Are You Too Busy to Hear God’s Voice?

Francis Chan is back with Candace, and before anything else, he stops to pray, asking God to do what no conversation can do on its own. It doesn't matter whether someone grew up with parents who loved them well or with parents who didn't, he says. Either way, experiencing God's love takes a miracle, so he's asking for that miracle as they begin. Francis is 58 and still giving most of his energy to the generation coming up. He talks about how that shift started at 50, when he read Numbers 8 and realized God had told the Levites to step back from temple service at exactly that age, not because they'd run out of usefulness, but so they could pour into the 25-year-olds behind them. Olivia writes in saying prayer feels awkward to her, even when she's alone. Francis says that's more common than people admit, because most of us were never actually taught how to do it. The episode closes with two stories about that last part: a moment in Hawaii where Francis heard something he couldn't explain and a stranger sitting next to him said the exact same thing out loud, and a moment Candace had while reading Beloved, when she felt God’s direct encouragement. What's Inside 0:00 - Introduction and welcome back 1:30 - Praying for listeners still processing last week's episode on God's love 4:00 - Francis reflects on the contrast between his upbringing and Candace's 6:30 - Francis's family today: seven kids, five grandkids, and a home full of worship 10:00 - Thirty-two years of marriage and why it keeps getting better 12:30 - Ministry update: house churches outside San Francisco 15:00 - Numbers 8 and what God told the Levites to do at age 50 19:00 - The candle illustration: lighting the next generation instead of staying in the spotlight 22:00 - Selfish ambition in ministry and learning to warn younger leaders 24:30 - Ron Wilson: the older mentor who walked with Francis at Cornerstone 27:30 - Candace's son Lev and pastor Dudley Rutherford putting young people in the pulpit 32:00 - Listener question: Olivia asks how to stop finding prayer awkward 34:30 - Ecclesiastes 5 and the practice of stopping before you speak 37:00 - Approaching the throne of grace and believing God is actually there 40:00 - Romans 5:5 and how God's love is poured directly into the heart 42:00 - The moment in Kona when Francis heard God's voice confirmed by a stranger 44:30 - Candace's experience hearing from God while reading Beloved 45:30 - A fast-paced world, a distracted mind, and what we lose when we can't sit in silence #candacecameronbure #francischan #crazylove #candacecameronburepodcast #candacepodcast #candace #candacecameron #beloved #prayer #faith #christianpodcast #christianity #jesus #godisgood #howtopray #mentorship #nextgeneration #churchleadership #godslove #scripture #bible #bibleverse #churchplanting #housechurch #worship #familyfaith #christianliving #faithwalk #spiritualgrowth #prayerlife #holy #obedience #discipleship #generational #godspeaks #revelation #silence #christianfamily #faithcommunity #christianwomen #podcast #inspiration #hope #truth #grace Connect with Candace and Francis Candace on Instagram @candacecbure Follow the Podcast on Instagram @candacecameronburepodcast Follow the Podcast on TikTok @ccbpodcast Francis on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/DWT8kswCPMj/ Francis on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@CrazyLoveMinistries Website: https://www.crazylove.org/ Sponsors For This Episode Lovebird lovebirdfoods.com/bure and use code BURE for 25% off IFCJ ifcj.com Vanman vanman.shop/bure and use code BURE for 15% off GCU gcu.edu Each season of The Candace Cameron Bure Podcast features one guest for a deep exploration of a single theme, encouraging viewers to grow in their experiences of faith, family and purposeful living. --- Best known as ‘D.J Tanner’ in the hit television series “Full House” and Netflix’s “Fuller House,” and as the actor and director who takes over your television around Christmas time.  Candace is also a New York Times bestselling author, entrepreneur, and CEO of CandyRock Entertainment. Candace has been interviewed many times over her decades on television, and in her podcast she hosts deep conversations with experts.