From The Grave Podcast

09/26/2025

We tell ourselves: “Once I’m healed, then I’ll live. Once the pain is gone, then I’ll move.”

But waiting on perfect conditions is just another form of paralysis.
The truth is—you don’t need to be pain-free to be purposeful.

You can still write the book with a broken heart.
You can still show up for people while grieving.
You can still take the next step while limping.

Every move you make with the hurt proves you’re stronger than the hurt.
And every contribution you give through the ache becomes sacred.

✨ What’s one thing you’ve been waiting to start until the pain leaves—
that you could take a step toward today?

09/12/2025

A reminder: 💙 Violence wants us divided.
Hate wants us hardened.
But Christ shows us another way:

“Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you.” (Matthew 5:44)

The answer isn’t more hate.
The answer isn’t revenge.
The answer is radical love.
A love so strong it refuses to be poisoned by fear or bitterness.

We do not overcome darkness with more darkness.
We overcome it with light.
We overcome it with love.

❤️ Where can you choose love today, especially where it’s hardest?

09/05/2025

We deep-clean the house but leave the heart cluttered.
Fear shoved in the back corner.
Shame stuffed in a box marked “deal with later.”
Anger leaking from places we swore were sealed.

Spring cleaning isn’t about being spotless.
It’s about dragging what’s rotting into the light.
Facing the mold. Breathing through the dust.
And realizing that what you were most afraid to touch
was never as powerful as your willingness to face it.

🧹 What’s one thing your soul has been storing away that it’s finally time to unpack?

09/03/2025

Taking responsibility for your wellness
isn’t a punishment.
It’s your calling.

Nobody’s coming to save you.
That’s not bad news—
that’s the moment you realize
you’re the steward now.

🧠 Your thought-life? Yours.
💪 Your body? Yours.
🕊️ Your relationship with God? That’s on you too.

Being an adult means learning what makes you come alive
and feeding yourself those essentials.

This isn’t about perfection.
It’s about consistency.
It’s about reverence.
It’s about becoming the caretaker
of the one life you’ve been given.

09/02/2025

CAPTION:

You don’t need another 5-step plan.
You don’t need the secret.
You don’t need the formula.

You need honesty.
Acceptance.
A sincere desire to grow—right where you’re standing.

The healing you’re chasing
won’t come wrapped in a course.
It comes from being fully human—
feeling the ache,
asking for help,
turning to God,
and choosing to stay awake.

There’s no solution outside of you.
Just the daily practice of becoming the real you.

09/01/2025

“Lazy hands bring deep sleep.”
Not rest.
Not restoration.
But a life that slips through your fingers
while you wait for it to change.

You don’t need a new vision board.
You need to show up for yourself.

Work is sacred.
Discipline is spiritual.
Effort is worship.

Don’t ask God for a life you’re not willing to build.

🛠️
Build it. Bleed for it.
Then watch the blessing land on something solid.

08/29/2025

Surrendering to God isn’t optional. The only choice you’ve got is when.

You can fight it, resist it, try to run your own show — but eventually life will put you on your knees.

👉 The sooner you let go, the sooner grace can flow.

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08/28/2025

Pain is a trickster. It’ll cut you deep and make you swear you can’t take another step. But hidden in that same wound is the freedom you’ve been running from.

The very thing you think is here to destroy you is carving you into the person you’ve always wanted to be.

👉 Stop dodging the pain. Face it. Because on the other side of it is everything you’ve been looking for.

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08/24/2025

Everybody wants to flex like they’ve got it figured out.

Humility isn’t weakness. It’s strength that doesn’t need to scream for attention. It’s being coachable. It’s owning your s**t when you mess up. It’s being real instead of trying to be right.

The strongest people I’ve ever met weren’t the loudest in the room — they were the ones humble enough to stay teachable.

⚡ Stay humble. That’s where the growth is.

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05/16/2025

https://open.substack.com/pub/scottrussell/p/walk-with-a-limp?r=baecx&utm_medium=ios

Most people don’t want healing—they want an audience.