Hearing God Daily | Journal Prompts, Discernment, Trust in God, Biblical Encouragement, Faith, Scripture

Is it presumptuous to ask God to speak? Can prophecy actually be practiced? For anyone from a more reformed background, these questions can feel loaded. This episode makes a brief biblical case for eagerly pursuing God's voice, and walks through a simple exercise for hearing Him together in community.

Hearing God's voice was never meant to be a solo endeavor. Listening together and weighing what we hear against Scripture builds a kind of collective discernment that God designed us to need.

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Scripture referenced: Romans 8:26, 8:34; Hebrews 7:25; 1 John 2:1, 5:14; 1 Corinthians 14:1; Joel 2

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In Acts 3, Peter and John walk past a paralyzed man on their way to prayer. Instead of coins, Peter offers healing and reaches out his hand before anything has happened.

This episode isn't about whether God still heals. It's about what made Peter the kind of person who reached out, and why we so often don't.

Scripture points to four things that stood between that man and his miracle: four things that have almost nothing to do with how spiritual you feel. One of them is probably the reason you dismissed the last nudge you got.

If you've ever wondered whether that thought was God or just you, this one's for you. An honest look at faith, discernment, and learning to trust in God in ordinary moments, and biblical encouragement for anyone still figuring out how to hear Him.

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Most goal-setting starts with "what should I do differently?" But there's a better question: what is God already doing in your life, and how can you practically cooperate with that work? In this episode, I walk you through a step-by-step discernment process for resetting your spiritual rhythms using journal prompts, scripture, and prayer to set spiritual goals rooted in an honest look at your heart, not in copying what everyone else is doing.

In this episode, you'll learn how to:

Whether you need biblical encouragement to get started or a fresh way to practice discernment in this season, this episode offers a practical, faith-rooted process for setting spiritual goals that actually last.

This reset is part of what I walk through every month in my Name Your Year journal: a guided tool for spiritual discernment and word-of-the-year goal setting for Christian women.

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Hearing God, sensing His leading, and feeling His presence look different for each of us, and that is good and glorious. In this episode, we explore what Scripture teaches about how God communicates with His people, and why discernment means learning to recognize His voice in your unique wiring, not someone else's. We walk through the many ways He speaks: through His Word, a still small voice, dreams and visions, community, nature, and the circumstances of our lives, and talk honestly about what it takes to grow in trust in God as you learn to hear Him in your own way. Whether you're wired for deep study or gut-level intuition, an artist or an encourager, this episode offers biblical encouragement for trusting that your walk with Him doesn't have to mirror anyone else's. This conversation is for anyone growing in faith and wanting practical, Scripture-rooted language for how God speaks. As always, journal prompts can be found in this week's newsletter or on our Substack to help you apply it to your life today!

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God speaks today, but hearing His voice often comes down to the condition of our hearts, not just our ears. In this episode, we explore what Scripture reveals about hearing God's voice, from Jesus's parables to the moment God's voice thundered from heaven and was heard differently by everyone standing there.

Together we'll look at what discernment actually requires, why faith is the starting point for trust in God's desire to speak into our lives, and how grace, not spiritual performance, opens the door to friendship with Him. This episode offers biblical encouragement for anyone in a season of doubt or spiritual dryness, plus journal prompts when you subscribe to our newsletter or Substack to help you reflect on where you've missed God's voice in the past and where you can turn toward Him today.

Whether you're new to this question or you've been on this journey a while, this conversation will help you build the kind of heart, through faith, scripture, and quiet, that's ready to hear Him.

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We want to hear God’s voice, but so often we agonize over every little thought. Was that God speaking? Or was that just my own thoughts? In this episode, I share how a word of the year has become a gentle way around that anxiety. I also give a glimpse into my summer and how God has spoken to me since we last connected together on this podcast.

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Have you ever felt like you have to be completely certain before God will answer you? In this episode we continue our series on James 1, digging into Scripture to ask: what does it actually mean to doubt? We unpack the Greek words behind faith and doubt in this passage, and discover that both are less about intellectual certainty and more about where your trust in God actually rests. Faith in action. This is biblical encouragement for anyone in a season of discernment who feels tossed by uncertainty. Journal prompts are included to help you reflect on where your heart is divided and where it's fully His.

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Ever tried to have quiet time in a hotel room with two toddlers? In this episode we're talking about how to stay connected to God when you're out of your routine, tired, and on the go. From practical tips to a Starbucks miracle in Manhattan, you'll walk away with Biblical encouragement, journal prompts, and real strategies to grow your faith and trust in God, even on vacation.

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Have you ever prayed for wisdom and felt like God went silent? In this episode we dig into James 1:5-8, one of the most misunderstood passages in Scripture about discernment, and unpack what God is actually promising when He says He'll give wisdom to those who ask. This is biblical encouragement for anyone who has felt stuck, confused, or like they're the problem in why they can't hear God's voice. We talk about what wisdom really means, why discernment is about your heart as much as your choices, and how trust in God is at the center of it all. Grab your journal, there are prompts at the end to help you process where you are right now.

Hi, I'm Jenny Fulford! I love Jesus and I'm a guided journal creator. I'm here to help Christians cultivate a continuous, interactive relationship with God through journaling. Let's connect!

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AI is changing our world quicker than any of us realize or are ready for, and it is impacting our relationship with God and ability to hear His voice. AI makes big promises about meeting our needs and making our lives better, but what if our neediness was a gift and not a burden to shrug off as quickly as possible?

Hi, I'm Jenny Fulford! I love Jesus and I'm a guided journal creator. I'm here to help Christians cultivate a continuous, interactive relationship with God through journaling. Let's connect!

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