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Robin Leanne Be Salty.Stay Lit, Calgary, AB (2026)

10/02/2026

This one is for me.today! For the seasons when there's no where else to look, but up...
Have you been in this place?....

PRESSURE VS. STRESS - SAME WEIGHT, DIFFERENT RESPONSE!

Life comes with pressure.

Bills come due.
Bodies get sick.
Kids melt down.
Relationships get complicated.
Ministry gets messy.
Plans fall apart.

Jesus never promised us a pressure-free life.

Actually, He told us the opposite.

“In this world you will have trouble.” - John 16:33

But pressure and stress are not always the same thing.

Pressure is what you're carrying.
Stress is what happens inside of you while you're carrying it.

Two people can be facing almost the exact same pressure, yet one is steady while the other is completely unraveling.

Why?

Sometimes the difference isn't the weight.

It's who we believe is carrying it with us.

Stress begins to take over when pressure convinces us that we're alone. That everything depends on us. That if WE can't figure it out, fix it, control it, or hold everything together, it's all going to fall apart.

But Jesus never asked us to carry life like He's not there.

He said:

“But take heart! I have overcome the world.” - John 16:33

I LOVE that.

Jesus doesn't say, “Nothing difficult is going to happen.”

He says, essentially, “Difficult things ARE going to happen - but don't forget WHO is with you in them.”

Pressure is real.

Feeling overwhelmed is real.

But feeling overwhelmed does NOT mean you've been abandoned.

And having faith doesn't mean pretending everything is fine when it isn't.

Sometimes faith sounds like:

“God, this is too heavy for me.
I don't know how to fix this.
I don't know what's going to happen next.
But I know YOU are here.
And I trust You with what I cannot control.”

Maybe today you don't need to fix everything.

Maybe you just need to stop carrying everything as though everything depends on you.

Because it doesn't.

Jesus already knew trouble was coming when He promised you peace.

And His peace isn't the absence of pressure.

It's knowing Who is holding you in the middle of it. ❤️

So here's the question I'm asking myself today:

Have I mistaken the pressure I'm feeling for evidence that God is distant?

Lord, help me be honest about what I'm carrying. Teach me to face real pressure with real faith. When I feel overwhelmed, remind me that I am not carrying this alone. You have overcome the world, and I can rest in You. Amen.

📖 John 16:31-33

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10/01/2026

SO PRAY!!!...

“The world is unprincipled.
It’s dog-eat-dog out there!

The world doesn’t fight fair. But we don’t live or fight our battles that way—never have and never will.

The tools of our trade aren’t for marketing or manipulation, but they are for demolishing that entire massively corrupt culture.

We use our powerful God-tools for smashing warped philosophies, tearing down barriers erected against the truth of God, fitting every loose thought and emotion and impulse into the structure of life shaped by Christ.

Our tools are ready at hand for clearing the ground of every obstruction and building lives of obedience into maturity.”

2 Corinthians 10:3-6 MSG

09/30/2026

The Question of Grace vs. Religion

Jesus is having dinner at the home of Simon, a respected religious leader, when a woman walks in...
Not just any woman!
This woman was known in the community for her sinful past.

She comes STRAIGHT to Jesus, falls at His feet weeping, wets His feet with her tears, wipes them with her hair, kisses them, and pours perfume over them!

Simon watches the whole thing with disgust.
And thinks to himself "if Jesus were really a prophet, He would know what kind of woman was touching Him".

But Jesus knew exactly who she was!
And He also knew EXACTLY what Simon was thinking.

After telling Simon a story about two people whose debts had been forgiven, Jesus turns toward the woman and asks Simon a question:

“Do you see this woman?”

“Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon, ‘Do you see this woman? I came into your house. You did not give me any water for my feet, but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.’”
Luke 7:44 NIV

Reflection:
I LOVE this story because Simon saw a sinner.
Jesus saw a woman.

Simon saw her reputation.
Jesus saw her heart.

Simon was busy measuring how far beneath him she was while completely missing what was happening right in front of him.

Here’s the part that should make every one of us uncomfortable...

Simon had Jesus sitting at his table, yet SOMEHOW his heart remained untouched and unmoved...

The woman knew she had NOTHING to brag about. She knew her past. She recognized her own brokenness., and because she understood how desperately she needed grace....
she poured out EVERYTHING she had at the feet of Jesus.

That is the DANGER of religion.

Religion can get so busy looking at EVERYBODY ELSE'S sin that we forget the enormous amount of grace it took to save us.

We start comparing.

Well, I would NEVER do what she did...

I’ve NEVER lived like him.

At least my life doesn’t look like THAT.

And slowly, without even realizing it, gratitude gets REPLACED by superiority.

Jesus says later in this passage:

“Whoever has been forgiven little loves little.”
Luke 7:47 NIV

It wasn’t that Simon had no need for forgiveness.
He simply didn’t seem to understand HOW MUCH he needed it.

And THAT changes everything.

The closer we get to Jesus, the LESS interested we should become in standing above other people and the MORE amazed we should become that His grace reached down and rescued us too.

In the Hot Seat:
So today, imagine Jesus turning toward the person you struggle with...

The person with the messy past.
The person who doesn’t look “Christian enough.”
The person whose choices frustrate you.
The person you secretly feel a little more righteous than.
And then imagine Jesus looking directly at you and asking:
“How do you see this person?”

Do you see them through the eyes of grace...
or through the eyes of judgment?

And when was the last time you remembered where Jesus found you?...

Today, ask God to expose any self-righteousness that has quietly crept into your heart.

Ask Him to give you HIS eyes for broken people.

And ask Him to bring you back to that place where grace still overwhelms you - where you remember that you weren’t saved because you were better.

You were saved because Jesus is merciful!

May we never become so familiar with grace that we forget how desp
erately we needed it ourselves!

Robin Leanne - Be Salty & Stay Lit

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09/28/2026

The Question of Shame

They dragged a woman caught in adultery before Jesus and threw her into the middle of the crowd.
She had been caught in the act of adultery and there was no hiding what she had done. No pretending. No cleaning herself up first.

And standing around her were religious leaders ready to condemn her.

But Jesus did something completely unexpected.
He bent down and began writing on the ground.

Then He told them that whoever was without sin could throw the first stone.

One by one, the accusers walked away, until eventually, there was no one left standing there to condemn her.

Jesus straightened up and asked:
“Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?”
John 8:10 NIV

Reflection:
Shame has a way of keeping us trapped in moments that God has already forgiven.

We replay what we did over and over in our minds.
What we said.
Who we hurt.
The choices we wish we could undo.
The things we hope nobody ever finds out.

And sometimes there doesn't even need to be another person accusing us because we've become pretty good at doing it ourselves.

We pick up our own "stones of condemnation':

You should have known better.
How could you have done that?
God must be so disappointed in you!
After everything He's done for you, you still messed up?
Maybe you're just too far gone...

But look at Jesus!!

He was the ONLY sinless person standing there.

And He did NOT condemn her.

That doesn't mean Jesus pretended her sin didn't matter. He didn't call sin good or tell her to keep living the same way. In the very next verse He tells her, “Go now and leave your life of sin.”

That's amazing grace!!

Grace doesn't say, “no worries, it's just sin.”

Grace says, “Your sin doesn't get to own you anymore.”

See, Jesus didn't leave her lying in the dirt defined by the worst thing she had done.

Instead, He called her out of it!

And maybe that's what some of us need to hear today.

Lookhere is a BIG difference between conviction and condemnation!

Conviction draws you toward God and says, “Come. Let's deal with this together.”

Condemnation Shames you and pushes you AWAY from God saying, “Look what you've done! You don't belong here anymore.”

One leads to repentance and freedom.
While the other keeps you in bo***ge.

In the Hot Seat:
Close your eyes and imagine yourself there for a moment...

Remember, Jesus knows everything!

Not just the cleaned-up version.
Or the version everyone else sees.
EVERYTHING!

And still He asks:
“Where are your accusers?”

So here's the harder question:
If you've confessed it, repented of it, and Jesus has forgiven you... why are you still holding the stone?

Maybe it's time to put it down...

You don't honour Jesus by continuing to punish yourself for something He died to forgive.

Receive His grace.
Learn from what happened.
Repent and turn away from the sin, then get up out of the dirt and walk forward with Him!

Shame says, “Stay down.”
Jesus says, “Go... and live differently.”
Robin Leanne - Be Salty & Stay Lit

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09/25/2026

What about our Egos?...

Imagine walking with Jesus Himself... and arguing about which one of you is the greatest.

That’s exactly what the disciples were doing!

Jesus had been teaching them about what was coming - His suffering, His death, His resurrection - and somewhere along the road, their attention shifted from Him to themselves.

Who was the greatest?
Who mattered most?
Who deserved the highest position?

Then Jesus asked them a question...

“They came to Capernaum. When he was in the house, he asked them, ‘What were you arguing about on the road?’ But they kept quiet because on the way they had argued about who was the greatest.” - Mark 9:33-34 NIV

You can almost feel that silence!

Jesus already knew what they had been talking about. He wasn’t asking because He needed information. He was making them face what had been going on in their hearts.

And before we shake our heads at the disciples... we should probably take a closer look at ourselves.

Because, if we're honest, we still “argue on the road.”

Maybe we don’t say it out loud, but comparison can be a constant conversation happening inside our heads.

Why is she further ahead than me?
Why does he get more recognition?
Why is their marriage better?
Why is their ministry growing faster?
Why do they have more money, more followers, more opportunities?
Why didn’t anyone notice what I did?

Social media certainly hasn’t made this any easier. In a matter of minutes, we can compare our homes, bodies, marriages, families, finances, ministries, accomplishments, and even our walk with God to hundreds of other people.

And somewhere along the way, following Jesus can quietly become competing with everyone else.

But Jesus completely turns the world’s definition of greatness upside down!

“Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, ‘Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.’” - Mark 9:35 NIV

That’s God's upsidedown Kingdom greatness!

Not being noticed, or having the biggest platform.
Not being the person needing to be applauded

But instead.....serving.

Jesus Himself showed us what that looks like:

“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” - Mark 10:45 NIV

Think about that for a second...

The disciples were arguing about who should be considered greatest while following the One who was willingly walking toward a cross in humbleness and quiet humility.

There is only one King in the Kingdom of God!!
The rest of us are servants.

And maybe that’s one of the quickest ways to expose our ego: pay attention to what happens inside us when someone else gets the recognition we wanted!!

Can we genuinely celebrate them?
Can we serve when nobody notices?
Can we obey God without applause?
Can we remain faithful when someone else gets the credit?

Look, your value was never supposed to come from being ahead of somebody else.

Jesus already settled your worth at the cross.

IN THE HOT SEAT
Imagine Jesus sitting beside you today and asking the same question:
“What were you arguing about on the road?”

What comparisons have been running through your mind lately?
Are you secretly competing with someone?
Whose success makes you feel smaller?
Where are you craving recognition, validation, position, or applause?

Be honest with Him! He already knows anyway.

So confess it!
Then surrender the competition.

Because following Jesus was never supposed to be about proving that we are greater than someone else.

It’s meant to be about becoming more like the One who “made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant.” - Philippians 2:7 NIV

Less comparison.
Less competition.
Less “Look at me.”
And more “Who and how can I serve?”

Be Salty & Stay Lit

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09/23/2026

So well said! Christianity tries to win the hearts of people rather than force their ideologies on a nation....
What do you think?

09/22/2026

God is not meant to fall into "common sense."

09/22/2026

There's nothing like it indeed!

09/22/2026

YOU’RE NOT ALONE

Fear has a way of making us feel isolated.

Like everyone else is handling life just fine while we’re lying awake at 2 AM thinking about everything that could go wrong.

But if you struggle with fear or anxiety, you are definitely not alone.

I know what it’s like to let fear steal from me. For years, I didn’t even recognize how much of my life was being shaped by it.

Fear of what might happen.
Fear of losing someone.
Fear of failing.
Fear of rejection.
Fear of making the wrong decision.
Fear of things I couldn’t control.

And here’s something important...

Not all fear is bad.

God designed us with the ability to recognize danger. If you’re standing near the edge of a cliff, fear telling you to back up is probably worth listening to! 😂

But there’s a BIG difference between fear that protects us and fear that controls us.

Because unhealthy fear doesn’t just warn you.

It rules you.

It keeps you awake.
It makes decisions for you.
It keeps you from trying.
It convinces you that the worst-case scenario is the most likely scenario.
And sometimes it keeps you from stepping into something God is actually calling you toward.

But Scripture never tells us that courage means we’ll never feel afraid.

David said:

“When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.”
Psalm 56:3 NIV

Notice he didn’t say, “I’m never afraid.”

He said, WHEN I am afraid.

Fear showed up.

But David decided where he was going to put his trust.

And I think some of us need to hear that today.

Feeling fear does not mean you have failed God.

The question is: What are you going to do with that fear?

God tells us:

“For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.”
2 Timothy 1:7 NIV

And when anxiety starts piling up?

“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.”
1 Peter 5:7 NIV

Not hide it.
Not pretend it isn’t there.
Not beat yourself up for feeling it.

CAST IT ON HIM.

Bring Him the racing thoughts.
Bring Him the “what ifs.”
Bring Him the things you cannot control.
Bring Him tomorrow before tomorrow even gets here.

Jesus said:

“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.”
Matthew 6:34 NIV

Fear may knock on the door.

Anxiety may try to tell you a hundred stories about what could happen.

But you do not have to hand either one the keys to your life.

We’re going to talk more about fear, anxiety, trust, peace and what God’s Word actually teaches us about walking through them.

Because fear may be loud...

but it doesn’t get the final word.

God does. ❤️

Be Salty & Stay Lit

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09/19/2026

PRESSURE vs. STRESS
Same Weight...Different Response

Life comes with pressure for all of us
There's really no escaping it.

Bills still come due.
Bodies get sick.
Relationships get complicated.
Plans fall apart.
Ministries gets messy.
Prayers sometimes seem unanswered.

The pressure is real!

See, Jesus never promised us a life without trouble. In fact, He told us very plainly:
“In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” - John 16:33 NIV

I love that Jesus didn't pretend life would always be easy, but He also didn't leave us without hope!

Sometimes the pressure isn't what breaks us down. Instead it's what actually starts the process of what's happening inside us while we're carrying it. Whichever process we choose.

We start thinking we have to figure everything out. We tell ourselves stories about how many ways this could go...and magine every worst-case scenario.
We try to control things that were never ours to control in the first place.
And before long, pressure has turned into stress, fear and anxiety that spills over into other area of our lives.

But did you know that two different people can be carrying the exact same weight, yet respond completely different from one another.

Why is that?

Because sometimes we believe everything depends on us, that we can do it in our strength...
while we could be leaning in to and trust the One who is holding us.

Learning to trust doesn't mean faith makes you immune to feeling overwhelmed.
It simply means when you ARE overwhelmed, you know where to take it.

God isn't asking you to pretend everything is okay.

He's simply asking you to trust HIM, when it isn't.

You can say, “Lord, this is too heavy for me!”
(Because, let's be honest, it probably is).

But it isn't too heavy for Him!

See, peace doesn't always come just because the pressure disappears. It often shows up because we finally stop trying to carry tomorrow, control the outcome, and solve everything ourselves. God's word says we are to "LET" the peace of God rise up in us.

Feeling overwhelmed does NOT mean God has abandoned you.

The pressure may be very real.
But so is His presence!!

Reflect: Have you allowed the pressure you're under to convince you that God is distant, when He may actually be asking you to lean on Him more deeply?

Pray:
Lord, You know exactly what I'm carrying today. Help me stop trying to carry things You never asked me to carry alone. When pressure rises, teach me to trust You instead of fear what might happen. Remind me that You are here, You are good, and You are still in control. You have overcome the world, and today I choose to rest in You. Amen.

Be Salty & Stay Lit

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