Rhythm Before Results series, Part 2 of 5

You didn’t stop loving God. Your calendar just got loud. The inbox fills up, the client needs something, your family needs you, your team needs you, and somewhere in the middle of it all, your time with God gets squeezed into whatever is left.

In Episode 2, April Nova Scipio unpacks what to do when the work gets full. Through the story of Mary and Martha and the way Jesus withdrew to pray in His fullest seasons, she shows how to stay anchored in a busy life and build a rhythm that fits your real season.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• Why busyness isn’t the enemy, but distraction is
• What Jesus’ words to Martha reveal about worry, work, and peace
• Three practices from how Jesus withdrew to pray: He went early, He went somewhere quiet, and He did it often
• Why your rhythm can change size with your season, and why ten minutes with God still counts

This week’s action steps:

1. Look at your week. Where does time with God get squeezed first?
2. Decide your minimum rhythm for full weeks.
3. Protect one hour with Him this week like it’s a meeting you can’t miss.

Scriptures (NLT): Luke 10:38–42 · Psalm 46:10 · Mark 1:35 · Luke 5:15–16 · Ecclesiastes 3:1 · Lamentations 3:22–23

Join the Rhythm Before Results live session
Tuesday, December 1, 2026 · 6:30–8:00 PM CST · Virtual
A 90-minute live session for Christian women who lead and want God at the center of it all. Learn how to hear God in your decisions, build rhythms that hold in your busiest seasons, and walk into 2027 clear on what He’s asking you to build. $47, credited in full toward novaCompass.
Register: https://www.thenovacompany.org/livesession

Connect with April:
Instagram: @aprilnovascipio
Website: https://www.thenovacompany.org

Faith First. Rhythm Always.

✨ Next Step:

If you’re ready to continue this journey with support and community, join the Nova Community—a faith-filled space for women learning to live with clarity, peace, and faith-first rhythms

👉 Learn more at https://thenovacompany.org

✨ novaCircle: A Private Mentorship Community:

A faith-based mentoring membership for Christian women ready to create rhythms that grow their faith and take confident, consistent steps toward their God-given assignment.

👉 Learn more at https://www.thenovacompany.org/novacircle

✨ novaRetreat2027: For Such a Time as This

A Spirit-led weekend for Christian women ready to experience a safe, life-giving space to build community and grow their faith

👉 Learn more at https://www.thenovacompany.org/novaretreat

Get the free 5 Daily Rhythms Guide, simple spirit-led practices to start your day rooted in faith: www.thenovacompany.org

Subscribe to The NovaCo Podcast and share this episode with a friend who’s stepping into a new season.

🎸 Intro music produced by Cory Valjien. https://spotify.link/Ot87eEITRDb

Rhythm Before Results series, Part 1 of 5

Most of us were taught to chase the outcome first and rest later. Hit the goal, grow the numbers, launch the thing, and then we’ll slow down and spend real time with God. But that order wears us out, and slowly, it moves God from the foundation of our lives to the finish line.

In this first episode of the Rhythm Before Results series, April Nova Scipio unpacks why results were never designed to carry the weight of your life, and why lasting fruit comes from abiding in Christ, not striving.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• Why work built without God at the foundation doesn’t hold, no matter how hard you push
• The difference between striving and abiding, and how to tell which one you’re living from
• Why roots grow before fruit shows, and what that means for the season you’re in
• How “rhythm is the how, hearing God is the why” changes the way you lead

This week’s action steps:

1. Name one result you’ve been chasing in your own strength.
2. Choose one daily anchor time with God this week.
3. Before you plan anything, ask Him: “What are You building?”

Scriptures (NLT): Psalm 127:1 · Matthew 7:24–25 · John 15:4–5 · Psalm 1:1–3 · Matthew 6:33 · Isaiah 30:21

Join the Rhythm Before Results live session
Tuesday, December 1, 2026 · 6:30–8:00 PM CST · Virtual
A 90-minute live session for Christian women who lead and want God at the center of it all. Learn how to hear God in your decisions, build rhythms that hold in your busiest seasons, and walk into 2027 clear on what He’s asking you to build. $47, credited in full toward novaCompass.
Register: https://www.thenovacompany.org/livesession

Connect with April:
Instagram: @aprilnovascipio
Website: https://www.thenovacompany.org

Faith First. Rhythm Always.

✨ Next Step:

If you’re ready to continue this journey with support and community, join the Nova Community—a faith-filled space for women learning to live with clarity, peace, and faith-first rhythms

👉 Learn more at https://thenovacompany.org

✨ novaCircle: A Private Mentorship Community:

A faith-based mentoring membership for Christian women ready to create rhythms that grow their faith and take confident, consistent steps toward their God-given assignment.

👉 Learn more at https://www.thenovacompany.org/novacircle

✨ novaRetreat2027: For Such a Time as This

A Spirit-led weekend for Christian women ready to experience a safe, life-giving space to build community and grow their faith

👉 Learn more at https://www.thenovacompany.org/novaretreat

Get the free 5 Daily Rhythms Guide, simple spirit-led practices to start your day rooted in faith: www.thenovacompany.org

Subscribe to The NovaCo Podcast and share this episode with a friend who’s stepping into a new season.

🎸 Intro music produced by Cory Valjien. https://spotify.link/Ot87eEITRDb

You know God placed something in you. So what is the next step? In this final episode of the Planted to Grow series on The novaCo Podcast, Christian mentor April Nova Scipio teaches on walking in your calling and growing in your God-given assignment, one faithful step at a time.

If you are a Christian woman discerning your purpose, starting something small, or wondering whether you heard God right, this episode will steady you and send you forward.

In this episode:
- Why God rejoices over small beginnings
- How to trust that God finishes what He starts
- Why your calling grows best in Christian community
- Three steps to move forward in your assignment this week

Scriptures (NLT): Zechariah 4:10, Luke 16:10, Philippians 1:6, Ephesians 2:10, John 15:16, Ecclesiastes 4:9–10, 2 Peter 3:18

Walk out your assignment with us in novaCircle, weekly live group mentoring for Christian women: www.thenovacompany.org

Shop novaShop for faith-first favorites for your everyday rhythms: www.thenovacompany.org/novashop

Connect with Nova on Instagram: @aprilnovascipio

Faith First. Rhythm Always.

✨ Next Step:

If you’re ready to continue this journey with support and community, join the Nova Community—a faith-filled space for women learning to live with clarity, peace, and faith-first rhythms

👉 Learn more at https://thenovacompany.org

✨ novaCircle: A Private Mentorship Community:

A faith-based mentoring membership for Christian women ready to create rhythms that grow their faith and take confident, consistent steps toward their God-given assignment.

👉 Learn more at https://www.thenovacompany.org/novacircle

✨ novaRetreat2027: For Such a Time as This

A Spirit-led weekend for Christian women ready to experience a safe, life-giving space to build community and grow their faith

👉 Learn more at https://www.thenovacompany.org/novaretreat

Get the free 5 Daily Rhythms Guide, simple spirit-led practices to start your day rooted in faith: www.thenovacompany.org

Subscribe to The NovaCo Podcast and share this episode with a friend who’s stepping into a new season.

🎸 Intro music produced by Cory Valjien. https://spotify.link/Ot87eEITRDb