What if the lack of peace or joy you’re feeling isn’t because you’re doing too little — but because you’re doing things God never asked you to carry?

In this Season 2 premiere of Witness the Wonder, Christina Smith is joined by John "JR" Rennie, founder of Brushfire Ministry and author of Divine Design, for an honest and hope-filled conversation about alignment, identity, and purpose.

JR shares how God used loss, waiting, and surrender to strip away false identity and reveal calling. Together, they explore how living in alignment with God’s design leads to clarity, peace, joy, and lasting fruit.

This episode covers:

• God stories behind calling and purpose
• Why alignment matters more than striving
• How humility and obedience shape spiritual growth
• Recognizing when you’re living out of alignment
• Finding joy even in difficult seasons

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Before you set goals for 2026, ask God this question: “What do You want my 2026 to look like?”

If you’re thinking about New Year’s resolutions for 2026, this Season 1 finale of Witness the Wonder will help you shift from pressure filled plans to God led vision.

In this episode, Christina Smith shares a Christian New Year’s message about inviting God into your planning process, then rewinds the top 5 audience favorite moments from Season 1.

We talk about:

• Jeremiah 29:11 and trusting God’s plans for hope and a future

• Habakkuk 2:2 and what it really means to write the vision and make it plain

• Why God led vision brings freedom instead of pressure

Then we count down the top 5 audience favorite stories from Season 1, powerful reminders that God gets the final say and that He is always at work in our story.

You’ll hear moments of:

• Redemption and surrender

• Jesus reaching people through dreams

• Loss and God’s nearness

• Obedience when outcomes are not immediate

• A jaw dropping testimony of being raised from the dead

Christina also shares her heart for 2026 and what God is stirring for the future of Witness the Wonder.

Season 2 begins next week.

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In this special Christmas Miracle episode of Witness the Wonder, host Christina Smith is joined by Anne Day and Angel Faulk to share real stories of how God showed up during some of their most difficult Christmas seasons.

Anne shares her journey through financial hardship, adoption uncertainty, and a life-altering medical diagnosis. In the middle of fear and unanswered questions, God provided in exact and unexpected ways through community, provision, and peace.

Angel shares a deeply personal Christmas miracle following the loss of her first child. In a moment she never asked for, God brought comfort and reassurance from heaven, reminding her that He sees every longing of the heart.

Christina also shares her own Christmas miracle. During a season of financial struggle, God provided through others and taught her the humility of receiving with gratitude when pride wanted to resist.

Together, these stories remind us that miracles do not always come the way we expect, but God is always present, always faithful, and always at work in our story.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Trusting God when the situation feels impossible

• God’s provision during financial uncertainty

• Adoption, fear, and faith colliding

• The power of community and answered prayer

• Comfort from heaven in seasons of loss

• Learning how to receive with humility when pride wants to resist

• Why gratitude opens the door to miracles

If you are believing for a Christmas miracle, whether it is provision, comfort, peace, or hope, this episode is for you.

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🙏 MY PRAYER FOR YOU

God, for every listener longing for a miracle this Christmas,

I ask that You meet them right where they are.

Provide where there is lack.

Bring comfort where there is grief.

Give peace where fear has taken hold.

Remind them that You see them, You hear them, and You are near.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

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