Tending Your Soul

Prepare Your Heart for Christmas Download your free Luke 2 Bible study PDF! Join me as we tend our souls through the story of the first Christmas. Visit marieldavenport.com/christmas to download your free PDF and spend time in God’s Word as you prepare your heart for the celebration of Jesus’ birth. Give the gift of God’s Word this Christmas! Looking for a meaningful gift for your friends, mom, or...

As we wrap up James 1, James gives us a challenging picture of what it looks like to hear God’s Word without actually putting it into practice. He compares it to looking into a mirror and then walking away and forgetting what we saw. But God’s Word isn't meant to simply give us information. It is meant to transform the way we live. In this episode, we examine James 1:23-27 and consider what i...

Do you ever find yourself wishing you had paused before speaking? Or struggling to respond with patience instead of frustration? In today's episode, we're continuing our journey through James 1 by exploring one of the Bible's most practical passages: "Let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger..." (James 1:19) James reminds us that spiritual maturity i...

Today's passage in James reminds us that temptation doesn't begin with God—it begins within our own hearts. But that's not where the story ends. James redirects our eyes from our wandering desires to the unchanging goodness of God. While temptation pulls us toward deception, our heavenly Father is the source of every good and perfect gift. In this episode, we'll discover how gr...

Episode 112: Staying Faithful When Life Feels Hard In this episode, we continue tending through James 1, exploring James 1:9–13 and what it means to remain steadfast when life feels difficult. Discover how God uses trials to draw us closer to Himself, why true reward is found in Him rather than worldly pursuits, and how His power enables us to persevere through every challenge. In This Episode:  T...

Episode 111: What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do In this episode, we walk through James 1 using the TEND Method, focusing on James 1:5–8 and God's invitation to ask Him for wisdom. Discover the difference between knowledge and wisdom, why faith matters when we seek God's direction, and how to find stability when life feels uncertain. In This Episode:    Why believers still need God...

What comes to mind when you think of a mature Christian woman? In this episode, we begin our journey through the book of James by examining James 1:1-4 using the TEND Bible Study Method.  We'll discover how God uses trials to produce steadfastness, deepen our faith, and grow us into spiritually mature followers of Christ. If you're walking through a difficult season, this episode offers...

Have you ever noticed how much easier it is to stay encouraged in your faith when you're surrounded by other believers? In this episode of Tending Your Soul , we're continuing our conversation about falling back in love with God's Word and the God of the Word. After exploring practices like praying Scripture, engaging our senses, and creating rhythms of grace, we turn to another God...

Do you ever feel like you're failing at spending time with God? Maybe you've missed a few days in your Bible. Maybe your prayer life feels dry. Or perhaps you've convinced yourself that if you can't do it perfectly, it isn't worth doing at all. But what if spiritual growth isn't about perfection? What if it's about consistently staying connected to Jesus? In this...

Have you ever wished prayer felt more natural? Many of us long for a deeper prayer life, but we aren't always sure what to say—or even where to begin. The good news is that prayer doesn't have to be complicated. It begins with recognizing that God is already speaking to us through His Word and simply responding to Him. In this episode of Tending Your Soul , we continue exploring practica...

Have you ever felt like you're doing all the right things for God but still feel distant from Him? Sometimes we can faithfully serve, study, and work for Jesus while slowly losing the delight of simply being with Him. The church in Ephesus knew this struggle, and perhaps we do too. In this episode of Tending Your Soul , we continue our conversation about rekindling our love for God and His Wo...

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed, spiritually under-confident, distracted, or discouraged in your Bible reading, this episode is a gentle invitation back into relationship with the God of the Word. In This Episode  Why Bible reading was never meant to be a performance   How distraction and “completion mentality” pull us away from God   Why you don’t have to “master” the Bible to sit with Jesus   Ho...

If you’ve been carrying anxiety, mental overload, or the pressure to keep striving, this episode is an invitation to quiet your soul and return to the presence of God. In This Episode:  Why stillness feels difficult in a noisy world   The deeper meaning behind “Be still” in Psalm 37:7   How fretting and overthinking disconnect us from peace   Simple ways to reorient your heart toward God throughou...

What are you carrying today? When life feels heavy, it’s easy to either cling tightly to our burdens or try to set them aside before coming to God. But in Psalm 37:5–6, we’re given a different invitation—one that meets us right in the middle of our anxiety, questions, and even our hopes. In this episode of Tending Your Soul , we step into the garden of God’s Word and gently explore what it means t...

What are you delighting in right now? When life feels heavy, distracting, or just plain exhausting, delight can feel out of reach—or unnecessary. But in Psalm 37:4, we’re given a beautiful invitation: delight yourself in the Lord. In this episode, we slow down and tend our souls through this familiar verse, uncovering a deeper truth—God isn’t offering to fulfill every fleeting desire, but to trans...

Do you ever find yourself overwhelmed by what others are doing—or discouraged by what’s happening around you? Psalm 37 gently redirects our hearts: don’t fret… trust the Lord instead. In this episode, we step into the garden of Scripture and begin tending our souls through Psalm 37:1–3 using the TEND Method. Together, we’ll explore what it means to stop feeding anxiety and start feeding on God’s f...

Christmas is here, and you showed up every week to tend your soul. But what happens when the decorations come down? Today we're talking about carrying these practices forward and establishing sustainable rhythms for 2025. You've experienced what it's like to tend your soul in real life. Now it's time to make it sustainable. Join the FREE TEND Bible Study Workshop - January 5th...

You can't pour from an empty cup. We're so good at loving others, but not so good at receiving love ourselves. Today we're learning that sustainable love comes from being filled by God's love first—before we pour out to everyone else. This Week's Practice: Five Minutes to Receive Love Choose one verse about God's love for you. Read it slowly. Sit with it. Let it sink...

Joy isn't a feeling you have to conjure up when life is good. Biblical joy is a deep-rooted confidence in God's faithfulness—even when you're exhausted. Today we're learning that joy and exhaustion can coexist, and His joy can be your strength when you have nothing left. This Week's Practice: Name Three Evidences of God's Faithfulness Each day, identify three ways (bi...

Peace doesn't come from getting everything under control. Jesus didn't come into perfect circumstances—He came into chaos. Today we're talking about receiving His peace in the middle of the mess, not after we clean it all up. This Week's Practice: 60-Second Breath Prayer When chaos hits, stop for one minute: Breathe in: "Prince of Peace, meet me here" Breathe out: &qu...

Advent is supposed to be about hope, but when you're overwhelmed, hope can feel like one more thing you're failing at. Today we're talking about the truth that changes everything: Hope isn't a feeling we manufacture—it's a Person who meets us in the waiting. This Week's Practice: Sacred Waiting - Every time you find yourself waiting this week, use it as a prompt to ac...

As we look at tending our souls through Haggai 1:1-2, we see what it is our souls need most. Lean in with me and let's tend to our souls with truth. Join the Tending Together Community with other like-minded women. Get your copy of the TEND Bible Study, Ruth: Finding Grace in the Unexpected Download the free guide to the TEND method of Bible study . Worn out from dry seasons and not sure wher...

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