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Where We Have Been: How God Has Used the Hearing Jesus Podcast in 2022   This time of year, most of us naturally have a reflective heart as we look over what God did in the past year. Today we are doing that very thing on the podcast as we look back to where we were, and how much God has done this year. Thank you for being a part of that!   Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast.   Do y...

Growing in Your Ability To Hear From God and Be Confident That it’s His Voice and Not Your Own- Biblical Meditation- Day 5   God is always with us, it does not matter where we go, what we do, God is always there. It’s a matter of recognizing that.   Family Favorites: We are re-airing some of our top podcasts from 2022 as we take a little break for the holidays. All new episodes will start airing a...

Is God Silent in Your Life? This May Be the Reason Why- Biblical Meditation- Day 4   Jesus is not dead, alive and continues to speak to us through the Holy Spirit. He is constantly at work in this world. He isn’t silent. The key is, are we listening? That’s what meditation is…listening for God’s voice   Family Favorites: We are re-airing some of our top podcasts from 2022 as we take a little break...

Rerun- Do You Ever Lie Awake in Bed At Night Worrying? Do This Instead! Biblical Meditation- Day 3   Have you ever lost sleep worrying about what tomorrow would bring? Scripture gives us some tools to deal with that very thing. Let’s take a look together on today’s episode.   Family Favorites: We are re-airing some of our top podcasts from 2022 as we take a little break for the holidays. All new e...

Is it Ok to Complain to God? What Does the Bible Say About Complaining? - Biblical Meditation- Day 2   You may not connect complaining and meditation. But the Bible does. Curious to know how? Join me on today’s episode as we take a look at the connection.   Family Favorites: We are re-airing some of our top podcasts from 2022 as we take a little break for the holidays. All new episodes will start...

  Should Christians Meditate? What the Bible Says About Meditation and How it Affects Our Spiritual Lives- Biblical Meditation- Day 1   Sometimes that word meditate leaves us in a weird space. We don’t really know what to do with it as believers. Is it bad? Or something we should stay away from? Today we are taking a look at what God says in His word about the concept of meditation.   Family Favor...

Preparing Our Hearts to be in a Posture of Readiness to Hear From God   When we are pursuing God, to become more like God (His nature and character), that process is called sanctification. That process is God’s work, not our work. Ultimately, we are powerless to change on our own. God’s nature in us is what allows us to change.  Paul mentions 35 times that righteousness is a gift from God. Human s...

Why We Should Be Chasing a Relationship With Jesus Instead of Chasing A Feeling   Sometimes deeper relationship comes from leaning into what we know instead of what we feel. Today we unpack what it means to stop chasing a feeling so we can grow deeper in our faith. I pray this episode blesses you.   Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast.   Do you sometimes doubt if you are truly hearin...

Learning to Recognize Jesus in the Valleys and Not Just the Mountain Tops   As we continue looking at ways to hear from Jesus, we learn about how to recognize Jesus in all the moments of our lives…. The good and the bad. I pray this episode blesses you.   Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast.   Do you sometimes doubt if you are truly hearing God’s voice or if it’s really your own? Do...

Passion Will Only Get You So Far: A Call to Deeper Living   There is a faulty belief that our love or passion will get us where we need to go. But the danger of being a person who burns brightly is that you consume fuel quicker. You will eventually burn out unless you learn how to develop a sustainable relationship with God. Today we talk through this and look at the example of David in the Psalms...

Learning to Hear God’s Voice- An Introduction to the Spiritual Disciplines   One of the most common questions I get asked is how do to know if it’s God’s voice vs. your own. There are some basic things we can do to start to gain confidence in this area, this week we are diving into all the ways that the spiritual disciplines help us do that. Don’t know what the spiritual disciplines are? Then this...

The Heart of Jesus is to Set Captives Free   My faith and obedience is what allows me to be a part of what God is doing.   From today’s episode:   Heart Check:   Jesus’ redemptive work on the cross is displayed in His very first miracle at the wedding feast in Cana. He covers the disgrace that we did not even know we would have had without His intervention. How are you responding to His love and H...

Barriers to Obedience: Surrendering Our Will to God’s Will   Sometimes our miracle doesn’t happen until after we move toward obedience. God reveals an aspect of His character when we are obedient in serving Him.   From today’s episode:   Heart Check: Has God ever asked you to do something that really didn’t seem to make any sense? What are the barriers to you being obedient in what He is asking?  ...

Everything Jesus Does is Intentional. How Jesus Responds Reveals An Aspect of His Character   Today we look at Mary’s example in how to handle the seasons when God asks us to lay something down. Her example of faith helps us to surrender to what Jesus is calling us to lay down in our own lives.   Everything Jesus does is intentional. He doesn’t react, He responds.   From today’s episode:   Heart C...

God Gives Women Their Roles of Authority: A Devotional Look at Mary- Day 1   Today we are starting a new format of 5 short devotional thoughts throughout the week to help you stay connected to God’s word in a way that is quick, easy. My hope is that meditating on God’s word in the morning will help you to stay connected with Him throughout the day.    This audio devotional is a companion to the Sh...

10 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Bible Study: Practical and Tactical Ways to Set Your Bible Study Time Up for Success   This week I share my Top 10 tips for making sure you get the most out of your Bible Study. It's important to set ourselves up for success because the enemy will try to stop you any way he can. This week is very practical and tactical!   Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing...

Leaving Vengeance to God. How Psalm 58 Reminds Us that God Will Deal With Evil   As we go through the Psalms, we see David deal with some powerful emotions. In Psalm 58, we see David pray for vengeance to be done on behalf of the righteous. While this may sound harsh, we have to remember that we serve a just God who will deal with evil.   Today’s Key Verse:   Surely the righteous still are rewarde...

Are You Running From Something? How Psalm 57 Shows Us How to Respond in Those Moments   In many of the Psalms, David is running from Saul, who wants to kill him. While that may be more intense than what we experience, we all know what it’s like to run from something. Psalm 57 gives us a picture of how to respond in those moments of waiting. I pray this episode blesses you.   Today’s Key Verse:   B...

  Fear is something we all experience from time to time. Yet God offers us an antidote to fear. In this episode, we discuss how to approach fear from the perspective of trust so that we can walk in victory. I pray this episode blesses you.   Today’s Key Verse: When I am afraid, I will trust in you. Psalm 56:3   Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast. Do you sometimes doubt if you are tr...

I Just Want Revenge! How Psalm 55 Tells Us What to Do Instead   Most of us have felt the sting of betrayal in our lives and the desire to either get revenge or seek justice. God understands what that is like, and we remember how Jesus was even betrayed by Judas. As we look at Psalm 55, we see these same emotions in David and the example of how we can handle them. I pray this episode blesses you.  ...

God is Stronger Than Evil: David’s Example of Prayer for When We are Facing Something Evil in Our Lives: Reflections from Psalm 54   Sometimes it can feel overwhelming when we are facing something in evil in our lives. Yet we have a God who specializes in overcoming evil. He longs for you to come to Him when we are feeling attacked or up against something hard. Today’s psalm is a prayer that we ca...

Ever Felt Overwhelmed With Dread? We Have a God Who Meets Us in that Place to Rescue and Restore Us: Reflections from Psalm 53   We have all had moments of feeling overwhelmed with dread. That is something that is just part of the human condition. Yet so often, we overlook the ways that God wants to intervene on our behalf. Today we look at this exact situation and see how God moves when we least...

We Can Trust God’s Unfailing Love: Reflections from Psalm 52   There is power in our words and the words others speak over us. Yet Psalm 52 reveals that we have a God whose love is unfailing. He restores us even after we are cut down. David’s words remind us of the hope we have despite our circumstances. I pray this episode blesses you.   Today’s Key Verse:   I trust in God’s unfailing love for ev...

Feeling the Weight of Guilt and Shame From Sin? We All Have. It’s Why We Need Jesus. How Psalm 51 Points Us to Repentance   We have all experienced times in our lives when we have messed up. Sin separates us from God, and there are consequences for our sins. But, we have a God who longs to restore us and create in us a new, clean heart. Today we look at how David came to God in His brokenness, and...

How Does God Feel About Hypocrites? Why Our Relationship With Him is Key: Reflections from Psalm 50   Sometimes it can be easy to settle into a place of routine, even in our spiritual lives. The problems come when we allow those routines to take the place of relationship. Today we look at Psalm 50 and the dangers that can come when we stop pursuing a relationship with God. I pray this episode bles...