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What if gratitude could literally change your brain?

As Canadian Thanksgiving comes up, JKO explores the power of gratitude as a life-changing practice rooted in both neuroscience and scripture.

If you’ve ever struggled to be thankful in the middle of pain, this episode will show you how gratitude can make a difference in life’s painful seasons.

Nuggets of wisdom in this episode

Words change our brains

Gratitude is an instruction from God

Gratitude reframes pain and strengthens both heart and mind

Key Scriptures: 1 Thessalonians 5:18, Psalm 100:4–5, John 6

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Are you worrying about your marriage, finances, health, children, or even the unrest in our world? Then you know how anxiety can take hold and refuse to let go.

This episode explores the scientific and spiritual reality of anxiety in our lives and how to uncover a path to peace that surpasses understanding.

Nuggets of wisdom in this episode

God recognizes your anxiety

Science confirms the effect of anxiety

God provides help for your anxiety

Key scriptures: Philippians 4:6-7, Matthew 6:25-34, 1 Peter 5:7, Psalm 94:19, Isaiah 26:3

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If you’ve been wrestling with disappointment, unmet expectations, or regret, OR you’ve been holding tightly to the life you thought you’d have, this episode is for you.

Nuggets of wisdom in this episode

Your worth isn’t tied to the life you imagined

Letting go is not weakness

Letting go involves grief, and wrestling with fear and shame

Faith is believing that God is faithful even when life doesn’t match your dreams

Key scriptures: Ecclesiastes 3:11, Lamentations 3:22–23, Romans 4:20–21 Hebrews 11:1, 1 Peter 5:7

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This episode shares six powerful lessons from the life and legacy of Charlie Kirk. Whether or not you agreed with him, his story offers insights that can inspire women in the trenches of life. If you believe you are open to learning, this episode is for you.

Nuggets of wisdom in this episode

1. Define your mission and focus on it
2. Don’t despise the little you have in your hand
3. Cultivate kindness in every situation
4. Live Your Faith Out Loud, every day, everywhere, and in every way
5. Always be hungry to learn, even from people you disagree with
6. Think generationally, lead with posterity in mind

Key Scriptures: Ephesians 5:16, John 12:32, Proverbs 19:20

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For the woman in the “in-between”, still waiting for her turnaround, her answered prayer, her breakthrough. From Hannah’s waiting and the woman with the issue of blood, learn how faith, honesty, and community sustain us when we’re stuck in that long, slow wait.

Nuggets of wisdom in this episode

The In-Between from the pit to the promise is where your spiritual roots grow deeper

The power that propels lies in your self-talk

3 practical tips to get through the weary in-between

Key scriptures: 1 Samuel 1, Luke 8:43–48

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For women in the trenches: Discover the power of prayer in the trenches of life from the Washington Post, science and scripture.

Nuggets of wisdom in this episode

Prayer may not always change your circumstances but it calms your body, anchors your worth, and reshapes your relationships

Science shows that prayer reduces stress, anxiety, and improves resilience often more effectively than secular meditation

Five-minute prayer strategies

Key scriptures: Luke 22:42, Philippians 4:6–7, 2 Corinthians 12:9

References

What science says about the power of religion and prayer to heal – The Washington Post

A Prayer for Transforming Pain into Purpose: Giving Our Suffering to God as an Offering

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Do you find yourself always trying to earn love, safety, or belonging in relationships? Then, this episode is for you. Discover the signs of emotional hustle culture in relationships, its effects on mental and physical health, and how to heal and deal with it.

Nuggets of wisdom in this episode

Links between hustling for love and health issues like insomnia, anxiety, and weight gain

The standard for real love

Practical healing tools and practices

Key scriptures: 1 Corinthians 13:4–7, Genesis 29:31–35

References

How to Talk to People Who Don’t Like You, episode from The Crappy Childhood Fairy

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Have you ever heard or even believed that people like you should not be talking? That your challenges make you unworthy to add value to anyone’s life? Let’s uncover the truth from the stories of Rahab, Tamar and Annie Lobert, Hookers for Christ.

God doesn’t wait for perfection before He uses us. He chooses you just the way you are.

Nuggets of wisdom in this episode

The surprising role of Rahab the harlot in God’s redemption story

How Tamar’s bold and scandalous choices placed her in the lineage of Jesus

A modern-day story of a woman whose past in sex work qualified her to minister hope and freedom to others

Messy is actually a qualification

References

https://hookersforjesus.net/

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If Messy Can’t Stop Her blesses or inspires you, please consider supporting it at supportmessycantstopher.buzzsprout.com. Thank you for being part of this journey.

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