Encounter His Freedom

In May 2022, four of us women began prayer walking a piece of property. The Lord showed us pictures of what He had in store for a women’s event there. We prayed into it.

We saw His heart go into the depths of the women’s hearts like a quick arrow going straight in. We saw him put their hearts on operating tables, some barely alive with scar tissue and blockages. We saw Him hold each heart, flushing each with His breath of life. We sensed He wanted hearts to burn again with His fire – burning hearts fully alive.

We saw a cylinder from heaven going deep into a foundation for growth to happen. We sensed deep fellowship and connection. We saw Him fertilize seeds – growing them to become who they really are to be.

We even saw nuts cracking open and shells coming off. The Lord will speak and revive. He will strip it all away, breaking the ground, bringing them to supernatural acceleration over 3 days. The women’s hearts would be open, no more self-protection, no comparison. Fresh identity in His love for them. They would shed expectations of other women, so there could be a clarity of identity. New creation, and a different way of being creative.

We saw women with fire on their heads – newly ignited, hearts healed – and taking that fire home to their circles and it would multiply!

Five months later, in Sept/Oct 2022, we hosted women from across North America. Many traveled through all kinds of hoops to join us. What the Lord did among us women blew us all away.

One woman shared after she returned home:

Good morning to all my sisters. Just want to say thank you to all of you for being so welcoming this past weekend.

Definitely has been a shift in the atmosphere in our home already. God has been preparing us both (hubby and me) for this new season. WOW!! When we find that safe place in Jesus and are willing to surrender in a deeper way breaking the alabaster box is not really that difficult. So again thank you for all your support, encouragement, affirmations and love. I am eternally grateful. 

Thank you for…. Encouraging us to protect the spoils of battle that we gained at the retreat and to be aware of the devices of the enemy. I have had a number of opportunities to share with friends the freedom breakthrough I experienced.

Also I have been encouraged to ask Jesus what he wants to speak to me when I wake during the night. No more empty tossing, turning and fretting.  

One more thing. I woke this morning to a glimpse of women liberated, rejoicing in Jesus, almost like flames of fire…. I can’t even express in words what I saw and heard. It was so beautiful. . Holy Spirit is moving and reviving…. Dry bones are awakening and raising up a mighty army. PTL

What she describes at the end is the exact vision my friends and I saw in May which was 5 months before the event!

If you missed the event, stay tuned for more!
Or simply jump on in to our our community that meets regularly!

Women Helping Kids to Hear God

Dear, mom, grandma, aunt, kids ministry leader, teacher, and all caregivers of kids!

Are you concerned for your kids today?

Do you have a heart to prepare them and impact them for God’s kingdom?

Our world is FULL of negative voices: 

…despair and depression,
panic and fear,
judgement and intimidation,
perversion and lust… 

THIS is the time for you and your kids to HEAR GOD’s voice instead!

Learn more about our event for women…

5 Day Kickstart for Women: Encounter Jesus in the Noise – Back again!

Women, join our 5 DAY KICKSTART intensive for Women! (Back by request!)

I compile the BEST of a 5 week FOUNDATIONAL course that I began teaching several years ago that has been transforming women, marriages, workplaces, families, and communities!

Come join the movement of women encountering Jesus in the noise! This is open to all women – both to alumni of our previous courses (for a refresh) and newbies! I simply want to KICKSTART more women!

I will be once again teaching the foundational basics of hearing God according to Scripture, plus leading activations and interviewing some of our awesome students about their journeys in hearing God.

Come join us! If you can’t join us LIVE on Zoom, you can watch the recordings and jump into the community discussion in our private Facebook group!

Sign up TODAY!: https://www.merriellen.com/5days

We Can Hear from God

We Can Hear From God (Listening Prayer)

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Is it possible to come to God like an inquisitive child?
– Mark 10:13-16 – Jesus encouraged the children to come to Him.
– Matt 18:1-5 – Be like little children… (inquisitive, trusting…)
– Gal 4:6-7 – We call God our Father because Jesus lives in us. We are His child.

listeningDoes God answer our questions?
– Jer 29:12-13 – when we seek Him with all our hearts, He will listen.
– 2 Chron 7:14 – when we humble ourselves and repent from sin, He will listen.

Can we trust that we are hearing from God?
– John 10:1-5 – God’s people will hear His voice.

Steps in Hearing from God
1. Start with the Word of God. Read a passage such as one listed above.
2. Invite the Holy Spirit to open your heart and your mind to His voice.
3. Ask God questions, expecting that He wants to give you answers.
4. Test the answer. Then accept or reject the answer after careful testing.

To analyze an answer from God:
1. Is it Biblical? (We need to know His Word.) Think of a verse. Look for one.
(Memorize God’s Word. Put it in your mind to get rid of the negative.)
2. Does the Holy Spirit give you peace?
3. Do other believers agree that it is from God? Ask a mentor/friend.
4. If you accept it, will it bring fruit (Gal 5:22,23) in your life? How?

Accept the Answer?:

Thank God
Believe God
Act on it – God wants me to….
I will tell ____ to hold me accountable.

Reject the Answer?:

Ask God where it came from
Ask God what He wants you to do about it
Test the answer

“Be still and know that I am God.” – Ps 46:10a

Now use one of the worksheets below!

Listening Worksheet – Qs to ask God – for Adults

Listening Worksheet for Kids – I love using this with my boys!

Here’s my post on my first experience using this back in 2011…

Need a community to practice this with? Learn more about our freedom circle for women…