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There is Never A Moment That God is Not With Us. Learning to Hear Him in The Hard Moments - Solitude- Day 4   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...

Being Alone With God is What Fills Us Up So That We Can Continue to Pour Out - Solitude- Day 3   So many of us continue to pour out: into our families, into our jobs, into our church, without ever 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...

The Less We Are Consumed With the Voice of the World, the More Clearly We Will Hear God’s Voice- Solitude- Day 2   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.   Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast.   Do you sometimes doubt if you are truly hearing God’...

Loneliness vs Solitude- How Quieting Our Hearts Helps us Hear From God- Solitude- Day 1   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 br...

Fun Friday- Mission Mishaps and Trip Planning   Today I share two humorous things to watch out for when traveling to another country for missions. We are also going to start praying about YOU going on a trip. Yes, YOU! Is God calling you to step out in faith to go on a trip with us?   Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast.   Do you sometimes doubt if you are truly hearing God’s voice o...

Praying Until Something Happens- Being Empowered with the Holy Spirit   God longs to empower and embolden us for the sake of the gospel. The problem is, we sometimes don’t even ask Him to. Today I share two testimonies of what God did, using young children. I pray it encourages you!   Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast.   Do you sometimes doubt if you are truly hearing God’s voice o...

What is the Root Cause of the Sins that Keep us Bound?- Revisiting Missions So often, we can get caught up looking at and trying to solve symptoms instead of the systems that keep people bound in poverty- both spiritual and material. Today we talk about the strongholds that the enemy uses to keep people trapped and how we can start addressing those root issues.   Hey friends, welcome to the Hearin...

Jesus Sees You in the Multitude, and He Wants You To See Him, Too    There are aspects of God’s character and nature that are revealed to us when we serve on the mission field. Today I share one aspect that God revealed to me last week when I was serving in the Dominican Republic. I pray this episode blesses you.   Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast.   Do you sometimes doubt if you...

 Helping Without Hurting- Post-Pandemic Mission Trips   Sometimes, despite our best intentions, our attempts at helping during a mission trip can actually be hurtful in the long run. Today I share some practical ideas and tips to ensure your return to short-term mission trips has the most impact.    Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast.   Do you sometimes doubt if you are truly hearin...

Learning to Live a Life of Simplicity in Order to Hear God More Clearly – Simplicity- Day 5   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.   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 you wond...

Pursuing the Things That Matter – Guidelines For Pursuing More of God in Your Daily Lives – Simplicity- Day 4   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.   Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast.   Do...

Balance Comes When We Are Seeking God First – Simplicity- Day 3   When we seek first the kingdom, anxiety falls away. The inward reality of simplicity becomes a life of joy regardless of our financial situations.   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 you wonder how you can know the differenc...

 Chasing Jesus Instead of Wealth – Simplicity- Day 2   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.   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...

 Living A Life That is Content With Jesus – Simplicity- Day 1   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.   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 you wonder how you can...

A Life-Changing Prayer for You Today, if You Allow it To Be – Bible Study- Day 5   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.   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 you wonder how you can know the difference? Do...

It’s Not Just the Truth That Sets Us Free. It’s the Knowledge of the Truth. There’s a Difference– Bible Study- Day 4   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.   Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus P...

Basic Ways to Understand Your Bible Better – Bible Study- Day 3   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!   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...

What Filter Are You Using? How Our Own Experiences Change the Way We Look at God’s Word – Bible Study- Day 2   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.   Hey frien...

Craving God’s Word. How God Uses His Word to Speak to Us – Bible Study- Day 1   Today we dig into the topic of studying our Bibles. What does that mean? Why should we do it? How do we get started? All this on more, it’s going to be a great week!   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 you wond...

 Incorporating Fasting into Our Daily Lives– Fasting Day 5   Today we are finishing up our topic of fasting and I am leaving you with some homework: Pray about how you can incorporate fasting into your own life. Just a reminder- it’s not about the fast. It’s about the posture of your heart during the fast.   Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast.   Do you sometimes doubt if you are tru...

What if I Can’t Fast from Food? Some Ideas of Things That Will Still Get You Results – Fasting Day 4   When we fast for spiritual reasons, we don’t always have to fast from food. There are other barriers in our life that we can remove so we can hear God more clearly. Today we discuss some, Join me!   Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast.   Do you sometimes doubt if you are truly heari...

Fasting for Beginners: Easy Ways to Start Fasting for Spiritual Growth – Fasting Day 3   The point of fasting is to hear from the Lord. We don’t fast just because everyone else is or we feel pressure to. Instead we fast so we can create a vacuum in our hearts, removing things that might have been taking up some space where the Lord should have been. Join me today as we look at some practical ways...

Fasting for Breakthrough. How Fasting Helps us Move the Needle on the Hard Things in Our Lives – Fasting Day 2   We all face hard things in our lives. Fasting can be a tool that we use to deal with the hard things in a way that helps us experience victory instead of defeat.   Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast.   Do you sometimes doubt if you are truly hearing God’s voice or if it’s...

How Does Fasting Help Us Hear From God? – Fasting Day 1   Sometimes we fast because we have an agenda. My encouragement today is to allow God’s agenda to trump our agenda. It should always be about Him and what He wants to do in 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 your own? Do you wonder how...

Prayer is How We Get to Know God – Prayer Day 5   Prayer is how we get to know God: His nature, His character, and how He interacts with us as His children. Today we finish up prayer week and I pray over you as you continue to seek to grow in your prayer life.   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 o...