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If you’ve ever wrestled with doing it all and wondered whether God still sees you when you stop striving, this conversation will breathe fresh air into your soul.
In this episode, I sit down with my friend Ruth Chou Simons—author, artist, and mom of six—to talk about what it means to live unhurried, dependent, and free. Ruth reminds us that rest isn’t laziness—it’s worship. It’s how we declare, “God, You’re worthy to run my life better than I ever could.”
We talk about her new reflections on the rhythms of rest, motherhood, creativity, and the wild grace that grows in hidden seasons. Ruth opens up about walking through challenging seasons in her family and how she’s learned that God’s care is more complete than her control. She shares how limitations can be God’s mercy—an invitation to depend on Him more deeply.
I love how Ruth connects faith to beauty—how the world around us can be a classroom for learning trust. She shares what wildflowers have taught her about resilience, dependence, and waiting on God’s timing, and we both laugh about the daily tension between hustling hard and being still.
If you’re tired, anxious, or secretly wondering if you have to keep pushing to prove your worth, this episode is for you. May it remind you that you are already loved, already chosen, and already enough.
Highlights from Today’s Episode
- Reframing rest as worship, not weakness
- Learning to trust God’s timing instead of forcing outcomes
- Discovering freedom in living unhurried and fully dependent
Related Resources
- Grab a copy of Ruth’s book: The Way of the Wildflower
- Connect with Ruth on Instagram and her website.
- For more encouragement, check out this podcast episode on When it’s Hard to Rest
- Download your Wildflower Declarations
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- “Rest isn’t doing nothing—it’s declaring that God is enough.” — Ruth Chou Simons
- “Your limitations might be God’s mercy in disguise.” — Chrystal Evans Hurst
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- Be sure to also check out my books, She’s Still There and The 28-Day Prayer Journey.
Let’s Talk!
- Where do you feel God inviting you to rest instead of strive?
- What limitations in your life might actually be God’s protection?
- How can you build rhythms of “unhurried” living in your week?
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