Preparing the Heart 2.0: Intuition as Our Inner Compass with Him in mind
There’s a stillness that settles in once the noise fades — the kind that comes when you’ve exhausted every effort, explained yourself too many times, and finally hand the outcome over to God. I’ve come to know that stillness as the birthplace of intuition.
For years, I mistook intuition for coincidence — a fleeting whisper I could rationalize away. But in the seasons when I was most lost, it wasn’t logic that guided me home. It was that small, unwavering knowing inside me — the one I’d ignored when life got loud.
The Season of Unlearning
Pain has a way of humbling even the most self-assured heart. When the pieces of my life scattered — my marriage, my family, the distance between me and my girls — I was forced to face who I had become and who I was meant to be.
I prayed for peace, but what God gave me first was awareness: of my patterns, my reactions, my fears. Awareness hurt. But it also softened me, stripped me of pride, and made space for His voice to speak more clearly.
That’s when I began to understand intuition not as a mystical ability, but as the language of the Spirit within us — the way God nudges our hearts before our minds can catch up.
Learning to Listen Again
Intuition isn’t found in chaos. It lives in quiet moments: in the early morning light before the world wakes, in the garden when your hands are buried in the soil, in the gentle ache that says something here isn’t right.
When we’re disconnected — rushing, reacting, scrolling — we block out the guidance that’s always available. But when we slow down, something shifts. The static clears. The answers rise naturally, without force.
Here are a few ways I began to hear mine again:
Get still before God. Sit in silence long enough to feel your thoughts settle. The first few minutes may feel unbearable. Stay. Stillness is where the heart recalibrates.
Notice the first feeling, not the loudest one. The first feeling is often truth. The loudest one is usually fear.
Ground yourself in creation. Go outside. The wind, the soil, the sky — they steady the nervous system and remind us that we are part of something orderly and divine.
Ask, then release. Pray for direction, but don’t chase the answer. Let God’s timing unfold without your interference.
The Beauty of Trusting What You Can’t Explain
There was a time I fought every uncertainty, demanded clarity, and mistook control for safety. Now, I see the sacredness in surrender — the miracle in letting things unfold without demanding proof.
I don’t always get it right. My human side still craves reassurance. But more often than not, when I pause and listen, I find peace long before understanding. That’s how I know I’m aligned — because God’s peace never arrives with confusion.
Intuition is His whisper: “Be still, I am here.”
A Closing Reflection
You don’t need to have it all figured out. You just need to quiet the noise long enough to hear the guidance already inside you.
The heart knows what the mind resists. The soul knows before the world confirms.
Prepare your heart — and your compass will never fail you.
