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The most impactful, practical way to live in peace in the midst of life's storms is learning to hear what God is communicating to me. I have always loved and read the Bible. The change in how I felt about myself didn’t happen. The truth didn’t stick.

When I was introduced to the idea that God wanted to talk to me now, not just from the Bible. I was intrigued and even desperate. I sat down my small children on my bed and told them we were going to ask God to show us something or tell us something. We did, and He did.

Being able to have conversations with God changes everything - not always as fast as I would like or in the way I would like, but it does.

This week, I’m sharing practical tips on how to have conversations with God. Jesus said in John 10:27 that His sheep listen to His voice. You can learn to do that. If you already have regular conversations with God, I would love to hear your story of how you learned to do that.

If you want to start practicing, you can purchase Transformational Quiet Times, a course that covers the teaching I gave today, plus 3 lessons of guided practice videos.

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Failing at something is different than being a failure. You feel like a failure because you weren’t given the skills and tools you needed to feel like anything else. That’s why I said, you’re not a failure. You were failed.

In this week’s episode I talk about 3 ways you were failed and how you can start practicing the skills you missed out on. I walk you through a simple exercise at the end of the video. Grab a pen and paper and you can do it along with me.

Ways You Were Failed

1 - You were taught to connect your behavior and performance to your identity and value

2 - You weren’t taught to celebrate success, enjoy the moment, or what to do with your emotions

3 - You weren’t taught to separate thoughts from emotions

Practice
This exercise walks you through listening to your emotions, taking your thoughts captive, and deciding what to do next.

1. Grab a pen and paper and write down every thought and emotion you are aware of when you say, “I am not a failure.”
2. Mark the thoughts and the emotions differently (colors, circle/underline)
3. Which thoughts are yours? Which thoughts are true?
4. What choices do you need to make?

I look forward to hearing how it goes and what questions you have for me.

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The simple phrase—“put away childish things”—can feel like a mountain when your emotional growth froze at a moment when life overwhelmed you. We explore how trauma, both the big events that shatter safety and the quiet absences of affirmation or validation, shapes our thinking, our nervous systems, and our relationships long after the moment has passed. I share how childish patterns like people-pleasing, always being alert to others, and self-blame often began as smart survival strategies, and why real change requires more than “think different.”

Together we map the difference between Big T trauma and little t trauma and why comparing pain keeps us stuck. We talk about the lies we often agree to in hard moments—beliefs about God, ourselves, and others that promise quick safety but cost us freedom—and how to unwind them with honesty, compassion, and, for those with a faith lens, prayer and repentance. I walk through a layered approach to healing: addressing the body’s stored survival energy, reframing unhelpful mental rules, and letting trustworthy relationships provide the missing nutrients of affirmation, validation, and care.

If you’ve ever wondered why “no” feels dangerous, why you over-function in relationships, or why old stories still run the show, this conversation offers hope. For next steps, I share community resources and a creative practice that helps surface lies, receive truth, and translate belief into daily behavior. Subscribe, share this with someone who needs it, and tell us: which old rule are you ready to rewrite?

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