The Hidden Weight of Expectations: How Jesus Offers Rest for Weary Christian Women
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Many women feel exhausted because they are carrying more than they were ever meant to hold. In this episode, we explore how expectations quietly shape our decisions, fuel striving, and pull us away from trust, often without us realizing it. Through Jesus’ invitation in Matthew 11, we learn how surrendering expectations is not about escaping responsibility, but about exchanging heavy burdens for a way of obedience that leads to life and rest for the soul. Listen in to learn more [0:00:04] Naming the Fear: “If I Let Go, Everything Will Fall Apart” ...
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What to do When You’re Afraid Everything Will Fall Apart
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What do you do when it feels like if you loosen your grip, everything will collapse? This episode names the difference between faithful responsibility and self-reliant striving, and anchors you in God’s invitation: “God is our refuge and strength”… “Cease striving and know that I am God.” We’ll also sit with Jeremiah’s picture of the shrub and the tree and practice WRAP, so you can trade fear-fueled control for deeper trust and steady roots. Listen in to learn more [0:00:05] – Surrender Is About Trust, Not More Information [0:00:43] – The Crushing Pressure...
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Learning to Surrender to God Without Losing Yourself
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In this episode, we name a fear many women carry quietly: “If I really surrender to God, will I lose myself?” With Luke 9:23–25 as our anchor, we talk honestly about why obedience can feel costly, confusing, or risky, especially when surrender hasn’t been modeled well. We slow down with the Word open to clarify what surrender is and what it is not, and we confront the lie that following Jesus means disappearing. You’ll leave with “Wisdom for the Weak Days” and a simple WRAP practice to help you trust Christ with who you are and what you’re holding. Listen in to learn...
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When You Know What the Bible Says but Still Struggle to Obey
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In the first episode of the Surrender Series, Joni explores why obedience feels so challenging, even when we clearly understand what Scripture says. She gently uncovers the hidden fears, beliefs, and thought patterns that make us cling to our own way, and begins to reframe obedience as an act of trust rather than performance. Using the WRAP practice and an anchor passage from God’s Word, she invites listeners to take an honest next step toward living a Christ-centered life in a self-focused world. Listen in to learn more : [0:03:00] Recognizing that knowing God’s word isn’t...
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Advent Love for the Doubting Heart
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In this final Advent episode on Love, Joni addresses the deepest unbelief many of us carry: the fear that God may love us but doesn’t truly delight in us. Through Scripture and honest reflection, she reveals that Advent Love is not sentimental or earned, but a lavish, pursuing love that chose to come close because God wanted us. This episode invites listeners to believe what God believes that they are fully known, fully loved, and worth coming for. This episode invites listeners to believe what God believes, that joy is not earned, but received as a gift from a God who delights in His...
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Advent Joy for the Disappointed Heart
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In this Advent episode on Joy, Joni addresses the quiet numbness many of us carry when disappointment has made joy feel unsafe or undeserved. Through Scripture and honest reflection, she reveals that joy is not about pretending everything is fine, but about trusting God’s presence and delighting even in the midst of what still hurts. This episode invites listeners to believe what God believes: that joy is not earned, but received as a gift from a God who delights in His children. Listen in to learn more : (04:10) – The Lie That Blocks Joy: “I Don’t Deserve It” (08:25)...
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Advent Peace for the Overwhelmed Heart
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In this Advent episode on Peace, Joni uncovers the lie that peace is for people who are calmer or more put-together than we are. Through Scripture and the WRAP practice, she shows how real peace isn’t earned by control. It’s received by trusting the God who holds us. If your mind feels loud or your heart feels unsettled, this episode will help you believe what God believes about you: you are safe, held, and kept in His perfect peace. Listen in to learn more : (04:22) – The Lie That Steals Our Peace (08:15) – Perfect Peace Is a Keeping, Not a Feeling (13:48) – Peace...
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Advent Hope: When You Feel Forgotten and Unsure You’re Worth God’s Promises
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If hope feels heavy or hollow this season, this episode is for you. Joni opens the Advent series by helping you uncover the quiet lies that drain your hope and grounding you in the truth that God believes you are worth His promises, His presence, and His coming. With honest encouragement, rich Scripture, and a guided WRAP practice, you’ll rediscover the kind of hope that is received, not manufactured. Listen in – (05:13) God’s Promises Aren’t Performance-Based (09:01) Hope Is a Divine Gift, Not Positive Thinking (14:31) Renew Your Strength by Remembering...
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Gratitude in the Tension: How Thanksgiving Prepares Your Heart for Hope
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In this special Thanksgiving episode, Joni invites listeners to discover gratitude not as forced positivity, but as a sacred posture of trust that steadies the heart when life feels heavy. Drawing from Scripture, science, and soul work, she explains how gratitude quiets fear, reorients our thoughts toward God’s presence, and prepares us for the hope of Advent. As we learn to give thanks in all circumstances, gratitude becomes more than a feeling—it becomes the soil where faith and hope take root. Listen in to learn more : (02:50) Gratitude and Intimacy With God ...
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Trusting God in the Tension: When Obedience Becomes the Path to Peace
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In this episode, Joni helps listeners see that spiritual growth doesn’t stop at awareness. It continues through obedience. When God asks us to take a small step of faith, He’s not testing our strength but inviting us to experience Him. As we learn to obey, repent, and surrender, we discover that peace is not the absence of tension, but the fruit of trusting God in the middle of it. Listen in to learn more : (01:22) Transforming Thoughts Through God's Truth (06:00) The Heartbeat of Walking With God (08:06) Living Out Obedience in Everyday Moments ...
info_outlineIn this heartfelt episode, Joni explores the final step in the WRAP practice, PRAY, and discusses how prayer becomes a personal, transformative experience when rooted in God's Word.
She offers powerful insights into how prayer affects us neurologically, cognitively, emotionally, and spiritually, and encourages us to pray Scripture genuinely and deeply, even when words fail to express our thoughts.
This episode reminds us that God is not judging our prayers; He is inviting us into intimacy, honesty, and healing through conversation with Him.
Listen in to learn more:
00:34) Connecting With God Through Prayer
(09:58) Prayer Guidance and Direction
(13:53) Prayer Step With God's Word
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