What does it look like to truly make your faith your own? Some of us may have grown up as a pastor’s kid or in a devoted churchgoing family, while others pursued God on their own without the support of family or friends. No matter what your background looks like, everyone has their own path toward making the decision to have their own personal relationship with Jesus. At six years old, Lisa Whittle made that decision. Ever since then, she’s been living out her faith by putting Jesus first every single morning. Join hosts Eryn Eddy Adkins and Vivian Mabuni for this inspiring God Hears Her conversations as they gain insight from Lisa about how to keep Jesus above everything else.

Guest Bio: Lisa Whittle is the bestselling author of multiple books and Bible studies, including Jesus Over Everything and her latest, Body & Soul. She is a sought-out Bible teacher for her wit and bold, pragmatic approach. She is the founder of several online communities, a seasoned book and ministry coach, and host of the popular Jesus Over Everything podcast. She’s a wife, mom, lover of laughter, good food, and the Bible, and she is a self-professed feisty work in progress.

Notes and Quotes:

“That’s been the question my entire life: Who do I love more, me or Jesus?” —Lisa Whittle

“I’ve had to make many moments of decisions to choose God over and over again.” —Lisa Whittle

“It’s a daily complacency and not choosing God that leads us down a different path.” —Lisa Whittle

“Anything that I have felt compelled to give up is because there has been a blessing on the other end. There’s nothing that we could give up on this earth that is better than knowing Christ.” —Lisa Whittle

“We either believe that the prize is heaven or not.” —Lisa Whittle

“The reality is that busyness kills relationships more than anything else, and this applies to our relationship with Christ. Margin is what we need the most to be able to hear the voice of God.” —Lisa Whittle

“God really did a work in me to show me how my spiritual formation had been through the hurts and the healing through the body of Christ.” —Lisa Whittle

“I don’t need to know where God is because He knows exactly where I am.” —Lisa Whittle

Verses:

Job 23

Related Episodes:

• GHH Ep 13 – Enjoying and Exploring Scripture with Meghan Larissa Good: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/enjoying-and-exploring-scripture/
• GHH Ep 131 - Jesus, Be My Peace with Sharon Hodde Miller: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/jesus-be-my-peace/
• GHH Ep 134 – Dwelling with the Lord with Sandra Byrd: https://godhearsher.org/podcast/dwelling-with-the-lord/

Links:

• God Hears Her website: https://go.odb.org/sign-up-ghh
• Subscribe to the God Hears Her YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GodHearsHerODBM
• Connect with Lisa Whittle: https://www.lisawhittle.com/
• He’s Still Good by Katie Dietz: https://godhearsher.org/shop/hes-still-good/