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Untangling Life with Rachel Wojo
Rachel WojoAuthor Rachel Wojo helps you clear your head and calm your heart in the chaos of life. You can move closer to God, despite the crashing waves and blowing winds surrounding your heart or home.
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How to Pray Against Panic
June 7, 2023 - 15 min
Are you prone to panic? When something bad happens, do you feel the electricity surge through your body and anxiety threaten to overtake your senses? Or maybe you experience attacks even when you are not encountering a tough situation. What do you do when panic strikes?
Enjoy this short teaching from Rachel on how to pray against panic. Learn four ways to pray against panic and deal with overwhelming feelings. Prayer not only changes situations; it changes hearts.
Check out these four ways Rachel learned to pray in emergency situations through decades of caring for her critically ill daughter.
Pray immediately. Philippians 4:6&7, Psalm 103:1-5
Pray urgently. Jeremiah 33:3, Matthew 21:21-22
Pray continually. John 15:7, I Thessalonians 5:16-18
Pray passionately. Hebrews 4:16
RESOURCES
Free Download: 10 Calming Prayers Ebook
One More Step: Finding Strength When You Feel Like Giving Up
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4 Reasons You Need to Rest
May 31, 2023 - 17 min
Did your mom ever have to tell you to go take a rest and that maybe a nap was the best thing for you at the moment?
God tells us the same thing in his word. Which one would help you understand where the idea for rest originated and why rest is important?
Don't miss Rachel's teaching to find rest for your weary soul. Dive deep into these four reasons you need to rest.
Rest renews your energy to pursue God’s plan.
Rest provides time to appreciate success.
Rest deepens relationships.
Rest allows for reflection and recovery.
REFERENCES
Galatians 6:7-9
Genesis 2:1-3
Hebrews 4
Leviticus 25
RESOURCES
One More Step: Finding Strength When You Feel Like Giving Up by Rachel Wojo
Rest for the Weary Bible Reading Plan and Journal by Rachel Wojo
31 Days of Prayers for the Heart Prayer CardsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

4 Prayers of Rest for the Weary Heart
May 23, 2023 - 17 min
Are you worn out, worn down, and feeling weary?
Life can weary a person; I know I'm not alone in the reflection. The curveballs, the ups and downs, the mountain peaks and the valley lows, they all wear us down. So how do we combat mental, spiritual, and physical fatigue?
You'll want to lean in as Rachel shares 4 prayers of rest for the weary heart. You'll appreciate the Scripture encouragement to understand the importance of rest and leave with a sweet reminder story to rest in God's care.
RESOURCES
One More Step: Finding Strength When You Feel Like Giving Up by Rachel Wojo
Rest for the Weary Bible Reading Plan and Journal by Rachel Wojo
Soul Strong by Lucinda Secrest McDowell
Sacred Rest by Dr. Sandra Dalton Smith
REFERENCES
Matthew 11:25-30
Mark 6:30-32
Isaiah 40:28-31See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Blooming in the Desert of Life
May 17, 2023 - 16 min
If it seems that life is too dry, harsh, and rough to grow anything beautiful, then you'll want to hear Rachel's heart on blooming in the desert of life.
In this episode, you will:
dive into Isaiah 35:1-2
define the wilderness of your present life
understand why Isaiah chose the crocus as the bloom specifically mentioned in this passage
embrace new hope when you can see no blossoms of it in your life
enjoy Rachel's prayer of Ephesians 3:14-20 over you
RECOMMENDATIONS
Perfect Peace Journal Paperback
Perfect Peace Journal Digital Download PDF
REFERENCES
Isaiah 35
Matthew 15:29-31
Ephesians 3:14-20
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Building Roots in an Insta World
May 10, 2023 - 20 min
How do we build deep faith roots and strong relationships when culture encourages instant gratification?
You'll appreciate Rachel's teaching on 6 Requirements for Building Deep Roots:
Healthy Soil: God's Love
Water: Jesus, the Living Water
Sunlight: God's Word
Space: Quiet Time with God
Climate: Community with Believers
Protection: The Holy Spirit
RECOMMENDATIONS
Perfect Peace Journal Digital Download PDF
Perfect Peace Journal Paperback
Help Is Here by Max Lucado
BIBLE PASSAGES
Ephesians 3:17-21
Colossians 2:6&7
John 7:37&38
Ephesians 1:13
Ephesians 6:14-17
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How to Be Rooted in Christ
May 3, 2023 - 19 min
What does it really mean to live in Christ and be "rooted" in him?
Join Rachel in a deep dive discussion on Colossians 2:6&7 and discover
4 ways to live in Christ
5 issues that block us from being rooted in faith
3 understandings we must have to be rooted in Christ
Our identity: Who we are
Our self-perception: How we think of ourselves
Our world perspective: How we perceive the world around us
Additional Scriptures:
Deuteronomy 31:6
Nehemiah 8:10
Psalm 46:1
Psalm 118:14
RESOURCES
Free Perfect Peace Bible Reading Plan Printable
Perfect Peace Journal
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Resting in God's Unexplainable Peace When Life Hurts
April 26, 2023 - 17 min
Does the peace in your heart sometimes feel dictated by your circumstances?
If so, you'll deeply appreciate Rachel's honest sharing of 3 important principles of resting in God's unexplainable peace when life hurts.
Gain a new understanding of how to experience peace no matter your circumstances through this important teaching from Philippians 4:7-9.
Rachel explains three ways we can experience God's peace amid the pain.
Experiencing God’s peace results from prayer.
Experiencing God’s peace requires practice.
Experiencing God's peace requires recognizing my own limitations.
You'll walk away with a knowledge of how pain and heartaches can thwart peace and what to do to prevent that from happening.
"Circumstances do not change God's character." - Rachel Wojo
RESOURCES
Free Perfect Peace 31-Day Bible Reading Plan
Perfect Peace: Planting My Eyes on Jesus Journal
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3 Extraordinary Promises to Build Your Prayer Life
April 19, 2023 - 13 min
Do you find yourself wishing your prayer life was stronger?
Join Rachel as she shares 3 extraordinary promises to build your prayer life. These promises will encourage your heart in prayer through:
Knowing why partial trust isn't good enough
Believing God will meet our needs
Forgetting our own ways
Embrace the following three prayer promises as Rachel unpacks them:
God will answer our prayers when we trust him fully.
God has promised to meet all our needs.
God promises guidance when we forget our own ways.
RESOURCES
Free Praying the Promises Prayer Printable
Praying the Promises Challenge Details
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Why You Need to Let Go of Prayer Perfectionism
April 12, 2023 - 16 min
Do you struggle with feeling like you must create the perfect prayer or God won't want to hear from you?
Let Rachel, a self-proclaimed recovering prayer perfectionist, encourage your heart about honest prayer before God.
In this episode, Rachel shares:
how growing up in church was wonderful, but the negative impact it had on her prayer life
what prayer perfectionism is and why you need to let it go
5 simple benefits of prayer that you can miss if you stick to all the "prayer rules"- connection with God, peace of mind, guidance and wisdom, gratitude and perspective, community
3 ways to let go and let God: 1. We can let go and let God be our strength. 2. We can let go and let God hold us up in deep waters. 3. We can let go and let God provide the wisdom we need.
Don't miss this week's deep encouragement to pray any time and any way!
RESOURCES
Free Printable: Praying the Promises Bible Reading Schedule
Praying the Promises Bible Reading Plan & Journal
31 Days of Prayers for the Heart
31 Days of Praying the PsalmsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

5 Powerful Prayer Promises You Need Today
April 5, 2023 - 15 min
Have you ever experienced the hurt of a broken promise?
Yep. We all have. But did you know that God has never ever broken a single promise he has made?
His word is true, and we can rely on it.
When He makes a promise, He never changes that promise. Ever. Not only does He not change or vary, but He loves for His children to express His promises back to Him. His Word never returns void.
Don't miss 5 Powerful Prayer Promises You Need Today as Rachel unpacks 5 promises of God that we can pray back in full confidence to him!
God promises he will never leave you. Hebrews 13:5-8
God promises that nothing can separate you from his love. Romans 8:35-39
God promises to keep your mind in perfect peace when you trust him. Isaiah 26:1-4
God promises to be with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:1-9
God promises that you will receive whatever you ask in Jesus' name. John 16:23-33.
RESOURCES
Praying the Promises Digital Download Bible Reading Plan and Journal
Praying the Promises Challenge DetailsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Meet Your Host

Meet Your Host
Rachel Wojo is an author, entrepreneur, public speaker, and podcaster. The ideal desperate pray-er to shed light on asking God questions, Rachel’s journey includes losing her mother to leukemia, her adult special needs daughter to a rare neurologically-degenerative disease, and her father to illness. As an entrepreneur living in Columbus, Ohio, she self-started and developed a blog to business platform over the last decade. She hosts Bible reading challenges on her popular blog, rachelwojo.com, which rallies readers of all ages to search God’s Word for solutions to life’s problems. Her biblical approach and life circumstances influence women to find strength and hope in everyday situations.
Rachel is the author of One More Step: Finding Strength When You Feel Like Giving Up. She is a public speaker and contributor to well-known faith-based publications for many companies. Mostly, Rachel is crazy in love with Matt, mom to six on earth and two in heaven.
Rachel is the author of One More Step: Finding Strength When You Feel Like Giving Up. She is a public speaker and contributor to well-known faith-based publications for many companies. Mostly, Rachel is crazy in love with Matt, mom to six on earth and two in heaven.