If you need answers, you need an altar.

When life feels overwhelming, prayers seem unanswered, and your efforts produce no results, this message is for you. In this Bible study, Jaime Luce walks through 1 Kings 18 and Elijah’s confrontation with the prophets of Baal and shows a powerful truth:

If the altar is broken, the answers will not come.

If you are sacrificing to the wrong thing, the results will always disappoint.

Elijah did not ask God to send fire until the altar of the Lord was repaired. Many people are exhausted because they are giving their time and energy to things that cannot give life. Meanwhile, the altar God commanded stands neglected.

In this episode, you will learn:

• What a biblical altar truly represents

• Why your approach to God matters

• How humility positions you to hear from God

• Why worship without sacrifice leads to frustration

• How to rebuild what has been spiritually broken

• How God responds to a heart fully surrendered to Him

God is not silent. He is waiting.

Real answers begin where real surrender happens.

It is time to repair the altar.

Where to dive in:

(00:08) Rebuilding Your Altar

(13:24) Examining Our Altars for Success

(26:13) Repairing Your Approach to God

(38:25) Approaching God Boldly With Surrender

Scripture References:

• 1 Kings 18,
• 2 Samuel 24:24,
• Hebrews 4:14 to 16,,
• James 4:3 to 10
• Isaiah 55:8 to 9

Reflection Questions:

• Have I been expecting answers from the wrong altar?

• What needs to be surrendered in my life?

• Where is God calling me to draw near to Him again?

About your host: Jaime Luce’ testimony has daunting personal mountains and treacherous financial valleys. She was trapped in day-to-day stress and couldn’t see a way forward. But how she started is not how she finished! And she wants you to know God has a plan for your life too, no matter how tough it seems. Today, Jaime has been married to the love of her life for almost three decades, owns two companies, and has become an author and podcaster. God’s way is always the blessed way!

Free chapter of Jaime’s new book: You Don’t Need Money, You Just Need God: https://jaimeluce.com/book/

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Are you living for God part-time? In today’s message from 1 Kings 18, Jaime challenges us to take an honest look at where our devotion truly lies. Elijah asked the people of Israel, “How long will you falter between two opinions?” They knew who God was, yet their hearts and lives were divided.

This episode explores:

• Why we struggle to trust and follow God with our whole heart

• How modern believers can unknowingly fall into idolatry

• The difference between striving for empty sources of fulfillment and resting in the One true God

• What it means to rebuild the altar of the Lord in your own life

• How God responds when we call on Him with sincerity and faith

The false gods of this world demand everything and give nothing in return. But the living God responds in power when we turn fully toward Him. Today is an invitation to move out of lukewarm living and into a deeper, mature walk of obedience and relationship.

If this message encourages you, be sure to like the video, subscribe, and share it with someone who needs to be reminded that God hears and answers His people.

Where to dive in:

(00:07) Challenging Being a Part-Time Christian

(16:18) The Power and Authority of God

(19:54) The Choice

(29:27) The Sacrificial Worship of False Gods

(37:40) Serving God vs. Baals

(48:45) Fully Surrendered to God's Will

(57:18) Seeking God's Manifest Presence

About your host: Jaime Luce’ testimony has daunting personal mountains and treacherous financial valleys. She was trapped in day-to-day stress and couldn’t see a way forward. But how she started is not how she finished! And she wants you to know God has a plan for your life too, no matter how tough it seems. Today, Jaime has been married to the love of her life for almost three decades, owns two companies, and has become an author and podcaster. God’s way is always the blessed way!

Free chapter of Jaime’s new book: You Don’t Need Money, You Just Need God: https://jaimeluce.com/book/

Connect:

- Website: https://jaimeluce.com

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jaime.luces.page

- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaime_luce/

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaime-luce-00395691/

In this episode of The Jaime Luce Podcast, we unpack Proverbs 1 and ask a sobering question: What does it really mean to be wise in an age overflowing with information, but starving for truth?

From social media noise to political confusion and false teaching, this episode calls believers to return to the fear of the Lord as the beginning of wisdom. Get practical insight on how to discern truth from deception, how to take personal responsibility for your spiritual life, and why ignorance is no longer an option for followers of Christ.

If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed by the chaos in the world, this episode will help you anchor your faith, sharpen your discernment, and walk boldly in God’s wisdom.

Where to dive in:

(00:08) Seeking Wisdom in a Chaotic World

(10:24) The Fear of God and Responsibility

(26:26) Responsibility and Wisdom in Life

(41:32) The Pursuit of Knowledge and Wisdom

(57:11) Encouraging Truth-Seeking on Social Media

About your host: Jaime Luce’ testimony has daunting personal mountains and treacherous financial valleys. She was trapped in day-to-day stress and couldn’t see a way forward. But how she started is not how she finished! And she wants you to know God has a plan for your life too, no matter how tough it seems. Today, Jaime has been married to the love of her life for almost three decades, owns two companies, and has become an author and podcaster. God’s way is always the blessed way!

Free chapter of Jaime’s new book: You Don’t Need Money, You Just Need God: https://jaimeluce.com/book/

Connect:

- Website: https://jaimeluce.com

- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jaime.luces.page

- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaime_luce/

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaime-luce-00395691/