The Truth is Counterintuitive Podcast

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit alicebythepalm.substack.com Scriptures to pray on: “Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the Lord would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.” 2 Kings 7:2 “And the Lord said unto him, This is the l...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit alicebythepalm.substack.com 2026: The Year of Gate Make sure to check out my prophetic word for 2026 in January afterward. I’m shocked how much these two prophecies align—clearly I always forget whatever I post, all glory to God : ) Scriptures for you to proclaim and pray on: Leviticus 19:23-25 Luke 13:6-9 Leviticus 26:41 John 11:38-44...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit alicebythepalm.substack.com ✨🎄Merry Christmas!!🎄🎁✨🥧🍪☕️ 🎧In this episode: * John 1:1-2 & Genesis 1&2—the spirit and the flesh * John 1:3—the created and the perverted * John 1:4—the life and the light * John 1:5— comprehend vs. overcome “Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understand...

🎧 In this episode: * Princes vs. Kings, principalities, the second heaven * The Noah flood, Nephilim, the Marine kingdom * Fallen angels vs. demons Scriptures: “Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea.” Revelation 21:1 “Then the dust will return to the earth as it was,And the spirit will return to God who gave it...

My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness. 2 Corinthians is not a delightful letter to read. A year ago, I found comfort in the piercing Word of God: For we do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, of our trouble which came to us in Asia: that we were burdened beyond measure, above strength, so that we despaired even of life. Yes, we had the sentence of death in...

“The Lord will strike you with madness and blindness and confusion of heart. And you shall grope at noonday, as a blind man gropes in darkness; you shall not prosper in your ways; you shall be only oppressed and plundered continually, and no one shall save you.” Deuteronomy 28:28-29 If you’ve been everywhere, always moving and changing, but not growing financially, spiritually, or mentally— You mi...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit alicebythepalm.substack.com 🎧In this episode: * You grow in grace by passing tests; you grow in rank by resisting temptations * All things work out for the good for those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose ”—this Word will come to pass by the end of 2025 * Thus says the Lord, “ The closure is the covenant ” * “Cast n...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit alicebythepalm.substack.com No weapon formed against you shall prosper,And every tongue rises against you in judgmentyou shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord,And their righteousness is from Me,”Says the Lord. Isaiah 54:17 These signs shall follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they wi...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit alicebythepalm.substack.com “Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though some strange thing were happening to you.” 1 Peter 4:12 “Do this, knowing the time, that it is already the hour for you to awaken from sleep; for now salvation is nearer to us than when we believed.”...

“Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.” Proverbs 4:7 Proverbs 11-15 bring up “ the fear of the Lord ”—if you wonder what is “the fear of God” and how can you have the fear and how the fear of God benefits you , make sure to check out this post I wrote (it even has a voiceover): This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with o...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit alicebythepalm.substack.com In this episode: * Principalities: next-level spiritual warfare * The three levels of temptation Jesus faced * The dragon: principalities in China * The glories: the most wicked principalities

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit alicebythepalm.substack.com March is the month of Adar , the last month of the Jewish calendar year. Moses died on the 7th of Adar, and then Joshua led people to march into the Promised Land. Esther led all the Jews to fast on the 13th of Adar, for three days, and then she went to the palace, and changed the history of her people, which...

01:14 No.1 God will do it again 03:54 No.2 Pass over 05:07 No.3 God only speaks to the obedient 06:53 No.4 God magnifies His anointed 08:06 No.5 How to glorify God if you aren’t a preacher 09:47 No.6 Laziness is wickedness 12:04 No.7 The Promised Land has already been occupied 14:23 No.8 The Art of War 20:28 No.9 God gives wisdom and instructions 23:17 A juicy detail for discussion 26:15 No.10 Fak...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit alicebythepalm.substack.com A Get-ready-with-me episode. I recorded it while doing make up : ) “Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them,...

A young man lacking sense,Passing through the street near her corner;And he takes the way to her house,In the twilight, in the evening,In the middle of the night and in the darkness. And behold, a woman comes to meet him,Dressed as a harlot and cunning of heart. She is boisterous and rebellious,Her feet do not remain at home;S he is now in the streets, now in the squares,And lurks by every corner....

Sins of tongues are a heart problem. “For out of the abundance of his heart he speaks.” Luke 6:45 Double-mindedness is also a heart problem. “Purify your heart, you double-minded.” James 4:8 But a carnal mind is associated with disobedience in offering your body as a living sacrifice to God. You crucify your flesh to strengthen your spirit. You offer your body to God to receive a renewed mind , so...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit alicebythepalm.substack.com I forgot to mention— Peter was the only disciple who walked on the water.

Many commend Mary’s response, “Let it be done to me according to Your word,” but I want to highlight another line of hers that is way underrated. So then said Mary unto the angel, “How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?” Luke 1:34 Other references: Luke 1 Genesis 12-18 Acts 1:7 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visi...

Brothers and Sisters, On April 23rd, I posted my first article on Substack, titled “ 10 Traits of Double-mindedness .” Six months later, I had a deeper revelation about this common sinful nature, and I want to create videos to reach a broader audience. You can read these two articles here: (paywalled due to their old age) Stay tuned and pray. We will punch the enemy in the face really hard this ti...

“Do you want to be healed?”John 5:6 Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and preach the kingdom of God.” Luke 9:60 “Now the Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go; I am sending you to Jesse the Bethlehemite. For I have provided Myself a king among his sons.” 1 Samuel 1...

Self-consciousness manifests in the form of procrastination—“you” must die to be used by God. Relevant Posts: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit alicebythepalm.substack.com/subscribe

I can count the days I put on makeup in a year. Say I go out each week, then I would wear makeup four times a month, which amounts to 48 times a year. Culturally speaking, Chinese women don’t wear makeup that much, whereas Japanese and Korean go the extreme opposite. So why I didn’t believe in makeup. I believe in effortlessness . Effortlessness means extra efforts. To achieve effortlessness, I mu...

After two failed fasting attempts, I received deeper revelations on the "sacrifice of praises and thanksgiving" and how to "fix your eyes on Jesus" in practice. In this episode: * My August fast and the Word from God * I almost quit Jesus in April * My recent demonic attack — confronting a literal “spirit of heaviness” * How to practically “fix your eyes on Jesus” * How I defeat my “wake-up paraly...

Why "many are called, few are chosen?" This post will unlock your breakthrough by fixing your misperception of "the fear of God." In this episode: * Desire it : Why you want to pursue the fear of God * Understand it : What is the fear of God * What the fear of God is NOT * Humility vs. The fear of God * The love of God vs. The fear of God * Do I have the fear of God? * Claim it : How to have the f...

Read this post if you haven’t, where I go deeper into the judgement in the House of God: The Called, the Saved, the Chosen Join our discussion in the comment💬 section in that👆🏼 post or this one. In this episode: * The Warning is against Believers * Catalog of Parables in Matthew (Table 1) * Allegory across Jesus’s Parables (Table 2) “And that servant who knew his master’s will, and did not prep...