Hear God Every Day with Sara Whitten

The second half of the Isaiah 2:4 deep dive. What role does flexibility play in our times of transition?

What does Isaiah 2:4 teach us about transition? Are you in a battle season or a building season? How is God repurposing tools in your life?

What grace has God "rained" into your season, and how can it unlock growth for the seeds He has planted in your heart?

When we get stuck in a "siege mentality", we lose our lens for hope. Encounter the Lord in places of long-standing battles, and hear the truth and new hope He has for you.

What does the Bible teach us about our work and ministry? Follow this guided encounter to do a "check up" on where God has called you and how to let Him lead you in the assignment. 

In Exodus 32, the people were hit with a "pause" during transition. Instead of waiting on the Lord, their need for understanding led them to shape something of their own design. In our own times of transition, we can be tempted - in our desire to know "what it looks like"- to rush back to the familiar and lean on what we understand, instead of waiting on the Lord to bring the new. God, in what way...

The final part of the Isaiah 54:2 series which focuses on what it mean (Biblically) to strengthen.  Encounter Questions: Lord, would You show us what our gates need to be opened to and closed to in this season? What are the things we need to let in that we're not, or things we have been letting in that we need to close our gates to? Jesus, would You show us any places that we need to be repaired o...

Part 4 of 5 in the deep dive into Isaiah 54:2. What does it mean to lengthen our cords? Encounter Questions: Holy Spirit, what does it look like for me to persevere in this season? Jesus, what increase are you preparing me for through this lengthening?

What does it look to not hold back? As we dig into the Biblical history of this phrase, we uncover deeper implications for its use in Isaiah 54:2. Encounter Questions Jesus, remind me of a promise You have spoken over my life. Lord, what is a way that I can not hold back from You? What are you calling me to be open-handed with?

Part two of a deep dive into Isaiah 54:2 looks at what it means to stretch- Biblically speaking. Encounter Questions: Holy Spirit, what are You creating in me in this time of stretching? God, where are You making a way where I don't see a way yet? Lord, what are ways that I can soak in You in order to prepare to be stretched? God, is there anything that You would have me give to You or sacrifice i...

Isaiah 54:2 speaks to a "tent time" of upcoming growth for Israel. What do these tent seasons look like for us? What are the unlikely markers when God is enlarging your tent space? Encounter Questions: Lord, would You show me what gifts you're growing my capacity in this season? Father, what places that feel empty are You actually growing?

When we find ourselves in an old place of defeat or in a place that feels dry, it could be the foundation for a miracle. What does Ezekiel tell us about encountering the Lord in these valleys? Lord, what do YOU say to these dry bones (the natural)? Holy Spirit, what do I declare to the breath (the unseen)?

What does it really mean to have the Lord as our strong tower? In this episode, we explore the 4 Biblical meanings of the Lord being our fortress as well as ask the Holy Spirit for important reminders and clarity about our season. Father, help expand my vision to see in all directions. What hope do you want me to see ahead of me? What testimonies do you want me to remember behind me? Holy Spirit,...

What prophetic invitations does the story of Noah have for our own seasons of waiting? Lord, remind me of or reveal to me a promise you have spoken over my life. Jesus, what ways are you teaching me stewardship of more in this season? Reveal to me your guidelines or instructions for the things I'm stepping into. Holy Spirit, what is one way that you're moving around me right now that I can "observ...

What are we covered in the dust of? How can we allow the Lord to renew and simplify our mindset to be Kingdom-focused in this season. Lord, what dust do I need to shake off of my life, and what does that look like? Holy Spirit, how can I be a part of proclaiming your Kingdom with my life in this season?

No matter where we are on our walk, we need these three reminders of how to posture ourselves in the position of a child. We "grow down" in order to "grow up" in the Kingdom! Lord, what is one way you're inviting me to lean on your like a child in this season?

During this season, we are invited to re-evaluate our "yokes" with the Holy Spirit and let the Lord restructure what we are "pulled" by.   Encounter Questions  Holy Spirit, what have I joined with this season to help me with the hard? Father, what have I joined with in this season to plant? Jesus, what alightments are you calling me to and which ones needs to slide off this season?

It is in the exciting times of new beginnings that the enemy loves to plant the seed of comparison and bring everything to a standstill. How do we resist comparison and finish what the Lord has started?   Encounter Questions  Lord, in what ways has comparison crept in to what you're doing in this season of my life? Father, what healing do you want to bring to past disappointments? Holy Spirit, wha...

The very places the enemy wants to bring fear are the places the Lord is fueling the fire of His deliverance, His anointing, and His guidance.  - Holy Spirit, where are areas of low hope, low confidence, or low courage? What words of Yours do you want to remind me of to "fill up" these areas? - Lord, illuminate what the "warriors boots" or "bloodied garments" have been for me in this seasons? As I...

Part of building in our Promised land starts with tearing down. What does it look like to tear down what the enemy is wanting to "catch" us with and to "catch the vision" instead of where the Lord is leading us in His strength and promise.  Encounter Questions:  - Lord, what "blustering" lies of the enemy am I letting fill my sails? Holy Spirit, what truth do You want to speak to these lies? - Lor...

Shaking us free from idols prepares us to move into what God has next for us. But we can't do much moving at all if we're too busy looking at the way God moved in the past that we forget to look to our WAYMAKER.  Encounter Questions:  - What way (looking for God to do a specific thing) have I been worshipping that has taken my eyes off the waymaker? - What truth do you want to tell me about who Yo...

"We've always done it this way!" What happens when our traditions, cultures, or relationships carry us away from God's best. How do we weed out the idols to get back to a unhindered intimacy with the Lord? Encounter Questions:  1. Holy Spirit, where have idols been introduced to me through (generational history? Culture? Organizations?) 2. Father what truth from Your Word do you want to replace th...

Seasons of waiting seem like nothing is happening, but what if God was using them to shake loose all the things we were leaning on that would not serve us in the place He is taking us? Declarations:  - I Stand in the waiting, trusting You have told me all I need to know. - I Surrender my power and judgment to You.

What places of leadership or stewardship has the Lord spoken over you? What have you been persistently wrestling with? What stagnant pools of blessing are still to be released both for you and from you? God is giving you His grace in that place and telling you "behold!" Encounters:  - God, what grace are you wanting to insert into my life? - Holy Spirit, highlight ways I have become worn out? Lord...

How are we invited to find treasure even in our season right now? Find new hope in our invitation to walking in the ways of Heaven here on earth. Encounters:  - God, how can I further step into bringing your Kingdom through my life now? - What would you have me trade? - What would you call me to invest in? - What disappointment do I have to throw out?