Before the Oil Flows: What God Is Producing in Your Crushing Season With Lisa Kai

Have you ever wondered why God allows seasons of pressure, waiting, and heartbreak? In this powerful Girls' Night In message, Pastor Lisa Kai reminds us that God never wastes our pain. Just as olives must be crushed before oil can flow, our greatest seasons of pressure often become the birthplace of healing, purpose,

and spiritual maturity. If you're walking through disappointment, waiting on God, or wondering why life feels heavy, this conversation will encourage you to stay under His covering, trust the process, and choose life, even when it hurts. Not every season is meant to feel comfortable. Sometimes God allows the crushing, not to destroy us, but to release what He has already placed inside of us. In this powerful message from Girls Night In, Pastor Lisa Kai challenges us to stop living in yesterday's victories and make room for the new thing God wants to do. Through biblical teaching, personal stories, and practical encouragement, she unpacks how seasons of pressure can either produce fresh oil or leave us trapped in bitterness. Whether you're navigating heartbreak, singleness, disappointment, grief, or simply waiting on God, this episode will remind you that your pain has purpose and that God is still writing your story. Timestamps 00:00 – Worship with Pastor Lisa Kai 01:00 – God wants to do a new thing: Let go of yesterday and embrace what He's doing now. 03:00 – Prayer before today's message. 05:00 – Welcome to Girls' Night In.08:18 – Bitterness, Naomi, and the danger of allowing pain to define your future. 12:35 – Why olives must be crushed before oil can flow and what that means for us spiritually. 14:54 – The pressing of the Holy Spirit: Will your pain produce oil or toxins? 18:36 – Open wounds, jealousy, unforgiveness, and choosing life (Deuteronomy 30:19). 21:25 – Every decision shapes your future. Choosing God's path every day. 24:37 – Learning to love people now if we're going to spend eternity together. 26:45 – A real-life story about confrontation, reconciliation, and God's power to restore a marriage. 31:58 – Why God doesn't always remove the pressure. 33:01 – Romans 5:3–5: How perseverance produces character and hope. 33:42 – Waiting with purity, trusting God's timing, and allowing the pressing to expose what still needs healing. 36:38 – Stay under God's covering during difficult seasons (Psalm 91:1–2). 38:01 – Don't quit. Don't lose heart. 40:00 – Don't leave before the oil begins to flow (2 Corinthians 4:16–17). 44:25 – Jesus' crushing became our healing. 47:29 – Closing prayer. ______________ IG: @lisakai FB: @lisakai Website: lisakai.tv Arise Womens Ministry