Have you ever felt like you are carrying something really heavy and you're doing it all by yourself? Nobody knows what it's costing you. Maybe you're so worn down that fighting for even one more day sounds impossible.

If that's where you are, this episode will help! Rachel walks through one of Scripture's most dramatic moments. The Israelites are trapped between Pharaoh's army and the Red Sea, with no weapons and no way out. And Moses says this over them: "The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still."

But being still doesn't mean doing nothing. One verse later, God tells them to get up and walk. This episode untangles what that means for the woman who can't afford to stop functioning yet is exhausted from feeling as though the outcome rests on her shoulders. Rachel also shares a very recent answered prayer story, one that happened just last week, and one she didn't expect to be telling.

You'll discover:

• Why "be still" doesn't mean passivity, and what the Hebrew actually carries
• What Moses was really saying to a crowd of frightened people with no weapons
• How to pray when you're out of strength and your prayer can only be four words
• The difference between striving and obeying, and why it matters when you're depleted
• How God often fights for us through people we can't see yet

Whatever you're up against this week, you're not as alone in it as it feels.

RESOURCES MENTIONED

Pray Through It Battle Plan (free): battleprayers.com
Praying through Life's Battles by Rachel Wojo, releasing August 25, 2026. Preorder now at battleprayers.com and get immediate digital access.
The Hope Circle: rachelwojo.com/the-hope-circle

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If you feel like prayer is your last resort instead of your first move, or if you're not even sure what you're fighting against, or whether you have the strength to fight at all, then this episode is for you.

This week, Rachel talks about what it actually means to fight back in prayer when you feel defenseless.

Using Ephesians 6, she unpacks something easy to miss: right after Paul describes the armor of God, he moves straight into prayer, with no transition.

The armor protects you and helps you stand. Prayer is what moves you forward. Rachel also shares an unusual answered prayer story that ties directly into last week's conversation with Kristy Graham; it was the night Billy Graham laid his Bible on a tree stump in the woods and prayed his way through the doubt that nearly kept him from preaching at all.

You'll discover:

• Why the armor of God doesn't do anything until prayer activates it
• A simple way to stop praying vague prayers and start fighting back with specific ones
• The story behind the Forest Home "Tree Stump Prayer" that helped launch the ministry Kristy Graham's family carries on today
• How to bring your doubts and fears to God honestly, without pretending you have it all figured out

If you're in a season where you feel like you're standing there with nothing to fight with, Rachel's new book, Praying through Life's Battles, was written for exactly this. It releases August 25, but preordering now unlocks a digital copy you can start reading right away.

Resources Mentioned:

• Preorder Praying through Life's Battles: battleprayers.com
• Pray Through It Prayer Guide (free): battleprayers.com

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When you've prayed your hardest and the answer is still no, where does joy come from?

This week I sat down with Kristy Graham, host of On the Ground with Samaritan's Purse, for an honest conversation about prayer in the hardest places. Kristy has walked with disaster survivors who lost everything and still praised God, with relief teams who run toward danger when everyone else runs away, and with believers in persecuted countries who pray not for protection but for boldness. Through all of it, she keeps landing on one truth: the joy is in His presence, not in the answer.

We talk about surrender, what it means to pray "not my will but yours" and mean it, and how to keep praying with confidence even when God's answer isn't the one you wanted. I shared a bit of my own story with my daughter Taylor, and Kristy shared hers, and together we landed on the same place so many of us need to be reminded of: God is far more interested in being the answer to our prayers than simply answering them.

You'll discover:

• Why joy in suffering comes from God's presence rather than changed circumstances
• How to pray honestly and still surrender the outcome to God
• What persecuted believers pray for instead of protection, and why it matters
• The difference between praying for your circumstances to change and letting God change your heart
• Why serving others in your own pain can lift the weight you're carrying

If you're in a season where your prayers feel unanswered, this conversation is a reminder that you are seen by a loving God who understands your pain and meets you in it.

Resources Mentioned:

• On the Ground with Samaritan's Purse podcast: ontheground.samaritanspurse.org
• Learn more about Samaritan's Purse: samaritanspurse.org

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