Heart &Soul Elevation: When God Says It's Time, Don't Procrastinate Your Purpose

Something shifted when I heard about Charlie Kirk's assassination. Though I wasn't his follower, his silencing struck a chord deep within me—a wake-up call for those of us who've played it safe with our faith. Have you felt it too? That nudge to stop hiding, to speak what you believe despite the cost?

Jesus warned us plainly: "If you live on God's terms, the world is going to hate you." As a Gen-Xer who spent decades in survival mode, building comfortable walls around my life, I've avoided boldness. But when the Holy Spirit stirs, procrastination becomes disobedience. The prophet Haggai's words cut straight to my heart: "How is it that it's the right time for you to live in your fine new homes while God's temple is in ruins?" Where have I prioritized my comfort over courage?

What Satan doesn't understand is that silencing one voice often awakens millions more. You don't need a perfect life or a massive platform to speak truth—just a yielded heart and the Holy Spirit's power. When we choose to meditate on what's true, noble, and beautiful as Philippians 4:8 instructs, our minds begin to filter the world differently. While forces try to hijack our focus with fear and division, God is stirring His people across generations. Your voice matters. Your testimony counts. Will you join me in rising up, speaking truth, and rebuilding what's been neglected? Download the journaling prompts in the show notes to process what God might be saying to you, and let's walk this bold path together.

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Chapters

• 0:00 Welcome to Heart and Soul Elevation
• 0:38 World's Hatred of God's Truth
• 1:53 Charlie Kirk's Assassination Impact
• 3:54 Stop Procrastinating Your Faith
• 6:21 Redirecting Our Focus
• 8:14 Rising Together in Truth
• 9:34 Closing and Call to Action

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:03

Welcome to Heart and Soul Elevation. This is a sacred pause in your week to recalibrate your spirit. I'm Melissa, christian life coach, woman of deep faith and steward of both intuitive wisdom and grounded truth. Each Heart and Soul Elevation episode I'll share scripture, a reflection and encouragement to lift your eyes, quiet the noise and help you reconnect with the God who sees you and knows you. Let's take a deep breath and begin.

Speaker 1: 0:38

Hey friends, I have been holding this new series close to my heart and waiting for the right time to release it. But what is even the right time to speak up in a world that hates the truth? John 15, 18 through 25 in the message version says If you find the godless world is hating you, remember it got its start hating me. That's Jesus speaking. He said I picked you to live on God's terms. The world is going to hate you. I'm going to say that again If you are living on God's terms, the world is going to hate you. Servants don't get better treatment than their masters. If they beat on Jesus, they will certainly beat on you. Hate me, hate my father, it's all the same. They hated me, jesus, for no good reason. So here I am, answering the nudge of the Holy Spirit and beginning this Heart and Soul Elevation Series today Because when God says it's time, it's time Now.

Speaker 1: 1:53

I never followed Charlie Kirk. I wasn't like a fan of his. I didn't subscribe to any of his channels. If he had more than one, I didn't follow him on social media. I would see clips like anybody else, like a clip would pop up in my feed and I would watch it. But his assassination last week really hit me deeply. Not because of who he was, I didn't really know his name, I couldn't put a face with the name. But at Bible study last Wednesday night, you know, our pastor mentioned that Charlie Kirk passed away and I was like, well, that sounds familiar. And I looked it up and I was like, oh him. And then he told us what happened. And you know, his assassination really struck me because he spoke boldly what he believed and he paid the price. What was it that Jesus said? If you live on God's terms, the world is going to hate you.

Speaker 1: 2:58

As a Gen X person, I have lived most of my life, if not all of my life, in survival mode. I have lived most of my life, if not all of my life, in survival mode Up until my late 40s. Literally, I was just trying to survive my life. That's all I knew. I was trying to build a comfortable house around myself and I was playing it safe with my faith. I was never the kind of person to boldly proclaim the gospel, to boldly proclaim that I was a Jesus follower, but watching Charlie's boldness this last week reminded me that it's time. It's time it's time to step up, it's time to speak. It's time for me to be willing to get out of my comfort zone and share what I believe. And that brings me to Haggai, chapter 1, verses 1 through 4. And this is from the message version. It says a message from God of the angel armies.

Speaker 1: 4:02

The people procrastinate. They say this isn't the right time to rebuild my temple, the temple of God. How is it that it's the right time for you to live in your fine new homes while the home, god's temple, is in ruins? Oh my gosh, if that doesn't hit home, I don't know what does. So what new home have I been prioritizing over God? Where have I been putting my comfort ahead of what he has called me to do, as someone with the spiritual gift of faith and an intuitive gift of knowing that has been with me since I accepted Jesus as my Savior when I was 18 years old in basic training. I know when he is speaking and he's been stirring this in me for a while, in me for a while. Ask my sister, ask my best friend, they will tell you.

Speaker 1: 5:04

I have been leaning into my faith for a while but haven't been speaking boldly. I know when he is speaking to me and he's been stirring this in me for a while. Me for a while. Stop procrastinating, speak, build, be bold, proclaim Even when it's uncomfortable. Especially when it's uncomfortable, I used to think my life was too messy. I mean, I'm not perfect. Even though I don't believe in perfection, there's something inside of me that said I needed to be better than what I was to be able to speak this message. And that is so much a lie from the enemy. It's ridiculous. We don't need flashy platforms, we don't need millions of followers, we don't need perfect lives. To be faithful, to be bold, to speak the truth, we need yielded hearts, we need daily surrender and we need the Holy Spirit's power.

Speaker 1: 6:14

Now let's talk about distractions, social media, the news online, echo chambers. We are constantly being pulled away from what matters. Philippians 4.8, from the message again calls us to redirect our minds, to renew our minds. It calls us to fill our minds and meditate on things that are true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious. The best, not the worst. The beautiful, not the ugly. Things to praise, not things to curse. The world wants to hijack your focus. There's a part of your brain called the reticular activating system, and this is the part that filters what you notice. It is always listening. It is always focusing on what you tell it to look at. Even if you are not actively telling it what to seek out, it will seek out what you focus on, out what you focus on. So when you choose to meditate on truth, when you choose to focus on the good that actually exists in this world, your brain will follow.

Speaker 1: 7:31

In the wake of Charlie, that Satan tried to silence a voice, a very bold voice, but what he didn't realize was that that bold voice had actually awakened faith in millions of people around the world. I believe that people are rising up, not just Gen Z, but people of all generations, who can no longer remain silent. You may have felt silenced, you may have felt small, you may have doubted your place in this world and the purpose that God has for you, but I believe that God is stirring up his people. Charlie's voice may be gone, but ours is still here. So let's not waste our voices, let's speak truth, let's heal generational wounds and let's rise together and rebuild what has been neglected for generations.

Speaker 1: 8:52

I've created a simple download for you that has some journaling prompts to help you go deeper with God this week, and you can grab them at the link in the show notes. Just three simple questions to take a sacred pause and process what the Lord is saying to you through these verses. And I want to thank you for spending this sacred moment with me in this first Heart and Soul Elevation episode, and I want to encourage you keep seeking, keep rising and do not be ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ, and I'll see you next time for another Heart and Soul Elevation. Thank you for joining me for this moment of peace. If today stirred something in you and you're wondering what deeper support could look like for your healing or spiritual walk, I would love to talk. You can visit lemonbalmcoachingcom to connect or schedule a call. Until next time, keep seeking Him.