Even If: Faith in the Fire
Season 1
by Andrea Medina
In this first episode of Even If: Faith in the Fire, I share my personal testimony of coming to know Jesus Christ through seasons of searching, spiritual exploration, and inner healing work, and ultimately through grief, loss, and deep emotional pain. I reflect on my journey through self-focused healing, identity searching, and spiritual practices, and how these paths eventually revealed the limits of self-sufficiency and the deeper need for a Savior. This episode explores themes of Christian testimony, salvation, spiritual restlessness, emotional healing, suffering, faith, and surrender to God. I also share how my calling toward therapy and shepherding hurting souls has been shaped through my own experiences of brokenness and the comfort of Christ. If you are exploring faith, feeling spiritually restless, walking through suffering, or seeking hope in Jesus, my prayer is that this episode points you toward the One who gives true rest to the weary soul.
A prayer to bring light to the places you’ve reached for what is less than Jesus out of pain and unprocessed emotion, gently guiding you back into communion with Him.
A prayer for when waiting has stirred questions within the heart, turning us inward toward self-understanding rather than toward the feet of Jesus, inviting a renewed perspective and a return to Him.
A prayer for the heart that has carried deep sorrow and many burdens, yet still longs to behold the face of Jesus through it all.
A prayer to hold you as you bare your heart before Jesus, admitting the spaces where it has become hard to keep walking in His direction through life's challenges.
A prayer for the places where you still feel unseen, as you continue to yield your life, your questions, and your understanding to Jesus—trusting that He is present with you even in what feels hidden.
A prayer for the places where Jesus is gently loosening your grip, inviting you into deeper trust as He leads you along the path He is preparing for you.
A prayer to pause and rest in the presence of Jesus if you have been weary yet still holding on, as He gently refines what is within you and sustains you through the process.
A prayer to pause and receive the way Jesus meets you when the ground has given way beneath your life.