Hear God Every Day with Sara Whitten

We explore rarely discussed Biblical insights into faith. What does Jesus teach about growing our faith? Get a pen and paper and write down these three encounters to take to your prayer time!

What does the story of Beersheeba in Genesis teach us about reviving our own prophetic promises over our lives, our churches, our cities, and our nations?

The second half of the Isaiah 2:4 deep dive. What role does flexibility play in our times of transition?

What does Isaiah 2:4 teach us about transition? Are you in a battle season or a building season? How is God repurposing tools in your life?

What grace has God "rained" into your season, and how can it unlock growth for the seeds He has planted in your heart?

When we get stuck in a "siege mentality", we lose our lens for hope. Encounter the Lord in places of long-standing battles, and hear the truth and new hope He has for you.

What does the Bible teach us about our work and ministry? Follow this guided encounter to do a "check up" on where God has called you and how to let Him lead you in the assignment. 

In Exodus 32, the people were hit with a "pause" during transition. Instead of waiting on the Lord, their need for understanding led them to shape something of their own design. In our own times of transition, we can be tempted - in our desire to know "what it looks like"- to rush back to the familiar and lean on what we understand, instead of waiting on the Lord to bring the new. God, in what ways are we leaning on something familiar where you want us to wait on the new You have for us?

The final part of the Isaiah 54:2 series which focuses on what it mean (Biblically) to strengthen. 

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Part 4 of 5 in the deep dive into Isaiah 54:2. What does it mean to lengthen our cords?

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What does it look to not hold back? As we dig into the Biblical history of this phrase, we uncover deeper implications for its use in Isaiah 54:2.

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Part two of a deep dive into Isaiah 54:2 looks at what it means to stretch- Biblically speaking.

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Isaiah 54:2 speaks to a "tent time" of upcoming growth for Israel. What do these tent seasons look like for us? What are the unlikely markers when God is enlarging your tent space?

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When we find ourselves in an old place of defeat or in a place that feels dry, it could be the foundation for a miracle. What does Ezekiel tell us about encountering the Lord in these valleys?

What does it really mean to have the Lord as our strong tower? In this episode, we explore the 4 Biblical meanings of the Lord being our fortress as well as ask the Holy Spirit for important reminders and clarity about our season.

What prophetic invitations does the story of Noah have for our own seasons of waiting? Lord, remind me of or reveal to me a promise you have spoken over my life. Jesus, what ways are you teaching me stewardship of more in this season? Reveal to me your guidelines or instructions for the things I'm stepping into. Holy Spirit, what is one way that you're moving around me right now that I can "observe" (or fix my eyes on)?

What are we covered in the dust of? How can we allow the Lord to renew and simplify our mindset to be Kingdom-focused in this season. Lord, what dust do I need to shake off of my life, and what does that look like? Holy Spirit, how can I be a part of proclaiming your Kingdom with my life in this season?

No matter where we are on our walk, we need these three reminders of how to posture ourselves in the position of a child. We "grow down" in order to "grow up" in the Kingdom! Lord, what is one way you're inviting me to lean on your like a child in this season?

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?

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?

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 m...

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...

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?

"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)

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.

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…tha...

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?

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"?

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?

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?

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.

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

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

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.