Joy in the Journey

What if the very thing you’re doing to protect your heart is the thing keeping God out of it? In this raw and surprisingly personal episode of Joy in the Journey, Shannon and Joy ask a question most of us avoid: why is it so hard to simply receive God’s love? Shannon confesses she was a Christian for over 40 years before she truly let it in, and both Joy and Shannon open up about the hidden places...

What if the very thing you’re doing to protect your heart is the thing keeping God out of it? In this raw and surprisingly personal episode of Joy in the Journey, Shannon and Joy ask a question most of us avoid: why is it so hard to simply receive God’s love? Shannon confesses she was a Christian for over 40 years before she truly let it in, and both Joy and Shannon open up about the hidden places...

What if the voice telling you “you’re not enough” is actually right? In this deeply honest conversation, Shannon and Joy tackle the lie so many of us carry, whether it came from a spouse who walked away, the endless scroll of social media, or the whisper that we’ll never measure up as a mom, a wife, or a believer. Shannon opens up about a recent day when fear gripped her so tightly she felt it in...

Someone cuts you off in traffic. A friend says the wrong thing. A family member gives you that look. Before you know it, you’ve taken the bait. In this honest and convicting conversation, Shannon and Joy talk about how offense slips into our hearts, often starting as nothing more than a whisper. Shannon shares her story of being a self-described expert “drawbridge operator,” keeping people at a di...

Months after losing her husband, Shannon sat alone on a Florida beach, surrounded by happy couples and feeling the full weight of her grief. Then the Lord told her to ask Him for anything. So she did. She asked Him to help her find a diamond in the sand. What happened next still gives her chills. In this episode, Shannon and Joy talk about the treasure hiding in plain sight that so many of us walk...

It's Throwback Tuesday! We're going to look back at an earlier episode where Joy and Shannon look at "heart posture," the quiet stance of the heart that shows in our words, our calendars, and our bank statements. From David's cry in Psalm 51, "Create in me a pure heart, O God," to Jesus' warning that no one can serve two masters, they ask some honest questions. Where is your treasure? Are you stan...

Some seasons stretch us in ways we never asked for — and Shannon and Joy know that feeling firsthand. In this heart-to-heart, they open up about the hard, hidden work God does in us when life feels tight and uncertain, drawing from Joseph's own journey from pit to palace and a sweet picture from Psalm 4: "Thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress." Grab your coffee and settle in for a conversat...

What if the thing robbing your joy isn't a big dramatic attack — but a quiet, sweet invitation to just... stay in bed, skip the Word, or avoid that person who gets on your nerves? Shannon and Joy unpack Isaiah 61 and the anointing God places on every believer. You'll hear Joy's personal story of choosing to trust God through deep grief, and why the church can leave you feeling emptier than when yo...

After the biggest spiritual win of your year, why does everything suddenly fall apart? Shannon and Joy sit with Elijah under the broom tree. Exhausted, afraid, and ready to quit, they uncover something the church rarely says out loud: sometimes the most spiritual thing you can do is take a nap. From Elijah's angel-delivered meal to the pressing of the olive that produces anointing oil, this conver...

Some questions you answer in a second. This one sits there. In this episode of Joy in The Journey, Shannon opens with the question she uses in life coaching and marriage rescue retreats, the one that leaves a room in what Joy calls holy silence. Are you okay with that? Okay with a marriage that has quietly gone cold. Okay with the health you keep meaning to deal with. Okay with the bank account, t...

Be honest: if everything you're working for went through the fire today, what would survive? Shannon and Joy are not playing around in this one! They're digging into Matthew 6:33 and calling out the lie so many of us have believed for years: that performance equals love. From people-pleasing to ministry burnout to chasing likes, follows, and parking spots with our name on them, this conversation i...

It's so easy to look at someone else's life — her marriage, her ministry, her bank account — and wonder why your hands feel so empty. But Shannon and Joy want you to look again. In this warm, honest conversation, they talk about the exhaustion of comparison, the danger of expecting a spouse, a friend, or even a pastor to be your savior, and the fear that keeps so many of us burying the gifts God h...

Some days the loudest voice in your head isn't yours — and it isn't God's. It's the one insisting nothing will ever change, and you're not enough. So how do you tell the difference? In this episode of Joy in The Journey, Joy and Shannon get honest about the thoughts that torment us and the God who offers perfect peace instead. They share the simple, steadying practice that has carried them through...

"It's a comparison kind of day." If we're honest, most of us have days like that too. One scroll and suddenly your body, your marriage, your house, and your ministry all feel like they came up short. In this raw episode, Joy and Shannon pull the comparison trap into the light. They talk about why social media — and now AI-perfect faces that never wrinkle — is the number one fuel for it, how grief...

A retired first responder stopped Shannon at a kids' ballgame just to say the show had been meeting him right where he was. That's the whole heart of this episode: however you found it, God knew you'd need it. Joy and Shannon get honest about a quiet danger of modern life — we've made everything so instant (DoorDash, one-click, answers on demand) that we can go days without ever feeling our need f...

"I don't want to talk about this." That's how Joy opens — and honestly, most of us feel the same way about pain. So we numb it, cover it, and build beautiful glass houses to look fine while we're bleeding on the inside. In this real, raw, tender episode, Joy and Shannon sit in the truth we keep running from: the healing hurts. By His stripes we are healed — but healing, like surgery, often hurts m...

They say the future is scary — AI, facial recognition, autonomous cars, the "mark of the beast." But in the middle of an ordinary morning, Shannon heard the Holy Spirit say something that reframes all of it: "Technology cannot replace Me."In this episode, Joy and Shannon have a real, unhurried conversation about faith in the age of AI. From reel-to-reel radio to podcasts beaming the gospel into un...

What excuse do you think God will accept when you stand before Him? It's the question that stopped a whole room cold — and in this episode, Joy and Shannon sit in it right alongside you. Using the story of Jonah, they trade the polite word "struggle" for the honest one: rebellion. Because "But Jonah ran away from the Lord" reads a little differently when you put your own name in the sentence. This...

Are you exhausted from trying to hold everything together—your family, your career, your ministry, your relationships, and all the expectations you carry every day? In this heartfelt episode of Joy in the Journey, Shannon and Joy tackle a powerful question: Whose kingdom are you building anyway? If you've been battling anxiety, feel overwhelmed, or the pressure to make everything happen, this conv...

Do you ever feel like you're carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders? In this heartfelt conversation, Shannon and Joy speak directly to the woman who feels exhausted by expectations, overwhelmed by life's challenges, and tempted to believe she has to figure everything out on her own. Together, they explore what it means to choose the "narrow road". In Matthew 7:13-14 Jesus reminds us th...

John 8:44

Matthew 19:16

1 John 4:4

Luke 11:12