Faith Led Working Moms | Christian Podcast for Working Moms | Overwhelm, Anxiety, Balance & Parenting

What do you do when you pray faithfully, believe God can change your situation, and yet the answer doesn't come the way you hoped?

Sometimes the hardest part of faith isn't trusting God when He says yes. It's learning to trust Him when your prayers seem unanswered, when you're waiting longer than you expected, or when what feels like a “no” from God leaves you disappointed, confused, or grieving.

In this episode of the Faith Led Working Moms Podcast, we're talking honestly about unanswered prayer and trusting God when He doesn't give you what you prayed for.

We'll look at Psalm 13 and David's honest conversation with God. He begins by asking, “How long, Lord?” and doesn't hide his disappointment or confusion. Yet by the end of the Psalm, David is able to say, “But I trust in your unfailing love.”

That tension is at the heart of this conversation: you can be disappointed with what God has allowed and still trust who God is.

Lindsay also shares vulnerably from her own experience of praying for God to heal her husband and bring him back to her, and what it means to continue trusting God when the answer to that prayer was not what she desperately hoped for.

Maybe your story is completely different. Maybe you're waiting for God to change a situation in your family, open a door, answer a prayer you've prayed for years, or make sense of something that doesn't make sense.

Wherever you are, this episode is a reminder that you don't have to pretend you're okay with an answer you didn't want. You can bring your disappointment, questions, grief, and confusion honestly to God while continuing to trust His character.

In this episode, you'll discover:

Why disappointment with God doesn't mean you've lost your faith

How to bring unanswered prayers honestly to God

The difference between trusting God's character and understanding His plan

Why “what feels like a no from God” can be so difficult to process

How Psalm 13 gives us a biblical example of honest prayer

What surrender looks like when you still wish the outcome were different

How to keep walking faithfully when you don't have an explanation

Why you don't have to walk through a difficult season alone

A Scripture to hold onto
Psalm 13:5 (NIV):
“But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.”

And 2 Corinthians 1:3–4 reminds us that God is the “God of all comfort” who comforts us in our troubles so that we can comfort others with the comfort we ourselves have received from Him.

If you're walking through something hard...
If you're praying and waiting, wrestling with what feels like a “no” from God, or trying to make sense of a circumstance you never would have chosen, you don't have to process it alone.

If you need someone to talk to, email Lindsay - Lindsay@faithledministries.com Sometimes we need someone who can sit with us in the tension between what we wish God had done and choosing to trust Him with what He has actually done.

 

Continue Growing with Faith Led Ministries
If today's episode encouraged you, I'd love to invite you to continue growing with us at FaithLedMinistries.com.

There you'll find:

Biblical encouragement for everyday life

More podcast episodes for overwhelmed Christian working moms

Free resources to strengthen your faith

Biblical counseling

Christian life coaching

The Faithfully Balanced course designed to help working Christian moms move from overwhelm to intentional, faith-filled living

Our mission is to help you know Christ, apply God's Word, and walk faithfully through every season of life through biblical encouragement, practical strategies, and biblical counseling principles.

Email: Lindsay@faithledministries.com

Website:
www.faithledministries.com

Instagram:
@faithledworkingmoms

Facebook Community:
Faith Led Working Moms Community

🎙️ Subscribe to the Faith Led Working Moms Podcast

📖 Biblical Counseling • Christian Life Coaching • Faithfully Balanced Course • Free Resources

Share This Episode
If this episode encouraged you, would you take a moment to share it with a friend, coworker, or another Christian woman who is praying for God's direction? Your shares help more women discover biblical hope and practical encouragement through the Faith Led Working Moms Podcast.

And if you're enjoying the podcast, leaving a rating and written review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is one of the best ways you can help more women find these conversations.

You made it through the workday, but the stress didn't stay at work.

You walk through the front door, but your mind is still replaying the difficult conversation, frustrating situation, unfinished task, or everything waiting for you tomorrow. Then your family needs you—and you realize you're physically home, but emotionally, you're still at work.

If you've ever struggled with bringing work stress home, this episode is for you.

In this episode of the Faith Led Working Moms Podcast, we're talking about how to create a healthier transition from work to home without pretending that your stressful day didn't affect you. As working Christian moms, we can't always control what happens during our workday, but we can be intentional about how we transition into the rest of our evening.

We'll talk about:

How to recognize the emotional impact a difficult workday can have on you

Why physically leaving work doesn't always mean you've mentally left work

Simple ways to create a transition from work mode to home mode

How to stop allowing work stress to spill over into your interactions with your family

Why constantly thinking about a problem doesn't necessarily mean you're being responsible

What it looks like to bring your work-related stress and worries to God

How Psalm 55:22 reminds us to cast our cares on the Lord

How to be present with your family even when you've had a hard day

Most importantly, you'll be reminded that you don't have to walk through your front door completely calm, happy, and recovered from the day in order to be a present mom. You can acknowledge that the day was hard, create a transition, and entrust what you can't control to God.

Your work will still be there tomorrow. Tonight, you have the opportunity to be home.

Scripture mentioned: Psalm 55:22

Continue Growing with Faith Led Ministries
If today's episode encouraged you, I'd love to invite you to continue growing with us at FaithLedMinistries.com.

There you'll find:

Biblical encouragement for everyday life

More podcast episodes for overwhelmed Christian working moms

Free resources to strengthen your faith

Biblical counseling

Christian life coaching

The Faithfully Balanced course designed to help working Christian moms move from overwhelm to intentional, faith-filled living

Our mission is to help you know Christ, apply God's Word, and walk faithfully through every season of life through biblical encouragement, practical strategies, and biblical counseling principles.

Email: Lindsay@faithledministries.com

Website:
www.faithledministries.com

Instagram:
@faithledworkingmoms

Facebook Community:
Faith Led Working Moms Community

🎙️ Subscribe to the Faith Led Working Moms Podcast

📖 Biblical Counseling • Christian Life Coaching • Faithfully Balanced Course • Free Resources

Share This Episode
If this episode encouraged you, would you take a moment to share it with a friend, coworker, or another Christian woman who is praying for God's direction? Your shares help more women discover biblical hope and practical encouragement through the Faith Led Working Moms Podcast.

And if you're enjoying the podcast, leaving a rating and written review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is one of the best ways you can help more women find these conversations.

Are you exhausted from trying to be a good mom? The pressure to do motherhood perfectly can leave you feeling overwhelmed, inadequate, and constantly behind.

In this episode of the Faith Led Working Moms Podcast, we’re talking about the invisible checklist so many working moms carry—the homemade meals, school events, work responsibilities, patience, family time, spiritual life, and all the little things we think a “good mom” should be able to manage.

But what if the standard you're trying to meet isn't actually God's standard?

Perfection isn't a finish line. It's a treadmill. And when we constantly measure ourselves against an impossible definition of a good mom, we don't become better mothers—we become tired mothers.

We’ll look at motherhood through a biblical perspective and consider what God actually asks of us. From Micah 6:8 to the story of Mary and Martha in Luke 10, we'll talk about the difference between faithfully caring for our families and living under the pressure to prove we're doing enough.

You don't have to be a perfect mom. You don't have to do everything. And you don't have to carry every expectation placed on you.

In this episode, you'll learn how to:

Recognize the unrealistic expectations behind “good mom” pressure

Identify the difference between God's standards and cultural expectations

Understand why constantly trying to do more can leave you emotionally exhausted

Think biblically about perfectionism and motherhood

Release one unnecessary expectation from your mental checklist

Make room for rest, grace, and what God has actually entrusted to you

Scripture Mentioned
Micah 6:8 — Acting justly, loving mercy, and walking humbly with God

Luke 10:38–42 — Mary and Martha

Philippians 4:13 — Finding strength and contentment through Christ

Colossians 3:23 — Doing our work for the Lord rather than for the approval of others

A Simple Practice for This Week
Take a look at your invisible “good mom” checklist.

Choose one thing you've been telling yourself you have to do in order to be a good mom—and let it go.

Skip it. Delegate it. Say no to it. Or simply decide that it doesn't need to be done perfectly.

Then notice what happens when you stop trying to prove you're a good mom and start focusing on faithfully loving the people God has placed in front of you.

You are not called to perfect motherhood.

You are called to walk with God and faithfully steward what He has entrusted to you.

Listen to More Episodes
If you're an overwhelmed working Christian mom trying to balance faith, family, work, and the demands of everyday life, the Faith Led Working Moms Podcast is here to help you live with biblical wisdom instead of constantly feeling like you're falling short.

Subscribe to the podcast and share this episode with another working mom who may be carrying the pressure to do it all.

You don't need to become a perfect mom. You may simply need to release the pressure to be one.

Continue Growing with Faith Led Ministries
If today's episode encouraged you, I'd love to invite you to continue growing with us at FaithLedMinistries.com.

There you'll find:

Biblical encouragement for everyday life

More podcast episodes for overwhelmed Christian working moms

Free resources to strengthen your faith

Biblical counseling

Christian life coaching

The Faithfully Balanced course designed to help working Christian moms move from overwhelm to intentional, faith-filled living

Our mission is to help you know Christ, apply God's Word, and walk faithfully through every season of life through biblical encouragement, practical strategies, and biblical counseling principles.

Email: Lindsay@faithledministries.com

Website:
www.faithledministries.com

Instagram:
@faithledworkingmoms

Facebook Community:
Faith Led Working Moms Community

🎙️ Subscribe to the Faith Led Working Moms Podcast

📖 Biblical Counseling • Christian Life Coaching • Faithfully Balanced Course • Free Resources

Share This Episode
If this episode encouraged you, would you take a moment to share it with a friend, coworker, or another Christian woman who is praying for God's direction? Your shares help more women discover biblical hope and practical encouragement through the Faith Led Working Moms Podcast.

And if you're enjoying the podcast, leaving a rating and written review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is one of the best ways you can help more women find these conversations.

A Biblical Way to Stop Living Pulled in Every Direction
When everything feels important, it can feel impossible to know where to put your attention.

As a working Christian mom, you may not actually need to learn how to do more. You may need to learn how to discern what deserves your attention right now—and be okay with letting something else wait.

Because sometimes we know exactly what needs our attention. The harder part is giving ourselves permission to focus on that one thing without feeling guilty about everything we're not doing.

In this episode of the Faith Led Working Moms Podcast, we're talking about biblical priorities, time management, mental overload, and the pressure to give everything our attention at once.

We'll look at Martha and Mary in Luke 10 and what Jesus' response to Martha teaches us about being worried and distracted by many things. You'll be encouraged to recognize that not everything important needs your attention right now—and that living within the limits God has given you isn't a failure.

In This Episode, You'll Discover:

Why feeling overwhelmed isn't always about having too much to do

Why important things don't always need your attention right now

How mental overload can keep you from being fully present

Why saying “not right now” to something good can be a wise choice

What the story of Martha and Mary teaches us about distraction and discernment

Why your limited time, energy, and attention are not a failure

How to stop feeling guilty about what you're allowing to wait

Two simple questions to ask when you feel pulled in every direction

How to trust God with what isn't getting your attention right now

Why biblical faithfulness doesn't mean giving everything your attention

A Simple Practice for This Week
The next time you feel pulled in multiple directions, pause before responding and ask:

“What deserves my limited attention in this moment?”

Then ask:

“What can I trust God with while I give my attention to this?”

You don't have to give everything your attention to be faithful.

You can choose what matters right now—and be okay with letting the rest wait.

Go Deeper with Faithfully Balanced
If you're ready to create more intentionality in the way you're living, Faithfully Balanced was created to help you identify what matters most, establish healthier boundaries, and create rhythms and accountability that fit your real life.

This four-week self-led course helps you move beyond simply trying to manage everything and begin making intentional decisions about your time, energy, priorities, and attention.

And at the end of the course, you'll have a next-steps call for additional accountability and relational support.

 

Continue Growing with Faith Led Ministries
If today's episode encouraged you, I'd love to invite you to continue growing with us at FaithLedMinistries.com.

There you'll find:

Biblical encouragement for everyday life

More podcast episodes for overwhelmed Christian working moms

Free resources to strengthen your faith

Biblical counseling

Christian life coaching

The Faithfully Balanced course designed to help working Christian moms move from overwhelm to intentional, faith-filled living

Our mission is to help you know Christ, apply God's Word, and walk faithfully through every season of life through biblical encouragement, practical strategies, and biblical counseling principles.

Email: Lindsay@faithledministries.com

Website:
www.faithledministries.com

Instagram:
@faithledworkingmoms

Facebook Community:
Faith Led Working Moms Community

🎙️ Subscribe to the Faith Led Working Moms Podcast

📖 Biblical Counseling • Christian Life Coaching • Faithfully Balanced Course • Free Resources

Share This Episode
If this episode encouraged you, would you take a moment to share it with a friend, coworker, or another Christian woman who is praying for God's direction? Your shares help more women discover biblical hope and practical encouragement through the Faith Led Working Moms Podcast.

And if you're enjoying the podcast, leaving a rating and written review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is one of the best ways you can help more women find these conversations.

You don't have to know everything this next year will hold.

As a working Christian mom, it's easy to enter a new year or new season thinking about everything you need to accomplish, organize, improve, and manage. But what if you entered this next year with a different focus—not on having everything figured out, but on walking with God through whatever comes?

In this special episode of Faith Led Working Moms, I'm speaking a blessing over you for the year ahead.

This is a prayer for the working mom who wants to grow closer to God, make wise decisions, be present with her family, and follow where God leads without feeling like she has to have the entire path figured out.

Together, we'll pray for wisdom to recognize what matters, courage to follow God's direction, grace when plans change, and the ability to notice God's presence in the ordinary moments of everyday life.

You don't have to know exactly what this year will hold.

You can walk with God one day at a time.

In this episode:

A blessing for the year ahead

A prayer for working Christian moms

Learning to walk with God through uncertainty

Having wisdom to recognize where God is leading

Letting go of expectations that God never placed on you

Making room for what matters most

Finding God in the ordinary moments of work, motherhood, and everyday life

Trusting God when the year doesn't unfold as planned

Looking beyond accomplishments to see how God has been working in your life

Continue Growing with Faith Led Ministries
If today's episode encouraged you, I'd love to invite you to continue growing with us at FaithLedMinistries.com.

There you'll find:

Biblical encouragement for everyday life

More podcast episodes for overwhelmed Christian working moms

Free resources to strengthen your faith

Biblical counseling

Christian life coaching

The Faithfully Balanced course designed to help working Christian moms move from overwhelm to intentional, faith-filled living

Our mission is to help you know Christ, apply God's Word, and walk faithfully through every season of life through biblical encouragement, practical strategies, and biblical counseling principles.

Email: Lindsay@faithledministries.com

Website:
www.faithledministries.com

Instagram:
@faithledworkingmoms

Facebook Community:
Faith Led Working Moms Community

🎙️ Subscribe to the Faith Led Working Moms Podcast

📖 Biblical Counseling • Christian Life Coaching • Faithfully Balanced Course • Free Resources

Share This Episode
If this episode encouraged you, would you take a moment to share it with a friend, coworker, or another Christian woman who is praying for God's direction? Your shares help more women discover biblical hope and practical encouragement through the Faith Led Working Moms Podcast.

And if you're enjoying the podcast, leaving a rating and written review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify is one of the best ways you can help more women find these conversations.