{"podcast":{"title":"Head to Heart","slug":"head-to-heart-469259","podcast_index_feed_id":469259,"rss_url":"https://rss.libsyn.com/shows/78730/destinations/358151.xml","website_url":"http://headtoheart.libsyn.com/podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/b/3/e/7/b3e72d1514f261f3/headtoheart_podcast2.png","author":"Christa Black","episode_count":46,"summary":"HEAD TO HEART is for those brave enough to explore the content of their own hearts, longing to live a life deeply connected to themselves, to the Holy Spirit, to Yeshua, and to others. Popular author, speaker, and songwriter Christa Black unzips her heart to discuss raw and vulnerable topics like death, sex, relationships, addiction, Biblical history, and inner healing as it pertains to spirituality and personal growth. Christa is the author of the #1 hit song 'One Thing Remains' and the author of two books, GOD LOVES UGLY and HEART MADE WHOLE.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-16T06:19:45.152223+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/head-to-heart-469259"},"episode":{"title":"Forged by Friction: How God Uses Satan to Prepare Us for Our Destiny","slug":"forged-by-friction-how-god-uses-satan-to-prepare-us-for-our-destiny","published_at":"2025-12-03T20:53:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/head-to-heart-469259/forged-by-friction-how-god-uses-satan-to-prepare-us-for-our-destiny","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/head-to-heart-469259","url":"https://headtoheart.libsyn.com/forged-by-friction-how-god-uses-satan-to-prepare-us-for-our-destiny","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/headtoheart/Why_We_Need_an_Adversary_to_Step_Into_Our_Destiny.m4a?dest-id=358151","summary":"For many years I believed if trials were happening in my life I was doing something wrong. In the New Age, I thought I needed to do more shadow work and clear my energy. In propserity gospel Christianity, I believed I needed to fight harder by naming and claiming more promises. Both are true to an extent -- but both leave out the necessary importance of how God used the enemy to prepare Jesus for his destiny. In this Just Jesus Wednesday meeting, we discuss the perspective shift of friction and how it's GOOD if we let it be. What if the trials you're facing are being used to refine you, heal you, teach you to step into your authority to fulfill your destiny? To join us live every Wednesday at noon CST, subscribe to my email list! https://tinyurl.com/3t6w3zdx Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christajoyblack","meta_description":"For many years I believed if trials were happening in my life I was doing something wrong. In the New Age, I thought I needed to do more shadow work and c…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3129,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/head-to-heart-469259/episodes/forged-by-friction-how-god-uses-satan-to-prepare-us-for-our-destiny/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/head-to-heart-469259/forged-by-friction-how-god-uses-satan-to-prepare-us-for-our-destiny.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}