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618: Grieving Transitions In Our Children’s Lives: God is With You In The Hard Moments Sending your child to college? Or perhaps it’s kindergarten, the military, or even a new apartment. The feelings of grief left behind are sometimes hard to deal with. Today in this bonus episode, we talk through some ways to deal with that grief and allow the Holy Spirit to meet you in that place. I pray this ep...

617: How to See What God is Doing: Hearing God, Devotional When we are serving, we get a first-hand view of what God is doing, and sometimes we get to see the miracles that no one else gets to see.   Show Sponsor Partnership Information: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion International: Compassion.com/hearingjesus Or Text HEARINGJESUS to 83393 To get a FREE month of the Victory App from Covenan...

616: Serving From Overflow: Hearing God, Devotional True service is a lifestyle, not an event. Serving God should always be an overflow of our hearts and what God is doing in our lives. It shouldn’t be a prescribed way to build a brand or fit a mold. Instead, we need to seek out how God wants us to live, with a lifestyle of service, just like He did. Show Sponsor Partnership Information: To Sponso...

615: Selfish or Selfless? Are We Serving God Or Ourselves? Hearing God, Devotional Serving God needs to be more about what God is doing than what we want to do. It’s not about the selfies, it’s about the kingdom. Show Sponsor Partnership Information: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion International: Compassion.com/hearingjesus Or Text HEARINGJESUS to 83393 To get a FREE month of the Victory App...

614: Is Serving God Self-Serving? How to Tell: Hearing God, Devotional Can our service to God be self-serving? Today we look at the difference between self-righteous service and true service of God. What is the difference? Service should be an overflow of our hearts and what God is doing in them. Show Sponsor Partnership Information: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion International: Compassion....

613: What Healthy Submission Looks Like: Hearing God, Devotional   As we finish up this conversation about Biblical submission, we talk about what it looks like to walk out submission in our daily lives. I pray this series has blessed you and would love it if you would send me a message, give me some feedback, or reach out for prayer. You are so loved. Show Sponsor Partnership Information: To Spon...

612: 7 Things Biblical Submission Does: Hearing God, Devotional   Today we start a list of 7 things Biblical submission does. It’s not about quieting our own hearts and desires as much as it is about elevating those of others. Submission in our relationships can be done in a healthy, God honoring way. Join me as we start to unpack that.  Show Sponsor Partnership Information: To Sponsor a Child thr...

611: What Does the Bible Say About Submission? Hearing God, Devotional Today we dive into God’s heart for submission and God’s heart for us. I know this topic can be hard, but my prayer is that we start to understand it from God’s perspective. Show Sponsor Partnership Information: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion International: Compassion.com/hearingjesus Or Text HEARINGJESUS to 83393 To get...

610: What Submission is NOT: How the World Distorts the Idea of Submission: Hearing God, Devotional When we live in community of other believers, we understand submission in terms of our relationships. We must always look through the lens of Jesus when we approach this topic. Today we take a look at a couple things Biblical Submission is NOT. Show Sponsor Partnership Information: To Sponsor a Chil...

609: Does God Call Us to Submit? Hearing God, Devotional Today we continue our Spiritual Disciplines series as we talk about the idea of Biblical Submission. True submission brings freedom. Join me as we dive into this sometimes difficult topic. Show Sponsor Partnership Information: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion International: Compassion.com/hearingjesus Or Text HEARINGJESUS to 83393 To ge...

608: God Will Never Leave You Alone: Hearing God, Devotional It doesn’t matter how you feel, the truth is, God never leaves us alone. Scripture reveals that to us over and over, and the word of God is more powerful than what we feel. Today we look at a couple more examples from Scripture and how God longs for us to recognize He is there in our hard moments. Solitude becomes a space where we allow...

607: Allowing God to Fill Up Our Hearts and Minds: Hearing God’s Voice, Devotional So many of us continue to pour out, into our families, into our jobs, into our church, without every truly getting filled back up. Today we look at some more Biblical examples of how and when Jesus and the disciples used solitude to restore their hearts and fill back up. I pray this ongoing conversation blesses you....

606: Barriers to Hearing God’s Voice: Devotional, Hearing God Investing in your relationship with God is never a waste of time. Jesus would often seek out solitude to hear from the Lord. Today we look at some Biblical examples of solitude. Show Sponsor Partnership Information: To Sponsor a Child through Compassion International: Compassion.com/hearingjesus Or Text HEARINGJESUS to 83393 To get a FR...

605: Do You Fear Being Lonely? Hearing God’s Voice, Devotional So many of us avoid solitude because of a fear of loneliness. Did you know that the two are not necessarily the same thing? In fact, they are radically different. Quieting our hearts from all the distractions is an important part of learning to hear God more clearly. Join me this week as we discuss ways to bring solitude into our daily...

604: There is Always Room When God Provides: How the Gospel Continues to Bring Hope On today’s episode, Rachael takes a small break from the Spiritual Disciplines series in order to talk with Pastor Richmond Wandera from Uganda. Richmond shares his powerful testimony of how God intervened on his behalf on the streets of Uganda. Richmond is the Founder of the Pastors Discipleship Network in Uganda,...

603: Living Simple to Hear God More Clearly - Hearing God’s Voice Series, Devotional Today we finish up our list of practical ideas to help us start letting go of some things that may be getting in the way of living lives of simplicity. Additional Resources: For ad-free content, family discussion guides, journaling worksheets, bonus content, and our private discussion forum, please visit our Patre...

602: How Can I Simplify My Spiritual Life? - Hearing God’s Voice Series, Devotional Getting started in the area of simplicity doesn’t have to be complicated. In fact, that’s kind of the whole point, it’s pretty simple. Today we talk about some practical steps you can take to pursue simplicity in your daily life. Additional Resources: For ad-free content, family discussion guides, journaling worksh...

601: Finding Balance in Our Lives - Hearing God’s Voice Series, Devotional When we seek first the kingdom, anxiety falls away. The inward reality of simplicity becomes a life of joy regardless of our financial situations. Additional Resources: For ad-free content, family discussion guides, journaling worksheets, bonus content, and our private discussion forum, please visit our Patreon page: patreo...

600: Chasing Jesus is Simple - Hearing God’s Voice Series, Devotional Chasing Jesus instead of wealth. While I realize that may be a hot button for some people, it’s important to keep our eyes on Jesus. Today I share a testimony of what God does when we surrender our hearts to His. Additional Resources: For ad-free content, family discussion guides, journaling worksheets, bonus content, and our pr...

599: A Simple Way to Hear Jesus - Hearing God’s Voice Series, Devotional Simplicity is, well simple. But sometimes we overlook it as a spiritual discipline. This week we will be looking at ways simplicity can help us grow closer to Jesus. Additional Resources: For ad-free content, family discussion guides, journaling worksheets, bonus content, and our private discussion forum, please visit our Pat...

BONUS: Do We Have to Honor Our Parents if They Are Toxic? How Do Christians Navigate Single Parenthood and Dating? Audience Questions Answered In this Q&A session, Rachael addresses various questions from listeners. She discusses the difference between Eastern and Biblical meditation, emphasizing that the gospel is the only way to heaven. She also talks about navigating relationships with toxic fa...

598: A Life Changing Prayer for You - Hearing God’s Voice Series, Devotional Today I pray over you the same prayer a missionary prayed over me years ago- and it changed my life! I pray it blesses you. Additional Resources: For ad-free content, family discussion guides, journaling worksheets, bonus content, and our private discussion forum, please visit our Patreon page: patreon.com/HearingJesus Co...

597: Allowing God’s Truth to Set Us Free - Hearing God’s Voice Series, Devotional If we read God’s word and don’t understand it, we aren’t likely to get freedom from the things that keep us bound. We have to understand what it’s actually saying. That’s where the freedom comes from. Join me as we dig into this today. Additional Resources: For ad-free content, family discussion guides, journaling wo...

596: Ways to Understand Your Bible - Hearing God’s Voice Series, Devotional There are tools we can use that help us understand God’s word. They don’t cost any money, but you do need to be intentional. Let’s dig into the Bible and study it. Your time will never be wasted! Additional Resources: For ad-free content, family discussion guides, journaling worksheets, bonus content, and our private discu...

595: How We See God’s Word Through Our Own Eyes - Hearing God’s Voice Series, Devotional We all naturally have a filter when it comes to reading God’s word. The challenge becomes removing that filter and examining the Scriptures through the lens of the original audience and the original author. God’s word is a treasure and can impact our daily lives- if we let it. Additional Resources: For ad-free...