Healing doesn’t follow a calendar — and God isn’t finished with your story.

As we step into a new year, this episode of the Rybickulous Faith Podcast offers a powerful reminder that redemption doesn’t require a clean slate — only surrender.

In this episode, Christy Johnson, author of Shattered, But Not Broken, shares her testimony of surviving trauma, navigating mental health struggles, breaking generational cycles, and discovering purpose in the pain through faith in God.

This conversation is raw, honest, and hope-filled — and especially meaningful for anyone entering this year still healing.

⚠️ Listener discretion advised: This episode discusses trauma, abuse, mental health struggles, and suicidal ideation.

If you need immediate help, call or text 988 (U.S.).

🔥 Faith at Fourteen: How God Pulled Me Back | Teen Testimony with Lilly Watts

In today’s episode, I’m talking with 14-year-old Lilly, and WOW! Her story is powerful.

She gave her life to Jesus at just 8 years old after a life-changing moment in her living room… but like many of us, her faith was tested as she got older.

She opens up about:

✅ Drifting away from God for 3 years

✅ The danger of wrong influences

✅ How God literally removed people from her life

✅ Losing her phone, games, and everything… and finding FREEDOM

✅ The miracles she’s seen God do in her family

✅ The verse that keeps her strong when the world hates her

✅ Advice for other teens struggling with faith

Lilly may be young, but God is using her voice in a BIG way.

This episode is full of truth, honesty, and hope for anyone who feels far from God or wonders if He still moves.

✨ Bible Verse Mentioned:

John 15:18​ “If the world hates you, know that it has hated Me before it hated you.”

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Have you ever gone through a season where God had to pull you back?

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🎄 BONUS EPISODE | Faith at Work During the Holidays
Making Time for Rest in the Midst of the Hustle
with Carole Evans

As we enter the Christmas season, many of us feel the pressure to do more, produce more, and push harder — especially at work. But what if this season is actually an invitation to live out our faith more intentionally right where we are?

In this special holiday bonus episode of the Rybickulous Faith Podcast, Sarah Rybicki sits down with leadership coach and Faith + Work podcast host Carole Evans to talk about integrating faith into the workplace, redefining productivity, and embracing biblical rest in the middle of the hustle.

Carole shares her journey of growing up in a pastor’s home, navigating the corporate world, and discovering that our identity is not found in productivity — but in Christ. Together, they explore practical, authentic ways to live out faith at work without pressure, performance, or burnout.

This episode is especially timely for the holiday season — when opportunities to share faith often come through kindness, presence, leadership, and rest, not just words.

✨ Whether you’re feeling burned out, stuck, or simply longing for more meaning in your work, this conversation will encourage you to see your workplace as holy ground.

✨ Episode Highlights

• Faith and work don’t have to live in separate worlds
• Why rest is not weakness — it’s biblical
• Letting go of productivity as identity
• Practical ways to live out faith at work
• Leadership that gives everyone a voice
• Workplaces as everyday ministry spaces

🎧 Listen & Watch

▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMAPnrWWFFHxui6BNkbsSJw
🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6Oa35NPq8xHwUu2Yh46mNU
🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/faith-work/id1827509985
📻 iHeartRadio / Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/ep/pb-n6i9z-19bca84

🔗 Connect with Carole Evans

🌐 Website: https://caroleevansministries.com
🎙️ Podcast: Faith + Work (Apple Podcasts)
📸 Instagram: @FaithandWorkPodcast
🔗 LinkedIn: Carole Evans

📌 Key Sound Bites

“God can use exactly where we are.”
“Rest is not weakness.”
“Productivity is not identity.”

⏱️ Chapters

00:00 Introduction to Faith and Work
01:38 Growing Up in a Pastor’s Home
05:51 Understanding God’s Character
11:04 Living Out Faith at Work
13:56 Misconceptions About Faith in the Workplace
22:24 Reevaluating Work and Rest
26:26 Reassessing Worth and Productivity
30:34 Understanding Biblical Rest
33:10 Tools for Effective Leadership
37:16 Discovering God-Given Strengths
41:38 Practical Shifts for Faith at Work
43:36 Addressing Burnout and Feeling Stuck
46:36 Workplaces as Ministry Grounds
49:05 Launching the Faith + Work Podcast

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