Have you ever looked at your life and wondered, “Did I miss what God had for me?”

Maybe you thought you would be further along by now. Maybe God gave you a dream, vision, promise, or direction, but your life still doesn't look anything like what you expected.

You didn't miss it. You may be learning something in the process.

In this episode of The Morning Charge, Joshua Hommes talks about what happens when we become so focused on the destination that we miss what God is doing right where we are. Through the journeys of Israel, Joseph, David, and other biblical examples, we see that God doesn't only care about where He is taking us. He cares deeply about who we are becoming along the way.

The wilderness can become a classroom. Waiting can become preparation. Even what feels like a delay may be an opportunity for God to develop the character, endurance, healing, faithfulness, and maturity we'll need for the next season.

Instead of continually asking, “Why am I still here?” maybe it's time to ask a different question:

“Lord, what are You teaching me here?”

Don't despise today's season because you're waiting for tomorrow. Be present where your feet are, stay faithful with what God has placed in your hands, and let Him use the journey to prepare you for what's ahead.

SCRIPTURES REFERENCED:

Romans 8:29
James 1:2–4
Ecclesiastes 3:11
Matthew 6:33–34
Deuteronomy 8:2–3
Genesis 37; 39–41
1 Samuel 16 through 2 Samuel
Colossians 3:23
Philippians 3:12–14
Habakkuk 2:2–3

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Sometimes what feels like everything is falling apart is actually God putting everything in its proper place.

In this episode of The Morning Charge, Joshua shares a powerful word about spiritual shaking, refinement, and surrender. Looking at Hebrews 12, Romans 12, 1 Kings 18, and other passages, he explains why God allows seasons that expose what isn't built on Him.

The shaking isn't punishment, it is preparation.

When God begins stirring old wounds, unhealthy mindsets, fear, compromise, or misplaced priorities, He's inviting us to bring those things to the altar instead of suppressing them again. The fire of God doesn't destroy who He created you to be. It burns away everything that never belonged there in the first place.

If you've felt unsettled lately... if relationships, plans, emotions, or circumstances seem to be shifting... this episode offers biblical perspective and practical encouragement for walking through seasons of refinement with confidence instead of fear.

God isn't finished with you.

Sometimes the greatest act of His love is allowing the shaking so that what remains is firmly rooted in Christ.

•  Why spiritual shaking is often evidence that God is working. 
•  How the fire of God removes what doesn't belong. 
•  The importance of rebuilding the altar before expecting fresh fire. 
•  Why hidden compromise, fear, and distractions must be surrendered. 
•  How to walk through seasons of refinement with hope and confidence.

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The fire of God doesn't stay alive by accident.

Many believers have experienced moments where they felt close to God, only to find themselves feeling spiritually dry again a few days later. So what happened?

In today's Morning Charge, Joshua Hommes shares practical, biblical principles for keeping the fire of God burning in everyday life. From daily time in God's Word and prayer to obedience, community, holiness, and abiding in Christ, this episode explores the habits that fuel a lasting relationship with Jesus, not just emotional moments.

If you've ever wondered why your passion for God feels like it comes and goes, this conversation will encourage you to return to the simple rhythms that sustain spiritual fire.

In This Episode:

• Why spiritual fire doesn't maintain itself

• The daily habits that fuel your walk with Christ

• Why yesterday's encounter isn't enough for today

• How prayer and Scripture strengthen your faith

• Why obedience matters more than inspiration

• The importance of healthy Christian community

• How compromise slowly extinguishes spiritual passion

• Why Jesus must remain your first love

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Have you ever felt like the passion you once had for God has slowly faded?

Life has a way of piling on responsibilities, disappointments, pain, church hurt, waiting seasons, and burnout. Before long, it can feel like the fire that once burned brightly inside you has been buried beneath the weight of everyday life.

In today's Morning Charge, Joshua reminds us that God hasn't changed His mind about us—and He certainly hasn't removed the purpose He placed inside us. The fire isn't gone. It may simply need fresh oxygen.

Looking at passages like 2 Timothy 1, Leviticus 6, Revelation 2, and Romans 12, we discover that spiritual fire doesn't happen by accident. It must be tended, protected, and continually surrendered to God.

If you've been feeling spiritually dry, discouraged, or like you've lost your first love, this episode is a reminder that Jesus still knows how to breathe life into weary hearts.

The ember is still there.

Maybe today is the day you stop staring at yesterday's ashes and allow God to rekindle the fire He placed within you from the very beginning.

•  Why spiritual passion often fades without us realizing it. 
•  The difference between losing your fire and simply burying it beneath life's pressures. 
•  Biblical principles for tending the fire God has placed inside you. 
•  How fear and discouragement quietly smother faith. 
•  Why God's presence, not striving, is where true revival begins. 

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Everyone wants more peace, more freedom, better relationships, a stronger marriage, a deeper faith, but what if the life you're asking God for requires letting go of the life you're still trying to protect?

In today's Morning Charge, Joshua challenges us to examine what we're unwilling to surrender. Many believers pray for breakthrough while continuing to cling to old habits, old mindsets, unhealthy comforts, and familiar patterns. Yet Jesus calls us to deny ourselves, take up our cross daily, and follow Him.

Through practical examples and biblical teaching, Joshua explains why lasting transformation begins with surrender, not striving. Real freedom isn't found by improving your old life, it's found by allowing God to make you new.

This episode explores what it means to leave behind complacency, embrace obedience, renew your mind, and trust God with the future He has prepared for you.

If you've been asking God for change while feeling stuck in the same patterns, today's conversation may be exactly what you need.

•  Discover why the life God has for you requires surrendering the old one. 
•  Learn how old habits, comfort, and compromise keep us from spiritual growth. 
•  Understand why renewing your mind is essential to lasting transformation. 
•  See how obedience produces freedom, peace, and spiritual maturity. 
•  Be challenged to identify what God may be asking you to lay down today.

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Many people are still functioning, serving, leading, parenting, working, and caring for others, but they are doing it from a spiritually dry place.

In this episode of The Morning Charge, Joshua Hommes talks honestly about what happens when we keep pouring out without returning to Jesus to be filled. Spiritual dryness eventually shows up in our attitudes, reactions, relationships, patience, discernment, and ability to carry everyday responsibilities.

Using passages including John 15:4-5, Psalm 23:1-3, Isaiah 40:31, Luke 10:38-42, Luke 5:16, Matthew 11:28-30, and 3 John 1:2, Joshua explains why abiding in Christ is not an optional part of the Christian life. It is the source from which everything else flows.

This episode offers practical encouragement for anyone who feels tired, emotionally drained, spiritually empty, or stretched too thin. The answer is not always doing more, trying harder, or pushing through. Sometimes the most spiritual thing you can do is slow down, sit in God’s presence, and reconnect to the source.

Episode Summary:

•  Spiritual dryness eventually affects your attitude, patience, relationships, and discernment. 
•  Abiding in Jesus is the source of lasting strength and fruit. 
•  Busyness can hide dryness, but it cannot heal it. 
•  Jesus modeled the importance of withdrawing to pray and be with the Father. 
•  Strength is renewed by waiting on the Lord, not by constantly pushing harder.

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There are times when God asks us to step into something we've never done before. The question is, are we truly using discernment, or are we allowing fear to keep us comfortable?

In today's Morning Charge, Joshua challenges one of the most common spiritual misconceptions many believers face: confusing fear with wisdom. While discernment is a gift from God that helps us recognize His leading, fear often disguises itself as caution, hesitation, or "waiting on the Lord." Left unchecked, it keeps us from walking into the very purpose God has prepared for us.

Drawing from Scripture including 2 Timothy 1, Proverbs 3, James 3, Numbers 13–14, Isaiah 30, and John 10, this episode explores how God's voice leads us toward obedience while fear always pushes us toward self-protection. You'll discover practical ways to identify false reasoning, recognize trusted voices in your life, and develop the courage to obey God even when the next step feels uncertain.

If you've been wrestling with whether God is calling you into something new, this conversation will encourage you to stop magnifying the obstacles and start trusting the One who promised to walk with you every step of the way. 

•  Learn the difference between biblical discernment and fear disguised as wisdom. 
•  Discover why fear often sounds spiritual while quietly keeping us comfortable. 
•  See how Scripture calls believers to trust God instead of demanding complete control. 
•  Be challenged to identify areas where fear has delayed your obedience. 
•  Take practical steps toward walking confidently in God's calling. 

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One of the biggest questions believers ask is, "Is this God speaking, or is this just me?"

In this episode of The Morning Charge, Joshua Hommes explores how to discern God's voice in everyday life. Feelings can be strong, opportunities can look good, and emotions can convince us that we're headed in the right direction. But how do we know whether we're following God's direction or simply chasing our own desires?

Together, we'll look at what Scripture teaches about hearing God's voice, surrendering our own ambitions, testing every decision against God's Word, seeking wise counsel, and allowing the Holy Spirit to shape our hearts. We'll also examine why God's direction doesn't always feel comfortable, and why true peace is found in obedience rather than convenience.

If you've ever wrestled with making a major decision, wondered whether you're hearing from God, or simply want to grow in spiritual discernment, this episode offers practical, biblical encouragement to help you walk confidently with Jesus.

Because the closer we walk with Him, the more familiar His voice becomes.

Episode Summary:

•  Learn practical biblical principles for discerning God's voice. 
•  Discover why strong emotions aren't always the same as divine direction. 
•  Understand how surrender, Scripture, and wise counsel work together. 
•  Explore how God shapes our desires as we delight ourselves in Him. 
•  Be encouraged to walk closely with Jesus so His voice becomes increasingly familiar.

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In this episode of The Morning Charge, Joshua teaches on the danger of living in blame and the freedom that comes when we begin taking personal responsibility before God. Blame may protect the flesh for a moment, but it keeps us stuck in the same cycles, wounds, reactions, and patterns.

Using scriptures like James 1:23-26, Genesis 3, Psalm 139:23-24, Matthew 15:18-19, Luke 6:45, Hebrews 12:15, Proverbs 28:13, 2 Corinthians 13:5, and Luke 18:9-14, this teaching challenges listeners to stop only dealing with surface symptoms and allow the Lord to reveal the root.

Joshua talks about forgiveness, bitterness, offense, pride, insecurity, maturity, and the importance of asking, “Lord, what are You showing me in this?” instead of always asking, “Who can I blame for this?”

This episode is a call to honesty, repentance, healing, and growth. If the same battles keep repeating in your life, this teaching will help you begin asking better questions and surrendering the deeper issues to Jesus.

Episode Summary

• Blame protects the flesh, but honesty opens the door to healing.
• Repeated cycles often reveal roots that have not been dealt with.
• Adam and Eve modeled the first blame shift in Genesis 3.
• Jesus teaches that what comes out of the mouth flows from the heart.
• Growth begins when we stop blaming people and start letting God search us.

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Real Talk. Real Jesus. Real Life.

On today’s episode of The Morning Charge, Joshua teaches on the power of example and the reality that our lives are always teaching somebody something. Whether we realize it or not, our words, reactions, habits, priorities, home atmosphere, marriage, parenting, work ethic, worship, private life, and daily choices are leaving an imprint on the people around us.

This episode challenges listeners to stop asking only, “What am I saying?” and start asking, “What am I showing?” If our lives are teaching, then we need to live submitted to Jesus in a way that models faith, truth, repentance, consistency, kindness, courage, prayer, surrender, and integrity.

Key takeaways from this episode:

• Your life is teaching somebody whether you mean for it to or not.
• People learn from what they see repeated, not just what they are told.
• Your home is one of the first classrooms God has given you.
• Inconsistency teaches people that truth is optional.
• Your private life eventually shows up in your public life.
• Jesus is our highest example of how to live.
• You can change what your life is teaching starting now.

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