Welcome back to Fierce Calling! In this episode, host Doris Swift welcomes back her friend and returning guest, Rebecca George—author, speaker, and founder of the Radical Radiance podcast community. Doris and Rebecca dive into themes every woman can relate to, including living in that “in-between-almost-but-not-yet” season, and the struggle of waiting on God’s timing in a world telling us to hurry up, because we're falling behind.



Rebecca shares insights from her newest book, You're Not Too Late: Trusting God's Timing in a Hurry Up World, and opens up about how longing, comparison, and even resentment can creep in, no matter what stage of life you’re in. Together, Doris and Rebecca discuss faith and trusting God with hopes, dreams, and that thing we're longing for. They also talk about the importance of community, the dangers of the prosperity gospel, and how to cultivate spiritual resiliency in our everyday rhythms of waiting.



Whether you’re waiting for a breakthrough, struggling with unmet desires, or simply looking to find more joy right where you are, this episode promises wisdom, encouragement, and a reminder: it’s not too late for you. Join us as we lean into God’s timing, celebrate kingdom work, and find inspiration for your own fierce calling!







Episode Highlights



Introduction to Rebecca’s New Book: "You’re Not Too Late"




Book’s core message: Trusting God’s timing in a hurry-up world



Who the message is for and why it resonates




Living in the "In Between Almost-But-Not-Yet"




The tension of waiting and longing



Faithfulness in the "meanwhile"




Rebecca’s Story and Passion Intersection




Multiple hats Rebecca wears in life and ministry



Importance of community among writers, speakers, and podcasters



Creating environments free of competition and comparison



How real-life women’s stories are integrated



Each chapter’s exploration of an opposing mindset/emotion



Interactive aspects—readers relating to stories and self-reflection prompts




Shift in Book Focus: From Singleness to Bigger Picture Regarding Longing




Original intent as a "singleness" book



Expansion into broader themes of longing and desire



Recognizing longing continues even after certain desires are fulfilled




Coping with Longing and Waiting




Gospel-centered perspective versus earthly focus



Transitioning from struggle (despair, doubt, isolation) to hope (joy, community)



Challenges of comparison and resentment




Idolatry and Resentment in the Waiting




When desires become idols



Personal stories of jealousy and difficult emotions



Honest conversations with God about unmet desires




Navigating Comparison




The ongoing struggle with comparison



Coping with guilt over mixed emotions (joy for others, pain for self)



Reminder of true fulfillment found in God




Prosperity Gospel and Misguided Self-Help




Critique of self-help and prosperity gospel ideas infiltrating Christian messaging



Dangers of self-reliance and the myth that effort guarantees results



Importance of biblical truth as the foundation




Culture of Instant Gratification




How technology trains us to avoid waiting



Everyday habits undermining our resilience and patience



Practicing small disciplines to build spiritual resilience




God’s Timing and Looking Back




Reflections on answered prayer coming in the right season



The sweetness of fulfilled longing after seasons of waiting



Gratefulness for God’s story being better than our plan




Favorite Stories and Practical Takeaways from the Book




"The Bench Story"—Rebecca and her husband’s intertwined journeys of prayer and waiting



Psalm 139 "Search Me, God" prayer as a practical tool for self-examination



Encouragement to use scriptural prayers during hard seasons




Encouragement for Listeners Still Waiting




Praying for future blessings and spouses



Warning against making impulsive decisions out of fear of being "too late"



Affirming listeners’ value and God’s perfect timing




Connecting with Rebecca & Additional Resources




Where to find Rebecca online (Instagram, podcast, books)



Free video series accompanying the book



Use of book for group or individual study




Conclusion and Invitation




Reiteration of every woman’s "fierce calling"



Encouragement to partner with God in kingdom work



Preview of future episodes and invitation to tune in again




Connect with Rebecca!



You can connect with Rebecca on Instagram @rebeccageorgeauthor and her website radicalradience.live



Rebecca George is the author of You're Not Too Late: Trusting God's Timing in a Hurry Up World, and Do the Thing: Gospel-Centered Goals, Gumption, and Grace for the Go-Getter Girl , and the host of the popular podcast Radical Radiance. Her work has been featured on outlets such as Life Today TV, HomeLife magazine, and Moody Radio. Rebecca and her husband, Dustin, live in East Tennessee.



Link to Previous Episode with Rebecca



What Threatens to Steal Your Joy?







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Transcript



Doris [00:01:40]:What is threatening to steal your joy? What is it that feels so heavy right now that you could barely stand? God has a plan and his plan is to surrender it. Surrender it to him. It might be a prodigal, it might be a relationship, a marriage, something with your job. So many things. We have so many amazing blessings, but there are so many things in our life that threaten to steal our joy. I'm Doris Swift, author of the award winning six week Bible study, Surrender the Joy. Rediscover the Jesus joy in you. And it helps women rediscover the overflowing, ever present Jesus joy within that fills, empowers and ripens the fruit that God produces in our lives.



Doris [00:02:31]:Using personal biblical stories, I share how you can identify your joy stealers. Surrender them to God. Reawaken the joy within and share the joy with others. You can do it on your own or with a group. Check it out, friends. Surrender the joy stealers. Rediscover the Jesus joy in you. It's available on all the online retailers.



Doris [00:02:56]:It's time to take your joy back. Welcome back to the show. I am so excited today to welcome back a returned guest, my friend Rebecca George. She is the founder of the podcast community Radical Radiance. She's a speaker and an author whose greatest joy in life is discipling others to pursue their passions in a way that builds the kingdom, which is amazing and it's also the heart of fierce calling and I love that so much. She was actually previously on and it was back in 23. That was right before her other book came out, do the Thing, Gospel Centered Goals, Gumption and Grace for the Go Getter Girl, which we love talking about. And that was episode 138.



Doris [00:03:38]:And I will put that link in the show notes so you can check out that episode. And today we are going to talk about a lot of things, but we are also talking about Rebecca's newest book, you're not Too Late. Trusting God's timing in a Hurry up world. And I just can't think of a person that that message wouldn't resonate with. So welcome to the show, Rebecca. It's so great to have you back.



Rebecca George [00:04:02]:Oh, Doris, I'm so happy to be with you. Thank you for having me again.



Doris [00:04:05]:Yeah, I just love that we're doing this. Well, Rebecca, you've been a super busy gal. You have a lot going on. You also have an amazing retreat that we can talk about too. You know what I really like in the back of your book. I love the whole thing about your book Your whole book. But you know the message that says, what does it look like to be faithful in the meanwhile? There was a quote that I really liked and it says the in between almost, but not yet. So the in between almost, but not yet, all like with little hyphens, tension is where we live most of our days.



Doris [00:04:41]:So the in between almost, but not yet. We live there. We live there a lot. So we can definitely relate to that.

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