Life is filled with joy and disappointments. No matter what age or stage, we have all experienced disappointment. Imagine the unfulfilled hopes of Zechariah and Elizabeth, waiting for a miracle that finally arrives. In this episode, I share my own struggles with disappointment and how I am learning to bring it all to Jesus and let Him heal and restore. Drawing inspiration from Susie Larson's "Prepare Him Room" devotional, I explore how bringing these disappointments and painful circumstances to Jesus leads to healing and redemption. By revisiting the humble beginnings of the first Christmas, we celebrate the incredible gift of Jesus, who gives us hope and redemption. This episode is an invitation to prepare room for Jesus' peace and love and to bring your pain and disappointment to Him, because He cares for you. Together, let's embrace holy contentment and holy expectancy.
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Are you stuck?
Do you feel stuck? Are you living in fear or anxiety? Is Jesus calling you to something that feels overwhelming or uncomfortable? Are you clinging to your past? Clinging to what is comfortable?Jessica digs deep into Acts 7 and Hebrews 11. The Israelites wanted to stay in Egypt - the very place of captivity. They lived in Egypt for 400 years as slaves. Yet, they wanted to stay there while knowing God gave them a promise of the promised land. Why would they want to go back to the very place of bondage and slavery when God promised them a land flowing with milk and honey? How often do we do the same? How often do we cling to what is comfortable? How often do we want to go back to what is familiar when things are hard, or we don't understand where we are going? Jessica shares her story with her Egypt of fear and anxiety, yet the freedom she has experienced along the way. What's your Egypt? What's holding you captive? What is God calling you to do that would require you to leave what is comfortable and familiar to enter into a journey of freedom?There is freedom on the other side of your Egypt.
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Is your cup empty?
Summer is here! Summer is fun yet busy. It can leave us with full calendars and fun in the sun, but spiritually we can run dry. We need living water that never runs dry.Is your cup empty? Do you feel exhausted and overwhelmed? Is your calendar full but your soul empty? Who or what are your running to for peace and strength?In this episode, Jessica vulnerably shares her own personal struggle with filling up on things of this world and how empty and fleeting they are. She dives deep into God's Word on empty cisterns and the woman at the well. She ends with some practical, Biblical ways we can all fill our cups with The Living Water, the well that never runs dry: Jesus. Let's fill our cups.
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Dear comparison, it's time to stop stealing my joy.
Comparison steals our joy and robs us of the the unique purpose God has for each of our lives. Our walk with Christ may look vastly different than the person we are comparing ourselves to. Jessica shares her struggle with comparison and what God is teaching her in this area. This episode we will dive deeper into the ways in which we compare, the roots of comparison, and the way to move past comparison and into a life of joy following Jesus and His plans for our lives, not someone else's.
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Overwhelmed? Heavy-hearted? Lack of joy and peace?
Overwhelmed? Heavy-hearted? Is there a lack of joy and peace in your life?This episode is for you, and for me. There's a lot going on in the world right now: division, violence, uncertainty, and fear. Plus, we all have our own battles we face in our personal lives. Left to ourselves, we will be overtaken by the storm. It's easy to feel overwhelmed and helpless the second you turn on the news, or scroll through social media. But, there's a better way. It's going to take a revival. A revival in each of our hearts by the Gardener Himself. Let's dive into an encouraging and challenging message God has placed on our hearts.
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