Have you ever found yourself in a season where your faith in Jesus feels a bit watered down? It happens to all of us, right? The other day I was talking to God about how badly my hip hurts. I’ve got an issue with the cartilage and some days it just aches ☹ In the midst of my complaining (and frankly – lots of self-pity), Jesus tapped me on the shoulder and reminded me that I definitely wasn’t in a ‘believing God for healing’ mode. “Ummmmm, You’re right Lord. Thanks for letting me know. Please he...
Mar 12, 2024•8 min•Ep. 223
Ever wondered what the word ‘contentment’ really means and how to ACTUALLY live it out? Me too! My husband and I were having a (we’ll call it a ‘heated discussion’) one day about why he seems to be so much more contented with life than I do. “I don’t like it when it seems like God is taking His time”, I said He quickly countered with, “yes, but He is God and You, Lisa, are not!” Argh! (of course, he was right)! But, as Jesus often does, I recognized that I was being invited to shift my perspecti...
Mar 05, 2024•10 min•Ep. 224
“God, I just want to go and watch my TV programs and not deal with this right now” I wanted to just tuck my head under a blanket, but I felt Jesus prompting me to come and talk with Him. With every ounce of willpower, I extended my hand and said, “OK Lord, let’s see what’s happening” He gently led me through 1. Remembering that He loves me and only points out growth opportunities because of that love 2. It hurts me (and Him), when I’m believing the enemy’s lies and staying stuck because of it 3....
Feb 27, 2024•8 min•Ep. 222
When I’d sit down to think about whether I was doing what God had called me to do, I’d get SO frustrated. I wanted to go ‘all in’ and live my life fully for Jesus, but I had no clue where to begin. The nagging voice in my head said, “it’s just too hard to hear God like that Lisa, you’ll never do it” But when I listened to that ‘still, small voice’ I knew 3 things for sure 1.God still speaks to His kids today (and I’m one of them) 2.He made me for a purpose (and He wanted to let me know what it w...
Feb 20, 2024•13 min•Ep. 221
“Come and do this thing with Me” you hear the Lord say. Ummm… “This is super exciting. But I’m scared And it’s totally impossible, Lord!” We’ve all had these moments where we feel like God is asking us to step out of the boat and come and walk with Him on the water. You’re right – they can feel exciting and scary and are most likely impossible – but this is where God can truly show off who He is. When things get beyond our own understanding, we get to turn to God and see the smile on His face as...
Feb 13, 2024•10 min•Ep. 220
There I was, sitting alone in my car, crying. I wasn’t quite sure why there was so much emotion welling up inside me, but I knew that the anxiety I was feeling was real. You see, I’d been awake since 3:30am and driven over 200 miles to attend a Conference that I knew would be a game changer for me. So why was I so anxious? I took a deep breath and asked Jesus what was going on. “ You’re afraid of meeting a room full of people ” He said. Ugh, it felt so good to know that He knew why I was so nerv...
Feb 06, 2024•6 min•Ep. 219
There’s something so comforting about knowing that you can come and talk with your Heavenly Dad about anything. And by anything, I mean A N Y T H I N G. He knows what’s happening in your life and He’s not embarrassed or shocked or overwhelmed by any of it. Phew! Read Philippians 4:6-7 ( I love the Amplified version ), and feel the love as you see how God offers to swap your anxiety, for peace ( now that’s a great deal right there ) Peace is SO cool. Jesus is the Prince of Peace and in Phil 4:7 H...
Jan 30, 2024•8 min•Ep. 218
You know when you read a verse in the Bible and suddenly you KNOW that it’s talking about you? Right?! Well, this was one of those times for me. I know that when God does that He is actually trying to get me to see something that He wants to help me with. I just get to say “yes” (no matter how uncomfortable it seems to confront the issue He’s highlighting) So I came to Him and said, “Lord, please help me to see what’s really going on underneath this habitual behaviour, and let me know what I get...
Jan 23, 2024•11 min•Ep. 216
I was listening to someone speak the other day and they said a most interesting thing… They said, "well if it’s Winter then you don’t go out and try to plant a seed in the frozen soil, you wait until Spring to do that” It was like a lightbulb went off inside my head. Of course you don’t take your pickaxe and try to dig up the rock hard soil to plant a seed!! You look at what season you’re in and you do what the season lets you do In Winter you wrap up warm, take it slower, drive carefully. In Sp...
Jan 16, 2024•6 min•Ep. 217
you know you’re ‘in your groove’ when… - you love what you do - things seem to work without much effort on your part and others are blessed too! Now on the other hand you also definitely know when you’re NOT in your groove, right? - it’s difficult to do things easily and well - you’re just not interested in the topic and it brings you no joy. As I was reading through my Bible plan this morning I came across an interesting set of verses about how God created a group of people to LOVE creating mus...
Jan 09, 2024•9 min•Ep. 215
Change can be hard. Moving away from where you’re comfortable and what you like to do, can be a mixture of scary and exciting at the same time. Transitions can feel like this too. You know that God is inviting you into something new and different, but you’re not quite sure how to navigate the gap between where you are and where you’re going – right? The beauty is that God knows that this ‘tension gap’ exists and He has a great reason for creating it, and then leading you through the process. As ...
Jan 02, 2024•7 min•Ep. 214
Christmastime means different things to different people. For some it’s a time of deep pain For others it’s a great opportunity to get together with loved ones For some it’s stressful because of the expectations we’ve put on it… But underneath it all there is a real reason for the season that we all engage in - one way or another. And that reason is LOVE. My husband and I are visiting our kids and grandkids in South Africa at the moment and strongly feel the invitation of Jesus, to love. To rece...
Dec 19, 2023•3 min•Ep. 213
When it’s cold and rainy outside, we wear a raincoat When it’s hot and sticky, we wear a t-shirt When we’re going to a party, we wear something nice… Just as we would clothe our body appropriately for the weather or the event, we also have the opportunity to clothe our thinking with the Truth of God’s word, appropriate to the circumstances we’re in. Listen to today’s episode and see how to partner with Jesus to live out Proverbs 23:7 in your life today. So As Always, 𝙅𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙞...
Dec 05, 2023•8 min•Ep. 212
One of the biggest questions we get to walk through with our business coaching clients is… “How do I know how to set goals and plan for business growth and profit when James 4:13-14 says that we’re not supposed to do it?” On the surface it looks like James is telling us that it is arrogant to be planning each day and instead we should say, “If the Lord wills, we will live and do this or that.” Well, how does that fit with the reality of needing to make solid plans to ensure business success? Eve...
Nov 28, 2023•9 min•Ep. 211
I was sitting on the edge of my seat watching a talent show. A young man nervously took centre stage and gave Simon Cowell only 1 word answers (he was so nervous!) And what unfolded next, blew me, Simon and the audience away. You know when you see someone step up to do something that looks scary and you’re secretly saying, “please be good, please be good…”? Well, this boy showed us what the gold inside of him looked like when he opened his mouth and sang. Now what if we looked at ourselves in th...
Nov 14, 2023•4 min•Ep. 210
I was talking with a coaching client and we were processing how to deal with it when our heart is just SO hurt! You know when something has happened and it feels like your heart was cut and it’s just bleeding everywhere ( but you don’t know how to get out of the pain )? What does it practically look like when God says that He ‘binds up the broken-hearted’ in Isaiah 61:1? In today’s podcast I share how God has shown me how He helps our hearts to feel, process and heal (phew…) So As Always, 𝙅𝙚𝙨...
Nov 07, 2023•10 min•Ep. 209
Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?” (Mark 4:38) When we’re in the middle of a raging storm in our lives, sometimes we don’t understand why Jesus doesn’t seem to be as stressed about it as we are?!? After all, the sea was so rough that even these hardy fishermen were scared (now that’s a bad storm!) But just the fact that Jesus was WITH them, helped them through the circumstances that was terrifying them. He...
Oct 31, 2023•8 min•Ep. 208
Death and life are in the power of the tongue,And those who love it and indulge it will eat its fruit and bear the consequences of their words. Pro 18:21 (Amp) This verse stops me in my tracks! The very real Truth that I will live with the consequences of the words I speak over myself, is highly sobering. But when I sit and think about it for a moment, I’m actually filled with a ton of hope. What if it’s possible to sit with God and ask Him to show us the areas where we speak negatively about ou...
Oct 24, 2023•9 min•Ep. 207
I’ve been hungry to see the miraculous nature of God for a loooooong time. To actually experience so much of His amazing thinking and being in the world, that I am in a constant place of awe and wonder at Who He is. The power of His unconditional love (this one blows my mind – especially when I’m angry with someone) His kind intentions toward us in every moment (yes, even the ones that seem unbearable to us) His thinking that is WAY bigger than ours and how He works every thread of our lives tog...
Oct 17, 2023•7 min•Ep. 206
What if there is a way to bring your future into the present? What if you don’t need to get stuck trying to ‘fix’ the past? What if God is inviting you to grow in wisdom and in favor with Him and people? What if… oh the possibilities are endless! In today’s episode I’ll unpack God’s promises in Luke 2:52 and how you too can look to where He is taking you, instead of trying to get your answers by ‘figuring out’ the past. As always, 𝙅𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙪�...
Oct 10, 2023•9 min•Ep. 205
Pain feels terrible! It’s just a fact. And so we do all that we can to try and get rid of it. Find a solution. Ignore it… But what if pain is actually there for a reason, and it’s a good reason? What if we actually stopped and looked at the pain – its cause, its function, its purpose, and took positive, God-led action? Imagine what could happen!? In today’s episode I’ll talk through a concept that has the ability to CHANGE the way you view the pain you experience in your life, and actually motiv...
Oct 03, 2023•11 min•Ep. 204
I’ve had thousands of hours of talks, coaching, mentoring and spiritual guidance conversations over the years and there is a KEY component that always comes up – hearing the voice of God. I know, I know… it can be a touchy question for most of us. ◼️ How do I know if it’s REALLY God’s voice I’m hearing? ◼️ Can I trust what I hear (‘cos there’s a lot riding on this decision for me)? ◼️ Can He hear me? ◼️ What do I talk to Him about? ◼️ Can I tell Him anything? Will He understand what I’m going th...
Sep 26, 2023•11 min•Ep. 203
“… (Name) suddenly died of a massive heart attack yesterday” The news stopped me in my tracks! “But, I just saw him not too long ago at church and he looked fine…” As I’ve been thinking about the news of my friend’s death Jesus has shown me some Truths about processing through hard things with Him (and how He comforts us when we do). We can come to Him and tell Him all the things we’re really feeling. He’s felt them all (Heb 4:15) and wants to process them with us (Heb 4:16) He is our comfort as...
Sep 19, 2023•8 min•Ep. 202
I was at a conference one day, serving the attendees at ‘Prophetic Booths’. We created little stations of 3 chairs. Two for a couple of us who would be asking God for a word of encouragement for the 3rd person, a conference guest. I was still so new at hearing God’s voice and I was so scared I’d make a mistake, so I was really relying on my partner to know what they were doing. A man walked up to me and he looked like he lived in a homeless camp and had his one nice shirt on. His arm was broken ...
Sep 12, 2023•9 min•Ep. 199
Commitment Perseverance ‘Stick to it’ iveness These words (and their actions) may not be as popular in our society as they once were. But that doesn’t make them any less valuable or important to God. I’ve been in tears today as we celebrate this 200th episode of the Adventures with Jesus, Today podcast. I realized that God has specifically had a piece of wisdom, revelation, comfort, encouragement, correction, love etc etc etc, to give to us each week for the past 4 years! How amazing is that! He...
Sep 05, 2023•10 min•Ep. 201
I used to think that becoming a Christian meant that my life would be carefree and happy all the time. I mean isn’t that what the ‘sales brochure’ says? Then I came across John 16:33 where Jesus says that we will have persecution in this life………..(ummmm) BUT Not to worry… BECAUSE He has overcome the world. Well, this was a bit of a ‘wake-up call’ to me when I first realized what this could look like in my life. BUT As I have journeyed through that verse (and life with Jesus), I’ve come to realiz...
Aug 29, 2023•8 min•Ep. 200
Our daughter came to live with us when she was 11, and I found myself woefully in over my head as far as parenting was involved. I so desperately wanted her to ’turn out OK’, that I thought I needed to be the only input in her life because then I could ‘control’ the outcome. Wow, was I wrong… It changed my life when I realized that I didn’t have to be my child’s only input I could let God bring others around her who could pour into her I didn’t feel left out or bad because I wasn’t that ‘answer’...
Aug 22, 2023•9 min•Ep. 198
“You have to have that homework done by 8pm tonight” “Our employees need to be paid by the last day of the month” “We have to close on this house by the 15th or else someone else will get it” Deadlines have a way of looming over us and causing us to feel so much anxiety and stress. We feel the pressure (whether we put it on ourselves or it’s from someone else), and it’s crushing. And then add to that, God doesn’t seem to be moved by those deadlines when we ask Him to help us to. What’s up with t...
Aug 15, 2023•10 min•Ep. 197
Sometimes our thoughts can consume us as we worry about where the money is coming from, or how to solve that situation at work, or ask ourselves why our relationships have become so strained lately. Sound familiar? It happens to all of us because it’s a tactic of the enemy to get us to keep our eyes focused on what’s going on around us, instead of being focused on God. In this week’s podcast episode we’ll talk through some really practical ways to ask God to help you keep Him in 1st place – wher...
Aug 08, 2023•7 min•Ep. 196
It’s always been a little confusing to me when it comes to knowing what I should sow and what I get to keep. Right? When God talks about sowing and reaping and that He gives both seed for the sower and bread for the eater, how are we supposed to know what’s ours to keep and what gets sown? Well, in my quiet time one day, He showed me how I get to think about this from His perspective (and it’s pretty cool!) As you listen to or watch today’s episode, your mind will be blown away by how God wants ...
Aug 01, 2023•9 min•Ep. 195
