What do you do when you’ve prayed, applied what you know, done what worked before—and nothing moves?

In Mark 9, the disciples found themselves asking Jesus a vulnerable question: “Why couldn’t we?” His answer brings us back to a truth we can easily forget: yesterday’s experience can never replace today’s dependence.

It’s possible to become so competent at doing something for God that we slowly stop depending on God while we do it. Oswald Chambers went so far as to warn, “We slander God by our very eagerness to work for Him without knowing Him.”

In this Jesus Timeout, we’re talking about the difference between competence and communion, why prayer brings us back to the Source, what happens when God allows us to encounter something our experience cannot solve, and how to face reality without allowing it to become greater than Christ.

Maybe the answer isn’t more effort.

Maybe Jesus is calling you closer.

If you’re ready to go beyond inspiration and continue doing the deeper formation work, I’d love to invite you into Courage Co.®

Courage Co. is our ongoing Spirit-led formation community where we’re building the spiritual, mental, emotional, and leadership capacity to faithfully carry what God has entrusted to us.

This is where we don’t just hear truth—we practice it, integrate it, and allow God to form us through it.

If you’re ready to keep growing into the person and leader God is calling you to become, come join us inside Courage Co.

JOIN US HERE: https://www.julianapage.com/courage-co