Eat Don’t Compete with Jazmine DeWees

What happens when God tells you to pause… right when you’re ready to move?
 
In this first episode of 2026, Jazmine opens the year with Selah — a holy pause rooted in obedience, reflection, and trust. After a season of momentum, plans, and ambition, God gives a “no for right now” — and instead of pushing forward, Jazmine chooses to stop, listen, and yield.
 
This episode explores:
Why God’s “no” is just as sacred as His “yes”
What it means to slow down without losing purpose
The tension between ambition and obedience
Why rest, stillness, and consecration are acts of faith
And how Selah becomes a spiritual reset, not a setback
The episode closes with a spoken-word poem titled Selah — a raw, reflective offering about stillness, rest, obedience, and God’s nearness in the pause.
- This is not about resolutions.
-  This is about intentions with God at the center.
If you’re entering a season where God is asking you to wait, breathe, or stop — this episode is for you.
 
What are you being intentional about in 2026, concerning your relationship with God?
 
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As we close out the year, I’m inviting you into a real, honest, vulnerable reflection of what 2025 held for me — the wins, the losses, the pivots, the lessons, and the spiritual stretching that shaped my faith walk. This episode is personal, transparent, and full of the very heart behind Eat Don’t Compete.
In today’s episode, I’m sharing:
🌿 My biggest wins + lessons from 2025
🌿 Why stepping on camera this year was obedience
🌿 How hesitation and perfectionism almost held me back
🌿 The behind-the-scenes pivots with The Study Room & the 10-Day Blueprint devotional
🌿 What my elevation to minister taught me about consecration, timing, and obedience
🌿 The importance of reflection before stepping into a new year 🌿 Why “Go For It” became the loudest theme God spoke to me in 2025
Whether you're watching on YouTube or listening on Apple Podcasts, iHeart, or Spotify — make sure you subscribe so you don’t miss what God is doing in 2026. We’re going deeper, building stronger community, and showing up with intention.
Download Your Free Devotional The Blueprint of Becoming: God’s Process of Spiritual Architecture (10-Day Devotional) Journey through identity, intimacy, repentance, discipleship and truth — and walk through the series with me, day by day. Link here: www.jazminedewees.com/freedevotional
Scriptures Mentioned in This Episode
James 2:17 — “Faith without works is dead.”
Philippians 3:13-14 — Pressing toward the mark
Joshua 1:9 — Be strong and courageous
Hebrews 11:6 — Faith and obedience
Jeremiah 29:11 — God’s plans
Proverbs 3:5-6 — Trust in the Lord
Eat Don’t Compete
Eat Don’t Compete is a faith-based empowerment podcast for women who want to grow spiritually, heal holistically, and walk boldly in their God-given identity — without comparison, competition, or compromise. Hosted by Jazmine DeWees creator and founder of Hey God, I Have Questions. Here, we talk faith, womanhood, discipline, identity, spiritual growth, obedience, and the real-life process of becoming who God has called you to be. Let’s Connect, today!

In this powerful message, I share a word the Lord gave me titled “Wrestling with the Tension of Becoming.” If you remember we shared on the  ⁨@EatDontCompete⁩  podcast a teaching on the same title, but let's just say this was a bit more in-depth.
Drawing from Genesis 32:24–30, we follow Jacob’s wrestle with God—his identity shift, his name change, and the tension that shaped his destiny. This message is for anyone who feels the weight of transition, transformation, spiritual tension, or the struggle between who you were and who God is calling you to be.
I walk through:
What are you really wrestling with?
Have you encountered God in the middle of your tension?
Does your tension hold a blessing?
Has your name changed—but you’re still answering to the old one?
Are you walking in your spiritual birthright?
I also share my own origin story—my childhood, abandonment, adoption, rebellion, endurance—and how God used every tension in my life to shape the call on my life. This message is both instructional and testimonial, a reminder that God still uses the least likely and builds miracles from messy beginnings. If you’ve ever wrestled with identity, calling, surrender, or transformation… this message will speak to you. God is still changing names, shifting destinies, and calling His people to become everything He ordained.
Key Scripture: Genesis 32:24–30
Supporting passages: Genesis 25 • Genesis 28 • Genesis 35 • Genesis 46 • Genesis 27:36 • John 3 • John 17 • Galatians 3
Main Themes:
– Wrestling with God
– Spiritual tension
– Identity in Christ
– Name change in scripture
– Birthright vs blessing
– Calling, purpose, destiny – Transformation and spiritual growth
– Becoming who God has called you to be  
If this message blessed you, share it with someone who is in a season of becoming.