In Part 2 of this identity teaching, we move from the warning to the way. When's the last time you asked God who He made you to be? Caren Williford walks through how God speaks to you about your identity, through His Word, by His Spirit, and through His confirmation, and gives you one simple practice: get in the secret place, ask Him "Who am I," and write down what you hear. This is how you stop performing a copy and start living from who God actually created you to be. New here, or missed Part 1? Start there first for the full teaching. Learning to hear God about who you are, and every area of your life, is the heart of He Speaks, my seven-week live encounter. We begin September 5: theclosetcw.com/he-speaks-encounter If this blessed you, follow the show, send it to someone who's been shrinking or copying, and leave a review so the next woman searching "who does God say I am" can find it.

When's the last time you asked God, "Who am I?" In Part 1 of this identity teaching, Caren Williford gets surgical about why so many of us end up living as a copy of someone else, and why God will not bless the person you're pretending to be. We talk about the danger of borrowing an identity the world hands you, the difference between being inspired and being erased, and the secret things God placed in you that only you and He know about. This one is honest, and it's for the woman who has been shrinking to fit in. Part 2 gives you the how: the ways God speaks to you about who you are, and one question to ask Him today. Listen next. Learning to hear God about your identity, and every area of your life, is the heart of He Speaks, my seven-week live encounter. We begin September 5: theclosetcw.com/he-speaks-encounter If this found you, follow the show, share it with one woman who needs it, and leave a review. Keywords: who am I, identity in Christ, hearing God about your identity, comparison, who does God say I am, finding your identity in God.

God expands your capacity before He elevates you.

Before the next room, there is a stretching that feels like too much. Caren teaches why God grows a woman's capacity first, how to recognize the stretch for what it is, and how to hear Him in the stirring instead of running from it.

Was that God, or was that you? Learn to hear His voice for yourself.

Next steps: · Free daily encouragement, The Library → https://www.theclosetcw.com/resource_redirect/landing_pages/2152099900 · Build your secret place, The Closet → https://www.theclosetcw.com/the-closet · Go deeper, The Closet Collective → https://www.theclosetcw.com/the-closet-collective

New here? Start with What Is The Closet? The Secret Place Is Not What You Think.

Hosted by Caren Williford · The Closet

The secret place is not a room. It is a relationship.

If you have heard about "the closet" and wondered what it really is, start here. Caren explains the secret place, why it is the foundation of hearing God, and how to build one that actually holds in your real life. 

Was that God, or was that you? Learn to hear His voice for yourself.

Next steps: · Free daily encouragement, The Library → https://www.theclosetcw.com/resource_redirect/landing_pages/2152099900 · Build your secret place, The Closet → https://www.theclosetcw.com/the-closet · Go deeper, The Closet Collective → https://www.theclosetcw.com/the-closet-collective

New here? Start with What Is The Closet? The Secret Place Is Not What You Think.

Hosted by Caren Williford · The Closet

When did His presence start to feel like a slogan?

Sometimes the words we love most go numb. Caren names spiritual burnout honestly, the season where Holy Spirit feels like a cliche instead of a Person, and how to come back to real relationship without performing your way there.

Was that God, or was that you? Learn to hear His voice for yourself.

Next steps: · Free daily encouragement, The Library → https://www.theclosetcw.com/resource_redirect/landing_pages/2152099900 · Build your secret place, The Closet → https://www.theclosetcw.com/the-closet · Go deeper, The Closet Collective → https://www.theclosetcw.com/the-closet-collective

New here? Start with What Is The Closet? The Secret Place Is Not What You Think.

Hosted by Caren Williford · The Closet

You cannot enter new territory without Him.

Caren teaches on the holy audacity it takes to follow God into unfamiliar ground, and why Holy Spirit is not optional for the next place. If you sense God moving you somewhere new, this one meets you at the border.

Was that God, or was that you? Learn to hear His voice for yourself.

Next steps: · Free daily encouragement, The Library → https://www.theclosetcw.com/resource_redirect/landing_pages/2152099900 · Build your secret place, The Closet → https://www.theclosetcw.com/the-closet · Go deeper, The Closet Collective → https://www.theclosetcw.com/the-closet-collective

New here? Start with What Is The Closet? The Secret Place Is Not What You Think.

Hosted by Caren Williford · The Closet

The spiral is not discernment.

New territory has a way of turning into overthinking. Caren teaches how to tell the difference between wise caution and anxious spiraling, and how to hear God clearly enough to trust Him into the unknown.

Was that God, or was that you? Learn to hear His voice for yourself.

Next steps: · Free daily encouragement, The Library → https://www.theclosetcw.com/resource_redirect/landing_pages/2152099900 · Build your secret place, The Closet → https://www.theclosetcw.com/the-closet · Go deeper, The Closet Collective → https://www.theclosetcw.com/the-closet-collective

New here? Start with What Is The Closet? The Secret Place Is Not What You Think.

Hosted by Caren Williford · The Closet

I Don't Know What to Do, Faith When You're Facing Uncertainty

You do not have to have it figured out to hear Him.

For the seasons when the honest answer is "I don't know," Caren teaches how to bring uncertainty into the secret place and hear God there, so faith becomes something you practice, not something you fake.

You’ll be reminded that not knowing doesn’t mean you’re behind, it may be the very place God meets you.

Was that God, or was that you? Learn to hear His voice for yourself.

Next steps: · Free daily encouragement, The Library → https://www.theclosetcw.com/resource_redirect/landing_pages/2152099900 · Build your secret place, The Closet → https://www.theclosetcw.com/the-closet · Go deeper, The Closet Collective → https://www.theclosetcw.com/the-closet-collective

New here? Start with What Is The Closet? The Secret Place Is Not What You Think.

Hosted by Caren Williford · The Closet

“Pressing forward doesn’t always look like progress, sometimes it looks like endurance, and endurance is not weakness.” - Caren W.

In this episode, we talk about how to stay faithful, grounded, and trusting God when life hands you an unexpected responsibility you didn’t ask for.

Go Deeper ⬇️

The Closet 15
A pay-what-you-can spiritual reset for women who know something needs to shift.
👉🏽 https://www.theclosetcw.com/the-closet-fifteen 

The Closet Mentorship
For women ready to stop restarting and start remaining.
👉🏽 https://www.theclosetcw.com/mentorship 

💬 Featured Episode Quote

"You have permission to trust God, without pretending it doesn't hurt." (But that’s a story for the next episode.)

You can "look" polished, consistent, and favored and still feel disconnected from yourself.

In this episode, we talk about the version of success Satan doesn’t mind: the one where you’re impressive but not aligned.

If you’ve been quietly asking, “Is this actually me?”, this conversation is for you.

The Closet 15
A pay-what-you-can spiritual reset for women who know something needs to shift.
👉🏽 https://www.theclosetcw.com/the-closet-fifteen 

The Closet Mentorship
For women ready to stop restarting and start remaining.
👉🏽 https://www.theclosetcw.com/mentorship 

"If Satan can’t stop your glow-up, he’ll try to keep it hollow.”