Practical Abiding | Discernment, Trusting God, Holy Spirit, Daily Prayer, God’s Voice
***Top 5% Globally Ranked Podcast*** Tired of the self-doubt, confusion, and mental spiraling, wondering if you’re hearing God? Wish you could be in constant communion with the Lord where you talk about everything? Longing for wisdom in decision-making and to understand God's will? I’m so glad you’re here! This podcast will help you grow your confidence in discerning God’s voice, build assurance that your Creator loves you, and give you tools to live in constant communion with the Holy Spirit. Hey, I’m Chloe. A sister, wife, and Jesus lover. I spent much of my 20s, pulling out my Bible, closing my eyes, and pointing at random verses, hoping God would speak. I longed to be led by the Holy Spirit, but when I prayed, I felt like God didn’t like me or care, and I left my prayer time feeling even more distant. Eventually, I realized it is possible to hear and discern God’s voice – no blind pointing required! A few simple habits and insights helped me go from confused and afraid of disappointing God to confident in His love and talking to Him about everything. And I can’t wait to share them with you! If you’re ready to let go of independence and lean fully on the Holy Spirit for a bold, full, and free life—with practical tools, not just fluffy words, and real insight you can use today—this podcast is for you. Let’s get practical. New episodes every Thursday Want to connect? Shoot Chloe an email: chloeghwang@gmail.com
Episodes
Waiting upon the Lord, sitting in His Presence, listening for the Holy Spirit... These things are so beautiful and life-giving, but can be practically challenging. Sitting quietly can feel awkward, intimidating, maybe a little frustrating... So let's get a framework in place to set the table!
In today's episode, I share practical tips for building out your silent time with the Lord from before the time even begins, to your physical...
I've been wanting to share my heart behind building this online community for some time, and here it finally is. I really want this podcast to be a resource to y'all who have a burning desire to live a radical life of connection and intimacy with the Lord, especially through tuning into the Holy Spirit.
I would love for you to join the free online community hosted by Discord.
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What does it look like to study what God is like? How do we discover His attributes in our Bible study and quiet time?
Girl, I got you! In today's episode, I walk through how to study the character of God in your personal Bible study time. This includes simple questions to ask to get you digging deeper.
If you want to grow in discernment of God's voice, let's get practical.
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Ever feel your prayers aren't working? Like you are talking to the air? I think if we are honest, we have all felt this way before when what we ask God doesn't seem to be coming to fruition in our lives.
In today's episode, I share three Bible verses to bring encouragement to you as you continue to seek the Lord in daily prayer. This episode is really sweet to me, because I asked the Holy Spirit for three Scriptures, and He gave me...
Have you ever started praying about something only to find yourself MORE stressed after praying than you were BEFORE you even started praying? I have definitely been there!
In today's episode, I share my #1 tip for turning our daily prayer time from being anxiety-inducing to faith-filled, hope-building, intimate time with the Lord. If you want to transform your quiet time and get closer with the Lord, let's get practical.
Ever wonder is this the Holy Spirit or am trying to people please? Or you feel like God is asking you to do something, but the overwhelming feeling accompanying what you're hearing is shame/guilt?
It's been quite a journey for me discerning what is legalism or me trying to be a "good Christian" vs what the Holy Spirit is actually asking me to spend my time on. I haven't quite arrived yet in terms of getting it right every single ti...
Girl, I get it. Sometimes we just really don't feel like sitting down for our Bible study time. So let's talk about it.
In today's episode, I share why regular time in Scripture is so important for our inner man, discernment, and for hearing God's voice. I also share practical tips for building out a regular routine of spending time in the Word.
If you want to grow in relationship with God and hear the Holy Spirit more clearly, tim...
Sometimes people will claim to have a timely word from the Lord. How do we know if it's true of not?
I've got a really awesome discernment nugget for you today from my quiet time studying the book of Nehemiah. This will help you grow in the fear of the Lord and better follow the leading of the Holy Spirit.
Let's get practical.
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The anxious thoughts can feel so real sometimes! So, how do we take mastery over our minds?
In today's episode, I share about a time in my life when I had a really difficult time trusting God that everything was going to work out for my good, and how the Lord taught me how to partner with Him to renew my mind. I share with you two key Scriptures that are really helpful for lifting our eyes back to the Lord.
If you want to throw off...
Ever feel like you're stuck between a rock and a hard place and the only thing to do is trust the leading of the Holy Spirit, but that feels IMPOSSIBLE? Girl, you're not alone.
In this episode, I share about a time when I really wanted to believe the Lord for provision, but I just didn't feel like I could muster up the faith. And, you know what? The Lord met me where I was! We serve an incredible God. He taught me something really ...
I know the feeling. Hard to get out of bed... Don't want to be alone, but don't want a lot expected of you... Feeling unmotivated... I get it.
In today's episode, I share encouragement and a practical framework for how to bring your depression in daily prayer to the Lord. We will spend time in Ephesians 6 together, looking at what the Bible says about standing strong, all while taking a gentle approach -- because depression is a to...
Sometimes daily prayer feels hard. There I said it! Let's just be real. Sometimes daily prayer feels forced, feels awkward, and just plain feels hard to do. So let's talk about.
In this episode, I share the #1 hindrance to the "pray without ceasing" exhortation from Paul. Often we can feel that God is distant from us or that He doesn't want to talk to us. But, today, I share how doing a little heart work on our own can make all the...
Sometimes discerning God's voice isn't even the biggest hurdle to hearing God. Sometimes the biggest hurdle to hearing God is all the fear, anxiety, confusion, and the big question: "Can I hear the Holy Spirit at all?" It's that big mountain of swirling thoughts that can come before we even reach the discerning stage of hearing God.
In today's episode, I share 3 things that you can do in the moment when that accusation and mental s...
Feeling accusation that you're too young to make a difference in the Kingdom of God? Feeling like you were born into the wrong generation? I remember being in my early and mid 20s feeling like I couldn't do anything of meaning until I reached 30. Where that lie came from, I can't tell you! But, let me tell you, girl, you are not too young.
In this episode, I share from 1 Timothy 4 and 2 Chronicles 34 about how God can use us in our...
It can be so difficult to sit still before the Lord, to wait quietly for Him to speak... I know, because I really struggled with this myself when I was first trying to hear God's voice. After some time, I was able to unpack some of the culprits, and I want to share those with you today.
In today's episode, I will unpack five things in our life that are creating extra noise, and how that noise is actually making it hard to sit down ...
Speaking in tongues, praying in tongues, praying in the Spirit... all of that can sound intimidating if you've never experienced it before. I know that I had a LOT of questions about praying in tongues when I was in my early to mid 20s. I spent years asking God to give me the gift and then being really terrified that He might actually give it. And what would it be like!? What was it even?!
In today's episode, we'll peel back the la...
Ever feel like God is distant? Does it seem like God showers love on other people while you feel like you're in a dry and weary land?
A couple years ago, I discovered that there were 3 key components to falling in love with a person and accepting their love, and I realized that those same components could be copied and pasted into our relationship with God.
In today's episode, I'll share 3 super simple daily prayer prompts to help ...
Ever find yourself questioning if God really loves you, sees you, or cares about you? Do you second guess the decisions you made in faith when things get hard? Well, girlfriend, THIS EPISODE IS LOADED!!
My dear friend and mentor Esther Chen Bowell joins the Practical Abiding fam today to share some absolute GOLD. She shares how she grew in seeing God's love notes to her -- the little kisses from heaven -- and how her spiritual grow...
Misheard the Lord? Did you follow a prompting you thought was the Holy Spirit, only to discover that it wasn't. The wake from that can be so painful and confusing. It can disrupt our daily prayer life and make us not want to sit with the Lord in our quiet time. And that, sis, is why I created this episode.
In today's content, I cover what to do step by step to stay in relationship with God after mishearing Him. This can be a time w...
"God, if it's you, please confirm what You've said with _____." Sound like you? Girl, you're not alone.
In this episode, I share about a season where I asked the Lord coooonstantly to confirm His word to me about my future husband. And, how the bulk of my daily prayer time was spent absolutely spiraling... I really struggled with discernment in this season, and I did so many things wrong. I hope that this story and the things that ...
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