What if the boldest thing you could do in prayer wasn't asking god for more, but fasting from it? This week Kimberly sits down with author and actress Wendy Speake for a conversation about her new book, A Sacrifice of Praise and Thanksgiving, releasing September 1st. Wendy is the voice behind The 40 Day Sugar Fast, The 40 Day Social Media Fast, and The 40 Day Feast, and this new 30-day devotional invites readers into a fast from petition itself: laying down the pleading and picking up praise instead. Wendy opens up about her path from stage to page (she trained as an actress before God redirected her toward writing and Bible teaching), the hardest season of her life that this book was born out of, and why praise is a spiritual discipline that has to be practiced like a muscle, not something that just happens naturally. She and Kimberly talk about repentance without condemnation, the difference between wandering and wondering, why fear is often the quiet sin tendency nobody names, and how rescripting our prayers from "God, save my wayward child" to "God, save your child, this is what you're good at" actually starts rewiring the way we think. It's an honest, hope-filled conversation about learning to boast in who God is, even in the hardest, most unanswered seasons. In this conversation, they cover: Wendy's journey from acting to writing, and how storytelling shaped her ministryWhy praise is a spiritual discipline you have to practice, not a feeling you wait forThe difference between repentance and condemnation, and why fear can be a sin tendency worth namingHow rescripting your prayers from asking to praising rewires the way you think (Hebrews 4, Hebbian learning, and Philippians 4)The story of the day she couldn't find her son at the beach, and the midnight call years later that tested everything she'd practicedWhy "spiritual bypass" isn't the goal, Jesus wept before He raised LazarusWhat her 30 day Ask Fast looks like and how to join starting this November 📌 Wendy Speake's linksWebsite: https://wendyspeake.comSign up for the Ask Fast (live September 1st): https://wendyspeake.com/praise40 Day Sugar Fast: https://wendyspeake.com/40-day-sugar-fast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wendy_speake/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WendyJSpeake/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@wendy.speake 📌 Connect with KimberlyEmail: Roomatthetableforyou@gmail.com 📌 The Heart Posture Collective → https://theheartposturecollective.com/?via=kimberly The Heart Posture Collective is an online community built by James and Trisha Fenimore (Christian Speakers, Authors, Ministry partners, and Mentors) that focuses on helping believers live their faith, not just show up at church on Sunday. Believers gather for coursework, daily devotionals and live events, all of which are recorded if you miss them. You also get real access to Trisha & James as your coaches. It's been genuinely transformative for a lot of people. Go check it out! If this episode encouraged you, subscribe to Room at the Table, share it with someone who needs to hear it, and leave a rating or review. It helps this show reach more people who need to hear these stories. ...there is always room at His table!
