After the biggest spiritual win of your year, why does everything suddenly fall apart? Shannon and Joy sit with Elijah under the broom tree. Exhausted, afraid, and ready to quit, they uncover something the church rarely says out loud: sometimes the most spiritual thing you can do is take a nap. From Elijah's angel-delivered meal to the pressing of the olive that produces anointing oil, this conversation walks through why painful trials often follow our greatest victories, why the enemy targets us hardest right after a breakthrough, and why rest isn't weakness — it's a weapon. If you've ever prayed "Lord, I've had enough," this episode is your reminder: don't find it strange, and don't fight the press.

Ways to Connect: Website: JourneyLivingMinistries.com Email: shannon@journeyliving.org Facebook: Journey Living Ministries Instagram: Journey Living Ministries YouTube: @Journeyliving2911 Also on Spotify Apple Music iHeart Radio Find Joy: Website: BootCampForTheBlues.com Facebook: JoyWareMiller - iJoyInspirations

Some questions you answer in a second. This one sits there. In this episode of Joy in The Journey, Shannon opens with the question she uses in life coaching and marriage rescue retreats, the one that leaves a room in what Joy calls holy silence. Are you okay with that? Okay with a marriage that has quietly gone cold. Okay with the health you keep meaning to deal with. Okay with the bank account, the cluttered house, the friendships that faded while you weren't looking. Nobody falls off a cliff. We slide. Shannon and Joy talk honestly about the slow fade that turns a life lukewarm one small compromise at a time, and about the verse Shannon says haunts her more than any other: "God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble" (1 Peter 5:5).Then comes the question underneath all the others. If Jesus came back today and you didn't go with Him, would you be okay with that?This isn't an episode about shame. It's an episode about honesty, and about what becomes possible the moment you finally say out loud, "No. I'm not okay with that." Because that's when the better question shows up: Lord, what's my next step?

Ways to Connect:

Website: JourneyLivingMinistries.com

Email: shannon@journeyliving.org

Facebook: Journey Living Ministries

Instagram: Journey Living Ministries

YouTube: @Journeyliving2911

Also on Spotify Apple Music iHeart Radio

Find Joy:

Website: BootCampForTheBlues.com

Facebook: JoyWareMiller - iJoyInspirations

Be honest: if everything you're working for went through the fire today, what would survive? Shannon and Joy are not playing around in this one! They're digging into Matthew 6:33 and calling out the lie so many of us have believed for years: that performance equals love. From people-pleasing to ministry burnout to chasing likes, follows, and parking spots with our name on them, this conversation is the loving heart check we all need. If you've ever felt guilty because you can't drag yourself out of bed for a 4:30 a.m. quiet time after being up all night with littles, get ready to exhale. God sees your season, and He's not asking for a two-hour war room. Sometimes "seek Him first" is a whispered thank-you over a warming bottle at 3 a.m. So grab your coffee and lean in. This episode will free you, refocus you, and remind you what's actually worth your one beautiful life. Because when it's all said and done, the only thing going to heaven with you... is each other.

Ways to Connect:

Website: JourneyLivingMinistries.com

Email: shannon@journeyliving.org

Facebook: Journey Living Ministries

Instagram: Journey Living Ministries

YouTube: @Journeyliving2911

Also on Spotify Apple Music iHeart Radio

Find Joy:

Website: BootCampForTheBlues.com

Facebook: JoyWareMiller - iJoyInspirations