If you’re tired of setting goals from survival mode, this episode gives you the shift your spirit has been begging for.

We hope you’re enjoying the off season, because today’s episode is the one that will shape how you move into 2026. Dr. Sharla introduces a powerful strategy that will help you build real focus, break reactive patterns, and make decisions with clarity instead of pressure. If you’ve ever set goals and still ended up overwhelmed, this episode will show you the missing piece. You’ll discover how to anchor your attention, protect your peace, and create a focus strong enough to withstand the unexpected. Dr. Sharla also shares the scriptures guiding her through her current rebuilding season and invites you to join the upcoming Prayer a thon as you prepare for the year ahead.

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• Register For the 2025 Global Prayerathon
• The SpiritualWell Is Now Available On Android & Apple
• Download The Christian Therapy Blueprint™
• Join The Society, our discipleship community
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Before you write another goal for 2026, pause and refine your focus. In this off-season mini-series opener, Dr. Sharla unpacks Matthew 7:13–14 and the Greek term apoleia, showing that “destruction” means slow loss through disconnection. She connects that reality to modern burnout and explains why exhaustion often comes from misaligned doing, not a lack of discipline. You will learn a clear, working definition of focus, how your brain spends limited energy, and why pruning restores peace and momentum. She also invites you to register for the free 2025 Global Prayer-a-thon with Mornings with God and closes with three reflection questions to help you enter 2026 with clarity and capacity.

Church Announcements

• Register For the 2025 Global Prayerathon
• The SpiritualWell Is Now Available On Android & Apple
• Download The Christian Therapy Blueprint™
• Join The Society, our discipleship community
• Take the FREE Spiritual Wellness Check-In

Are you hearing God clearly but still feeling distant or stuck? In today’s episode of the Prescription for Purpose podcast, we close our series on communicating with God by unpacking the most overlooked step after you hear Him: your response.

We get practical about why many of us “leave God on read,” how shame quietly fuels avoidance, and how to retrain your brain to move from avoidance to approach so intimacy isn’t blocked. Sharla breaks down a simple, repeatable process that turns recognition into faithful follow-through.

You’ll learn:

• Why biblically “hearing” always includes obeying—recognition without response isn’t hearing.
• How shame (identity-level “I am wrong”) triggers hiding—and how to meet the need beneath the feeling.
• The difference between avoidance motivation (self-protection) and approach motivation (connection/growth).
• A four-step framework to retrain your reflexes: Name what’s happening → Name what you need → Take one small action → Repeat daily.
• How “mastering the mundane” (consistency) rewires your response patterns and builds intimacy.

If you’ve been spiritually aware but emotionally avoidant, this episode will help you close the loop—stop hiding, start following, and keep the conversation with God alive through consistent, grace-filled action.

Church Announcements

• The SpiritualWell Is Now Available On Android & Apple
• Download The Christian Therapy Blueprint™
• Join The Society, our discipleship community
• Take the FREE Spiritual Wellness Check-In

This was scheduled to be the season finale of our Communication with God series—but the Holy Spirit had other plans. Instead of closing out a teaching, He released a call for the women He’s raising up to build in this season. Through Nehemiah’s example and Proverbs 30:7–9, we talk about carrying your burden, setting boundaries, choosing sufficiency over surplus, and staying on the wall without compromise. If you’ve been feeling stretched, rushed, or uncertain heading into quarter four, this is your word to realign and build God’s way.

Church Announcements

• The SpiritualWell Is Now Available On Android & Apple
• Download The Christian Therapy Blueprint™
• Join The Society, our discipleship community
• Take the FREE Spiritual Wellness Check-In

Are you showing up in prayer, worship, and study but still leaving empty? In today’s episode of the Prescription for Purpose podcast, we continue our series on communicating with God by unpacking what happens after you receive His word.

We dive into the critical step of decoding—how your mind interprets what God is saying. This is where many of us get stuck, experiencing frustration, emptiness, or even doubt. Sharla explores the difference between assimilation (fitting God’s word into your comfort zone) and accommodation (allowing God’s word to reshape you), showing why only the latter produces intimacy and transformation.

You’ll learn:

• Why spiritual emptiness is not failure but a signal for deeper connection.
• The danger of assimilation—and how it blocks transformation.
• How accommodation builds faith, intimacy, and renewed thinking.
• Practical steps to shift from routine religion to relational renewal.
• Biblical insights from James 4, Acts 10, Romans 12, and Luke 6.

If you’ve ever felt spiritually busy but unchanged, this episode will help you recognize the decoding breakdown and choose a posture that draws you closer to God.

Church Announcements

• The SpiritualWell Is Now Available On Android & Apple
• Download The Christian Therapy Blueprint™
• Join The Society, our discipleship community
• Take the FREE Spiritual Wellness Check-In

Why can’t I hear God? If your prayers feel blocked or silent, this episode will help. We get real about the hidden barriers that make it hard to hear God’s voice and show you how to move past them—so you can receive with clarity and peace.

Resources

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• Download the Spiritual Well App
• Join The Society, our discipleship community
• Take the FREE Spiritual Wellness Check-In

Struggling with overthinking, procrastination, or analysis paralysis? In this episode of Prescription for Purpose, we explore how to retrain your brain to walk by faith and not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7). Learn why your mind treats uncertainty as unsafe, how insecurity fuels perfectionism, and the biblical + brain-based steps to break free. With Scriptures like Ecclesiastes 11:4 and Romans 12:2, you’ll discover how to stop waiting for perfect conditions and start moving forward in faith today.

Resources

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• Join The Society, our discipleship community
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Do you feel like comparison is draining your energy and stealing your confidence? We’ve all heard the saying “comparison is the thief of joy,” but that’s not what the Bible says. Jesus promised in John 16:22 that no one can take your joy. What comparison actually steals is your agency—your God-given ability to move in alignment with what He’s entrusted to you.

In this episode, Dr. Sharla is breaking down Paul’s blueprint from Galatians 6:4–5 and showing you how to overcome comparison by shifting your focus, your confidence, and your capacity back to where they belong.

• Why comparison robs your agency, not your joy
• How to shift from accumulation to authenticity
• How to stop “borrowing” confidence from other people’s lives
• What it really means to carry your own God-given portion
• How psychology confirms what Scripture already told us about comparison

Galatians 6:4–5 • John 16:22 • Matthew 7:24–25 • John 10:10

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