303 Obedience Over Perfection

Are you a perfectionist, a dabbler, or a denier? Dr. Tabatha and Ashlee sit down with FTF coach Marilyn, who traded perfection for obedience and found more peace in her mid-50s than ever before. A real talk on surrender, identity in Christ, and why God is calling you now, not once you feel ready. Perfectionist. Dabbler. Denier. Dr. Tabatha names the three ways women avoid the truth about their health - and their faith. Then she and Ashlee sit down with Fast to Faith coach Marilyn Bright, a recently retired New Jersey school administrator turned faith-based health coach, who spent decades doing faith "in isolation" - a checklist of prayer and exercise she performed and then shelved before the stress of the day undid it. Marilyn shares what changed when she stopped trying to earn her way to perfect before letting God in, and started bringing Him all of her instead - her work, her marriage, her body, her mess. She walks through her path from the $5 Challenge to the 40-Day Program to the Coaching Academy, why the weekly Monday calls became "sacred" to her, and how surrender in obedience means moving before she feels ready, not after. *In Marilyn's own words: "I came to Fast to Faith to lose weight; but what I found was and continues to be a transformation - learning to love my whole self instead of trying to punish my body into weight loss."* **In this episode** ●      The three ways women avoid the truth: perfectionist, dabbler, denier ●      Why "it's easier to perform for God than to sit still for God" ●      How Marilyn moved from a faith checklist to giving God all of her ●      The lie that you must be perfect before God will bless you ●      Martha and Mary - producing vs. being present with Jesus ●      What weekly coaching and community accountability actually does ●      The power of praying for one another in the Fast to Faith sisterhood ●      This week's charge: be still and know that He is God **Scripture referenced** ●      Psalm 46:10 - "Be still, and know that I am God." ●      John 10:10 - "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." ●      Luke 15 - The Prodigal Son ●      Luke 10:38-42 - Martha and Mary **About Marilyn** Marilyn Bright is a wife, mom, recently retired school administrator, and now a faith-based health coach from Berlin, New Jersey. She serves on her church's worship team, leads the women's ministry, and sits on the church board. She also mentors novice school principals for the state of New Jersey. Off the clock, she loves personal and spiritual growth through reading and online courses, practicing yoga, traveling with her family, and spending time with her beagle and chocolate lab. ●      Follow Marilyn: instagram.com/marilyn.faithwellness/ ●      Start with Marilyn's 5-Day Challenge: ftf.fasttofaith.com/empoweredbyfaithdiy-559443?am\_id=marilyn5950 Your healing story is someone else's roadmap. And if you are still in the middle of your own - you need this too. If you have ever wondered what it would look like to turn your transformation into your calling  Dr. Tabatha live  Join here: https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/bookings/from-stuck-to-free **Join Dr. Tabatha LIVE:**  https://api.leadconnectorhq.com/widget/bookings/from-stuck-to-free **Ready to go deeper?** Start here: 5-Day Empowered by Faith Challenge ftf.fasttofaith.com/empoweredbyfaithdiy **Shop Dr. Tabatha's supplement line:** Use code PODCAST for 20% off your first order: shop.fasttofaith.com **Get the book:** Fast to Faith: A 40-Day Awakening: book.fasttofaith.com/bonus?am\_id=fasttofaith5413 *Fast to Faith is hosted by Dr. Tabatha Barber — OB/GYN, functional medicine physician, and founder of the Fast to Faith Sisterhood and Coaching Academy.*