Hear God Every Day with Sara Whitten

In times when we feel stuck, tapped out of our own strength, or like our faith is being tested, how do we "consider it all joy"? Did you know "consider it" here means to let joy lead the way, give it the greatest authority, or let it cast the heaviest vote?... Unpack the full meaning of this passage and find new joy in your stuck places.   Encounters:  What would it look like for you to let joy le...

To protect our hearts, sometimes we unknowingly build a wall between us and joy. What does that look like? How do we break down our own defenses to open up fullness of hope to ourselves?    Encounters:  What are you doing in my life right now? If I believed God's promises of (fill in the blank) in my life, how would I live differently?     For more resources or to connect with Sara, visit arrowsof...

How are you doing occupying your spiritual territory? Do you know where your boundaries are? Letting God set our boundaries takes a lot of spiritual maturity. Use these encounters to check in with Him and see where you're at in this process.    Encounters:  Where are my boundaries in this season? If you're weary: Where am I over extending myself? Where am I fighting with my own strength? If you're...

Sometime we can be in spiritual "denial" and not even realize it. These encounters are designed to engage with the Lord and swap His healing truths for places we have struggled and been stuck.   Encounters:  What areas have I seen but not recognized (connected, understood) your meaning/truth? Would you please highlight them and replace it with Your Truth, God. Where have I been too hard-hearted to...

Defenses are meant to protect us. So why would we drop them? Join this series on dropping our defense mechanisms (which only really "defend" us from God's best) and put on lifestyle of letting the Lord defend you.   Encounters:  What have I projected on to others that is actually part of my identity or calling? What have I projected on to myself that's really not mine to carry? Remind me of my ide...

One word from the Lord can be a spiritual feast! Join this encounter for a personal word over your new year to come back to again and again.    For more resources or to connect with Sara, visit  arrowsofzion.com

God our Father is always consistent, but the ways we experience and hear Him as His children differs. What is your "child-ing" style, and how can we grow deeper in our trust and understanding of our relationship with Father God?   Encounters: How is my trust? (Attitude, expectation, and action) What would my "yes"'s be? What does that mean about what you see as God's "no"'s? What is there too much...

God is constantly speaking to us both affirmation and training. If you're in a season of growth, here's a word for you!   For more resources or to connect with Sara, visit  arrowsofzion.com

You know that same old adversary that keeps cropping up? Maybe it's shame. Maybe it's fear. Let me share something God spoke to me about a NEW STRATEGY for OLD ENEMIES.   Activation: God, where have my routines, procedures, or knowledge kept me from seeking You more deeply?   For more resources or to connect with Sara, visit  arrowsofzion.com

I get to chat with Mandy Woodhouse this week and hear about how the prophetic is built on relationship and intercession.    To connect with Mandy, visit mandywoodhouseoutrageoushope.com     For more resources or to connect with Sara, visit  arrowsofzion.com

Did you know confusion is just spiritual disorientation? Get re-oriented and back on track with these encounters with the Lord.   God, what is the timing for this situation? God, what is my placement in this situation? God, how is my identity connected to this situation?   For more resources or to connect, visit  arrowsofzion.com

Along the journey of hearing God every believer encounters at some point a fear of mishearing or "missing it". What does God say in His Word that encourages us to keep trying to hear Him even when we "miss it"?    Reading: 1 Chronicles 17   For more resources or to connect, visit   arrowsofzion.com

So often we look for what God has next for us in what God is doing in our circumstances. A way better tell is looking at what God is preparing in our hearts.  Activations: Ask God  What are you growing in me INTERNALLY? (make a list!) What would it look like to have your Spirit work in fullness in this (/these) areas?   For more resources or to connect, visit arrowsofzion.com

When we learn to identify when the enemy is trying to cast "shadows" on our life, we can shine the light of God's truth on those areas. Find out how what we SEE can affect what we HEAR and how you can get back on track.    Activations: Ask God  What are the "shadows" in my life? What truth do you want to light up this shadow with? How can I turn on my "flashlight" this week? For more resources or...

The enemy comes to steal kill and destroy, but did you know that the way he does this is less about our circumstances and more about our hearing? Find out through this teaching an activation how to recalibrate what you're hearing and keep your eyes fixed on God.   Activations: Ask God Are there places where the enemy is trying to steal kill or destroy my words? What actions is the enemy trying to...

How do we set up our child or teen for success in hearing the Lord for themselves? As youth pastors and parents, Garrett and Sara chat about practical tips and approaches to set up your child for a lifetime of hearing from God.    Activations: Ask God (about your child) What tools can I set at his/her table? What testimonies can I share? How can I be vulnerable? How can I lead with love? How shoul...

In those seasons of crushing or stretching, we can seize an amazing opportunity to let God lift our limits and prepare us to carry more. Hear about how this process with the Lord goes of moving from old to new wineskins.   Activations:  Make an effort to SOAK- however you receive best from the Lord. Ask the Lord, "How have I limited you or been hardened in my heart?" Ask the Lord, "What would it l...

When we receive numbers from God where should we start?  Do we turn to Google or to the Bible? Numbers should be a confirmation of what we're already hearing from God, speaking to our current situation.  Let's explore the personal, non-formulaic way in which God uses numbers in our relationship with Him.

Is trauma or God's truth informing our thoughts, feelings, and actions? It turns out not just what we remember but how we remember it can become a lens through which we hear (correctly or incorrectly) what God is saying. Get ready to lay your heart before the Lord and let Him speak truth and encouragement over even the most painful places.    Activations:  Where are my areas of disappointment? (Ma...

The spiritual battle you're fighting is for breakthrough for more than just yourself. What if I told you that when you find the message of hope buried in your trial that it could change the lives of hundred?  Activations:  What is the area of struggle I'm facing and what is its message of victory? Where are my truths and my living/teaching not matching? What is a message you have made me to carry?...

What is an identity word, and how can we wage war with it in times when we feel under attack? Join us as we explore ways that God speaks and the hope we have that helps us overcome anything from stage fright to cancer.    For more from guest Louada Raschke, visit louada.org .   More resources from host Sara Whitten at arrowsofzion.com . 

When it seems like God is taking too long, our mind can go dangerous places. How do we identify places we've incorrectly assumed God's timeline and return our focus to hope instead of restlessness? Activations:  Where have I misjudged your timing?  What does worship look like in the waiting?  What is the golden calf/worldly way out of this that you're coming against?  How do I "kill the distractio...

Sometimes we hit these spiritually dry times where we feel like nothing we do is working. No doors are opening, we are locked in routine, and we're even feeling distant from God.   Sometimes that's because we're in a time with spiritual manna-- but being without spiritual manna doesn't mean being without spiritual provision. In fact, Biblically, we see these times gear us up for two types of moves...

What is discernment, why do we need it, and how do we get it? Dive into this week's episode to help zero in on what God is saying about that specific situation that's been on your heart.   Activations:   What is your judgment about _____? Is it my territory? Is it good for me?  Don't forget to read and meditate in 1 Corinthians 3!

We're supposed to have discernment...and also supposed to not judge. The confusion can leave missing pieces in our hearing and even lead to conceding pieces of "spiritual land". Is judgement holding you back from more spiritually?    Activations:  God what am I judging as unfit or too far gone that really is something you want to use? What am I not bringing to your light? What would you say to me...