In part one of this two-part series, Stasi is joined by her friend Lisa Beck of the Wild at Heart women’s team to reflect on a core desire of every woman’s heart: to play her irreplaceable role in God’s epic story. Through tender stories of hidden impact and lasting influence, they remind us that each of us is significant and that all our offerings, large and small, carry eternal value. We hope this episode helps you see how deeply you matter and recognize with fresh wonder and hope your irreplaceable role in God’s kingdom.

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SHOW NOTES:

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VERSES:

Ephesians 2:10 (NIV) – For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

Matthew 18:3 (NIV) – And he said: ‘Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.’

Mark 12:31 (NIV) – The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.

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RESOURCES

Captivating: Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman's Soul by John and Stasi Eldredge ⁠https://wahe.art/3L9tLMc⁠

Captivating Retreats – Multi-day retreats led by the Wild at Heart team, designed to help women encounter God and rediscover their irreplaceable role in His story. Find a Captivating Retreat near you: ⁠https://wahe.art/48LnpNF⁠

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What does it mean to embody Christ, to be the living expression of his love in the world? In this inspiring episode, Stasi invites listeners to embrace our God-given design as image-bearers who carry his presence into our everyday moments. Through Scripture, story, and gentle guidance, Stasi shares how we reflect Jesus not by striving, but by receiving his love, blessing our lives, and living surrendered. Dear one, you matter, and your life reveals the heart of God.

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VERSES:

Ephesians 1:18–19 (NIV) – I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, and his incomparably great power for us who believe.

2 Corinthians 5:20 (NIV) – We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.

John 14:12 (NIV) – Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.

Romans 12:1 (NIV) – Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.

1 John 1:9 (NIV) – If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

Romans 8:1 (NIV) – Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 2:10 (NIV) – For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

John 13:35 (NIV) – By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.

2 Corinthians 3:18 (NIV) – And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

Philippians 2:13 (NIV) – For it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.

John 3:16 (NIV) – For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

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RESOURCES

"Apocalypse People: The discipleship movement that will probably change the world" by Blaine Eldredge ⁠https://wahe.art/4n7GhgC⁠

The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World by John Mark Comer ⁠https://bit.ly/4ne2jOX⁠

Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus. Become like him. Do as he did. by John Mark Comer ⁠https://bit.ly/4jZThCi⁠

Poem – Indwelt by A.S. Wilson:

Not merely in the words you say,

Not only in your deeds confessed,

But in the most unconscious way

Is Christ expressed.

Is it a beatific smile,

A holy light upon your brow;

Oh no, I felt His Presence while

You laughed just now.

For me ‘twas not the truth you taught

To you so clear, to me still dim

But when you came to me you brought

A sense of Him.

And from your eyes He beckons me,

And from your heart His love is shed,

Til I lose sight of you and see

The Christ instead.

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What if being fully known isn't something to fear, but a pathway to freedom, rest, and joy? In this encouraging conversation, Stasi welcomes Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith for a conversation around the themes of her newest book, Being Fully Known. They discuss spiritual rest, emotional authenticity, and the courage to live into who God says we are. It’s an invitation to release striving, embrace vulnerability, and discover the sacred beauty of a life rooted in belonging. Friends, this conversation is a gentle call to rest and receive God’s love in the quiet places we long to be seen.

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VERSES:

John 10:10 (NIV) – The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

Isaiah 53:5 (NIV) – But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.

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DR. SAUNDRA DALTON-SMITH

Website: ⁠https://⁠⁠www.drdaltonsmith.com/⁠

Podcast, I Choose My Best Life: ⁠https://wahe.art/41TzHjV⁠

Instagram: ⁠https://⁠⁠www.instagram.com/drdaltonsmith⁠

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BIO

Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith is a board-certified internal medicine physician, an international speaker, and the CEO of Restorasis, a workplace well-being consulting agency. She is also the award-winning author of Set Free to Live Free and Sacred Rest and the host of I Choose My Best Life podcast. Dr. Saundra lives in Alabama with her husband and their two sons.

Being Fully Known: The Joyful Satisfaction of Beholding, Becoming and Belonging ⁠https://amzn.to/4kNJXTN⁠

Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity ⁠https://amzn.to/3QMLpZU⁠

For all books by Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith: ⁠https://⁠⁠www.drdaltonsmith.com/publications⁠

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RESOURCES

The Basilica of Saint John Lateran and the Holy Stairs (Scala Sancta) in Rome, Italy ⁠https://wahe.art/3G61p6f⁠⁠⁠

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