When God Rewrites Your Story - Krystina Dixon

In this deeply moving episode, we welcome  Krystina Dixon whose journey will speak to anyone who’s ever felt stuck between survival and purpose. From childhood hardship to the chaos of career setbacks, she spent years putting her dreams on hold—until God met her on the floor of a closet and called her higher.

Listen as she shares how she went from muted faith and delayed dreams to becoming a Board-Certified Biblical Counselor, Christian Life Coach, and Mental Health Coach. Her story takes a dramatic turn when everything she built suddenly falls apart—but instead of giving up, she leaned in, trusted God, and stepped fully into her calling.

If you’ve ever wondered, “Did I miss my moment?” or felt like you’re carrying the weight of everything and still falling short, this episode will remind you: God is not done with your story.

This isn’t just a comeback—it’s a calling. And it just might be the confirmation you’ve been praying for.

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Ways to connect with Krystina:

Website at www.breathelifecoachingllc.com 

YouTube at From Fear to Faith with Krystina

Facebook at Breathe Life Coaching

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Transcript

Israel Caminero: 0:04

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Krystina Dixon: 1:30

Absolutely. Thank you for giving me uh some of your time in order to tell my story. Uh so as you said, my name is Krystina Dixon, and I am blessed enough to be a Christian life and legacy coach. But uh the way that I got here, the journey, the path that God led me on, uh is quite interesting and exciting and dynamic, and I'm excited to share it with you. Uh I through the course of as far as education goes, I have a master's in counseling, and I am a board-certified Christian life coach, board certified Christian mental health coach, and a board certified biblical uh counselor.

Israel Caminero: 2:07

That's a pretty good resume right there.

Krystina Dixon: 2:10

Well, it's pales in comparison to the experience that God has has given me throughout my life.

Israel Caminero: 2:16

And that's what we're here to hear. But before we do that, I'd like to pray over us and I'd like to say, Heavenly Father, thank you for bringing us together today and for giving Christina this chance to share the story, the story that you put in her life. We know you've been with her every step of the way, and we believe you've got something powerful to say through her. Help her feel calm and confident. Let her speak from the heart, knowing you're right there with her. Give her the words and let it flow naturally. Take away any nerves and just fill the space with your peace and presence. We pray for every listener to open their hearts so we encourage them and let them see you through Christina's story. Let this be more than just a conversation, let it be something that brings hope, healing, and truth and glorifies you. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.

Krystina Dixon: 3:09

Amen.

Israel Caminero: 3:10

So, Christina, can you brick take us back to a day in the life of your house while you were growing up as a child?

Krystina Dixon: 3:19

Uh yes and no, because I didn't always have a house. Um, when I was a child, I grew up in a pretty traumatic situation. And I always, whenever I tell my story, I always want to make it very, very clear that I in no way dishonor my mother. Uh, she did the best she could with what she had and what she knew at the time. And so I don't ever want to disparage her or dishonor her. Uh, I did have a traumatic upbringing, and she was a young mother who fell into some really difficult circumstances and and circles, and it has not always been that way for me. God took me on a journey of forgiveness and healing, and so I can see her and empathize with who she was. Uh, however, there were periods of time where I was left unaccompanied for up to months at a time. I was at one point homeless. I did, you know, live in a car, I did eat out of a dumpster. This was very young age. Um, and one of the really fascinating parts, I think, of my story that we'll get to in a little bit, something happened in my adult life that God took me back to a specific moment that I remember as a child being in a house with no power, no food. And there was a firearm on the couch next to me. And I remember being very, I was probably about, I want to say about five-ish. And I remember being very afraid and just sitting there staring at the front door, just waiting for someone to come in and questioning whether I was going to have to shoot them. And whether it was God, Jesus, an angel, I can't be certain. But I what I am certain of is I had a friend, a friend I could see, talk to, interact with, with me in the room. And all of my fear went away, all of my peace um came to be. It was someone who was older than me, I would guess. Now, you know, age is distorted when you're young, but I would say probably like late teens, early 20s. And I just remember feeling completely safe. And we played hide and seek and we had all of these fun things. And at the time, you know, I was not raised in a religious household or spiritual household. We didn't talk about God. I didn't know what that was. But fast forward into my adult life, and last year, I was working uh in a nonprofit organization that I loved as a family and children uh crisis counselor. And I was pretty sure I was gonna die there. I was, it was my dream come true. I was so happy. And another company came in, made me an offer I couldn't refuse, another nonprofit, and I said, you know what? Where do you want me to go, God? And I felt like God said, I want you to go there. So I go there to the other company. Two months in, they lost their funding. I was the newest hire, I'm out, I'm gone. And it was a real blow to my identity and and who I thought I was, and I was very angry with God and confused because I I didn't understand why He would have me leave a job that I love to go to a job for two months. So I had planned on going back. Um, that was my plan. Well, I come home and I tell my husband, and and I have some safety and security in knowing that my husband is the breadwinner. I'm the nonprofit segment, so I'm not making a ton of money. Uh, but I had his stability to fall back on. And I came home and I said, Hey, you know, I lost my job. And he looked at me and the color kind of came out of his face, and he's like, Well, I lost my job today, too.

Israel Caminero: 7:39

Oh wow.

Krystina Dixon: 7:42

And he had been a COO for a high-end furniture company for 16 years. So in that moment, the reason I tell you that is because in that moment I went back. I went back to being this child who was powerless to change my environment. I was helpless to a large extent, as most young children are, and I was afraid. And I immediately went back to I'm gonna be homeless, I'm gonna be eating out of dumpsters, I'm gonna be living out of a car, and like everything is over. My life is over, this is it, it's done. And God kind of tapped me on the shoulder and reminded me of, hey, remember that guy? I was there, and he kind of walked me in in in a matter of it was probably seconds, and it was almost like time stood still. He kind of walked me through my life and he was like, and I was there, and I was there, and I was there, and I was there. And they were all times where fear was controlling me and my life and my responses and my behaviors and my choices. And my husband and I looked at each other, and at the exact same time we both said, Well, obviously, God's gonna show up in a big way because there was no other option for us.

Israel Caminero: 9:03

Right.

Krystina Dixon: 9:05

So, in that process of kind of walking me through, it's like a highlight, I don't know if I want to say highlight, it might have been low light, real, of my life, but it was God's highlights.

Israel Caminero: 9:16

Even what happened, your your husband's faith, just saying God's lady goes somewhere else is great.

Krystina Dixon: 9:26

Yeah, yeah, for sure. And what was interesting was so statistically, I should not be alive. I've had several near-death experiences. Um, I had instances where, you know, I I had sexual assault, I had physical assault, I had uh toxic adult relationships, abusive marriages. And as God walked me through these times in my life, that He was there, it became very apparent to me that I was being shaped for something, and that this was what God wanted me to focus on in my coaching, which was converting fear into fuel and facing the strongholds that get between Him and us, our trusting of Him, our faith in Him, that are all fear-based reactions. And so that's the the kind of current world I'm living in, but it was very difficult to get there. In the process, there were several times where because I grew up in a traumatic environment, I learned very quickly how to become a chameleon. And in essence, that was people pleasing. I learned how to be whoever I needed to be in any moment to survive, and that meant keeping the people around me happy so that I was safe and secure and stable, and it was a survival mechanism. So, in that process, I essentially began to worship people. I became a people addict. And as time went on, and and those people got between me and God, even though I didn't know God wanted me. I didn't, I definitely didn't feel like I was worthy of God. And he would remove those people from my life. Where it got really difficult was when those people were my children. And I made a a vow to myself that I was going to be a good mom. I was I was not gonna be the kind of mom that my mom was, and I was going to do all the right things, be this perfect mom, and my kids were gonna grow up loved and loving me. About five years ago now, my daughter was 17, getting ready to move out, anyhow, and my son was 12. God actually said to me, I sacrificed my son. Are you willing to sacrifice yours to glorify my kingdom? And I wrestled with him, I yelled at him, I argued with him, and he made it very clear to me that in order to wrestle, you have to be really close to somebody. Like you have to embrace somebody to wrestle them.

Israel Caminero: 12:35

Right.

Krystina Dixon: 12:35

And so what I felt was wrestling was really him holding me close until I stopped fighting. And I, after a lot of anger towards him, I said, Yes, I will. And what that meant, not I did not have to go sacrifice my son, but I was called to move away from him, and I had to leave him behind with his dad, who was not a Christian. Um, and I struggled with why God would do that. I had was newly baptized, was newly um, you know, sacrificing my life for God, and then I was called to do this massive thing that I didn't think was fair. And he made it a point to me that, you know, first of all, they're not my children, they're his. And he's a far better parent than I could ever be. But he also laughed at me. And I don't know if you've ever heard God laugh, but he kind of did this like chuckle, and he was like, if you think that I'm going to abandon your children or reject your children or forsake your children because you're being obedient, then you don't know me at all. And that was a real wake-up call for me. And I realized that I had wrapped my identity up in my kids, just as I had done with all the people I had before, and he was going to remove the obstacle that was between me and him. So did that, and up until actually about well, I guess it was this weekend actually, he gave I dealt with a lot of shame, and that story was always very hard for me to tell. Much like as a child, I wouldn't tell people I was abused because they looked at me differently. I didn't share this story with people because I didn't want them to look at me differently either. And that speaks to my people pleasing, right? I want people to think that I'm this good person, and I had judged mothers who didn't have their children in the past. I had been like, oh, they must be a bad mom. There must be something wrong with them. And I was proof that that wasn't necessarily the case. So I got kind of humbled by that, but also he revealed to me this weekend that it wasn't about not being a good mom and not being worthy of my kids, it was that I had already done that. I had already accomplished that, I was already wearing that label. Now it was time to, you know, as gamers say, level up. It was time for me to level up and take on the label of obedient daughter. So I did that, and that was five years ago. In that five years, he has uh created this uh life for me that was far better, is far better than I could have ever imagined, both personally and professionally. And he's using me to help other women remove the strongholds that stand between them and him in a positive, real-world, practical, sustainable way. And I for me, there is no greater calling than that, because I was built for that.

Israel Caminero: 16:13

Wow. I'm at a loss for words right now.

Krystina Dixon: 16:18

Your story. That's the quick overhead version of my story.

Israel Caminero: 16:23

Yeah, yeah. What an interesting story. You didn't touch much on um your homelessness when you were younger. Can you touch base a little bit on that? Why were you homeless?

Krystina Dixon: 16:37

Well, it it was uh so in hindsight, now I understand that. So I believed that my mother, at the time I believed my mother was choosing drugs and alcohol and prostitution over me.

Israel Caminero: 16:52

Okay.

Krystina Dixon: 16:52

At the time, that's what I thought. And I really believed I was a victim. As time went on, I I started to wear the label of survivor, and there was a lot of pride that came with that. I was a survivor, I was strong, I was resilient, I was tough, I was a survivor. But what God did was he took those labels of victim and survivor and he threw them away. And he was like, No, no, no, that was your purpose, that was your training. You were in training to do what I need you to do, and so he gave purpose to all of that pain, and it no longer became victim or survivor or even victor over it, it was just more of acceptance of that was just part of my story. That was what was going to get me here. You know, we talk about like David and Goliath, right? Like, yeah, David, you know, he killed a giant, but nobody talks about everything that led up to that, right? We don't hear about that a lot, and everybody wants that moment or where they shut the lion's mouths, you know, they're in the den, but nobody wants everything that lives builds up to that. And so it was just that this was my process to get where I needed to be to understand the woman that I am here to help. So I got to walk through the fire, and now I get to bring water back for her as she walks through hers. And that's it's an amazing place to be. As far as the homelessness, yes, uh, you know, we were evicted from multiple places. Um it was just a matter of my mother was young and on her own, and she learned those same skills of survival and being a chameleon, and she too was abused, and and it just kind of was a generational thing that I have stood in the gap of for my generations that follow me, and that's what I like to help other women do.

Israel Caminero: 18:55

That's good. The gun on the couch, what was that all that about?

Krystina Dixon: 19:00

I I was so young, I don't know where that came from. It was just in the house. I found it, and I I knew what it was, and I knew how to use it. I mean, not like in a safe way, but it was there and I felt I needed to protect myself.

Israel Caminero: 19:17

Yeah, maybe your mom or a boyfriend or something.

Krystina Dixon: 19:21

Possibly.

Israel Caminero: 19:22

Wow, what a story already. God showing up while you're there talking to you, saying, and you playing with them and speaking to you at such an early age. That's that's that's God for you, right?

Krystina Dixon: 19:35

And right, and had no idea. I had no idea who God was. I mean, that wasn't a connection I made until I was far older.

Israel Caminero: 19:45

Yeah. Well, of course, at at that young age, you would you wouldn't know. You were just thinking it's your friend, you know? And then as you got older, everything in between, but losing your job I still can't get over what your husband said, which is Awesome, the faith, you know, God is leading us elsewhere. And that when you said that, I'm like, I would have lost my mind. You know, as anyone probably would have.

Krystina Dixon: 20:15

Yeah, it was definitely a piece that, you know, uh defied all understanding and and all logic. But I did leave out in the middle part there of my life, uh, in high school, about ninth grade, I was invited to a youth group by a friend. And that's kind of where I learned a little bit about God, got to know him a little bit, and I would speak to people about God, and they would call friends over to listen to what I had to say. You got to hear talk about God. This is so cool and all that, but I didn't really see any value in that, or I didn't see any that it was any kind of anything special. I was just talking about God, like I would talk about the weather. And I ended up my senior year of high school. I went to school overseas in a Muslim country, and so I quieted any kind of God talk or faith talk or anything like that. I just kind of suppressed it. And I don't know that I was prodigal because I don't know that I ran from God, but I just didn't really acknowledge him. I didn't, I certainly didn't follow him. And when I came back from being overseas, the relationships that I got into were not with Christian men, they were not um anything where I could express my beliefs anyway. And so I continued to just mute him and mute him. And as time went on, and those relationships were removed, and interestingly enough, to the glory of God, I'm so excited. I I've been married twice. Um, I've been married three times, I'm on my third marriage, but divorced twice. And both of my ex-husbands were not Christians when we got together, and since have become Christians. So I am grateful for that.

Israel Caminero: 22:09

That's good. Why were you overseas in a Muslim area? School or something?

Krystina Dixon: 22:16

So I didn't I did not grow up with my father, and I had an opportunity to go live with him, and he was in the military, and he was supposed to be stationed stateside last-minute detour, had him stationed in Bahrain, which is an independent island nation off the coast of Saudi Arabia. And so I wasn't gonna pass up an opportunity to get to know him.

Israel Caminero: 22:38

Right.

Krystina Dixon: 22:38

So I I was pretty fearless, and so I just said, you know what? Yeah, I'll go. And I my the summer before my senior year of high school, I graduated from Bahrain and I stayed there for about two years following that. And the interesting thing about that is right after I graduated, shortly after I graduated, uh, he actually died. And so had I not had that time with him, I would not have known his character or really uh who he was as a real life person.

Israel Caminero: 23:14

Right. You see how God is.

Krystina Dixon: 23:16

And that's another way that I feel like, yes, exactly. That's another way that God has just been there through all of it. And I had no fear, I had no fear going overseas.

Israel Caminero: 23:27

Yeah, and you said that um you weren't really following Christianity at that time, but it it would be kind of hard over there, right? Because it's a Muslim area.

Krystina Dixon: 23:38

Correct. Yes, there there are no churches. Um, it is a Muslim area, and I didn't really get into Islam or anything like that. I learned a very little bit about their beliefs, but I obviously wasn't going to be out, you know, hey, I'm Christian. Yeah. And at the time, I don't think I really identified as Christian. I mean, I believed in God and I believed in Jesus, but like to me, there's a difference between someone who says I'm Christian and someone who says I'm a Christ follower. And I mean, I would tell you, yeah, if you asked me what religion are you, I'm Christian, but I didn't practice, I didn't pray, I didn't do, I didn't have a relationship with God. I didn't have a relationship with him, but he had one with me.

Israel Caminero: 24:27

Right. I guess that leads into my next question. When was it that God intervened and you you became uh all in for your Christian faith and things started changing around for you?

Krystina Dixon: 24:41

Uh after my second divorce, well, actually prior to my second divorce, I began praying. Um and I could have conversations with God again. And after I got divorced, I had one more very toxic, abusive relationship. And I I can remember the day I just said to God, I can't do this anymore. I don't want to do this anymore. I just want out and I'm done. It's just I'm done. It's you and me. I'm not, I'm not doing this anymore. And that very day, something happened with the the man that I was involved with, and it became so clear to me. I mean, like, there was such peace that happened. I was like, okay, God's letting me know. Like this, yeah, I'm gonna make this exit for you, and it's just us. And shortly thereafter, uh, when I was just focused on him, that was it. Uh, I had started talking to an old friend. Time goes by, we end up dating. He is a Christian man, and so the day before we got married was when I got baptized. And everything was great for about a week, and then stuff got real and it got hard. Of course, and that is what led into um, you know, God asked to ask me to relocate and leave my children behind.

Israel Caminero: 26:09

Do you see your son now?

Krystina Dixon: 26:12

I mean, I'm guessing you do, but oh, yes, God has redeemed those relationships. I mean, it was really tough at the time, you know. Obviously, they felt like I was abandoning them, um, my daughter and my son. Uh, but he has redeemed those relationships. And what's kind of interesting is in leveling up and being an obedient daughter, the things that he's done in my life and the way that he has worked in me and through me has trickled into my family. And I have I am a much better parent and I have a much better relationship with my children than I think I would have had had I actually been stuck in that fear-based operating system that was keeping me codependent on them and enabling them and whatnot.

Israel Caminero: 27:06

That's good. I'm glad to hear that they're in their walk with Christ also. And you guys reconciled. And can you share with all the listeners where you're at today, what you're doing today to help these women that you said earlier?

Krystina Dixon: 27:22

Yeah, so I'm a Christian life and legacy coach. I'm the founder of Breathe Life Coaching, and I work with typically high-achieving Christian women who are loving and leading and keeping it all together on the surface, but on the inside, they're struggling with some perfectionism or self-silencing or even trying to make themselves small, the people-pleasing we talked about, that kind of thing. And I help them kind of face that fear that's underlying there, the saboteurs that they have, the ways that they self-sabotage their relationship with Christ, so that they can then walk into the life intentionally that He is designing for them. And I do that through Christian-based principles, but also really real-life practical tools in a neuropsychologically based framework that actually rewires the brain.

Israel Caminero: 28:23

Do you mind sharing what kind of breakthroughs you've seen while you've been doing this at all? Or is that confidential?

Krystina Dixon: 28:29

Oh, yes. Um I I think some of the biggest breakthroughs I've seen is when women, you know, men have pressure too. I don't want to make it that this is just about women, but I've never been a man, so I can only speak for the women's side of it. And women are under a lot of pressure to be all of these things and carry all of these labels and wear all of these coats that aren't theirs to wear. And it can become very overwhelming and burdensome. And when you see that underneath all of that, it is all driven by this need to be loved and accepted and to have approval and to feel worthy. And we're we're trying to find our worth by being the perfect mom and the perfect wife and the perfect friend and the perfect this and the perfect Christian and the perfect volunteer, that we're actually self-sabotaging ourselves. And when you see a woman go from get that aha moment where she lets all of that go, and she actually just lets herself be held by God instead of even used for him, even though she will serve him, just in that moment that she just allows herself to be held by him and feel that unconditional love that there is no earthly model for, it is the most transformative and rewarding experience when you watch a woman step into her full power of recognizing her role as being loved by the creator of everything in such a way that she can feel it.

Israel Caminero: 30:20

That's good. Women are wonderful, and I say that in the most respectful way, because like you said, they wear a lot of coats. You know, not only do they work, they take care of the children, they clean house, they cook, you know, they do a lot of things, and sometimes us as males, we fall short in doing any of that. I can speak for myself being guilty of it sometimes. I try to help my wife as much as I can, but sometimes I fall short too. You know, and and it's it's a lot for a woman to have to do all that by herself, let alone doing it while she's married. Because a lot of women can get discouraged. And I'm sure you've seen that.

Krystina Dixon: 31:10

I I've lived that, yes. I I referred to myself as a married single mom for many years. Um the really wonderful part of it is once the woman so I have what I call the breathe journey, and the reason I named my company breathe is because the the breath of God was breathed into us. So I'm sure you're familiar with the whole Yahweh, you know, we've added the vows, but when you take away the vows and the actual origination of the name Yahweh sounds like when you inhale and exhale. And so we inhale peace. That's the first step in our breathe journey. And that peace is that identity of knowing who we are in God and truly embracing who we are as daughters of Christ. And then the next step is passion. And that passion stage is that rekindling of our childhood essence, the a the ageless essence of who we are, when we had dreams and ambitions and goals, and we were going to conquer the world until the world told us to sit down and shut up. So that's the second phase of it. And then when we exhale, we're exhaling purpose. And that is how we walk out God's purpose for us and the legacy that we leave behind for our children, for our churches, for our families, for our friends, and for generations to come. So that is the framework of what I do and why I do it.

Israel Caminero: 32:44

Amen. Amen. Do you mind sharing any of that right now while while you're on here, in case anyone's listening that might want to check you out? I will have links on the description of the podcast, but just go ahead and share whatever you want to share about your website, anything that yeah.

Krystina Dixon: 33:01

So if anybody wants to reach out to me, they I'm on Facebook under Breathe Life Coaching. I'm also I have a website that is breathelifecoaching llc.com. You can also I have a YouTube channel called From Fear to Faith with Christina. And there's videos on there, they're 20 minutes or less. It's called Lunch and Love Notes, and it's basically a little bit of a glimpse of what I do. Um, it's not in-depth coaching, but it is kind of touching on those things that I talked about. And those are probably the three best ways to get in touch with me and kind of get a feel for what I do.

Israel Caminero: 33:41

Yeah, like I said, I'll have links to all that in the description of the podcast. But I have a question. What would you say to somebody that might be struggling with the same problems that you had right now?

Krystina Dixon: 33:54

So there's nothing, there's nothing unique under the sun. You're not the first person to go through it, you won't be the last, you're not alone. I say this, and I'll say this, but stay with me because I'll clarify it. You are not that special. And what I mean by that is I would stand in a position of building up other women and being like, Yes, God wants this for you, God wants that for you, He's got so much goodness for you, it is awesome, it is so good. But in my mind and in my heart, that was for you, not for me. And God challenged me on that and said, What makes you so special? Why are you exempt from all the goodness I have to give? And so I would encourage her to understand that while she is special and she is unique, it's not in the way that she's using it. And so to walk into that abundance mindset out of the orphan spirit or the spirit of scarcity, she needs somebody to do it with her. She is not alone, there's community out there for her. She just needs somebody to walk it with her because it can be very isolating, and that is one of fear and isolation, I believe, are two of the enemy's favorite tools to use. So convincing you that you are somehow unique in this situation and you are special and the world is going out of its way to get you is a lie, and it's all stuff that can be overcome if you just learn how to do it, and if you have a support system to help walk you through it.

Israel Caminero: 35:36

Wow, I want to thank you for all that, Christina, and for your your story and your journey and where you're at now and how God was there with you. I do have a question. This is coming to a close here soon, but my first question is Was there a life verse that you grew up with when you found Christ or even before? Even though you didn't know Christ? I know some people might have seen scripture. And is there something that you could always go to back in the Bible and read when you're having a hard day or a hard time and what that scripture is and what it means to you?

Krystina Dixon: 36:18

Um I'll answer that in two parts if that's okay.

Israel Caminero: 36:22

Yeah, yeah, absolutely.

Krystina Dixon: 36:25

One, I have an affinity for the book of Mark, just because when we're looking at what we don't have, a lot of times we forget about the abundance of God. And the way Mark talks, I feel like it's like an infomercial, like it's like, but wait, there's more, that's not it. Hold on, but wait, there's more, and or like a really excited five-year-old that's like, and then this happened, and then this happened, and then this happened. So if I'm ever doubting, kind of like that there's enough of God or of his provision or his protection or whatever it might be, financial resources, anything like that, I often think about the book of Mark, or I'll go read the book of Mark just to be like, there's so much abundance and resupply that happens that it's very inspiring to me. But as far as a life verse, um, I think the one that is a good reminder for me is 2 Corinthians 4.8. And that says, we are hard pressed on every side, yet not crushed. We are perplexed, but not in despair. Persecuted, but not forsaken, struck down but not destroyed. And I think that speaks to the resilience of women, and it can feel like everything's falling apart, but as long as we have faith in Christ, we have everything we need.

Israel Caminero: 37:58

Amen. That's true. That doesn't only apply to women, but applies to men too. Yes, thank you for that. Now we're going to my back to the past section of the podcast. And what my back to the past section of the podcast is if the Christina today can go back in time and travel to the younger Christina while she was facing these hardships, or before she was facing these hardships, what would you say to her that you didn't know then?

Krystina Dixon: 38:37

There would probably be first of all, I would probably hug her because I feel like she would she needed a hug. I think that I would I would tell her that it's gonna be okay and that she is seen and she is known and she is deeply loved and in a way that she'll probably never fully comprehend. But all of these things that she thinks are scary and and that she's afraid of are no match for the one who loves her and designed her for this time and this place and God's gonna use it in a mighty, mighty way. So everything that she is going through will prove to be priceless in the hands of God.

Israel Caminero: 39:49

Amen. Thank you for that. I always ask people those two questions before we close. And I also wanna say thank you for Taking the time to be on the podcast. I know you're probably a busy lady, and I just want to thank you for taking the time and being here and sharing your testimony for everyone and to be an encouragement to somebody that might be going through the same struggles that you went through right now.

Krystina Dixon: 40:19

Absolutely. And it's it's an honor and a pleasure. I'll I'll talk about God anytime I can and as much as I can. And I know with you being a male host, you you probably have male listeners as well. And maybe she's not listening, but he is, and he knows that I can help her. And so, you know, I just I don't want to limit the message, the people that the message reaches, because it all applies to you guys too. Um, but you also have women in your lives.

Israel Caminero: 40:47

That's right. And yeah. It's funny you say that because the majority of my listeners are women.

Krystina Dixon: 40:54

There you go. There you go. That's a good thing.

Israel Caminero: 40:56

It's always it's always the females, you know. I like I always say it's always the females that always start going to church first and bring their husbands to church. It's always the guys that are the hard-headed ones, you know.

Krystina Dixon: 41:09

It's like you know, an interesting thing with the Bible, too, is there's two interesting facts I found when I was studying women in the Bible. One was that men often had to go somewhere to be with God. But with the women, God came to them. And in the Bible, there are prayers that are at asked by men that the answer is no, or or they're they remain unanswered as far as we know, but all of the women's prayers in the Bibles are answered.

Israel Caminero: 41:41

That's good. That's good. Yeah. Now now we see why. No, just kidding. What I always say, you know, like the whole Adam and Eve story where uh Eve ate the apple first. I I relate that to like now it's the females bringing the men to the church and stuff and bringing them to Christ, you know. That's what I always say.

Krystina Dixon: 42:03

I don't know if you've heard the saying of like, yeah, the man's the head of the household, but I'm the neck.

Israel Caminero: 42:10

No, I haven't.

Krystina Dixon: 42:13

I've heard several women say that, like, the man's the head of the household but I'm the neck.

Israel Caminero: 42:17

Holding it all together, right?

Krystina Dixon: 42:19

Yeah, I'm the one that directs where you look.

Israel Caminero: 42:22

That's good. Um well, my wife will be hearing this. I'm sure I'll be hearing that sometime soon, too. But again, I want to thank you. And before we close, can you pray over us?

Krystina Dixon: 42:37

Sure, sure can. Heavenly Father, I always like to start my prayers with a breath so that what I say is anointed and authorized by you, by the breath that you put into my body, Lord. I thank you for this time. I thank you for the way that you work in mysterious ways and miraculous ways, and the connections that you make between people, what you've done for Israel and his podcast, and how you're calling him to go deeper into it, the power that that holds. I pray that any fear he may have around that, any challenges or obstacles he may face around that, Lord, I just pray that you you lift those for him, you bless them, you use them to glorify you and to magnify your kingdom. We thank you for the technology that you've given us to reach people because we're not face-to-face much anymore. And it gives us such an expansive reach through technology that we can reach people on the other side of the world. Lord, I pray that all of the messages from this podcast reach the ears that you want them to hear and they pierce the hearts that need to be pierced, soften the wounds that need to be softened and direct people, guide people, encourage people to turn towards you for their salvation, for their safety, for their protection, their provision, and their preparation, Lord. We ask that you bless all of these messages and use them as you see fit, that your will will be done here on earth. And we pray this in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen.

Israel Caminero: 44:14

Amen. Amen. Thank you for that prayer. Thank you. I appreciate that. And like I always say, it's your story, but it's God's glory. You know, because everybody. Absolutely. That's that's what I always say. It's your story, his glory, because no matter what, we're here to glorify him and what he's done. And like she said, anyone that might be going through something, if it brings one person to Christ, that's all I care about. One person, not a million. A million would be nice, but one person, that's all I care about. And I also want to say thank you, God, for allowing me to have this platform, and I also want to thank all the listeners for the support they've been giving me throughout this time and just the encouragement they keep giving me. But most and foremost, I want to thank God because He's the one that makes it all possible. I also want to thank again Krystina for being here and for sharing her story. Again, I'll have links to all her information on the description of the podcast if you want to reach out to her. And until next time, I just want to say God bless.