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Jesus Meets Us in Our Brokenness- A Devotional Look at the Samaritan Woman – Day 2   Regardless if we are dealing with consequences or circumstances, we have all experienced brokenness in our lives. It’s this place that Jesus meets us.   Heart Check:   Have you had to deal with circumstances or consequences in your life that have brought you shame? In those moments, have you thought about turning...

Jesus Meets Us Where We Are - A Devotional Look at the Samaritan Woman – Day 1   Jesus speaks to women with intention. This week we look at a conversation He had with a woman who desperately needed what He had to offer her.   From today’s episode:   Heart Check:   We have a tendency to have some comfort when we are around someone that has more visible sin in their life. At least I am not as bad as...

Weekly Wrap-Up: Women in the Life of Jesus-Week 1- Mary- A Woman of Authority   Today we look at some of the principles and methods that we used in this first week of the She Hears devotional content.    How we approach the Scriptures matters. Understanding what we read is more important than the amount we read. When we take the time to read with intention and understand the scriptures, it can be...

Jesus Calls Us to Radical Faith - A Devotional Look at Mary – Day 5   God uses people because of what it will do for us, not because of what it will do for Him. God chooses to use us to help us see what He is doing and to help us see who He is.   From today’s episode:   Heart Check: What has Jesus been saying to you throughout this week? What is He calling you to? Is He calling you to lay somethin...

The Heart of Jesus is to Set Captives Free-A Devotional Look at Mary – Day 4   My faith and obedience are what allow 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 ar...

Barriers to Obedience: Surrendering Our Will to His- A Devotional Look at Mary – Day 3   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.   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 askin...

Everything Jesus Does is Intentional. He Doesn’t React, He Responds. A Devotional Look at Mary- Day 2   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:...

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!   Link to the FREE Playlist to accomp...

Why Bible Study? How is a Bible Study Different from a Devotional? How can we hear from God in our daily lives?   This week, I introduce the Bible Study I wrote and how God birthed this project in my heart. My prayer is that it will help you grow in your own walk with the Lord.   Link to the FREE Playlist to accompany the Bible Study: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2zh3FEtNcz0ZdrJm1GCEkM?si=d39...

  Allowing God to Take the Lead: How Going Ahead of God and Doing Things in Our Own Strength is Counter-Productive and Can Only Last So Long Do you try to do things on your own terms? Are you trying to make a name for yourself or build your own future? Sometimes we are going after a good thing but if we are doing it in the wrong way, our own way, it will eventually crumble. This week we take a loo...

The Enemy Uses Stress to Keep us Doubting God: Stress, Soul Care, and the Heart Behind the She Hears Bible Study   This conversation with Ginny at pauserenewnext.com takes a peek into the heart, the vision, and the mission of She Hears while examining some of the issues around soul care and stress for leaders. Key takeaways from today’s episode? Soul care is more than just rest. Our relationships,...

God Has Wired Us for Healing: From Fight or Flight to Healing and Wholeness; Physical Healing from Emotional Trauma and Abuse   God has wired us for healing, but we have to have the right tools. Today I share some of the things that helped me in my own journey towards physical healing from emotional abuse.   Resources mentioned in today's podcast: Syntonic Light Therapy: https://www.optometrists.o...

God Restores from the Ruins: Tools to Overcome Trauma and Abuse with Special Guest, Kristin Clouse. Trigger Warning: SA   "I knew I wasn't satisfied with the brokenness. I knew that there was more that God had for me. I knew I was worth fighting for."   Some information about today's guest, Kristin Clouse:   Kristin Clouse is a licensed professional counselor, pastor, speaker, trauma, life and spi...

The Devil is a Narcissist: Church Hurt, Spiritual Abuse, and Narcissism in the Church Hardly a week goes by without news of another Mega-Church pastor falling into moral failure. Why? And why does it seem like they all are working from the same playbook? Because they are. I believe narcissism is a spirit, and the enemy has been using it to attack the church for a long time. Join me as we take a lo...

What Does it Mean to Be Made in the Image of God? How Our Identity in Christ Defines Us: No Rival, No Equal   This week Rachael talks about our identity in Christ and what it actually means to be made in the image of God. How does God define us? How can we make sure that definition speaks louder than the world’s definition of us? All this and more on today’s episode.   Hey friends, welcome to the...

God is a Good Father and You are a Child of God: How God Heals the Father Wound When It’s Triggered   You Belong to God. This week Rachael takes a look at the father wound that can be triggered when we least expect it. How does God respond? Does He respond? How can He heal this area of our heart in those moments when the pain feels physical? All of this and more on this week’s episode.   Hey frien...

Obedience is Rarely Comfortable: How the Desire to be Included Calls us to a Higher Place in Our Walk With God In Week 7 of the Desires of the Heart Series, Rachael walks us through the ways we can step into the calling God has for us as believers, even when it’s hard. The call to obedience is never easy, but we can do it with God’s help. Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast.   Do you...

God is always looking for you, Even if no one else is: The Desire to be Chosen We all have moments in our lives where we feel overlooked or cast aside. God never thinks of us that way, in fact, He is always looking for you. Listen in as we talk about what it means to be chosen by God. Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast.   Do you sometimes doubt if you are truly hearing God’s voice o...

The Difference Between Shame and Guilt What is the difference between shame and guilt? And how do shame and guilt play into the idea of blessing? Join Rachael as she explores these two ideas and explains how we sometimes need to fight for our blessing.  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 yo...

Allowing Jesus to Heal the Broken and Hurting Spaces in Our Lives: The Desire to be Touched Jesus can reach into those broken and hurting places to make them new. We all have broken and hurting spaces in our lives. Although our tendency is to keep them hidden, Jesus wants to reach into those areas to make them new. He is the God who redeems and restores.   Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus...

You Don’t Have to Earn God’s Love: You are Loved, You are Cherished, and You are His This is week two of the Desires of the Heart Series, and this week we are talking about The Desire to be Affirmed. There are ways that God reveals to us how He sees everything we are doing while reminding us that we don’t have to earn God’s love. You already have it.  Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podc...

The Desire to be Heard: God Hears the Things No One Else Does   We all have desires of the heart, some hidden and some, well, not-so-hidden. This week we are kicking off a new series called the Desires of the Heart. We are starting off with the Desire to be Heard. God hears those things in our hearts in a way that no one else does.    Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast.   Do you som...

The Desire to be Chosen and How God Calls Us to Surrender to His Love This week, Rachael walks through an event in her life that shows the powerful way God chooses us to be His children. We also talk through the idea of surrender and how God’s love allows us to fully hand our lives over to Him. Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast.   Do you sometimes doubt if you are truly hearing God...

Encouragement from Scripture When You Feel Unseen   Have you ever had a season of hiddenness? A season where it feels like God has tucked you away somewhere? This week, we look at the story of the prophet Elijah and how God works in those hidden seasons of our lives.   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...