Heart Talk with Kelly Goldson-Vaas

Today’s episode is short and encouraging! Change is hard, even when it’s good, because it throws off our routine and sometimes knocks us off balance. I’ve personally been going through a lot of transi...

“You are a child of God. Child of God is your most important title. This encompasses everything you were born to be, ever dreamt of becoming, and hope to grow into. I have found more power, more...

So, I have exciting news! This past March, I married my best friend and became Kelly Goldson-Vaas (pronounced like “boss” but with a V). If you’ve been listening for a while, then you know I was physi...

So often, we are pressured to follow the crowd, even when it comes to our faith in God. However, the Lord does not want us to do anything, even good and holy things, for the sole purpose of fitting in...

The world often stigmatizes mental illness, but Jesus never does. In Matthew 11:28-30, Jesus tells the heavy burdened and weary to come to Him. We have a Savior who has compassion on us when we are bu...

This past December I went in for a scan to check my ovaries (I have PCOS) and they found that in the 2 months since my previous one… I’d grown more than a dozen new cysts and a very suspicious mass. I...

What we call a “harvest season” does not just happen by accident. The Bible tells us in Galatians 6:7 that we will reap what we sow. God wants to give us wholesome relationships, good health, and a pe...

Tonight I’m talking about the moment I knew when it was time for me to deal with my past and forgive. It’s a moment with God that I will never forget. Forgiving someone who hurt you can feel impossi...

In my book, To the Unloved, I shared some of the triggers that I’ve dealt with as a result of my father’s abuse. Over the years as I have walked with God, so many of the wounds I had in my early 20s h...

“Never doubt God’s mighty power to work in you and accomplish all this. He will achieve infinitely more than your greatest request, your most unbelievable dream, and exceed your wildest imagination! ...

One day while studying, God linked 3 passages of scripture together in a way that made His love feel so REAL. Tonight we will be covering Isaiah 49:26, Romans 8:26, and Romans 8:34. If you ever do...

If you ever wonder why you aren’t seeing the victory in your life that Jesus promised, you are not alone. I used to wonder what I was doing wrong. It seemed like no matter how hard I tried, the obsta...

My father used “Spare the rod, spoil the child” to justify his abuse throughout my childhood. Because of this, I struggled to trust God for years. I would wonder, “How loving can God be if He gave my ...

Jesus came to pay the price for your sin and take away your shame. With His love, grace, and forgiveness in your life, you have nothing to be ashamed of. I’m going to say that again, and maybe you c...

In chapter 5 of Mark, Jesus shows us how much He values people on a personal level. He traveled all night by boat through a storm… all to reach one man who was suffering with demon possession and livi...

Yup, zombies are real… but not in the way you think! So many people are haunted by a painful past that refuses to stay dead. Personally, long term childhood abuse caused me to have persistent zombie ...

“He (Jesus) was not able to do a miracle there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them. And he was amazed at their unbelief...” ‭‭- Mark‬ ‭6:5-6‬ ‭CSB This verse stops me ...

*Note: We wholeheartedly apologize for the background noise in this audio. The nearby traffic didn’t seem so loud at the time we filmed. We thought about refilming, but feared it would seem inauthenti...

What does it mean to truly heal? What does a restored life look like? In ministry, I often share about how broken I used to be, and how God has made me whole. Recently, I realized that so many of u...

I can vividly remember what it felt like to hear about God’s love for me and not believe it was true. When I would try to pray, I felt awkward. If God had been a person sitting in front of me, I would...

Tonight, we are talking about the ways fear tries to control our lives, and how to overcome it with faith. My past experiences used to keep me in constant terror of the future. At first, letting go ...

Hey lovely, I know what it’s like to count yourself out of something before you even start. I used to talk myself out of doing brave things because I didn’t feel good enough to try them. Over time, ...

The way we can face our fears is to wake up every day and tell God in prayer: “Please help me to be brave today in all the right ways. Help me to take healthy, courageous steps in faith. I want to be...

Hey, lovely listener! Let’s continue this series on what it means to conquer your fears and really live in the freedom Jesus won for you. This is all based on powerful lessons I have learned through...

In this new series, we will be talking about conquering our fears - both big and small! Jesus wants to help you and I become powerful people of faith who live in freedom and don’t back down. You might...

Yes, the name of this episode is... unique. I promise, it’ll make sense if you give me a minute to explain! Hopefully, by the end you’ll be laughing along with me! Come and join me for a fun lesson ...

Wherever darkness tries to hide you... Wherever you try to hide yourself... The love of God will see you, seek you, and carry you home. For anyone who has run away from God... or anyone who is curre...

Have you ever heard of that children’s story about King Midas? Everything he touched turned to pure gold (whoopty doo for him). Though the story isn’t real, when people think of King Midas, they think...

In this episode, we are talking about “grey area callings” and how to get through seasons when you feel misunderstood. Friend, God believes in you and this is enough. God sees something in you. He p...

Hey there, lovely friend! Today's episode is not your average lesson on prayer. This truly is a conversation with a prayer warrior friend of mine who means a lot to me. I have known Byron for a bunc...

In this second part of Healing Parent Wounds, we are looking up from the wounds and focusing on the Healer of them. Lovely friend, if I could personally tell you a million times how much God loves yo...

“Honor [esteem, value as precious] your father and your mother [and be respectful to them]—this is the first commandment with a PROMISE— so that it may be well with you, and that you may have a long ...

A deep breath can be refreshing, not just for the body, but for the soul, too. Sometimes just breathing in deeply is another way to tell God we trust Him deeply. When your schedule picks up today or ...

How many doors have you avoided or feared because you didn’t think God would open them up for you? Yup, I went there, ha! The more we walk and talk with God, the more He shows us about life and ou...

This final episode of my new series on “Learning To Live In God’s Abundance” is all about the victory we have through Jesus. I have discovered that there are important moments when we have to fight ...

As we continue with this series on learning how to live in God’s abundance, today we are looking at an important statement Jesus made three times in the Gospel about His joy being completed in us. One...

So many of us are great at being content with a little bit in life, but we’re not so good at accepting lavish gifts. However, lavish and extravagant is exactly what your Heavenly Father wants to be fo...

God is proud of you, whether you are working your booty off or spending a day lounging around the house in your sweat pants. Today is a sweet reminder for all of us that we don’t have to earn God’s lo...