCAST RESOURCES ABOUT

Have a question you want me to answer on the podcast? Ask Here!This week I have the honor of interviewing Grace McCready on the UncommonTEEN Podcast! Grace is no stranger to our podcast or tothis week I get the incredible honor of interviewing somebody who is no stranger to the Uncommon Team podcast.This is actually the third time that she has been on our podcast, but I get the incredible honor of interviewing Grace McCready and I am so excited about what she's going to be talking to you all about today. Now Grace has a heart for Christian teen girls, talking to you all about the real life challenges that you're walking through in her blog, Tizzy's Tidbits of Truth.She was also one of the speakers at Last Year's Uncommon Teen Live. I just love her heart for God. I love her heart for you all, and I'm excited about what she's gonna be talking to you all about today: It's Okay to Be Single! Support the showWant a little extra sparkle this month? ✨ Grab your December Glow Mail and soak in God's Radiant Love for you! Packed with goodies and encouragement to help your heart shine—get yours delivered straight to your mailbox! Grab your Glow Mail Here! CONNECT WITH COACH JAMIE LIFE COACHING for Christian Teen Girls SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE! PODCAST RESOURCES ABOUT

Have a question you want me to answer on the podcast? Ask Here!We are on part 2 of answering Isy’s question. Isy said, “I’m a Christian and I love God, but I struggle with both depression and anxiety, and I feel sad and tired a lot of the time, I desperately want to keep looking to the Lord and receiving His joy and peace, but it just feels so hard to be joyful when I just feel so down and anxious. Do you have any tips on how I can keep on choosing God’s joy and peace even when it feels so far away?” Ladies, if you are feeling like Isy, I want you to know that you aren’t alone and I also want you to know that there is hope. I remember being in a place similar to this. I struggled so much with anxiety and depression…and honestly loneliness and I didn’t know how to break free. I would see these people walking around with smiles on their faces like they didn’t have a care in the world and I couldn’t understand and didn’t even know if it was possible to ever get to that place, but I did.  What I’m sharing in this series are the steps to how I went from struggling with depression and anxiety to living a life of joy. Is everything perfect…no, not at all, but I know that God is on my side and that He’s fighting my battles for me…and the same is true for you! In Isaiah 41:10, God is saying to you, “Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand. Last week, we began talking about 6 things we can do to overcome anything the enemy tries to throw at us. Briefly, I’ll summarize what we talked about, but if you haven’t listened to part 1 of this series, I encourage you to go back and listen!  Support the showWant a little extra sparkle this month? ✨ Grab your December Glow Mail and soak in God's Radiant Love for you! Packed with goodies and encouragement to help your heart shine—get yours delivered straight to your mailbox! Grab your Glow Mail Here! CONNECT WITH COACH JAMIE LIFE COACHING for Christian Teen Girls SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE! PODCAST RESOURCES ABOUT

Have a question you want me to answer on the podcast? Ask Here!Isy says, “I’m a Christian and I love God, but I struggle with both depression and anxiety, and I feel sad and tired a lot of the time, I desperately want to keep looking to the Lord and receiving His joy and peace, but it just feels so hard to be joyful when I just feel so down and anxious. Do you have any tips on how I can keep on choosing God’s joy and peace even when it feels so far away?”First, I want to say that I hate that you’re walking through this. I truly believe that the enemy is coming after teens today more than he has ever before, but it’s because you all have inside of you the power of God to shake this world in a positive way. God wants to use you to make an impact bigger than ever before. People need what you have and if they enemy can stop you, then he wins. We aren’t going to let that happen. That’s honestly my heart behind starting the UncommonTEEN Podcast. My heart is that you are so strong in your walk with God that the enemy and this world can’t shake you. And Isy, I don’t want you to feel alone, because so many of the Christian teen girls I talk to, struggle with this same thing. But the good news is, there is hope. You can overcome! Just as Psalm 118:6 says, with God on your side, you don’t have to fear! Today, we’re going to start talking about 6 things you can do to overcome whatever the enemy is throwing at you. We’ll only get through 3 today and will do the last 3 next week.I have seen so many teens girls that I coach take these steps and I have watched how God has transformed their lives. One girl who is currently going through my coaching program right now was in a really dark place and in just a few short weeks, she is now walking around with the joy of the Lord as her strength. It is so fun to watch, and I know God can and will do the same for you! I can’t take credit for any of this, I’m just so thankful God allows me to be a part of your journey!  Support the showWant a little extra sparkle this month? ✨ Grab your December Glow Mail and soak in God's Radiant Love for you! Packed with goodies and encouragement to help your heart shine—get yours delivered straight to your mailbox! Grab your Glow Mail Here! CONNECT WITH COACH JAMIE LIFE COACHING for Christian Teen Girls SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE! PODCAST RESOURCES ABOUT

Have a question you want me to answer on the podcast? Ask Here!Leah says, “There's a girl in my grade, we'll call her Jane. Jane is the "queen bee" of our grade. She has the nicest clothes (her parents are very rich) and she is VERY popular because she's dating a popular boy as well. She's also a bully. She'll bully kids who are very shy, and a girl has left the school because of her.  Also, recently our grade voted for prefects (class leaders), and I was made a perfect. Jane was not. She was very disappointed, but now she keeps interfering with everything we are doing. We're organizing an event this coming week, and she's always involved, as well as ordering me around. I don't have a strong personality, is there any way that I can stand up to her that stays true to the scriptures?” To answer this question or really any other question that has to do with bullying, let’s first answer the question what is bullying and what is not bullying.  Bullying is an act that causes harm to someone else that is intentional and repetitive. This can be physical, which includes hitting someone, pushing them, or even damaging their property.  Bullying can be verbal, such as name calling, or insulting or teasing someone in a way that’s meant to hurt them. It can also be social, such as trying to manipulate someone, spread rumors about them, or excluding them on purpose. And bullying can be cyber, which is using online platforms to threaten or humiliate others. Bullying again is not a one-time act, it’s repetitive. It is not an argument between two people. It’s not a friend or someone else who is having a bad day, and they say or do something mean. Bullies tend to go after people who they perceive are weaker than they are. They feel like it gives them power.  Support the showWant a little extra sparkle this month? ✨ Grab your December Glow Mail and soak in God's Radiant Love for you! Packed with goodies and encouragement to help your heart shine—get yours delivered straight to your mailbox! Grab your Glow Mail Here! CONNECT WITH COACH JAMIE LIFE COACHING for Christian Teen Girls SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE! PODCAST RESOURCES ABOUT