Life Update and Beginning of 2025

Mar 16, 2025 | 0 comments

Episode Description:

Gary and Jane share a life update on what has been happening over the last few months, raising the issue – “When things don’t turn out quite as we hope or expect, what do we do?” Jane also unpacks hearing God for each month of this year. They also cast the vision for the podcast for season 3 – common questions people ask about Hearing God.

Episode Notes:

Life update over the last three months.

  • Highlights and SUFM (Beach mission).
  • Word/phrase for the year and each month.
  • Jane reinjured her knee, bringing up the issue of when things don’t turn out as we hope or expect, what do we do?

First Principle: Our attitude is important.

  • What were you expecting? Were they false expectations?
  • Remaining open to God. Don’t close the door of relationship or allow it to impact negatively.
  • Paul in the Bible – reading Acts in the Bible (Acts 16:6-10) – a considerable number of things that went wrong. Imprisoned, shipwrecked, etc.
  • Paul ended up being put in prison in Macedonia. I’m sure that wasn’t his expectation. But he steadfastly sought God and chased after him.

Second Principle:  Be careful who you listen to.

  • Look at Job in the Bible. A lot of people ready and eager to give him advice on what he should do.
  • Are we cultivating intimacy with Jesus?
  • How do you cultivate intimacy with Father God, Jesus, and Holy Spirit? Do you ‘treat’/relate to each of them differently?

Third Principle: Look at the big picture.

  • In the Bible, if you just looked at the crucifixion, you would miss the whole purpose, that of relationship, as well as sin, salvation, and the resurrection.

Summary:

  • Our attitude is important.
  • Be careful who you listen to.
  • Look at the big picture.

For Season 3 in 2025, we are looking at common questions people ask about hearing God.

  • If you have any questions you would like answered, please email us at garyandjaneb@gmail.com
  • Some examples of questions we have already been asked are:
    • What’s the best way to hear God? (We are covering this topic next week.)
    • What if I’m not sure I’ve heard God right?
    • Can I hear God through ChatGPT?
    • Is it okay to ask God to speak to me in a certain way?
    • Will God tell me what to do with my life?
    • How do I help my friends hear God?

Prophetic activation:

Turn your heart and thoughts to Father God and ask Him –

  • “Father God, is there a phrase or a word You would like me to hang on to this next month, or a phrase/word that will describe my month ahead?”
  • You might like to ask God for a word/phrase for each month for the rest of the year or a word/phrase for the whole year, sort of like an umbrella over the entire year.

Time Stamps:

[1:01] – Gary & Jane share briefly how they have heard God this week.

[6:30] – An explanation of a word/phrase for the year and each month.

[11:38] – When things don’t turn out quite as we expect.

[12:11] – First Principle: Our attitude is important.

[18:56] – Second Principle: Be careful who you listen to.

[21:11] – Third Principle – Look at the big picture.

[22:02] – Summary

[22:28] – What’s coming in Season 3, 2025.

[24:35] – Prophetic activation.

[25:41] – Gary & Jane both share a prophetic word for a listener.

[27:56] – Gary prays for you.

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Bible Verses Mentioned:

  • Acts 16:6-10
  • Job

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