Hey, Friend!

When will you finally allow yourself to rest?

After the next project?

After the big event?

After the crisis is over?

After everyone else has what they need?

After you finally get caught up?

Here's the problem: the work will never be finished.

There will always be another email. Another meeting. Another person who needs you. Another problem that needs solving.

So if you believe rest is something you earn after the work is done, you may never rest at all.

In this episode, we're exposing a lie that many Christian leaders quietly believe:

I can rest when everything is finished.

We'll look at the way Jesus modeled rhythms of work, withdrawal, prayer, and rest—even when there were still people who needed Him. In Mark 6, Jesus actually invited His exhausted disciples to come away with Him and rest. Rest wasn't a reward for finishing their ministry. It was part of how He taught them to live and lead.

And we'll ask a deeper question:

What do you believe will happen if you stop?

Because sometimes our resistance to rest isn't really about our calendars. It's about identity, control, guilt, or the belief that everything depends on us.

I pray this blesses you!

Becky

Hey, Friend!

Have you ever walked away from a conversation and replayed it in your head?

Did I say the wrong thing?

Is she upset with me?

What does he think of me now?

Maybe you find yourself apologizing when you haven't actually done anything wrong. Maybe you avoid difficult conversations because you don't want anyone to be disappointed in you. Or maybe criticism hits you harder than it should because, somewhere underneath it all, you believe that if someone doesn't like you, something must be wrong with you.

Welcome to one of the most subtle lies Christian leaders can believe:

Everyone has to like me.

The problem isn't that we care about people. We should. Jesus calls us to love people, listen well, speak truth in love, and pursue healthy relationships.

The problem comes when someone else's approval becomes necessary for our sense of security.

In this episode, we'll look at what happens when Christian leaders confuse being Christlike with being universally liked—and what freedom looks like when we no longer need everyone's approval.

I pray this blesses you!

Becky

Hey, Friend!

Have you ever noticed how difficult it is to stop working?

You finish one project, and instead of feeling satisfied, you immediately start thinking about the next one. You tell yourself you'll rest after one more meeting, one more event, one more email, one more accomplishment.

Why?

Because many of us have unknowingly believed a subtle lie:

My worth is something I earn.

As Christian leaders, we know salvation is a gift of grace. But too often, we live as though our value depends on our productivity. We confuse being faithful with being busy. We measure ourselves by what we accomplish instead of remembering who we already are in Christ.

In this episode, we're exposing that lie and discovering the freedom that comes from receiving our identity instead of striving to achieve it.

I pray this blesses you!

Becky