When life presses you… what comes out?Peace… or anger?Patience… or rage?Grace… or bitterness?Truth… or confusion?Pressure doesn’t create what’s inside you, it reveals it.In Episode 20 of The Afterglow, @TuneThyHeart and @jtfollowsjc discuss discernment, spiritual fruit, testing the spirits, and why pressure often exposes what has been growing beneath the surface all along.This episode explores:* How to recognize good fruit vs bad fruit* Why pressure reveals what’s in the heart* How to test spiritual influences* Discernment without condemnation* Fruit of the Spirit vs works of the flesh* Why some fruit takes time to mature* How to know what is from God* How abiding in Jesus changes what comes out of youScriptures Discussed:Matthew 7:16You will know them by their fruits.John 15:5I am the vine, you are the branches.Luke 6:45Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.Galatians 5:22-23The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience…James 3:17Wisdom from above is pure, peaceable, gentle…1 John 4:1Test the spirits.2 Corinthians 13:5Examine yourselves.Pressure moments can reveal where healing is still needed.Fruit doesn’t have to be perfect…But it should be growing.If you need prayer, leave it in the comments. We pray over every request.May the noise fade, and only the love of Jesus remain.#ChristianPodcast #Faith #Discernment #HolySpirit #FruitOfTheSpirit #Jesus #TheAfterglowPodcast

Most people think murder only happens physically.But Scripture teaches that words can carry death.What if gossip… slander… bitterness… tearing people down… and speaking death over others is a form of murder in the spirit?In this powerful episode of The Afterglow, ⁨@TuneThyHeart⁩ and ⁨@jtfollowsjc⁩ discuss the hidden spiritual consequences of gossip, reckless speech, condemnation, and how believers may unknowingly destroy others with their mouths.This conversation explores:* The spiritual danger of gossip* Why words are never neutral* How speaking death affects others* Why Christians must guard the tongue* Life and death in the power of words* Spiritual warfare through speech* Conviction vs condemnation* How to become someone who speaks lifeScripture Discussed:Proverbs 18:21Death and life are in the power of the tongue.James 3:6The tongue is a fire.James 3:8-10With the tongue we bless God and curse people made in His image.Ephesians 4:29Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only what builds others up.Proverbs 16:28A whisperer separates close friends.This episode is a wake-up call.Many people would never physically harm someone… yet use words every day that destroy reputations, relationships, confidence, peace, and identity.That is what we mean by:"Murder in the Spirit"If you need prayer, leave it in the comments. We pray over every request.If you have been called to be a content creator and want to go deeper in your faith, identity, and purpose, you can learn more about Echoes of Truth Coaching here:https://echoesoftruthnetwork.comThe Afterglow Podcast is available on YouTube, Spotify, and all major platforms. 🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTubeNew episodes weekly.May the noise fade, and only the love of Jesus remain.#ChristianPodcast #Faith #Jesus #HolySpirit #Gossip #SpiritualWarfare #ChristianTruth #TheAfterglowPodcast

We’ve all heard people say, “I don’t know what came over me…”

Usually after something bad.

But what if we’ve been asking the wrong question?

What if that same idea applies to the good moments too?

What if there were times in your life where something came over you…

and it wasn’t darkness…

What if it was the Holy Spirit?

In this episode of The Afterglow, ⁨@TuneThyHeart⁩ and ⁨@jtfollowsjc⁩ unpack a powerful realization:

We’re quick to blame darkness when we lose control… but we’re just as quick to take credit when something good happens.

What if both are wrong?

What if God has been moving through you long before you ever recognized Him?

Isaiah 45:4–5 “I call you by your name, I name you, though you do not know me.”

Genesis 20:6 “It was I who kept you from sinning against me.”

Numbers 23:5 “And the Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth.”

Proverbs 21:1 “The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will.”

This conversation challenges the way we think about:

• control

• influence

• spiritual encounters

• and the unseen ways God intervenes in our lives

Because not every encounter with God looks dramatic.

Sometimes it looks like:

• stopping when you were about to go too far

• choosing mercy when you could’ve reacted in anger

• helping someone when it made no sense

• feeling conviction out of nowhere

• being used in a moment you can’t explain

Maybe that wasn’t just you.

Maybe that was Him.

If you have been called to be a content creator and want to go deeper in your faith, identity, and purpose, you can learn more about Echoes of Truth Coaching here: https://echoesoftruthnetwork.com

The Afterglow Podcast is available on YouTube, Spotify, and all major platforms. 🎧 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTubeNew episodes weekly.

🌧️ Sunday Night Worship Streams on ⁨@TuneThyHeart⁩ at 7:00 PM EST.

May the noise fade and only the love of Jesus remain.