Takeaways

• You may already be living in the answered prayers you once hoped, dreamed, or asked God for.
• Gratitude grows when you slow down long enough to notice the blessings already present in your life.
• Prayer does not have to be formal or complicated; it can be a simple, honest conversation with God.
• Everyday things like clean water, food, shelter, clothing, relationships, and breath in your lungs are gifts worth recognizing.
• Taking just two minutes to reflect on answered prayers can shift your mindset from wanting more to feeling deeply grateful.

In this heartfelt episode of Life with Amy, host Amy Poepping shares a powerful reminder to pause, reflect, and notice the answered prayers already surrounding you. In a culture that often encourages constant wanting, buying, consuming, and striving for more, Amy invites listeners to shift their perspective toward gratitude.

She encourages you to look around your current life and ask: What am I walking in today that I once prayed for? Maybe it is your home, your children, your spouse, your job, your friendships, your financial stability, or simply the breath in your lungs. These everyday blessings can be easy to overlook when life feels busy or imperfect, but they may be direct answers to prayers, hopes, and dreams from a previous season.

Amy also speaks to anyone who feels unsure about prayer, reminding listeners that prayer can be simple. It does not require perfect words or a perfect faith journey. Prayer can be a conversation in your heart, mind, or soul.

This episode is a faith-filled encouragement to count your blessings, recognize God’s goodness, and live with a renewed sense of gratitude for the life you already have.

Key Topics Covered:

• Recognizing answered prayers in everyday life
• Shifting from entitlement to gratitude
• How wanting more can distract us from current blessings
• Simple ways to pray and talk to God
• Why gratitude starts with noticing
• Finding contentment in your current season
• Appreciating your home, family, job, food, clothing, and clean water
• Taking two minutes to reflect on what God has already done
• Living with a healthier, more grateful mindset
• Remembering that your life today may be what you once prayed for

Takeaways

• One obedient yes can create ripple effects far beyond what you can see.
• Rest, identity, and surrender are essential parts of spiritual growth.
• God can work powerfully through you even when you feel unqualified.

In this heartfelt episode of Life with Amy, Amy Poepping recaps Embracing Grace 2026, a powerful two-day women’s event centered on faith, rest, identity, obedience, and community. Amy reflects on the beauty of saying yes to God, even when you feel unready, and shares how the event came together through the faithful yeses of speakers, volunteers, and women willing to receive what God had for them. She also opens up about spiritual warfare after mountaintop moments and encourages listeners to stay grounded in God’s truth long after the emotional high fades.

Key Topics Covered:

• Embracing Grace 2026 recap
• The beauty and cost of an obedient yes
• Identity in Christ and letting go of false labels
• Sabbath rest, worship, and spiritual renewal
• Women’s faith community and connection
• Feeling unqualified but called by God
• Spiritual warfare after breakthrough moments
• How God works through willing hearts
• Trusting God with the vision on your heart
• Carrying weekend transformation into everyday life

Takeaways

• Faith often begins with curiosity, not certainty.
• God can meet you in the middle of an ordinary, messy season of life.
• Personal transformation happens through small, faithful steps over time.

In this deeply personal episode of Life with Amy, Amy Poepping shares her story of coming to faith and how her relationship with God began in an unexpected season of life. From a childhood with some church background to a young adult life shaped more by partying than purpose, Amy opens up about the moments that slowly led her toward Jesus.

She shares how a worship experience at a business conference in 2016 stirred something in her heart, how visiting a local church changed everything, and how curiosity about God grew into a life-changing relationship. Amy also talks honestly about conviction, spiritual growth, motherhood, marriage, and how faith has carried her through both beautiful and difficult seasons.

This episode is an encouraging reminder that you do not need to have it all figured out to take a step toward God. Whether you are new to faith, rebuilding your relationship with God, or simply curious, Amy’s story offers hope, honesty, and encouragement.

Key Topics Covered:

• Amy’s childhood faith background
• Growing up Catholic and drifting from church
• Her young adult years and unhealthy patterns
• Discovering personal growth and leadership content
• The worship experience that changed everything
• Finding a church home in 2016
• Learning to ask questions about faith without fear
• Understanding conviction versus guilt
• Growing in prayer, Bible reading, and relationship with God
• How faith transformed her marriage, motherhood, and everyday life