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Authentically You, Richwoods, MO (2026)

08/23/2026

Your head can be screaming doubt while your heart is still choosing faith.

Sometimes we think that if we really had faith, we wouldn’t feel afraid.

We wouldn’t have questions.

We wouldn’t notice the symptoms.

We wouldn’t have moments when our mind says, “But what if it doesn’t happen?”

But faith isn’t pretending those thoughts and feelings don’t exist.

Faith is deciding they don’t get the final word.

Romans 10:10 says:

“For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”

Notice where believing happens.

With the heart.

Your mind may be trying to calculate everything.
Your emotions may be responding to what you see.
Your circumstances may be telling you nothing has changed.

But faith says, “I still believe God.”

Romans 8:7 tells us that the carnal mind is enmity against God and “is not subject to the law of God.”

Our natural mind wants evidence.

It wants to understand HOW.
It wants to know WHEN.
It wants circumstances to change before it feels safe enough to believe.

But faith doesn’t begin with what we can see.

Faith begins with what God has said.

So when your feelings are loud, don’t automatically assume your faith is gone.

Go back to the Word.

What did God say?

What did He promise?

What truth can you stand on TODAY?

Your feelings can change by the hour.

The Word of God does not.

And sometimes faith sounds like this:

“I don’t understand it yet.
I don’t see it yet.
I don’t feel it yet.

But I still believe God.”

08/22/2026

You may be asking God for strength while forgetting what He has already placed within you.

Ephesians 1 talks about “the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe.”

And then Paul describes that power:

“Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead…”

Think about that.

Resurrection power.

Paul wanted believers to KNOW the greatness of God’s power toward them.

Yet sometimes we wake up and immediately declare defeat.

“I can’t.”

“I’m too tired.”

“I’m never going to overcome this.”

“This is just who I am.”

NO.

You don’t have to live your life agreeing with every defeated thought that enters your mind.

God’s Word abides in you.

His Spirit dwells within you.

And you can get up in the morning and remind yourself:

God is with me.

God will strengthen me.

God will give me wisdom.

God will help me control my thoughts.

God will help me guard my words.

God will give me courage for whatever I face today.

I don’t have to know everything that today holds because I know Who holds me.

So tomorrow morning, before you grab the phone

Before Facebook gets a word in.
Before the news gets a word in.
Before worry gets a word in.
Before the enemy gets a word in.

Give GOD the first word.

Command the day before it commands you.

And then walk out the door like you believe what you just said.

If you’re tired of knowing you need something to change but you’re not sure how to actually change it, that’s exactly why I created Made for More.

We work on your identity, your thought patterns, your confidence, and the practical steps that move you toward the life God is calling you to live.

You were Made for More than just getting through the day.

Tracy Godat
Purpose & Identity Coach

DM me “RISE” if you’re ready to talk about what your next chapter could look like.

08/21/2026

Your feelings can have a voice without getting the final vote.

Read that again.

You can FEEL afraid and still move in faith.

You can FEEL discouraged and still worship.

You can FEEL uncertain and still obey.

You can FEEL tired and still believe God will give you what you need for today.

One of the biggest mindset shifts we can make is learning this:

A feeling is information. It isn’t always instruction.

“I feel afraid” doesn’t automatically mean, “I shouldn’t do it.”

“I feel incapable” doesn’t automatically mean, “I’m incapable.”

“I feel behind” doesn’t mean, “I’ve missed my opportunity.”

“I don’t feel confident” doesn’t mean, “I can’t take the next step.”

Sometimes we have spent so long obeying our emotions that we don’t even realize they’re running the show.

That’s why God’s Word has to become our anchor.

Feelings change.

Circumstances change.

People change.

But…

“For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.” Psalm 119:89

So today, acknowledge what you feel.

Then ask yourself:

But what is TRUE?

That’s where you build from.

Not the emotion.

Not the fear.

Not yesterday.

TRUTH.

You don’t change your life by having one positive thought. You change it by learning to recognize the patterns that keep pulling you backward and practicing a different response.

That’s the kind of work we do together in coaching.

If you’re ready to stop going around the same mountain, send me “READY.”

08/20/2026

Sometimes we spend all day reporting what we see instead of responding with what God said.

“I’m overwhelmed.”

“I’m worried.”

“I don’t know what I’m going to do.”

“Nothing is changing.”

“I just can’t take much more.”

And listen I am NOT telling you to pretend difficult things aren’t difficult.

Faith isn’t denial.

But there is a difference between acknowledging what you’re facing and letting what you’re facing dictate everything you believe.

God never asked us to build our faith on today’s circumstances.

“For we walk by faith, not by sight.” 2 Corinthians 5:7

Sight says, I don’t see a way.

Faith says, God can make one.

Sight says, Nothing is changing.

Faith says, God may be working where I cannot see.

Sight says, I’m not strong enough.

Faith says, His strength is made perfect in weakness.

Sometimes you’ve got to stop giving a play-by-play of the battle and start reminding yourself who is with you IN the battle.

Speak God’s Word.

Not because saying the right sentence magically removes every problem.

But because your problem doesn’t deserve more authority in your mind than God’s promise.

Tell the truth about what you’re facing.

Then tell the truth about your GOD.

And make sure God gets the last word.

Tomorrow morning, before you reach for your phone, give God the first five minutes. Pray. Speak His Word. Set your mind before the world gets a chance to set it for you.

08/19/2026

What comes out of your mouth when you REALLY believe God?

This verse stopped me:

“I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak.”
2 Corinthians 4:13

I BELIEVED.

Therefore…

I SPOKE.

There is a connection between what fills our heart and what eventually comes out of our mouth.

If I truly believe God is faithful, eventually my words should sound like faith.

If I believe His Word is true, eventually His Word should become louder than my circumstances.

That doesn’t mean I deny reality.

I can say, “This is hard.”

And then say

“But God is faithful.”

I can say, “I don’t know what happens next.”

And then say

“But I trust the One who does.”

I can say, “I’m afraid.”

And then remind myself

“What time I am afraid, I will trust in thee.”

Faith isn’t pretending the mountain isn’t there.

Faith looks straight at the mountain and remembers who God is.

So what are you believing God for right now?

Your family?
Your future?
Direction?
Provision?
Restoration?
A door to open?
Strength to keep going?

Don’t let what you SEE become louder than what God SAID.

We believe, and therefore we speak.

What are you choosing to speak over your day today? Drop it in the comments.

08/18/2026

What you repeatedly say today can affect what you see tomorrow.

Not because your words are magic.

Because words become thoughts.
Thoughts influence beliefs.
Beliefs influence decisions.
Decisions influence actions.
And repeated actions can change the direction of your life.

That’s cause and effect.

If every morning I say:

“I’m exhausted.”
“I can’t handle this.”
“Today is going to be terrible.”

I’ve already told my mind what to look for.

Every inconvenience becomes evidence.

See? I knew today would be awful.

But what if I change what I agree with?

“I may be tired, but God will give me strength for TODAY.”

“I don’t know how this situation is going to work out, but I know God is faithful.”

“I feel afraid, but I refuse to let fear make my decisions.”

“I don’t see the answer yet, but I’m going to keep believing.”

That’s not pretending.

That’s choosing truth over emotion.

Your feelings are real, but they don’t always tell the truth.

Fear says you can’t.
God says He will strengthen you.

Worry says everything is falling apart.
Faith says God is still working.

Your past says nothing will ever change.
God says, “Behold, I will do a new thing.”

Be careful what you rehearse today.

Because what you repeatedly think, speak, and act upon today can help shape the life you’re walking in tomorrow.

Speak truth until your thoughts learn where to go.

Here’s your challenge:

For the next 24 hours, pay attention to what comes out of your mouth. When you catch yourself speaking fear, defeat, or worst-case scenarios, stop and replace it with what you KNOW is true.

08/17/2026

I have had several people reach out over the past few months wondering how coaching works.

Someone recently said:

“Okay…but what do you actually DO in a coaching session?”

That’s a really good question.

Because if you’ve never worked with a coach before, you may be picturing something completely different from what actually happens.

You don’t show up and listen to me talk at you for an hour.

You talk.

You tell me what’s been going on.

What keeps frustrating you.

What you’ve been thinking about at 2:00 in the morning.

What you wish was different.

What you keep saying you’re going to change…but somehow never do.

Or maybe you simply say:

“Tracy, I know something needs to change, but I don’t even know where to start.”

We can start there too.

My job isn’t to hand you a list of instructions for your life.

I listen.

I ask questions.

I help you slow down all those thoughts swirling around in your head so we can start sorting through them together.

We might discover a pattern you haven’t noticed.

A fear that’s been influencing your decisions.

Something you’ve been believing about yourself that needs to be challenged.

A dream or desire you’ve pushed aside.

Or maybe you already know what you need to do—you just haven’t been able to make yourself do it.

And because my coaching is faith-based, God doesn’t have to stay outside the conversation.

We can pray.

We can look at Scripture.

We can talk about what God may be showing you in this season.

Then we take what we’ve uncovered and ask:

“Okay. What do we do with this?”

Because I don’t want you leaving with another hour of things to think about.

I want you leaving with greater clarity and a practical next step.

If you’ve been curious about coaching but weren’t really sure what you’d be signing up for, send me COACHING.

Ask me your questions.

There’s absolutely no pressure to sign up just because you message me.

Sometimes the first step is simply finding out what your options are.

You were Made for More than just getting through the day.

Tracy Godat
Purpose & Identity Coach

08/17/2026

Your spirit isn’t the only thing listening to the words you speak. Your BRAIN is listening too.

This is where faith and mindset get really interesting.

Your brain has a filtering system that helps determine what gets your attention. One part of that process is often talked about in mindset work as the Reticular Activating System.

Think about buying a certain kind of car.

Suddenly you see that car EVERYWHERE.

There weren’t necessarily more of them on the road.

Your brain simply decided, This matters. Pay attention to it.

Now think about the things you repeatedly tell yourself.

“Nothing ever works out for me.”

“I can’t do this.”

“Something is going to go wrong.”

“I’m never going to change.”

Your mind can begin looking for evidence that agrees with what you already believe.

But what happens when you intentionally turn your attention toward TRUTH?

“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”

“If God be for us, who can be against us?”

“Greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world.”

You’re giving your mind something different to focus on.

This is why I talk so much about mindset.

You cannot control every thought that pops into your head.

But you CAN decide which thoughts get to stay.

You can challenge fear with truth.
You can interrupt an old thought pattern.
You can stop rehearsing everything that could go wrong and start remembering everything God has already brought you through.

Romans 12:2 tells us to “be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.”

That’s powerful.

Pay attention today to what your mind is searching for.

Problems?

Or possibilities?

Fear?

Or evidence of God’s faithfulness?

Because sometimes what you’re looking for determines what you’re going to notice.

What is one thought you’ve had to replace with TRUTH lately?

08/16/2026

COMMAND THE DAY BEFORE IT COMMANDS YOU.

Before you check your phone.
Before you read the news.
Before you start thinking about everything you have to do.
Before yesterday’s worries get another chance to introduce themselves.

Open your mouth.

What will the first words you speak over your day agree with? Your fear or your faith?

You may wake up tired.
You may wake up discouraged.
You may wake up worried about something you can’t control.
You may wake up with yesterday still weighing heavily on your mind.

But how you feel when you wake up doesn’t have to determine how you walk through your day.

Start speaking God’s Word.

“This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24

Not because everything is perfect.

Because GOD is still God.

Your words carry weight.

Proverbs 18:21 says, “Death and life are in the power of the tongue…”

So before your circumstances start talking
before fear starts talking…
before your feelings start talking…

LET FAITH TALK FIRST.

Declare God’s goodness.
Declare His faithfulness.
Declare His promises.
Declare that He will give you wisdom for what you face.
Declare that you will not walk in fear.
Declare that you are more than a conqueror through Him that loved you.

You don’t have to let the day decide who you’re going to be.

Command the day before it commands you.

What are you speaking over YOUR day today?

Don’t just double-tap this and keep scrolling.

Catch yourself today.

Listen to what you’re saying about yourself, your circumstances, your future, and what you believe is possible.

Then ask:

Is this what I feel or is this what is TRUE?

That one question might change more than you think.

08/15/2026

Prayer Is Where We Remember

Sometimes the weight gets heavy because we’ve forgotten who was supposed to be carrying it.

We start trying to figure everything out.

How are we going to fix this?
What if this doesn’t work out?
What are we going to do next?

And before we know it, we’ve carried tomorrow, next week, and six months from now all before breakfast.

That’s when prayer brings us back.

Prayer isn’t what you do when you’ve run out of options.

It’s where you remember where your hope has been all along.

Life has a way of making us feel like everything depends on us. We carry the weight of our families, our finances, our health, our future until we’re exhausted.

Then we finally stop long enough to pray.

What if prayer wasn’t your last step?

What if it became your first?

I’ve learned that every time I spend time with God, I may not leave with every answer I wanted but I always leave with more peace than I came in with.

Prayer reminds us who God is.

And when we remember who He is
we begin to remember who we are.

Prayer & Purpose

One thing I’ve noticed while coaching women is that we often ask God for confidence while still believing we’re not enough.

God wants to renew our minds, not just our circumstances.

That’s why inside my RISE Framework we work to:

R – Rediscover Your Identity

I – Identify What’s Holding You Back

S – Strengthen Your Confidence

E – Embrace Your Next Chapter

Because when you remember whose you are you’ll begin walking differently.

You were Made for More than just getting through the day.

Tracy Godat
Purpose & Identity Coach

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