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Calling Must Attach to Obedience, Not Ego
In the earliest stage of spiritual formation, the greatest threat to survival is not opposition—it is ego. Ego rushes to interpret calling as affirmation. Obedience receives calling as responsibility. The difference determines whether what has been conceived will attach—or quietly pass. When God conceives an assignment, He does not anchor it first to gifting, recognition, or desire. He anchors it to obedience. This is why early calling so often arrives without instructions,
Dr. Lisa Hill
Jan 22 min read
Highest Loss Rate in Pregnancy
The earliest stage of pregnancy carries the highest risk of loss. Medically, most miscarriages occur before the pregnancy is ever publicly known—sometimes before a woman realizes she is carrying life at all. This is not because life is defective, but because attachment and stability are still forming. The systems required to sustain growth have not yet been established, and disruption at this stage can end what was real before it ever becomes visible. Spiritually, this expl
Dr. Lisa Hill
Jan 22 min read


The Embryo Must Attach to Survive
Conception alone is not enough to sustain life. In the earliest stage of pregnancy, the embryo can exist—and still be lost. Survival depends entirely on attachment. If the embryo does not embed itself into the uterine wall, it will pass without resistance, often unnoticed. Life was real, but it was not yet secured. This natural reality exposes a sobering spiritual truth: not every God-given conception survives simply because it was genuine . Calling must attach. It must tak
Dr. Lisa Hill
Jan 22 min read


When Calling Must Take Hold
In the earliest stage of pregnancy, nothing looks dramatic—and everything is at risk. Conception has occurred, but life is not yet secure. What has been created must now travel, settle, and attach. If implantation does not take place, the pregnancy ends quietly, often without anyone ever knowing life briefly existed. Something real was conceived. It simply did not take hold. This fragility is not a flaw. It is design. The body does not rush to grow what it has not yet sec
Dr. Lisa Hill
Dec 31, 20252 min read


What it Costs to Carry (Part 5)
“Shall I bring to the point of birth and not give delivery?” (Isaiah 66:9) This question from God is not reassurance for impatience; it is a rebuke to distrust. Isaiah 66:9 is often quoted as comfort, but it is actually a confrontation. God is not soothing anxiety here—He is exposing a faulty assumption. The assumption is this: that God would initiate formation without intending completion. Heaven answers that fear with a question sharp enough to settle it once and for all.
Dr. Lisa Hill
Dec 28, 20252 min read


What it Costs to Carry (Part 4)
Carrying as Obedience, Not Exposure (Galatians 1:15–17) One of the clearest indicators that a calling is genuinely conceived by God is this: obedience moves inward before it ever moves outward. Paul’s account in Galatians dismantles the modern assumption that encounter should lead immediately to exposure. After being apprehended by Christ, Paul does not seek affirmation, platforms, or alignment with established voices. He writes, “I did not consult with anyone. Nor did I go
Dr. Lisa Hill
Dec 28, 20252 min read


What it Costs to Carry (Part 3)
The Danger of Premature Announcement (Proverbs 20:25) Scripture issues a quiet but severe warning: “It is a snare for a man to devote something rashly and only later to consider his vows” (Proverbs 20:25). This proverb is not about generosity alone; it is about speech, timing, and the danger of declaring what has not yet been fully weighed, formed, or secured. In the context of calling, premature announcement is one of the most common—and most costly—errors a carrier can m
Dr. Lisa Hill
Dec 28, 20252 min read


What it Costs to Carry (Part 2)
Why Disruption Precedes Clarity (Luke 1:29–31) Divine calling rarely begins with understanding. It begins with disturbance. Scripture is explicit about this, though we often gloss over it. When the angel appears to Mary, the text does not say she felt honored, inspired, or empowered. It says she was greatly troubled at what was said and pondered what kind of greeting this might be (Luke 1:29). Clarity does not come first. Disruption does. This is not accidental. God does
Dr. Lisa Hill
Dec 28, 20252 min read


What it Costs to Carry (Part 1)
Calling as Conception, Not Ambition Calling does not begin as a plan. It does not arrive as a strategy, a brand, or a five-year vision. When it is truly from God, calling arrives the way life does—quietly, invasively, and without asking permission. It is conceived, not constructed. And like conception in the natural, it immediately alters the internal landscape of the one who carries it long before anything is visible to anyone else. Ambition starts in the mind. Conception
Dr. Lisa Hill
Dec 28, 20252 min read


A Word for Those in the Birthing Season
There is a sound in the Spirit right now that is unmistakable. It is not the sound of beginnings—it is the sound of pressure. The weight has increased. The space has narrowed. The waiting has stretched long enough that many of you are wondering whether what you’ve been carrying will ever come forth. Hear this clearly: this is not a season of abandonment. It is a season of birth preparation . Across the body, across regions, across callings that have been hidden for years, som
Dr. Lisa Hill
Dec 28, 20252 min read
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