The Proverbs 31 Ministries Podcast

Are you feeling worn out from constantly overthinking, trying to fix the people around you, or attempting to figure out every detail of your future? In this episode, hosts Kaley Olson and Cailah Garcia sit down with Proverbs 31 Ministries President Lysa TerKeurst for an exclusive preview of her book Making Peace with What I Can't Control. Together, they unpack an unexpected aspect in the story of Judas in Matthew 26, revealing how a subtle desire to force immediate relief can lead us to take control into our own hands rather than trust God. Listen in to discover how making one foundational shift in perspective can help you release the weight you were never meant to carry and bring true rest to your heart today.

You’ll learn:
How Judas’ story highlights our own tendency to try to control the details when God doesn't move on our timeline.
Practical ways to stop wasting mental energy on managing other people's choices and circumstances that are out of your hands.
How to shift from a high-pressure control mindset to a healthy stewardship mindset that surrenders ultimate outcomes to God.

Resources From This Episode:
Preorder Lysa TerKeurst's new book, Making Peace with What I Can't Control, download a free resource on control, and more here!
Listen to the Therapy & Theology podcast with Lysa TerKeurst, Jim Cress, and Dr. Joel Muddamalle on all podcast platforms, or watch on the Proverbs 31 Ministries YouTube Channel.
Capstone Wellness provides residential treatment and custom therapy intensives that retrace hurt to the roots in a Christ-centered environment. Learn more at Capstonewellness.com/proverbs31
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Have you ever sensed God leading you toward something, only to immediately feel unqualified, afraid, or unsure? Maybe you've wondered, Who am I to do what God is asking?

In this encouraging conversation, Becky Murray joins Meredith Brock and Kaley Olson to explore the story of Moses in Exodus 3-4 and the excuses that often keep us from stepping into God's calling. Drawing from her own journey as the founder of One by One, Becky shares how God met her fears, insecurities, and feelings of inadequacy — and how He can do the same for you.
If you've been holding back because of intimidation, fear of rejection, or your own perceived weaknesses, this episode will remind you that God has never called you to rely on yourself. He's simply asking you to keep your eyes fixed on Him.
You’ll learn:
Why intimidation, rejection, and insecurity are some of the enemy's greatest tools to keep you from God's calling.
What Moses' excuses reveal about the struggles we all face when God asks us to take a step of faith.
How to stop letting your past define your present and embrace the freedom Christ has already won for you.
Why God often calls ordinary, imperfect people so His strength — not theirs — gets the glory.
How intimacy with God gives you the courage to keep saying "yes," even when the path feels impossible.
Resources From This Episode:
Learn more about Becky's ministry to prevent human trafficking and protect vulnerable children at onebyone.org.
Connect with Becky Murray:Website: beckymurray.org.
Book: Embrace the Journey.

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Capstone Wellness provides residential treatment and custom therapy intensives that retrace hurt to the roots in a Christ-centered environment. Learn more at Capstonewellness.com/proverbs31
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Have you ever looked at your circumstances and wondered, God, will things ever change?

Whether you're walking through grief, disappointment, unanswered prayers, or a season that feels impossibly long, today's conversation is a reminder that God is still at work — even when nothing around you seems different.
In this powerful episode, Bible teacher Oghosa Iyamu joins Melissa Taylor and Cailah Garcia to walk through the breathtaking vision of the valley of dry bones in Ezekiel 37. Together, they unpack what it means to lift your eyes off your circumstances and onto the God who brings life, restoration, and hope. You'll discover that God's restoring work often begins long before your situation changes — through His Word, His Spirit, and His presence with you in the valley.

If you've been feeling weary, discouraged, or like hope has dried up, this conversation will remind you that the God who brought life to dry bones is the same God who is still bringing life today.

You’ll learn:
The surprising place where restoration begins (and why it isn't always your circumstances).
How to stop fixating on what's broken and start fixing your eyes on the God who restores.
Why God's Word and His Spirit are essential when you feel spiritually weary or emotionally depleted.
How the Psalms can give you language to bring your grief, disappointment, and questions honestly before God.
Why confession isn't about condemnation — it's an invitation back into intimacy with God.

Resources From This Episode:
Read Ezekiel 37 and reflect on how God brings life into places that feel dry and hopeless.
Spend time praying through Psalm 121, reminding yourself that your help comes from the Lord.
Read a few Psalms this week, allowing Scripture to give voice to both your grief and your hope as you learn to lift your eyes back to God.
Connect with Oghosa Iyamu for more biblical teaching and encouragement:Website: https://oghosaiyamu.com.
Instagram: @oghosaiiyamu.

Capstone Wellness provides residential treatment and custom therapy intensives that retrace hurt to the roots in a Christ-centered environment. Learn more at Capstonewellness.com/proverbs31.
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What if, in the hardest season of your life, God is doing work you can't yet see?

The Proverbs 31 Ministries Podcast hosts Meredith Brock and Kaley Olson relisten to the very first episode of the show and celebrate all God has done through the last eight years and 31 million downloads. You'll hear them react to Lysa TerKeurst's original teaching where she unpacks the story of Joseph to explore a powerful truth: Pain and God's purpose often operate on two different tracks at the same time. While we experience rejection, betrayal, disappointment, and injustice, God may be accomplishing something deeper ... preparing, protecting, and positioning us for what's ahead.
If you're struggling to make sense of a difficult season, this conversation will help you:
Trust God's unseen work by understanding the significance of the "meanwhile" in Joseph's life.
Learn how to release the weight of past hurts without minimizing them.
Find hope that your story isn't over yet.
Resources from this episode:
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Capstone Wellness provides residential treatment and custom therapy intensives that retrace hurt to the roots in a Christ-centered environment. Learn more at Capstonewellness.com/proverbs31
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Do you ever feel trapped by insecurity, comparison, or the pressure to prove yourself?
In today’s episode, Kaley Olson and Cailah Garcia sit down with author, pastor, and speaker Sharon Hodde Miller to discuss a surprising source of insecurity that many women overlook. Through personal stories, biblical teaching, and practical wisdom, Sharon explains why some insecurity stems not from thinking too little of ourselves but from thinking about ourselves too much.
Drawing from Moses’ story in Exodus 4 and her own journey through ministry, Sharon shares how God invites us to shift our focus away from our limitations and back to His sufficiency. If you've ever wondered whether you're enough for what God has called you to do, this conversation will remind you where true confidence is found.

You’ll learn:
The difference between low self-esteem and self-preoccupation.
Why affirmation alone cannot heal every insecurity.
What God's response to Moses teaches us about our limitations.
How to identify whether insecurity is revealing an unhealed wound or misplaced focus.
A practical way to shift your eyes off yourself and back onto Jesus.
Resources From This Episode:
Get Sharon Hodde Miller’s book Free of Me: Why Life Is Better When It’s Not About You.
This bestselling book explores the freedom that comes when we stop making life all about ourselves and start focusing on God’s greater purpose.
Get Sharon Hodde Miller’s devotional Gazing at God: A 40-Day Journey to Greater Freedom from Self.
This devotional helps readers identify areas of self-focus, find healing for their wounds, and cultivate a life centered on Christ.
Learn more about the She Speaks Conference.
Join us from July 16-18 in Charlotte, North Carolina, for powerful teaching, practical training, and encouragement to help you step confidently into the calling God has placed on your life.
Capstone Wellness provides residential treatment and custom therapy intensives that retrace hurt to the roots in a Christ-centered environment. Learn more at Capstonewellness.com/proverbs31
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