{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Hear Him Louder Podcast","title":"E41 | How Fasting from “Noise” Can Open Our Spiritual Hearing, with Wendy Speake","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3460,"description":"Today’s conversation with Wendy Speake is about how we can hear Jesus louder when we quiet the noisy places in our lives – and we talk specifically about the noise that food and social media introduce into our everyday.How often do we think about food? How often do we reach for our phones? Wendy shares how she accidentally discovered the spiritual benefits of a sugar fast, which grew into a journey that hundreds of thousands of women have now participated in. What they learned is that eliminating sugar allowed them to know God more. And hear Him louder.When we fast from things that crowd out God’s voice, or as Wendy says, when we set down the ordinary, we will discover the extraordinary. We discuss:What our appetites tell of our attentions and affections.How consuming less allows us to experience more.What fasting is actually about (hint: it’s not about what we give up). How fasting from food and phone noise leads to hearing God louder.How finding connection with Jesus keeps us both satisfied and makes us hungrier.Friend, if you are longing to hear Jesus, opening up your spiritual hearing might begin with fasting from noisy places in our lives.Wendy Speake is author and host of The 40-Day Sugar Fast, The 40-Day Social Media Fast, and the companion resource, The 40-Day Feast. She is also co-author of the popular parenting book, Triggers: Exchanging Parents’ Angry Reactions for Gentle Biblical Responses. As a trained actress and heartfelt Bible teacher, Wendy ministers to women's hearts through storytelling and Biblical life applications. She utilizes drama, poetry, and the study of God's word. During her career as an actress in Hollywood, Wendy longed to tell stories that would edify and encourage women. Today she does just that.You can connect with Wendy at her Website or over on Instagram and Facebook. Grab her books here: The 40-Day Sugar Fast, The 40-Day Social Media Fast, The 40-Day Feast, and Triggers. And to help you get into a practice of listening for...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/djgow7pyXSpUvnDmWrYaTXl-rzR8WRo2y-dAE_Eov6U/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hMmUz/OWRiZDkwMzE5OWQw/YjY5Yjc1MDBlMGYy/NWI2Ni5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}