Eat Don’t Compete with Jazmine DeWees

I Can’t Grow While Keeping Parts of Me Closed Off | Anchored In 1 Thessalonians 5:23

Episode 88 of Eat Don’t Compete is a devotional reflection on 1 Thessalonians 5:23 and what it means for God to sanctify us completely — spirit, soul, and body.
I’m learning that wholeness is not just about feeling better, thinking better, or doing better. It is about allowing God into every part of who we are.
In this episode, I sit with the connection between peace, wholeness, mental health, spiritual health, self-awareness, surrender, and Scripture. I also reflect on how easy it can be to bring God the parts of us that feel polished while keeping the hidden, ashamed, overwhelmed, or uncomfortable places closed off.
But 1 Thessalonians 5:23 reminds us that God is not interested in partial healing. He is the God of peace, and He desires to sanctify us completely. This episode is an invitation for you to slow down, sit with Scripture, and allow the Holy Spirit to reveal what God wants to correct, heal, and sanctify—not just through you, but in you.
In this episode, I reflect on:
1 Thessalonians 5:23 in the Message, Christian Standard Bible, and Amplified translations
what it means to be made whole in Christ
why spirit, soul, and body matter
how peace can reveal our posture toward God
why we cannot keep hidden rooms closed off from Christ
the connection between mental health and spiritual wholeness
how to approach Scripture without fear or comparison
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I’m looking forward to you coming alongside me as I grow, because I truly believe we can grow together.

Mental Health, Wholeness & Feeding Your Soul | How Are You Feeding Your Soul?

In a world that teaches us to push through everything, this conversation is an invitation to slow down and pay attention to what’s happening within you.
In this episode, of Eat Don’t Compete is an honest conversation about mental health, emotional overwhelm, therapy, spiritual wholeness, and what it actually means to feed your soul.
Episode 87 is a reflection on
why mental health is often overlooked
soul-feeding rhythms and routines
therapy and emotional healing
overwhelm and control
spiritual completeness
how Scripture speaks to the soul, mind, and body
why pain can sometimes blind us to purpose
This conversation also explores how our relationship with God shapes the condition of our soul and why intentional care matters spiritually, emotionally, and mentally.
Scriptures Mentioned:
1 Thessalonians 5:23
Psalm 51:5
Authors/Theologians Mentioned:
Dallas Willard
Thomas à Kempis
David Guzik
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My Daughter Asked Me If We Were Rich… And It Convicted Me | James 2:5

My daughter asked me a simple question:
“Are we rich?”
And honestly… it stopped me in my tracks.
In this episode of Eat Don’t Compete, we talk about value systems, spiritual desperation, humility, and what Scripture actually says about being “rich in faith.” Because somewhere along the way, many of us learned to measure wealth through money, status, influence, appearance, or achievement… but James 2:5 challenges us to rethink what true riches really are.
This conversation explores:
Rich in faith vs rich in possessions
Why spiritual arrogance is dangerous
The connection between humility and dependence on God
Why desperation for God matters
What it means to be “poor in spirit”
Biblical wealth and the Kingdom of God
Anchored Scriptures:
James 2:5
Matthew 5:3
Luke 6:20–23
Luke 12:23
Matthew 19:24
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