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EPISODE · Mar 6, 2026 · 15 MIN

#19 How to Hear God’s Direction in Business When You Lack Clarity

from By The Book: For Women In Their Second-Season Building a Purpose-Driven, God-Led Business · host Johanne Hewlett

By The Book is a Christian podcast for women in midlife navigating calling, faith, purpose, and God-led work in their second season. Hosted by Johanne Hewlett.Many Christian women sense that God is leading their work, business, or calling somewhere new — but clarity feels incomplete. The direction is present, yet the detail is missing. And in midlife especially, that uncertainty can feel heavy.In this episode of By The Book, Johanne Hewlett explores what it means to trust God’s guidance in business when you don’t have the full picture. Rather than forcing clarity, this conversation reframes uncertainty as part of God’s relational leading.We explore why discernment rarely arrives as a full strategy, how Scripture presents guidance as step-by-step rather than outcome-based, and why many women interpret lack of clarity as failure when it may actually be invitation.If you’ve been asking God for answers and receiving only the next small step, this episode will help you walk faithfully without needing certainty first.• Hearing God in business without a clear plan• Why midlife makes uncertainty feel heavier• The biblical pattern of step-by-step guidance• How fear disguises itself as caution• Practical ways to move forward when clarity is partialThis episode is for Christian women rebuilding, discerning their calling, starting or reshaping a business, or learning to trust God’s direction in a quieter season.Explore more at johewlettauthor.com, where you can purchase my book By The Book: How To Build a Bible-Led Business.Until next time —go gently, go boldly, and go By The Book.🎁 FREE RESOURCE FOR CHRISTIAN WOMEN BUILDING A BUSINESSDownload your FREE Daily Business Check-In (Bible-led planning tool) ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠📘 ORDER THE BOOKBy The Book: How to Build a Bible-Led BusinessAudiobookPaperbackAlso available on Amazon (Kindle and Paperback). Search By The Book Johanne Hewlett.📚 COURSES FOR WOMEN IN THEIR SECOND SEASONThe Full Flagship Course 5 Core Essentials Bundle 🌐 CONNECTWebsite → https://www.johewlettauthor.com/YouTube Channel → https://www.youtube.com/@johannehewlett/podcasts#midlifewomen #womenover40 #womenover50 #womenover60 #christianwomen #christianbusiness #bibleledbusiness #godledbusiness #midlifereinvention #callingandpurpose #secondseasonwoman #midlifereinvention #purposeover40 #callingandcareer #hearinggod #christiandiscernment #midlifefaith #christianwomen #spiritualgrowth #mum #mom

By The Book is a Christian podcast for women in midlife navigating calling, faith, purpose, and God-led work in their second season. Hosted by Johanne Hewlett.Many Christian women sense that God is leading their work, business, or calling somewhere new — but clarity feels incomplete. The direction is present, yet the detail is missing. And in midlife especially, that uncertainty can feel heavy.In this episode of By The Book, Johanne Hewlett explores what it means to trust God’s guidance in business when you don’t have the full picture. Rather than forcing clarity, this conversation reframes uncertainty as part of God’s relational leading.We explore why discernment rarely arrives as a full strategy, how Scripture presents guidance as step-by-step rather than outcome-based, and why many women interpret lack of clarity as failure when it may actually be invitation.If you’ve been asking God for answers and receiving only the next small step, this episode will help you walk faithfully without needing certainty first.• Hearing God in business without a clear plan• Why midlife makes uncertainty feel heavier• The biblical pattern of step-by-step guidance• How fear disguises itself as caution• Practical ways to move forward when clarity is partialThis episode is for Christian women rebuilding, discerning their calling, starting or reshaping a business, or learning to trust God’s direction in a quieter season.Explore more at johewlettauthor.com, where you can purchase my book By The Book: How To Build a Bible-Led Business.Until next time —go gently, go boldly, and go By The Book.🎁 FREE RESOURCE FOR CHRISTIAN WOMEN BUILDING A BUSINESSDownload your FREE Daily Business Check-In (Bible-led planning tool) ⁠⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠⁠📘 ORDER THE BOOKBy The Book: How to Build a Bible-Led BusinessAudiobookPaperbackAlso available on Amazon (Kindle and Paperback). Search By The Book Johanne Hewlett.📚 COURSES FOR WOMEN IN THEIR SECOND SEASONThe Full Flagship Course 5 Core Essentials Bundle 🌐 CONNECTWebsite → https://www.johewlettauthor.com/YouTube Channel → https://www.youtube.com/@johannehewlett/podcasts#midlifewomen #womenover40 #womenover50 #womenover60 #christianwomen #christianbusiness #bibleledbusiness #godledbusiness #midlifereinvention #callingandpurpose #secondseasonwoman #midlifereinvention #purposeover40 #callingandcareer #hearinggod #christiandiscernment #midlifefaith #christianwomen #spiritualgrowth #mum #mom

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