When God Seems Silent: Em Tyler on Hearing His Voice and Discerning the Holy Spirit

What do you do when God seems silent? How do you even hear God's voice? International speaker and author Em Tyler knows what it's like to struggle to hear God. She joins host Jon Seidl for an honest conversation about hearing God, abiding in Christ, prayer, and discerning the Holy Spirit.

For those struggling with addiction or walking in recovery, these aren’t abstract questions. Sometimes we’re asking God for new direction while overlooking what He has already made clear.

Em explains why Christian maturity actually means becoming more dependent on Jesus, not less, and how Scripture, humility, ordinary promptings, forgiveness, and simple obedience help us recognize His voice. Hearing God doesn’t have to be mysterious. Sometimes it looks like trusting Him enough to do the next right thing.

Connect with Em: https://www.emtyler.com/
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Read Em's writing: https://emtyler.substack.com/
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Order my new book, Confessions of a Christian Alcoholic
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We Explore:

— What abiding in Christ actually looks like in everyday life
— Why Christian maturity means becoming more dependent on Jesus, not less
— How to discern God’s voice without pretending certainty
— What God’s silence may reveal about obedience and surrender
— How Scripture helps us test what we think we’re hearing
— Why forgiveness, reconciliation, and restoration are not the same thing

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