Wholistic Hearts- A Journey from the Head to the Heart, Encounters with Jesus

Step into a guided encounter based on Psalm 5:1-3 and experience what it looks like to begin your day in intimate conversation with Jesus. In this accompanying episode to the Psalm 5 teaching, you'll be invited to imagine waking up with Jesus, sharing your heart with Him, and learning to recognize His responses throughout your day.

• A guided encounter of waking up with Jesus
• Practice laying your heart before God in the morning
• Learning to listen and wait for His response
• Discovering how to notice God's "love notes" and "God winks" throughout your day

Scripture Focus: Psalm 5:1-3 (Amplified Version)

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Discover how David's morning rhythm of passionate prayer can transform the way you start each day. Learn about the Hebrew word "hagah" and how God hears even our wordless groanings, creating space for authentic encounters with Jesus from the moment you wake up.

• David's morning posture with God sets the tone for the entire day
• God welcomes both joyful songs and wordless groanings
• The Hebrew word "hagah" (meditation) shows us God hears what we can't articulate
• Morning encounters with Jesus are for everyday life, not just crisis moments

• Psalm 5:1-3 (The Passion Translation & Amplified Version)
• Romans 8:26

"Words are not the essence but the garments of prayer." - Charles Spurgeon

"In the morning. This is the fittest time for intercourse with God. An hour in the morning is worth two in the evening. While the dew is on the grass, let grace drop upon the soul. Let us give to God the mornings of our days and the morning of our lives. Prayer should be the key of the day and the lock of the night. Devotion should be both the morning star and the evening star." - Charles Spurgeon

Try the morning encounter practice for seven days: Before getting out of bed, imagine Jesus inviting you to begin the day with Him. Lay your heart before God and wait in expectation for how He will answer throughout your day.

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If this episode blessed you, share it with a friend who needs this reminder that their thoughts, prayers matter to God.

Coming Up Next: Don't miss the Psalm 5 Encounter episode immediately following this teaching!

The Caregiver of your heart is waiting to meet with you. You are loved, you are seen, and your passionate prayers matter.

Don’t forget our Wholistic Hearts Playlist which includes worship that correlates with the Psalms we are reading.

🎵 Wholistic Hearts Spotify Playlist: “Encountering the Book of Psalms"

Join Kristin for this powerful encounter episode complementing the Psalm 4 teaching. Experience the pivotal moment when Jesus and Peter lock eyes after Peter's denial - a beautiful parallel to David's cry in Psalm 4:6: "Let the light of your radiant face break through and shine upon us." This guided encounter reveals how Jesus turns toward us in our shame and failure, declaring "You're okay because I'm okay."

Luke 22:61 - After Peter denies Jesus for the third time, Jesus turns toward Peter (not away) and locks eyes with him. In this split-second exchange, shame's power is broken through the radiant face of Jesus.

• Jesus turns toward us, never away from us
• The power of eye contact with Jesus in moments of shame
• Moving from denial and disconnection to assurance and peace
• Understanding that our external circumstances don't define our security in Him
• The breath prayer: "You're okay because I'm okay"

This encounter includes:

• Settling breathwork and relaxation
• Immersing into the biblical scene with Peter
• Experiencing Jesus locking eyes with you personally
• Hand-on-heart declaration and breath prayer
• Journal reflection time

Take time to journal your experience and consider sharing with a friend for encouragement. Remember: No matter what the world looks externally or what's happening internally, you are okay because Jesus is okay.

• Wayfair Heart - "I Love"
• Moments - "Bhaya Released"
• Outside the Sky - "Tissue Healing"
• Wayfair - "Unburdened"

🎵 Wholistic Hearts Spotify Playlist: “Encountering the Book of Psalms" 

📖 Recommended Reading: "Face to Face with God" by Bill Johnson https://amzn.to/3T9P9od **Amazon Affiliate

In this episode of the Encountering God through the Book of Psalms series, Kristin explores Psalm 4 and David's beautiful process of moving from desperation to unexplainable joy. Discover how to find peace and safety in God's presence, even when facing enemies, shame, or fear. This psalm reveals the healing power of encountering God face-to-face and shows us how to move from anxiety to living unafraid.

• The rhythm of evening prayer and finding safety before sleep
• David's emotional journey: from glory to shame to unexplainable joy
• The healing power of seeing God's radiant face
• Praying for enemies and confronting lies
• Complete surrender and living unafraid

• When was the last time you were desperate for God to show up?
• How has God shown up for you in the past?
• Where in your life do you need to connect face-to-face with Jesus?
• What areas are you feeling fear, shame, or humiliation?
• What lies are confronting you that need to be released?

1. Bring your struggles before God with honesty ("Lord, if I am honest...")
2. Pray for your enemies or those who have hurt you
3. Practice picturing God's face shining upon you like warm spring sunshine
4. Declare: "I will sleep and live unafraid"

🎵 Wholistic Hearts Spotify Playlist: “Encountering the Book of Psalms" 

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Coming Next: Psalm 4 Encounter episode - experiencing a New Testament moment that parallels David's journey from humiliation to peace.

"Selah - pause, sit, and allow it to sink into our hearts"

Psalm 3 Encounter: God's Shield, A Warm Glory Blanket

This guided meditation is designed to help you tangibly feel God's protection and peace. Building on the previous teaching episode on Psalm 3, this 5-minute encounter invites you to experience the same safety and surrounding glory that David wrote about while fleeing from Absalom.

Host Kristin Chadwick guides you through an imaginative prayer time where you can viscerally experience what it means to "lie down and sleep like a baby" in God's protection, just as David did even while being hunted. This encounter is designed to help your body calm, trust, and remember that you are safe in His surrounding glory.

Preparation: Find a comfortable spot - your bed, the floor, or couch - somewhere you can rest and surrender

Experience: A guided 5-minute meditation focusing on:

• Experiencing complete safety and surrender in God's presence
• Feeling His surrounding glory like a protective blanket
• Tangibly connecting with the peace David describes in Psalm 3
• Allowing your nervous system to calm and trust

Integration: Time to journal or voice memo your experience as a testimony to remember during anxious or overwhelming moments

"So now I'll lie down and sleep like a baby. Then I'll awake in safety for you surround me with your glory." - Psalm 3:5 (Passion Translation)

• Following up on the Psalm 3 teaching episode
• Times when you're feeling anxious, overwhelmed, betrayed, or isolated
• Anyone wanting to experience God's protection in a tangible way
• Learning to practice "Selah" - pausing to let truth sink deep into your heart

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• Outside the Sky - "Kindness"
• Outside the Sky - "Soft Images"

📻 Listen to Psalm 3 Teaching first for full context and biblical foundation before experiencing this encounter

Take time to:

• Journal about your experience
• Record a voice memo of what you felt or saw
• Hold onto this as a testimony for difficult seasons
• Remember: You have access to His surrounding glory like a blanket - protected, loved, and cared for

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"When life feels like you're running for your life, where do you turn?"

In this episode of Wholistic Hearts, Kristin Chadwick takes us deep into Psalm 3 to discover how to trust God in the midst of crisis. Written by King David while literally fleeing for his life from his own son Absalom's rebellion, this psalm offers us a timeless three-step pattern for navigating overwhelming circumstances with faith instead of fear.

Join Kristin as she unpacks the fascinating neuroscience behind speaking truth out loud, explores how worship becomes a spiritual weapon, and shares practical ways to find God's peace even when life feels chaotic. Whether you're facing anxiety, depression, grief, betrayal, or any overwhelming situation, this episode will equip you with biblical tools for breakthrough and remind you that God's heart is to protect and surround you with His glory.

• Psalm 3 (primary text - read from Passion Translation)
• 2 Samuel 15-18 (Absalom's rebellion context)
• 2 Chronicles 20 (Jehoshaphat's victory through worship)
• Paul and Silas in prison (worship in persecution)

David didn't ignore his fear - he acknowledged it honestly before God. He faced overwhelming enemies, betrayal, and isolation. Today we might face anxiety, depression, grief, or overwhelming circumstances, but like David, we can bring our honest struggles to Jesus without pretense.

David spoke what he knew to be true about God - that Yahweh had become his shield and protector. He reminded himself of kingdom truth even in crisis. 

3. Declare Truth Out Loud

David used his voice to speak truth over his circumstances. The power of verbal declaration goes far beyond positive thinking - it literally rewires our brains for trust instead of fear through neuroplasticity.

Discover how your brain changes when you speak truth aloud:

• Neuroplasticity - Creating new neural pathways through repeated truth declarations
• Multi-sensory engagement - Activating motor cortex (forming words), auditory cortex (hearing yourself), language centers (processing meaning), and memory centers (storing what you've said)
• Breaking rumination loops - Interrupting repetitive negative thought patterns and those middle-of-the-night "what if" spirals
• Reticular Activating System (RAS) - Training your brain's filter to notice God's protection more readily (like noticing red Corvettes after you decide to buy one)
• Parasympathetic nervous system activation - Calming your stress response and regulating cortisol levels

This is why David could "lie down and sleep like a baby" even while being hunted - his declarations literally calmed his nervous system!

Kristin explores why this is the first psalm labeled "mizmor" (psalm for instrumental accompaniment) and shares powerful biblical examples:

• Jehoshaphat's victory (2 Chronicles 20) - worship team sent out first in battle
• Paul and Silas - choosing worship over despair in prison
• Personal testimony - how worship has changed the atmosphere in overwhelming seasons

• Worshipping in your parked car in the driveway
• Sitting in a prayer closet singing out loud
• Laying on the floor and soaking it in
• Hiking with worship music in your AirPods
• Playing an instrument and letting it flow
• Dancing it out in your living room
• Praising loudly and speaking truth over your circumstances

(These are Kristin's favorite prompts to get to the heart of what's happening internally)

1. "If I'm honest, ___..." - Acknowledge the lowercase "t" truth of your current struggle
2. How has God shown up for you in the past? - Remember His faithfulness and protection
3. What capital "T" truths do you need to declare over your mind, body, and spirit? - Speak kingdom truth over your circumstances
4. What worship song could become your battle song this season? - Find your anthem of faith

• Take time to sit before Jesus and journal through the reflection prompts
• Use the upcoming Psalm 3 Encounter episode as an on-ramp for deeper connection
• Pick out a worship song to strengthen and shield your heart this week
• Remember: Sometimes we don't need more songs - we just need to believe the ones we're singing and feel them in our hearts (Selah - pause and let it sink in)

🎵 Wholistic Hearts Spotify Playlist: "Encountering the Book of Psalms" (link in show notes) 📖 Recommended Reading: "You're Crazy If You Don't Talk to Yourself" by Steve Backlund **Amazon Affiliate

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Hey friend! Welcome to this week's encounter episode - a guided meditation to accompany our Psalm 2 teaching. This is where we get to use our sanctified imagination to meet Jesus in Scripture!

In this gentle encounter, you'll be invited into the Throne Room to see King Jesus in all His majesty and victory. As you settle into His presence, you'll experience Him as your Warrior who fights for you and laughs at your enemies.

Take some time to really see Him on the throne - His colors, His crown, His light bursting forth. Notice the Father beside His begotten Son. Then receive the beautiful invitation from Psalm 2 to "kiss the Son" and hear Him whisper, "I am your warrior. I fight for you. I laugh at your enemies."

This is a sacred space to bring whatever battle you're facing and let your King give you His perspective and strategy. He's already won the victory!

Find a quiet, comfortable space and let Holy Spirit guide your heart into deep encounter with Jesus, your triumphant King.

Be sure to listen to the Psalm 2 teaching episode for deeper study of this powerful Scripture.

Key Verse: "He who sits in the heavens shall laugh; The Lord shall hold them in derision." - Psalm 2:4 NKJV

References: Psalm 2 NKJV and Colossians 2:14-15 https://bible.com/bible/114/psa.2.4.NKJV

Music licensed by Soundstripe: Reveille "Inner Peace" Outside the Sky "Tissue Healing" Outside the Sky "Open Focus" Outside the Sky "Lineage" Moments "Calm Essence"

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Encountering the Book of Psalms

Welcome back to Wholistic Hearts! This week we're diving into Psalm 2 in our "Encountering the Book of Psalms" series, and oh my goodness - there's so much treasure here!

While Psalm 1 was about our personal choice to follow Jesus, Psalm 2 zooms out to show us the big picture: Jesus is the victorious King of Kings! This psalm prophetically declares Jesus as God's beloved Son - the same words spoken at His baptism.

In this episode, we'll explore:

• How Psalms 1 and 2 beautifully bookend each other

• What "begotten" means and why it changes everything

• How God actually laughs at enemies who come against His beloved (that's you!)

• The invitation to "kiss the Son" in surrender and trust

Whether you're facing battles or just need hope, this psalm reminds us we're part of the greatest love story ever told - and victory is already ours!

Come let Holy Spirit guide your heart into deeper encounter with Jesus, our tender yet dangerous King.

Don't miss the companion encounter episode where we'll meditate on Psalm 2 together!

References:

Psalm 2 NKJV

Matthew 3:17, Mark 1:1,11, Luke 3:22, and John 1:18

Romans 8:39

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Psalm 1 Encounter

Grab a journal, a comfy spot, and allow yourself to meditate on Psalm 1.

Psalms 1:1-3 TPT What delight comes to the one who follows God’s ways! His passion is to remain true to the Word of “I AM,” meditating day and night on the true revelation of light.  He will be standing firm like a flourishing tree planted by God’s design, deeply rooted by the brooks of bliss, bearing fruit in every season of life. He is never dry, never fainting, ever blessed, ever prosperous.” 

Questions for Jesus:

What do you want me to notice about this Tree of Life?

What does abiding in You Jesus, look like today?

Featured Encounter Songs by:

Roze Sound “Journey Within”

Outside the Sky “Opening”

Ian Kelosky “Waiting for Lighting”

The Stolen Orchestra “Blue Hour” 

Outside the Sky “Thank You (Meditation)”

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Encountering the Book of Psalms

In Dietrich Bonhoeffer's book about the book of Psalms, He wrote “David prayed the psalms. Jesus prayed the psalms after David. We pray the psalms after Jesus. And with Jesus and through Jesus….How does the psalms sound through the lips of Jesus?”

Let's read through first Psalm together. 

What stands out to you? 

Meditate is "hagah" which means to imagine, meditate, mourn, mutter, roar, sore, speak, study.  

Journal Prompts:

What do I focus on during the day and night?

What do I choose to delight in? 

What fruit is coming from my meditations? 

Ready to experience this Psalm? Head to episode 222 for the Psalm 1 Encounter. 

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