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Sadie Robertson Huff is a New York Times bestselling author, speaker, podcast host, wife, mom, and founder of Live Original. Through her faith, personal stories, and passion for encouraging others, Sadie reminds women that they don’t have to be perfect to be loved, known, or used by God. In her new book, It’s Not Personal, she challenges us to rethink vulnerability, embrace who God created us to be, and discover the freedom that comes from being truly known.

In this conversation, Sadie gets real about what it looks like to build meaningful relationships, find people who can speak truth into your life, and let go of the pressure to be impressive. She shares how her mom’s authenticity shaped the way she thinks about motherhood, and why our kids need connection more than perfection. We also talk about the power of prayer and community, why confrontation can actually strengthen relationships, and how our identity in Jesus frees us from constantly seeking validation. Sadie’s reminder? You don’t have to show up perfectly to show up meaningfully. Sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is let someone know what you’re really going through.

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They’d beaten stage 4 cancer. Then came a challenge they hadn’t trained for: marriage. Former NFL player Devon Still and wife Asha join Ron Deal on FamilyLife Blended to unpack their NFL player marriage, from custody battles and clashing expectations to years of learning about each other. Their hard-won discovery? Love matters. But understanding your spouse—and doing the work—matters, too.

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You read your Bible. You pray. You try harder. So why do you still feel spiritually stuck? If you’re wondering how to grow spiritually, pastor and author Dane Ortlund joins Dave and Ann Wilson on FamilyLife Today to challenge our instinct to pile on more effort. What if real change isn’t about doing more—but going deeper into what you already have in Christ?

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In this week’s episode of Faith for Normal People, Pete and Jared talk with Chelsea Kim Long about her journey of remaining rooted in Christianity while challenging the patriarchal structures and teachings that have shaped her faith. They explore how motherhood and embodied experience led her to question religious messages about women’s bodies, emotions, and intuition, and how a more expansive understanding of God and the Christian tradition helped her reclaim parts of herself she had been taught to suppress. Together, they consider what it means to be “faithfully dissident,” why Christian community should prioritize how people live over whether they hold the right beliefs, and how making room for diverse perspectives can lead to a more inclusive and life-giving faith.

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Most of us know what it is to have a mind worn out from turning an issue over a million times — praying and weighing options, making lists, brainstorming, and still finding only closed doors. Proverbs 3:5-6 is a passage many of us learn early, but its weight tends to land differently in adulthood when the stakes are real. Solomon wrote it as a father to his son, knowing his son would be walking into an unpredictable future. The word “lean” carries particular weight: lean not on your own understanding means do not put even a little of your weight on it — not the way you rest a hand lightly on a surface, but the way you would lean on a stair rail expecting it to hold you. Our own understanding simply will not hold when the path ahead is foggy and the news is hard. What God is asking of us in those moments is not that we know the way. He is asking us to know Him. He rarely reveals the whole path in advance — perhaps because we could not handle even the knowledge of what lies ahead. But He promises to make the path straight. That is what we can lean on fully.

If you could use some words to pray through closed doors, I wrote Praying Through Life's Battles: 90 Days to Strengthen Your Faith for you. You can order it now at battleprayers.com. Until next time, remember, God sees you, hears you, and He knows your needs.

Bible Verse

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”
— Proverbs 3:5-6, NIV

Ponder Today

1. Knowing what is coming does not always make it easier to receive. Preparation softens some things, but it cannot remove the weight of sitting through a hard moment and hearing the news made real. God meets us in that exact place.
2. “Lean not on your own understanding” means not even a little. The image is not of lightly resting a hand on something uncertain. It is of not putting any weight on it at all — because our own understanding will not hold us when the path ahead is unclear.
3. God is not asking us to know the way — He is asking us to know Him. When the fog rolls in and the path disappears, the invitation is not to figure it out faster or try harder. It is to deepen our relationship with the One who does know the way and has promised to make it straight.
4. God rarely reveals the whole path in advance — and that may be a mercy. We are often not equipped to handle the full knowledge of what lies ahead. He reveals what we need, when we need it, and that is enough.
5. Our own understanding will not hold us up when the hard moment comes — only God can do that. All the calculations and determinations we make in advance have their limits. Leaning fully on God is not a last resort. It is the only foundation that actually holds.

A Prayer for You Today

Heavenly Father, I have turned this issue over in my mind a million times, and I am tired of trying to figure out what comes next. I confess that I have been leaning on my own understanding, and it is wearing me out. Thank You for not requiring me to figure it all out. You have asked me to trust You with all my heart, and I want to do that today. Even when the news does not surprise me, it still hurts. Thank You that I can grieve the pain of an ending and yet trust You for the road ahead. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

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In this episode of Pray the Word on 2 Chronicles 30:23–27, David Platt emphasizes the believers’ identity as temples of the Holy Spirit today. 

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Family gatherings are some of the richest places for hearing stories — and when multiple generations come together, those stories become a living testimony to the faithfulness of God across time. A grandparent’s prayer answered after many years. A teenager met with exactly the encouragement needed in a crisis. A family member who broke a long cycle of unhealthy behavior through God’s restoring work. A reconciliation that seemed impossible. These are not small things. They are the mighty acts, wonderful works, and glorious splendor that Psalm 145 calls every generation to tell the next.

God’s faithfulness does not begin with us and it does not end with us. He was present and at work long before we arrived, and He will continue long after our earthly lives are over. When we listen to the stories of those who came before us, we discover a God who was just as close and just as faithful to them as He is to us today. And when we share our own stories with the generation coming after us, we build bridges for them to find hope in the same God. The holiday season and family gatherings offer a particular and valuable opportunity for exactly this kind of storytelling — not just as a pleasant tradition, but as an act of faithful worship. One generation commending God’s works to another, together telling a story too large for any one life to contain, weaving individual threads into a masterpiece that spans all of history.

Bible Verse

“One generation commends your works to another; they tell of your mighty acts.”
— Psalm 145:4, NIV

Ponder Today

1. God’s story is bigger than any one generation’s experience of it. His faithfulness before we were born and after we are gone is part of the same continuous work. Hearing the stories of those who came before us expands our understanding of who He is.
2. Family storytelling is an act of worship. When we share how God came through for us, we are doing exactly what Psalm 145 calls the generations to do — commending His works so that others can find hope and inspiration in the same God.
3. Every generation has a unique angle on God’s faithfulness. Seniors carry lessons learned over decades. Younger adults carry fresh evidence of answered prayer. Children carry the simple, uncluttered experience of God’s love. Together, the picture is richer than any one perspective alone.
4. God is big enough to rule the universe and close enough to care about the details. The same God who parted the Red Sea is the One who met a teenager with exactly the encouragement needed in a crisis. Both are worthy of telling, and both belong in the family story.
5. We are called to be faithful storytellers for the generations coming after us. The people who told us about God’s goodness helped us find our way to Him. The stories we share now are building the same bridge for someone else.

A Prayer for You Today

Dear God, I am in awe of how big Your story really is, across generations and throughout history. Sometimes I get so caught up in my own little corner of the world that I forget You have been faithful for many years before I was born and will be faithful for many years after my earthly life is over. Thank You for the wonderful ways You never stop showing up in our lives to guide us, encourage us, and meet our needs. Help me discover Your wonderful work every day — in my own life and in the lives of my family members. Help me to be a faithful storyteller. Give me the words to share Your mighty acts, glorious splendor, and wonderful works with the people in my life. Let them see through my stories that You are just as powerful and loving today as You have always been. Thank You for weaving our lives toge