Today, Gene shares a powerful prayer strategy inspired by Leslie Strobel—the prayer that helped change her atheist husband Lee’s heart. It’s based on God’s promise in Ezekiel 36:26: “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.”

Changing hearts isn’t our job, but it is God’s specialty. Whether it’s a spouse, boss, friend, or family member, you can’t manipulate, persuade, or preach someone into transformation. But you can pray for God to do what only He can do.

Pursuing God with Gene Appel is designed to help you pursue God, build community, and unleash compassion. Grounded in Scripture and shaped by Eastside’s conviction that God’s grace is for everyone, each episode invites you to discover God’s presence and activity in your life.