Things Above Podcast w/ Taylar Jaquae

In today's episode, Taylar explores what it truly means to surrender our brokenness to God. While the world often defines healing and mental wellness by outward appearances, accomplishments, or self-reliance, God measures wholeness by the transformation of the heart. He doesn't reject our broken pieces—He welcomes them, restores them, and uses them for His glory.
Taylar discusses the refining process of spiritual growth, revealing how God often adds and removes people, habits, opportunities, and even comforts from our lives to prepare us for the next season. Although this process can feel painful and uncertain, every adjustment is intentional. God is shaping us into the image He originally designed, producing greater faith, character, and purpose along the way.
If you've ever wondered why life feels like it's being dismantled, this episode is a reminder that God is not destroying you—He is rebuilding you. When we fully trust Him with our brokenness, disappointments, and imperfections, He creates something far more beautiful than we could ever imagine. The very places that once held pain can become a powerful testimony of His restoration, proving that in God's hands, broken pieces become a masterpiece.
Join Taylar as she encourages listeners to stop hiding their brokenness and instead place it in the hands of the One who specializes in making all things new.
 

In today's episode, Taylar explores the reality of walking the narrow, rough, and rocky road that God often calls His people to travel. While the journey may be filled with obstacles, unexpected twists, and difficult turns, every challenge serves a greater purpose. God uses the rough places to refine our character, strengthen our faith, and shape us into the people He has destined us to become.
Taylar unpacks why the difficult seasons are not signs of God's absence, but evidence of His intentional work in our lives. She encourages listeners to embrace the process rather than resist it, understanding that every delay, detour, and hardship is preparing them for a greater calling.
As the episode concludes, Taylar reminds us that no two paths are the same. Comparison only distracts us from the unique assignment God has given each of us. Instead of despising the day of humble beginnings, learn to appreciate where God has you today, trusting that He is leading you from glory to glory. The rocky road may not be easy, but it is the very path that leads to purpose, maturity, and the greatness God has prepared for those who faithfully follow Him.

In today's episode, Taylar dives into the often-overlooked trap of people-pleasing and the hidden cost of constantly sacrificing yourself to gain the approval, acceptance, or affection of others. When we overextend ourselves for relationships that are not rooted in God's purpose, we slowly surrender valuable pieces of our identity, our peace, and the calling God has placed on our lives.
Through biblical insight and practical reflection, Taylar challenges listeners to examine where they may be compromising their convictions, boundaries, or authenticity simply to keep others comfortable. While loving and serving others is part of the Christian walk, God never intended for His children to lose themselves in the process.
Sometimes obedience means walking a path that few understand. It means learning to move to the rhythm God has given you, even when you have to walk alone for a season. Rather than forcing yourself to fit into relationships that were never meant for your journey, trust that in His perfect timing, God will bring the right people—those whose lives, gifts, and purpose harmonize with the calling He has placed on yours.
If you've ever struggled with saying "yes" when you should have said "no," feared disappointing others, or found your identity wrapped up in making everyone else happy, this episode is an invitation to break free from people-pleasing and embrace the freedom that comes from seeking God's approval above all else.

In today's episode, Taylar explores the importance of discerning the times and remaining spiritually alert in a world that is rapidly changing. As Scripture speaks of God separating the wheat from the tares, this episode challenges listeners to examine their own hearts and consider where they stand in their walk with Christ.
While there is still time, there is still grace. God continues to extend opportunities for repentance, spiritual growth, and deeper intimacy with Him—but those opportunities should never be taken for granted. Taylar discusses the urgency of putting away the desires of the flesh, separating from the patterns of this world, and pursuing a life that reflects the character of Jesus Christ.
This episode is a call to awaken, evaluate your spiritual condition, and intentionally seek the things above while God's grace is still being extended. The time to grow, mature, and prepare is now.

In today's episode, Taylar explores God's design for community and why He never intended for us to do life in complete isolation. While seasons of solitude can be healthy for prayer, healing, and drawing closer to God, remaining isolated for too long can leave us stranded on the lonely island of "ME," where our lives become centered on our own thoughts, perspectives, struggles, and experiences.
Taylar discusses how God calls us out of self-focus and into biblical community, where we gain wisdom, accountability, encouragement, and the opportunity to see life through the experiences of others. As we move beyond ourselves, our perspective expands, our faith matures, and we become better equipped to love, serve, and reflect the heart of Christ.
Join Taylar as she unpacks why true spiritual growth often begins when we leave the lonely island of "ME" and embrace the community God created us to be a part of.

In today’s episode, Taylar dives into the topic of pride and explores how, when left unchecked, it can quietly convince us that we are the exception to God’s standards, principles, and instruction. Pride rarely introduces itself loudly—it can appear as self-reliance, entitlement, spiritual overconfidence, independence without wisdom, or the belief that consequences apply to everyone else but not to us.
Taylar unpacks how pride can become a deceptive force that lifts us high enough to lose perspective, placing us on a winding road where elevation begins to feel like favor and confidence starts to imitate truth. But not every open door is alignment, and not every feeling of advancement means we are walking in the right direction. Sometimes the higher we elevate ourselves, the harder it becomes to recognize warning signs, correction, and the quiet voice of God.
This episode examines the subtle ways pride can distort reality, blur discernment, and create distance between who we believe we are and who God is calling us to become. Taylar discusses the danger of believing we are above process, above accountability, or somehow exempt from lessons that shape character and build wisdom.
Through reflection and spiritual insight, this conversation challenges listeners to consider whether they are pursuing elevation or pursuing God—and whether the desire to rise has begun to replace the desire to remain rooted. Because sometimes staying low is not losing; sometimes humility is protection. Staying close to God keeps us grounded in truth, while unchecked pride can lead us into cycles of illusion, confusion, and unnecessary hardship.
Join Taylar as we explore why humility is not weakness, why correction is often mercy, and why it is better to remain low and close to God than to climb high and lose sight of what is real and what is deception.

In today’s episode, Taylar dives into the warning signs we often overlook—the obvious red flags, the subtle beige flags, and even the dirty flags that quietly lead us down paths of destruction, confusion, and unnecessary danger. Sometimes the very things that break us don’t arrive suddenly—they reveal themselves through patterns, discomfort, ignored convictions, and moments where we choose familiarity over wisdom.
Taylar explores how God often gives us signs, opportunities to pause, and even deliverance from situations before they become permanent damage. But deliverance is not just about being rescued—it’s about learning. Because if we never understand how we entered unhealthy cycles, relationships, environments, or mindsets, we often find ourselves returning to them through the same door we escaped from. The way we got into certain situations is often the same way we can find our way back out: through reflection, truth, accountability, and recognizing the lessons hidden in the process.
This episode also unpacks the importance of introspection and becoming whole within ourselves. Taylar discusses how self-awareness, healing, and taking inventory of our own decisions create the foundation for growth and success. Combined with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we gain discernment, wisdom, and the strength to overcome life’s obstacles instead of repeating them.
If you’ve ever looked back and wondered, “How did I end up here?”—this conversation is an invitation to examine the signs, embrace the lesson, and move forward with greater clarity, purpose, and spiritual maturity.

In today’s episode, Taylar explores the conversation surrounding narcissism and challenges the growing tendency in today’s culture to label everyone as either a narcissist or a victim. She invites listeners to look inward and consider a harder question: What if there are areas within each of us that seek self-preservation, self-justification, control, validation, or a desire to always be right?
Rather than focusing solely on identifying unhealthy traits in others, Taylar discusses the importance of examining the “inner narcissist” that can quietly influence our thoughts, reactions, relationships, and perspective. She explores how unhealed wounds, pride, offense, and self-protection can lead us into assuming a victim mindset—where accountability becomes difficult and justice is measured only through our own experiences.
This episode is not about shame or condemnation, but about healing, self-awareness, and transformation. Taylar discusses how confronting the parts of ourselves that need growth allows us to stop viewing life through a lens that always tips the scales in our favor. Instead, we begin learning to approach situations with humility, accountability, grace, and truth.
Through a faith-centered perspective, listeners are encouraged to seek God’s wisdom and ask for eyes to see people and circumstances the way He does—not through wounded emotions, but through justice, mercy, and love. Healing begins when we stop asking who is to blame and start asking what within us needs to be surrendered, restored, and made whole.

In today's episode, Taylar explores what it means to "sit this one out" and embrace a season of being on the sidelines when God calls us away from the spotlight. In a culture that often celebrates constant movement, visibility, and achievement, stepping back can feel uncomfortable or even discouraging. However, Taylar discusses how seasons of isolation, refinement, and correction are often divine invitations from God—not punishments, but acts of love, protection, and preparation.
Through biblical insight and personal reflection, she unpacks the importance of obedience when God redirects our focus inward, calling us to rest, heal, grow, and realign with His will. Taylar challenges listeners to reconsider how they view isolation, explaining that God often removes us from certain environments, responsibilities, or platforms so He can strengthen our character, restore our spiritual health, and deepen our dependence on Him.
This episode also explores the dangers of operating on empty continuing to pour into others when our own spiritual reservoirs have run dry. Taylar discusses how neglecting God's call to rest and recalibrate can lead to burnout, poor discernment, and even unintentionally leading others astray by ministering from a place of weakness rather than spiritual abundance.
Whether you find yourself in a season of waiting, hiddenness, correction, or quiet preparation, this conversation serves as a reminder that God's pauses are purposeful. Sometimes the greatest act of faith is trusting Him enough to step back, be still, and allow Him to do the work in you before He works through you.

In today’s episode, Taylar explores what it means to carry names, labels, and narratives that were never meant to define us. Many times in life, without true soul-searching and reflection, we begin to accept false identities shaped by pain, rejection, trauma, mistakes, other people’s opinions, and the experiences we have endured. Over time, those false narratives can become so familiar that we mistake them for the truth of who we are.
This episode challenges listeners to examine the names they have silently agreed with and the stories they continue to tell themselves. Are you identifying more with your wounds, your past, your failures, or the seasons you have survived than with who God says you are?
Taylar redirects the focus back to the One whose opinion truly matters — God. While the world may try to define people by their sins, struggles, shortcomings, or circumstances, God calls His children by name. He does not identify us by the places we have been, the darkness we have walked through, or the mistakes we have made. Instead, He calls us according to purpose, identity, and truth.
This conversation is an invitation to break free from false labels, confront distorted narratives, and rediscover the identity God has spoken over your life from the very beginning.