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The Truth is Counterintuitive Podcast

by Alice by the Palm · English · Devotional & Spiritual

"My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways." Whatever makes obvious sense, think twice, as the truth is often counterintuitive. Whatever you hear that is less than mind-blowing or heart-burning, it's very likely not from God. This is a podcast that goes deep in the spiritual realm

New episodes: Monthly
Typical length: 21 min
Latest: 8 Jun 2026
Language: English

Latest episode

8 Jun 2026 · 14 min

Did you unintentionally accept the curse "you shall see it but shall not eat thereof"?

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit alicebythepalm.substack.com Scriptures to pray on: “Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the Lord would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.” 2 Kings 7:2 “And the Lord said unto him, This is the land which I sware unto Ab…

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27 May 2026 · 14 min
Prophetic Word for the Rest of 2026—Walking through the Gate Called "Beautiful"
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit alicebythepalm.substack.com 2026: The Year of Gate Make sure to check out my prophetic word for 2026 in January afterward. I’m shocked how much these two prophecies align—clearly I always forget whatever I post, all glory to God : ) Scriptures for you to proclaim and pray on: Leviticus 19:23-25 Luke 13:6-9 Leviticus 26:41 John 11:38-44 Acts 3:1-10 “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” (Acts 20:35) Alice by the Palm is a reader-supported publication. If you’re able and willing , consider: * Giving ☕️ (various payment…
24 Dec 2025 · 18 min
I lost my mind after meditating on this one verse for a year: Bible Study on John 1:1-5
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit alicebythepalm.substack.com ✨🎄Merry Christmas!!🎄🎁✨🥧🍪☕️ 🎧In this episode: * John 1:1-2 & Genesis 1&2—the spirit and the flesh * John 1:3—the created and the perverted * John 1:4—the life and the light * John 1:5— comprehend vs. overcome “Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding .” Get understanding by one click:👇🏻 Scriptures: “For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of…
21 Dec 2025 · 39 min
Legion and the Drowned Pigs: Bible Study on Mark 5
🎧 In this episode: * Princes vs. Kings, principalities, the second heaven * The Noah flood, Nephilim, the Marine kingdom * Fallen angels vs. demons Scriptures: “Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea.” Revelation 21:1 “Then the dust will return to the earth as it was,And the spirit will return to God who gave it.” Ecclesiastes 12:7 “Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.” Job 26:5 “But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another,…
25 Nov 2025 · 15 min
"It's not your fault"
My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness. 2 Corinthians is not a delightful letter to read. A year ago, I found comfort in the piercing Word of God: For we do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, of our trouble which came to us in Asia: that we were burdened beyond measure, above strength, so that we despaired even of life. Yes, we had the sentence of death in ourselves… I was in China when I first read that. I was comforted by the Word of God, yet at the same time, I wished I did not understand 2 Corinthians at a visceral level. I wish—even after all…
1 Nov 2025 · 1 hr 18 min
Madness, Blindness, Confusion—The Curse of A Vagabond Spirit
“The Lord will strike you with madness and blindness and confusion of heart. And you shall grope at noonday, as a blind man gropes in darkness; you shall not prosper in your ways; you shall be only oppressed and plundered continually, and no one shall save you.” Deuteronomy 28:28-29 If you’ve been everywhere, always moving and changing, but not growing financially, spiritually, or mentally— You might be under this curse and have a vagabond spirit. Make sure you listen to the full episode, so then you shall know the truth, and the truth will set you free . 🎧In this episode: * 13 signs you…
4 Sep 2025 · 30 min
Prophetic Instruction for September and What's Coming for the Rest of 2025
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit alicebythepalm.substack.com 🎧In this episode: * You grow in grace by passing tests; you grow in rank by resisting temptations * All things work out for the good for those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose ”—this Word will come to pass by the end of 2025 * Thus says the Lord, “ The closure is the covenant ” * “Cast not away your confidence”, for God’s timing is NOW * Signs follow belief—signs follow believers, not the other way around * If you didn’t hear anything from this episode, hear this: Condition does not…
19 Aug 2025 · 24 min
Monitoring Spirits in Human and Animal
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit alicebythepalm.substack.com No weapon formed against you shall prosper,And every tongue rises against you in judgmentyou shall condemn.This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord,And their righteousness is from Me,”Says the Lord. Isaiah 54:17 These signs shall follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.” — Quit twisting this…
24 Jul 2025 · 17 min
How to Defeat the "Enemy of the Night" during July 18-Aug 3
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit alicebythepalm.substack.com “Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal among you, which comes upon you for your testing, as though some strange thing were happening to you.” 1 Peter 4:12 “Do this, knowing the time, that it is already the hour for you to awaken from sleep; for now salvation is nearer to us than when we believed.” Romans 13:11 🎧In this episode: * 00:00 Know the season we’re in : * Dire Strait : July 18-Aug 3, the “three weeks of distress” * Why you must win this battle—i t’s a now-or-never (or, hopefully, 7…
10 May 2025 · 21 min
Brainwash Yourself With Wisdom — Reading Proverbs 11-15 (NASB)
“Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.” Proverbs 4:7 Proverbs 11-15 bring up “ the fear of the Lord ”—if you wonder what is “the fear of God” and how can you have the fear and how the fear of God benefits you , make sure to check out this post I wrote (it even has a voiceover): This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit alicebythepalm.substack.com/subscribe
12 Apr 2025 · 15 min
Regional Principalities & Glories of the Kingdoms of the World
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit alicebythepalm.substack.com In this episode: * Principalities: next-level spiritual warfare * The three levels of temptation Jesus faced * The dragon: principalities in China * The glories: the most wicked principalities
14 Mar 2025 · 13 min
The Door is Closed but Unlatched
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit alicebythepalm.substack.com March is the month of Adar , the last month of the Jewish calendar year. Moses died on the 7th of Adar, and then Joshua led people to march into the Promised Land. Esther led all the Jews to fast on the 13th of Adar, for three days, and then she went to the palace, and changed the history of her people, which fulfilled her destiny: born for such a time as …
21 Feb 2025 · 32 min
God Will Do it Again
01:14 No.1 God will do it again 03:54 No.2 Pass over 05:07 No.3 God only speaks to the obedient 06:53 No.4 God magnifies His anointed 08:06 No.5 How to glorify God if you aren’t a preacher 09:47 No.6 Laziness is wickedness 12:04 No.7 The Promised Land has already been occupied 14:23 No.8 The Art of War 20:28 No.9 God gives wisdom and instructions 23:17 A juicy detail for discussion 26:15 No.10 Fake converts will cheat you into covenants This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit alicebythepalm.substack.com/subscribe
18 Feb 2025 · 8 min
"There they shall be called sons of the living God"
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit alicebythepalm.substack.com A Get-ready-with-me episode. I recorded it while doing make up : ) “Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God. ” Hosea 1:10 …
18 Dec 2024 · 38 min
Brainwash Yourself With Wisdom — Reading Proverbs 1-10 (NASB)
A young man lacking sense,Passing through the street near her corner;And he takes the way to her house,In the twilight, in the evening,In the middle of the night and in the darkness.And behold, a woman comes to meet him,Dressed as a harlot and cunning of heart.She is boisterous and rebellious,Her feet do not remain at home;S he is now in the streets, now in the squares,And lurks by every corner.So she seizes him and kisses himAnd with a brazen face she says to him:“I was due to offer peace offerings;Today I have paid my vows.“Therefore I have come out to meet you,To seek your presence…
21 Nov 2024 · 49 min
The Cost of Lust Is Destiny
Sins of tongues are a heart problem. “For out of the abundance of his heart he speaks.” Luke 6:45 Double-mindedness is also a heart problem. “Purify your heart, you double-minded.” James 4:8 But a carnal mind is associated with disobedience in offering your body as a living sacrifice to God. You crucify your flesh to strengthen your spirit. You offer your body to God to receive a renewed mind , so that you will know the will of God, which is good, acceptable, and perfect. (Romans 12:2) If you can’t repent of your sin of lust—by repentance, I mean making a decision to cut it out—you will…
15 Nov 2024 · 4 min
Revelation saved Peter and the lack of it cursed Judas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit alicebythepalm.substack.com I forgot to mention— Peter was the only disciple who walked on the water.
4 Nov 2024 · 28 min
Are You Trying to "Help" God to Fulfill His Word?
Many commend Mary’s response, “Let it be done to me according to Your word,” but I want to highlight another line of hers that is way underrated. So then said Mary unto the angel, “How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?” Luke 1:34 Other references: Luke 1 Genesis 12-18 Acts 1:7 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit alicebythepalm.substack.com/subscribe
18 Oct 2024 · 20 min
Reading James
Brothers and Sisters, On April 23rd, I posted my first article on Substack, titled “ 10 Traits of Double-mindedness .” Six months later, I had a deeper revelation about this common sinful nature, and I want to create videos to reach a broader audience. You can read these two articles here: (paywalled due to their old age) Stay tuned and pray. We will punch the enemy in the face really hard this time. God Bless, Alice This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit alicebythepalm.substack.com/subscribe
27 Sep 2024 · 34 min
Jesus Is the First Anti-therapist
“Do you want to be healed?”John 5:6 Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and preach the kingdom of God.” Luke 9:60 “Now the Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go; I am sending you to Jesse the Bethlehemite. For I have provided Myself a king among his sons.” 1 Samuel 16:1 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit alicebythepalm.substack.com/subscribe
15 Sep 2024 · 39 min
I Have No Self-Consciousness
Self-consciousness manifests in the form of procrastination—“you” must die to be used by God. Relevant Posts: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit alicebythepalm.substack.com/subscribe
29 Aug 2024 · 32 min
Wear Makeup—Like You are Going Somewhere
I can count the days I put on makeup in a year. Say I go out each week, then I would wear makeup four times a month, which amounts to 48 times a year. Culturally speaking, Chinese women don’t wear makeup that much, whereas Japanese and Korean go the extreme opposite. So why I didn’t believe in makeup. I believe in effortlessness . Effortlessness means extra efforts. To achieve effortlessness, I must hit the gym five times a week. I must sleep on time and wake up on time. I mustn’t eat desserts more than twice a week. I avoid crackers like an alcoholic avoids a sip of alcohol, due to my…
25 Aug 2024 · 26 min
To Live in Eternity, You Only Need to Think about Today
After two failed fasting attempts, I received deeper revelations on the "sacrifice of praises and thanksgiving" and how to "fix your eyes on Jesus" in practice. In this episode: * My August fast and the Word from God * I almost quit Jesus in April * My recent demonic attack — confronting a literal “spirit of heaviness” * How to practically “fix your eyes on Jesus” * How I defeat my “wake-up paralysis”—the wisdom of TODAY * “The sacrifice of thanksgiving” * Defeat pride and pursue excellence in all situations Biblical references “To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for…
30 Jul 2024 · 43 min
Your Problem Is, You Don't Fear God
Why "many are called, few are chosen?" This post will unlock your breakthrough by fixing your misperception of "the fear of God." In this episode: * Desire it : Why you want to pursue the fear of God * Understand it : What is the fear of God * What the fear of God is NOT * Humility vs. The fear of God * The love of God vs. The fear of God * Do I have the fear of God? * Claim it : How to have the fear of God If you’re able and willing , consider: * Tipping ☕️ (various payment options available) * Shopping at Alice’s 🐣fledgling store * Upgrading for more values (click for details👇🏻), ONLY…
30 Jun 2024 · 15 min
Where There Will Be Weeping and Gnashing of Teeth
Read this post if you haven’t, where I go deeper into the judgement in the House of God: The Called, the Saved, the Chosen Join our discussion in the comment💬 section in that👆🏼 post or this one. In this episode: * The Warning is against Believers * Catalog of Parables in Matthew (Table 1) * Allegory across Jesus’s Parables (Table 2) “And that servant who knew his master’s will, and did not prepare himself or do according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripe s. But he who did not know, yet committed things deserving of stripes, shall be beaten with few. For everyone to whom much is…
19 Jun 2024 · 20 min
Why Jesus Had to Die—No, It Has Nothing to Do with "Quenching the Wrath of God"
* ⛪️Are you a Christian? Good. * 🪐Are you an unbeliever? Awesome. * 🤷🏻‍♀️Are you a Christian who is often offended by unbelievers’ challenging though legit questions? Then this post is mostly for you. If you can’t talk with unbelievers about Jesus, it’s either a lack of love or a lack of faith. Perhaps you don’t know the answers either, and hearing your doubts spoken out loud by an unbeliever is tormenting. Two main reasons we struggle with faith: * Never truly repented (lack of intimacy—don’t love God) * Never truly knew God (lack of understanding—don’t fear God) 🔥Today, we focus on the…
3 Jun 2024 · 15 min
Trinity & Contradiction in Genesis 1 & 2
Today, I want to highlight two observations I made in Genesis 1 and 2: 1. Contradiction about the creation of man 2. The shift in God's title This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit alicebythepalm.substack.com/subscribe

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The Truth is Counterintuitive Podcast is a English devotional & spiritual podcast from Alice by the Palm. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.

Publisher: Alice by the Palm
Language: English
Category: Devotional & Spiritual
New episodes: Monthly
Typical length: 21 min
Latest episode: 8 Jun 2026
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