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What is God saying to you right now? Join Sara Whitten as she shares practical life hacks for honing your ability to hear God in everyday life. Through candidly exploring her own experiences and diving deep into the Word, you will gain tools and truths to

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    • May 19, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 130 EPISODES


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    129. Slipping Out of Old Yokes

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 25:48


    During this season, we are invited to re-evaluate our "yokes" with the Holy Spirit and let the Lord restructure what we are "pulled" by.   Encounter Questions  Holy Spirit, what have I joined with this season to help me with the hard? Father, what have I joined with in this season to plant? Jesus, what alightments are you calling me to and which ones needs to slide off this season?

    128. Comparison is the Thief of the New

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 26:26


    It is in the exciting times of new beginnings that the enemy loves to plant the seed of comparison and bring everything to a standstill. How do we resist comparison and finish what the Lord has started?   Encounter Questions  Lord, in what ways has comparison crept in to what you're doing in this season of my life? Father, what healing do you want to bring to past disappointments? Holy Spirit, what hope do you want to show me about what you're doing with me right now?

    127. Fuel For the Fire

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2025 32:48


    The very places the enemy wants to bring fear are the places the Lord is fueling the fire of His deliverance, His anointing, and His guidance.  - Holy Spirit, where are areas of low hope, low confidence, or low courage? What words of Yours do you want to remind me of to “fill up” these areas? - Lord, illuminate what the “warriors boots” or “bloodied garments” have been for me in this seasons? As I place them in Your hands, show me how they can be fuel for Your fire. I trade these fears for more of Your fire, Lord. Amen. 

    126. Moved by the Whisper, Not by the Wind

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 22:34


    Part of building in our Promised land starts with tearing down. What does it look like to tear down what the enemy is wanting to "catch" us with and to "catch the vision" instead of where the Lord is leading us in His strength and promise.  Encounter Questions:  - Lord, what "blustering" lies of the enemy am I letting fill my sails? Holy Spirit, what truth do You want to speak to these lies? - Lord, could you show me how I am being tempted into shallow waters? Jesus, what does it look like to go deep with You? - God, what are the ways of victory that the enemy wants to lead me away from with His strongholds of questions?

    125. Worshipping the Way Instead of the WayMaker

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 20:41


    Shaking us free from idols prepares us to move into what God has next for us. But we can't do much moving at all if we're too busy looking at the way God moved in the past that we forget to look to our WAYMAKER.  Encounter Questions:  - What way (looking for God to do a specific thing) have I been worshipping that has taken my eyes off the waymaker? - What truth do you want to tell me about who You are that will prepare me for Your Promises?

    124. Idols by Association

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 19:39


    “We've always done it this way!” What happens when our traditions, cultures, or relationships carry us away from God's best. How do we weed out the idols to get back to a unhindered intimacy with the Lord? Encounter Questions:  1. Holy Spirit, where have idols been introduced to me through (generational history? Culture? Organizations?) 2. Father what truth from Your Word do you want to replace this idol with? (Repeat as many times as needed)

    123. Idols in the Waiting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 21:50


    Seasons of waiting seem like nothing is happening, but what if God was using them to shake loose all the things we were leaning on that would not serve us in the place He is taking us? Declarations:  - I Stand in the waiting, trusting You have told me all I need to know. - I Surrender my power and judgment to You.

    122. When God Inserts Hope

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 34:13


    What places of leadership or stewardship has the Lord spoken over you? What have you been persistently wrestling with? What stagnant pools of blessing are still to be released both for you and from you? God is giving you His grace in that place and telling you “behold!” Encounters:  - God, what grace are you wanting to insert into my life? - Holy Spirit, highlight ways I have become worn out? Lord, what promises would you revive me with? - Pray: Father, like Sarah I release the how and when to you in humility…thank you for your grace and your promises that seek me out even in hiddenness or when I am worn out! 

    121. Disciples of the Kingdom

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 47:12


    How are we invited to find treasure even in our season right now? Find new hope in our invitation to walking in the ways of Heaven here on earth. Encounters:  - God, how can I further step into bringing your Kingdom through my life now? - What would you have me trade? - What would you call me to invest in? - What disappointment do I have to throw out?

    120. Don't Be Afraid of What You Hear

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2024 38:39


    What is God's protocol in the face of bad news? As we look at Hezekiah's encounter with the Lord, let it encourage you in the face of whatever threats the enemy may be making. Encounters:  -Lord, what is Your report? -Holy Spirit, to what situation in my life are you saying "don't be afraid of what you hear"?

    119. Invitation to be a Child Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024 18:03


    Living in a knowledge-rich world, it's easy to put all kinds of self-improvement protocols or wise teachers in our lives in the seat of “judge” of what's good and bad. In our effort to earn it or keep the latest cleanse, we sometimes miss God's invitation to be childlike and lean on His Word alone.  Encounters:  -What wisdom that isn't your wisdom am I putting on the seat of Judge/Driver in my life? -Lord, what areas are you inviting me to be more childlike and lean not on my own understanding?

    118. Have Your Peace Ready

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2024 19:54


    Instead of just having peace for a time, what would it look like to never take our peace off? Encounters:  -How can I keep my shoes on today? -Lord, what safety do you want to reveal to me that invites discovery?

    117. Persistence in Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024 24:56


    Part 3 of our prayer series! What Jesus taught about prayer reveal both the truth of our identity as well as the greatest stumbling blocks to our persistence in prayer.  Encounters:  -How can I know you better as my Father or my protector/provider? -Lord, give me eyes for your timing and your justice.

    116. Exchanging Good for Better

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024 15:50


    Part 2 of our prayer series! Take a deep dive into the root of prayer in Scripture. How can we utilize prayer time to exchange our "good" for God's "best"? Encounters:  -God, what divine exchanges are you wanting to make in my ideas or wishes?

    115. What is God Building Through Your Prayers?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 19:17


    Take a deep dive into the root of prayer in Scripture. How does God use our prayers to build things in the Spirit that impact the world? Encounters:  - God, what are you building through my prayers?

    114. Growing What You Don't Yet See

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2024 14:26


    Some seasons feel like staring at a garden bed waiting for sprouts. The truth behind that, however, is even in these seasons there is much to do and much to hope for. Encounters: -God, what does watering look like for me? - What is something You are growing, Lord, that I don't yet see?

    113. Believe the Message

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2024 18:20


    A life of faith isn't about praying the right prayers, doing the right declarations, or prescriptive behaviors. So what does it mean to live a life of faith? What good messages from God are hard for you to really believe? Join me as we invite the Lord into these places. Encounters: - God, what messages am I having a hard time believing? - What would it look like for me to really live like the Kingdom of God is here?

    112. The 8 Day Difference

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2024 21:13


    In the time between our prayers and the fulfillment of God's answers for them, how do we encounter joy in the journey and lean into the transformation of the wait. Encounters:  - Ask God to remind you of His promises or review old written down prophetic words - What fruit are You producing in the wait, God? - How can I embrace joy today?

    111. Don't Get Horses From Egypt

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2024 21:08


    God is always providing, but sometimes we're missing the new resources He's opening up because we're busy seeking fulfillment from the same place it came last season. Let's seek the Holy Spirit about what thinking patterns or habitual behaviors may need to change with our new season. Encounters:  -In what ways am I still getting horses from Egypt? - What new sources are you opening up for me in this new season?

    110. Turning Our Battles Into Bread

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023 29:04


    When the Bible says the Lord FIGHTS for us, that fighting doesn't mean the hand-to-hand combat we imagine. Learn how God designed us to fight, and find delight in the place of your pressure today. Encounters:  -What battle do I need to stop fighting and realize that you already won? - What does it look like to eat instead of fight in my season? - What works have you made for me to enjoy with you that the enemy is trying to distract me from?

    109. Trading Distraction for Joy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2023 17:40


    Encounters: We are plowing where our focus is fixed. How can we step into a greater joy even in the midst of hard seasons?

    108. How Do We Respond If They Don't Listen

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023 17:55


    Encounters: Relationships are complicated enough...especially when we encounter people who don't agree with us. What does Jesus say about the people who don't listen to us? The answers in scripture may surprise you.

    107. Breaking Off Hopelessness

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2023 29:08


    Hopelessness doesn't always feel hopeless. Let me share a new infusion of hope from God's Word that will break through the lies of expecting bad things, expecting nothing, or fearing the future.

    106. Trading Perfectionism for the Perfect One

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2023 20:05


    We tend to look for perfection in our circumstances, our responses, and our timelines. But what if the places of IMPERFECTION were the places we could be most poised for a move of God? Encounters:  1.) Where are areas of perfectionism in my own thinking? 2.) Circumstances- How could this imperfect situation be setting the stage for a miracle? 3.) Responses- How could my imperfect response or the imperfect response of another set the stage for a new revelation of Your perfect love? 4.) Timeline- How could this imperfection in timing set the stage for a divine interruption?

    105. The Two Types of Growth

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2023 16:12


    When we get a word about growth, often the first place we look for God's increase is in the place of last season's fruitfulness. But what if God is doing a different kind of growth? Be encouraged-- something is happening even when you haven't seen the growth! Encounters:  1.) What does Your growth look like on the inside this season?  2.) What does Your growth look like on the outside this season?

    104. Ten Minute Turn Around #3- Forget the Forecast

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2023 13:23


    Sometimes our own expectations or gaps in understanding can lead to delays in our follow-through. How can we forget the forecast and trust God's lead? Encounters:  1.) What are the "seeds" you want me to sow this season?  2.) What is the "harvest" you want me to gather in this season? 3.) What "forecasts" of my own are keeping me from follow through? Open my eyes to see false forecasts for what they are. 

    103. Ten Minute Turn Around #2- Multiplying the Good

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2023 12:06


    Multiplication is good and essential to stewardship...but are we called to multiply everything? Let's look at Genesis 30 for a fresh encounter on strategic multiplication. Encounters:  1.) What are the strong sheep (things You want to multiply) in my life that you're calling me to multiply?  2.) What are the weak sheep (eat up too much time/effort/resources) in my life that you're calling me to multiply? 

    102. Ten Minute Turn Around #1- The Challenge of Offense vs. Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2023 12:27


    We take a look in our own lives at the Biblical recurring theme of choosing believing God's love for us versus blaming God.  Encounters:  1.) In the challenging places, what transformation are you doing?  2.) How can I view this through the lens of your love instead of the lens of offense or blame?

    101. You're Not In Control...And That's a Good Thing

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2023 16:34


    Comfort and encouragement to remind you that when you're in control of nothing, God's up to something. Encounters:  1.) What area or areas am I feeling out of control? 2.) How can I lean into Your growth in those areas? What words would You "water me" with?

    100. Getting Out of Survival Mode

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2023 17:31


    Survival mode can happen during busy seasons, seasons of trial, or even really slow seasons. When we focus our prayers, thoughts, time, and energy on just "getting through this" we miss the "more" that God is wanting to do in our season. Encounters:  1. What area or areas am I currently in survival mode? 2. What would it look like for me to live like you've already taken care of it? What would my dreams be?

    99. God is Hatching Something in Your Life!

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2023 27:48


    Breakdown this encouraging word for now. There's something for you and your season! Encounters:  1.) What does it look like right now for me to "sit on" all you're preparing me for? 2.) Remind me of the promises that this is preparing the way for. 

    98. "Mass"-ing vs Mentoring- How Does God Want to Use You?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2023 27:03


    Jesus set an example for us by both being a conduit of God's love, healing, and wisdom to the MASSES and to the twelve He chose to MENTOR. God has purposes to work through YOU both to reach masses and to mentor on a smaller scale. What does that look like for you? Real Life Discipleship by Jim Putman Encounters:  1.) What does it look like for You to use me to minister to the masses this season? 2.) What does it look like for You to use me to mentor this season? 3.) What small steps can I take in those directions in the upcoming weeks?

    97. Going All In

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2023 46:02


    Whether you're in the middle of a big decision or looking to reignite your passion in your walk with the Lord, here's some encouragement for going all in! Audio from Impact Christian Fellowship. Encounters:  1. What does it look like for you to be done with anything that would tempt you to go back? 2. Who can you tell who will cheer you along and hold you accountable in the direction the Lord is calling you? 3. Who will be fed by what you surrender?

    96. God's Doing It, But He Wants to Do It Right

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2023 19:44


    Are you in a waiting season? Or maybe things are just off to a slower start than you anticipated. Hear some encouragement from the Lord about how what seems like closed doors may actually be an invitation to more.  Encounters:  1.) Show me some of the wisdom from you that I need before taking more territory 2.) What aspect(s) of Christ are you building on in me?

    95. Softening the Hard Places

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2023 23:04


    Hard-heartedness doesn't always look like we think. It can be anxiety, depression, indecision or any other place we're letting ourselves be convinced in a direction other than acting on His Word. How do we notice God's tenderness in these areas of our lives and allow His softening grace to loosen the grip of hard-heartedness?  Encounters:  1.) Where are the areas of hard-heartedness in my life? 2.) Would you pour out your grace right now in those areas and show me; what does listening in these areas look like?

    94. Get Up, Go Now

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2023 22:14


    Sometimes we can become discouraged because something we felt we were called to or promised didn't work out in a past season. Be encouraged by this message that God puts purpose in every season and that the timing of His promises is just as critical as the promises themselves.  Encounters:  1.) Is there an area that I've been stuck in instructions from an old season? 2.) What does "get up, go now" look like in my life right now (what is it for me to be "about your business" now?)

    93. From Complaining to Conquering

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2023 28:27


    Usually right before the breakthrough- when we are on the threshold of our promise- is when we are stretched, discouraged, and tempted to say "this is good enough. I'm done". How can we get the hope to push through to our promised land? Encounters:  1.) What are my areas of complaint? Give me insight into how these areas are opportunities for you. 2.) What are generational areas of complaint? How can I occupy those places?

    92. Being Still in a Busy World

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2023 24:47


    When we get stirred up, we get cloudy on who we are. How do we get with God and get a view of who we are- aside from what we're doing or what's going on in our life? Learn more with me about what it means to "be still" in a world where activity almost never ceases.  Encounters:  1.) What's something you can't see? How can you be still or TRUST in that area? 2.) Allow the activities to be pushed aside…God how do you see my heart? (Not what I'm doing…who I am)

    91. God Cares About What You Want

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2023 22:55


    Did you know that God wants you to WANT what He's destined you for? God loves to move in and through our desires WHEN we submit them to Him. Let's take this week to become aware of a dream or desire we have and to submit to the Lord how we can begin to walk in it right here, right now. Encounters:  1.) What is a dream or desire that you've placed in my heart? (or multiple!) 2.) How can I begin to walk in that (grow those skills, step into that role, step out of my comfort zone, etc) right now with the time, skills, and resources I have?

    90. Healing for Hopelessness and Defeat

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 23:18


    We long to be wrapped up in God's presence, but life doesn't allow us to stay in moments of inactivity for long. How do we break places that are barren or hopeless in our lives and become wrapped up in His hope in a new way? Encounters:  What am I wrapped up in currently? What "more important" things do you have for me?

    89. Asking God the Right Questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2023 26:08


    We are all asking questions right now about God's plans and are callings- even if we don't realize it. What questions are you asking, and what is it saying about your hope level? Be encouraged this week by a "recalibration" encounter in which we focus more on God's goodness and less on the obstacles. Encounters:  1.) What areas am I leaning on due to a past season that are not helpful but harmful? What does it look like to instead walk in fullness in those areas? 2.) What questions am I really asking about my future, and how can I adjust them to focus more on your hope?

    88. The Miracle of Community

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2023 20:30


    Community can be a source of immense stress but also the answer to immense stress. Hear this encouragement for whatever season you're in with "community"- from burned out to lonely. God has more than what you need. 

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