What does it really look like to seek God first in the midst of our ordinary days? In this episode, Stasi and Stacey Burton explore the ways God meets us as we enter new seasons—through attentiveness, worship, and daily practices that keep our hearts turned toward Him. This episode is an invitation to lean, to listen, and to live more deeply loved as you walk with Jesus into the days ahead.

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VERSES:

Matthew 22:37 (NIV) – Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.

Matthew 6:33 (NIV) – But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Song of Songs 8:5 (NIV) – Who is this coming up from the wilderness leaning on her beloved?

James 1:5 (NIV) – If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.

1 John 5:14 (NIV) – This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.

Matthew 18:3 (NIV) – And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.”

Matthew 7:7 (NIV) – Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.

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As a new year begins, Stasi is joined in the studio by her husband, John, for a thoughtful conversation about the pace of life and guarding our hearts. Together they reflect on what the past year has taught them and the gentle invitation of Jesus to slow down, release false urgency, and come back—again and again—to a life deeply rooted in Him.

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VERSES:

Proverbs 4:23 (NIV) – Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.

Psalm 46:10 (NIV) – He says, ‘Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.’

Matthew 11:29–30 (NIV) – Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.

John 4:32 (NIV) – But he said to them, ‘I have food to eat that you know nothing about.’

John 4:34 (NIV) – Then Jesus said, ‘My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work.’

Psalm 1:1–3 (NIV) – …That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither—whatever they do prospers.

Jeremiah 17:7–8 (NIV) – But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.

Revelation 22:2 (NIV) – Down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.

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RESOURCES

Explore the Pause App – Includes the One Minute Pause, 30 Days to Resilience, and the Experience Jesus 20-day program. Simple, beautiful, practices to help you slow down and deepen your union with God. ⁠https://www.pauseapp.com/⁠

The Daily Prayer from Wild at Heart – Now available within the Pause App or on the Wild at Heart App. ⁠https://wahe.art/4e1NSIg⁠

Lectio 365: ⁠https://wahe.art/3Ckq7xG⁠

Pray As You Go: ⁠https://pray-as-you-go.org⁠

Practicing the Way: Be with Jesus. Become like him. Do as he did. By John Mark Comer ⁠https://bit.ly/4jZThCi⁠

Stasi’s new book, The Ladder of Love, will be available October 2026. We are so excited, and will keep you updated!

Dallas Willard quote: “Ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.”

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Recorded live, this special Advent gathering invites listeners into the Story of stories through teaching, live worship, and guided prayer. Through music, reflection, and a holy encounter, Stasi leads us through a journey into waiting, longing, and the faithful Presence of Jesus, who came for us and is coming still.

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RESOURCES

Worship set on Spotify: ⁠https://wahe.art/491LuQO⁠

Our deep gratitude to our incredible singers for their stunning performance at the gathering! Thank you to Amy Dale, Dani Bovee, and Laura Werner.

Randy Gill – Mary’s song (“The Magnificat”): ⁠https://youtu.be/Fayk8ygaN18⁠

Watch the unedited live stream: https://wildatheart.org/events/women-advent-2025-livestream

Film Scene Referenced: The Shawshank Redemption

For more on the three levels of hope: Casual hope, crucial hope, and ultimate hope, read All Things New: Heaven, Earth, and the Restoration of Everything You Love by John Eldredge

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VERSES:

Proverbs 13:12 (NIV) – Hope deferred makes the heart sick.

Matthew 11:28 (NIV) – Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

Psalm 42:5 (NIV) – Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.

Psalm 42:1 (NIV) – As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God.

Psalm 71:14 (NIV) – For me, I will always have hope. I will praise you more and more.

1 Peter 1:3-4 (NIV) – Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. According to His great mercy, He has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled and unfading, kept in heaven for you.

Isaiah 25:1 (NIV) – Lord, you are my God. I will exalt you and praise your name for in perfect faithfulness you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago.

Genesis 3:15 (NIV) – I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.

Galatians 4:4 (NIV) – But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law.

Luke 1:28-38 (NIV) – The Annunciation passage (quoted in full)

Luke 1:46-55 (NIV) – The Magnificat (Mary's song)

Romans 8:38-39 (NIV) – For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Psalm 62:5-6 (NIV) – Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him. Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.

Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) – For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

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