Java with Jen: Hearing God's Voice in Everyday Life | Holy Spirit, Spiritual Warfare, Prophetic Word

Don’t like praying? Don’t pray enough? Feel like your prayers hit the ceiling and bounce back? I get it. I’ve been there, and the Holy Spirit had to teach me himself how to enjoy praying, and let’s be honest, no one enjoys praying if it doesn’t bear fruit! Well, I’m going to share with you what He taught me, and now my prayer life is not just enjoyable, but powerfully effective. In fact my family...

Did you know you could change your whole life by changing the way you speak? It’s true. Science verifies this, scripture teaches this, and today, Sherry Jones explains this! Don’t forget to check her out on: FACEBOOK , HER INSTAGRAM , PODCAST INSTAGRAM , PODCAST , and her WEBSITE .   #speaklife #wordshavepower #speaking #words #christian #talklikejesus #speaklikejesus #love #truth  #spea...

People don't often think emotional eating and your spiritual life could be connected, but they often are!  Melissa Rholfs is a health and life coach who shares with us how to identify the red flags of emotional eating, why we get pulled into it, what impact in can have on your body and how it can even affect your spiritual life.  In true Jen-style, we get practical, while keeping you inspired and...

Feelers unite!  It can be tough to be a feeler.  You walk into a room full of people and suddenly it's like you stepped into an emotional field of landmines, picking up on people's happy, sad, mad, and glad.  All the feelers know the exhaustion that comes from having emotional antennas that are constantly sensing the invisible climate of a space, and sometimes it's hard to know what...

Do you want to see the miraculous as a regular experience in your life? Everyone needs a miracle... or two... or ten. In this episode, new author Tiffany Tombre and Jen share how they pull on God for miracles as a lifestyle... and they break it down into a few simple steps so you can do the same. •. Be sure you follow them on Instagram and Facebook , and you can buy their book directly here: https...

Believing God for a promise or breakthrough will inevitably lead you to the edge of your faith... where you'll have to keep standing.  This is for your growth, and even when you get discouraged, it's more a reflection of your growth than unbelief.  Tune in for some serious encouragement on how to keep your faith built in trying times!  Don't forget to share this episode with a friend, and I thank...

Everyone has experienced those relationships and situations where we feel unsafe and maybe powerless, but today I give you a principle that will empower you to be the most powerful person in your life, and put the control of those situations back in your hands... in a healthy way. Let’s talk BOUNDARIES!! In the intro and episode I mention a number emotions you might feel, that are indicators of a...

Many believers are struggling to know how to position themselves, their voice, their opinions, and their desire to make an impact right now with tensions so high in our nation. In this pre-recorded episode, Stephen Samuel (my husband, and author of “A Reason for Hope”) shares how he does that... and it’s powerful. You’ll want to catch this episode for sure! Share with three friends, and if you’d l...

We all witnessed a heartbreaking scene yesterday, January 6th, when peaceful Trump Protestors gathered in front of the capital, and a few rioters turned it into a devastating day for all Americans.  Four were killed, and the White House was desecrated by their lack of respect and rioting.  Most americans are feeling the weightiness and heaviness of the brokenness of our nation.  My...

They say you don’t grow inside your comfort zone, and since 2020 has been nothing short of hecka UNcomfortable for all of us, I thought we could celebrate making it through the year and look back on the valuable wisdoms and life-altering lessons both you and I learned. I share my top three essentials 2020 handed me, and I read many of yours in the Life hacks...all about y’all this episode! This is...

More than ever before women are finding ways to be creative and bring income in from home...especially since 2020 has landed so many of us semi-permanently within our four walls.  Well my guest today, Melanie Mitro, has managed to create a thriving, massive business from home to the point that her husband quit his job to work with her!  IN this episode she shares about her experience and some poin...

Let’s face it, we all have to do it and almost none of us feel like we know how to talk to our kids about sex! For an area of life that is super important to me and our family and well, humanity in general, I decided that with raising four boys, talking about sex was going to be something we could be good at. We may not have the market cornered, but so far it’s gone really well, and so I decided t...

Happy thanksgiving day!! Words of knowledge are when you know something by divine insight that you wouldn’t naturally know or deduce. When God tells you a bit of information about someone to encourage and love on them. This is something we all can walk in, for direction in our own lives and for the encouragement of others. As I mention, here is a link to the notes I reference throughout the episod...

One of the most fundamental aspects of walking with God is learning to hear his voice and guidance in our lives... but a good majority of Christians can’t say they confidently know how to hear his voice. In today’s episode, I teach you how to develop your sensitivity to his voice, which is the beginning of developing your spiritual sense of sight/hearing. There have been countless times in my life...

In this episode I dove into the basics of what IS THE prophetic, why is it important, where does it come from, how do we activate that part of us? All your foundational questions ate being answered in today’s episode, so enjoy! The life hack at the end is wrapped into the end of the discussion where I cover some specific resources and Prophets who are trustworthy to listen to and learn from. Enjoy...

You don’t have to be a prophet to find dirt in peoples lives, but to find the gold may require God’s insight. Old Testament Prophetic ministry and New Testament prophetic ministry are different. In this episode we dive into the goals and priorities of the New Testament prophetic and how those should nurture a healthy prophetic culture where our goal is to find the gold in people, not dig up sin. D...

Wow. Gina and I met in such a unique way which we will share in the episode, and her story is such a powerful one that has grown and evolved into her helping others discover and breathe into their own dreams. She is a firm believer that our dreams don’t die, they just get buried and we get to rediscover them. Tune in as she shared about exciting and impactful moments as a Celebrity Stylist with Op...

Ep 35- “Marriage is work” said everyone, everywhere! Today’s couple, Andee & Pat, have helped couples from all over the nation recover and restore broken marriages that needed anything from simple tools to major healing. In this episode and next week’s, they break down the four major hurdles most couples get stuck on (sex, money, communication and in-laws) and offer both wisdom and practical tools...

“Marriage is work” said everyone, everywhere! Today’s couple, Andee & Pat, have helped couples from all over the nation recover and restore broken marriages that needed anything from simple tools to major healing. In this episode and next week’s, they break down the four major hurdles most couples get stuck on (sex, money, communication and in-laws) and offer both wisdom and practical tools, while...

I was craving to do some Q & A this week and y’all came out with the heavy hitters!! It was good tho, and the studying really enriched me. You asked two questions I tackle today: 1. What do I do about my family who goes to church but judges me for not going? 2. What is so powerful about the blood of Jesus anyways? And don’t miss the life hack where I share a simple tip that can help your metabolis...

Retrospect is 20/20, and with the new fall season around the corner, and having just transitioned into a new season of Pastoring, I found myself reflective this morning, looking back on all that I gleaned from my recent ten years as a leader in ministry, and as a parent. I’ve been in ministry leadership for 23+ years, but the most recent years hold different lessons than my early years, and I want...

Retrospect is 20/20, and with the new fall season around the corner, and having just transitioned into a new season of Pastoring, I found myself reflective this morning, looking back on all that I gleaned from my recent ten years as a leader in ministry, and as a parent. I’ve been in ministry leadership for 23+ years, but the most recent years hold different lessons than my early years, and I want...

Ever felt like your waiting and waiting for that next season, or next opportunity to come but it keeps delaying? Ever stood in front of an open door only to have it closed before you could walk through it? Yeah, me too. More than I can count. And through another situation like that this week, the Lord showed me WHAT kept me in that waiting, and what kept closing those doors to me. So I share them...

My husband will be a published Author by the end of the year, and we wanted to share it with you! In this episode he touches on some of the gold buried in his first book called “A Reason for Hope”, where he uncovers why we don’t need to walk in shame or condemnation, and how we can live a truly joy-filled, overcoming, powerful life as Christians as we journey with Jesus and his very personal grace...

When life is shakey, we want to feel stable, and when We lost our home and belongings in Hurricane Harvey in 2017, I walked away with five game-changing lessons that took a potentially traumatizing time and turned it into such a huge blessing, and they’re lessons that apply to any tough situation. With us staring down Hurricane Laura in the gulf right now, I thought it was the perfect time to shar...