Want to Be a More Patient, Peaceful Mom? Stop Trying So Hard - with Ava Pennington

Equipping Godly Women Podcast · Dec 23, 2025 · 35m

Ever feel like you're trying so hard to be more patient, more joyful, more loving... and you just keep failing?In this conversation with Ava Pennington (author of "Flourish"), we're talking about the fruit of the Spirit, but not in the way you learned it in Sunday School. Because here's the thing: you can't force spiritual fruit by trying harder.Ava explains why love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control aren't items on your to-do list. They're the natural result of surrendering to the Holy Spirit moment by moment.We talk about the difference…