Grace in the Grit with Jen Engroff

BGM_Season 3 Episode 15 Healing Doesn’t Mean It Didn’t Hurt

Healing doesn’t mean it didn’t hurt. ❤️‍🩹
Some wounds changed you.
Some prayers were cried through tears.
Some battles left scars no one else can see.
But healing isn’t pretending it never happened.
Healing is choosing to keep going while God restores the broken places little by little.
“He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain…”
— Revelation 21:4

BGM_Season 3 Epiosde 14 The Moments that changed Everything

Some moments change everything…
The phone call.
The heartbreak.
The answered prayer.
The season you never saw coming.
In today’s episode of Grace in the Grit, we’re talking about the moments that reshaped our lives—and how God was present in every single one of them.
✨ “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
If you’ve ever looked back and realized God was working even in the hardest seasons… this episode is for you.
🎙️ TODAY’S EPISODE: The Moments That Changed Everything
💛 Real faith. Real healing. Real hope.

BGM_Season 3 Episode 13 Forgiving Yourself for Survival Mode

“Forgiving Yourself for Survival Mode”
So many of us carry shame for the version of ourselves that was just trying to survive.
The exhaustion. The anxiety. The shutting down. The mistakes made while overwhelmed.
But God’s grace was never meant only for other people.
It’s for you too.
📖 “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”
— Ephesians 4:32 NIV
In this episode, we’re talking about:
✨ Survival mode and emotional exhaustion
✨ Letting go of self-condemnation
✨ Healing from shame and regret
✨ Learning to receive God’s grace for yourself
✨ Moving from surviving to healing
If you’ve been carrying guilt from a hard season… this episode is for you. 🤍

BGM_Season 3 Episode 12 The Strength You Didn’t Know You Had

He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.”
— Isaiah 40:29 (NIV)
Some seasons don’t just make you tired… they make you soul weary.
This episode is for the ones carrying silent battles, showing up exhausted, and wondering how they’re still standing.
Maybe you thought you were barely holding on… but the truth is, God has been strengthening you the entire time.

BGM_Season 3 Episode 11 You Can’t Fix What Only God Can Heal

Sometimes we exhaust ourselves trying to fix people, carry people, and heal wounds that only God can touch.
The truth is…
You can love deeply without becoming someone’s savior.
Healing belongs to God.
If you’ve been carrying the weight of everyone else’s pain, this episode is for you. 💔➡️❤️‍🩹

BGM_Season 3 Episode 10 The Prayers That Didn’t Change Them… But Changed Me.”

Some prayers changed the situation…
And some prayers changed me. ❤️
Episode 10 of Grace in the Grit is for the ones who prayed hard for people to change, relationships to heal, and pain to stop… only to realize God was doing a deeper work inside of YOU.
“The Prayers That Didn’t Change Them… But Changed Me”
📖 2 Corinthians 12:9

BGM_Season 3 Episode 9 Mother’s Day Special — “Seen, Held, and Strengthened”

Happy Mother’s Day from Grace in the Grit 💐
To every mom carrying the weight of everyone else while trying to stay strong… this episode is for you.
Today we’re talking about:
✨ Mom guilt
✨ Feeling unseen
✨ The power of a praying mother
✨ God’s grace in exhaustion
✨ Strength for the weary heart
“You are doing better than you think.” 🤍

BGM_gr_Letting_Go_of_Guilt_that_God_already_forgave__20260508_085641

Sometimes the hardest thing to release is the guilt God already forgave.
We replay old mistakes.Question old seasons.Carry shame we were never meant to hold onto forever.
But IJohn 1:9 reminds us:“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us…”
Forgiveness isn’t partial.Grace isn’t temporary.And your past is not stronger than God’s mercy.
Tonight on Grace in the Grit, special guest Natalie Bowen and I are having a real conversation about shame, healing, emotional guilt, and learning how to walk in freedom instead of condemnation.

BGM_Season 3 Episode 7 When you did everything right and it still hurt

Sometimes the hardest thing to understand is why life still hurts… even when you did everything right.
You prayed.
You stayed faithful.
You gave your best.
And somehow your heart still ended up carrying pain.

BGM_Season 3 Episode 6 Grieving what didn’t turn out how i prayed

Some things just… didn’t turn out how I prayed.
And if I’m honest, that kind of grief hits different.
It’s not just loss…
It’s the life you pictured.
The outcome you believed for.
The prayers you held onto.
But I’m learning this:
God isn’t scared of my disappointment.
He meets me right in it.