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The following is a transcript of a Her God Speaks podcast episode. If you’d prefer to listen you can do so here.

“Do you have a personal relationship with Jesus?”

“I trusted Jesus as my personal Lord and Savior when I was 8.”

“What is God showing you in your personal Bible reading and prayer time right now?”

“What that verse means to me is . . .”

“I love Jes…