<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Someone Who Understands ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nothing More and Nothing Less... In the daily Life of someone who understands!]]></description><link>https://www.jessicajayne.co.nz/my-blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 05:37:56 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.jessicajayne.co.nz/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Part 8. How do we truly rest? (Series: Being Tired)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don’t know about you, but the idea of rest does not come easy to me… And I don’t mean only physically. Rest is a four-part experience, and one without the other simply causes an imbalance in our beings. You’ve probably already called it: Rest is a physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspect. Of course, for us as believers, spiritual rest is very important. Did I mention that spiritual rest is very important? But we are here today to talk about these things by way of asking ourselves:...]]></description><link>https://www.jessicajayne.co.nz/post/part-8-how-do-we-truly-rest-series-being-tired</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a61dab2b252e37e4d34553f</guid><category><![CDATA[Being Tired]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 03:26:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/270991_77f2dc80c5ca4f4d961ac45a0b9fff94~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jessiespsalm4610</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Part 7.  Boundaries (Series: Being Tired)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Boundaries… When you hear this word, what does it make you think of? Is it a positive or a negative word to you? (Just take a moment to think about it). Let me take it back just a little bit to a time in my life when this idea was quite new in my understanding: I remember meeting a woman who really brought this idea to life for me. God had taught her what it looked like to set healthy boundaries not just for herself but also between others and herself. Every time she talked about it, I was...]]></description><link>https://www.jessicajayne.co.nz/post/part-7-boundaries-series-being-tired</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a581f519c687b0d7a3be0cc</guid><category><![CDATA[Being Tired]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:08:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/270991_7d84b216e7eb400b96129482dceea5d9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_607,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jessiespsalm4610</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Part 6: Let’s Reflect (Series: Being Tired)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the last couple of weeks, we have certainly covered a wide range of topics within the framework of tiredness, and I know they have been very full-on topics. And although there is much more to cover within this series, I felt it necessary to take a week of reflection: Here is what we have covered so far: In the first two weeks, we looked at a total of 20 things that can make us tired… In the third week, we looked at identifying what tiredness is and what scripture says about it. In the...]]></description><link>https://www.jessicajayne.co.nz/post/part-6-let-s-reflect-series-being-tired</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a45a51e463386a45166ada2</guid><category><![CDATA[Being Tired]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 23:46:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/270991_36eac562140f4a4192fc251ee04003f5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_607,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jessiespsalm4610</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Part 5. Let’s talk about Overthinking (Series: Being Tired)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’d be the first to say, this wasn’t exactly what I imagined I would be talking about this week, but the more I thought about it, which is kind of ironic (since we’re talking about overthinking), the more I understood the value in discerning what it actually is . As Jennie Allen puts it, “We’re in the middle of a war that has been happening for generations.” This war is spiritual, and it’s happening in our minds. So, to start us off, let's look at 2 Timothy 1 (:6-7): ”For this reason I remind...]]></description><link>https://www.jessicajayne.co.nz/post/part-5-let-s-talk-about-overthinking-series-being-tired</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a320bec7ce5e131935071c0</guid><category><![CDATA[Being Tired]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 02:44:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/270991_36c43da7185c40649b09c9fd9db486d3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jessiespsalm4610</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Part 4. Why are we all tired? (Series: Being Tired)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why have we become a society, a generation, a world of ‘being tired’ I’m tired, you’re tired, we’re all tired… But why? Here are three things that I think are worth noting as to why we feel this way: We live in a now, instant world where response time matters. Decisions require urgent attention, and the dependency on the rat race matters because it’s become the social standard. There are so many things that keep us distracted and numb. There are so many things that keep us overwhelmed or in a...]]></description><link>https://www.jessicajayne.co.nz/post/part-4-why-are-we-all-tired-series-being-tired</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a29e463b2d71ad74fed8d80</guid><category><![CDATA[Being Tired]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 22:58:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/270991_cfbd556fe8484d9199a47d1085ea0e56~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_607,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jessiespsalm4610</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Part 3. Identify being tired and what does scripture say? (Series: Being Tired)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let’s just address the elephant in the room. What’s the big deal about being tired? “Why identify it and why try to solve it? Just rest! It’s simple.” If I ever hear these words… I feel a small whirlwind within me start to rise. Because it’s true, why don’t we just rest? Why don’t we just stop? The problem is that it’s no longer just that simple. I’m not making excuses, but the truth is, we live in a fallen/broken world with crazy amounts of demands. We live in a world where everything is...]]></description><link>https://www.jessicajayne.co.nz/post/part-3-identifying-being-tired-series-being-tired</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a17faa9b9f316338701d035</guid><category><![CDATA[Being Tired]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 20:47:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/270991_5e0789bad3a8477fa0ca268b82bcef33~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jessiespsalm4610</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Part 2. 10 Things (Series: Being Tired)]]></title><description><![CDATA[As we continue from last week, Here are 10 more things I have also learned about being tired and burned out. Have you ever heard the parable of the 10 virgins (Matthew 25:1-13)? To summarise (but I would encourage you to read it for yourselves), five of them were ready for the bridegroom, and the other five went to get more oil. As they went to get oil, the bridegroom (Jesus) came, and they missed Him because they weren’t ready. I’m reminded that I never want to be like those five. I don’t...]]></description><link>https://www.jessicajayne.co.nz/post/part-2-10-things-series-being-tired</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0e1c8a627b95cc315cd131</guid><category><![CDATA[Being Tired]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 20:27:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/270991_d009423101cc43578663afe95c4695da~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jessiespsalm4610</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Part 1. 10 Things: Have you lost your colour? ( Series: Being Tired)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maybe you don’t know that you’ve lost your colour…  Are you tired? Beyond tired? Or even just “tired of being tired?” (Jess Connolly’s book). We all experience tiredness in some way, shape, or form. Some may experience the physical tiredness of a busy schedule, others are emotionally exhausted because of a series of events, while some of us have also experienced, what almost feels like the point of no return - we don’t know how to function without being tired anymore. It’s become second...]]></description><link>https://www.jessicajayne.co.nz/post/have-you-lost-your-colour</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a06a0af0b9e4f37fd23cba4</guid><category><![CDATA[Being Tired]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:09:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/270991_5c9564a481c74e1abc13d299e0150772~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jessiespsalm4610</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[there's purpose in change…]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don’t know about you, but 'change' is that icky word that makes my stomach turn. If you know me personally, you know that change doesn’t come easily. I’m not necessarily the one who’s quick to adapt without wanting to know the whole plan from beginning to end… asking when, where, who, why, and what time before we have even finished the first conversation about something. Change comes with many challenges for me, but it’s also the thing I see God use the most in my life. Just as I seem to be...]]></description><link>https://www.jessicajayne.co.nz/post/change</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f2a6597cb0726b2dae93e4</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:51:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/270991_3e428f3cbb394aaf80aa2f451ba0b1b3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jessiespsalm4610</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's the big deal about Passover?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some of you might be wondering: here she goes again, talking about yet another Passover Seder, and she isn’t even Jewish. And you would be right in saying so, I am not Jewish, I am a complete gentile, and I’m proud of that because that is how God made me. Just as God chose Israel for a purpose, so did He choose us as Gentiles (the ‘church’), and that is beautiful. I don’t claim to be Jewish, and I do not believe that I am bound by laws, but I do believe that there is much value and...]]></description><link>https://www.jessicajayne.co.nz/post/what-s-the-big-deal-about-passover</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e58640a96d49e56ec40395</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 05:27:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/270991_709a25c6352446d0a4696ab63f18c95e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_675,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jessiespsalm4610</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[25... bittersweet. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the theme of the gift of another year… I have to say, it’s been an interesting week deciphering the emotions of being in my mid-20s. If you are there, or starting your 20s, or heading into your 30s, I think it’s clear that often it’s a time to reflect on the years we have lived. As the day of turning 25 came around… I took a deep breath and realised that my life had very little to do with what I wanted. But EVERYTHING to do with God. You’re probably wondering what I mean by this, and...]]></description><link>https://www.jessicajayne.co.nz/post/25-bittersweet</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e19f4043fd38a1bb6dd86b</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 03:09:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/270991_8233fb4f763b4ce389f5ff1cb6e0324c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_800,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jessiespsalm4610</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[How do I stay consistent in contentment? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I think this is a question that we all need to ask ourselves. If you are anything like me, you know that contentment ebbs and flows. But how can we remain consistent in being content? Well, that’s what we are going to talk about. I have found myself in a season of waiting. You probably hear this and think, “Oh yeah, this is probably going to be the same as any of those other posts… reminding me to be patient and trust God.” And although those points are true. I’m not here to tell you the same...]]></description><link>https://www.jessicajayne.co.nz/post/how-do-i-stay-consistent-in-contentment</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ceda022a4608ae001d9d76</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 21:14:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/270991_3af5afd6b95240e08b32a765f442cb8f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jessiespsalm4610</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prayer is healing…]]></title><description><![CDATA[Can He heal the anxious heart, the overwhelmed soul, the painful circumstance? Yes, He can but sometimes it doesn’t look the way that we would expect. Jesus wants to be a part of your every day life, not just a prayer in the morning or evening, or before a meal… He cares less about the structured form we so easily find ourselves in and more about our hearts turned to Him in prayer.  Philippians 4:4-7: “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to...]]></description><link>https://www.jessicajayne.co.nz/post/prayer-is-healing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69c60fef60f0b8e1134f79ba</guid><category><![CDATA[Healing]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 05:27:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/270991_5758c0bddfa2457c90cf931c82d8ef9b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_651,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jessiespsalm4610</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Story… Part 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I was seven years old, my family immigrated from South Africa (SA) to New Zealand (NZ).  I had only just started school in SA when we moved (because the age of starting school was seven years old). In NZ, you start school when you are five years old… so as you can probably imagine, that’s a huge difference. It meant that when we arrived in NZ, I was immediately put into year 3 and, therefore, I missed two of the most crucial years of learning. I was behind… more than behind… it felt like...]]></description><link>https://www.jessicajayne.co.nz/post/my-story-part-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69bbb924cc44ec1fb38c94be</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 23:21:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/270991_819aa5cd745843bca3b1bc1769eb277e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_675,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jessiespsalm4610</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matcha tells the story of an untold journey…]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matcha tells the story of a girl on a journey of discovery. A journey of exploring new things and getting out of her comfort zone. I remember trying matcha for the very first time… my taste buds were nothing but confused. All I saw was this green mess… it tasted unlike anything I had ever tasted before. The journey of matcha started in New York. It started by being willing to open my heart, mind, and soul to something out of the norm… out of my comfort zone. Matcha accompanied me from New...]]></description><link>https://www.jessicajayne.co.nz/post/matcha-tells-the-story-of-an-untold-journey</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b217a819a7028f2bc00fca</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 01:59:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/270991_ce75e3e5918e4489910cdfa66b334c92~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_675,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jessiespsalm4610</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[trust the process…]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just me suddenly posing for an impromptu photo where I completely missed the positioning of the chord I was playing. Haha As she sat there with this incredible opportunity, so close that she could almost touch it… she felt the nudging to wait… she felt the nudging to trust… she felt the nudging to “stand still.” It became clear to her that it was a ‘not quite yet’ moment that God wanted her to wrestle with, reminding her once again that His timing, His ways, and His purposes are worth waiting...]]></description><link>https://www.jessicajayne.co.nz/post/trust-the-process</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a7a818236139f6bdde865d</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 23:00:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/270991_d6441ff969da438ca095126e878c52fd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jessiespsalm4610</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[the comfort of living in the known...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Accepting the surrendered life in our calling. What does that even mean? It means that often God guides us into a certain direction (into our calling), yet we remain unaware of the full plan in which we are supposed to pursue that calling. We are reminded in these times that we hold no control over it. He holds it all. Pursuing our calling requires trust in God and a whole lot of faith. My friend, there is so much more to life than the comfort of living in the known. Life is a mystery, and...]]></description><link>https://www.jessicajayne.co.nz/post/the-comfort-of-living-in-the-known</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a0fae9fa78e209eb89ce8b</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 02:03:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/270991_ea048b5650a3416eb7bf5edac62fefb9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_675,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jessiespsalm4610</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[the beauty of singleness...]]></title><description><![CDATA[This goes out to my christian single friends… Something that I’ve been pondering on for the past few years has been the ‘negative connotation’ of singleness.  I believe partly that this has been the result of the world’s social pressures and, unfortunately the misrepresentation that ‘the church’ (as a whole) and Christian culture has put on this idea of being single. I have to say that over the years I’ve seen both and experienced both. The more I have experienced this journey of life, the...]]></description><link>https://www.jessicajayne.co.nz/post/the-beauty-of-singleness</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6997caf2b8ed19d28374d25c</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 02:52:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/270991_528095d92f704699b782617b5e8807cc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_675,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jessiespsalm4610</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[the healing takes time… ]]></title><description><![CDATA[As many of you now know, God has led me through this beautiful journey of healing, and if I can be completely honest with you, it hasn’t looked at all the way I thought it would. There were more moments of despair, feeling overwhelmed, crying out to God in prayer, and being stuck in this confused state of mind than I had thought there would be… BUT! He never once left me! I don’t know where you are right now or what you are going through. Maybe you are ‘really’ doing well, and maybe life is...]]></description><link>https://www.jessicajayne.co.nz/post/the-healing-takes-time</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698d1fd3e46957565bf30e80</guid><category><![CDATA[Healing]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 06:00:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/270991_c437567cfe414d8abbf3aff57e87abcd~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_800,h_450,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jessiespsalm4610</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[journey of burnout...]]></title><description><![CDATA[As I pondered on the year that's been, I saw how God “restored my soul” (Psalm 23:3).  As some of you may or may not know, I faced the reality of burnout in November of 2024. In denial I remained, until God made it clear that it was time for a shift in gears.  In the early stages of 2025, I thought the thing that I needed most was physical rest. Yet, I soon understood that burnout can take form in so many different ways.  Thus, burnout means: Exhaustion, physically, mentally, emotionally and...]]></description><link>https://www.jessicajayne.co.nz/post/journey-of-burnout</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6981a779889819a51f066d6c</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 06:00:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/270991_2a9adf3b1b5948d1aadffa1716b0535a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>jessiespsalm4610</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>