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It’s easy to assume that being compassionate means carrying everyone else’s emotions as if they’re our own. When we love people deeply, we naturally want to help them through their struggles. We listen, we empathize, we pray, and sometimes we even absorb their fear, anxiety, and heaviness without realizing it.

This devotional is a reminder that while God calls us to bear one another’s burdens, He doesn’t call us to be emotionally overtaken by everything happening around us. The world is full of brokenness, and people are often hurting—but we cannot control their circumstances or fix every problem. What we can control is how we respond and how we protect what’s happening inside of us.

Proverbs 4:23 reminds us that our heart is the source from which everything flows. If our heart becomes polluted by negativity, bitterness, fear, or constant emotional overload, it becomes difficult to live with peace, wisdom, and spiritual strength.

Guarding your heart doesn’t mean shutting people out. It means staying rooted in Christ while you walk with others through their pain. God can help you be compassionate without becoming consumed. When you keep Jesus at the center, your heart stays healthy soil—ready to bear good fruit, even in hard seasons.

Main Takeaways

• Compassion is biblical, but absorbing everyone else’s anxiety is not sustainable.

• You can support others without letting their burdens overwhelm your spirit.

• Guarding your heart is essential because your words, actions, and choices flow from it.

• Scripture helps keep your emotions grounded when life feels heavy.

• Staying close to Jesus allows you to offer comfort without losing your own peace.

Today’s Bible Verse

“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it” (Proverbs 4:23, NIV).

Your Daily Prayer

Prayer excerpt for listeners:

“Help me see when others’ trials have overwhelmed me emotionally. Please provide me with a biblical perspective so that I am not swept away by my emotions.”

Listen to the full prayer here, or to read the full devotional and prayer, visit the resources below.

Find more encouragement and devotionals here:

• LifeAudio.com – Christian podcasts, devotionals, and prayer resources

• Crosswalk.com – Faith articles, Bible study tools, and devotionals

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On this episode, Darren sits down with Adam La Barr to discuss his journey in simultaneously raising kids and businesses for the glory of God.

Enjoy a variety of programs for kids in less than 30 minutes. Segments include:

Kids songs
A dramatised Bible story
Practical life lessons on Christian living
Healthy living principles
Learning lessons from Kathy’s Kids Storytime

These programs were made available by LifeTalk Radio at lifetalk.net

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This week on the podcast, hosts Tricia Goyer and Mike Nawrocki talk with authors Eric Geiger and Erin Geiger about their new devotional, 50 Days to Embracing (and Enjoying) Who God Says You Are.

Pastor and bestselling author Eric Geiger, senior pastor of Mariners Church, joins forces with his teenage daughter Eden Geiger to offer teens a powerful, identity-shaping devotional: 50 Days to Embracing (and Enjoying) Who God Says You Are (Wander, January 2026). Designed for young readers navigating cultural pressure and self-definition, this seven-week devotional helps teens discover lasting confidence grounded in biblical truth.

In today’s culture, teens are constantly bombarded with messages suggesting identity is defined by appearance, interests, music, or social status. This conversation explores how faith provides a stronger foundation, helping young people move beyond comparison and confusion to embrace the identity God has uniquely given them.

Through daily reflections, Scripture insights, and perspective from both parent and teen voices, Eric and Eden guide readers toward understanding who they are through grace rather than performance. The devotional encourages teens to stop striving to fit cultural expectations and instead find freedom and purpose in God’s design for their lives.

Tune in as Tricia and Mike discuss:

• Helping teens develop a Christ-centered identity
• Parenting and discipleship insights from a pastor and father
• Cultural pressures facing today’s youth
• Practical ways families can engage devotionals together
• How faith brings clarity, confidence, and joy in self-understanding

If you are looking for Christian resources for teens, youth devotionals, or faith-based identity guidance, this episode offers practical encouragement and biblical perspective for both parents and young listeners.

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So many women are functioning in hidden burnout. Still showing up and serving. Still carrying responsibility. Still faithfully asking God for strength and trying to do the right things.  

And… still feeling depleted. 

This episode is really about one simple but honest question: why am I resting, but still exhausted? Not because we don’t believe in rest. Not because we don’t value it. But because what we’re doing to rest often isn’t touching the places where exhaustion actually lives. 

This isn’t about doing more to rest. It’s about understanding how rest actually works. 

WHAT YOU’LL LEARN: 

[00:00] Why Trying to Rest Isn’t the Same as Being Restored 

[01:00] Why Doesn’t God’s Promise of Rest Always Feel Accessible? 

[03:00] What Does It Mean to Remain in the Vine Instead of Striving for Rest? 

[05:00] Why Are We So Confused About What Kind of Rest We Actually Need? 

[06:00] How Physical Rest Restores the Body 

[08:00] How Mental and Emotional Rest Heal Inner Overload 

[10:00] Why Spiritual Rest Creates Foundational Peace 

[12:00] How Sensory, Creative, and Social Rest Restore the Soul 

[17:00] Why Understanding Your Rest Needs Changes Everything 

[19:00] How to Begin Receiving Rest Instead of Trying to Produce It 

Join me for the Virtual Rest Retreat in Feb 2026!  

Are you exhausted and in need of deep rest (but can’t get away)? Find rest with God that fits your budget, your schedule and your season of life at my Bible-based virtual retreat for Christian women seeking deep replenishment of mind, body and spirit!  

Register for the virtual rest retreat: AliciaMichelle.com/virtual-rest-retreat  

RELATED EPISODES: 

Ep 344 — How to DIY Your Own Rest Retreat (When Getting Away Feels Impossible) 

Ep 331: Overcoming Overwhelm: Less Chaos in Your Head, More Peace in Your Life 

Ep 347 — When What You’re Doing to Rest Isn’t Working — Living with Hidden Burnout + Exhaustion 

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