We understand that dealing with disappointment can be incredibly difficult. Sometimes, we can feel absolutely devastated by unmet expectations. But then we read in Hebrews to “be content with what you have”. How do we reconcile the two? How can we be content when life is disappointing and not how we had hoped it would be? God gives us the secret to contentment no matter what our circumstances in His Word. He is good and faithful and doesn’t command us to “be content” without giving us the grace and means to walk it out.


Embrace your life:How to find joy when the life you have is not the life you hoped for. - Elizabeth Woodson

Now and Not Yet : Pressing in when you’re waiting, wanting, and restless for more. - Ruth Chou Simons

Embrace the life God has given you (Video) - John Piper

The Envy of Eve: Finding Contentment in a Covetous World - Melissa Kruger

There are so many people living with chronic illness. Our world is fractured with sin and we feel the effects regularly. The aches and pains in our bodies and of this world are a stark reminder that God created us for something more beautiful and eternal. Our body longs to be home in the true resurrected body.

Yet in the midst of suffering, we can find hope in the gospel. We can rejoice that we do not face the pain of this world alone and one day, the Lord will return and make all things new with no more grief and no more pain. In this episode, we are joined by our friend Brittany Allen, to discuss her journey with chronic illness, God’s goodness in the midst of suffering, and the hope of the gospel. We hope this episode encourages you.

Every Moment Holy Volume II:
A Liturgy for those enduring lasting pain

Where can I go, but to you, Jesus?
And who but you can come to me?

Either take this pain away, O Christ
Or enfold me in the embrace of your Spirit
And cradle me through it.

For I cannot bear it alone.
I cannot bear it alone.

In this episode, Kristen and Shanna discuss how we should view our bodies. As believers who’ve placed our eternal hope in Jesus, we’re not immune to body image struggles. They’re part of our broken world—a world that is hyper-focused on physical bodies. We are bombarded on a daily basis with images and headlines that tell us what to look like, what to eat, and how to work out. Our identity must be rooted in Christ, not in what the world or others around us tells us our bodies should look like.