What if the hardest thing isn’t understanding what Jesus did… but actually receiving it?

In this special Easter episode of This Is Your Nudge, I’m slowing down with you to reflect on the weight and beauty of the cross. Not just what it means, but what it cost. Because when we really sit with that, the sacrifice, the love, the intentionality, it changes how we live.

I’m walking through the reality that Jesus didn’t just give us a moment or a message… He gave us everything. And sometimes, we treat that gift like it’s too big, too much, or maybe even something we have to earn. But friend, this is your nudge to stop striving and start receiving.

• What Jesus’ sacrifice actually cost, and why that matters

• How the cross mirrors the way we give (and struggle to receive) in our own lives

• The powerful connection between Psalm 22 and Jesus’ crucifixion

• Why receiving God’s gifts can feel harder than earning them

• Practical ways to actually live in the abundance Jesus already gave us

This episode is an invitation. Not to do more. Not to try harder. But to open your hands and receive what’s already been given.

Because Easter isn’t just something we celebrate—it’s something we’re meant to live in.

This is your nudge:Stop minimizing the gift.Stop holding it at arm’s length.Stop thinking it’s for someone else.

It’s for you. Right now.

*This episode is adapted from a chapter in Restore My Soul: the Power and Promise of 30 Psalms by Laura L. Smith copyright 2022, published by Our Daily Bread Publishing

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Laura L. Smith: 

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