Her Renewed Strength Podcast | Episode 105

Hey, Sis! Are you trying to find balance and struggling to be okay with where the Lord is leading you?

Well, balance is something that I personally have struggled with throughout my life. I don’t love the term because I don’t think it’s possible. But, today, I am sharing a conversation with my girl, Sara Ann Jimenez, about balance! She shares her take on this and gives a tactical takeaway so you can create balance when life has you feeling overwhelmed.

About Our Guest

Sara is a Life & Purpose Coach who has a passion for helping mommas create balance through intentionally planned action throughout their daily & weekly lives.

Connect with Sara Ann Jimenez:

• Check out her podcast The Beautiful Shift

• Instagram: @balancedlifewithlove

Why you’ve got to check out today’s episode:

• Get a new perspective on balance and its many forms

• Understand why balance is different for everybody

• Learn how to find balance in your life in a way that works for you and honors God

Listen To The Episode

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Check out these episode highlights:

02:41 – Why Sara calls herself a hot-mess mom

04:56 – How Sara made a breakthrough from being a hot-mess mom

06:18 – Hot-mess mom versus put-together moms

“I am not a perfect mom. But I do want to feel good about all the things that I am doing. I want to feel good about my life. I don’t want to give myself any excuses to be mediocre. I want to be great. I want to be amazing.”

08:37 – How Sara went from recognizing to purposefully planning and then implementing intentional action

“Being aware is the first thing. Being aware of who I am, how I function, how I think, what excites me, and what drains me. The next thing is implementing different things throughout my days and weeks to have the true balance and not of not feeling stressed, overwhelmed, frustrated, and questioning myself along the way.”

11:51 – How does Sara define balance

“Having a balanced life does not mean it is equal. Every season has a different focus. Sometimes, we have to sacrifice a little bit in one season, but that might also be in the next season that we give more attention to so we can slowly find that balance that works for us.”

12:59 – Sara’s season of stillness and what God made her focus on

“Every season brings a different balance. It depends on when you get quiet with God and ask Him what you should be working on in the season.”

15:13 – Why balance is different for everybody

16:27 – What you should do if you feel God is pulling you into a season of stillness

• Create time in your day to have quiet moments with God

• Journal your experience and conversation with God

• Dig into the Word

• Pray

“Make sure to create space and time for your relationship with God. Because if He is calling you into a season, whether it is a season of stillness or a season of busyness, or whatever it may be, He has something for you.”

Journal Prompts:

• Lord, what do you have for me?

• What is it that you want me to learn in this season?

“Pray over whatever season God has you in and say, ‘Okay, I am here. You called me here. I am being obedient. I need You to show up and meet me here.’ Remind Him that He called you to that and that you are there waiting for Him to show up too.”

20:12 – The calmness of heart and spirit Sara experiences in her season of stillness

“Get quiet with the Lord and ask Him to meet you there. Be obedient. Remember, you are not perfect, and that is okay. If you listen and ask, He will remind you to either slowdown, speed up, or whatever. So you don’t have to fret about that.”

21:59 – Psalm 46:10 and why balance is so hard for me to wrap my mind around

23:31 – How balance can take many forms and what Sara did when she first sought it

“Being aware of where you need to step back, what is going on, and figuring out what you are feeling. Ask yourself: Am I tired and exhausted? Am I stressed? Why? What can I do to start figuring this out? What can I implement in my life today? What small thing can I do to help me not feel this way?”

26:41 – The great thing about God

“Regardless of how we think or what we see, He will show up. He will always be there to guide you through every process. It won’t always be perfect or easy. But when you lean in on Him, and whatever steps you take in your life, as long as you listen to what He is saying and work towards a better you and a greater good, it will work itself out!”

Resource:

• Join our private Bible study group For 20 minutes a day, we dig into the verses that we are studying each day. We dissect them to see God’s deliberate design in everything. This is not just something to boost your faith, but it’s something to feed your soul.

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