"Prayer isn’t about getting what we want; it’s about getting to know Jesus. When we pray, we are in the presence of our loving Father, learning more about who He is and who we are. Prayer always works because it always brings us into the life-changing presence of Jesus.

Contrary to what we might feel, prayer isn’t pointless. I don’t know why some prayers seem to be answered clearly and quickly, while others seem to go unanswered. But I do know prayer always 'works' because prayer always brings us closer to Jesus — and the answer is always Jesus."

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"God's power is enough to see you through. Often when God calls us to something big we feel too small to carry it out. We shy away from opportunities, conversations, and tables where God invites us to go because we don’t feel equipped. But if He calls you, you are not going in your own strength, wisdom, or authority. You are going in His name and He is with you."

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"You are the daughter God intentionally and uniquely formed, and He rejoices extravagantly over you. Joy just might be found when you release whatever you're gripping and remember that you’ve already been found. And then you can decide that if there’s not a safe place to engage Christ-centered joy, you’ll give yourself permission to form it for yourself. In doing so, you’ll lay a path for others as you press forward into joy too."

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"Oh, how He is faithful in our deep-rooted doubting. When we doubt that His glory could be real, that His story happened, that He makes us new and whole and scrubbed clean, even the hostas declare the Truth.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!
2 Corinthians 5:17 NIV"

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"In the quiet surrender to vulnerability, I encountered a profound truth: facing our weaknesses isn't a sign of defeat but a gateway to God's power dwelling within us. It's a paradoxical dance where our brokenness becomes the canvas for His strength to shine brilliantly."

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"God is always, always listening, and always, always still writing the story. God is the same God in my dreamy girls’ weekend away as He was in my sadness and solitude. God is the same God in our abundance as He is in our lack. It’s quite a truth to wrestle with.

I see so much beauty and purpose in the slow answering of my good desire for good friends. But at the time, the stitch-by-stitch unfurling of God’s faithfulness was often too incremental to see, too slow for my liking.

But now? Now I wouldn’t trade His intentional weaving for anything."

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"It’s okay that you’re human! If you’re holding yourself hostage over the belief that you should be superhuman and above needing regular rest, stop it. Accept the freedom and compassion God offered when He created Sabbath in the first place. Receive the rest Jesus promised when He invited all those who are weary and burdened to take on His light yoke instead of the one weighing us down (Matthew 11:28-30)."

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"What would it look like to model 'not knowing?' In a culture obsessed with how-tos and telling others what to do, and in a society obsessed with accolades, levels, awards, and markers of "intelligence," what would it look like if we lived with deep concern and care for how we made others feel, instead of concern over what we know and who knows more? How could that posture change the atmosphere around our dinner tables, in our classrooms, at the office, on Zoom screens, or in our churches and neighborhoods?

May it be so in my life and yours!"

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Encourage all the moms in your life with heartfelt messages of God’s love! DaySpring can help you celebrate every kind of mom, including your own mother, a mother-figure that means a lot to you, or a friend facing the challenges of motherhood. Find just the right gifts for Mother’s Day at incourage.me/podcast!

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