Be Brave & Beautiful

Jan 17 2024 32 ep. 28 mins 5
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Welcome to the Be Brave & Beautiful Podcast, featuring your host, Michaela McLean Wilkes! She unlocks transformational secrets empowering young women to live on purpose, love without fear and lead from a heart to serve. In a culture of confusing messages, she encourages young women to embrace their true God-given worth and value while living confidently from the inside out.

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Keep Asking, Keep Seeking, Keep Knocking

Jan 17 2024 21 mins  
To kick off the first episode of 2024, I share a message on persistently seeking the face of God in 2024 like never before. As we seek God with our whole hearts, consistently and diligently, we get to know Him more personally. There is fruit in the disciplined pursuit of God! Tune in to hear more on how we should seek God for who He IS, not just what He gives. Matthew 7:7-11 “A

Five Habits I'm Leaving Behind in 2023

Dec 20 2023 27 mins  
It’s the final episode of the year! How is it almost 2024?! In this episode, my husband Grayson puts me on the hot seat as I open up about 5 unhealthy habits I want to leave behind in 2023. From walking away from toxic gossip to combating daily distractions, we deep dive into areas where we can all gain breakthroughs and improvement. What are 5 habits you want to kick to the cu

Life, Love, and the Lord with Allie Schnacky

Nov 22 2023 42 mins  
My girl Allie Schnacky came on today's episode to chat about all things life, love, and the Lord! She is a speaker for JWLKRS Worship, YouTuber, influencer, host of the “Keep it Real” Podcast, and founder of Chosen & Free Community. We covered several topics during our girl chat including battling comparison on social media, experiencing persecution for your faith, finding ete

The Heart of Psalm 138: Gratitude and God's Faithfulness

Nov 08 2023 12 mins  
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and it's a time to express our gratitude! While we often think of Thanksgiving as the family holiday when we stuff our faces with delicious food, the word “Thanksgiving” goes deeper, and in fact, higher. Thanksgiving is another way of saying “God did that. God gets the glory.”Gratitude makes much of God because it shows (1) that God i

For the Girl Tired of Waiting

Oct 11 2023 34 mins  
Frustrated, exhausted, and discouraged from your current waiting season? Then this episode is for YOU! My friend Liv Wysocki shares her 10-year-long engagement season after an unexpected trial that changed her marriage timeline forever. She gets REAL on the impatience, frustration, comparison, and isolation that is accompanied by "the wait." However, instead of fixing her eyes on "

Faith-Fueled Finances: Navigating Godly Stewardship

Sep 28 2023 29 mins  
Whether it's our finances, time, health, or relationships, how can we faithfully steward the resources in front of us? My husband Grayson (whose biblical name means "Son of a Steward!") shares the importance of giving God the firstfruits of your finances and belongings. He shares a recent testimony of God's faithfulness in our marriage after we gave more than a 10% tithe to the chu

From Jealousy to Joy

Sep 13 2023 28 mins  
What is the spiritual root of jealousy and comparison? And why do we all struggle with feeling "incomplete?" On today's episode, guests Ben and Annemarie McLean share valuable biblical insight regarding our temptation to struggle with jealousy, envy, comparison, and feeling incomplete. Even as Christ followers, it’s easy to fall into jealousy and comparison when we see other peo

Overwhelmed and Undernourished - Is Your Soul Starving for Rest?

Aug 30 2023 25 mins  
Burnt out? Overcommitted? Spread too thin? We live in a culture that values productivity over presence. Culture has taught us that our value is found primarily in what we produce, which results in a lifestyle of unhealthy “hustle” and ultimately compromised quiet time with the Lord. Listen in on my conversation with my best friend and former Miss Kentucky 2019, Alex Francke S

Taking a Stand Even if You Stand Alone

Aug 16 2023 33 mins  
Marcus Schroder, 19-year-old co-founder of Warriors for Christ, was arrested two weeks ago on July 29th for publicly reading the Bible on the sidewalk in Watertown, Wisconsin. He was handcuffed for "violating a sound ordinance without permit," even though he was given no prior warning. As Marcus' microphone was yanked out of his hand, he was walked off of the sidewalk in handcuffs

Navigating Transition in Your First Year of Marriage

Aug 02 2023 48 mins  
Tune in to this fun girl chat with my fellow newlywed best friends Janeshka O'dell and Mckayla Summers as we talk all things first year of marriage, life transitions and moves, our funny wifey fails, and how we knew our husbands were “the one!”