Flame of Grace Podcast

Wind and Waves; Rest for Your Soul

Welcome to Episode SEVEN of Flame of Grace! In this episode Adriana speaks on Rowell's journey after a major skull replacement surgery. Amidst the news and opinions of medical professionals and the harsh logical reality of her situation, more family drama adds onto the frustrations and complications emotionally of walking through this valley. However the Lord places a song on her heart
 “It’s not a maybe, no doubts or maybes, no ifs or maybes, it’s solid baby. God made you so He can bring you through, don’t be afraid of this just know that you were made for this”
Amen! Jesus is so kind to us and loves to remind us in our creativity or uses our gifts to speak to us and the Lord knew exactly how to help Adriana through this turbulent time; keeping her focused on HIS opinion only. Sometimes during trials we find it hard to hear Gods voice and circumstances can seem like harsh wind and waves beating at us, but the Lord gives us strength even if the conditions don’t change, WE do. The Lord also placed another song on Adriana’s heart during this time as she struggled with the gravity of her situation, and her song “Life is so Hard” was born. In this episode she plays the original raw ukulele recording of this song, and this was her first official release during this time after Rowell fell. To listen to the official release, please visit www.Aadelinemusic.com or search “Adriana Adeline” on all platforms if you’d like to hear the finished version of how the Lord spoke through her. Expressing herself creatively was helping her to see herself again, although a long process, sometimes we must ask ourselves “How do I get back to Me? What do I do best? What can I do to make myself feel whole again?” And the answer to all these questions is JESUS! Our Lord and savior makes us whole and guides us through all of our pain and highlights to us our strengths while also working in our weakness and cares so much for all the details of our lives. His burden is light and He wants to give you rest for your soul! Do you need to feel whole again? Are you lost so deep and forgotten yourself so much that you don’t know a way back? There is a way, His name is Jesus and It is written:
“Come to me, all who are weary and heavily burdened and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS. For my yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
Matthew 11:28-30
What burdens can you lay at Jesus feet today? He’s ready to give you His yoke and give you rest for your soul!
Join Adriana in Flame of Grace as we explore these troubling moments of her testimony and overcome with faith and see how God leads us!
Jesus LOVES you!

Crushed in Spirit; Favored in Distress

Welcome to Episode SIX of Flame of Grace! In this episode, as the year 2024 begins, Adriana continues the story of Rowell after his recent ICU stay after a sudden mucus plug; despite certain setbacks, there was improvement by the Grace of God. Finally being stable enough to be moved to the Step Down unit, new challenges arise that cause a sudden need for an important surgery that would relieve the rare condition Rowell developed overtime without his skull. As always, it was an emotional heart wrenching anxiety filled time that was battled with faith. Even in moments where our spirits are crushed and it seems hopeless, there is always a glimmer of hope and light in Jesus. And even in these moments Adriana could see and feel the favor in her distress and pain. He hears you and sees you in all moments of your life. 
It is written “I sought the Lord and He answered me, And rescued me from all my fears. They looked to Him and were radiant, and their faces will never be ashamed. This wretched man cried out, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him, and rescues them….The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears. And rescues them from all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted And saves those who are crushed in spirit. The afflictions of the righteous are many, But the Lord rescues him from them all.” 
-Psalm 34: 4-7;17-19
As you seek the Lord sometimes it feels like when you cry out or are in times of trouble it can seem as though God is not listening, but God sees, listens and knows all and is very near to the brokenhearted. He wants to save us and comfort us and His love is everlasting and continually surrounding us. In moments where we are caught in our afflictions, The Lord rescues us from them all. Can you feel Jesus near to you during your distress and broken heartedness? Do not fear because He is there with you, helping you through it, for it is written; Gods word never comes back void. 
Join Adriana in Flame of Grace as we explore these troubling moments of her testimony and overcome with faith and see how God leads us!
Jesus LOVES you!

Wineskins in the Smoke; Faithfully Afflicted

Welcome to Episode FIVE of Flame of Grace! In this Episode, as the year 2023 comes to an end and we near Christmas and the New Year, Adriana and Rowell are faced with once more, a multitude of challenges and circumstances that seem bleak and impossible. But with Gods saving Grace and strength, Rowell continues to fight on and Adriana continues to surrender in faith to Gods will. After weeks of what seemed like forward steady progress, a wave of uncertainty once again washes over them as Rowell lands back in the ICU after Christmas, followed by even more crushing circumstances. Amidst these struggles; drama and emotional turmoil try to derail Adriana’s faith but with the help of Jesus she is able to overcome and keep fighting another day. Sometimes we feel like we go through unimaginable things and the Lord isn’t there for us to comfort us, but we know that’s not true. God is always there for us especially in times of trouble, but the emotions we feel can be so heavy we almost forget that affliction is sometimes the only way we learn how to truly walk in the way of the Lord and seek Him fully. Oftentimes we are faithfully afflicted, waiting on the Lord, marching in line with His will, knowing that it is written: 
 “It is good for me that I was afflicted, So that I may learn your statutes. The Law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver pieces. Your hands made me and fashioned me.
I know, LORD, that your judgements are righteous, And that you have afflicted me in faithfulness. May your favor comfort me, According to your word to your servant” 
“My soul languishes for your salvation; I wait for your word. My eyes fail with longing for your word, While I say ‘When will you comfort me?’ Though I have become like wineskin in the smoke, I do not forget your statues.” 
Psalm 119: 71-73; 75-76; 81-83
Although you’re afflicted and feeling cracked and dried after being hung in the smoke of your circumstances, will you remember that the word of the Lord is better than thousands of gold and silver pieces? Through psalm 119 we can see the plea of longing for comfort, but faithfully willing and ready to learn and remember the statutes of God, who’s made and fashioned us. How can He forget you? He never will! Can you trust and wait on God for what He has for you even in the thick smoke of affliction? 
Join Adriana in Flame of Grace as we explore these troubling moments of her testimony and overcome with faith and see how God leads us!
Jesus LOVES you!

Wings of Refuge; Shield of Faith

Welcome to Episode FOUR of Flame of Grace! In this episode, Rowell is finally moved out of the ICU after a successful brain shunt placement. Adriana is tested mentally through this change in environment and battles fear and anxiety throughout. Adriana speaks on her first dream that God showed her about Rowell's healing. God continues to work in her heart and mind and is so merciful in moments of ignorance. It felt like even-ground during this time with dips of disappointment and hills with moments of excitement for Rowell's interactions slightly improving. Battling false hope and expectations of her own desires of his situation she’s brought to a place of contentment and acceptance. Little did she know the deep trench awaiting them in the next few weeks, which she will speak on in the next episode.  
At times in our lives it feels like when we enter a major shift in environment that it can be easy to place expectations or attach our desire to how things should go (even when we know we’ve experienced harder moments) Sometimes we forget God is in control and what He's done already for us. We may come to a plateau where everything seems like even ground for a moment where we may experience some false hope and struggles but see good progress and rejoice. In these times we have to remain rooted in Gods love because we cannot see the trenches that may be awaiting for us to fall into. Yet we cannot forget GOD HAS US and all of our days are written and even when we feel ourselves falling, He sends angels to lift us up, and we can run into the shelter of His wings and stand behind His shield of saving faith.
For it is written,  “One who dwells in the shelter of the Most High, will lodge in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say to the LORD, ‘My refuge and my fortress, My God in whom I trust!’ For it is He who rescues you from the net of the trapper And from the deadly plague. He will cover you with His pinions, And under His wings you may take refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and a wall.”
“For He will give His angels orders concerning you, To protect you in all of your ways. On their hands they will lift you up, So that you do not strike your foot against a stone.”
-Psalm 91:1-4;11-12
Join Adriana in Flame of Grace as we explore these troubling moments of her testimony and overcome with faith and see how God leads us!
Jesus LOVES you!

Grounded in Gratitude; A New Song

Welcome to Episode THREE of Flame of Grace! In this episode, we continue the story of Rowell and his brain bleed in the ICU. After another near death experience, another surgery is done to insert a double brain drain and the weight of the situation remained heavy but by the Grace of God, Adriana was able to still remain in gratitude. The Lord led her through her creativity and spoke to keep her grounded in Him. She speaks on how God began working in her heart deeply, once again in the face of adversity. 
For It is written "Let those who fear the LORD say, ' His mercy is everlasting'. From my distress I called upon the Lord; The Lord answered me and put me in an open space. The Lord is for me; I will not fear; What can man do to me? The Lord is for me among those who help me; Therefore I will look with satisfaction on those who hate me. It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in people... 
A stone which the builders rejected Has become the chief cornerstone. This came about from the Lord; It is marvelous in our eyes. This is the day which the Lord has made; Let's rejoice and be glad in it....
The Lord is God, and He has given us Light." - Psalm 118: 4-8;22-24;27
Are there moments in your life where you feel rejected and that all is against you? Do not fear, what can man do to you? Let's rejoice and have gratitude for what God has done, will do and didn't let happen! Let's rejoice in WHO GOD IS! And for the gift of His precious son Jesus, our savior!
Join Adriana in Flame of Grace as we explore these troubling moments of her testimony and overcome with faith and see how God leads us!
Jesus LOVES you!

Quaking Mountains; Roaring Waters

Welcome to Episode TWO of Flame of Grace! In this Episode, Adriana continues the story of Rowell's journey after his brain bleed on Oct 26,2023. As we begin, the story continues from after his Craniectomy and his battle in the ICU. When in vulnerable moments often times the enemy comes at you from all sides and in this episode Adriana expresses how opposition/warfare came at her heavy while her love was also experiencing frightening new complications. However God is always with us during these moments, for it is written: 
"God is our Refuge and Strength, a very ready help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth shakes And the mountains slip into the sea; Though its waters roar and foam, Though the mountains quake at its swelling pride. selah. There is a river whose streams make the city of God happy." - Psalm 46 NASB 
Can you relate to moments like this when your world was already shaking and yet mountains then begin to slip into the sea and the waters roar and it seems fearful? BUT GOD ! He has a ready river of happiness, grace, peace, joy and faith where you cannot be moved! Will you trust Him in times of trouble? 
Join Adriana in Flame of Grace as we explore these troubling moments of her testimony and overcome with faith and see how God leads us!
Jesus LOVES you!

Cloud by Day; Fire by Night

Welcome to Episode ONE of Flame of Grace! In this Episode, the foundations of Adriana's testimony of her hardest season in life where her kingdom love (Rowell) suddenly collapses with a brain bleed overnight are laid out. We begin with the introduction of a love story that speaks out the love they both shared and then uncover the first layers of her testimony of Gods hand in her situation as she moves forward in Faith by ONLY the saving Grace of God! Just as the Israelites were guided by the presence of the Lord in the cloud by day and pillar of fire by night after being delivered from Egypt, so are we guided in every wilderness we experience! Come join the Flame of Grace family as we give Jesus all of the Glory for the Grace He has given us daily to walk through the burning flames; only to come out refined as silver is refined, to tell our testimonies so that others see the Glory of God at work! Stay tuned for the complete testimony as Adriana walks you through her wilderness season! The Lord is ALWAYS working in our lives, especially in the darkest of valleys!
For it is written "And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death." - Revelation 12:11 KJV
Jesus loves you!