Revelation Wellness - Healthy & Whole

"You want some change in your life? Start praying." -Maxetta Gadd
For anyone who's felt disconnected from their body. Tried to control their way into freedom. For anyone who's wondered if it's too late to start again. Pull up a chair and listen in as Alisa sits down with our friend, Maxetta Gadd, for a real, honest conversation about the winding road back to truth.
Maxetta gets real about the tension of knowing the truth but still finding yourself walking in lies. She shares the real struggles in her body and how missing out on opportunities to live life fully with the people she loves led her to make a bold change. Surrender.
What followed wasn't a quick fix or a perfect before-and-after story. It was a deep surrender that began changing the way Maxetta understood her body, her habits, her relationship with food, and the Holy Spirit's role in her everyday life. Truth was revealed. And it started with prayer.
This isn't a story about having it all together. It's a story of surrender. About discovering that what you thought was discipline could actually become delight. And about coming back to a community that will remind you who you are when you forget.
Because it's never too late to start again.
 
Watch this episode on Youtube! Head over to the Revelation Wellness YouTube channel to watch the full conversation.
 
Connect with Maxetta:
Follow along for encouragement, honesty, a reasons to keep saying yes to the life God has given you.
Instagram: @maxettagadd
 
Curious about the community Maxetta found?
Here are a few of the places we talked about in this episode to help you take your next step:
Looking for a community running toward the Lord?
Join RW+: Find your people, get moving, and grow in your faith and health together.
Revelation Wellness Instructor Training: Learn how to lead others to health and wholeness through Christ. Learn about Instructor Training
Revive: Come find your people, reconnect with God, and experience what happens when we make space for transformation. Registration for the 2026 retreat has closed. Learn about Revive

Be Still & Be Loved is a guided Scripture meditation designed to help you slow down, become aware of God's presence, and rest in His peace. In this time to be still and be loved, Alisa invites you to settle into your body, breathe deeply, and remember: His presence is in you. He is always near. Peace is found in Him.
 
Drawing from Haggai 2:9, you'll be reminded that your body, mind, heart, will, and desires are a house of God, and "in this place, I will give peace."
 
As you rest in this time of stillness, bring a current circumstance that feels unsettling or painful to mind and imagine living it as a person of peace. This is embodiment of the Word, and an invitation to receive His presence and live as a person of peace.
 
Take a breath.
Return to His presence.
Receive His peace.
He is already here.
 
🎵 Song: Peace by Anna Golden
 
Ready to Go Deeper?
👉 Join RW+ for faith-based workouts, health and wellness programs, and a community pursuing health and wholeness together. https://www.revelationwellness.org/membership/
👉 Become a Donor — Support the mission of Revelation Wellness and help us continue to equip people to know God, get healthy, be whole, and love others.
 
👉 Get connected —  revelationwellness.org | Youtube | Instagram | Facebook
 
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When life feels disappointing, heavy, or uncertain, rejoicing can feel like the last thing you want to do. But Scripture gives us another way. Joy is a fruit, and rejoicing is a choice.
 
In this REVING the Word experience, Kara invites you to move your body while training your heart to rejoice in the Lord—even when your circumstances don't feel good. Through Scripture, movement, worship, and what Kara calls 'chorus cardio intervals,' you'll use the music to move your feet.
 
Rejoicing is a learned response, we get to choose it. Whether you're walking, running, or cleaning the house move in whatever way works for you today. This is your invitation to move while letting God's Word move in you. Rejoicing is your battle plan. What can you rejoice for today?
 
Anchor Scriptures:
Philippians 4:4
Psalm 118:24
Habakkuk 3:17–18
Psalm 34:1
Galatians 5:22–23
 
Embodied Practice:
Gratitude is a muscle! It grows stronger the more you do it. So practice rejoicing today. Name what's hard. What is your "fig tree" right now? Where are you disappointed, discouraged, or waiting for something to change? Then choose to praise God, not because your circumstances are good, but because He is good.
Say this out loud:
"This is the day the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it."
 
And when you wake up tomorrow, say it again. Rejoicing is a learned response. Keep choosing it. Keep practicing it. Keep reminding your heart of what is true.
 
🎵 Playlist for this REVING the Word:
The Joy - Studio Version– The Belonging Co, David Dennis, Andrew Holt, Shantrice Laura
Joy Is Coming – Rave Jesus, Terrian, SON.
Just that Good – Kristian Stanfill
Allelulia – Elevation Worship, Chandler Moore, Chris Brown
Can't Help But Praise (Live) – Jordan Colle
REASONS – The Belonging Co, Mitch Wong
So So Good – Phil Wickham
Got My Joy Back – North Palm Worship, Deborah Hong, Tim Rice
Ready to Go Deeper?
👉 Registration is open for the 5-Day Nutrition Reset: https://www.revelationwellness.org/5dnr/
👉 Join RW+ for faith-based workouts, health and wellness programs, and a community pursuing health and wholeness together. https://www.revelationwellness.org/membership/
👉 Become a Donor — Support the mission of Revelation Wellness and help us continue to equip people to know God, get healthy, be whole, and love others.
👉 Get connected —  revelationwellness.org | Youtube | Instagram | Facebook
 
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"We steward our lives by staying close to the shepherd who knows how to feed and care for his sheep."
 
What if the way we've been taught to "steward" our bodies is actually keeping us more focused on our bodies than free in them? In this teaching, Alisa Keeton invites us to take a deeper look at stewardship, and what Scripture actually says about stewarding our bodies. If you've ever felt like you should be doing more, eating better, exercising differently, or getting your body 'right' this conversation is for you.
 
Alisa walks through a body dissatisfaction scale and explores how easily Christian wellness language can become another way of watching, comparing, and trying to control our bodies. Instead, she offers a different picture: Bodies need shepherding more than stewarding.
 
Jesus is the Good Shepherd. He knows how to lead, restore, and care for us. Our invitation is to stay close to the One who knows how to care for our whole selves. In this teaching, you'll explore:
What body dissatisfaction really is how to identify it in ourselves
How body stewardship can unintentionally become another form of control
Why bodies are meant to be lived in, not watched
The connection between soul hunger and body dissatisfaction
What Scripture actually says about stewardship
What it looks like to seek Jesus first in a noisy, hyper-visual wellness culture
Why we may need a Shepherd, not another set of rules

 
Watch this teaching on Youtube: https://youtu.be/If8NlxBuKVU
 
Practice & Reflection
The next time you notice yourself watching, measuring, comparing, or criticizing your body, pause and ask:
Am I living in my body, or am I watching my body?
Then take a breath and turn your attention toward the Good Shepherd. What would change if I trusted the Good Shepherd to care for me instead of believing I have to control myself?
 
Teaching Scriptures:
John 10:10 — Life to the full
Romans 12:1 — Offering our bodies to God
1 Corinthians 10 — Honoring God with our bodies
1 Corinthians 4:1–2 — Stewarding the mysteries of God
1 Peter 4:10 — Stewarding God's gifts
Matthew 25:14–30 — The parable of the talents
1 Corinthians 6:19–20 — Our bodies as temples of the Holy Spirit
Mark 6:34 — Jesus' compassion for people like sheep without a shepherd
1 Peter 2:24–25 — Jesus as Shepherd and Overseer of our souls
Psalm 23 — The Lord as our Shepherd
 
Mentioned in this Teaching
Download the Body Dissatisfaction Scale: https://www.revelationwellness.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/body-dissatisfaction-scale.jpg
Why Do I Hate My Body Webinar. Watch the replay here: https://www.revelationwellness.org/resources/webinar-hate-my-body/
5-Day Nutrition Reset: Registration opens Monday, August 24!
 
Ready to Go Deeper?
👉 Join RW+ for faith-based workouts and programs, and a community committed to embodied living and wholeness. https://www.revelationwellness.org/membership/
👉 Train with us — become a Revelation Wellness Instructor or LiveWell Coach: https://www.revelationwellness.org/instructor-training/
👉 Become a Donor — Support the mission of Revelation Wellness and help us continue to equip people to know God, get healthy, be whole, and love others.
👉 Get connected —  revelationwellness.org | Youtube | Instagram | Facebook

 
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What do you do when you followed God into the boat, and then He seems to disappear? When the storm lasts longer than you expected, the answers don't come, and you find yourself asking, Where are You, God?
 
In this REVING the Word experience, Alisa Keeton walks through John 6:16–21, where the disciples find themselves rowing through a storm after witnessing Jesus perform a miracle. As you move your body, you'll explore what it means to trust God when He feels absent, and to recognize His presence in the middle of the storm.
 
Train your heart as you move your body. Whether you're walking, running, or cleaning the house as you listen, this is an invitation to get honest and bring your questions before God. You don't have to understand the storm to trust the One who put you in the boat.
 
Today's Scripture
John 6:16–21
 
Embodied Practice:
Grab a notebook, on the left side write out your groans, your questions, complaints, frustrations, and fears. Bring it honestly to God.
 
Then, on the right side, write:
"But as for me..."
Lift all these things up to God. Trust Him. Follow Him. He is worthy. Keep rowing.
 
Playlist for this REVING the Word:
So Good – riley.
Late Night – ODESZA
Psalm 139 – KNGDM REVIVAL
That's My King – CeCe Winans
NO L's – Forrest Frank
Spontaneous Song 2 (live) – Kim Walker-Smith
Trust In God (Radio Version – Elevation Worship
I Think He Is – Rita Springer
First Becomes Last – Eli F 
Ready to Go Deeper?
👉 Join RW+ for faith-based workouts and programs, and a community committed to embodied living and wholeness. https://www.revelationwellness.org/membership/
👉 Train with us — become a Revelation Wellness Instructor or LiveWell Coach: https://www.revelationwellness.org/instructor-training/
👉 Become a Donor — Support the mission of Revelation Wellness and help us continue to equip people to know God, get healthy, be whole, and love others.
👉 Get connected —  revelationwellness.org | Youtube | Instagram | Facebook
 
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