Where We Have Been: How God Has Used the Hearing Jesus Podcast in 2022 This time of year, most of us naturally have a reflective heart as we look over what God did in the past year. Today we are doing that very thing on the podcast as we look back to where we were, and how much God has done this year. Thank you for being a part of that! 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 ...
Jan 09, 2023•39 min•Ep. 205
Growing in Your Ability To Hear From God and Be Confident That it’s His Voice and Not Your Own- Biblical Meditation- Day 5 God is always with us, it does not matter where we go, what we do, God is always there. It’s a matter of recognizing that. Family Favorites: We are re-airing some of our top podcasts from 2022 as we take a little break for the holidays. All new episodes will start airing again on January 9. Thank you for being a part of this community! Merry Christmas! Hey friends, welcome t...
Jan 06, 2023•28 min•Ep. 204
Is God Silent in Your Life? This May Be the Reason Why- Biblical Meditation- Day 4 Jesus is not dead, alive and continues to speak to us through the Holy Spirit. He is constantly at work in this world. He isn’t silent. The key is, are we listening? That’s what meditation is…listening for God’s voice Family Favorites: We are re-airing some of our top podcasts from 2022 as we take a little break for the holidays. All new episodes will start airing again on January 9. Thank you for being a part of ...
Jan 05, 2023•18 min•Ep. 203
Rerun- Do You Ever Lie Awake in Bed At Night Worrying? Do This Instead! Biblical Meditation- Day 3 Have you ever lost sleep worrying about what tomorrow would bring? Scripture gives us some tools to deal with that very thing. Let’s take a look together on today’s episode. Family Favorites: We are re-airing some of our top podcasts from 2022 as we take a little break for the holidays. All new episodes will start airing again on January 9. Thank you for being a part of this community! Merry Christ...
Jan 04, 2023•24 min•Ep. 202
Is it Ok to Complain to God? What Does the Bible Say About Complaining? - Biblical Meditation- Day 2 You may not connect complaining and meditation. But the Bible does. Curious to know how? Join me on today’s episode as we take a look at the connection. Family Favorites: We are re-airing some of our top podcasts from 2022 as we take a little break for the holidays. All new episodes will start airing again on January 9. Thank you for being a part of this community! Merry Christmas! Hey friends, w...
Jan 03, 2023•25 min•Ep. 201
Should Christians Meditate? What the Bible Says About Meditation and How it Affects Our Spiritual Lives- Biblical Meditation- Day 1 Sometimes that word meditate leaves us in a weird space. We don’t really know what to do with it as believers. Is it bad? Or something we should stay away from? Today we are taking a look at what God says in His word about the concept of meditation. Family Favorites: We are re-airing some of our top podcasts from 2022 as we take a little break for the holidays. All ...
Jan 02, 2023•23 min•Ep. 200
Preparing Our Hearts to be in a Posture of Readiness to Hear From God When we are pursuing God, to become more like God (His nature and character), that process is called sanctification. That process is God’s work, not our work. Ultimately, we are powerless to change on our own. God’s nature in us is what allows us to change. Paul mentions 35 times that righteousness is a gift from God. Human striving doesn’t work But it doesn’t mean that we do nothing. Instead, we need to be ready, placed in a ...
Dec 30, 2022•23 min•Ep. 199
Why We Should Be Chasing a Relationship With Jesus Instead of Chasing A Feeling Sometimes deeper relationship comes from leaning into what we know instead of what we feel. Today we unpack what it means to stop chasing a feeling so we can grow deeper in our faith. I pray this episode 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 you struggle t...
Dec 29, 2022•16 min•Ep. 198
Learning to Recognize Jesus in the Valleys and Not Just the Mountain Tops As we continue looking at ways to hear from Jesus, we learn about how to recognize Jesus in all the moments of our lives…. The good and the bad. I pray this episode 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 you struggle to feel confident in your relationship with Go...
Dec 28, 2022•24 min•Ep. 197
Passion Will Only Get You So Far: A Call to Deeper Living There is a faulty belief that our love or passion will get us where we need to go. But the danger of being a person who burns brightly is that you consume fuel quicker. You will eventually burn out unless you learn how to develop a sustainable relationship with God. Today we talk through this and look at the example of David in the Psalms. Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast. Do you sometimes doubt if you are truly hearing G...
Dec 27, 2022•18 min•Ep. 196
Learning to Hear God’s Voice- An Introduction to the Spiritual Disciplines One of the most common questions I get asked is how do to know if it’s God’s voice vs. your own. There are some basic things we can do to start to gain confidence in this area, this week we are diving into all the ways that the spiritual disciplines help us do that. Don’t know what the spiritual disciplines are? Then this week is for you! Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast. Do you sometimes doubt if you are...
Dec 26, 2022•27 min•Ep. 195
The Heart of Jesus is to Set Captives Free My faith and obedience is what allows me to be a part of what God is doing. From today’s episode: Heart Check: Jesus’ redemptive work on the cross is displayed in His very first miracle at the wedding feast in Cana. He covers the disgrace that we did not even know we would have had without His intervention. How are you responding to His love and His life being poured out for you? This audio devotional is a companion to the She Hears Bible Study, today’s...
Dec 23, 2022•17 min•Ep. 194
Barriers to Obedience: Surrendering Our Will to God’s Will Sometimes our miracle doesn’t happen until after we move toward obedience. God reveals an aspect of His character when we are obedient in serving Him. From today’s episode: Heart Check: Has God ever asked you to do something that really didn’t seem to make any sense? What are the barriers to you being obedient in what He is asking? This audio devotional is a companion to the She Hears Bible Study, today’s content is from Chapter 1- Mary-...
Dec 22, 2022•17 min•Ep. 193
Everything Jesus Does is Intentional. How Jesus Responds Reveals An Aspect of His Character Today we look at Mary’s example in how to handle the seasons when God asks us to lay something down. Her example of faith helps us to surrender to what Jesus is calling us to lay down in our own lives. Everything Jesus does is intentional. He doesn’t react, He responds. From today’s episode: Heart Check: Is there an area of your life that you are hesitant to bring to Jesus? Or when you do, it’s accompanie...
Dec 21, 2022•20 min•Ep. 192
God Gives Women Their Roles of Authority: A Devotional Look at Mary- Day 1 Today we are starting a new format of 5 short devotional thoughts throughout the week to help you stay connected to God’s word in a way that is quick, easy. My hope is that meditating on God’s word in the morning will help you to stay connected with Him throughout the day. This audio devotional is a companion to the She Hears Bible Study, today’s content is from Chapter 1- Mary- A Woman of Authority. From today’s episode:...
Dec 20, 2022•17 min•Ep. 191
10 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Bible Study: Practical and Tactical Ways to Set Your Bible Study Time Up for Success This week I share my Top 10 tips for making sure you get the most out of your Bible Study. It's important to set ourselves up for success because the enemy will try to stop you any way he can. This week is very practical and tactical! 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? ...
Dec 19, 2022•36 min•Ep. 190
Leaving Vengeance to God. How Psalm 58 Reminds Us that God Will Deal With Evil As we go through the Psalms, we see David deal with some powerful emotions. In Psalm 58, we see David pray for vengeance to be done on behalf of the righteous. While this may sound harsh, we have to remember that we serve a just God who will deal with evil. Today’s Key Verse: Surely the righteous still are rewarded; surely there is a God who judges the earth. Psalm 58:11 Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podca...
Dec 16, 2022•26 min•Ep. 189
Are You Running From Something? How Psalm 57 Shows Us How to Respond in Those Moments In many of the Psalms, David is running from Saul, who wants to kill him. While that may be more intense than what we experience, we all know what it’s like to run from something. Psalm 57 gives us a picture of how to respond in those moments of waiting. I pray this episode blesses you. Today’s Key Verse: Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth. Psalm 57:6 Hey friends, welcome...
Dec 15, 2022•26 min•Ep. 188
Fear is something we all experience from time to time. Yet God offers us an antidote to fear. In this episode, we discuss how to approach fear from the perspective of trust so that we can walk in victory. I pray this episode blesses you. Today’s Key Verse: When I am afraid, I will trust in you. Psalm 56:3 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 you ...
Dec 14, 2022•24 min•Ep. 187
I Just Want Revenge! How Psalm 55 Tells Us What to Do Instead Most of us have felt the sting of betrayal in our lives and the desire to either get revenge or seek justice. God understands what that is like, and we remember how Jesus was even betrayed by Judas. As we look at Psalm 55, we see these same emotions in David and the example of how we can handle them. I pray this episode blesses you. Today’s Key Verse: Cast all your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the right...
Dec 13, 2022•29 min•Ep. 186
God is Stronger Than Evil: David’s Example of Prayer for When We are Facing Something Evil in Our Lives: Reflections from Psalm 54 Sometimes it can feel overwhelming when we are facing something in evil in our lives. Yet we have a God who specializes in overcoming evil. He longs for you to come to Him when we are feeling attacked or up against something hard. Today’s psalm is a prayer that we can use as an example when we are facing something similar. I pray today’s episode blesses you. Today’s ...
Dec 12, 2022•23 min•Ep. 185
Ever Felt Overwhelmed With Dread? We Have a God Who Meets Us in that Place to Rescue and Restore Us: Reflections from Psalm 53 We have all had moments of feeling overwhelmed with dread. That is something that is just part of the human condition. Yet so often, we overlook the ways that God wants to intervene on our behalf. Today we look at this exact situation and see how God moves when we least expect Him to. Today’s Key Verse: There they were, overwhelmed with dread, where was nothing to dread....
Dec 09, 2022•23 min•Ep. 184
We Can Trust God’s Unfailing Love: Reflections from Psalm 52 There is power in our words and the words others speak over us. Yet Psalm 52 reveals that we have a God whose love is unfailing. He restores us even after we are cut down. David’s words remind us of the hope we have despite our circumstances. I pray this episode blesses you. Today’s Key Verse: I trust in God’s unfailing love for ever and ever. Psalm 52: 8b Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast. Do you sometimes doubt if you...
Dec 08, 2022•25 min•Ep. 183
Feeling the Weight of Guilt and Shame From Sin? We All Have. It’s Why We Need Jesus. How Psalm 51 Points Us to Repentance We have all experienced times in our lives when we have messed up. Sin separates us from God, and there are consequences for our sins. But, we have a God who longs to restore us and create in us a new, clean heart. Today we look at how David came to God in His brokenness, and we can see how God longs for us to come to Him with our sin. Today’s Key Verse: Create in me a new he...
Dec 07, 2022•40 min•Ep. 182
How Does God Feel About Hypocrites? Why Our Relationship With Him is Key: Reflections from Psalm 50 Sometimes it can be easy to settle into a place of routine, even in our spiritual lives. The problems come when we allow those routines to take the place of relationship. Today we look at Psalm 50 and the dangers that can come when we stop pursuing a relationship with God. I pray this episode blesses you. Today’s Key Verse: The Might One, God, the Lord, speaks and summons the earth from the rising...
Dec 06, 2022•34 min•Ep. 181
We Can’t Take Wealth and Power With Us: Pursuing Things That Have an Eternal Impact: Reflections from Psalm 49 Platform building and wealth are two things that many people seem to be consumed with. Today we look at why that is and how it can lead us to a dangerous place. Instead, God calls us to pursue the things that will make a kingdom impact. I pray this episode blesses you. Today’s Key Verse: But God will redeem my life from the grave; He will surely take me to Himself. Psalm 49:15 Spiral Bi...
Dec 05, 2022•36 min•Ep. 180
God is Our Defender: How Psalm 48 Reveals God’s Desire for a Special Place in Our Lives Psalm 48 is one of the Zion Hymns that explain the prominence of the location of the temple in the Old Testament. Just like then, God longs to have a place of prominence in our lives, so He can be in relationship with us and defend us. I pray today’s episode blesses you. Today’s Key Verse: Like Your Name, O God, your praise reaches to the ends of the earth; your right hand is filled with righteousness. Psalm ...
Dec 02, 2022•32 min•Ep. 179
The Lord is Still on the Throne: How Psalm 47 Reminds Us That God is the King of All People, For All Time Today we are looking at Psalm 47, which is a Psalm that compares God’s reign and position on the throne to that of the earthly kings of the time. God always has been and always will be on the throne. Because of that, we can praise Him and rest in the knowledge that He wants to be the king of our hearts as well. I pray today’s episode blesses you. Today’s Key Verse: For God is the King of all...
Dec 01, 2022•25 min•Ep. 178
God Longs for You to Come to Him Because He is a Good Father: Reflections from Psalm 46 Psalm 46 has a lot of familiar language, so much so that we sometimes overlook what it is saying. Today we look at the idea behind what it is really saying and how it reveals God’s heart for you. I pray today blesses you. Today’s Key Verse: God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day. Psalm 46:5 Hey friends, welcome to the Hearing Jesus Podcast. Do you sometimes doubt if you are tr...
Nov 30, 2022•26 min•Ep. 177
Seeing Jesus in the Psalms: How Psalm 45 Points to Jesus and How Much He Loves Us Some of the psalms are called Messianic psalms because they point to Jesus. Psalm 45 is one of the Messianic psalms that reveal how incredibly much we are loved. In this episode, we also talk about anointing and what it means to be set apart by God. Today’s Key Verse: Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom. You love righteousness and hate wickedness...
Nov 29, 2022•35 min•Ep. 176
