Tune in for the 2nd episode of our 3-part listener tell-all series! In this episode, podcast family member Shelby Roberts shares about her encounter with the Holy Spirit, overcoming addiction, learning to trust God through life’s waiting seasons, and more.

Bible Verses:

Romans 12:15 “Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.”

John 10:10 “The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.”

Hebrews 12:14 “Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord.”

Matthew 9:37 “Then saith he unto his disciples, the harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few.”

Topics Discussed:

Introduction

• Shelby lives in North Carolina.
• Shelby found A Cup Full of Hope podcast through following Jessica Satterfield.
• Shelby grew up in a Presbyterian church.
• In college, she went on a mission’s trip and met the Lord in Spain. She got baptized in the Holy Spirit in September of 2023.

Finding A Cup Full of Hope

• Shelby is part of the VIP group and has been listening to this podcast for about a year.
• This podcast was something unique and something that she was attracted to that she had never seen before.
• Spirit filled believers who were seeing miracles signs and wonders.
• This podcast drew Shelby out of the mentality of “we just go to church on Sundays”.

Life After Encountering the Holy Spirit

• For eight years, Shelby battled a pornography addiction and when she was baptized in the Holy Spirit, she was completely set free from her addiction and no longer has those desires.

Favorite Episodes

• Episode 217 Emma Stark Partnering with God to Hear His Voice

From Coping to Hoping

• Shelby learned how to have joy in the waiting and rid yourself of the bitterness and envy and replacing that with hope and expectancy.
• She is now full of hope and can celebrate others who are receiving the very things she is waiting for.

Encouragement for Those in the Waiting

• Be willing to go low and live in obscurity with God for however long He takes you there.
• Don’t try to rush the waiting.
• There are things you can only learn in the wilderness with God.
• Trust God to bring the increase.
• Your voice is a battering ram against the forces of darkness.

Powerful Quotes:

“Jesus came to set the captives free.” – Caroline Harries

“I’ve gone from coping to hoping.” –  Shelby Roberts

“You can be faithful when you don’t have a platform. You can be faithful in the little.” – Shelby

“God is the God of the ‘suddenlys’ but He is also the God of the processes.” – Shelby

“Be willing to go low because you don’t know when God might raise you up.” – Shelby

“Be willing to seek Jesus above all and let Him make something out of you Himself.” – Shelby

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Episode 217 Emma Stark Partnering with God to Hear His Voice

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