About

Threads of Grace podcast, invites you to listen in as different women share their heartfelt stories. Throughout these conversations, we'll see God's faithfulness connecting us to each other and to Himself. We hope you are encouraged to study God's word and to connect with other believers, as Christ continues to weave together your life's story.

Raised as a pastor’s kid in Miami, FL, Elisha Caballero has known the Lord since an early age. She has served Him in ministries including children, youth, ladies, and radio throughout different seasons of her life. She's been married since 2004 and has three amazing sons. Her life's verse is John 16:33, “These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”

That's the short version. 

But, if I were to pour you a cup of coffee and ask, "What's your story?" I'd want to hear a few more details on how the Lord has shown Himself faithful in your life. So in a desire to bless you and to glorify the Lord, allow me to share what "great things He has done" (1 Samuel 12:24) and how Jesus "has had compassion on" me (Mark 5:19). 

"These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace" 

These words of Jesus to His disciples resonate with my upbringing. My dad has always been in ministry, and my mom stood faithfully by his side in that calling all the days of her life. Both my parents lived out their ministry privately at home and publicly at church in the community. Their love for the Lord, for His people, and for His word allowed me to devote my heart to Jesus at an early age. I can't remember a day in my life when if it had been my last, I would not have entered heaven and been received by my Heavenly Father's loving arms. They taught me to depend on prayer, to base my life on the Bible, and that God, the Creator of the universe, King of kings, Lord of lords, the all powerful, all knowing, ever present Lord of heaven and earth wants to have a relationship with me. These were the words spoken to me during my young, tender years; time and time again they have brought me peace through all of life storms.

"In the world you will have tribulation" 

Then came middle school... The rejection, the loneliness, the lack of a sense of purpose, the peer pressure, the questioning, the doubting, the insecurities, the compromise, the moodiness ::sigh:: It was a very bleak time to say the least. Darkness clouded my thoughts, resulting from immaturity, physically and emotionally sure, but more so spiritually. The roots of my Bible reading and spending time with the Lord daily had not fully formed. But what carried me through was His grace! The assurance that when I prayed, He heard. 

"But be of good cheer"

Repentance. Rededication. Recommitment. The phrase "be of good cheer" (New King James Version) is recorded differently from the Bible version I first memorized. The other translation of God's word reads: "but take heart" (just typing those words causes my eyes to brim with tears). The Lord rescued me from the darkness. I devoted my life anew; no longer was Jesus just my Savior, I fully surrendered my life to Him as my Lord, and haven't looked back since.

"I have overcome the world" 

The rest of this testimony is one of relying on the One Who has overcome the world. My husband and I met shortly after rededicating my life to Lord (beyond grateful he never met "middle-school Elisha"). Two years later, our family grew with the birth of our first son. The baby blues hit hard. During that difficult time, God's word continued to be proven true. As one Bible scholar puts it, "my doctrine became my experience." His nearness to the brokenhearted and the sufficiency of His grace were no longer just words on a page but tangible truths. When our second son needed immediate ear surgery, while we were without our own home, again the faithfulness of the Lord revealed that we belong to "a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God." Trial after trial, heartbreak after heartbreak, we've seen that joy comes in the morning. When my mom died of cancer and our world was utterly torn apart, our third son was placed in our family through the miracle of adoption. Jesus, my Provider, Protector, Advocate, and King is worthy of it all-- and as I live in this space between the cross and eternity, my prayer is that I would be found a faithful friend and servant of Jesus Christ my Lord, who reigns forever and is coming soon!