Episode 09 | Pigs & Pearls
Sometimes the problem isn’t that you don’t know what to do. It's that you’re trying to do all of it.
Joyce, Judy, and Amie started this episode with Matthew 7 and absolutely no idea where the conversation was headed.
Ask. Seek. Knock.
But before Jesus said those words, He talked about judging others, getting the plank out of your own eye, not throwing your pearls before swine—and something women everywhere could probably stand to hear again: Do not worry.
Before long, the girls are talking about planks and specks, worry and boundaries, Mary and Martha, serving versus sitting still, and the pressure women put on themselves to be everything for everybody.
And somewhere in the middle, one little word changes the conversation: Wait.
Maybe the answer isn’t to try harder, serve everybody, fix everything, or worry yourself into a solution. Maybe it’s learning where to give your pearls—and trusting God with the pigs.
SCRIPTURE MENTIONED
• Matthew 7:1–8
• Matthew 6:25–34
• Romans 12:2
• Revelation 12:11
• Psalm 27:14
• Philippians 2:12
• Luke 10:38–42
CHAPTERS
00:00 Ice Cream Hangovers & a Blank Slate
04:00 Ask. Seek. Knock.
07:00 Planks, Specks & Judging
11:00 The Power of Your Testimony
14:00 Do Not Worry
18:00 What Does It Mean to Wait?
22:00 Ask, Seek, Knock & Romans 12:2
26:00 Pigs, Pearls & the Holy No
30:00 Jesus Had Boundaries Too
34:00 Your People vs. All the People
38:00 Mary, Martha & Two Ways to Wait
42:00 Church, Expectations & Faith
JOIN THE CONVERSATION
Where are you giving away pearls God never asked you to give?
Maybe you’re trying to fix everybody, carrying responsibilities that aren’t yours, worrying about tomorrow, or comparing the way you serve God with somebody else.
What would change if you asked, sought, knocked—and then trusted Him enough to wait? Tell the girls what stood out to you, and share this episode with a girlfriend who may need permission to put down somebody else’s plank.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Mary & Martha — Luke 10:38–42
Wait On The Lord — The Martins
THIS WEEK’S SOUNDTRACK
Wait On The Lord — The Martins
Ask and It Shall Be Given (Matthew 7:7) — Prayer & Jazz Lounge
Good Good Father — Chris Tomlin
They That Wait (feat. John P. Kee) — Fred Hammond
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