What's up, y'all? Welcome back to the Speak Honey Podcast—or welcome if this is your first time. I'm Courtney Delks, and this episode is a special one.

Today we're talking about shadows—not as something to escape, but as something God uses.

Groundhog Day is built around a shadow… but long before it was quirky and commercial, it marked a sacred midpoint between winter and spring—when something is happening beneath the surface even if you can't see it yet. And here's the truth that stopped me in my tracks:

A shadow only exists where light is present.

So if you're noticing shadows in your life right now, it doesn't mean God has left. It may mean He's near—and He's forming something in you before it ever flows through you.

In this episode, I tie shadows to the message of my upcoming book Speak Honey—because Speak Honey isn't about arriving… it's about becoming. And becoming almost always begins in the shadow: before clarity, before confidence, before sweetness.

We'll talk through:

• Why shadow seasons can feel like failure… but Scripture calls them formation

• Where God speaks about shadows with tenderness (Psalm 91, Isaiah 49, Psalm 23)

• How Jesus moves in dark seasons through the language of light vs. darkness

• How shadows can be unexamined thoughts—and how renewing your mind changes what you speak

• Why honey forms in the comb before it ever flows—and what that means for your life right now

If you're in a valley season, this one is for you.

You're not failing. You're not stuck. You're not late. You're becoming.

Scripture woven through this episode:
Psalm 91:1 • Isaiah 49:2 • Psalm 23:4 • Romans 8 • Romans 12:2 • John 1:5 • Proverbs 16:24

Let's Go! Let's sit in the Light. 🍯