Skool Family — let’s pause here for a moment. 🤎 There’s something I said on She Leads Boldly that I keep coming back to, especially in seasons when life feels heavy: “If you’re ever questioning your purpose… ask yourself what God delivered you from. Because God doesn’t bless us just for ourselves. He made my test my testimony. My pain my purpose. My misery my ministry.” That wasn’t just a soundbite. That was lived experience. So here’s the reflection I want to invite you into today, not to recap, but to go deeper: Where are you striving instead of trusting? Be honest with yourself. - Where are you pushing, proving, performing… when God is asking you to release? - Where have you turned discipline into pressure instead of devotion? - Where are you trying to manufacture results God never asked you to carry alone? For a long time, I thought striving meant I was being faithful. But what I learned — often the hard way — is that striving is usually a signal that I’ve stepped out of God’s pace and into my own. Here’s the tension I see so often in high-achieving wives and moms (and yes, I’ve been her): - You’re capable. - You’re responsible. - You’re anointed. But you’re also tired. Spiritually dry. Emotionally stretched. Leading from empty, not overflow. And the truth? Your struggle isn’t a weakness. It’s often the very place God is shaping your ministry, your message, and your next level of obedience. Gentle prompts for you today: - What are you gripping tightly that God may be asking you to place back in His hands? - What would it look like to trust Him before you see the outcome? - How might your leadership change if it flowed from rest instead of resistance? 💭 Drop one sentence in the comments: “Right now, I’m striving with ___, and I sense God inviting me to trust Him with ___.” You’re safe here. This is a space for women who are done performing and ready to lead — from overflow, alignment, and intimacy with Christ. 🤎