The True North Podcast | Christian Podcast on Navigating Faith & Life

The Unhustle List: 2026 Ins & Outs

What if 2026 isn’t about hustling harder or fixing yourself—but about choosing a slower, more faithful way forward?

In this episode, we’re talking about what it looks like to release hustle culture and embrace a faith that is rooted in obedience, rest, and quiet consistency. This conversation is an invitation to examine the rhythms, expectations, and commitments we’re carrying—and to consider whether they’re producing peace or pressure.

If you’re entering 2026 feeling tired, overwhelmed, or stuck in the middle, this episode offers encouragement, perspective, and permission to choose peace over pressure. This year doesn’t need more effort from you—it needs more alignment.

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3 Things to Consider As You Plan Your New Year

Ever notice how the New Year can feel more like a personal performance review than a fresh start?

Suddenly you’re auditing everything you didn’t finish, replaying the habits that didn’t stick, and convincing yourself that next year is the year you finally fix what’s “wrong” with you. But what if the problem isn’t your discipline… or your consistency… or your motivation?

What if you were never broken to begin with?

In this episode, we’re reframing the way you plan your New Year—away from shame-based resolutions and toward sustainable rhythms rooted in grace, self-control, and faithfulness. We’re talking through three things to consider as you plan your New Year so you can stop burning out by February and start building habits you can actually sustain.

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MINISODE - Let Love Lead: Learning to Live in The Freedom of God's Love

We talk about love all the time — but actually living it can feel risky.

We quote verses like “There is no fear in love,” yet many of us still keep our hearts guarded, our walls high, and our expectations low. Because if we’re honest, love feels vulnerable. It opens us up to being misunderstood, rejected, or hurt again.

In this final Advent episode, we’re talking about why love can feel so scary — and why the Christmas story reminds us that we don’t have to be afraid anymore.

Jesus didn’t come wrapped in safety or control. He came close. He came gently. He came knowing love would cost Him everything — and He still chose it. That’s what makes the Christmas story the clearest picture of love we have.

This episode is an invitation to loosen the grip of fear, to stop protecting ourselves quite so tightly, and to remember that because of Jesus, we are never loving alone.

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A Weary World Rejoices: The TRUE Joy No One Is Telling You About

We live in a weary world — and every year it seems to feel heavier.

By the time we reach the end of the year, “joy” can feel hard to sing, hard to declare, and even harder to believe.

But biblical joy has never depended on ideal circumstances.

In this episode, we explore why joy is a command, not a feeling, and how we can rejoice even when we don’t feel joyful. Scripture reminds us that happiness is fleeting, but joy is a state of being rooted in God’s faithfulness, not our circumstances.

If you’re tired of chasing happiness and waiting for life to improve before you rejoice, this episode invites you to discover the kind of joy that cannot be taken from you.

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Stop Giving Away Your Peace: Why Fear Is Stealing What Jesus Already Gave You

"Peace on earth? What's that like?" Most of us don’t realize it, but we’ve been paying the peace tax for years — handing over the very thing Jesus told us to keep.

In this episode, we’re talking about why peace is the first thing we surrender, how fear becomes the silent thief behind it, and why Scripture keeps reminding us to let the peace of Christ rule instead of everything else.

This episode is for anyone navigating anxiety, fear, holiday pressure, emotional overwhelm, or the desire to walk in a steadier, Christ-centered peace — not just at Christmas, but all year long.

If you’ve been living emotionally overdrawn, constantly anxious, or exhausted from managing outcomes and expectations, this episode will help you identify the leaks, choose who gets to rule your heart, and rediscover that peace isn’t a mood — it’s a Person. And that Person is Jesus.

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Learning to Hope Again in the Quiet Places

What do you do when hope feels risky — or even impossible — in a season where God seems silent?

In this episode, we talk about the connection between hope and quiet seasons, and why the times that feel the most still are often the places where God is doing His deepest work.

When life slows down, when answers don’t come quickly, when prayers seem to hang in the air, it’s easy to assume something is wrong. But silence doesn’t mean God has left. It doesn’t mean He forgot. And it doesn’t mean your story is stalled. Often, silence is the space where God is aligning things you can’t see yet.

In this first episode of a new series, "Advent (Unwrapped)" we explore how hope grows when we stop attaching it to evidence and start attaching it to God’s character. 

We unpack what it looks like to stay rooted when you want to run, to stay expectant when everything feels still, and to stay grounded in truth when your emotions want to narrate the story for you. You’ll learn how hope actually thrives in silence because silence forces you to lean on who God is, not what you feel.

If you’re in a quiet in-between season, this episode will remind you that hope isn’t dead — it’s growing deeper roots. God is preparing things you can’t see yet, and He knows exactly how to lead you forward, right on time.

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Thanking God for The Things He Replaced

Have you ever wondered why God removes things that once looked essential, secure, or promising?

This episode explores the powerful truth that when God allows something to fall away, He is preparing to replace it with something better.

We talk about a moment in Scripture where God steps into a season marked by pressure, fear, and scarcity and calls someone who feels completely unprepared to rise up. But before the victory comes, God starts removing things — resources, people, plans, and safety nets that looked necessary from the outside. What felt like subtraction was actually strategy.

In this conversation, you’ll hear how God often clears out what we would have leaned on instead of Him, and how He replaces the things we thought we needed with what will truly carry us forward: His strength, His strategy, His presence, and His power. We explore the idea that sometimes the things we cling to most tightly are the things holding us back — and God loves us too much to let us stay attached to what can’t go where He’s taking us.

If you’re in a season where things are falling through, shrinking down, or being removed, this episode is for you.

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Thanking God for The Wait

Waiting seasons can feel long, lonely, and even pointless. But what if the wait isn’t punishment—it’s positioning? In this episode, we explore the purpose of waiting and how God uses it to train our hearts to recognize His voice, His timing, and His promises when they come to pass.

So often, we grow weary when things don’t move as fast as we’d like. We start to believe that silence means absence, or that delay means denial. But God’s promises are not void—His Word will not return empty. The waiting is not wasted.

Maybe you’ve been standing at your own watchtower—tired, discouraged, and wondering if God still remembers what He said. This episode is for you. The Lord is still speaking, still moving, and still faithful to fulfill what He promised.

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Thanking God for The Things That Didn't Go My Way

Have you ever looked at your life and thought, “This is not how I pictured it”?

Naomi did too. In the book of Ruth, Naomi loses everything and returns home bitter, empty, and convinced that God has turned against her. 

In this episode, we look at Naomi’s story as a cautionary reminder and a comfort. Sometimes, when things don’t go our way, it’s not rejection — it’s redirection. God may allow emptiness to make room for something new. Just like new wine needs new wineskins, our hearts sometimes need stretching before they can hold what God has planned.

If you’ve been disappointed, discouraged, or afraid to hope again, this conversation will remind you that God’s “no” is often protection, and His detours still lead to destiny. The same God who made a way in the sea is making a way in you.

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Thanking God for the Doors That Didn’t Open

Have you ever wondered why God closed a door you were sure He wanted you to walk through?

Sometimes the hardest thing to do is thank God for the doors that didn’t open. We pray for opportunities, relationships, or outcomes we believe are right — and when they fall apart, we question God’s goodness. But what if the door that closed wasn’t punishment… what if it was protection?

In this episode, we dive into what it looks like when we try to force something to work, push against every obstacle, & get frustrated when the plan doesn’t go our way. We’ll talk about how to recognize when you’re fighting a closed door, how to trust God when you don’t understand His timing, and what to do when disappointment turns into doubt. You’ll be reminded that God plays the long game — even when we’re focused on the short one.

If you’ve ever felt angry, confused, or forgotten when God closed a door in your life, this conversation will encourage you to see His “no” not as rejection, but as redirection. Because behind every closed door, there’s a God who sees what’s ahead — and loves you too much to let you walk into something that wasn’t meant for you.

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