Embracing Christ-Centered Empowerment: A Conversation With Becky Beresford
Welcome to Beholder Beauty, where we talk about God, beauty, and the difficult things in life to stir up God’s kingdom together. Today, we have a special guest, Becky Beresford. She’s an author with Moody Publishers, a mother, a Jesus lover, and she helps women embrace Christ-centered empowerment. Becky is known for her book, “She Believed He Could, So She Did.” We have to open our hands to Jesus to receive what he has for us. Come and listen to Embracing Christ-Centered Empowerment: A Conversation With Becky Beresford.
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If we have closed hands, we can’t receive from God. We have to open our hands to him to receive what he has for us. Becky Beresford #empowerment #encouragement #surrender
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I really feel that when God gives us a message to share, he’s going to make us live it out. Otherwise, we’re a hypocrite and we’re not practicing what we’re preaching. So, I feel like the Lord has given me so many opportunities to step away from what culture says I need to be. Or what culture says women need to be to experience this female empowerment. Becky Beresford #empowerment #surrender #trustinGod
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Sarah is the author of All the Hard Things: 50 Days Through the Valley, a devotional journey shaped by her own experiences of long COVID, anxiety, depression, and the repeated hardships that quietly reshape a life.
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Where in your life do you feel like you are in a “valley” season—and what might God be inviting you to notice right there? I’ll meet you in the comments.
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Summary
In this episode of Beholder Beauty, host Deborah welcomes Becky Beresford, an author, mother, and advocate for Christ-centered empowerment for women. Becky shares her personal journey of faith, the challenges of transitioning from the Midwest to the East Coast, her experiences as a special needs parent, and the struggles within her marriage that led to a miraculous healing. Becky discusses her book, ‘she believed He could, so she did’, highlighting the importance of surrender, trust in God’s faithfulness, and the dangers of self-reliance. The conversation also delves into the significance of true beauty as reflected through one’s relationship with Jesus and the role of women in God’s kingdom. Becky offers insights on balancing life’s roles, the power of confession and repentance, and practical steps on starting a journey toward Christ-centered freedom.
00:00 Introduction to Beholder Beauty
00:08 Meet Becky Beresford
00:35 Becky’s Personal Journey
00:58 Challenges of Moving and Special Needs
02:04 Writing ‘She Believed He Could’
03:09 The Message of True Empowerment
04:30 Marriage Struggles and Miracles
06:08 Motherhood and Self-Reliance
07:01 The Turning Point in Becky’s Writing
08:41 The Power of Surrender
15:53 The Future is Found Together
30:59 Understanding Discipleship
31:51 Recognizing Counterfeit Messages
33:03 The Importance of Relationship with Jesus
33:53 Organic and Intentional Discipleship
34:55 Jesus’ Approach to Discipleship
35:14 Sharing the Gospel: A Personal Story
39:05 Beauty Tips and True Beauty
41:51 Empowering Women Through Faith
47:27 Confession and Repentance
53:06 Balancing Roles and Responsibilities
55:55 Future Plans and Trusting God’s Timing
58:21 Closing Prayer and Blessings
Meet our Author, Becky
BECKY BERESFORD lives in North Carolina and is happily outnumbered by her husband and three wonderful boys. She is an author, speaker and coach with a Master’s Certificate in Spiritual Formation and Discipleship from Moody Theological Seminary. Becky loves encouraging God’s Daughters to embrace Christ-centered empowerment through the truth found in the gospel. Her work has been featured in large online communities including Crosswalk, (in)courage, iBelieve, HuffPost, DaySpring, and she recently became a writer for Proverbs 31 Ministries’ First 5 writing team. Becky’s book with Moody Publishers, She Believed HE Could, So She Did, released in March.
Connect with Becky at BeckyBeresford.com and become a part of her Empowered Email Tribe or follow her on Instagram and Facebook.
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