When It Feels Like No One Is Fighting for You
About this episode
Rachel Wojo discusses the importance of faith and action in times of struggle, using the story of the Israelites and Moses as a backdrop.
Have you ever felt like you are carrying something really heavy and you're doing it all by yourself? Nobody knows what it's costing you. Maybe you're so worn down that fighting for even one more day sounds impossible. If that's where you are, this episode will help! Rachel walks through one of Scripture's most dramatic moments. The Israelites are trapped between Pharaoh's army and the Red Sea, with no weapons and no way out. And Moses says this over them: "The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still." But being still doesn't mean doing nothing. One verse later, God tells them to get up and walk. This episode untangles what that means for the woman who can't afford to stop functioning yet is exhausted from feeling as though the outcome rests on her shoulders. Rachel also shares a very recent answered prayer story, one that happened just last week, and one she didn't expect to be telling. You'll discover: Why "be still" doesn't mean passivity, and what the Hebrew actually carries What Moses was really saying to a crowd of frightened people with no weapons How to pray when you're out of strength and your prayer can only be four words The difference between striving…
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