God’s Goodness | Christian Testimonies, Hearing God’s Voice, Miracles, True Stories, God Stories

What happens when you stop waiting to feel ready and choose to obey God anyway? This episode speaks to believers who love Jesus but hesitate when obedience feels uncomfortable, awkward, or costly. In this conversation with Erica Meads, you’ll hear what faith looks like when it’s lived out loud—praying for people, stepping toward those in need, and trusting God to move when you move first. Erica shares moments where broken fingers were healed through prayer, where people encountered Jesus and became believers, and where simple obedience became God expanding His Kingdom right here on earth.

This isn’t a story about having all the answers. It’s about trusting God enough to act and watching His goodness show up through everyday faithfulness. If you’ve been wondering what obedience really looks like in real life, this episode will give you clarity, courage, and a next step. Share it with someone who’s been praying for the courage to obey.

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What if God asked you to walk away from something successful—with no backup plan?

This episode is for anyone who’s paused mid-prayer, felt resistance rise in their chest, and wondered if obedience is really what God is asking right now. If you’ve ever hesitated before a step that didn’t make sense—or delayed a decision because the future felt too uncertain—this conversation will meet you there.

Christina Smith shares a real-life faith testimony of obeying God’s clear instruction to close a successful business after more than 17 years—before she understood what was ahead. What unfolds is a faith journey shaped by surrender, steady trust, and learning to hear God’s voice without relying on certainty.

This episode speaks to the moment when faith becomes personal—when trusting God isn’t theoretical, but required.

If you’re standing at a crossroads and need reassurance now, this conversation will remind you that God goes before you—and can be trusted even when the future feels unclear.

If this episode encourages you, share it with someone who may be wrestling with obedience—and consider rating the podcast to help more people encounter stories of God’s goodness.

Find Christina and her podcast/resources HERE

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If God has already forgiven you, why do some fears, reactions, or inner battles keep coming back no matter how hard you pray?

That question is where this conversation begins.

As we stepped into a new year, there was a clear sense this was how God wanted us to begin. Not with striving. Not with performance. But with healing.

In this episode of the God’s Goodness Podcast, we sit down with Heather O’Brien to talk about a truth many believers have never been taught. Deliverance is for everyone. And no matter how long you have been following Jesus, you never outgrow the need for it. Healing and freedom often unfold as a gentle, ongoing work of the Holy Spirit.

Heather shares from lived experience how she functioned well on the outside while carrying anxiety, emotional numbness, and unresolved trauma. She walks through the biblical process God used to bring healing, including how to recognize what is not from Him, how to break agreement with it, and how to invite the Holy Spirit to restore what was affected.

This conversation offers clear, scriptural steps toward freedom. If your heart is open to receiving these truths, this episode will bring clarity, direction, and renewed hope for what God is healing in you.

This is one of those episodes meant to be listened to slowly, prayerfully, and honestly.

Listen now. Follow and rate the God’s Goodness Podcast to help more listeners find freedom. Share this episode with someone who may be quietly wrestling with the same questions. And if you are able, support the show. (Link in About section) Your generosity helps these conversations reach hearts at the right time.

To connect with Heather O’Brien and join her free monthly coaching workshop, visit HERE.

To listen to the Heal with God podcast, click HERE.

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Not all faith journeys look the same. But like a race, what matters isn’t where you start - it’s that you do.

Some begin early. Some begin late. And some don’t look like they’ll ever begin at all.

If coming to faith felt harder for you than it seemed to for others - or if belief came slowly through skepticism or resistance - this episode will help you make sense of your story.

Tracy Morgan didn’t grow up believing in God. She thought Christians were naïve. The first time she ever stepped into a church, she didn’t come seeking God - she picked up a Bible out of curiosity and quietly judged the people around her for praying.

That day, the church stopped to pray for a newborn baby who wasn’t expected to survive.

About a month later, Tracy returned and came face to face with the baby they had prayed for - alive and well, now home with his mother.

What followed wasn’t instant belief, but a slow unraveling of resistance through kindness, patience, scripture, and time. And in the process, Tracy began to understand God - and the power of prayer - in a completely new way.

By the end of this episode, you’ll walk away with clarity and relief - a way to see your own journey not as delayed or broken, but meaningful from the very beginning.

If this resonates, follow the podcast so you don’t miss stories that help make sense of faith when it doesn’t start easily, leave a review to help others who feel behind find reassurance, and share this episode with someone who may think it’s too late to begin.

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If you’ve been trying to be everything for everyone—and still quietly feeling like you’re failing—this episode is for you. In this deeply honest, faith-filled conversation, we step into the hidden weight many Christian moms carry: shame, overwhelm, anger, and the pressure to get it all right.

You may remember Shayla Huber from her first appearance with us, where God healed and restored her marriage. This time, God goes even deeper—into motherhood itself. You’ll hear how He met her in real life—postpartum anxiety, emotional outbursts she couldn’t control, and a breaking point that sent her crying out to Him after a brutal school-morning meltdown. That very night, her young son looked her in the eyes and spoke words only the Holy Spirit could give—marking the beginning of a healing that changed how she disciplines, how she repairs, and how she now sees her children through God’s eyes.

This is one of those God’s goodness stories where survival turns into restoration. Where yelling no longer has the final word. Where connection replaces control. And where shame finally loosens its grip. These inspiring Christian stories remind us that miracles today often begin inside the heart.

If you’re at the point where you know something has to change in your home and in you, this faith-based podcast episode will meet you right there. As you listen, imagine how God might be moving in your story too.

If this encourages you, follow or rate the podcast so more hearts can find hope. Share it with a mom who needs grace today. And if you feel led, consider supporting the show—your generosity helps these faith and purpose stories reach those who need them most, right now.

✨Get Shayla's book 10 Things I Hate About Motherhood: Exchanging the World's Perfection for God's Peace and Presence HERE

✨Connect with Shayla and find all her resources on her website HERE

✨Listen to Shayla's 1st episode with us [most downloaded episode to date] HERE

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At God’s Goodness Podcast, we love sharing stories of faith, miracles, and God’s goodness! Part of that journey includes caring for the incredible bodies He’s given us. That’s why we’ve partnered with LifeWave—a company using light to support wellness in a whole new way!

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If you’re in a season where your emotions feel louder than your faith… where old wounds are resurfacing… or where God is stirring things you thought were already healed, this episode is going to meet you right where you are.

Because the truth is: sometimes the shaking in your heart isn’t a setback — it’s an invitation.

It leaves you wondering… “Is something wrong with me? Or is God actually doing something deeper?”

How do you know when your unraveling is actually God rebuilding you? That’s the question at the center of Rachel's Votaw Ochoa’s story.

Rachel shares how, even in a season that looked blessed — including the year an anonymous stranger paid her entire senior-year tuition — God used that stability to gently surface deeper identity wounds: perfectionism, pastor’s-kid pressure, and the quiet ache of never feeling fully known.

And maybe that’s where you are too: blessed on the outside, unraveling on the inside.

This episode will give you language for what you’re feeling, insight into why God brings buried things to the surface, and hope for the healing He’s leading you into next.

Listen now — and be sure to follow, rate, and share so more believers can experience God’s goodness with you.

Listen to the Apricot Oak Podcast HERE

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If your walk with God has felt heavier than it should—like you’re trying to trust His heart while carrying a pressure you can’t explain—this episode may be the moment something finally shifts. Because living in that tension slowly steals your peace, dulls your ability to hear God’s voice, and shapes how you see Him without you even realizing it.

As you listen, you’ll begin to recognize the subtle ways fear, perfectionism, and old survival patterns can quietly influence your faith—especially if you grew up around unpredictable reactions or learned early to keep the peace by keeping yourself small. In this conversation, Leneé Pizzano shares her own journey of trying to earn what God was already offering freely, mistaking fear for faithfulness, and discovering the safety of surrender that leads to real emotional healing.

And when she uncovers the root that was shaping her view of God, you may finally understand why trusting His heart has felt so difficult—and how spiritual breakthrough becomes possible when that hidden narrative is finally rewritten.

If you’re longing for freedom from perfectionism, peace in God’s presence, and a relationship with Him that feels like rest again, this episode will gently strengthen your faith and remind you who God really is.

Before you go: listen now, rate the podcast, and share this episode with someone who needs this encouragement today. Your small step helps these Christian testimonies reach believers who are longing for clarity, healing, and God’s goodness in their own story.

Listen to the Redeemed Perfectionist Podcast HERE

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If you’ve been asking God what your next step is… or trying to make sense of a closed door that doesn’t add up… this episode is for you.

Not with formulas. Not with clichés. But with a real story.

Kate McKerley spent years preparing to teach in South Korea. She studied, traveled, and planned her life around that calling. And then… the doors started closing.

Not all at once. Not dramatically. Just enough to make her realize something needed to change.

Until something unexpected happened.

Nearly twenty people reached out—independently—telling her the same thing… and it shifted everything.

What felt like disappointment slowly turned into direction. What looked like delay revealed a calling she never saw coming.

This conversation won’t just inspire you. It may help you recognize the quiet ways God has already been guiding you.

Listen when your heart is ready.

Follow the podcast so you don’t miss stories like this.

And share this with someone who’s trying to trust God’s timing too.

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At God’s Goodness Podcast, we love sharing stories of faith, miracles, and God’s goodness! Part of that journey includes caring for the incredible bodies He’s given us. That’s why we’ve partnered with LifeWave—a company using light to support wellness in a whole new way!

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Have you ever felt the atmosphere shift around you and wondered, “Lord… is this You, or is this something else?” If you’ve ever sensed something in your spirit before anything showed up in the natural, this episode will help you understand why.

Before you hear any story, you’ll begin recognizing the patterns in your own life: The nudges. The warnings. The heaviness or pressure that makes no sense in the moment. The Holy Spirit sharpening your discernment and protecting your home before your eyes ever catch up.

Then, through Andrew Hamlet’s powerful testimonies, you’ll see how God moves in the unseen:

➡️ A four-year-old’s simple prayer over a broken-down van—and the unexplainable help that arrived

➡️ A youth camp where 125 students woke up at 5 a.m. to pray, not knowing the spiritual battle they were covering

➡️ The night Andrew felt a freight-train-like force rush through a cabin… while everyone else felt nothing

Each moment reveals the same truth: God alerts your spirit long before anything shows up in the natural.

This episode will help you see what you’ve been sensing in your relationships, your atmosphere, and your walk with God—and why He may be highlighting it right now.

🎧 Listen now to step into greater clarity, courage, and spiritual confidence. And if it strengthens you, please follow, rate, and share so more believers can walk in victory with you.

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At God’s Goodness Podcast, we love sharing stories of faith, miracles, and God’s goodness! Part of that journey includes caring for the incredible bodies He’s given us. That’s why we’ve partnered with LifeWave—a company using light to support wellness in a whole new way!

LifeWave’s phototherapy patches, like X39, are designed to naturally enhance energy, improve overall well-being, and help you feel your best. Want to learn more? Check out our Linktree!

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You love your spouse… but lately it feels like you’re living side-by-side instead of heart-to-heart. 💔 The spark feels dim, the conversations short, and deep down you’re wondering, “How did we drift so far apart?”

Friend, this episode of the God’s Goodness Podcast is for you. 💛

Author Shayla Huber opens up about the season when she tried to hold her marriage together in her own strength—until God revealed something that changed everything: her husband was never meant to be her savior. Through raw honesty, laughter, and powerful revelation, Shayla shares how God healed her heart, restored her home, and showed her that true transformation starts not by fixing your spouse, but by letting the Lord heal you.

If you’ve ever prayed, “God, please fix this,” this conversation will remind you that He already has a plan—for your heart, your home, and your hope.

✨ Back by popular demand—this is our most downloaded episode ever. And stay tuned… Shayla returns soon to talk about her brand-new book, 10 Things I Hate About Motherhood: Exchanging the World's Perfection for God's Peace and Presence.

💬 If this episode blesses you, share it with a friend who needs hope today—and don’t forget to rate the show on Spotify and Apple Podcasts so more hearts can be reached.

Get Shayla's book 10 Things I Hate About My Husband: How God Healed My Heart, Restored My Marriage & Set Me Free HERE

Connect with Shayla and find all her resources on her website HERE

(*Original release date was April 12, 2024)

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✨ Feel Your Best with LifeWave! ✨

At God’s Goodness Podcast, we love sharing stories of faith, miracles, and God’s goodness! Part of that journey includes caring for the incredible bodies He’s given us. That’s why we’ve partnered with LifeWave—a company using light to support wellness in a whole new way!

LifeWave’s phototherapy patches, like X39, are designed to naturally enhance energy, improve overall well-being, and help you feel your best. Want to learn more? Check out our Linktree!

🔗 Explore LifeWave Here

Because feeling good is just another way we get to experience God’s goodness!

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