Igniting Hope Ministries

To be trapped means you are prevented from escaping from a place. In this podcast, Steve Backlund takes truths from his book Fully Convinced: The Art of Decision-Making to help us in areas where we feel trapped by a job, family dynamics, debt, or something else. Get ready to be encouraged and inspired by what he shares.

“Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know” (Jeremiah 33:3). As we trust God for wisdom, we will hear divinely inspired strategies for the needs and dreams in our lives. In this uplifting message, Steve Backlund will stir you to ask big and believe big for strategies no other person has heard before.

A lack of hope makes our faith unhealthy. Hope is the safety net if what we believe in faith does not happen. Join Steve Backlund in this revelatory podcast that will help you be a faith AND hope person.

There are few "normal" weeks where it is easy to accomplish goals. Most weeks have some level of unexpected happenings and emotional challenges. Successful people learn how to move forward in non-normal weeks and find keys to overcoming procrastination. Join Steve Backlund in this powerful podcast as he shares his own insights and practices to motivate himself to do great things.

Hebrews 4 is one of the most important chapters in the Bible for personal victory, mental health, and increased positive influence. It emphasizes spiritual rest (which is a sense of peace and trust in our soul - our mind, will, and emotions). We are told to "strive" to enter this rest. In this podcast, Steve Backlund will help convince you of the importance of spiritual rest and the keys for how to experience it.

"Let each be fully convinced in his own mind" (Romans 14:5). As we mature in Christ, we will become more and more convinced in our thinking about God's promises, our identity, the decisions we have made, and in what we do. This inspiring podcast by Steve Backlund will help you become fully convinced like never before.

There is no progress unless someone is trying something new. God needs people who will volunteer to be part of His research and development team. Join Steve Backlund as he shares his own journey with spiritual experimentation and be inspired to do the same.

Join Steve Backlund as he puts on his preaching hat to inspire you with some of his favorite hope quotes and hope revelations. This is a message that some will listen to over and over.

Great leaders not only have good character and good plan, but they also have passion and enthusiasm (a personal fire). In this message, Steve Backlund shares some of the revelations that were revealed to him while he was burning brush on his property. Get ready for spiritual diesel to be poured on your fervor and excitement in life.

One of the biggest emotional challenges people face concerns their finances (especially unplanned financial expenses). In this practical, positive, wisdom-filled, and faith-filled message, Steve Backlund releases a key to overcome being tossed to and fro by unexpected financial expenses.

The disciples saw a huge problem of 5,000+ hungry people with almost no resources to meet their needs. Jesus told them to give what they had so He could multiply it completely to fix the problem. In this podcast, Steve Backlund will inspire you to give the seemingly little you have to Jesus so big personal and societal needs will be met. Get ready to have your vision expanded about the big difference you can make to seemingly insurmountable problems.

Steve Backlund goes deeper into the truths he shared in his previous podcast. He asks the question, "What do you believe God primarily wants you to hear from him?" If, as believers in Jesus, we believe He is primarily speaking about our wrong behavior or lack of commitment, then we need a "filter" upgrade to help us interpret His voice more accurately. You will be blessed, equipped, and inspired by this great message.

One of the greatest callings we can walk in is to be an encourager of ourselves and others. In the podcast, Steve Backlund will inspire and equip you to walk in encouragement like never before.

Financial challenges are one of the biggest stresses people face. In this message, Steve Backlund shares biblical insights to help unlock greater finances to flow to you. Get ready to be inspired and equipped for breakthrough as you listen to this podcast. For more resources visit: https://www.ignitinghope.com Follow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ignitinghope Instagram: https://instagram.com/ignitinghope Twitter: https://twitter.com/stevebacklund

In this message, Steve Backlund shares seven reasons why healthy mindsets and habits regarding finances are the training ground for God releasing to us true spiritual riches like peace, influence, power, trust, favor, love, and more.

Having a poverty spirit causes us to see life through the lens of lacking what is needed to live victoriously and with significant influence. In this podcast, Steve Backlund identifies seven signs of the poverty spirit and then shares three keys to overcoming this negative mindset.

Transformation does not come from surrendering our hearts to God, but by surrendering our beliefs to Him. It is necessary to surrender our hearts, but we will be unable to be free emotionally or circumstantially if we are believing lies. Join Steve Backlund for this insightful and inspiring message. Learn more about Steve and Wendy's ministry at ignitinghope.com.

Successful people know what to prioritize and not focus on. This message will help you break off the guilt, embarrassment, and inferiority created by things we are not even called to address at this time.

Steve Backlund's definition of joy is this: It is the childlike wonder and excitement of working with God instead of working for God. In this message, Steve expounds on the various parts of this definition. Get ready to have your joy tank filled through this podcast.

Many people at funerals regret that they had not said more loving and appreciative words to the one. who passed away. This podcast will motivate and empower you to say what you need to say now to the people in your life.

"Take every thought captive" (2 Corinthians 10:5). In this fun and powerful podcast, Steve Backlund shares the how and why of deleting the self-defeating lies that we are tempted to believe.

"Steve, you do not need more money, you need a new idea." This is a good word to break out. of lack, but one idea can be the key to breakthrough concerning personal weaknesses, relational challenges, illnesses, and more. Join Steve Backlund as he inspires and equips you to become more creative in how you think and in what you do.

In 1 Peter 1, wives with unbelieving husbands are told to win the husband first to themselves and then to their words. This is a profound principle for those who want to increase their favor and be heard at a higher level. Join Steve Backlund in this powerful podcast that will help you to go to the next level of in relationships and influence.

We all need "You can do it!" voices speaking into our lives. In this impactful podcast, Steve Backlund uses Joshua 1 to speak a timely and encouraging word into your life.

In this podcast, Steve Backlund inspires and encourages us to stir up our hope for 2023. It will a major key to increasing our personal victory and influence.

Our hopelessness about a problem is almost always a bigger problem than the problem. Join Steve Backlund as he helps us identify what to prioritize as we seek to overcome problems or enter into a higher level of God's purpose for our life.

We all have "sticky situations" in our relationships. Whether it is in our family, at work, in our church, with friends, or with someone else, there are things we can do which will increase the likelihood of our having a positive influence on the relationship and situation. Steve Backlund shares six of these in this timely podcast that will help your influence go to another level.

Do you ever feel like you don't belong in the role you're in or that you are not good enough for job? That's a common feeling, but false humility and hiding our gifts is actually a form of selfishness.

In 1 Samuel 16, Samuel was neutralized by disappointment. The Lord jolted him out of despondency with new hope for the future. In this message, Steve Backlund will inspire and equip you to overcome disappointment and to move forward in purpose in this incredible season of your life.

In these challenging times, our beliefs are either going to be an anchor to our soul or they are going to create further problems for us. In this podcast, Steve Backlund shares important beliefs for us to have in this hour.

"I am an atheist." Levi responds, "Oh, really, that is so exciting. God always shows up when I am around an atheist." Join Steve Backlund as he gives you a key to how to flip seemingly difficult moments into opportunities for God to demonstrate His love and power.

Psalm 34:3 says, "Oh, magnify the Lord with me. Let us exalt His name together." We cannot make God larger, but we can see Him larger. The more we magnify Him, the smaller our challenges will seem. In this podcast, Steve Backlund shares seven things we magnify instead of the Lord (making God seem smaller and our problems seem greater than they really are).

Our circumstances, feelings, past experiences, and words we hear are constantly trying to lie to us about our identity, relationship with God, and our potential. In this message, Steve Backlund will inspire you to not receive the negative messages these are trying to send us.

Steve Backlund interviews his wife, Wendy, about her best-selling book, Victorious Emotions. Wendy shares why she wrote it and key truths in the book. This podcast has many gems of revelation in it that will bless your life.

Faith without hope is unhealthy. In this podcast, Steve Backlund shares why and gives keys for increasing your hope and seeing your desires realized. Get ready to be inspired and empowered to abound in hope and to thrive while you are waiting for God's promises to manifest.

Often our frustrations, lack of purpose, emptiness, and emotional challenges result from an anemic spiritual diet. It is surprising what happens when we increase our intake of good spiritual food. Join Steve Backlund on this inspiring message which will give you simple, but profound keys for breakthrough.

In one of the churches we pastored, Wendy (my wife) and I started a group called Mediocre Anonymous. We did this because we noticed that most twelve-step programs tended to take people from crisis to average, and we wanted to establish a twelve-step program for people addicted to mediocrity to help take them from average to great. This podcast will share with you the tenets and twelve steps of Mediocre Anonymous.

If God wanted us to think small and with limitations for our lives, he sure did a bad job in telling us so. Join Steve Backlund as he shares some of his favorite Bible verses and key revelations that have ignited him to think and dream big.

Our emotional load-bearing capacity is connected to the strength of our beliefs. In this message, Steve Backlund will inspire and equip you to have spiritual body builder beliefs.

When we attach faith to an assignment, responsibility, or commitment, we will experience cheerfulness, energy, and power as a result. Join Steve Backlund as he further expands on one of the most life-launching truths in Scripture. This is a message for those who want to let go of mediocrity, passivity, victimhood, and double-mindedness. Get ready to be challenged and inspired by this great message.

Just as a butterfly in the cocoon needs the struggle to strengthen its wings to fly, we too need the struggle to be able to build the character, endurance, and load-bearing capacity to be able to keep and increase the blessing of our promised land.

In this podcast, Steve Backlund shares about the power of attaching faith to future happenings (whether it is five minutes from now or 100 years from now). Get ready to receive one of the best keys for joy, victory, and influence.

Join Steve Backlund as he shares some transformational truths from his upcoming new book, Fully Convinced. Romans 14 is a vital chapter for those who desire freedom, joy, and increased influence. Get ready to be inspired and get ready to get spiritual rocket boosters for your life.

Join Steve Backlund as he shares the crippling effects of perfectionism and 5 ways to overcome it.

Frankl survived the Nazi concentration camps and helped millions afterward through his writings and through therapy to get hope. He had at the core of his therapy this truth: human beings are driven by their views of their own future. The more positive the future is seen, the more power and purpose there will be you for the present. Joni Steve Backlund as he shares another powerful message on hope.

The Apostle Paul told a young leader name Timothy "war a good warfare with the prophesies previously spoken about him" (1 Timothy 1:18). He was not to war against people or circumstances but against lies in his own thinking. Join Steve Backlund today as he shows you how to fight with God has said.