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Have you ever quietly wondered if the way you hear from God or connect with him is somehow wrong? Maybe it feels too loud, too unconventional, or too far outside the quiet time Bible journal template you think real Christians are supposed to follow. Hosanna Wong surveyed more than 1,000 people around the world and asked them two simple questions about their relationship with God. What she discovered will genuinely surprise you, and it might finally give you permission to stop chasing a spiritual standard that God never asked you to meet.

Hosanna is a bestselling author, international speaker, and spoken word artist. Her newest book, Uncomplicated, is one of the most freeing and clarifying books on faith I have read in years. She is back on the show because so many of you asked for her, and I will be honest, I took notes. There is a story about a woman in Florida and a bird that I will never forget. You will know it when you get there.

What You Will Learn in This Episode

• The six roadblocks almost all of us face in our relationship with God (busyness, distraction, shame, grief, silence, and expectations) and why expectations may be the umbrella over all of them
• Why the standard you have been trying to reach in your prayer life and spiritual growth likely did not come from God
• The seven worship personalities, or as Hosanna calls them, praise‑onalities, and how to identify yours so you can stop forcing yourself into someone else's spiritual rhythm
• Why it is not only okay but actually biblical to worship God through movement, beauty, outward expression, tradition, solitude, intellectual curiosity, or community
• What my confession about loud worship services and roller coasters reveals about how God meets us exactly where we are wired
• One of the most beautiful stories about a woman, a bird, and her grandfather that will change the way you think about how God pursues each of us

Timestamps:

(00:25) – What Hosanna's 1,000+ interviews were really trying to discover

(01:21) – The two questions she asked every single person

(01:30) – The 6 roadblocks almost all of us share (and why that's actually comforting)

(03:27) – Why expectations may be the umbrella over every other roadblock

(04:53) – The lie the enemy uses against the people who want to please God most

(05:49) – Why so many women said "I know this is weird" about the way they connect with God

(09:12) – The second question: what unique way have you found to encounter God?

(09:30) – Introducing the 7 worship personalities: the "praise-onalities"

(10:54) – Praise-onality #1: The Recreationalist

(11:08) – Praise-onality #2: The Beholder of Beauty

(11:16) – Praise-onality #3: The Soul Fire

(12:18) – Praise-onality #4: The Sacred Space Seeker

(13:09) – Praise-onality #5: The Interior Expert

(13:38) – Praise-onality #6: The Thoughtsmith

(14:07) – Praise-onality #7: The Artist of People

(26:23) – The bird story. You need to hear the bird story.

(31:26) – Why God made us all so wonderfully and uniquely, and what that means for how he pursues us

(38:41) – The product Hosanna texted all her friends about

(40:43) – Where to find Hosanna and why you need Uncomplicated

About Hosanna Wong

Hosanna Wong is an international speaker, bestselling author, and spoken-word artist helping everyday people experience God for real. Widely known for her spoken word piece, “I Have a New Name,” Hosanna shares in churches, conferences, prisons, and other events around the world, reachi