Havilah's Podcast

Today on the podcast Havilah is coming to you from Brazil! We’re staying on the topic of transition as many of you have been responding to these podcasts saying that they have helped you through your transition. Hebrews 11:1 says “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, and the evidence of things not seen.” Without faith, it is impossible to please God. It is impossible to please God by living a life worthy of the calling you have received (Ephesians 4:1) without living in faith. Living with the assurance of the things we have not yet seen is truly pleasing to God. You know that this is what you’re supposed to do, and you’ve gone far enough that you can’t go back but if we don’t have the right balance, the right effort and the right momentum we won’t make it, we will fall over. Many of us are right in the middle. We’re not going back; we’re not in the full calling and momentum of what the next season holds but being in that spot is FAITH. Faith is that space of what we once knew and what we know to be true. It feels like pausing, waiting and not knowing where we’re heading. That’s normal, so don’t change your motivation and direction. Go forward! Faith is not a feeling; it is an assurance. Without the assurance that the next season is coming, you cannot please God. The more we live in faith, the more hope we will have for the future. If you’re in transition today, know that faith is that weird pause, that in between. But don’t let your brain wander, don’t let your emotions dominate because you can’t enjoy the journey that way. Set your mind on God and let the Word of God surround you. You will get there, just keep going forward.

Today on the podcast, Havilah and Ben continue talking about transitions. You can’t force transition, and if you make something happen while depending more on your strength than on Gods, you will always wonder if you made it happen or if God did. He cannot lead us if we are not walking. Sometimes it’s trying to see if the door will open and we can walk through it rather than waiting around. God will be gracious enough to shut the door if it’s not the right way. Our motives must be open to hearing what God is saying. We shouldn’t try and make things happen ourselves, but we also shouldn’t be fearful of making a mess. Life comes in assignments. We might have big dreams or are in pursuit of figuring that dream out but whatever we are doing right now is our assignment. It’s not our identity, and we don’t become more valuable by entering into the next season. Being obedient to our next assignments helps us connect the things we don’t understand. Try to keep the process clean, keep the transition clean. And what this means is starting AND finishing well. How you left a season can follow you more than the storyline of you actually BEING IN the season. Whatever season you are in, think about how you can defuse any fire storm that could be following you. Instead of creating negative story lines, honor the season when leaving it as much as when you’re in it.

In this podcast, I share about some big changes happening in our lives. About a year ago, God began to speak to me while my life was in full-throttle. My husband and I had four boys and were running two organizations. I was writing, traveling, and speaking, and I had a whole team of people helping me make it all happen. The Holy Spirit challenged me to back things down a little and add space in my life. He challenged me to get back to the original “yes” I felt in my heart when I first signed up to serve Him. I can’t wait to share more on this topic with you in future podcasts or blog posts. Transition is all a part of God’s master plan to move you forward and help you walk in your true calling.

Today Havilah talks about transition, about knowing when it’s time for change. Some people like to jump the gun when it comes to transition and other people sit in transition until someone kicks them out the door. This podcast will give you some ideas of when to know it’s time for transition. It’s interesting because the moment one jumps into transition questions rise up about whether it was a mistake and this is completely normal. You can be doing all the right things and be spiritually growing in the Lord, but then suddenly you can feel fear. It’s important to know not to buy into fear. The Bible says that it is impossible to please God without faith (Hebrews 11:6) which means it is impossible to live a life of pleasing God without living in an extra reality of the natural. Just because you feel fear doesn’t mean you are going in the wrong direction. Fear can mean you are going in the right direction. If you want to follow the calling and purpose that’s on your life, you’re going to have to figure out a strategy for fear. That doesn’t necessarily mean trying to get away from fear but living through fear and not letting it dominate any decisions. Sometimes the struggle isn’t that we don’t want to do it but that we don’t want it to cost us. But you are not able to go where you are called to go unless you are willing to pay the price. Here are four things people experience during transition: Feeling fear, which is normal. We must walk through it! Having to say “No” in order to say “Yes”. That’s the trade; the trade-off is where it happens. Not wanting to go through with it. Stay in the process! Walking from day to day. When in transition giving yourself permission to be in the day to day is so important. Don’t hang out waiting for God to make the decisions for you; God is not going to give you a prophetic word if it’s going to keep you powerless. Give something God can bless! He can’t bless transition if you’re not going to make it!

In this episode, I talk about a pattern I use in my life consistently. It’s for those seasons when I’m trying to hear from God for something. I don't know about you, but there are seasons where I'm just waiting on God to answer me. There are things in life that you have to let happen. Often we have to give things time to work themselves out. Sometimes things come through time. I want to encourage you with Psalms 25:5: “Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; For you, I wait all the day long.” I love that thought that He is leading us into truth, He’s teaching us, He’s the God who will save us, but sometimes we will have to wait all the day long! God wants you to realize that this is part of the process and we can’t rush the hand and the voice of God; we can only be available for it when it comes. So whatever season you are in, have you given it some time? Have you sat with it? Are you continuing with your daily life? And are you available when God wants to give it to you? For me, God will often speak to me in those moments where I’m sitting still, coming out of rest. The Holy Spirit will whisper to my heart and reveal His thoughts to me. It allows me to be dependant on Him. Don’t keep looking at the problem because I believe if you want God’s will you will get God’s will! It just may take some time.

The Holy Spirit reminded me to not worry about tomorrow’s problems. You can't solve them today. Every time I think about something that worries me, it’s usually about things that are happening tomorrow. They’re happening in the future. Matthew 6:34 says “Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don’t get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes. In this episode I share my three best techniques for worry: 1. Turn your thoughts into prayers. Thank Him, that He is already working on your tomorrow. "Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns." Philippians 4:6 2. Ask yourself what the worst thing is that could happen. Think about what the enemy has been holding over your head. And then define what success means to you. Perfection is not success. Success is being obedient to Christ. 3. Use the word “I don’t” instead of “I can’t”. This combination of words is way more powerful. What we say with our mouth our mind takes as fact, whether we believe it or not. So, what are the “I don’ts in your life? Find Havilah on social media: - Facebook: www.facebook.com/mrshavilah/ - Instagram: www.instagram.com/havilahcunnington/ - Twitter: twitter.com/mrshavilah

Did you know that how you begin something is important, but how you end something is just as important? Being faithful to God doesn’t mean staying in one place. It’s understanding that we have assignments and that our identity isn’t based on those assignments. Our assignments change, but our identity doesn’t. Galatians 6:9 says “And let us not grow weary in well-doing”. The Bible wouldn’t say that, if we didn’t have the tendency to grow weary, it’s a human condition. What assignment are you looking at today? Are you honoring and loving that? Everything you are doing today is preparation for tomorrow. *To learn more about the online course on discovering your Prophetic Personality and growing in hearing God's voice, visit: truthtotable.com/prophetic-personalities Find Havilah on social media: - Facebook: www.facebook.com/mrshavilah/ - Instagram: www.instagram.com/havilahcunnington/ - Twitter: twitter.com/mrshavilah

In this episode, I talk about one of the keys I’ve discovered to serving a church community. This past month has been full with traveling, and I wanted to share one of the greatest secrets of being on the road and being in new environments. I’ve been on the road for 20 years now, and I’ve realized that people often assume that they’re coming into a new community to change things, but I don’t go that direction. Here are a few keys to staying focused when entering into new places. *To learn more about my online Bible studies and online courses visit: truthtotable.com Find Havilah on social media: – Facebook: www.facebook.com/mrshavilah – Instagram: www.instagram.com/havilahcunnington – Twitter: twitter.com/mrshavilah

Today on the podcast I have a special guest to share with you; my friend, Josh Cearbaugh. We have built a friendship over the past four years and have seen each other’s families grow and thrive in many ways. Josh is a Life Consultant who leads people through internal transformation; connecting people to their heart, identifying areas where they find themselves stuck, and creating practical strategies to transition us to a place of thriving. Oftentimes, the places where we get stuck are the very places God wants to give us the most freedom so we can help others who are stuck in the same environment. Josh shares how he walked through a season where he didn’t give his emotions a place in his life; they had no value and were pushed aside. During this time, he didn’t know how to care for himself emotionally or process through pain; it resulted in an emotional and physical breakdown that manifested through a lack of safe environments. He decided that he could either stay in that place or climb out of the pit. He chose to fight for his emotional health and process through emotions and deep places of pain. Walking through his past experiences, he began to dismantle areas of pain and bring healing. It began a passion for seeing others walk in freedom; helping to identify the root cause of their lack and create steps to wholeness. Thus began his consulting practice. Josh has also created an invaluable resource called the Jumpstart Your Life eCourse; pulling from years of developing the most effective tools and philosophies to see tangible change in the people he has worked with in his practice. He has invited each of you to take a free quiz that walks you through 26 easy questions on emotional well-being. You will also receive an exclusive discount for 50% off the eCourse enrollment! TAKE THE FREE QUIZ NOW: jumpstartyourlife.com/eq I couldn’t recommend this course more! In order to get our hearts to a healthy place; we need to be willing to respect our hearts, to validate our emotions and, give ourselves a voice. Having the tools in our lives that equip us to walk through these seasons is vital to our well-being. To learn more about Josh and the Jumpstart Your Life eCourse, visit: jumpstartyourlife.com Find Havilah on social media: – Facebook: www.facebook.com/mrshavilah/ – Instagram: www.instagram.com/havilahcunnington/ – Twitter: twitter.com/mrshavilah

In this episode, I tackle a question I hear a lot. In fact, it may be one of the most important questions we ask on our journey with the Lord. The question is this; how can I grow in hearing God’s voice for my life? For my family? For my future? My passion is to show you how to hear God’s voice and grow in your gifting. In my last podcast episode, I spoke about the four overarching truth’s for discerning God’s voice. If you didn’t get a chance to tune in, I encourage you to go back and listen; you can find that podcast below: http://havilahcunnington.com/podcasts/49-learning-to-hear-gods-voice-in-your-everyday-life-pt-1/ As we continue on this journey of learning to hear God’s voice; there are a few things we need to understand: 1. We each hear God’s voice distinctly and uniquely. 2. We are called to steward the gift of hearing His voice. 3. God doesn’t hide from us; He is always speaking (Proverbs 3:6). 4. Hearing His voice is the fruit of relationship. I relate discerning the voice of God through what I like to call, filters. While there are countless ways in which the Lord communicates with us, how we experience His voice can be summarized in four primary prophetic personalities; hearers, feelers, seers, and knowers. If you’d like to join over 17,000 people who have uncovered the unique way they hear God’s voice, follow the link below to take the FREE prophetic personality quiz: bit.ly/tttquiz To learn more about my online course on discovering your Prophetic Personality and growing in your gift, visit: truthtotable.com/prophetic-personalities Find Havilah on social media: – Facebook: www.facebook.com/mrshavilah – Instagram: www.instagram.com/havilahcunnington – Twitter: twitter.com/mrshavilah