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EPISODE · Feb 27, 2026 · 23 MIN

E139: When Love Interrupts Your Life

from The Happiest Lives Podcast · host Jill M. Lillard

*Get your free guide, 3 Ways of Relating When Love Feels Uncertain at www.myhappyvault.com/uncertainLove doesn’t usually show up when it’s convenient.More often, it interrupts us—our plans, our preferences, our comfort.In this final episode of the series How to Love Without Losing Your Real Self, we explore what it looks like to love well in the ordinary moments where life asks us to pause, adjust, and trust God with what feels costly.We talk about:Why interruption presses on our patience, trust, and preferencesHow love often requires the surrender of our small, self-protective ways—without costing us our God-given selfThe difference between availability and overgivingHow comfort, customization, and “my way” quietly shape usAnd how God uses everyday interruptions to form Christ in usThis episode is an invitation to loosen your grip, stay connected to the source of love within you, and notice the small moments where God may be inviting you to lay something down—and receive something deeper in return.Love may cost us comfort and control.But it leads us more fully into who God says we already are.If you want to take this work and apply it, visit myhappyvault.com. That’s where I share free resources and ways to stay connected.Discover ways to work with me at www.thehappiestlives.com or www.myhappyvault.comQuestions? Email Jill directly at [email protected]

*Get your free guide, 3 Ways of Relating When Love Feels Uncertain at www.myhappyvault.com/uncertain Love doesn’t usually show up when it’s convenient. More often, it interrupts us—our plans, our preferences, our comfort. In this final episode of the series How to Love Without Losing Your Real Self, we explore what it looks like to love well in the ordinary moments where life asks us to pause, adjust, and trust God with what feels costly. We talk about: Why interruption presses on our pa...

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*Get your free guide, 3 Ways of Relating When Love Feels Uncertain at www.myhappyvault.com/uncertainLove doesn’t usually show up when it’s convenient.More often, it interrupts us—our plans, our preferences, our comfort.In this final episode of the...

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