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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