#377: Growing Pains

Kids Bible Stories

Jessica White

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.6 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

 James 1:1–8
 Has your child ever asked, "Why do hard things happen?" In this episode, we explore James 1 and the surprising truth that God can use our trials—yes, even the tough, painful ones—to help us grow stronger in our faith. We compare it to growing pains in our bodies: it may hurt, but it’s often a sign of growth!
With an encouraging story about a girl training for a big bike race, we help kids understand what James means when he says to “consider it pure joy” during hard times and the "why" behind it. 

I also remind young listeners that not all pain means growth—sometimes it’s a sign we need help and they should talk to their parents about it.

**PARENTS: Kids Bible Stories isn’t backed by a big studio—just me, handcrafting the stories I wish I had as a child and now create for my own. By God’s grace, we’ve had over 14 million downloads, and we rank in the Top 50 Christian podcasts in the U.S.. This is proof that His Word is reaching little hearts around the world.

But I need your help.

After losing all ad funding, I chose faith over commercials—trusting the families who love this podcast to keep it going.

Now, God has opened a new door: translating the stories into Spanish to reach even more kids globally. But this next step depends on listener support.

🎁 How You Can Help:
Visit https://www.kbspodcast.com/ and click Support & Bonus Content
You can:

💛 Give a one-time gift
🙌 Join Patreon for just $5/month and receive weekly bonus content
📅 Or choose a discounted annual plan

Your gift will help us reach our goal of 1,000 supporters. If even 10% of listeners joined, we could sustain and grow this ministry.

Please, don’t assume someone else will do it—we need you. Every gift, no matter the size, helps bring the Bible to life for children, nurturing their faith and shaping hearts.

Thank you for being part of this mission.

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Remember, I also have a Kids Bible Stories Bedtime podcast and we've just begun Kids Bible Stories Espanol! Listen wherever you get podcasts.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcript

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0:00.0	Before you start today's episode, I want to share a story that truly touched my heart.
0:04.8	A mom recently wrote me saying, my children are almost 10, 8, and 5.
0:09.8	And it's been such a blessing to see the older two grow with the content.
0:14.0	Now we listen to our favorites again, and the youngest is the age her brother was when we first started.
0:18.7	We're on our third time through the Exodus series.
0:21.6	That's how much we love it. I cannot thank you enough for creating these stories that nourish
0:25.6	the soul and that we can trust. Stories like these remind me why I do what I do.
0:33.6	Kids' Bible stories isn't backed by a big studio or corporation. It's simply me.
0:38.3	Handcrafting stories I wish I had as a child, and now creating them for my own children to hear and yours.
0:47.3	Over 14 million downloads worldwide, ranking in the top 50 Christian podcasts in the U.S.,
0:53.3	prove that this ministry touches hearts across the globe.
0:57.0	But I really need your help. When I lost all ad funding, I had a choice.
1:03.9	Ad commercials or trust the families who love this podcast. I chose trust and I believe or called to keep going. God's opened a brand new door,
1:15.6	one that could bring our stories to even more children through translating it into Spanish.
1:20.5	But to do that, I need your support. Here's how you can help. Visit KBSpodcast.com and click
1:27.4	support bonus content.
1:29.6	The link is in the show notes too. You can give a one-time gift or join our Patreon page for just $5 a month.
1:36.6	If you don't prefer monthly payments, I get it. You can pay for one year and get a discount.
1:41.6	You'll receive weekly bonus content and help us reach our goal of a thousand supporters.
1:49.1	If even 10% of listeners joined, we could sustain this mission as well as reach new boys
1:55.4	and girls worldwide.
1:59.0	But I need you.
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