{"podcast":{"title":"CLATV Outcomes","slug":"clatv-outcomes-7124275","podcast_index_feed_id":7124275,"rss_url":"https://feeds.godcaster.fm/player_79.xml","website_url":"https://www.ChristianLeadershipAlliance.org","image_url":"https://assets.godcaster.fm/image_79_1749150349.png","author":"Christian Leadership Alliance","episode_count":30,"summary":null,"last_synced_at":"2026-09-20T00:17:06.736192+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/clatv-outcomes-7124275"},"episode":{"title":"How to Study the Bible - Bible Study Made Simple - Discerning God's Will Starts with Knowing What You Really Want","slug":"how-to-study-the-bible-bible-study-made-simple-discerning-god-s-will-starts-with-knowing-what-you-really-want","published_at":"2026-09-14T09:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/clatv-outcomes-7124275/how-to-study-the-bible-bible-study-made-simple-discerning-god-s-will-starts-with-knowing-what-you-really-want","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/clatv-outcomes-7124275","url":"https://omny.fm/shows/how-to-study-the-bible/discerning-gods-will-starts-with-knowing-what-you-really-want","audio_url":"https://go.godcaster.fm/act/e/79/443590/60362569049/https%253A%252F%252Fpscrb.fm%252Frss%252Fp%252Ftraffic.omny.fm%252Fd%252Fclips%252F5e27a451-e6e6-4c51-aa03-a7370003783c%252F1d9f64cc-8a0d-44a0-8d3a-af5c00ec7784%252Fcf1590c6-f9c9-480b-96a3-b4c40176dfe3%252Faudio.mp3%253Futm_source%253DPodcast%2526in_playlist%253D495eaec4-3e63-4410-b214-af5c00ecd39e","summary":"If you're facing a decision right now, or wondering where God is in the middle of a season you didn't plan for, this series is going to meet you right where you are. Over the next four weeks, we're talking about discerning God's will and wayfinding to the good life, and it comes straight out of what I have personally been walking through as we've been discerning a major next step in my own life. Download the free four-week study guide on Discerning God's Will at NicoleUnice.com/decisions But before we get into decisions and direction, we have to start somewhere that might feel a little unexpected. We have to start with desire. I know that word can feel uncomfortable, especially if you've grown up in the church hearing that desires are dangerous or selfish. But the Bible tells a very different story. Psalm 37:4 says God will give you the desires of your heart. Jesus Himself asks people over and over again, \"What do you want?\" And in John chapter 7, standing up at a Jewish festival in a loud voice that would have stopped everyone around Him, Jesus says, \"Anyone who is thirsty may come to me.\" He is addressing a longing. He is meeting a desire. He is saying, if there is something in you that is unsatisfied, come to me. So what do you actually want? Most of us are working from surface-level desires. I want that promotion. I want out of this pain. I want more money, more peace, more security. And those things are real. But underneath them is usually something deeper and truer. The desire for security. For love. For freedom from fear. For purpose. For a life that actually matters. And those deeper desires? Those are holy. Those are God-given. Those are actually reflecting the image of God in you. We also look at what God promises about the good life, because here's something…","meta_description":"If you're facing a decision right now, or wondering where God is in the middle of a season you didn't plan for, this series is going to meet you right whe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1450,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/clatv-outcomes-7124275/episodes/how-to-study-the-bible-bible-study-made-simple-discerning-god-s-will-starts-with-knowing-what-you-really-want/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/clatv-outcomes-7124275/how-to-study-the-bible-bible-study-made-simple-discerning-god-s-will-starts-with-knowing-what-you-really-want.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}