How to Spend Your Quiet Time with God
REBROADCAST: Our quiet time with God will not always produce a feeling, but we can guarantee that we are becoming transformed. We know this because it’s not about what we do by effort - the Spirit is who brings transformation. In this episode, I explain the purpose of quiet time with God, why it's important, and how to spend your time with Him. The length of the quiet time does not matter, but...
18m Aug 30, 2023
18m
Overcoming Anxiety Through Faith
REBROADCAST: The depth we know God is the depth we will be able to trust God. Overcoming anxiety isn’t about pushing away your feelings, ignoring them, or treating what you are going through like nothing. Overcoming anxiety starts with knowing who God is to you and what you believe He believes about you. In this episode, I explain how our physical response to anxiety is connected to the beliefs...
13m Aug 23, 2023
13m
How to Rebuild Trust in a Relationship By Taking Biblical Action
REBROADCAST: We can spend years building trust and growing deeper into our relationships only for a moment to occur that can begin to slowly destroy the time invested. When that happens, rebuilding broken trust takes time and the intentional pursuit of restoration. In this episode, I'm talking about what happens when trust is broken, how to rebuild trust with that person by taking Biblical acti...
15m Aug 16, 2023
15m
"How Do I Not Worry About the Future and Find Peace with God?" Q and A with Jessica Hottle
REBROADCAST: Do you struggle to find peace and trust God because of bad things that have happened in the past? How can we break free from the fear of future pain? I can relate. That's what I'm discussing in this Q&A episode. God shows grace in providing for us and strengthening us for the path ahead. That grace is sufficient - it is all we need. Don't forget, you can submit your own question a...
11m Aug 14, 2023
11m
Destroy Strongholds in Your Life with the Word of God
REBROADCAST: Scripture talks about three kinds of strongholds. One is a fort, fortress, castle, or secure place (a physical place) to be safe against the enemy’s attacks. Another example is when God himself is referred to as our stronghold. The third refers to negative patterns of thinking, prideful thoughts, or worldly messages that have written negative messages on the minds and hearts of bel...
19m Aug 09, 2023
19m
Learn to Trust in God and Grow Your Relationship with Him
REBROADCAST: It’s our brokenness that blinds our eyes from the truth and keeps us focused on our pain. We can’t see clearly because our pain changes our perspective, and our perspective directs our path. Over time, ignoring our emotions, feelings, and pain only obscures our vision and ability to see clearly. Trying to pray them away or ignoring them causes even more blindness to the truth. In ...
17m Aug 02, 2023
17m
Befriending the Broken Parts of Your Soul with God
How do we befriend the broken parts of us without allowing the broken parts to break us? How do we care for the pieces of our stories we aren’t ready to draw near to? Our pain wants someone or something to blame. If we keep our pain far enough away from us, then we don’t have to deal with it and we think it becomes someone else's problem. We can’t take responsibility for anyone else's actions ...
16m Jul 26, 2023
16m
"How Do I Know I Am Walking with God?" Spiritual Growth Mentoring with Jessica Hottle
As I've been praying about the direction of this podcast, I've felt led to add some episodes that are a little different in the hope that they will inspire you that God can turn your misery into your ministry. In this episode, I'm giving you a peek at what a live coaching call with one of the students in my Spiritual Growth Mentorship (https://www.jessicahottle.com/heal) sounds like. In this c...
20m Jul 24, 2023
20m
How to Deal with Triggers from Trauma with God
There is no escaping the fact that we will experience pain in this world. Therefore, we must learn how to deal with triggers from trauma and pain with God. We have responses from our pain and our bodies will respond accordingly. However, God’s love for you is not on trial. He wants to walk through this healing with you as you become more like Him. Love opens our hearts and welcomes the possibil...
26m Jul 19, 2023
26m
Brief Bible Study on Anger
What is anger? What beliefs cause us to become angry? Are there different types of anger? I'll be exploring all those questions in this brief study on anger, as well as investigating the seven-stage cycle we tend to go through when anger becomes toxic. When left unchecked, a disagreement may become contempt for another person. Anger becomes dangerous when we give in to it because your relation...
28m Jul 12, 2023
28m
"Do I Have to Tell Them I Forgive Them or Can That Be Between Me and God?" Q and A with Jessica Hottle
Have you ever wondered if it's possible to move past your pain and forgive someone without letting the other person know? That's what I'm addressing in this Q&A episode. Forgiveness does not require forgetting or reconciliation. Determining your goals for the relationship will allow you to move forward with the correct heart posture. Don't forget, you can submit your own question any time at j...
13m Jul 10, 2023
13m
How to Change Your Life and Be at the Center of God's Will
According to the Bible, God's will is revealed through various means, including His written word, the scriptures. But what does God’s will look like when it involves change in our life? In this episode, I walk through key aspects of God's will in the Bible, God’s will and how it can change your life, why change feels so hard, and how we can embrace God's will for life change. We talk about cha...
18m Jul 05, 2023
18m
What is the Spiritual Growth Mentorship?
If you're a regular listener of From Head to Heart, you often hear me invite you to join my Spiritual Growth Mentorship (https://www.jessicahottle.com/heal) . In this episode, I share my story of pain, revelation, and hope. I didn’t need someone telling me to read my Bible or to pray more and I didn't need another how-to guide. So God led me to create something I didn’t have - a mentorship and ...
21m Jun 29, 2023
21m
"How Do I Heal from the Pain of My Past with God?" Live Spiritual Growth Mentoring with Jessica Hottle
As I've been praying about the direction of this podcast, I've felt led to add some episodes that are a little different in the hope that they will inspire you that God can turn your misery into your ministry. In this episode, I'm giving you a peek at what a live coaching call with one of the students in my Spiritual Growth Mentorship (https://www.jessicahottle.com/heal) sounds like. In this c...
28m Jun 28, 2023
28m
"From Fear and Anxiety to Finding Peace" Spiritual Growth Mentee Testimony with Sarah Standley
When we're going through something hard we often want to isolate ourselves or feel like we're too far gone. Maybe you can relate. In this episode, I'm speaking with Sarah Standley, one of the students in my Spiritual Growth Mentorship (https://www.jessicahottle.com/heal) . In this conversation, Sarah shares her personal story about what led her to join the mentorship, what she has learned from...
18m Jun 27, 2023
18m
Trusting God in Times of Uncertainty
Faith over fear is what we choose, walk out, and become disciplined in. To live in faith over fear, we must know that experiencing safety with God is physical, spiritual, and emotional. The enemy of our hearts is fear because it reminds us of the absence of our safety and comfort. In this episode, I'm walking through some questions we can answer to determine how we arrived at this place of fea...
14m Jun 21, 2023
14m
What to Do When Prayer Doesn’t Take the Pain Away
“I’m praying; I’m begging God. I want it to all go away.” Are you someone who feels like prayer isn't working? You are not alone in this wonder. When we call upon Jesus and He doesn’t show up when we want or how we would like, it makes us wonder and question. So what do we do when our prayer doesn’t take our pain away? We stand and we fight. In this episode, I'm chatting with you about the po...
20m Jun 14, 2023
20m
How to Forgive Yourself with God's Help
If it’s one thing I talk a lot about with the women in the Spiritual Growth Mentorship (https://www.jessicahottle.com/heal) , it’s helping them walk through forgiving themselves for the mistakes they have made. We know God forgives us of our sins through Jesus, but we continue to carry the weight of the sin. We think we have to get ourselves right before we go to God. With this belief, we isol...
23m Jun 07, 2023
23m
"How Do I Let Go and Trust God with This Pain?" Live Spiritual Growth Mentoring with Jessica Hottle
As I've been praying about the direction of this podcast, I've felt led to add some episodes that are a little different in the hope that they will inspire you that God can turn your misery into your ministry. In this episode, I'm giving you a peek at what a live coaching call with one of the students in my Spiritual Growth Mentorship (https://www.jessicahottle.com/heal) sounds like. In this c...
20m Jun 05, 2023
20m
How to Know You Are Hearing from God and Not Your Own Feelings
Hearing from God is discerning between the different voices we hear. Whether it’s through our feelings and what they communicate or what the enemy is trying to distract us from or with. Hearing from God requires us to think about what we are thinking, instead of allowing what comes to be have the ultimate say over our lives. I want you to know, above all, that you have the ability to discern, ...
14m May 31, 2023
14m
Trusting God with Your Future and Healing from the Pain of Your Past
Moving forward with God means we must allow Him to heal us from the pain of our past. Trusting God is more than a feeling; it’s a choice to have faith in what He says, even when your feelings or circumstances would have you believe something different. It’s not about convincing ourselves or others we have moved on. Healing is about honesty and humility. Honesty with where we are and humility in...
14m May 24, 2023
14m
When Do You Let Go and Move On? Seeking God's Guidance in Difficult Decisions
Are you holding on so tightly trying to make it all work out, but exhausted? Trusting in God's guidance can provide the strength and wisdom needed to move on from difficult situations in life. Sometimes the best thing for us to do is to let go. Letting go isn’t giving up. It’s giving it over to God so the yoke we now carry is His and not ours. Through prayer and faith, we can seek God's guidan...
14m May 17, 2023
14m
How to Rebuild Broken Trust in a Relationship with God's Help
You spent months with a person, building trust, only for the trust to be broken in what feels like an instant. Sometimes trust isn’t broken in an instant, though, but slowly over time. Sometimes their words are what we cling to the most, hoping for change. However, their actions are what often speak the truth. I know how hard it is to walk through broken trust and also the steps and time it tak...
21m May 10, 2023
21m
How to Set Biblical Emotional Boundaries with Difficult People
Let me start by asking: Are you a people pleaser? Stay with me, then. Setting emotional boundaries is an essential part of maintaining our mental and spiritual well-being. Boundaries help us define our limits, protect ourselves from emotional harm, and maintain healthy relationships. In this episode, we'll explore the importance of setting emotional boundaries and how to do so in a way that ali...
15m May 03, 2023
15m
Finding Trust in God After Experiencing Spiritual Manipulation
I know this is one of the hardest hurts to begin to process, unfold, and make sense of, friend. I know it's not easy to discern at times what is you, God, or the enemy because, for a longer period of time, they were all mixed together in what seemed like beautiful harmony and understanding. I also know how hard it is to trust in God (https://www.jessicahottle.com/heal) after experiencing spirit...
17m Apr 26, 2023
17m
Are You Stuck in the Past and Tired of Being in Pain? The First Step to Letting Go and Processing Pain with God
I’m sorry for the times you felt like you had to choose between God or the pain you experienced. And I’m sorry for all the times you felt like you had to get yourself together to go to God with your pain. When we feel that way, it is easy for us to get stuck in the past. I want to remind you that you are not alone in feeling this way. In this episode, I'm talking through the effects of being s...
16m Apr 19, 2023
16m
Finding Your Way Back to God After Betrayal and Pain
Life can be a journey with many twists and turns. At times, we may stray from our path and lose our connection with God. But the good news is that God is always waiting for us to return home. In this episode, we will explore some practical steps to help you return to God. Rooting for you, Jessica Free Downloads: Chase God Not Your Feelings Guide >> https://www.jessicahottle.com/chase-god-gui...
14m Apr 12, 2023
14m
How to Stop Anxiety Producing Thoughts with the Power of the Holy Spirit
Negative thoughts can be overwhelming and can affect our mental and emotional well-being. While there are different ways to address negative thinking, one powerful approach is to turn to God for help. In this episode, we will explore some practical steps to stop negative thoughts with God's guidance. Rooting for you, Jessica Free Downloads: Chase God Not Your Feelings Guide >> https://www.je...
17m Apr 05, 2023
17m
3 Ways to Maximize Your Quiet Time with God
Having a quiet time with God is an essential part of developing a personal relationship with Him. It's a time set aside for prayer, meditation, and studying the Bible. In this episode, we'll explore what it means to have a quiet time with God and provide practical tips for making it a regular part of your daily routine. Rooting for you, Jessica Free Downloads: Chase God Not Your Feelings Gui...
19m Mar 29, 2023
19m
How to Let Go of Control and Trust God
There is something about the idea of control that leads us to feel safe. So, how do we let go and trust God will come through? Sometimes to let go and trust God feels unbearable because we think we are in charge. Anything outside of that brings uncomfortable feelings and doubts. Control is a false sense of security and safety. Our relationships, money, jobs, all of it, is something given to us...
15m Mar 22, 2023
15m
Struggling to Feel Close to God? How to Develop a Personal Relationship with God
How often have we heard that it’s not about religion, but a personal relationship with God? Probably a lot. I know I have said it many times myself. However, something I think we miss is how we build a personal relationship with God. In this episode, I talk through how our personal relationships can affect our relationship to God, how to develop a personal relationship with God and share scrip...
16m Mar 15, 2023
16m
Learn How to Let Go of Offense and Move Forward with God's Help
Friend, I know what it’s like to feel like a burden to those around you, but you will never be a burden to God. You can not exhaust or empty His love for you. God isn't asking you to have it all together, to right your wrongs, or to try and do it all by yourself, He's inviting you to the table; He's welcoming the pain and the offense. In this episode, I explain what the Bible says about the sp...
18m Mar 08, 2023
18m
How to Forgive Those Who Hurt You with God
There will be people who will never be able to see the pain they caused us, but nothing is hidden from God. Our pain can drop us to our knees, but it's our anchor and hope in Christ that allows us to stand again with forgiveness in our hearts. When we fix our gaze on Jesus, our pain can be met with gentleness and the tenderness it deserves. In this episode, I walk you through what forgiveness ...
15m Mar 01, 2023
15m
Finding Hope in the Hurt with Toni Collier
If you're struggling to find hope in the midst of hurt, you need to hear this conversation with author and speaker, Toni Collier. I invited Toni on to talk about this topic because she is also the founder of an international women’s ministry called Broken Crayons Still Color, which helps women process through brokenness and get to hope. In this episode, Toni explains how embracing the complex ...
24m Feb 22, 2023
24m
How to Heal Emotional Trauma with God
Emotional healing isn’t about fixing you. You are not a project to be fixed but a person to be loved. It’s not through your effort and all that you can do to heal your soul. It’s welcoming the presence of God into your pain. In this episode, I'm talking about what it means to emotionally heal, looking at scripture to see what God says about emotional healing, and giving three ways you can begin...
20m Feb 15, 2023
20m
3 Ways to Stay Consistent Reading Your Bible
When our goal is to read the Bible daily and to get in the habit of consistently reading, it’s important we address how habits are formed. Reading the Bible daily is not something we check off of our to-do list. Our human effort alone does not change or transform us. It’s the Holy Spirit who delivers and transforms us, which is why reading the Bible daily is important. God provides the revelati...
20m Feb 08, 2023
20m
From Overwhelming Feelings of Anxiety to Feeling Like She is Living Again: How My Student Went from Escaping Her Feelings to Finding Healing in God
My heart is to see you challenge the way you think to change the way you live. In this episode, I'm joined by Sarah, one of the students in my Spiritual Growth Framework Course, so you can hear from her perspective about why this program has been so powerful in changing her perspective and relationship with God. Rooting for you, Jessica Facebook Community: Support Group for Christian Women t...
16m Feb 07, 2023
16m
3 Ways to Process Anger with God
We all have moments when we're confronted with something that causes us to clench our fists and tighten our jaws. In those moments, it’s not that we need to tell ourselves to not be angry. It’s in those moments that we get to redirect our anger to God. Not to ourselves, not to the person who wrongfully accused us or hurt us, but to the One who knows the anger we carry. In this episode, I talk t...
15m Feb 01, 2023
15m
How to Spend Your Quiet Time with God
Our quiet time with God will not always produce a feeling, but we can guarantee that we are becoming transformed. We know this because it’s not about what we do by effort - the Spirit is who brings transformation. In this episode, I explain the purpose of quiet time with God, why it's important, and how to spend your time with Him. The length of the quiet time does not matter, but it should be...
18m Jan 25, 2023
18m
3 Prayers for Anxiety
In this episode, I want to share with you 3 prayers for anxiety: Befriending Your Body Speaking Life in the Wildnerness Healing Your Heart Our prayer life is more than perfect Bible words. It’s communion and communication with God. It’s a relationship. We don’t have to approach our time with God with a systematic equation, hoping He hears our prayers for anxiety. We can be confident, knowing...
17m Jan 18, 2023
17m
How to Deal with Emotions Biblically
Dealing with our emotions biblically is not about bypassing what someone is going through, but rather helping them take the truth and apply it to their certain situation. I think, as believers, we are known for spiritually bypassing people in the name of Jesus and calling it holy. In layman’s terms, spiritual bypassing is using our faith to disregard our real human experiences. Dealing with emo...
21m Jan 11, 2023
21m
How to Read the Bible for Beginners
What approach do you currently have to reading the Bible? Whatever your method, taking time to read the Bible is a valuable practice. However, knowing how to read the Bible can give you greater insight into the context and how you can apply it in your life. In this episode, I'll talk through where to start reading the Bible for beginners, how to study the Bible verse by verse, and Jen Wilkin's...
18m Jan 04, 2023
18m
Feeling Safe with God
We all have moments in our lives where trust between relationships breaks. The question always comes up, “If people continue to hurt me, how can I trust that God isn’t hurting me too?” In our minds, we know the word says God cares and He won’t leave us, but it becomes hard to receive in our hearts when it seems as though relationships become like revolving doors, people regularly coming and go...
18m Dec 28, 2022
18m
Overcoming Shame with the Word of God
Have you felt the weight of not living up to everyone else's standard for you? When we fail to meet the expectations of others, we can find ourselves overwhelmed with shame. Sometimes, it can even lead us to question who we are. In this episode, I break down the differences between shame and guilt, explain healthy shame versus toxic shame, and take a look at what the Bible says about how we can...
17m Dec 21, 2022
17m
5 Ways to Stop Emotional Eating from a Biblical Perspective
Emotional eating is something that all of us do and will continue to do. However, I am a firm believer in that we can recognize when we are emotionally eating and get curious about what it is that we need. I want to help you to stop emotionally eating mindlessly. In this episode, I talk about what emotional eating is, why we keep eating our feelings, and how we can break free from emotional eat...
15m Dec 14, 2022
15m
Hearing God's Voice Over the Lies from the Enemy
How do we know if we are hearing God’s voice, the enemy, or our feelings? Hearing God’s voice requires us to think about what we are thinking instead of allowing what comes to be to have an ultimate say over our lives. When we bring God’s Word into our current thoughts, our thoughts are confronted with two opposing viewpoints. Since Jesus is the embodiment of truth, anything that goes against H...
14m Dec 07, 2022
14m
Struggling to Lean on God? 3 Bible Life Lessons from Psalms
To lean on God is to be interdependent with Him. It’s knowing that we cannot depend on ourselves alone and that we are also a part of bringing heaven to earth, co-laboring with Christ. However, we struggle to lean on God because our beliefs about God have hindered us from trusting God. Not to mention, God isn’t someone who is right in front of us. How can someone care who isn’t physically here?...
14m Nov 30, 2022
14m
Overcoming Anxiety Through Faith
The depth we know God is the depth we will be able to trust God. Overcoming anxiety isn’t about pushing away your feelings, ignoring them, or treating what you are going through like nothing. Overcoming anxiety starts with knowing who God is to you and what you believe He believes about you. In this episode, I explain how our physical response to anxiety is connected to the beliefs we carry abo...
13m Nov 23, 2022
13m
How to Rebuild Trust in a Relationship By Taking Biblical Action
We can spend years building trust and growing deeper into our relationships only for a moment to occur that can begin to slowly destroy the time invested. When that happens, rebuilding broken trust takes time and the intentional pursuit of restoration. In this episode, I'm talking about what happens when trust is broken, how to rebuild trust with that person by taking Biblical action, and how t...
15m Nov 16, 2022
15m
How to Stop Stress Eating and Lose Weight God's Way
Have you ever said to yourself, “Why can’t I stop eating when stressed?” Learning how to stop stress eating isn’t about getting food under control; it's about understanding that food cannot solve emotional hunger. Being able to stop stress eating God’s way is not about applying scripture to cover up a wound, but rather allowing God to heal the wound. Healing happens when our hearts become align...
20m Nov 09, 2022
20m