Highlighter SeriesFebruary 18, 2026

Chevita P. Thomas on Building With Discipline, Discernment, and Purpose

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In this season, Chevita P. Thomas is shifting VitalityFaith Life from expression to foundation—moving slowly, intentionally, and prayerfully toward sustainable impact. Through her podcast on Elect Sounds Radio and her devotional Praying Through Proverbs, she centers wisdom, accountability, and real-life application of scripture over hype or visibility. For Thomas, true growth is rooted in discipline and clarity—honoring calling without burnout, and building faith-based work that transforms how people live, not just what they consume.

Chevita, you’re building VitalityFaith Life with a strong emphasis on intention and sustainability — can you share what this season of strategic building looks like for you and why it feels important right now?
This season of building VitalityFaith Life looks very different from where I started. In the beginning, the focus was expression… apparel, messages, visibility. Now, the focus is structure, clarity, and stewardship. I’ve shifted from building around products to building around purpose. That means being intentional about what I release, how I release it, and why. Instead of trying to do everything at once, I’m prioritizing depth over volume by strengthening the podcast, refining written content, and building community in a way that can be sustained long-term. It feels important right now because growth without foundation leads to burnout. I’m learning to build slowly, prayerfully, and with discipline. VitalityFaith Life is no longer just a brand, it’s an assignment that requires order.

Your podcast on Elect Sounds Radio focuses on spiritual growth, discernment, and real-life application of scripture. What conversations or themes have been resonating most with your listeners?
The conversations that resonate most are the ones that bridge scripture with real-life tension. Topics like discernment in relationships, accountability in faith, obedience versus convenience, and the spiritual consequences of everyday choices have sparked meaningful dialogue. Many listeners appreciate that the podcast doesn’t avoid hard truths. We talk about repentance, boundaries, spiritual maturity, and responsibility, not just inspiration.

People are looking for clarity in a noisy world, and they want practical application, not just motivational language. The goal has always been to make scripture something people live by, not just quote.

The podcast is titled “Purposed and Set Apart w/ SetApart Vee.”

You recently wrote the devotional Praying Through Proverbs. What inspired you to center it on wisdom, discipline, and prayer rooted in daily life, and who did you have in mind while writing it?
Praying Through Proverbs was written during a very personal season of separation and healing. I was stepping away from patterns and environments that no longer aligned with what Yahuah was requiring of me. It was a time of correction, clarity, and spiritual awakening.

As I began praying through the book of Proverbs daily, I noticed something shifting… not just in my circumstances, but in my discernment. I began to recognize areas where my life had been out of alignment. Proverbs doesn’t just offer inspiration; it confronts pride, impulsiveness, compromise, and undisciplined living. It holds up a mirror.

The devotional was written in the middle of that process… and it was not from a place of perfection, but from surrender. Each entry invites readers to pray through wisdom in a way that makes it practical and transformative.

I had in mind the believer who senses they need change but doesn’t know where to start. Wisdom is the foundation for rebuilding. And for me, that rebuilding began with prayer.

The Adopt-a-Senior initiative sparked meaningful dialogue even though it’s currently paused. What lessons did that experience teach you about faith in action, capacity, and sustainable ministry?
The Adopt-a-Senior initiative taught me the difference between passion and capacity. The heart to serve must be matched with infrastructure. It sparked meaningful conversations about community responsibility and honor, but it also revealed the importance of sustainable planning. Faith in action requires organization, partnership, and timing.

Rather than seeing the pause as failure, I see it as refinement. When it relaunches, it will be with clearer systems and stronger support so that impact is consistent, not temporary.

As you look ahead, how are you thinking about building faith-based work in a way that honors calling without leading to burnout?
I’m learning that honoring a calling does not mean overextending. Burnout often happens when we confuse urgency with obedience. Building sustainably means setting boundaries, pacing releases, resting when instructed, and not measuring impact solely by visibility. It also means delegating when necessary and allowing growth to be gradual.

This season is all about discipline.

What do you hope people take away from encountering your work — whether through the podcast, the devotional, or future community initiatives?
I hope people encounter clarity.

Whether through the podcast, devotional, or future initiatives, I want people to walk away with a stronger understanding of scripture and a deeper sense of responsibility in how they live it out.

My work isn’t centered on hype at all. WE do not believe in or follow trends. If the world is doing it, we do the opposite. My work is centered on transformation. If someone becomes more discerning, more disciplined, more prayerful, and more accountable after encountering VitalityFaith Life, then the assignment is being fulfilled.

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