Don’t You Give Up Now: How to find faith when you’re in the middle of it

What do you do when the excitement runs out, and the calling is still calling? Nobody warns you about the middle. The beginning is easy. Everyone's cheering, the idea feels shiny, motivation shows up on time. But somewhere between starting and finishing, the applause stops, the obstacles pile up, and you're left asking if any of it was ever really going to work. This week, Rikki's living that exact question in real time — mid-move, mid-lease drama, mid-recording-the-episode-twice-because-she-forgot-to-hit-record — and she's not skipping past it for the sake of a tidy episode. In this episode of *That Girl Radio*, Rikki Lee gets honest about the week that almost broke her focus, and shows you how to get over what she calls "the hurdle of how" — the gap between what God's called you to and the story you've built about how hard it has to be — so you can keep walking through the desert every dreamer has to cross, alone, without losing your nerve. This episode covers motivation versus commitment, faith in the middle of the mess, navigating a calling nobody around you understands, and why the assignment was never as complicated as you made it. In this episode, Rikki talks about: - Why motivation is fleeting — and what to trade it for when it runs out - The real reason you keep quitting things before you finish them ("the hurdle of how") - How to flip an obstacle into a stepping stone instead of a stop sign - What it actually means to navigate your calling alone without feeling alone - Who to keep close when the season goes quiet and the "beeps" stop coming - Why the middle of your dream — not the finish line — is where the real testimony gets written **Your That Girl Assignment:** Ask yourself what you've given up on — and be honest about why you actually started it in the first place, not why you think you should have. Name the roadblocks standing in the way, then write down one thing you can do this week to restart it. **Listen Next:** If this one stirred something up, go back to "You're Not Behind"— same thread, different angle: you're not behind, you're just in the part of the story nobody posts about. Did you enjoy today's episode? Leave us a 5 🌟 rating.📞 Leave me a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/ThatGirlRadio📲 Follow That Girl Radio: https://www.instagram.com/thatgirlradio/ ✨Follow That Girl: https://www.instagram.com/rikkilee.co/🎥 Subscribe to my YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRikkiLee