Zena Gilbert

Zena Gilbert living authentically through every life transition in my 30s✨
faith | marriage | living abroad
👇 couples bible study to grow closer to Jesus & your spouse

🌎 13+ yrs Global recruiter & career coach | 100s hired. Job nightmares → dream jobs. Relentlessly job searching? Let’s fix that!

21/03/2026

Everyone keeps asking about the Bible study that led to my husband proposing 3 weeks later. Here it is 👇

When people started flooding my comments asking about our pre-marriage Bible study, I knew I had to share it.

My husband created it from scratch - 12 weeks, 12 topics, built to cover everything that actually matters before you say "I do."

We did it for two reasons:

📖 Neither of us had been married before. We didn't want to guess at what a kingdom-based marriage foundation looked like

🌍 We were 4,200 miles apart and dating to marry. Every topic we covered was so intentional.

Here's what the 12 weeks covered:

1. Foundations of Faith
2. Transforming Love
3. Leadership & Submission
4. Communication & Forgiveness
5. Trust & Faithfulness
6. Prayer & Intimacy
7. Love That Reflects Christ
8. Purity
9. Service
10. Trials
11. Generosity
12. Covenant Commitment

Each chapter has 5 parts:
an intro/scripture, discussion questions, an activity, a reflection, and a closeout prayer.

This isn't a checklist. It's a calibration. 🙏

If you're engaged, dating to marry, or want to build your marriage on Christ - this was made for you.

link in bio for this scripture based Bible Study

19/03/2026

Hot take: your ‘terrible timing’ might be better than your dream plan.

Everyone thought I’d ruined my “big move abroad” by landing in San Francisco in Feb 2020 instead of my carefully planned Australia chapter.

I’d spent years obsessing over that dream move.
Then I chose California on a whim… and the world shut down in 2020.

Friends messaged: “I’m so sorry, the timing is awful.”

But from inside my story, it felt completely different.

While the UK and Australia were in strict lockdowns, I was outside in the sun, walking, exploring, actually living.
That’s when I stopped calling things “bad timing” and started calling them redirection.

The move everyone pitied ended up being my protection, my freedom, and the start of a life I couldn’t have planned if I tried.

If your visa got denied, your move fell through, or your abroad plan isn’t “on schedule”…
what if this is your plot twist, your blessing in disguise, not your failure?

Save this for the days your plan falls apart, and follow for more abroad mindset shifts, faith-filled reframes, and honest expat stories. 🌍✨

Stop praying the wrong way for a spouseHere’s how I went from singles to married in 7 months 👇
16/03/2026

Stop praying the wrong way for a spouse

Here’s how I went from singles to married in 7 months 👇

26/02/2026

How job searching in this job market feels 🫠

which one resonates with you the most?

24/02/2026

1. We rewaited until marriage. It was difficult at the start; until we did a Bible study on purity together, it made it crystal clear that it was the right thing for us

2. We got engaged in 4 months, then married 3 months later. Some say it was quick but we’re 36 and 37 y/o & know our values

3. We’ve both had multiple failed relationships in our past… but we are grateful that each one led us closer to eachother 🤍

4. We started long distance - 4,200 miles apart, to be exact. We met face to face after 2 months

5. We eloped and didn’t tell any friends about our wedding. We had five family members at the beach wedding in Florida and will have a bigger celebration at another point.

6. We still can’t believe we are married 😂 in the best way possible!!!! GOD IS GOOD.

20/02/2026

the Bible says these 5 things happen when you have a spouse 👇

1. You become stronger together
“Two are better than one… If either falls, one can help the other up.” — Ecclesiastes 4:9–10

2. You grow through refinement
“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” — Proverbs 27:17

3. You learn sacrificial love
“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church.” — Ephesians 5:25

4. You receive wisdom in unity
“The two will become one flesh.” — Genesis 2:24

5. You reflect God’s design for partnership
“It is not good for the man to be alone.” — Genesis 2:18

Marriage calls you higher.
Not just happier.

Follow along to sharpen up your Christian dating and marriage
skills

19/02/2026

Anyone else still got student debt form years ago? 🫠🫠

18/02/2026

Our timeline as Christian newlyweds who dated to marry

intent

16/02/2026

Two years from now, you’ll wish you started today.

• The time will pass anyway.
• The question is who you become in that time.

Most people stop when progress feels slow.
Results show up for people who keep going.

One habit at a time.
One decision at a time.
One day at a time.

No giant leap needed.
Just refuse to quit.

So ask yourself:

Where could you be in 2 years if you stayed consistent starting now?

16/02/2026

I was living the ‘dream’ but felt like I was drowning.
Even as a kid, something about working until 65 then finally living felt wrong….
But I did it anyway because I didn’t know there was another option.

The pandemic started my wake-up call, but I still couldn’t break free from my habits.

Then one book changed everything - ‘Becoming Supernatural’ by Dr. Joe Dispenza.

I learned I wasn’t stuck because of life - I was stuck because of ME.

What happened next:
→ Moved cities
→ Got sober
→ Found God
→ Got baptized
→ Got married

It hasn’t been perfect, but it’s been exactly what God knew I needed.

Ready to write your own plot twist? Follow along 🤍

15/07/2025

The simple trick to seeing more job opportunities each day 🧠

Let’s start with your brain - it is already filtering out most of what’s happening around you.

It’s called the Reticular Activating System (RAS).
The RAS is a filter in your brainstem that decides what information reaches your conscious mind.

You’re exposed to millions of bits of data every second… but you can only consciously process about 40.
The RAS filters based on what it believes is important to you.

Ever think about buying a specific car… and then start seeing it everywhere?
That’s your RAS at work.

⸻

Now imagine you’re constantly thinking:
❌ “I’m not good enough.”
❌ “There are no jobs out there.”
❌ “No one’s hiring.”

Guess what your RAS starts filtering for?
More of the same - stress, rejection, closed doors.

But when you start shifting your focus toward:
✅ “I’m open to new opportunities.”
✅ “I’m ready for the right role.”
✅ “I’m capable and confident.”

Your RAS starts pulling in evidence to support that.

It starts showing you the things you were missing;
opportunities, new leads, unexpected connections.

⸻

💡 Here’s how to train your RAS daily (takes less than 1 minute):

1. Set a clear intention:
“I’m attracting the right role for me.”
2. Visualize success:
Picture the job, the team, the feeling of getting the offer…..
3. Feel the emotions:
Confidence. Gratitude. Peace.

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Your brain becomes a magnet for what you believe is possible.
Train it wisely.

🔁 Rewire your focus.
🔍 Spot what others miss.
💼 Land what’s meant for you.

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If this resonated, follow me for more brain-based career strategies

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