You made it to Part 2.

And this is where everything turns.

In Part 1 we talked about why leaning on God is so much harder than it sounds — the self-sufficiency, the pride, the fear, the father wound, the cultural messages that quietly trained you to resist all dependence.

Part 2 is where we go deeper.

Into the truth that changes everything.

What we cover in Part 2:

→ Paul's thorn — he asked God three times to remove it, and God said no. What that means for the prayers you've been praying

→ Why your weakness is not a liability — it is the exact condition under which God's power shows up most powerfully

→ What it practically looks like to stop hiding your weakness from God and start praying the unedited prayer

→ The drive home after community group — and the moment Matthew 11:28 arrived differently than it ever had before

→ What Jesus actually means when He says "come to me" — not come when you're stronger, not come when you've figured it out, just come

→ The radical cost of Galatians 2:20 — and the freedom that only comes after the surrender

→ Why the God who loves you is nothing like the people who hurt you

→ The closing question that might be the most important one of this entire series:

What are you still carrying that God never asked you to carry?

This episode ends with a prayer.

Not a polished one.

The real kind.

The kind that starts with "I've been carrying things You never asked me to carry"

and ends with "I'm leaning in."

If Part 1 named the problem — Part 2 is the invitation.

Come as you are.

📖 Scriptures referenced in Part 2:
2 Corinthians 12:9 · Matthew 11:28 · Galatians 2:20 · John 14:6 · Romans 5:8 · Isaiah 41:10 · Psalm 27:10

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Have you ever said "I trust God" — and meant it — while still holding every backup plan, managing every outcome, and making sure things didn't fall apart just in case?

That's not a lack of faith. That's something deeper.

And that's exactly where we're going in Part 1 of Episode 18.

What we cover:

→ Why self-sufficiency hides as productivity, responsibility, and even spirituality

→ What abiding in John 15:5 really means beyond the morning quiet time

→ The two blockers keeping you from leaning on God — pride and fear

→ How your father wound shapes your ability to trust God

→ How the culture of self-sufficiency quietly trained women to resist all dependence — including on Him

This episode is personal. Some of what I share I only recently understood about myself. But I think it's going to meet you somewhere real.

Come as you are.

⏭ Part 2 is coming — and it's where it all turns.

We go into God's power in weakness, what raw vulnerability with God actually looks like, the real cost and freedom of surrender, and the love that is nothing like anything that has ever hurt you.

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📖 Scriptures: John 15:5 · Proverbs 3:5–6 · Psalm 27:10 · Isaiah 30:15

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n Episode 17 of Rewriting Romance: Modern Dating with Old School Wisdom, we unpack:

→ Why comparison is not just an insecurity problem — it's an identity problem
→ How social media was engineered to keep you feeling behind
→ The real root of perfectionism (hint: it's not ambition — it's fear)
→ What happens when you outsource your identity to an audience
→ The content fast — a practical challenge to reveal what's been forming you
→ How to reclaim your identity through what God actually said about you

This conversation is the natural continuation of everything we've been building across this series — because eventually, culture stops being "out there." It starts living inside your thoughts, your insecurities, your self-worth, your mirror.

And today we're bringing it home.

✦ Referenced in this episode:
— Galatians 6:4–5 | Philippians 3:13–14 | Proverbs 4:23 | Proverbs 29:25
— Romans 12:2 | Psalm 139:13–14 | Ephesians 2:8–10 | 1 Peter 2:9
— Research by Leon Festinger (Social Comparison Theory)
— Research by Brené Brown (Perfectionism & Shame)

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