Hearing God

Have you ever wondered whether fasting would help you hear God? Basically, yes, fasting will help you hear God. In this episode, we cover the purpose of fasting, Biblical precedents, and what true fasting looks like. We emphasise that fasting helps create an environment where we can be more susceptible to hearing God, but as usual with God, there are no set formulas. garyandjane.co

Have you ever wanted to see what God is doing in the spirit world? You will love this episode packed with stories and practical tips as Gary & Jane unpack this topic and share their experiences. They cover cleansing your imagination, asking God to show you what He is doing and then what to do with that, how to deal with nightmares and shifting the focus, what to do when you feel overwhelmed in...

In this raw and vulnerable interview, Esther Tucker shares powerfully how God has used her when she has been open to God’s prompting and prepared just to show up. Esther and her husband, Derek, live in Asia, training international students to be leaders and potential church planters and helping them discover their life's calling. Through her humility, Esther will impact, encourage, and challe...

I don't want to miss the opportunity to thank God for something because I haven't recorded or noted it. What about you? In this episode of the 'Hearing God' Podcast, we unpack why and how we ask God for a word for the year and each month. Like Habakkuk in Habakkuk 2, we write it down, stand firm, and look to see how it will be expressed for that year and month. garyandjane.co

In the last episode, we shared practical tips for helping you grow in hearing God and the principles of growing closer to God, purposing in your heart to hear God, enjoying the journey with God, and having a mentor. Join us in this episode of the 'Hearing God' Podcast as we share more principles and practical examples that have helped us grow in hearing God in our daily lives.  garyandja...

Would you love to hear God clearly and easily? Hearing God can be as natural and encouraging as hearing a close friend. Join us in this episode of the 'Hearing God' Podcast as we share practical examples and tips for hearing God in our daily lives.  garyandjane.co

Scripture is full of various places where people met and heard God. There is not just one place here on earth that has a monopoly on hearing God. However, there can be places where we find it easier to hear God. How often do we create time and space to hear God where we sense Him the strongest? Join us in this episode of the 'Hearing God' Podcast as we share practical examples and tips f...

Will God tell me who I should marry? I think sometimes we are asking God the wrong question. Instead of asking God who should I marry or should I marry this person, more effective questions to ask God are: "What sort of person is best for me to marry?' and "What are Your thoughts about this person, God?" as well as "Who do I need to be to marry this person?" Join us i...

Would you love to change the world? How about changing your circumstances? Join us in this episode of the 'Hearing God' Podcast as we share both personal examples and stories from others of how hearing God implemented change and breakthrough.  garyandjane.co

Would you love God to clearly show and tell you what you should do with your life? Are you at a crossroads in your life? Join us as we unpack hearing from God concerning your life purpose and share stories of how God has guided us with our various decisions.  garyandjane.co

Do you believe that God would never talk to you? Do you think some people are so bad that God would never be interested in speaking with them? Gary & Jane share how nothing excludes you from hearing God, even in bizarre ways, but if you want to hear God more clearly, there are several things you can implement in your life. Join them as they unpack these principles. garyandjane.co

In exploring the question, ‘Can I hear God through ChatGPT?’, Jane asked ChatGPT what God wanted to say to her today. The answer was very interesting. Join Gary & Jane as they share the answer ChatGPT gave, and some principles to keep in mind as you use any A.I. software.  garyandjane.co

Sometimes, it can be hard to know if I heard God right. How can I be sure it was God and not just my wishful thinking? Join Gary & Jane as they share Biblical and personal stories of hearing God and the principles and checkpoints they use to determine if it was God. garyandjane.co

Have you ever wondered what is the best way to hear God? Maybe you feel God doesn't talk to you at all. In this episode, Gary and Jane share the multiple ways that God can relate to us. They also share how they 'hear' from God and cultivate intimacy with Him.  garyandjane.co

Gary and Jane share a life update on what has been happening over the last few months, raising the issue – "When things don't turn out quite as we hope or expect, what do we do?" Jane also unpacks hearing God for each month of this year. They also cast the vision for the podcast for season 3 – common questions people ask about Hearing God. garyandjane.co

Sharing 14 main principles of how Biblical characters heard God and the application to our life, we also reveal which Biblical character from our series in Season 2 we have related to the most. We also share why this is the last episode for 2024 Season 2 and that we will return in March 2025 with Season 3. Meanwhile, we encourage you to listen to episodes you've missed or your favourite ones...

Life often seems to throw us 'curve balls', and we can end up living lives different from what we imagined. How we deal with these events is vital. In the Bible, Moses dealt with significant events in his life, especially when he went from a 'somebody' living in a royal palace to a 'nobody' in the outback. He then discovered what God can do with a person fully devoted...

How do you respond when you're required to do something contrary to your beliefs and principles? Join us as we unpack how Jochebed in the Bible (Moses' mother) handled an order as a midwife to not only kill male babies but also the actions she took to save her baby boy. It may be a bit of a stretch to say Jochebed 'heard' God. It's probably more how she responded to God th...

Was Abraham mentally unstable? Did he really hear God tell him to kill his son? What if God asked us to do something bizarre? How would we respond? There were also other occasions when Abraham made some questionable choices. It's probably not that much different to us at times. Perhaps that's part of the tension of living by faith. Join us as we unpack the story of Abraham in the Bible a...

Despite being described in the Bible as a man after God’s own heart, David had many failings. Yet, repeatedly, he displayed courage in the face of adversity and quickly repented when he was wrong. When David was faced with a problem, he enquired of the Lord. When he had trouble hearing God, he did the work to distinguish God’s voice from the noise around him and the ‘noise’ within him. Join us as...

The story of Leah in the Bible is a messy, complicated, and beautiful story from Scripture. A whole gamut of emotions is displayed – deception, lies, jealousy, envy, desperation, disappointment, despair, heartache and longing, comparison, bitterness, pain and agony with unfulfilled promises. Betrayal. Competition. Fighting. It encompasses God's ability to redeem broken heartedness, meet us in...

Have you ever felt disappointed with God? That He could have prevented someone from dying? That He didn't come through on something you were desperately longing for? How do you respond when God is silent? When it appears that you can't hear God? Join us in this latest episode of the 'Hearing God' Podcast as we look at these issues and unpack how Lazarus in the Bible heard God....

Nehemiah in the Bible is an excellent book for looking at how to prepare to hear God and how to pray when there is no easy solution to our problem. Nehemiah is a fantastic example of knowing the Word of God and the character of God. This meant he could quickly determine if he had heard God correctly. Join us in this latest episode of the 'Hearing God' Podcast for encouragement as we look...

How do I know if the crazy vision I had was from God? How do I know if the voice I heard was God, myself, or something else? In the Bible, Ezekiel faced these issues, believed them to be from God, and willingly obeyed. What 'checks' do I need if I experience these things? Join us in this latest episode of the 'Hearing God' Podcast as we look at these issues and unpack how Ezeki...

Sometimes, we can get comfortable and 'forget' the bigger picture. We can misplace our priorities. That's what happened to the Jewish people after the exile. But, in the book of Haggai, we finally see that the people of Judah listened and obeyed a prophet!! This is an excellent example of a time when God spoke, stirred up their spirits, and the people listened. They heard. They chan...