If your to-do list feels longer than your energy supply…
and you keep ending your day feeling behind…

This is for you.

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Christian women are often praised for doing it all.
Running businesses.
Leading teams.
Serving in ministry.
Caring for families.

We are capable. Responsible. Faithful.

But somewhere along the way, many of us quietly start measuring our worth by our output.

  🌟 How much did I finish?
  🌟 How productive was I?
  🌟 Did I move everything forward?

And if the answer feels incomplete, we feel incomplete.

But God’s approval was never tied to your productivity.

It was secured at the cross.

The Quiet Pressure of Productivity

This week, my list was long.

And like most weeks, it grew longer as the days unfolded. A project took more time than expected. An interruption turned into a needed conversation. A delay shifted the entire rhythm of the afternoon.

Old me would have spiraled.

I would have stayed up later.
Pushed harder.
Carried quiet guilt.

But I’ve learned something over the years.

Pressure does not produce peace.

And peace is the environment where real leadership grows.

The world celebrates hustle.
But Scripture celebrates trust.

There is a difference between diligence and drivenness.

Diligence flows from obedience.
Drivenness flows from insecurity.

And many Christian women are not lazy… they are simply carrying invisible pressure to prove themselves.

Watch the full message here-->TIMESTAMP 6:10 Productivity Is Not Spiritual Maturity

Grace Was Never Earned

In 2 Corinthians 12:9, we are reminded:

“My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.”

 2 Corinthians 12:9 

Read that slowly.

My grace is sufficient.

Not after you finish the list.
Not once your systems are perfected.
Not when you finally “catch up.”

Right now.

His grace covers unfinished tasks.
It covers slower seasons.
It covers your humanity.

God’s strength is revealed not in your polished performance… but in your surrendered weakness.

If you constantly feel behind, it may not be a time issue.

It may be a belief issue.

Do you believe God is pleased with you before the list is done?

Planning for Interruptions Instead of Resenting Them

One of the greatest shifts I’ve made is this:

I no longer plan my days as if nothing unexpected will happen.

Because something always does.

Instead of cramming every hour full, I now:

  🌟 Leave Margin Between Appointments

  🌟 Pray Over My List Before I Begin

  🌟 Ask, “Lord, What Actually Matters Today?”

  🌟 Identify One Faithful Win Instead Of Ten Ideal Outcomes

When you build margin into your day, interruptions feel less like failure and more like divine redirection.

Sometimes the interruption is the assignment.

Sometimes the delay is protection.

Sometimes the slower pace is shaping your soul more deeply than the completed task ever could.

You cannot lead from rest if your planner leaves no room for God to move.

When You Feel Behind

That whisper that says, “You should be further by now”… is not from the Lord.

Scripture tells a different story.

  🌟 You are accepted (Ephesians 1:6).

  🌟 You are chosen (1 Peter 2:9).

  🌟 Your sufficiency is of God (2 Corinthians 3:5).

Feeling behind is often comparison disguised as ambition.

But calling removes the clock.

God is not comparing you to another woman’s timeline.

He is forming you according to His purposes.

And formation takes time.

A Grace-Based Way to Close Your Day

Instead of asking, “Did I finish everything?”

Try asking:

“Was I faithful today?”

Did I obey what God highlighted?
Did I love well?
Did I steward what was mine to carry?

Success, in the Kingdom, is measured by obedience.

Not output.

Rest is not quitting.

It is quieting.

It is remembering that God is sovereign… and you are not.

And that truth brings peace.

Watch the Full Teaching

I unpack this message more deeply in this week’s video.
If you’re feeling behind right now, watch below.

As you watch, ask yourself:

Am I leading from pressure… or from grace?

His grace is bigger than your to-do list.

Always. 

Blessings,
Wendy 💖
​Founder, Your Home For God LLC,

Well Done Woman Academy,

Your Home For God website, and

The Wendy Gunn website.

Till next time...

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