Podcast Summary: God’s Plan For Your Life, Part Two | Nancy Dufresne | Jesus the Healer Broadcast

Podcast: Dufresne Ministries Podcast
Episode: God’s Plan For Your Life, Part Two
Speaker: Pastor Nancy Dufresne
Date: June 16, 2022

Episode Overview

This episode centers on understanding and following God’s unique, pre-written plan for every believer’s life. Pastor Nancy Dufresne teaches how God’s works for us are already prepared and outlined, but require proactive faith, preparation, and spiritual sensitivity to walk them out fully. By relying on the Holy Spirit, praying in tongues, and renewing the mind with the Word, believers can see and step into the divinely ordained paths set before them.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. God’s Plan is Already Written

• God has written the days and works of our lives in “His book” before we were born ([00:11]).

• Our task is to discover what’s written by seeking Him, not guessing or living by trial and error ([00:30]).

  Quote:

  “In your book, all the days of my life were written. … All of it was written in his book. Now all we have to do is find out what’s in the book and live it out.”
  — Nancy Dufresne [01:35]

2. The Role of the Holy Spirit

• The Holy Spirit reveals ("shows") what the Father has prepared for us; His primary role is to guide us into God's preordained future ([02:30], [03:25]).

• Seeing what God wants for us is a spiritual act, not a mental calculation; access comes by spending time with God ([04:11]).

  Quote:

  “He will show you things to come. … The Holy Spirit receives of the mind of the Father, the wisdom of the Father, the book about your life, he receives of that and notices. And he’ll show it to you.”
  — Nancy Dufresne [02:50]

3. Faith and Partnership with God’s Plan

• Although God has prepared everything, our future requires our faith to take what’s shown, activating the plan ([05:25]).

• The Holy Spirit shows us God’s plan so we can receive it and stand in faith, not so we can sit by passively ([06:00]).

  Quote:

  “What God’s planned and prepared and is waiting for you, it must have your faith or it cannot come to pass. It doesn’t come because he planned, doesn’t come because he prepared, doesn’t even come because he shows, comes because we added our faith to what he shows.”
  — Nancy Dufresne [06:45]

4. The Importance of Preparation

• Every season of life requires its own preparation; being impatient in preparation can delay entering the core of one’s destiny ([07:30]).

• Jesus himself prepared for 30 years for a 3-year ministry, highlighting the value of readiness ([09:24]).

  Quote:

  “Preparation time is everything to the kingdom of God. … How you live your daily life is a preparation that’s going to either qualify or disqualify for the days that are written in the book.”
  — Nancy Dufresne [08:34]

5. Spiritual Sensitivity: Praying in Tongues

• Praying in other tongues aligns our mind with God’s thoughts, not our own ([11:10]).

• Speaking in tongues brings revelation from the Spirit, making us more sensitive to God’s promptings ([12:15]).

  Quote:

  “When you take time to speak in other tongues, you’re speaking God’s mind into your day. You’re speaking God’s mind into your life.”
  — Nancy Dufresne [11:55]

6. The Danger of Relying on the Mental Realm

• God’s plan does not originate from our natural thinking but from spiritual revelation ([14:05]).

• Feeding on the Word and praying in tongues keeps the mind renewed and aligned with God’s plans ([15:25]).

  Quote:

  “The more people live in the mental realm, the more dull they are spiritually. Because none of God’s plan stems from your mind.”
  — Nancy Dufresne [14:10]

7. Practical Testimony: Financial Provision by the Spirit

• Nancy shared a personal story after her husband’s death, facing an urgent financial need for her ministry ([17:17]).

• Instead of panicking, she prayed in the Spirit for 10 minutes, received God’s instruction, and after persistence, saw the solution manifest ([23:14]).

  Quote:

  “If you’ll remember Ephesians 2:10, you’ll never worry again. … All I’ve got to do is hear the plan. That’s all I’ve got to do. And the Holy Ghost is not trying to withhold that plan. He’s here to show the plan.”
  — Nancy Dufresne [18:53]

8. Faith, Not Pressure, Brings Breakthrough

• Faith must not be partnered with pressure or fear; pressure interferes with faith’s operation ([19:55]).

• The plan of God is already present, but we must approach with faith, not with crisis-driven fear ([25:10]).

  Quote:

  “Your faith doesn’t work when it’s taking pressure as its flow. And I refuse to get under that because I need my faith to work.”
  — Nancy Dufresne [19:55]

9. The Peril of Mixing Plans

• God’s plan is delayed as long as we insist on mixing our own plans with His ([36:24]).

  Quote:

  “Many times people want to mix their plan in with God’s plan. But that’s not where the good life is.”
  — Nancy Dufresne [37:44]

10. Other Testimonies: Guidance in Life Decisions

• Nancy describes how the Holy Spirit guided her family in relationships and major decisions through prayer and spiritual sensitivity ([30:10]).

• Emphasizes not to choose by trial and error but by divine leading ([32:30]).

  Memorable Moment:

  “I locked myself up and prayed for three weeks in the Holy Ghost…All that happened…was the path opened. … The further into his plan I got, and then that’s where I met Ed. And five weeks later, we were married…Hours of praying out the plan.”
  — Nancy Dufresne [36:45]

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “It’s not a life of trial and error. It’s seeing. It’s a life of seeing.” [00:45]
• “If God were in complete authority over your life, why didn’t he just do it? Because he doesn’t have complete authority. He gave the authority to you.” [04:47]
• “Success in a previous season does not equal success in a later season. Every season has to be prepared for.” [08:12]
• “Faith knows nothing about drama because faith will produce its own show. It doesn’t need the emotionalism show.” [33:48]
• “Make God’s plan your highest interest.” [35:45]

Timestamps for Major Segments

• 00:00–03:00 – God’s plan written for your life; the Holy Spirit’s role to show you what’s coming.
• 06:00–11:00 – The critical need for faith and spiritual sensitivity, not just knowing or seeing.
• 13:00–15:00 – Importance of praying in tongues for alignment with God’s thinking.
• 17:17–25:00 – Personal testimony: overcoming a ministry financial crisis by hearing from God.
• 30:10–34:00 – Testimony: God’s guidance in marriage and major decisions.
• 36:24–end – The danger of mixing human plans with God’s; walking fully in His prepared path.

Final Thoughts and Takeaways

• God’s detailed plan for your life is already written, complete with every provision, answer, and miracle needed.
• Accessing this plan is a matter of faith, ongoing spiritual preparation, and a willingness to follow divine direction, not human logic.
• The Holy Spirit is always ready to reveal God’s plan, but it requires us to cultivate sensitivity through praying in tongues and immersing in the Word.
• Preparing for what’s next and aligning your daily habits with God’s way is essential to experience the fullness of what’s written in “God’s book” for your life.