Growing Through the Mud

Ladies we want to prayer for you. Please take time to share your story or just ask for prayer. We would love to be unrelated sister to you!How often do we spend our energy trying to change everyone around us while God is quietly asking to change us first?In this week's conversation, Shannon and Deb share honestly about slowing down, finding rest, learning to respond instead of react, and discovering that changing the atmosphere around us begins with allowing God to transform our own hearts.They talk about marriage, leadership, emotional exhaustion, brain fog, spiritual growth, and the difficult process of letting go of control. Along the way, they revisit the powerful image behind the Roots Before Fruit conference—learning to recognize the weeds that quietly wrap themselves around healthy roots before they choke out the fruit God is trying to grow.This episode is a reminder that spiritual maturity isn't about fixing everyone else. It's about surrendering yourself to God and trusting Him to work in every heart—including your own.Sometimes the greatest transformation begins when we simply let God be God. Encouragement Maybe you've been carrying the weight of trying to fix your marriage, your family, your workplace, or someone you love.You've prayed.You've worried.You've corrected.You've carried responsibilities that were never yours to carry.Today, God may be gently asking you to release control.Your job is not to change people.Your job is to stay rooted.When your roots remain planted in Christ, your peace isn't determined by other people's attitudes. Your joy isn't dependent on perfect circumstances. Your love isn't controlled by someone else's actions.The weeds will come. Offenses will grow. Disappointments will happen. But healthy roots know where their source is.Keep letting God remove what doesn't belong.Keep choosing peace.Keep speaking life.Keep trusting His timing.The same God who is growing you is also working in the lives of the people you're praying for—even when you can't see it.Growth is happening beneath the surface long before anyone sees the fruit. Closing Prayer Father,Thank You for loving us enough to keep growing us.Forgive us for the times we've spent more energy trying to change others than allowing You to change us. Help us surrender our need to control every situation and teach us to trust Your timing and Your process.Lord, search our hearts. Show us the weeds that have quietly taken root—fear, pride, frustration, bitterness, anxiety, or the desire to control. Pull them up before they steal the life You are growing within us.Help us become women who carry peace into every room, who respond with grace instead of emotion, and who create an atmosphere where Your presence is welcomed.Strengthen every listener who feels tired, overwhelmed, or stuck. Remind them that even when growth feels slow, You are faithfully working beneath the surface.Plant us beside Your living water so that our roots grow deep, our faith remains steady, and our lives bear fruit that brings You glory.We trust You with our homes, our families, our work, our ministry, and our future.In Jesus' name,Amen.Bible VersesJeremiah 17:7–8 Galatians 6:9 John 15:4–5 Proverbs 4:23 Philippians 4:6–7 Romans 12:2We want this to be truly interactive podcast. Please go in the fan mail athttps://unrelatedsisterspodcast.buzzsprout.com and tell us your stories and let us know if it’s okay to share (no names). Let us know if you need prayer or how we can support you in your journey. Thank you so much for taking the time to listen. Follow us on Facebook @Unrelated Sister's: Truth & Grace Conversation Podcast TikTok @Unrelated.SistersPodcast Email us at [email protected]