The Refined Souls Podcast: Recent Episodes
Haley Villena
Through meaningful, relatable discussions, the Refined Souls community provides a safe space for young women to rediscover and deepen their relationship with God. The host, Haley Villena, candidly shares her spiritual journey as a Catholic Christian woman in today’s society and addresses questions that many young people of the faith struggle to find answers to. Follow Refined Souls on Instagram for weekly updates, Scripture insights and Christian music recommendations! 🤍 https://www.instagram.com/refinedsoulspodcast/
"Every single thing we do, from waking up in the morning to laying our heads down at night, can be in service of the Lord. Whether that’s through being of service to others, or working to be the versions of ourselves that God calls us to be."
In this episode, I'm speaking about the ways in which I'm working to make Christ the focus in everything I do.
Song of the Week: And It Was Good by Via Music
Reflection: What parts of your daily life can you devote to serving the Lord?
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"In the moments where I begin to sit in the comfortability of my mediocre, old ways of living, often sinful ways of living, He reveals the areas in my heart that most need His love and healing."
I'm slowly learning that in choosing comfortability over my relationship with Jesus, I'm really just bringing myself further from a truly fulfilling life. What's encouraging to me though is that the more I choose Jesus over my mediocre past ways of living and thinking, the easier it will get.
Song of the Week: No Better Day by CalledOut Music
Reflection Question: In which parts of my life am I choose comfortability over Jesus?
"Saying no to certain things because they don’t align with our morals can be daunting, leaving us unsure and fearful of being honest."
In our culture today, the fear of judgment can be crippling, but I'm learning from personal struggles with this that Jesus is calling me to trust Him more in my moments of weakness.
Songs of the week: Trust In You by Gaetan Judd
Reflection: Where is my fear of judgment stemming from? Is it for God or for myself?
Searching for and Maintaining Peace by Jacques Philippe
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"The power of faith alone enables us to walk firmly in our struggles and the situations completely out of our control, because He grounds us."
In this episode, I'm talking about a personal struggle of mine, how I'm growing through it and learning to trust in God.
Songs of the week: Milk & Honey by Claudia Isaki // Trust in You by Antoine Bradford
Reflection: Which parts of my life am I still trying to be in complete control of?
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"It’s hard because we’re human, and we can’t take on all of the weeds in our hearts by ourselves. That’s why we have Him. Our healer."
In this episode, we're talking about our desire for healing, the ways that this world tells us we can find it, and where true, everlasting healing can actually be found.
Song of the week: Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus by Josh Garrels
Reflection of the week: What are the weeds in your heart that need to be brought to Jesus for healing?
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"When I’m awake, I can no longer clearly see how important it is to have faith. I’ve been participating, not believing.”
In this episode, I share how I went from living a life full of sin and resenting the Catholic faith I was raised in to rediscovering my relationship with God and being called to spread His love.
Song of the week: Known by Tauren Wells
Reflection of the week: When you think about your faith, how do you feel?
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