Perspectives Into Practice Podcast
September 16, 2025
Faith in practice looks a lot like this: God gives you a yes, but the promise still has not come to pass. And while you wait, you start questioning everything. Am I enough. Am I ready. Did I hear Him wrong. If you have ever been in that hallway of waiting, this episode is for you.
In this solo conversation, Jessica names what she calls "yes but not quite" seasons, those stretches where God has spoken, but you are still living in the in-between. And in that tension, a lot of us disqualify ourselves. We wait to write the book, lead the group, launch the podcast, or share our story until we feel perfect.
But here is the truth she keeps coming back to: your imperfections do not disqualify you because God already qualified you.
Jessica shares her own story of being deep in birth work, accepted to midwifery school, teaching childbirth classes, serving as a doula, and investing thousands into training. And then in 2017, God called her into ministry. She felt like the wrong girl. Not a writer. Not a speaker. Not the kind of woman who belongs on a stage.
And then God gave her one small step. A teal book from an unexpected grocery store aisle, "100 Things God Loves About You," and a simple nudge from the Holy Spirit: just do it.
So she started. One email a day for 100 days. At first, it was the book's words. Then she added her own reflections. By day 50, people asked for more of her. She was terrified, but she kept going. Those emails eventually became her first two devotionals. And what looked like a closed door later, a church saying no after an eight-week study, was not rejection. It was preparation.
This episode is packed with real life reminders and Scripture that anchors the message: God meets you in surrender, not perfection. His grace is sufficient. If He called you, He will strengthen you. And your story, even the messy parts, matters.
If you are in a yes but not quite season, let this be your confirmation. Show up anyway. Start small. Stay close to Jesus. And let obedience in the little things become the path to what God is building next.
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Faith in practice looks a lot like this: God gives you a yes, but the promise still has not come to pass. And while you wait, you start questioning everything. Am I enough. Am I ready. Did I hear Him wrong. If you have ever been in that hallway of waiting, this episode is for you.
In this solo conversation, Jessica names what she calls "yes but not quite" seasons, those stretches where God has spoken, but you are still living in the in-between. And in that tension, a lot of us disqualify ourselves. We wait to write the book, lead the group, launch the podcast, or share our story until we feel perfect.
But here is the truth she keeps coming back to: your imperfections do not disqualify you because God already qualified you.
Jessica shares her own story of being deep in birth work, accepted to midwifery school, teaching childbirth classes, serving as a doula, and investing thousands into training. And then in 2017, God called her into ministry. She felt like the wrong girl. Not a writer. Not a speaker. Not the kind of woman who belongs on a stage.
And then God gave her one small step. A teal book from an unexpected grocery store aisle, "100 Things God Loves About You," and a simple nudge from the Holy Spirit: just do it.
So she started. One email a day for 100 days. At first, it was the book's words. Then she added her own reflections. By day 50, people asked for more of her. She was terrified, but she kept going. Those emails eventually became her first two devotionals. And what looked like a closed door later, a church saying no after an eight-week study, was not rejection. It was preparation.
This episode is packed with real life reminders and Scripture that anchors the message: God meets you in surrender, not perfection. His grace is sufficient. If He called you, He will strengthen you. And your story, even the messy parts, matters.
If you are in a yes but not quite season, let this be your confirmation. Show up anyway. Start small. Stay close to Jesus. And let obedience in the little things become the path to what God is building next.
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