• 03. Struggling to Trust God? Here's What's Really Getting in the Way
    2026/10/19

    Struggling to trust God? You may love God, believe in Him, and still find yourself trying to control certain areas of your life.

    Maybe you trust God with some things, but when it comes to your children, relationships, finances, ministry, decisions, or your future, surrender feels a whole lot harder.

    And if you’re a busy woman leader carrying a lot of responsibility, you may have even convinced yourself that you’re simply being responsible—when underneath it all, you’re struggling to let God have control.

    But what if your struggle to trust God isn’t because you don’t love Him or believe in Him?

    What if past experiences have shaped the way you see trust—and, without realizing it, the way you relate to God?

    In this episode of Deep Intimacy With God, I’m sharing three things that can get in the way of trusting God and what I personally had to confront during my own journey of inner healing, surrender, and spiritual growth.

    For years, I thought I trusted God. But there were still areas where I felt like I had to be in control. I eventually realized I was relating to God through the lens of what people had done to me.

    And once God revealed that to me, I had to learn how to separate God’s character from people’s behavior, let go of control, and learn what it really looked like to trust God as my God.

    In this episode, we’ll talk about:

    • How past relationship experiences can affect the way you trust God
    • How your perception of God can influence your relationship with Him
    • Why not trusting yourself can sometimes lead to controlling everything around you
    • How fear can make surrender feel unsafe
    • How to identify the areas where you’re struggling to release control
    • Questions you can ask yourself to uncover what may be underneath your struggle to trust God
    • What surrender can look like in real life

    My prayer is that this conversation helps you see your struggle with trusting God differently.

    You’ll walk away with greater awareness of what may be standing between you and deeper trust in God, practical questions to help you examine your heart, and encouragement to begin releasing the control, fear, and past experiences that may be affecting your relationship with Him.

    Because trusting God isn’t just about saying, “I trust You.” It’s learning to know His character, surrender what you cannot control, and allow your relationship with Him to grow through the process.

    So, luv, if you’ve been asking “How do I trust God?”, struggling with surrender, or wondering why trusting God feels so difficult in certain areas of your life, this episode is for you.

    Open your ear, open your heart, and let’s draw closer to God together.

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  • 02. 3 Signs God is giving you clarity on your purpose
    2026/10/19

    Are you asking God for clarity on your purpose but still wondering what He’s calling you to do in this season?

    Maybe you know there’s more God has placed inside of you, but you’re uncertain about what you should be focusing on or what your next step should be.

    Luv, what if God is already giving you clarity on your purpose, but you haven’t recognized the signs?

    I’ve been there. I knew there was a calling on my life, but I wasn’t clear about what I should be focusing on. Then I noticed the same idea kept coming back—building women up and creating a women’s community. As I paid attention and eventually yielded, more of the vision began to unfold.

    That experience taught me that sometimes God gives us clarity little by little, and we can easily overlook what He’s showing us and think, “That’s just me.”

    In this episode of Deep Intimacy With God, I’m sharing three signs God may be giving you clarity on your purpose.

    You’ll learn:

    • How to recognize the pull toward something God may be calling you to do
    • Why certain ideas, desires, or visions may keep coming back
    • How to recognize when God is revealing more insight and direction
    • What to pay attention to when you don’t have the whole picture yet
    • How to become more confident about what your next step could be

    By the end of this episode, you’ll have practical questions to help you recognize what has been stirring in your heart and more confidence in identifying how God may be leading you in your purpose.

    Because sometimes you’re waiting for God to give you the whole picture, while He’s already showing you the next piece.

    So, if you’ve been praying for clarity from God, trying to understand your God-given purpose, or wondering what God is calling you to do as a woman leader, this episode is for you.

    Open your ear, open your heart, and let’s draw closer to God together.

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  • 01. Struggling to Hear God's Voices? The One Spiritual Discipline You need as a Woman Leader!
    2026/10/19

    Struggling to trust God? You may love God, believe in Him, and still find yourself trying to control certain areas of your life.

    Maybe you trust God with some things, but when it comes to your children, relationships, finances, ministry, decisions, or your future, surrender feels a whole lot harder.

    And if you’re a busy woman leader carrying a lot of responsibility, you may have even convinced yourself that you’re simply being responsible—when underneath it all, you’re struggling to let God have control.

    But what if your struggle to trust God isn’t because you don’t love Him or believe in Him?

    What if past experiences have shaped the way you see trust—and, without realizing it, the way you relate to God?

    In this episode of Deep Intimacy With God, I’m sharing three things that can get in the way of trusting God and what I personally had to confront during my own journey of inner healing, surrender, and spiritual growth.

    For years, I thought I trusted God. But there were still areas where I felt like I had to be in control. I eventually realized I was relating to God through the lens of what people had done to me.

    And once God revealed that to me, I had to learn how to separate God’s character from people’s behavior, let go of control, and learn what it really looked like to trust God as my God.

    In this episode, we’ll talk about:

    • How past relationship experiences can affect the way you trust God
    • How your perception of God can influence your relationship with Him
    • Why not trusting yourself can sometimes lead to controlling everything around you
    • How fear can make surrender feel unsafe
    • How to identify the areas where you’re struggling to release control
    • Questions you can ask yourself to uncover what may be underneath your struggle to trust God
    • What surrender can look like in real life

    My prayer is that this conversation helps you see your struggle with trusting God differently.

    You’ll walk away with greater awareness of what may be standing between you and deeper trust in God, practical questions to help you examine your heart, and encouragement to begin releasing the control, fear, and past experiences that may be affecting your relationship with Him.

    Because trusting God isn’t just about saying, “I trust You.” It’s learning to know His character, surrender what you cannot control, and allow your relationship with Him to grow through the process.

    So, luv, if you’ve been asking “How do I trust God?”, struggling with surrender, or wondering why trusting God feels so difficult in certain areas of your life, this episode is for you.

    Open your ear, open your heart, and let’s draw closer to God together.

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    11 分