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Your worth isn’t based on your productivity, your past, or your performance. It’s rooted in your identity as God’s child. Learn how to shift from spiritual striving to secure child, and how embracing your belovedness changes everything. Beloved Always: How to Stop Striving and Live as … [Read more...] about 42. Beloved Always: Living as God’s Child

Are you struggling with productivity guilt? If you feel like taking a break means falling behind in life or faith, this post is a gentle invitation to lay down that heavy burden. When You’re Still, God is Still Working The Weariness of the Waiting Room Have you ever felt guilty for … [Read more...] about 41. When You’re Still, God is Still Working

How do you hold onto His goodness when your world is falling apart? I'm exploring the "tender tension" between what we know to be true about God and what we feel in the midst of suffering and grief. Discover why God’s goodness isn't a reaction to our outcomes, but the foundation beneath them. … [Read more...] about 40. Is God Still Good When Life Isn’t? Finding Peace in Grief and Loss

Do you ever feel like you’re doing "all the things" for God, yet your soul feels completely empty? In a world that celebrates the grind and measurable success, it is easy to mistake productivity for purpose. But what if God’s measure of a "meaningful life" is entirely different? I want to invite … [Read more...] about 39. Purpose in Every Step: Why a Fruitful Life is Not a Busy One

Have you ever picked a Word of the Year in January with palpable excitement, only to realize by June that you’ve completely forgotten what it was? You aren't alone. We'll dive in to how to move your one word from a temporary "theme" to a year-long revelation of God’s heart. If you’re tired of the … [Read more...] about 38. The Power of One Word: How to Keep Your Word of the Year Alive

Are you feeling bone-tired, a deeper exhaustion that a vacation or a good night's sleep just can't fix? If your soul feels worn out and depleted, this episode is for you. Discover why "True rest is not the absence of work, but the presence of Christ, who replaces bone-tired exhaustion with … [Read more...] about 37. When You’re Bone-Tired: Finding Soul Rest in the Midst of Weariness

We often look for a sign or a major miracle before we move, but the servants knew the wine was a miracle because they took a quiet, obedient risk. Learn the difference between seeking a spectacle and embracing the Servant's Secret: that obedience is the key to personal, intimate knowledge of God's … [Read more...] about 36. The Servant’s Secret: Obedience is Your Key to Seeing Miracles (John 2)

Are you weary from striving and trying to hold everything together? Let's move from pressure and performance into Spirit-led living. Through the simple steps of trust, abiding, and surrender, you’ll discover how to release control, walk by the Spirit, and experience peace, joy, and growth that … [Read more...] about 35. Spirit Over Striving: Living in the Spirit, Not the Flesh

Life can feel loud, fast, and unpredictable. But God offers us something the world can’t: perfect peace. In this episode of The Heart Rest Podcast, Crystal gently invites you to lay down the weight you were never meant to carry and discover the steady calm found only in … [Read more...] about 34. Held in Perfect Peace: Staying in God’s Calm When Life Feels Chaotic

What if turning off the noise is the first step to drawing close? Distraction keeps us busy but spiritually barren. Let’s talk about what it looks like to declutter our inner and outer lives so we can fix our eyes—and hearts—on Jesus. This is an invitation to slow down and listen … [Read more...] about 33. From Noise to Nearness: Turning Down the World to Tune In to Jesus