245. You Were Made for More Than Just Getting Through the Day
If you're tired of existing and are ready to truly live.
If you’ve been feeling like you’re just getting through your days, this episode is for you. Julie shares a powerful reminder that you weren’t meant to live in survival mode—you were made for a full, abundant life in Jesus, starting right where you are. 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/.
If you’ve been feeling like you’re just getting through your days, this episode is for you. Julie shares a powerful reminder that you weren’t meant to live in survival mode—you were made for a full, abundant life in Jesus, starting right where you are. 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/.
- encouragement
- women
- Made for More
- You Were Made for More
- real life
- abundant life
- hope
- live
- Christian
- devotional
In this episode, Julie introduces a brand-new series, You Were Made for More, inspired by the release of her new devotional, Made for More: 365 Devotions for the Woman Who Refuses to Settle.
She begins by naming a quiet but familiar tension many women feel—the sense of loving God, showing up faithfully, and doing all the “right” things, yet still feeling like they’re just getting through their days. Survival mode doesn’t always look dramatic; often, it looks like being responsible, dependable, and completely worn out.
Julie gently reminds listeners that this isn’t failure—it’s a signal. A sign that something deeper is needed. Because abundant life, the kind Jesus speaks about in John 10:10, isn’t about perfect circumstances or an easier life. It’s about a full, rooted life in Him—marked by peace, purpose, joy, and hope, even in the middle of real, messy life.
Through a personal story of overwhelm, grief, and emotional exhaustion, Julie shares how she found herself trying to carry everything alone—until she paused, turned back to Jesus, and allowed Him to meet her in the middle of it all. Her circumstances didn’t instantly change, but her heart did.
This episode is an invitation to stop striving, stop just surviving, and start returning to Jesus in small, daily surrender. You don’t need to overhaul your life—you simply need to bring your tired soul honestly to Him.
If you’ve been feeling disconnected, depleted, or stuck on autopilot, this message is a reminder: you were never meant to live this way.
You were made for more—and that “more” is available to you right now.
Links:
- Last week's episode: 244. How to Love Your Mornings with Jennifer Dukes Lee
- John 10:10 Voice
- John 17:3 MSG
- Find more about Made for More: 365 Devotions for the Woman Who Refuses to Settle
- Stay encouraged through Julie's free Resource Library
- Find clarity, confidence, and courage through Julie's Abundant Life Mentoring
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