What if the “spiritual blahs” aren't a sign of failure but a divine invitation to a deeper friendship with God? What if the same God who met Elijah in his darkest depression is the same God who meets you in your dry season? In today's episode, Rebecca gets raw and real about her own spiritual dryness after a mountaintop experience, drawing a powerful parallel to the prophet Elijah's post-Mount Carmel exhaustion. As we explore the song "A New Eden" by The Belonging Co, we'll dive deep into its biblical foundations to rediscover the intimacy of walking with God in the garden, a friendship made possible through Christ. This isn't just about feeling God's presence; it's about choosing to believe His Word even when our emotions, circumstances, and experiences seem to contradict it. It's an invitation to stop hiding, accept His love, and let Him give you a new heart that desires His presence above all else.

In This Episode:

• Why the "spiritual blahs" are a common experience, even for prophets like Elijah.
• The profound meaning of "A New Eden" and its biblical foundation in Genesis 3:8.
• How God's tender response to Elijah's depression reveals His heart for us in our moments of weakness.
• The shame and fear cycle that makes us hide from God, and how to break it with the truth of His pursuing love.
• The supernatural work of God that transforms our "heart of stone" into a "heart of flesh" for true communion.
• How to tune your heart to the "broadcast" of God's presence, living by faith and not by sight.
  

Listen to "A New Eden" by The Belonging Co:

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Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ai/song/a-new-eden-live/1786683958

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What if every time you read "And God said..." in Genesis, you're reading about Jesus speaking creation into existence? What if every encounter with God in the Old Testament was actually an encounter with the Word who would later become flesh?

In today's episode, we explore "Our Attention Is On Heaven" by Gospel City Church and dive deep into John 1:1 to discover the staggering reality of who Jesus is as the eternal Word. From the creative power that spoke galaxies into existence to the Angel of the Lord appearances throughout Scripture, we'll trace how the same Voice that called light into being is the same Voice that calls you beloved today.

This isn't just theology—it's an invitation to see the magnitude of who God really is in a way that will completely transform how you worship and how you see Him moving in your everyday life.

In This Episode:

• The profound meaning of "Logos" and how it connects to every "And God said" moment in Genesis
• Why the Angel of the Lord appearances reveal Jesus throughout the Old Testament
• The beautiful reversal: Aaron dressed like the tabernacle to approach God, but Jesus dressed like us to approach us
• Why time stands still in God's presence and worship feels like coming home
• How understanding Jesus as the eternal Word changes everything about how you read Scripture

Listen to "Our Attention Is On Heaven" by Gospel City Church:

• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3xJixTeNVxHLOWz5O0yhI0?si=L-8l5uCXSNuIoVamk34Gqw
• Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/song/our-attention-is-on-heaven/1742085076
• YouTube Music: https://youtu.be/VgMPYn7UtGA?si=Cd2lvJDfJmf41ZVz

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What if the reason you keep falling back into old patterns isn't because you're weak—but because you keep trying to resurrect what God has already declared dead?

In today's episode, we sit with "Made For More" by Josh Baldwin and dive deep into 2 Corinthians 5:17 to discover what it really means to be a new creation. When we dig into the original Greek, we find that God didn't just improve you—He created something unprecedented. You are kaine ktisis, a species that had never existed until Jesus rose from the dead. So why do we keep trying to resurrect the old self to manage other people's comfort levels? Why do we keep tending graves instead of living in resurrection freedom?

In This Episode:

• The radical meaning of kaine ktisis and why it changes everything about your identity
• Why we keep trying to resurrect what God has declared dead
• How to worship the Father in spirit and truth instead of seeking human approval
• Why only the Holy Spirit can break the people-pleasing cycle

Listen to "Made For More" by Josh Baldwin:

• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/57Y8B1iHsS3psJc2BUZ3Mw?si=6150cb846c724074
• Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/song/made-for-more-live-feat-jenn-johnson/1748014416
• YouTube Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov9Ls4npIrc

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