This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. – Psalm 118:24

Rejoice is one of those biblical words that begins to flatten in our talk because … somewhere along our church path, we’ve reduced this interesting word to a feeling.

This reduction is going to show up in real life, not just theology. And for me, it already has. I feel like I’ve come to consider “rejoice” as a moment of gratitude when things go well or a burst of thankfulness when life cooperates.

But Scripture does not treat rejoicing as a reaction to favorable conditions but as a response to God’s presence.

Can you rejoice when the day is ordinary, or when nothing about the circumstances seems remarkable? The book of James opens with a command to consider it all joy when we face hard trials, but what about when we face the commonplace, the average, and the routine?

This is where Tuesday mornings begin to speak:

When we wake on a very ordinary Tuesday morning, yawning as we shuffle to the coffee maker. When day two of the week looks like days three, four, and five… rise, work, home again, dinner again, and then put our heads on the same old lumpy pillow.

Tuesday, as a rule, is not asking to be dramatic, exciting, or the launch pad of some new adventure. But Tuesday, by God’s design, is asking to be lived.

I don’t know about you, but I have waited for life to feel different before allowing myself to fully receive what in my hands. Like saving those dishes for special occasions. Or pulling out the linen napkins for company only. Why have I shortchanged myself and my family when what God has provided is sitting in my cabinets, pantry, or within my authority and ability to use?

I’m realizing I need to stop postponing goodness.

So, this is the Tuesday Series—conversations that reveal that the ordinary is not the waiting room of life. The ordinary is life.

Courage Under Pressure is not only for hard places, but also for ordinary places. It takes courage to live in what God has already given, because we’ve been trained to wait or horde … or more honestly, we’ve been conditioned to believe that we are not meant to receive this much goodness. But yet, here the goodness is.

Courage under pressure is not only about standing firm when life is heavy but also about God’s presence and provision when life is ordinary on Tuesdays, in kitchens and in conversations that are unfinished, and, sometimes in provision that does not always feel like enough … but is still very present.

In our Courage Under Pressure community, everything is shaped around three pillars of how we learn to live and become the fearless person God is forming us to be. (Psst—you can wear the dress to the grocery store. You can eat the last piece of chocolate without apologizing. You can pull your great-grandmother’s quilt from the box and use it at the picnic).

You don’t have to postpone goodness.

Here are the Courage Under Pressure pillars:

LEARN
Discover God’s Word with depth and wonder.

LIVE
The Tuesday Series
The courage to receive God’s goodness already in your hands.

LEAD
Lead with courage wherever God has placed you.

If this language resonates with you, you’ll find more of it at Courage Under Pressure—where Scripture, ordinary life, and courage meet in one space.

Because what is learned in Scripture must be lived in kitchens, conversations, and ordinary Tuesdays.

And that is where courage becomes visible.

Thanks for taking the journey with me. We’re definitely better together with our shared experiences.

And you know what … If I perish, I perish,

Laurie