When You Stop Forcing It, Everything Changes | Divine Alignment & God’s Timing

In this raw, heart-on-her-sleeve episode, Emily pulls back the curtain on family secrets, generational wounds, and the quiet betrayals that shape us. With scripture, personal testimony, and fierce honesty she traces how silence became a legacy and why it’s time to name the truth. Through prayer, practical steps, and courageous confession, she challenges listeners to protect the vulnerable, demand accountability, and begin a new family story anchored in repentance and God-centered healing. Tune in if you’re ready to stop repeating the past and start building something different. This is your Holy Rescue. 🤍 New episodes every Thursday at 5 AM. You don’t have to walk this alone. 💌 Join The Holy Rescue Newsletter: https://girldatethegoodguy.com 🤍 Feel led to give? Help keep the Holy Rescue going: Support the podcast ⭐️ Leave a review on Apple Podcasts: Click Here to Leave Your Review 🤍 [email protected] 🎵 "I'm a Real Woman" by Emily Jordan on Apple Music

Surprise! In this intimate, fireside-style episode Emily pops in with a "Holy Revelation"—a birthday evening that reads like a love letter from heaven. She shares how small, seemingly ordinary moments—a handmade card with her animals in a chariot, a movie gift, the exact candle she wanted, flowers and muffins—arrived like gentle answers to desires she barely whispered. As she reflects on leaving her job to step into ministry, welcoming her daughter home, and a listener’s testimony that confirmed her calling, Emily weaves a narrative of obedience, vulnerability, and the quiet ways God shows He sees us. The story builds from humble wishes to a profound reminder: God is not only interested in our big breakthroughs but tenderly present in the little things. If you’re feeling unseen or waiting for a sign, let Emily’s birthday testimony draw you in—this episode is a warm, hopeful invitation to notice grace in the small details and remember you are seen, loved, and never too far gone. This is your Holy Rescue. 🤍 New episodes every Thursday at 5 AM. 💌 Join The Holy Rescue Newsletter: girldatethegoodguy.com 🤍 Feel led to give? Help keep the Holy Rescue going: Support the podcast ⭐️ Leave a review on Apple Podcasts: Click Here to Leave Your Review 🤍 [email protected] 🎵 "I'm a Real Woman" by Emily Jordan on Apple Music

She thought silence would keep the peace—until silence became the cost of her daughter's safety. In this raw, faith-filled episode, Emily takes us behind closed doors into a family's battle with institutional indifference, the ache of unanswered questions, and the ferocious love that refuses to stay quiet. With Scripture as her compass, she weaves prayer, personal testimony, and hard-earned wisdom to show how accountability, not revenge, honors truth. Listen for the moments that will make you sit up, the questions that will reshape how you respond to hurt, and the fierce hope that keeps a mother standing when systems fail. This is your Holy Rescue. 🤍 New episodes every Thursday at 5 AM. You don’t have to walk this alone. 💌 Join The Holy Rescue Newsletter: https://girldatethegoodguy.com 🤍 Feel led to give? Help keep the Holy Rescue going: Support the podcast ⭐️ Leave a review on Apple Podcasts: Click Here to Leave Your Review 🤍 [email protected] 🎵 "I'm a Real Woman" by Emily Jordan on Apple Music

Another breakup. Another broken heart. Another night wondering why love keeps hurting. But what if the heartbreak you're experiencing is revealing pain that began long before this relationship? Whether you're healing after a toxic relationship, divorce, betrayal, or a painful breakup, the wound may go deeper than the person who hurt you. In this episode of Girl, Date the Good Guy, Christian mentor and relationship coach Emily Jordan explores why healing isn't always about getting over the latest heartbreak. It's about allowing God to reach the whole heart. Through biblical teaching from Proverbs 4:23, Romans 12:2, and John 4, Emily shares how our experiences can shape what we believe about ourselves, why surviving isn't the same as healing, and how God's grace invites us to bring our pain into the light. Plus, a special announcement! The manuscript for Emily's upcoming 21-day emergency rescue guide for the broken heart is officially finished! Get a first glimpse into the healing journey, including Code Blue, Morning and Night Rounds, guided prayers, and a 90-day outpatient plan. One question to take with you: What has this heartbreak made me believe about myself? Scriptures: Proverbs 4:23; Romans 12:2; Ephesians 2:8–9; John 4; Psalm 34:18. This is your Holy Rescue. 🤍 New episodes every Thursday at 5 AM. You don’t have to walk this alone. 💌 Join The Holy Rescue Newsletter: https://girldatethegoodguy.com 🤍 Feel led to give? Help keep the Holy Rescue going: Support the podcast ⭐️ Leave a review on Apple Podcasts: Click Here to Leave Your Review 🤍 [email protected] 🎵 "I'm a Real Woman" by Emily Jordan on Apple Music

Girl, sis, listen to me for a minute — if you’ve ever prayed for a man to change, fallen for his potential, or wondered whether he’s truly into you or just likes having you around, this episode is your wake-up call. Emily walks you through eight distinct types of men— from the toxic potential guy to the wolf in sheep’s clothing—using raw honesty, scripture, and hard-won wisdom so you can see the relationship for what it really is, not the fantasy you want it to be. This short, powerful conversation mixes storytelling and real-life confession, urging you to slow down, seek God’s wisdom, and reclaim your worth. Grab your coffee, settle in, and get ready to recognize patterns, set boundaries, and choose a partnership built on truth, consistency, and faith. This is your Holy Rescue. 🤍 New episodes every Thursday at 5 AM. You don’t have to walk this alone. 💌 Join The Holy Rescue Newsletter: https://girldatethegoodguy.com 🤍 Feel led to give? Help keep the Holy Rescue going: Support the podcast ⭐️ Leave a review on Apple Podcasts: Click Here to Leave Your Review 🤍 [email protected] 🎵 "I'm a Real Woman" by Emily Jordan on Apple Music

Hey sis—join Emily as she pulls back the curtain on modern dating, trading internet checklists for hard-won spiritual discernment. From two failed marriages and counterfeit loves to a God-sent confirmation that changed everything, she shares a raw, prophetic journey of grief, grace, and awakening. Through vivid stories and scripture-rooted wisdom, Emily exposes the tricks of toxic patterns—why "dating potential" can become a trap, how to spot fruit over flash, and what it looks like to wait, pray, and heal instead of hustling for a relationship. This episode is a slow-burning invitation to trade panic for prayer, games for growth, and confusion for clarity. Whether you're dating, waiting, or married, listen for practical truths about boundaries, responsibility, and emotional safety—and stay for the promise: God’s best is worth the wait. Sign up for the newsletter to follow Emily’s upcoming book and keep walking toward holy, healed love. This is your Holy Rescue. 🤍 New episodes every Thursday at 5 AM. You don’t have to walk this alone. 💌 Join The Holy Rescue Newsletter: https://girldatethegoodguy.com 🤍 Feel led to give? Help keep the Holy Rescue going: Support the podcast ⭐️ Leave a review on Apple Podcasts: Click Here to Leave Your Review 🤍 [email protected] 🎵 "I'm a Real Woman" by Emily Jordan on Apple Music

I don't think I've ever told you the whole story. I've shared pieces of my life here and there—the heartbreak, the toxic relationship, the waiting, the surrender, the Holy Pause, and the healing. But I've never sat down and told you how it all started. So today, I'm telling you the story I wasn't ready to tell before. I grew up in the Mormon church and spent the first 18 years of my life living inside a very structured world. The day after I graduated high school, I left home ready to experience freedom—and I ran straight into the world. Drinking. Partying. Wrong crowds. Relationships. Situationships. Searching for something I couldn't quite name. I tried college twice while working full-time, opened businesses that failed, experienced heartbreak and setbacks, and spent years trying to build a life on my own strength. Then my sister told me about Jesus. And slowly, God began taking me on a journey I never could have planned. I share about my first marriage, the toxic relationship that followed, the years of difficult co-parenting, and the season that nearly broke me. Then I take you to 2016—the year I had a dream that God was telling me to die to my flesh. Shortly afterward, I walked to my mailbox and found a dried-up branch sitting beautifully on top of it. When I picked it up, God brought John 15:5 to my heart: “I am the vine; you are the branches… apart from me you can do nothing.” At that point, I was completely broke and standing in a season of stripping. And suddenly, I understood. I couldn't keep trying to be my own source. I needed the Vine. That moment became part of the beginning of a completely different life. A life of surrender. A life of waiting. A life of learning who God really was—not just what religion had taught me. And eventually, after years of waiting and walking with God, came another unexpected chapter: finding my middle-school crush again after more than a decade. But even that story wasn't simply about finding a man. God had been preparing me. And when He eventually asked me to lay that relationship at the altar too, I learned that even something beautiful has to belong to Him first. This episode is my story of running, heartbreak, brokenness, surrender, waiting, restoration, and discovering that God had never stopped pursuing me. And if you're listening from your own messy chapter, I hope you hear this: Your story isn't over. Maybe you've run from God. Maybe you've made choices you're not proud of. Maybe you've been through a toxic relationship. Maybe you've lost years. Maybe you're sitting in the middle of a heartbreak wondering how God could possibly make something beautiful out of what you've been through. Girl… He can. Because if He can take my story and redeem it, He can do something with yours too. You don't have to have it all figured out. You don't have to clean yourself up before you come to God. Come as you are. He knows exactly where you are. And He knows how to find you there. In This Episode Growing up in the Mormon church and leaving home after high school Running toward the world and searching for something I couldn't find Discovering Jesus through my sister My first marriage and realizing it wasn't what God had for me The toxic relationship that followed and the heartbreak that came with it Years of difficult co-parenting and learning to keep going Trying to build businesses and a life on my own—and watching it all fall apart The 2016 dream that changed the direction of my life The dried branch on my mailbox and John 15:5 What it meant to finally stop trying to be my own source Years of surrender, waiting, loneliness, and spiritual growth The freedom God brought in 2025 Finding my middle-school crush again after more than a decade Why God asked me to lay that relationship at the altar What I've learned about God's grace, restoration, and redemption A message of hope for the woman who thinks her story is already too broken Scripture John 15:5 “I am the vine; you are the branches… apart from me you can do nothing.” Isaiah 61:3 God gives “beauty for ashes.” If You're in Your Own Holy Rescue If you're in the middle of heartbreak, a breakup, a toxic relationship, or simply wondering what God is doing with your life right now, I want you to know this: God is not finished writing your story. Your past doesn't get the final word. Your mistakes don't get the final word. Your heartbreak doesn't get the final word. Jesus does. And sometimes the greatest rescue isn't God changing your circumstances. Sometimes it's God changing you in the middle of them. This is your Holy Rescue. 🤍 New episodes every Thursday at 5 AM. You don’t have to walk this alone. 💌 Join The Holy Rescue Newsletter: https://girldatethegoodguy.com 🤍 Feel led to give? Help keep the Holy Rescue going: Support the podcast ⭐️ Leave a review on Apple Podcasts: Click Here to Leave Your Review 🤍 [email protected] 🎵 "I'm a Real Woman" by Emily Jordan on Apple Music

What happens when you finally stop forcing things to happen? When you stop trying to make the relationship work, force the door open, control the outcome, or figure out every detail of what comes next? What if that's the moment you finally start seeing what God has been doing all along? In this episode of Girl, Date the Good Guy, Emily talks about the divine alignment she's experiencing in her own life after a season of healing, surrender, obedience, and waiting on God. For so long, she thought she had to make things happen. But God began showing her something different: If you have to force it, you may be trying to carry something God never asked you to carry. Emily shares the moment God highlighted the word FORCE for her and how that revelation has changed the way she looks at relationships, opportunities, timing, and the future. This isn't about sitting around doing nothing. It's about learning the difference between moving with God and trying to get ahead of Him. And if you're sitting in heartbreak, coming out of a toxic relationship, recovering from a breakup, or wondering why your life isn't unfolding the way you thought it would... I want you to hear this: Your current season is not the end of your story. You don't have to force the next chapter. You don't have to chase what God has for you. You don't have to have every detail figured out before you take the next step. Sometimes faith looks like opening your hands and saying, "God, You have the pen. I'll trust You with the story." Because when you stop forcing it, something beautiful can happen. You begin to see what God was already putting into place. You begin to recognize His timing. And sometimes... you realize you weren't watching your life fall apart. You were watching it come into alignment. This is your Holy Rescue. 🤍 New episodes every Thursday at 5 AM. You don’t have to walk this alone. 💌 Join The Holy Rescue Newsletter: https://girldatethegoodguy.com 🤍 Feel led to give? Help keep the Holy Rescue going: Support the podcast ⭐️ Leave a review on Apple Podcasts: Click Here to Leave Your Review 🤍 [email protected] 🎵 "I'm a Real Woman" by Emily Jordan on Apple Music

Fear can keep you stuck in places God is trying to pull you out of. In this episode, Emily gets real about the role fear played in her own life—from living in a toxic relationship and being afraid of what would happen if she left, to finally surrendering her fear to God and taking the steps He was asking her to take. Leaving didn't mean everything instantly became easy. There was uncertainty, financial pressure, anxiety, loss, and a whole lot of learning how to trust God one step at a time. And even after getting out, Emily discovered that leaving the toxic situation was only the beginning. The trauma, fear, suspicion, control, and survival patterns still needed to be healed. This is a conversation about what happens when fear follows you into your next season—and why God doesn't just want to change your circumstances. He wants to heal the places inside of you that were shaped by what you've survived. If you're sitting in heartbreak, coming out of a toxic relationship, afraid to start over, or wondering what you're supposed to do next, this episode is for you. You don't have to see the whole staircase. You just have to trust God with the next step. In this episode, we talk about: How fear can keep you trapped in toxic relationships The fear of leaving and the fear of the unknown Learning to surrender fear to God Taking a leap of faith when you don't have everything figured out Why leaving a toxic relationship doesn't automatically mean you're healed How trauma can follow you into new relationships The importance of healing before stepping into something new God's protection, provision, and guidance Why you don't have to figure out your entire future today What it looks like to trust God with your next step Finding hope after heartbreak and toxic relationships If you're in immediate danger or preparing to leave an abusive relationship, please seek trusted support and make a safety plan. You don't have to do it alone. This is your Holy Rescue. 🤍 New episodes every Thursday at 5 AM. You don’t have to walk this alone. 💌 Join The Holy Rescue Newsletter: https://girldatethegoodguy.com 🤍 Feel led to give? Help keep the Holy Rescue going: Support the podcast ⭐️ Leave a review on Apple Podcasts: Click Here to Leave Your Review 🤍 [email protected] 🎵 "I'm a Real Woman" by Emily Jordan on Apple Music

What if the man you've been praying for doesn't look exactly like the man you pictured? What if you've been asking God for a perfect man… when He may be teaching you how to recognize a good man? Sis, this one is personal for me. Because I was demanding a perfect man when God gave me a good man. A man with a heart of gold. And I had to let God deal with my expectations, my checklist, and my idea of what a man of God was supposed to look like. In this episode of Girl, Date the Good Guy, we're talking about the lie of perfection in relationships—and what happens when you stop looking for a finished product and start paying attention to posture over perfection. Because a good man doesn't have to have everything figured out. He can still be learning. He can still be growing. He can still be becoming. The question isn't whether he's perfect. The question is: What's his posture toward God? Is he teachable? Is he willing to grow? Does he want to know Jesus more? Does he take responsibility? Is he moving toward Christ? And here's the part we don't always want to hear… You don't get to demand a finished man while you're still allowing God to work on you. Maybe God isn't just using the relationship to grow him. Maybe He's growing you, too. In this episode, we're talking about: Why perfection is an impossible standard The difference between a good man and a perfect man Why posture matters more than perfection Why “unfinished” doesn't automatically mean “wrong” How to recognize a man who is genuinely willing to grow Why you shouldn't date potential—but also shouldn't reject someone simply because he's still growing How God can use relationships to sharpen and grow us What it looks like to surrender your checklist to God Why we need to stop expecting relationships to make us happy and start asking how God may be using them to make us holy And the very real possibility that the woman asking God for a perfect man may still have some growing of her own to do. 😂 And yes… there may be a little coffee talk in this one. ☕😂 Because sometimes growth looks like realizing you don't need a perfect man. You just need a good man with a heart that's turned toward God. And personally? I can't wait to make this man coffee every morning. Black? A little sugar? Creamer? Anything for you! 😂 Holy Reflection Ask yourself: Have I been rejecting imperfect people because I actually expect perfection? Am I looking at someone's heart and direction, or am I looking at my checklist? And one more: Am I willing to let God work on me just as much as I'm asking Him to work on the person I'm praying for? This is your Holy Rescue. 🤍 New episodes every Thursday at 5 AM. You don’t have to walk this alone. 💌 Join The Holy Rescue Newsletter: https://girldatethegoodguy.com 🤍 Feel led to give? Help keep the Holy Rescue going: Support the podcast ⭐️ Leave a review on Apple Podcasts: Click Here to Leave Your Review 🤍 [email protected] 🎵 "I'm a Real Woman" by Emily Jordan on Apple Music