4044 Ready Your Heart for What God Plants
Create Your Now with Kristianne Wargo
Release Date: 04/26/2026
4055 Build A Bridge
Create Your Now with Kristianne Wargo
Life rarely flows in a straight line. Sometimes you find yourself pulled in a dozen different directions, tangled in disappointments and setbacks, or simply unsure which step to take next. When that happens, the instinct to quit can be loud and tempting. But instead of throwing in the towel, it’s time to build a bridge. What does it mean to build a bridge this way in life? Desire to be supported and encouraged by other like-minded women? Join us at the . It’s about creating a path forward that connects you from where you are right now to where you want to be next. This isn’t about...
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4054 When No One Knows
Create Your Now with Kristianne Wargo
I don’t know what this season has been like for you, but sometimes life just feels heavy. You’re doing your best to keep going, but eventually you look up and think…"What now? What next? I can’t handle one more thing." How are you getting through the day when no one knows? The apostle Paul knew that feeling when he wrote, “We were crushed and overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure” (2 Corinthians 1:8 NLT). Desire to be supported and encouraged by other like-minded women? Join us at the . But he also knew this: You may reach the end of your own strength, but you’ll never...
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4053 Don't Shrink Back!
Create Your Now with Kristianne Wargo
Why do we wage war inside ourselves, convincing our hearts that we are our failures, that we are not enough? STOP IT!! You are created for more. Every season of your life holds a purpose that only you can fulfill. So don’t shrink back! Life will never look the way you imagine it should. Desire to be supported and encouraged by other like-minded women? Join us at the . That’s because we craft stories in our minds — stories built from past wounds and hopes for the future. But those mental scripts don’t tell the whole truth. They distract you from the only moment that truly belongs to...
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4052 Run the Race Meant for You
Create Your Now with Kristianne Wargo
It’s human nature to look around and see what everyone else is doing—who’s winning, who’s falling behind. Social media makes it even harder; we see highlight reels of success, hustle, and overnight wins. But your dreams and goals are not finished by someone else’s actions or accomplishments. They're only fulfilled by your moves, your focus, and your relentless commitment to run the race meant for you. Because if I were a betting girl, which I'm not, my bet would be that you already tried running someone else's race. Desire to be supported and encouraged by other like-minded...
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4051 Is God Mad At You?
Create Your Now with Kristianne Wargo
What do you do when everything feels heavy, and you seem to be lost? Maybe for you, it's that feeling of the disappointments stacking up, the dreams that seem to slip through your fingers, the isolation pressing in like a weight you can’t shake. If you’re like me in this season, it’s easy to wonder if God has forgotten you. Or worse, is God mad at you? And then I read Zephaniah 3:17: “The Lord your God is in your midst; he is a warrior who can deliver. He takes great delight in you; he renews you by his love; he shouts for joy over you.” Desire to be supported and encouraged by other...
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4050 I Do, But Not Today
Create Your Now with Kristianne Wargo
There’s a raw, undeniable magic in the early days of love. When two people are madly in love, everything seems bright, shiny, and flawless—or at least, as close to flawless as humanly possible. Each partner carries a pair of rose-colored glasses that mask faults, differences, and even potential deal-breakers. The world is new, and so is each other. It’s the honeymoon of life. But time is relentless. Years press forward, and those blazing mornings turn into years that roll into decades where life happens. No wonder your attitude is "I do, but not today." Life doesn’t pause or hit reset....
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4049 Just In Case You Missed It
Create Your Now with Kristianne Wargo
Why let life get so unruly, especially when it comes to your family? Busyness does not need to be a convenient excuse to soften the blow of your absence when you tell your kids that you cannot be there for them. Don't be that kind of parent. Hang on with your presence just in case you missed it. Because you can’t be everywhere all the time. Trying to be a superhero with endless energy leads straight to burnout—and that’s no life, no legacy. Desire to be supported and encouraged by other like-minded women? Join us at the . Instead, be strategic about your presence. Because when...
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4048 Pick Up Where You Left Off
Create Your Now with Kristianne Wargo
Lately, have you been able to get everything you wanted done? Most of us start out with solid plans, clear goals, and a to-do list that feels doable. Then life happens—the phone rings, emails flood in, emergencies pop up—and suddenly you’re forced to pivot mid-stream. What you wanted to finish today now sits on the back burner, perhaps forgotten or frustratingly out of reach. But have no fear, pick up where you left off. Because you know all too well that it’s crushing to feel like you’re doing everything for everyone else while your own priorities slip away. Maybe you promised...
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4047 Guard Your Bandwidth
Create Your Now with Kristianne Wargo
Have you ever stopped to consider how far your energy and impact actually stretch throughout your life? Most of us live fragmented days—snatching moments here and there, giving bits of ourselves without a clear sense of the whole. Yet, the result is that we end up drained, stretched too thin, and ineffective where it matters most. Guard your bandwidth. If you’re not intentional about guarding your bandwidth, you’ll find yourself giving away more than you actually have to offer. Desire to be supported and encouraged by other like-minded women? Join us at the . To make a real...
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4046 Knock It Out!
Create Your Now with Kristianne Wargo
Why does life have to be SO hard? That question echoes in the minds of many—sometimes whispered in quiet moments, sometimes shouted in frustration. The weight of struggle can feel endless, like a storm that never passes. And yes, you can live with that feeling for as long as you want. But if you're okay with knowing that's just how it is, then you can pull yourself up by your britches and knock it out! Knock out the resistance, the self-doubt, the excuses. Knock it out like none other. Desire to be supported and encouraged by other like-minded women? Join us at the . Because sitting too...
info_outlineIn our faith journey, success is not measured by what we try to sow but by our willingness to prepare the soil of our hearts. Consider the Parable of the Seeds in Mark 4: it’s not about our effort or control. It’s about readiness, trust, and surrender to God’s timing and purpose; ready your heart for what God plants.
If we want to see true growth, we must start by clearing the ground within us, making space for His Word to take root and flourish beyond anything we can imagine.
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What Are You Planting? The Parable of the Seeds and Readying Your Heart
In Mark 4:1-20, Jesus tells the Parable of the Sower. Here’s the core of what He said (MSG):
“A farmer went out to scatter seed. As he scattered seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky ground, and when it sprouted, it dried up because it had no moisture. Some seed fell among thorns that grew up and choked the plants, so they produced no grain. But some seed fell on good soil, and it grew up and produced a crop — some multiplying thirty, some sixty, some a hundred times.”
Jesus explains: the seed is God’s Word. The type of soil is the condition of the hearer’s heart. The productivity depends entirely on the heart’s readiness, not the seed.
The Real Issue: We Plant What We Want, Not What God Wants
This parable slaps us with one brutal truth: too often, we are preoccupied with what we want to plant. Our plans, our desires, our pet projects—our “seeds.” We invest time, energy, finances, and often our identity into them. But God is the farmer, and He decides what grows—and how.
We aren’t called to just scatter our own stuff and cross our fingers. We are called to ready our hearts for what God is planting. That means:
- getting rid of the rocky places where faith is shallow,
- pulling out those choking worries and distractions,
- clearing the hardened paths of cynicism or fear that block the gospel.
Until we cultivate good soil, our efforts won’t bear fruit, not because the seed is weak but because our hearts aren’t ready.
The K.I.S.S. ~ Ready your heart for what God plants!
Hope in What God Grows, Not What We Plant
Mark 4:30-32 throws down an unforgettable image:
“The kingdom of God is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds on earth; yet when planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants, with such big branches that the birds can perch in its shade.”
This mustard seed isn’t about the size or appearance of our “planting.” It’s about God’s power to grow what seems insignificant into something immeasurable. The seed itself is tiny—but God makes it grow beyond what the human eye can imagine.
If we focus instead on big, flashy seeds—our grand plans or visions—we miss the wonder of God’s work. The smallest seeds, meekest faith, or simplest obedience, ready to obey often grow beyond anything we dreamed possible.
What Are You Planting so God Can Grow and Stretch You?
Here’s the question no one wants to skip:
What are you planting so God can grow and stretch you?
- Are you focused on control—trying to plant what feels safe or comfortable?
- Or are you ready to clear your heart’s soil and let God plant His Word, even if it means growth feels slow, uncomfortable, or stretches you beyond your limits?
- What doubts, distractions, or fears do you need to pluck out so God’s seed can thrive?
Your growth isn’t about what you can hustle up. It’s about being ready, willing soil for God’s Word, trusting Him to do the impossible.
Final Thought
Psalm 127:1 says:
“Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain.”
Your effort matters—but only if it’s working with God’s hand, not against it. Clear your heart. Trust God to plant what He chooses. Water it with patience. And watch Him grow something beyond your wildest expectations.
"Be present. Be incredible. Be YOU!!!"
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Music by Mandisa - Overcomer
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Writer(s): Ben Glover, Chris Stevens, David Garcia
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