The Holy Shift Devotionals Podcast

Day 5: The Noise of the Crowd (Rise and Walk Series) Why do the critics show up the moment you start making progress? 🗣️🚫 Today, we’re talking about the noise that tries to pull you back to the pool. In John 5:10, the "religious crowd" was more offended by the man’s walk than they were by his 38 years of suffering. Desiree Day discusses how to handle the people who are more comfortable...

Day 4 The Weight of the Walk (Rise and Walk Series) What happens the moment the miracle actually works? 👣 We talk about getting healed, but we don't talk enough about the muscles it takes to stay standing. Today, we dive into the "Immediately" factor of John 5:9. Desiree explores the reality that walking while carrying your history is a workout. The "mat" you used to lie o...

Day 3: The Blame Game (Rise and Walk Series) Who are you waiting for to come and save you? 🛑 In Day 3 of The Awakening , we’re exposing the "If Only" trap. In John 5:7, when Jesus asks the man if he wants to be well, the man doesn't say "Yes"—he gives a list of people who haven't helped him. Desiree Day breaks down why we often look for a man to move us into the water...

"Do you want to get well?" It sounds like a simple question, but it’s actually the most disruptive thing Jesus could ask. 🚪🔑 In Day 2 of our Rise and Walk series, we are still in "The Awakening," but we’re moving from the external action to the internal motive. Before the man at the pool could move, he had to answer a blunt question from the Savior. Today, Desiree Day challen...

Have you ever become so comfortable in your "waiting season" that you actually started to decorate the space around your stuckness? 🛋️✨ Welcome to Day 1 of our  Rise and Walk  series! In this kickoff episode of Week 1, "The Awakening," Desiree Day dives into the iconic encounter in John 5 between Jesus and the man at the Pool of Bethesda. We’re breaking down the command to &qu...

Hey there Beautiful Souls! Welcome to Day 30—the FINAL episode of "Chaos to Clarity: Hearing God When Life is Loud"—a 30-day transformational journey on *The Holy Shift Devotionals Podcast* with Desiree Day. **YOUR 100-FOLD TESTIMONY STARTS TODAY** This celebratory finale reveals why the chaos you just walked through wasn't the problem—it was the CONTEXT for your breakthrough....

Hey there Beautiful Souls! Welcome to Day 29 of "Chaos to Clarity: Hearing God When Life is Loud" - a 30-day transformational journey on The Holy Shift Devotionals Podcast with Desiree Day. YOUR TESTIMONY IN PROGRESS Today's permission-giving episode reveals why you don't have to wait until you're "done" to help someone else. When Desiree wrote the first devotional,...

Hey there Beautiful Souls! Welcome to Day 29 of "Chaos to Clarity: Hearing God When Life is Loud" - a 30-day transformational journey on The Holy Shift Devotionals Podcast with Desiree Day. YOUR TESTIMONY IN PROGRESS Today's permission-giving episode reveals why you don't have to wait until you're "done" to help someone else. When Desiree wrote the first devotional,...

THE COURAGE TO SHARE YOUR STORY Today's vulnerable episode tackles the gap between knowing God called you to help people and actually opening your mouth to share your story. THE FEARS: Desiree was afraid people would stop listening - that they'd dodge her like when she did network marketing for health supplements. Afraid she didn't know all the scripture in the Bible - what if someone...

Hey there Beautiful Souls! Welcome to Day 26 of "Chaos to Clarity: Hearing God When Life is Loud" - a 30-day transformational journey on The Holy Shift Devotionals Podcast with Desiree Day. HOW DO YOU KEEP THE BREAKTHROUGH? Today's practical episode answers the question everyone asks after transformation: How do I maintain this? How do I not slip back into chaos? Desiree shares the d...

Hey there Beautiful Souls! Welcome to Day 25 of "Chaos to Clarity: Hearing God When Life is Loud" - a 30-day transformational journey on The Holy Shift Devotionals Podcast with Desiree Day. THE FULL ARC: FROM CHAOS TO CLARITY TO CALLING Today's powerful episode reveals the complete progression - where Desiree was, how God brought her up the stairway, and where she is now as a fisher of men. WHERE...

Hey there Beautiful Souls! Welcome to Day 24 of "Chaos to Clarity: Hearing God When Life is Loud" - a 30-day transformational journey on The Holy Shift Devotionals Podcast with Desiree Day. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STRIVING AND SURRENDERING Today's episode reveals what happens when you stop trying to figure everything out alone and start listening for God's instruction while you do...

Hey there Beautiful Souls! Welcome to Day 23 of "Chaos to Clarity: Hearing God When Life is Loud" - a 30-day transformational journey on The Holy Shift Devotionals Podcast with Desiree Day. RECOGNIZING PROVISION IN UNEXPECTED PLACES Today's vulnerable episode tackles what happens when God doesn't show up the way you expected - and how to recognize He's been there all along. D...

Hey there Beautiful Souls! Welcome to Day 22 of "Chaos to Clarity: Hearing God When Life is Loud" - a 30-day transformational journey on The Holy Shift Devotionals Podcast with Desiree Day. WEEK 4 BEGINS: YOUR 100-FOLD TESTIMONY Today kicks off the final week with the FULL story Desiree has been referencing throughout the series. This is the complete 100-fold return testimony in three pa...

Hey there Beautiful Souls! Welcome to Day 20 of "Chaos to Clarity: Hearing God When Life is Loud" - a 30-day transformational journey on The Holy Shift Devotionals Podcast with Desiree Day. WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN GOD TELLS YOU TO DO SOMETHING THAT MAKES EVERYONE THINK YOU'VE LOST YOUR MIND? Today's bold episode tackles when obedience looks crazy from the outside. Desiree shares a po...

Hey there Beautiful Souls! Welcome to Day 19 of "Chaos to Clarity: Hearing God When Life is Loud" - a 30-day transformational journey on The Holy Shift Devotionals Podcast with Desiree Day. WHAT IF THE BIG BREAKTHROUGH IS WAITING ON THE SMALL OBEDIENCE YOU KEEP DISMISSING? Today's episode reveals a powerful PATTERN you might have missed over the last two weeks of stories: Every big o...

Hey there Beautiful Souls! Welcome to Day 18 of "Chaos to Clarity: Hearing God When Life is Loud" - a 30-day transformational journey on The Holy Shift Devotionals Podcast with Desiree Day. WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN GOD TELLS YOU TO OBEY BUT YOU CAN'T CONTROL WHAT HAPPENS NEXT? Today's episode tackles one of the biggest obstacles to obedience: trying to control the outcome before you o...

Hey there Beautiful Souls! Welcome to Day 17 of "Chaos to Clarity: Hearing God When Life is Loud" - a 30-day transformational journey on The Holy Shift Devotionals Podcast with Desiree Day. WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN GOD SAYS "NOW" AND YOU SAY "TOMORROW"? Today's episode tackles something almost every listener has experienced: the cycle of promising yourself you'll g...

Hey there Beautiful Souls! Welcome to Day 16 of "Chaos to Clarity: Hearing God When Life is Loud" - a 30-day transformational journey on  The Holy Shift Devotionals Podcast  with Desiree Day. WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN GOD TELLS YOU TO DO SOMETHING AND IT MAKES NO SENSE? Today's episode tackles one of the biggest obstacles to obedience: waiting to UNDERSTAND before you obey. Desiree shares...

WEEK 3 BEGINS: THE COST OF DELAYED OBEDIENCE This is the hardest episode Desiree has shared yet. And she's sharing it so you don't have to carry the regret she carries. Summer 2023. Desiree was pregnant with her son. She flew to Chicago twice for different events. But neither trip included staying with her mom or going to see her. Her mom was deeply hurt. She called. Desiree could hear it...

WE GOT VIDEO BABY! check it out on Spotify! THE 5-YEAR PREPARATION What if the breakthrough you're praying for requires preparation you're not willing to do? What if God's been working behind the scenes for YEARS positioning you for something you can't even see yet? In today's powerful episode closing out Week 2, Desiree shares a story she's never told before: the 5-year jo...

THE 6-YEAR REVELATION What if God's been working a master plan in your life for YEARS - and you just can't see it yet? What if that area you're desperate for breakthrough in is staying low because God's preparing you FIRST? In today's mind-blowing episode, Desiree shares about a prophetic moment when 6 years of God's orchestration became clear in a single instant. Starting...

THE 24-HOUR TEST: ASK AND WATCH What if you could ask God for a sign about a specific decision and actually expect Him to answer within 24 hours? What if God is more ready to give you confirmation than you are to ask for it? In today's faith-building episode, Desiree shares one of the most powerful tools for getting confirmation from God: the 24-hour test. After her Highway 1 reconnection mome...

Send a text WHAT IF GOD'S SPEAKING THROUGH OTHER PEOPLE? What if God's been speaking to you all along - but through other people's mouths instead of directly in your prayer time? What if you've been dismissing the very message you needed because you weren't expecting God to speak through THAT person, in THAT moment, in THAT way? In today's powerful episode, Desiree sh...

Send a text IS THIS GOD, OR IS THIS JUST ME? Have you ever had an idea that felt so right, made so much sense, got you so excited - that you were convinced "God told me to do this"? And then you were confused when it didn't work out the way you thought? In today's honest (and slightly humorous) episode, Desiree shares about the time she found five dollars and immediately though...