Pastor Clay hosts this episode of the Dallas Metro Podcast with a timely reminder as we step into a new year: God’s promises are new every morning, and He has a plan for your life in 2026. Pastor Clay challenges listeners to slow down, open God’s Word, and pray a simple but powerful prayer—“Holy Spirit, speak to me.” He shares from personal experience why God doesn’t speak to us because of a title, but because we are His children, and how learning to listen can bring clarity, direction, and purpose for the year ahead. In this episode, Pastor Clay also sits down with Natalie Esparza, now part of the Esparza family legacy that spans three generations at Dallas Metro. Natalie shares how God brought her and her husband, Gino, together in 2022, revealing a series of connections that show God’s timing is never accidental. She opens up about her upbringing in Dallas, her close relationship with her mom, her experience at Trinidad Garza Early College at Mountain View, and the dreams she still carries for the future, trusting that God has placed her exactly where she needs to be in this season. The conversation also offers a powerful look inside Dallas Metro’s mission through the Saturday bus ministry and Metro Youth on Tuesday nights, where lives are being shaped week after week. As we look ahead to 2026, this episode points to the vision for a new facility—a true safe place where children and teens can encounter God, find belonging, and grow in faith. If the Lord puts it on your heart, join faith with us and consider partnering in this mission as we prepare to build and reach more lives than ever before. If this episode encourages you, be sure to like, subscribe, and share the Dallas Metro Podcast so you don’t miss future conversations.