240. 10 Things That Are Not Actually Emergencies
Our lives are not on fire. We can stop living like they are.
Are you living like everything is an emergency? In this first episode of a brand-new Top 10 series, Julie talks about the difference between urgent and important — and why so much of what feels pressing in our lives isn’t actually a true emergency. From unanswered texts to messy kitchens to the pressure to keep up, we often live in constant urgency without even realizing it. This episode will help you slow down, reset your perspective, and choose peace over panic. If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed or stuck in survival mode, this conversation will feel like a deep breath for your soul. Join Abundant Life Mentor, Julie Lefebure, each Tuesday as she offers real encouragement for your real life right now through a fresh, hope-filled perspective, a lighthearted inspiration, and Biblical insights. Each episode will lift your spirits and equip you to be a light in this world. Find extra encouragement at julielefebure.com/resources/.
Are you living like everything is an emergency? In this first episode of a brand-new Top 10 series, Julie talks about the difference between urgent and important — and why so much of what feels pressing in our lives isn’t actually a true emergency. From unanswered texts to messy kitchens to the pressure to keep up, we often live in constant urgency without even realizing it. This episode will help you slow down, reset your perspective, and choose peace over panic. If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed or stuck in survival mode, this conversation will feel like a deep breath for your soul. Join Abundant Life Mentor, Julie Lefebure, each Tuesday as she offers real encouragement for your real life right now through a fresh, hope-filled perspective, a lighthearted inspiration, and Biblical insights. Each episode will lift your spirits and equip you to be a light in this world. Find extra encouragement at julielefebure.com/resources/.
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Have you been living like everything is urgent?
In this lighthearted but deeply practical episode, Julie kicks off a brand-new Top 10 series by addressing something many women don’t even realize they’re doing — treating normal life like an emergency room.
The unanswered text feels urgent. The messy kitchen feels urgent. The full inbox, the tight schedule, the look someone gave you, the pressure to keep up — it all feels urgent. But urgent and important are not the same thing.
Julie gently unpacks the difference between emergency, urgency, and importance, explaining how living in constant urgency keeps us exhausted, anxious, and disconnected from what actually matters most. When we’re depleted, everything feels like a crisis — but most of what feels urgent is simply discomfort, not danger.
In this episode, she shares 10 common things that are not actually emergencies, including:
- Responding immediately to every text
- Fixing everyone’s mood
- Keeping up with everyone else
- Saying yes right away
- Doing everything perfectly
- Carrying it all alone
Through biblical encouragement and practical tools, Julie reminds us that God does not lead us through panic — He leads us through peace. Urgent things demand attention, but important things deserve attention.
You’ll also walk away with a simple three-question filter to help you pause when pressure rises and choose peace instead of panic.
If you’ve been living in survival mode, this episode will feel like a deep breath for your soul.
And if you’re ready to move from pressure to peace in a more intentional way, Julie shares how Abundant Life Mentoring can help you build life-giving rhythms rooted in truth — not urgency.
Friend, your life is not on fire. God is in control. And you are allowed to live like it.
Links:
- Last week's episode, 239. What Matters Most with My Oldest Brother Marty Gorkow
- Isaiah 26:3 NLT
- Work with Julie one-on-one through Abundant Life Mentoring
- Access Julie's free Resource Library
- Watch on YouTube
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