<p>In this powerful conversation, Jenilee Samuel sits down with <strong>Heather Shriver Burns</strong> — master coach, spiritual director, and host of the <em>Seek First CEO</em> podcast — to explore the real reasons many believers struggle to hear God clearly.</p><p>Heather shares her personal journey from a checklist faith and high-achievement mindset to a deep, intimate, two-way relationship with God. Through loss, busyness, trauma, and relational experiences, she discovered that <em>silence from God often isn’t God being distant — it reflects what’s crowded our inner world</em>.</p><p><br></p><p>Together Jenilee and Heather unpack:</p><p><strong>1. Why God can </strong><em><strong>feel</strong></em><strong> silent even when He’s speaking</strong><br>Heather shares how her faith was more obligation than intimacy before a season of loss — and how that shifted her ability to hear God.</p><p><strong>2. How trauma and nervous system stress can block spiritual hearing</strong><br>Busyness, unresolved hurts, and fight-or-flight states create inner noise that makes hearing God harder than it should be.</p><p><strong>3. The power of human connection in spiritual clarity</strong><br>Some of the clearest messages from God come through people — especially when our own connection feels muted.</p><p><strong>4. How everyday moments become God-encounters</strong><br>Heather and Jenilee talk about learning to notice God in mundane life — not just in quiet time or special moments.</p><p><strong>5. The importance of honest communication with God</strong><br>Letting go of performance, including honesty about fear, loss, and confusion, opens up the way God actually speaks.</p><p><strong>6. Why community and relationships matter in spiritual growth</strong><br>We’re not meant to grow in isolation — our connections with others test, refine, and expand our ability to hear God’s voice.</p><p><br></p><p>🌿<strong> What You’ll Learn in This Episode</strong></p><p>Heather’s story — including losing an 8-figure business while pregnant and pressing into God through it — illustrates how even deeply spiritual women can struggle to hear God until they <em>heal the places that block His voice</em>.</p><p><br></p><p>🧡 <strong>Key Quotes from Heather</strong><br>✨ <em>“Community is crucial for growth.”</em><br>✨ <em>“Recognizing God’s presence daily matters more than perfect quiet time.”</em><br>✨ <em>“Honest communication with God transforms how we connect with Him.”</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Find Heather and her work here:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Website: <a href="https://www.heathershriverburns.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">heathershriverburns.com</a> (under construction) </p></li><li><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/heathershriverburns/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.instagram.com/heathershriverburns/ </a></p></li></ul><li><ul><li>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/heather.shriver" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.facebook.com/heather.shriver/ </a></li></ul><ul><li><em>Seek First CEO</em> Podcast (full archive): search <em>Seek First CEO</em> on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube </li></ul><p>-------------</p><p>✈️ <strong>Come to Greece with Me!</strong><br>We’re walking where the Bible happened—Athens, Corinth &amp; Santorini! 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