#Chat with Lena: Purpose Over Fear.#Chat with Lena: Purpose Over Fear.
Love&BLoved with Lena Cebula
Lena Cebula reflects on Moses’ fear in Exodus 4, linking it to modern struggles with trauma, self-doubt and purpose. She shares faith-based tools like Scripture, awareness of thought patterns and Ebenezer stones to help shift from fear towards a more peaceful, purposeful life.
30:34•25 May 2026
Purpose Over Fear with Lena Cebula: Stones, Scripture and Quiet Courage
Episode Overview
- Fear, hesitation and insecurity can block a person’s sense of purpose, much like Moses’ reluctance in Exodus 4.
- God often works through skills and gifts already placed in someone’s life, rather than asking for something completely unfamiliar.
- Recurring reactions and patterns may point to unresolved trauma or PTSD and can benefit from curiosity, reflection and professional support.
- Philippians 4:4–9 suggests peace grows when thoughts are intentionally shifted toward what is true, pure, lovely and praiseworthy.
- Creating Ebenezer stones with single words like “baptism” or “joy” offers a simple, physical way to interrupt negative thoughts and remember God’s past help.
“If nobody told you yet, you are loved, you've been called, and you have planned purpose for your life.”
What drives someone to seek a life lived with purpose instead of being ruled by fear? This #Chat with Lena episode zooms in on that exact tension, blending Bible reflection with raw honesty about trauma, anxiety and self-doubt. Lena Cebula shares how reading Exodus 4 reshaped the way she sees calling and courage.
She talks through Moses’ reluctance – his excuses, his fear and his plea, “please send someone else” – and links it to the way so many people feel unqualified or too broken to step into what they sense they’re meant to do. She highlights how, even when “the Lord’s anger burned against Moses”, God still provided help through Aaron, using what Moses already had in his hand.
Grounded in Philippians 4:4–9, Lena unpacks how peace grows when thoughts are shifted towards what is “true, noble, right, pure, lovely and admirable”. She doesn’t stay theoretical, though. Drawing on her own healing from human trafficking, drug abuse and domestic abuse, she describes how trauma patterns show up in everyday reactions, like panic during a simple argument, and how therapy helped her name PTSD triggers.
One of the most practical moments comes when she introduces the idea of an “Ebenezer” stone – a small rock marked with a single word like “baptism” or “joy”, carried as a physical reminder of God’s past help. That little stone becomes a tool to interrupt intrusive thoughts and refocus the mind on gratitude instead of fear.
This episode speaks gently but clearly to anyone wrestling with negative thought loops, unresolved trauma or doubts about purpose, especially those with a Christian faith background. As Lena repeats to her audience, “you are loved, you've been called, and you have planned purpose for your life.” It might just leave you asking: what rock would you write your word on this week?
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