Revival Starts With A Turned Heart

Honest Prayer, The Heart, and the Fear of The Lord

Questions? Fun God stories? Let us know! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2502420/fan_mail/new] We sit down with Psalm 103 open and begin with encouraging your own soul, naming God's benefits, bringing our hidden inner world into his gentle care. That's where honest prayer begins and it's often where hearing God becomes clearer, because you're no longer holding back the very thing you need to say. The Psalms are a roadmap for raw, human processing with God. David's prayers don't read like polished lines, and that's the point. They give permission to pray what's real without getting stuck in despair, because the pattern keeps turning toward trust. We also talk about the long game of spiritual formation and inner healing. The slow, garden-pace of wholeness. Why God is patient with the motives and wounds we barely understand ourselves. Then we land on Psalm 86:11: "Unite my heart to fear your name." The fear of the Lord is a reverence you can't manufacture. It grows as the heart becomes whole. We name the risk of surrender, why God's better word can feel dangerous, and how the new self in Christ pushes from the inside to dismantle old frameworks. The surprising outcome is courage. As reverence rises, other fears start to lose their authority. If this conversation helps you pray more honestly and trust God more deeply, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review. What’s one part of your story you want to stop filtering in prayer?

Revival: A Generation Awakening

Questions? Fun God stories? Let us know! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2502420/fan_mail/new] Something shifts when you realize the prayer you’ve carried for years is already being answered. We walk through that exact moment as we reflect on One Conference, a gathering of around 4,000 teenagers in Atlantic Canada, and the growing sense that a genuine youth revival is unfolding in schools and communities right now. We talk about the difference between asking God to move and learning to recognize where the Holy Spirit is already at work. That thread leads us into the prophetic question God asks throughout Scripture: “Do you see this?” We connect it to Ezekiel’s river of life and Isaiah’s “new thing,” and we explore why spiritual discernment isn’t about hype, it’s about perceiving the unseen work beneath what your eyes can measure. From prayer ministry lines to spontaneous groups praying in the arena, we share stories that ground this awakening in real fruit: physical healing, honest repentance, deep tenderness, and a moment that stopped us cold, three middle school girls asking for prayer to forgive their bullies and to see them come to know Jesus. We also name a challenge for older leaders: champion the next generation, serve their calling, and refuse the impulse to control what God is doing. If you want to track a move of God with clarity and humility, hit play, then subscribe, share with a friend, and leave a review so more people can join the conversation.

Revival: Waves, Tides, and the End Goal

Questions? Fun God stories? Let us know! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2502420/fan_mail/new] Revival can feel like a wave that crashes in, changes everything, and then mysteriously pulls back. We sit down and trace the moments that formed us and the questions they still raise: What is happening when a room is charged with hunger and the Holy Spirit seems to be directing the night?  We share personal stories from the 90s, including a massive Promise Keepers pastors gathering in Atlanta where Jesus’ prayer in John 17 for unity became impossible to ignore, plus memories of worship gatherings where young people came to Jesus without a sermon-driven strategy. We also revisit the Toronto Blessing and the Father’s heart emphasis, and we talk plainly about agency: powerful encounters don’t have to mean losing control, and sometimes the simplest truth is that people don’t want to leave because God’s presence feels like home. We land on Ephesians 3 as the ultimate destination of spiritual awakening: strengthened by the Spirit, rooted and grounded in love, and filled with all the fullness of God. If this conversation helps you name what you’ve experienced and where God might be taking it, subscribe, share the episode with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find it.

Revival and Calling: The Long Walk

Questions? Fun God stories? Let us know! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2502420/fan_mail/new] We dive into the long road of revival and calling. Dan shares how God spoke to him decades ago about a youth revival in Atlantic Canada, and how that promise has unfolded in waves, with real fruit and real waiting. Along the way, we talk about the difference between God giving you a vision and you assuming you’re the hero of it. Sometimes the assignment isn’t “lead the charge.” Sometimes it’s “stay planted,” let your roots go deep, and keep believing when the heat turns up. We also get practical about the inner battles that can derail a God-given dream: offense, disappointment, and bitterness. We unpack why forgiveness is not optional for spiritual formation, and why the pursuit of purpose often looks like a cross. If you’re younger and overwhelmed by choices or afraid of getting it wrong, we speak directly to that fear and point to the way God guided Joseph through detours without wasting a single season. If this conversation strengthens you, subscribe to the Hearing God Podcast, share it with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find it.

Revival Starts With A Turned Heart

Questions? Fun God stories? Let us know! [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2502420/fan_mail/new] God designed us to hear Him, and a daily rhythm of listening is not optional for a healthy heart. When we feel restless, anxious, or dull, it’s usually a sign our heart is believing something untrue, and the first move is not striving harder. It’s turning toward God, because He is nearer than we imagine. Revival is a waking-up to God's agenda in the present time, and His people are invited to listen, receive, and surrender. We talk about why humility and repentance keep showing up in every genuine move of God, and we ground that in Scripture, including Acts 3:19 and the promise of “times of refreshing” from the presence of the Lord. We also reflect on Daniel 9 and that stunning line that reshapes how we pray: we ask not because we are righteous, but because of God’s great mercy. We discuss lordship and ownership and the places in our heart we still grip with a closed fist, and why surrender can feel scary even when we trust God’s goodness. If you’ve felt like you’re “circling the mountain” and having the same inner conversations again, we offer encouragement: God isn’t wasting time, and He isn’t trying to condemn you. He’s faithfully leading you forward, one heart-turn at a time. If this encouraged you, subscribe, share the episode with a friend, and leave a review so more people can learn to hear God better.