About this episode

Emily Rose Massey discusses the importance of resting in God's grace rather than striving for productivity.

Dance class, gymnastics, cheerleading, Student Council, Marching Band, youth ministry, worship team, Bible studies, speaking engagements — and that's just a few items from Emily Rose Massey's packed list of accomplishments. For more than twenty years, her worth was wrapped up in her productivity. And if we're honest, many of us know that exhausting cycle all too well. In this episode, Emily offers a grace-filled invitation to step off the performance treadmill and rest in the truth that God's love was never something you had to earn. Ephesians 2:8-9 makes it beautifully clear: salvation is a gift, not a reward. And that same grace that saved you is the very grace that is sanctifying you, shaping you, and carrying you forward — day by day, inconsistency by inconsistency. God started this work in you, and He will finish it (Philippians 1:6). You don't have to hide when you fail or scramble to do better on your own. You simply need to come boldly to the throne of grace, lean on His strength, and trust that He is working — because He is. Today's Bible Verse "For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a…

People in this episode

Host: Your Daily Prayer

Guest: Emily Rose Massey

Topics covered

• grace
• faith
• salvation
• spiritual growth
• rest
• performance

Keywords

• grace
• salvation
• Ephesians
• Philippians
• spirituality
• faith
• performance
• rest

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Ephesians 2:8-9, Philippians 1:6

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