{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Made to Pray Podcast","title":"Healing Begins with Honesty: A 20-Minute Prayer & Journaling Challenge","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2842,"description":"Season 5 • Episode 24\nHealing Begins with Honesty: Finding Freedom Through Prayer & Journaling\nWhat if one of the greatest tools God could use to bring healing into your life is as simple as a pen, a piece of paper, and twenty honest minutes?\n\nIn this episode of Made to Pray, Lori and Karrilee explore the powerful connection between prayer, journaling, and emotional healing. Inspired by a recent post about research on expressive writing —and through their own personal experiences with grief, trauma, and hearing God's voice—they discuss how putting words on paper can help us process what we've been carrying and create space for God to meet us in deeper ways.\nTogether, they share why they've both felt God calling them back to journaling, how honest conversations with Him have brought healing and clarity in difficult seasons, and why slowing down long enough to write may be one of the simplest ways to reconnect with His presence.\nThis week's invitation is simple: Set aside twenty minutes a day for four days. Bring your Bible, a notebook, and an honest heart. Write what you've been carrying, pray as you write, and invite God into every page.\n\nWhether you're processing grief, navigating disappointment, longing to hear God's voice more clearly, or simply feeling overwhelmed by life, this conversation offers hope that healing often begins with honesty—and that God faithfully meets us when we come to Him with open hearts.\n\nThe episode concludes with a heartfelt prayer for healing, freedom, renewed hope, and the courage to step into the wholeness God has always desired for His children.\n\nIn This Episode You'll Discover\n• Why honest prayer is often the first step toward healing\n• How journaling can help process grief, trauma, and overwhelming emotions\n• The connection between expressive writing and emotional well-being\n• Practical ways to create space for God's voice in everyday life\n• A simple four-day challenge to begin your own journey toward healing\n\nChapters:\n00:00...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/zNHYAr8iAFNpcz_KBkNK5BccyeoYgKTgWkhvGGuyAhw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yYjZl/YzBmZjk2MjhiM2Vm/MTg2NGUwODFjZjY5/MWQzZC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}