Sam Says

Dear friend, welcome to the final “Sam Says” podcast episode and love note in this current format. It’s been my absolute joy and privilege to share these love notes for the last 3.5 years and, over 800 love notes later, I’m feeling nudged to change things a little. I’m still sitting with Sam to hear the specifics of what that’s going to look like but the one piece I do know is it’s going to contin...

There’s a way through. There’s always a way through - or over or under or round! There is a path already prepared for you and no matter how overgrown it looks to you, trust the process. Trust that you are never traveling alone. Trust that I am with you always. Sometimes you’ll feel like you’re skipping along very happily, enjoying every moment of the journey, until something catches you off guard...

Awareness is half the battle in this journey you’re on with me. There are things I’m shining light onto today that have been an issue for a long time. I hadn’t yet shown you those things from my perspective and, as a result, there was a grace on them. Yes, I’m talking about those things you label as “mistakes” and “mis-steps”. All things, every thing is an invitation into deeper relationship. Noth...

You’re wonderful and brilliant, I’ve given you so many gifts and talents and you cannot do everything today. This is not an invitation to idleness, this is a call to rest. Rest can be active and energising. It fuels you and helps bring clarity to everything you’re working on and towards. It’s great to have those longer-term goals and plans that we’re exploring together. Without vision, you will wi...

When I tell you not to be worried about anything, what do you think I mean? Is it possible that there are exceptions or caveats to that invitation? Maybe there are situations you face in your current modern age that were not an issue two thousand years ago and so they’re not covered? What nonsense! Everything that concerns you is ultimately about people and I know people, I made people. Every pers...

We’ve explored this before but it’s important for you to remember that you can always hear me. Those little nudges that lead to incredible conversations are from me. It really doesn’t need to feel complicated or confusing to hear me! And no, you don’t need to announce, ‘thus said the Lord’ every time you follow a nudge. Let me help you share my heart in ways that can be received by others. I love...

You set yourself incredibly high standards and whilst this is to your credit, you have got to be kind to yourself! You expect things from yourself that you would never expect of other people so give yourself the same grace you extend to the people around you. One of the joys of doing life in community is the impact you can make on others - and the impact they make on you. One of the challenges of...

Never underestimate or forget the impact of love and kindness on someone’s day. You are the only bible some people will ever read. Your words carry weight. Your kindness softens hearts. Every act of love helps usher in the Kingdom. You don’t see all of the ripples but all of it makes a difference in ways far beyond your imagination. You shift atmospheres and break strongholds with your love. Rejec...

I love doing life with you! When you intentionally make space in your day to hear my heart and share your problems with me, I move in unparalleled ways! This time together is so important, so vital. I am like oxygen. You can hold your breath for a moment but if you don’t breathe deeply you will find yourself withering and depleted. I don’t want that for you! Remember all of the ideas and solutions...

Do you believe that I have already prepared a solution for every problem currently on your mind? You say that you do, but your actions and your thoughts sometimes suggest otherwise. I have gone ahead of you and prepared the way. There is nothing on your mind that is outside of the remit of my care and attention and I am moving and working in all things, including these problems, for good. Your pro...

I have given you the ability to see and execute unusual or unseen solutions. You believe the impossible, nothing is a no forever with you, which is why together we will find a solution to every obstacle. You want to achieve the things that others say are impossible but you’re not doing it alone. Get ready to take the people around you on an exhilarating journey! You were created for this moment. O...

You are going to have seasons when things feel much busier and more intense than you might previously have experienced. When that happens, “when” not “if”, it’s going to be even more important for you to guard the precious, vital, life-giving parts of your day. Don’t allow the busy to pull you away from a life lived with me. That would not be my best for you. Doing life with me is how you got to w...

The things that are on your heart are there because they’re on my heart. I choose to act and move through you so you shouldn’t be surprised to see your desires and my desires lining up. Instead, recognise that I have given you everything you need for this moment and allow me to move in your life. You can do everything I had in mind for you when I saw you and knew you before creating the world. Yes...

There are so many people you’ve met because of what you’ve been doing. You have impacted so many lives and been impacted yourself because of the journey you’ve been on. You wouldn’t be where you are today if not for the last few years. Everything you’ve experienced, all of it fits together and helps with whatever tomorrow may bring. Nothing is wasted. I really have been getting you ready. And yes,...

I really am working every single detail of your life into something good and I know what I’m doing. I’ve always known what I’m doing, even when it looks confusing or feels uncertain to you. Nothing is accidental. Everything fits together beautifully. Yes, even the really hard moments. I know you don’t see how but nothing is ever wasted. I am moving and working in all things, getting you ready. Tru...

Seeing is not believing. Believing is seeing and I have given you eyes that are wide open! It’s time to believe me for the visions and dreams I’ve laid before you. Those glimpses I’ve given you of what can be are like little deposits of hope. I’m getting ready to make good on what I’ve put inside of you. Reject calls to be realistic and instead, believe me for what others call impossible. Nothing...

You shouldn’t really be surprised that wonderful things happen when you hear and act on the nudges from me. I am good and I love you so why wouldn’t those invitations bring delight into your day? It’s cute that I have the ability to delight you of course but you haven’t seen anything yet. Get ready to experience wonder and delight like you’ve never experienced it before! And all of it as a result...

Do you trust that I know what I’m doing? When things feel uncertain or difficult, do you believe that I have gone ahead of you and prepared a way? And even when you don’t know and can’t see how, can you take me at my word and allow me to show up in your life with my very best solution for you and the people you do life with? Stop trying to second guess what my best will look like. Yes, plan with m...

What if you don’t need to remember everything in order to embrace my best? You love to take notes and highlight passages in books so you don’t miss anything but what if you trusted me to bring to your remembrance exactly what you need, exactly when you need it? Sometimes the very best thing you can do is to simply pause in a moment and embrace the love you experienced. Togetherness as part of a te...

You don’t need to have your eyes closed or play a special piece of music to hear me speaking to you. Instead, to really do life together in the way you do life with your best friend, this is about recognising that I’m always with you, always ready and willing to chat with you, and that can happen even in the middle of a crowd. You don’t have to make a drama out of it. What if you simply paused, st...

What are those little things that seem to get in the way of us doing life together? The habits and routines that seem fairly innocent but are actually leaving you feeling less than? We have travelled too far together to give up now simply because things feel different, uncomfortable or even difficult. Difficult does not always spell disaster. Nor does it mean you’re on the wrong path. What if feel...

Don’t get weary in well doing and don’t make a religion out of the things I gifted to you to make your heart sing! When those gifts start to feel like duty or something to get checked off so you can carry on with your day, it’s time to ask me to breathe new life into your habits and routines. Life with me was never designed to feel like a duty. I love doing life with you, you make my heart sing, a...

Trust is a little word that is rich in intent and so very important for our relationship. You feel like I’ve asked you to trust me a lot recently, almost repeatedly, and that’s not because you don’t trust. It’s simply a reminder. Your ability to trust is built on the foundation of my love for you. You cannot trust without love, it’s impossible! Without love, what passes itself off as trust is mere...

What’s your obsession with speed? What about the beauty of slowing down and simply enjoying this moment with me? I know you think you have lots of things to do and you want to be efficient and not waste time but efficiency at what cost? What if I don’t want you to race ahead and get everything done? What if there’s a deeper invitation you miss in your quest to get lots done? I’m not saying that yo...

I want to open the eyes of your heart today so you can know me and experience my love in a new way. You sing songs of worship, asking me to help you know me more and I hear you and honour your request. There is nothing that would delight me more than to help you experience my love more fully. But this isn’t about sitting quietly on your own experiencing warm and fuzzy feelings of love. Yes, love i...