Some seasons don’t feel like growth, they feel like loss.

In this episode, Mariah dives into the uncomfortable but necessary process of pruning. What happens when God starts removing people, closing doors, and allowing isolation? Is it rejection… or preparation?

Through Scripture and real reflection, this episode explores how discipline, silence, and separation are often signs of spiritual maturity, not punishment. If you’ve felt alone, misunderstood, or like everything around you is shifting, this conversation will help you see the season differently.

Pruning isn’t meant to destroy you.
It’s meant to prepare you.

This episode is heavy.

In Episode 5 of Rooted, Not Perfect, I open up about the things I once thought I would carry to my grave. We’re talking about searching… spiritual hunger… and the dangerous substitutes we settle for when we don’t know what we’re truly looking for.

Using Luke 15:11–24 (the prodigal son), we unpack what it really means to leave, to feel empty, and to come back. Sometimes we’re not rebellious — we’re just restless. And when we don’t recognize our hunger correctly, we start feeding on things that can never satisfy us.

This conversation is raw, transparent, and freeing.

If you’ve ever searched for love, validation, identity, success, or security in the wrong places… this episode is for you.

There is no shame here.
There is restoration.
There is freedom.

From addiction to freedom — you can still come home.

In Episode 4 of Rooted, Not Perfect, Mariah Woods explores the story of the lukewarm church and what it means to be rich on the outside, yet distant on the inside.

Drawing from the message to the church of Laodicea, this episode unpacks how familiarity, comfort, and routine can quietly replace intimacy with God. It’s a conversation about believing without surrender, knowing church without truly knowing God, and how spiritual self-sufficiency can blind us to our need for Him.

This episode is not about condemnation — it’s an invitation. An invitation to open the door, restore hunger, and move from routine faith to real relationship.

If you’ve ever felt spiritually “okay” but not deeply connected, this one is for you.

In this episode of Rooted, Not Perfect, Mariah Woods reflects on the early signs, how God was speaking, interacting, and revealing Himself long before there was language or understanding.

From childhood moments and dreams to seasons of drifting and silence, this conversation explores how intimacy with God shapes communication. As surrender deepens, clarity returns, not because God changes, but because relationship does.

This episode is reflective, grounded, and led by encounter, reminding listeners that they’re not late, they’re becoming.

In this episode of Rooted, Not Perfect, Mariah explores the first layer of becoming: being known by God before you were ever aware of Him.

Many people discover God after pain, confusion, or failure and assume purpose came late. This episode reframes that belief by reminding listeners that God’s calling existed before belief, before mistakes, and before surrender.

This conversation invites you to reconsider identity, worth, and timing, understanding that awareness may come later, but purpose was never delayed.

If you’ve ever questioned whether you missed your moment, this episode is for you.

Layered Faith Series: My Journey Into Becoming

Season 1, Episode 1

In this opening episode, I share my personal journey from lukewarm faith to full surrender, what it looked like to say yes to God when I didn’t fully understand where He was leading me. This episode marks the beginning of the Layered Faithseries, a space created for honest conversations about spiritual growth, obedience, identity, and the process of becoming who God originally created us to be.

Faith is not a straight line, and becoming doesn’t happen all at once. It happens in layers. In this episode, I introduce the different stages we will explore throughout this series, including obedience, pruning, isolation, preparation, waiting, healing, and trust. These layers are not punishments, they are part of God’s process. Each one shapes us, stretches us, and prepares us for what’s ahead.

This episode is both a testimony and an invitation. An invitation to reflect on where you are in your walk with God, to release the pressure of perfection, and to understand that growth often feels uncomfortable before it feels purposeful. Whether you are rebuilding your faith, strengthening it, or simply trying to hear God more clearly, this series was created with you in mind.

You don’t need to have all the answers. You don’t need to be “perfect.” You just need to be willing to stay rooted and trust the process of becoming.

Throughout this series, we’ll gently unpack each layer of faith, allowing space for reflection, prayer, and real-life application. This is a safe space for the surrendered, the searching, and the ones who are still learning how to fully say yes to God.

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