Life's a journey we were never meant to walk alone. 

We all need friends along the way! On the Journeywomen podcast we’ll chat with mentors about gracefully navigating the seasons and challenges we face on our journeys to glorify God.

 

learn about journeywomen

Want to know more? Read more about the Journeywomen podcast and meet the team.

listen to the podcast

Interested in hearing more? See and listen to the newest episodes and find out how download and subscribe to the podcast.

recommended resources

See a list of our favorite resources on bible study, biblical womanhood, theology and more!

for daily updates

follow @journeywomenpodcast on instagram

When my husband first joined the military, we packed up and moved 700 miles away from everything I knew and loved. We knew zero people in our new town, but we also knew we couldn’t unpack our moving truck alone in our narrow window of time. We googled churches and called one that seemed like a good fit for us even though it wasn’t quite like the church I was used to back home. As we pulled up to our new house, the sweetest team of strangers arrived from that church to help us unpack and invite us to a small group that night. It’s easy to feel isolated as a new military wife in a new city, and there is a temptation to believe the lie that a Christian book or podcast is just as good as going to church.⠀ ⠀ But God’s Word is clear on this in Romans 12: “Just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.” Whether or not you live the transient lifestyle that now feels more familiar to me as a military wife, you are not your own. You belong to other believers, and they belong to you.⠀ ⠀ With each move, the primary way we find our people is through the local church. We recommend using networks like The Gospel Coalition, 9 Marks, and Acts 29 to find a gospel-centered church that preaches the Word of God. Even if you can’t find a church that feels like the perfect fit, you might be surprised to find out how unified you can feel with people who share the same Holy Spirit. We were created to serve one another and work together to make God’s Kingdom on earth as it is in heaven.⠀ ⠀ Words by @juliecatem ⠀ What are some ways you get plugged into a new community?⠀ ⠀ ep. 52 | military life | Megan Arnold
My husband is fiercely submitted to Jesus, but he came as a package deal: follow me as I follow Jesus. And the US Army. This means packing up when we’re told, moving where we’re told, and spending time apart, you guessed it, whenever we’re told. It is here in this uncomfortable plight—planning, dreaming, and not really knowing—that I am forced to press into the beautiful reality that our Father is in control of all things and he is for us and ultimately for our good.⠀ ⠀ In our first few years in the military, the unpredictability of it all left me flustered. What was I supposed to do trailing my husband as a military spouse? How could I plan on a daily basis if I didn’t even know when he would be home for dinner? This forced me to question whether or not I really believed that the Lord uses all of my circumstances to cultivate something good within me and in the lives of those around me. Even when well-meaning plans fail, we can surrender our will, our desires, and our dreams to embrace whatever it is he’s doing in and for us.⠀ ⠀ This kind of submission moves our hearts from drudgery to delight. Unseemly circumstances press us into the joy of sanctification that the Lord graciously ordained in order that we might look more like his Son. He isn’t asking us to go anywhere that he himself hasn’t been. Isn’t this what Jesus did for us as he prayed, “Father if you are willing, remove this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done” (Luke 22:42). By his example, Jesus enables us to surrender everything about our lives for the sake of those around us.⠀ ⠀ Our Father orchestrated all of life to remind us that every single thing on this earth is under his ultimate control. We would do well to lose our lives for Christ’s sake so that we might really find life. Much like our husbands signed their lives on a dotted line when they entered the military, not knowing the details that lay ahead, but confident that they were submitting for the greater good, so we surrender to the Lord by dying to self every day. What do we have to lose? For to live is Christ and to die is gain.⠀ ⠀ ep. 52 | military life | Megan Arnold⠀ ⠀ 📷: @nicole.m.regan
On today’s episode of the Journeywomen podcast, I chatted with my friend, Megan Arnold, a fellow military spouse who has been navigating the lifestyle for almost 19 years through 9 deployments. Megan follows her husband, Bo, as he follows Jesus in his career as an Army soldier in the special operations community. I know many of you are military spouses, but I also want to take the opportunity to welcome those of you who aren’t familiar with the lifestyle into our world in light of the upcoming Memorial Day holiday!⠀ ⠀ Megan and I talked about things we can all relate to, like the challenges we face navigating a transient lifestyle, dealing with unmet expectations, and pursuing oneness with our spouses who have very demanding schedules. Whether you are part of a military family or if you’re like I was about eight years ago and don’t know much about the military at all, I think you’ll find this conversation encourages you in your walk with Jesus. I can’t wait to share it with you all!⠀ ⠀ You can find our conversation at the link in our profile or on any major podcasting platform by searching for Journeywomen.⠀ ⠀ ep. 52 | military life | Megan Arnold
When the believer prays, she comes before the throne of God, bringing her requests, desires, the things that she wants, the things that she needs, the things she is longing for, and she lays them before the Lord. And the beautiful thing is, he promises to hear her.⠀ ⠀ ep. 51 | praying together | Megan Hill⠀ ⠀ 📷: @alexandrajordan
My mentor in college prayed these verses over me after a really disappointing breakup:⠀ ⠀ "Remember the former things of old; for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me, declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose,’ calling a bird of prey from the east, the man of my counsel from a far country. I have spoken, and I will bring it to pass; I have purposed, and I will do it." Isaiah 46:9-11⠀ ⠀ At the time, I didn’t understand why she was praying about birds flying across the country and God’s plan from the beginning, but the more I come to know Scripture, the more I take comfort and rest in passages like these that clearly lay out his sovereign care. They've become some of my favorite verses to pray, as it reminds us who God is, how small we are, and yet, how intentional he is in even the smallest of details.⠀ ⠀ Spurgeon says, “The sovereignty of God is a sweet pillow you can lay your head on at night.” It is a beautiful truth not only that God is in control over all, but that he is also working everything out for our good and for his glory. This sweet doctrine is medicine for the soul that we can take in any season of life. If you're like me, you might need an extra dose of it today. As we pray together, may we do so from a position of knowing who God is, resting our heads on what he has already accomplished through his Son on our behalf, all for the purpose of displaying his glory.⠀ ⠀ ep. 51 | praying together | Megan Hill⠀ ⠀ 📷: @alexandrajordan
The Trinity is involved in every single one of our prayers. As a mama, this encourages me. Even when I feel alone in prayer, Jesus covers me with his blood, the Spirit helps me pray as I ought, and God the Father receives my prayers. Praise God, praying is not a lonely activity! And even beyond that, God has given us the body of Christ to pray together!⠀ ⠀ If you're in a busy season, praying with other believers can feel like a real challenge. You may be surrounded by little people, or working full-time, or in an environment where you just don't have access to very many sisters in Christ. Let's ask the Lord to give us creative ways to pray together with other believers in whatever season we're in right now.⠀ ⠀ After my chat with Megan, I was encouraged to text my girlfriends and ask them to walk around the neighborhood with babies in tow and to pray as we go. I'm sure it'll be a hot mess and I felt a little awkward initiating, but every bit of awkwardness will be worth it to gather together with other believers through the Spirit, covered by the blood of Christ, lifting our burdens to the Father, praying for his holy will.⠀ ⠀ What would it look like to invite your friends over for coffee and prayer before class one morning? Or to pray together with another believer via Skype if you're a missionary overseas? Or praying with your kiddos in the car before they go to school in the morning? What are other creative ways you pray with other believers in your current season? Let's list them in the comments!⠀ ⠀ ep. 51 | praying together | Megan Hill⠀ ⠀ 📷: @alexandrajordan