Change doesn’t come from doing more. It comes from finally dealing with the right thing.

In this episode, Dr. Sharla introduces the critical distinction between relief-seeking and strategic resolve, exposing why so many sincere, faith-driven decisions still leave us stuck in the same cycles year after year. Drawing from Scripture, psychology, and lived experience, she unpacks how urgency, pressure, and discomfort can quietly drive us to make choices that soothe anxiety but never produce real change.

This conversation explores why relief-seeking often masquerades as wisdom, faith, or productivity and how low distress tolerance and threat-based decision-making keep us reacting instead of discerning. Using the story of Saul in 1 Samuel 13 as a case study, Dr. Sharla shows how doing “something” too soon can cost us alignment, authority, and long-term stability.

You’ll learn how to slow down decision-making without stalling, identify what’s truly driving urgency, separate emotional responsibility from divine assignment, and make aligned decisions even when discomfort increases. This episode is especially for those who feel exhausted from starting over, overwhelmed by uncertainty, or afraid that one wrong move could derail everything.

If you’re ready to stop managing symptoms and start breaking cycles, this episode will help you shift from panic-driven action to faithful, strategic resolve and begin trusting God’s leadership in a deeper, more embodied way.

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Decision-making isn’t about choosing the right option. It’s about choosing in the right order. In this episode, Dr. Sharla teaches a practical, biblically grounded framework for how to make decisions God’s way, especially when you feel stuck, overwhelmed, or afraid of getting it wrong.

You’ll learn why many “good” decisions still lead to burnout, resentment, or confusion and how pressure, fear, and urgency quietly distort discernment. Using Scripture and psychological insight, this episode walks you through a clear process to slow down, assess readiness, and move forward with peace instead of panic.

If you’ve been overthinking, delaying, or rushing decisions in the name of faith, this conversation will help you regain clarity and trust God’s leadership again.

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Clarity and certainty are not the same, friend. Many women say they’re waiting on clarity, but what they’re actually craving is certainty. In this episode, Dr. Sharla exposes intolerance of uncertainty as one of the most overlooked barriers to discernment, decision-making, and spiritual trust.

You’ll learn why anxiety isn’t always fear but division, how the nervous system confuses uncertainty with danger, and why relief-based decisions slowly erode agency, obedience, and peace. This conversation reframes clarity as a practiced skill rooted in discernment, not a feeling achieved through perfect information.

Through psychological insight and Scripture, including Psalm 131 and the cautionary story of Saul, this episode challenges the belief that certainty equals faithfulness and invites you to build real trust with God by learning to tolerate the unknown.

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Discipline Isn’t Your Problem. Autopilot Is.

You can be productive, responsible, and consistent and still be living on autopilot. In this episode, Dr. Sharla breaks down how survival mode quietly hardens into default living, why routine is not the same as order, and why more discipline, money, or effort will not restore clarity. This conversation reframes autopilot living as a stewardship and alignment issue, not a motivation problem.

You’ll learn why many women misdiagnose misalignment as a money issue, how productive assets get misallocated over time, and how Scripture reveals God’s pattern for restoration through proper positioning rather than pressure.

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If you’re tired of setting goals from survival mode, this episode gives you the shift your spirit has been begging for.

We hope you’re enjoying the off season, because today’s episode is the one that will shape how you move into 2026. Dr. Sharla introduces a powerful strategy that will help you build real focus, break reactive patterns, and make decisions with clarity instead of pressure. If you’ve ever set goals and still ended up overwhelmed, this episode will show you the missing piece. You’ll discover how to anchor your attention, protect your peace, and create a focus strong enough to withstand the unexpected. Dr. Sharla also shares the scriptures guiding her through her current rebuilding season and invites you to join the upcoming Prayer a thon as you prepare for the year ahead.

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Before you write another goal for 2026, pause and refine your focus. In this off-season mini-series opener, Dr. Sharla unpacks Matthew 7:13–14 and the Greek term apoleia, showing that “destruction” means slow loss through disconnection. She connects that reality to modern burnout and explains why exhaustion often comes from misaligned doing, not a lack of discipline. You will learn a clear, working definition of focus, how your brain spends limited energy, and why pruning restores peace and momentum. She also invites you to register for the free 2025 Global Prayer-a-thon with Mornings with God and closes with three reflection questions to help you enter 2026 with clarity and capacity.

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Are you hearing God clearly but still feeling distant or stuck? In today’s episode of the Prescription for Purpose podcast, we close our series on communicating with God by unpacking the most overlooked step after you hear Him: your response.

We get practical about why many of us “leave God on read,” how shame quietly fuels avoidance, and how to retrain your brain to move from avoidance to approach so intimacy isn’t blocked. Sharla breaks down a simple, repeatable process that turns recognition into faithful follow-through.

You’ll learn:

• Why biblically “hearing” always includes obeying—recognition without response isn’t hearing.
• How shame (identity-level “I am wrong”) triggers hiding—and how to meet the need beneath the feeling.
• The difference between avoidance motivation (self-protection) and approach motivation (connection/growth).
• A four-step framework to retrain your reflexes: Name what’s happening → Name what you need → Take one small action → Repeat daily.
• How “mastering the mundane” (consistency) rewires your response patterns and builds intimacy.

If you’ve been spiritually aware but emotionally avoidant, this episode will help you close the loop—stop hiding, start following, and keep the conversation with God alive through consistent, grace-filled action.

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This was scheduled to be the season finale of our Communication with God series—but the Holy Spirit had other plans. Instead of closing out a teaching, He released a call for the women He’s raising up to build in this season. Through Nehemiah’s example and Proverbs 30:7–9, we talk about carrying your burden, setting boundaries, choosing sufficiency over surplus, and staying on the wall without compromise. If you’ve been feeling stretched, rushed, or uncertain heading into quarter four, this is your word to realign and build God’s way.

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Are you showing up in prayer, worship, and study but still leaving empty? In today’s episode of the Prescription for Purpose podcast, we continue our series on communicating with God by unpacking what happens after you receive His word.

We dive into the critical step of decoding—how your mind interprets what God is saying. This is where many of us get stuck, experiencing frustration, emptiness, or even doubt. Sharla explores the difference between assimilation (fitting God’s word into your comfort zone) and accommodation (allowing God’s word to reshape you), showing why only the latter produces intimacy and transformation.

You’ll learn:

• Why spiritual emptiness is not failure but a signal for deeper connection.
• The danger of assimilation—and how it blocks transformation.
• How accommodation builds faith, intimacy, and renewed thinking.
• Practical steps to shift from routine religion to relational renewal.
• Biblical insights from James 4, Acts 10, Romans 12, and Luke 6.

If you’ve ever felt spiritually busy but unchanged, this episode will help you recognize the decoding breakdown and choose a posture that draws you closer to God.

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Why can’t I hear God? If your prayers feel blocked or silent, this episode will help. We get real about the hidden barriers that make it hard to hear God’s voice and show you how to move past them—so you can receive with clarity and peace.

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