In the final episode of season 4, Girl, Check Your Heart, Janique invites listeners into a powerful and necessary heart check. With Proverbs 23:4 Psalm 139:23-24 as the anchors, this episode explores the importance of guarding your heart, examining what has been shaping your thoughts and desires, and allowing God to reveal what needs healing, surrender, and realignment. Before stepping into a new season, we must first ask God to search what is already within us. This episode is a reminder that peace, joy, and clarity begin in the heart.

Key Takeaways

1. A heart check is not condemnation, it is wisdom and protection.
2. What fills your heart will eventually flow through your words, choices, and reactions.
3. Guarding your heart means being intentional about what and who gets access to you.
4. You cannot fully step into a new season while holding onto what God told you to release.
5. Before asking God for more, ask Him to search your heart first.

Anchor Scriptures

1. Proverbs 4:23 - “Guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”
2. Psalm 37:4 - Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.”
3. Psalm 139:23-24 - “Search me, O God, and know my heart…”
4. Matthew 12:33 - “A tree is identified by its fruit.”
5. Ephesians 2:8-9 - “ God saved you by his grace when you believed…”

Homework

Heart Check - Lord, what is happening in my heart right now that I need to acknowledge, surrender, or heal?

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In this episode, Girl, Life is Too Short for the Drama, Janique dives into Psalm 39 and unpack what it means to guard your mouth, surrender anxious thoughts, and stay focused on what God has called you to do. She talks about how easy it is to create imaginary conversations, rehearse arguments in our minds, and become distracted by things that may never even happen.

Using David’s honesty in Psalm 39, we are reminded that life is short, our time is valuable, and unnecessary distractions can pull us away from purpose. God calls us to bring our frustrations to Him instead of reacting in our flesh. This episode is a reminder to watch your words, walk in obedience, and keep your eyes on the assignment God has given you.

Key Takeaways

1. Guard your mouth and be mindful of your words.
2. Stop rehearsing conversations and creating narratives in your mind.
3. Bring your worries, frustrations, and emotions to God in prayer.
4. Life is short, don’t waste time on unnecessary distractions.
5. Obedience keeps you aligned with God’s purpose.
6. Your hope must remain in God, focus on the assignment God has given you.

Anchor Scriptures

1. Psalm 39
2. Philippians 4:8
3. 2 Corinthians 10:5

Homework

What distraction or heart posture do you need to surrender this week so you can walk in obedience and stay focused on God’s assignment for you?

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In this episode, Girl, Don’t Miss the Life God Gave You, Janique talks about burnout—what it really looks like and how it quietly shows up in our lives long before we reach a breaking point.

After reflecting on a simple but meaningful Easter with her family, Janique shares how easy it is to get caught up in doing, striving, and carrying too much—only to realize we’re missing the very life God gave us to enjoy.

She walks through the early stages of burnout—the need to prove yourself, working harder, and neglecting your needs—and what scripture says about each. Through biblical truth and real-life insight, this episode reminds us that we don’t have to earn our worth, overwork to be valuable, or neglect ourselves to be strong.

If you’ve been feeling exhausted, disconnected, or like you’re doing the most but still empty, this episode will help you come back into alignment with God, embrace rest, and begin to experience life again.

Key Takeaways

1. You don’t have to prove yourself
2. Working harder is not the solution to burnout
3. Neglecting your needs is not strength
4. Burnout is a slow drift—not a sudden collapse
5. You were created to experience life, not just manage it
6. Alignment with God restores what burnout drains

Anchor Scriptures

1. Matthew 11:28-30 -“Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest…”
2. Mark 6:31- “Then Jesus said, ‘Let’s go off by ourselves to a quiet place and rest awhile….”
3. 1 Timothy 6:17- “Teach those who are rich in this world not to be proud…Their trust should be in God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment.”

Homework

Pay attention to what your body, your mind, and your spirit have been trying to tell you and ask yourself: what is one small, intentional thing you can do this week to delight in the Lord and enjoy the life He’s given you?

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In this episode, Girl, Are You a Fragrance or an Odor?” Janique reflects on moving from a heavy season into a new month with renewed intention and spiritual alignment. Using the imagery of spring and fragrance, she asks: “When you walk into a room, are you a fragrance or an odor?”

Through personal insight and scripture, she explores how our attitudes, words, and actions reflect our spiritual condition and reminds us that our lives are meant to be a pleasing aroma to God.

This episode is both a reset and a call to action—to return to rhythms that keep us filled, allow God to refine us, and intentionally show up in a way that reflects Christ in every space.

Key Takeaways

1. God desires a pleasing aroma
2. Staying connected to God keeps you fragrant
3. What comes out of you reveals what’s in you
4. Let God refine you instead of resisting the process
5. Release what you were never meant to carry

Anchor Scriptures

1. Genesis 8:20 - “Then Noah built an altar to the Lord and sacrificed burnt offerings…”
2. 2 Corinthians 2:14-15 - “He uses us to spread the knowledge of Christ everywhere, like a sweet perfume… Our lives are a Christ-like fragrance rising up to God.”
3. Ephesians 5:2 - “Live a life filled with love… He offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.”
4. John 12:3 - “Mary poured out expensive perfume on Jesus’ feet… and the house was filled with the fragrance.”
5. Luke 6:45 - “What you say flows from what is in your heart.”
6. Ephesians 4:31-32 - “Get rid of all bitterness… be kind, tenderhearted, and forgiving one another.”

Homework

In this current season of your life are you more of a fragrance or an odor? How can you exude more fragrance in your life?

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In this honest and reflective episode, Girl, You Can’t Pour from an Empty Cup (But You Keep Trying), Janique opens up about feeling drained after a demanding season and recognizes what it means to operate on “empty” while still showing up for everything and everyone.

Through personal reflection, she explores the patterns of overgiving, pushing through exhaustion, and treating time with God as a checklist instead of a source of renewal. She reminds listeners that burnout is often a sign of disconnection, not poor time management, and calls them back to abiding in God as the true source of strength.

This episode is an invitation to pause, be honest about where you are, and allow God to fill you again, so you can move from a place of overflow, not depletion.

Key Takeaways

1. You cannot sustain what you’re trying to carry while running on empty
2. Burnout is often a sign of disconnection, not just overcommitment
3. God is not asking you to perform, He’s inviting you to remain in Him
4. You can’t overflow if you’re empty, being filled must come first

Anchor Scriptures

1. John 15:5 -  I am the vine; you are the branches… apart from me you can do nothing.
2. Hebrews 12:1-2 - Let us strip off every weight that slows us down
3. Psalm 23:5 - You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

Homework

When was the last time you truly allowed yourself to be filled by God? 

What would this look like? 

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As spring approaches, many of us start thinking about decluttering our homes—cleaning out closets, switching wardrobes, and making room for something new. But while we focus on clearing our physical spaces, we often overlook the clutter in our minds, hearts, and spirits.

In this episode, Girl, That Weight Was Never Yours to Carry, Janique reflects on Hebrews 12:1-2 and the call to strip off every weight that slows us down so we can run the race God has set before us. Sometimes the overwhelm we feel isn’t just about how much we have to do, it’s about what we’re carrying that God never asked us to hold onto.

Janique explores the importance of releasing the mindsets, fears, expectations, and distractions that hinder us so we can run our race with endurance. If you’ve been feeling tired, overwhelmed, or stretched thin, this episode will encourage you to pause, reflect, and make space for what God wants to grow in this new season.

Key Takeaways

1. Decluttering isn’t just physical, it’s spiritual and emotional too.

2. We must identify the “weights” that slow us down.

3. Everyone has a race that God has set before them.

4. Endurance means continuing even when it’s hard.

5. Keeping our eyes on Jesus helps us endure.

Anchor Scripture  

1. Hebrews 12:1-2

Homework

What are you holding onto that you need to let go to endure and run your race well?

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In this episode, Girl, Consider Your Ways, Janique reflects on the powerful message found in the short but convicting book of Haggai. Speaking directly to women who feel overwhelmed, burnt out, and spiritually disconnected, she explores how misplaced priorities can leave us exhausted yet unfulfilled.

Just like the Israelites who returned from exile but neglected rebuilding God’s temple while focusing on their own homes, many of us have unintentionally placed our ambitions, responsibilities, and comfort ahead of our relationship with God. The result? Working hard but producing little fruit, feeling spiritually drained, and wondering why nothing feels satisfying.

Through the Lord’s call to “consider your ways,” this episode invites listeners to pause, reflect, and realign their priorities. Janique reminds us that God’s desire isn’t just for our activity - it’s for our obedience, reverence, and relationship with Him.

When we seek God first and remain connected to the true source, we stop striving in our own strength and begin to experience the fruit that only comes from abiding in Him.

Key Takeaways

1. Do not put your personal comfort over God’s presence. 

2. Spiritual neglect leads to frustration and no fruit.

3. God calls for reflection before correction

4. God desires glory, not just activity.

5. God promises to be with us when we step into obedience. 

Anchor Scriptures  

1. Haggai 1:4 - 8
2. Matthew 6:33
3. John 15: 5-7

Homework

Is to Consider your ways. 

1. Where has busyness replaced time with God? 
2. Where has worry and distraction replaced time with God? 
3. What would it look like to ‘rebuild the temple’ and prioritize God in this season of your life?

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In this episode, Girl, The Chaos is Not Your Assignment, Janique uses the metaphor of a blizzard to describe the overwhelming storm of information, outrage, anxiety, and distraction we face daily. From the 24-hour news cycle to social media chaos, cultural tension, and personal struggles, it can feel like we are living in a constant emotional whiteout blizzard.

But what if the enemy’s goal is not just to inform us, but to exhaust us?

Janique reminds us that Satan’s mission is to steal, kill, and destroy our peace, joy, and hope. When we remain in constant anger, fear, or overwhelm, we leave little room for the fruit of the Spirit to grow.

Through powerful scripture and practical encouragement, this episode challenges listeners to resist distraction, stand firm in their faith, and “take heart” - because Jesus has already overcome the world.

Peace is not the absence of chaos.

Stillness is not the absence of noise.

Victory is already ours in Christ.

Key Takeaways

1. The enemy uses distraction as a strategy - If he can keep you emotionally overwhelmed, he can keep you spiritually distracted.

2. Acknowledge emotions - don’t claim them - You are allowed to feel anger, sadness, or anxiety. But you are not called to live there.

3. Taking heart is a choice - To “take heart” means to be encouraged and confident in Christ despite circumstances.

4. The narrow road is hard - but it leads to life - Choosing discipline over distraction is a narrow road, but it leads to peace

Anchor Scriptures

1. John 10:7- 10 (NLT) – The thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy, but Jesus came to give life abundantly.
2. 1 Peter 5:8–9 (NIV) – Be alert and sober-minded. Resist the enemy and stand firm in faith.
3. Ephesians 6:10–13 (NIV) – Put on the full armor of God and stand firm.
4. 2 Timothy 1:7 (NLT) – God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-discipline.
5. John 16:33 (NLT) – Take heart, because Jesus has overcome the world.

Homework

Part 1: What is currently creating a blizzard in your mind and heart? What is keeping you distracted and away from God?

Part 2: Prayer of Surrender

Lord, I feel __________, but Your Word says __________. I surrender this to You.

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In this episode, Girl, Choose the Better Portion, Janique explores Luke 10:38-42 and the familiar story of Mary and Martha. While Martha was distracted by preparation and performance, Mary chose what Jesus called “the better portion,” His presence.

In a world that rewards productivity, achievement, and busyness, God is inviting us into something deeper this season: intimacy over image, presence over performance, and devotion over distraction. Janique reflects on what needs to change in us for delight to become our posture, not just a feeling, but a discipline. Through Scripture, personal reflection, and practical steps, this episode challenges us to ask: Are we giving God our first and best, or our leftovers?

If delighting in the Lord means finding joy and satisfaction in Him above all else, then we must create space to truly know Him.

This season, we choose the better portion.

Reference Episode: S1 Ep 8: Girl, Break Up with Busyness and Be Present 

Key Takeaways

1. Delight Requires Discipline - Joy in the Lord doesn’t happen accidentally. It grows through intentional time in prayer, fasting, studying scripture, and stillness.
2. Busyness can masquerade as faithfulness - We can be doing things for God while neglecting being with God.
3. Everything Is a Choice - Stillness or striving. Intimacy or image. Delight or distraction.
4. God Is Our Portion- When Jesus says Mary chose “the good portion,” He reminds us that He Himself is our inheritance, our strength, and our satisfaction.
5. You Can Practice Both/And - Service and stillness can coexist, but intimacy must come first.

Anchor Scriptures - NLT and ESV

Mary & Martha

• Luke 10: 38-42

God Knows Us

• Jeremiah 1:5
• Psalm 139: 13-16
• Isaiah 49:1

Do We Know Him?

• Matthew 11:27
• 1 John 2:23

The Lord Is Our Portion

• Numbers 18:20
• Psalm 73:26
• Lamentations 3:24
• Psalm 16:5
• Psalm 143:5

Homework: 

What would choosing “the better portion” look like in this current season?

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In the first episode of Season 4, Girl, Delight in the Lord, Janique shares how God used a season of stillness, reflection, and time in Psalm 37 to realign her heart, and how that same invitation is extended to all of us. In a world filled with noise, negativity, and pressure to perform, God is not calling us to strive harder, but to trust deeper.

Through scripture, personal testimony, and honest reflection, this episode explores what it truly means to delight in the Lord, not as a formula, but as a way of living. We unpack God’s commands to trust, obey, be still, and wait patiently, while confronting the subtle ways achievements, productivity, control, and self-sufficiency can become idols.

This episode sets the spiritual posture for the season: a call to shift our identity, desires, and daily rhythms back to God so we can experience the rich, peaceful, and satisfying life He promises.

Key Takeaways

1. Delight is a posture, not a formula.

Delighting in the Lord is about a daily heart alignment, choosing trust, obedience, and surrender over striving and control.

2. God often speaks in stillness, not noise.

When we slow down and become still, we create space to hear God’s gentle voice and respond in obedience.

3. What we delight in shapes our desires.

God fulfills desires that are aligned with His will; delighting in Him allows our hearts to be reshaped to want what He wants.

4. Delight is an act of spiritual resistance.

Choosing joy, trust, and obedience in God pushes back against fear, stress, despair, distraction, and the enemy’s attempts to steal our peace.

5. Achievements can quietly replace dependence on God.

For high-capacity women, productivity and success can become idols, true peace and joy come from delighting in God, not our accomplishments.

Anchor Scriptures - NLT

1. 1 Kings 9:19
2. Psalm 37: 1-7
3. Romans 15:13
4. John 10:10
5. Philippians 4:4

Homework: Read Psalm 37

What needs to change in me for delight to become my posture this season?

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In the final episode of Season 3, Girl, No More Delays: Do What God Said. Janique reflects on how God lovingly exposed some buried fears, insecurities, and areas of disobedience, reminding us that we can’t hide from the One who knows us best. Through a humorous story about her daughter and a mermaid purse, Janique draws a powerful parallel to Adam and Eve in the garden. Just like them, we often hide from God out of fear, shame, or avoidance.

But God is still asking: Where are you? This isn’t about your location, it’s about the relationship.

This episode is a call to stop hiding and start trusting, it’s time to take action.

Key Takeaways:

1. God sees the truth of where we are, even when we try to hide it.
2. Avoidance often masks deeper fears, insecurities, or disobedience.
3. God isn’t asking for perfection, He’s asking for your participation.
4. Obedience begins with one intentional step; even small moves are still moves.
5. It’s time to stop listening only and start living what God has shown you.

Anchor Scriptures

• Genesis 3:8–10
• Isaiah 55:8–9
• 2 Corinthians 12:9–10
• Isaiah 41:10

Journal Prompts:

1. Where are you? No guilt or shame, but truth and honesty in your reflection. 
2. What has God been asking me to lay down that I keep picking back up? 
3. What has God asked me to pick up that I haven’t? 
4. What excuses have I been making or actions I’ve been doing keeping me from obedience?
5. What would your life look like if you truly relaxed and trusted God?

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In this episode, Girl, Are You Prepared for the Fruit?Janique shares how a simple quiet time in Proverbs turned into a powerful reminder that preparation is our responsibility and victory is God's. Grounded in Proverbs 21:31, this message challenges you to consider if you're truly ready to receive the fruit you've been praying for. Are your heart, mind, and hands prepared for the assignment God is about to release?

This episode is a timely word for every woman feeling a shift in her season, sensing a move of God, and being called to act, not out of striving, but from a posture of faithful preparation and spiritual readiness. 

Episode Takeaways and Anchor Scriptures

1. God calls us to prepare

• Proverbs 24:27 
• Proverbs 6:6-11 
• Ephesians 2:10

2. God is with us and has made a way for us to do the work He’s called us to do

• Deuteronomy 31:8
• Isaiah 45:2
• Psalm 139:5
• Joshua 1:9 

3. God controls the outcome

• Proverbs 19:21
• Isaiah 45:5-7
• Ephesians 1:11
• Romans 8:28
• Jeremiah 29:11

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In this episode, Girl, Stop Waiting for Permission to Obey God, Janique shares a personal revelation about seeking external validation and permission to walk in the vision God gave her.

She unpacks how imposter syndrome, fear, and overthinking often delay our obedience to God's assignment. Through storytelling, scripture, and real talk, you'll be reminded that the assignment was given to you, not them.

It's time to execute. Time to steward. Time to move—even scared. No more waiting for people to affirm what God has already made clear.

Janique encourages you to stop expecting others to co-sign a vision they didn’t receive and calls you to take the next wise, faith-filled step. Your breakthrough is on the other side of fear.

Episode Takeaways

1. Stop seeking external validation and permission from others to do what God has called you to do.
2. Move when God says move, even if you’re scared.
3. God gives you the vision - not anyone else. 
4. Trust God’s direction even when it doesn’t make sense to others.
5. Not everyone will understand your assignment because it came from God, not them. 

Anchor Scriptures:

1. Galatians 1:10 (NLT)
2. 2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV) 
3. Habakkuk 2:2-3 ESV
4. Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV)
5. Isaiah 55:8-9 (ESV)

Homework Prompt: What vision has God given you to steward that you’ve been waiting to get permission to start? What is one action that you can take this week even if you are afraid?

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In this episode, Girl, Keep Sowing Even When You Can’t See the Fruit, Janique explores a question many women silently wrestle with: “What happens when I’ve been obedient, consistent, and faithful, stewarding, and I still don’t see any fruit?”

If you’ve ever felt overlooked, overworked, or spiritually stuck despite your best efforts, this conversation is for you. Through scripture, personal reflection, and deep questions, you’ll be encouraged to examine your connection to Christ, your expectations of fruit, and the possibility that your harvest is still in process.

She dives into what the Bible really says about fruit, how to recognize it in all its forms, and why your faithfulness is never wasted.

This episode is an invitation to shift your perspective, examine your heart, and most of all, to relax and trust God with the results.

Episode Takeaways

1. Abiding in Christ is the key to lasting fruit- not just doing for God, but staying connected to Him (John 15).
2. Your stewardship may be in a seed or pruning stage- delayed fruit doesn’t mean you’re off track (Galatians 6:9).
3. Not all fruit is visible or immediate- God may be producing internal transformation or long-term impact.
4. Redefine fruit through God’s eyes, not just outcome- faithfulness, growth, and obedience all count as fruit.

Anchor Scriptures:

• John 15:1 - 6
• Galatians 6: 7 - 9
• Hebrews 11:13
• Galatians 5: 22 - 23

Homework Prompt: Have I been more focused on the results I want to see, or the relationship I’m building with God as I steward?

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Happy 1-year anniversary to Girl, Relax and Trust God! In this special milestone episode, Girl, Don’t Rush What God is Growing, Janique reflects on what God has taught her about stewardship after 1 year of saying “yes” to this assignment.

She talks about the importance of trusting God’s timing, why everything isn’t meant to be pursued immediately, and how to stay obedient to what God has already asked of you.

This one is for the woman who knows she’s been planted, not forgotten.

Episode Takeaways

1. God’s timing is always intentional.
2. Not every good ideas is for right now
3. Obedience is your assignment.

Anchor Scriptures:

• Ecclesiastes 3:1,11
• Proverbs 4:25-27
• Galatians 6:9
• Hebrews 10:36
• Philippians 1:6

Homework Prompt: Reflect on your own journey, what have you learned about stewarding God’s way? What do you need to do more or less of in this season?

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In this episode, Girl, Tend to Your Own Grass -, Janique unpacks a powerful commandment: “Do not covet.” From comparing our lives on social media to constantly striving for what looks like success, many of us fall into the trap of wanting what God never meant for us to carry.

Covetousness, while quiet and hidden, can destroy your peace, distort your purpose, and distract you from stewarding what God has already placed in your hands. 

This episode is a loving call to stop reaching for what’s not yours and start cultivating what is because God blesses what’s managed well and what’s done His way.

Episode Takeaways

1. Covetousness is a hidden heart issue
2. Covetousness distracts you from your assignment
3. You can’t walk in your calling while coveting
4. Gratitude and contentment are your protection against covetousness
5. Stewardship requires us to abide in Jesus.

Anchor Scriptures:

• John 10:10 – “The thief comes to steal and kill and destroy, but I came to give life.”
• Exodus 20:17 – "You must not covet… anything that belongs to your neighbor."
• Hebrews 13:5–6 – “Be content with what you have... the Lord is my helper.”
• John 15:1–8 – “Remain in me, and you will bear much fruit…”

Homework Prompt: Am I truly abiding in Jesus, or am I distracted by what others are producing?

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In this episode, Girl, Stewardship Isn’t Optional - It’s Required, Janique dives into what it really means to steward God’s way. After a brief break and some personal reflection, she shares how transitions, grace, and obedience over perfection have all shaped her current season—and how stewardship plays a central role in it.

Drawing from five powerful scriptures, this episode unpacks the responsibility that comes with being entrusted by God. From using your gifts to serve others, to staying focused and not overcommitted, to working with excellence as unto the Lord, Janique keeps it real about what God actually requires of us.

She reminds us that stewardship isn’t just about doing, it’s about trusting, obeying, and aligning with God’s purpose for our lives, and that might mean putting some things down to focus on what really matters.

Episode Takeaways

The responsibility of stewardship requires us to:

1. Serve others, not ourselves.
2. Be accountable—to whom much is given, much is required.
3. Work as unto the Lord—stewardship is worship and obedience.
4. Focus, discern, and set boundaries—everything is not your assignment.
5. Be faithful in the little—God multiplies what’s managed well.

Anchor Scriptures:

• 1 Peter 4:10–11 – Use your gifts to serve others.
• Luke 12:48 – To whom much is given, much is required.
• Colossians 3:23–24 – Work as if working for the Lord.
• Proverbs 4:25–27 – Stay focused and don’t get sidetracked.
• Luke 16:10–11 – Be faithful in the little.

Homework Prompt: Ask the Lord, “What have you entrusted to me in this season, and where have I been distracted or overcommitted? Show me what I need to lay down so I can steward well what truly matters.”

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In this timely bonus episode, Janique shares a personal update about the overwhelm of back-to-school season, unexpected life adjustments, and the emotional weight that comes with it all. As life begins “lifing,” she reminds us that grace is not optional, it’s essential.

With transparency and scripture at the center, this replay of Girl, Show Yourself Some Grace is a reminder that God’s strength shows up in our weakness, and His grace meets us exactly where we are.

Whether you’re a mom juggling schedules, a caregiver managing a full household, or someone just trying to catch your breath, you don’t have to do it all, and you don’t have to do it alone.

Anchor Scriptures:

• 2 Corinthians 12:9
• Psalm 103:8 - 10 (NLT)

Reflective Question:

How can you release the pressure to meet expectations and trust God’s pace?

Action Step:

Identify one realistic step you can take this week to work toward your goals—without overwhelming yourself.

Key Takeaways

1. God’s Grace as the Example: God is compassionate, merciful, and doesn’t treat us harshly for falling short. We’re called to reflect that same grace toward ourselves.
2. Progress Over Perfection: Life happens, and it’s okay to move at a pace that aligns with your current season while still working toward your goals.
3. Give Yourself a Deadline, Not a Hard Time: Instead of feeling guilty or rushed, set a realistic timeline to get back on track.
4. Trust God’s Timing: Release the pressure to meet expectations and allow God to guide your steps in His perfect timing. Check Out S1 Episode 7 Girl, Trust God’s Timing

Grace Scriptures

1. Lamentations 3:22–23 (NLT)

“The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning.”

2. Isaiah 40:29–31 (NLT)

“He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless. Even youths will become weak and tired, and young men will fall in exhaustion. But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.”

3. Psalm 55:22 (NLT)

“Give your burdens to the Lord, and he will take care of you. He will not permit the godly to slip and fall.”

4. Matthew 11:28–30 (NLT)

“Then Jesus said, ‘Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.’”

5. Hebrews 4:16 (NLT)

“So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.”

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In this episode, Girl, Stop Leading Where God Told You to Follow, Janique shares what God has been pressing on her spirit in this season: the need to let go of control and truly follow where He leads. 

For years, Janique has been in the captain’s seat, leading, guiding, fixing, planning. But God is now calling her into a different kind of stewardship, one that’s rooted in surrender, not control.

If you’re in a season where God is asking you to slow down, surrender the outcome, or show up differently, this episode is for you. 

Learn what it means to check your heart before you move, stop micromanaging God’s plans, and truly steward what He’s placed in your hands His way, not yours.

Reference Episode - S2 Ep 11- Girl, Shift your heart posture

Key Takeaways

1. Surrender is not weakness, it’s wisdom and obedience.
2. Stewardship God’s way requires heart-level surrender, not just surface-level obedience.
3. Check your motive before you move, sometimes it’s not God leading, but fear, pride, or control.
4. You can’t micromanage the outcome and still call it trust.

Anchor Scriptures - 

1. Proverbs 4:23 (NIV) – “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”
2. Psalm 37:23–24 (NLT) –“The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the Lord holds them by the hand.”
3. Proverbs 16:9 (NLT) – “We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps.”

Other Scriptures

1. 2 Corinthians 10:5 (NLT) – “…We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ.”
2. Romans 5:3–5 (NLT) – “…suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope…”
3. Matthew 7:13–14 (NLT) – “…the gate is narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it.”

Homework: Where have you been trying to lead when God asked you to follow? What assignment has God given you that feels uncomfortable because it requires surrender?

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In this episode, Girl, Get Wisdom and Get Moving, Janique goes into teacher mode and walks us through Proverbs 19 and 20 to uncover the wisdom we need for faithful stewardship. Building on last week’s Parable of the Talents, she shows how wisdom, diligence, and generosity are key to honoring what God has entrusted to us. Through practical examples, humor, and powerful scripture, this episode reminds us that stewardship is not about rushing ahead or sitting idle, it’s about moving in God’s timing with obedience and reverence.

Key Takeaways

1. Stewardship requires wisdom and patience.
2. Stewardship rejects laziness and neglect
3. Stewardship embraces generosity and reverence for God
4. Stewardship requires submission to God’s direction and timing

Anchor Scriptures - NLT

1. Proverbs 19:2, 15, 17, 21,23
2. Proverbs 20:4
3. Matthew 25:31- 46* (Reference)

Homework: What has God entrusted me with in this season and how am I currently stewarding them? Am I rushing, being idle, or am I moving diligently in God’s timing?

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