1 00:00:02,680 --> 00:00:05,739 Speaker 1: Life Audio. I feel like this is saying specifically to 2 00:00:05,780 --> 00:00:07,880 Speaker 1: those of us who are like, I know God loves 3 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:10,930 Speaker 1: me by what I read in scripture and I know 4 00:00:11,030 --> 00:00:13,230 Speaker 1: he can't lie. I know that's truth, but I don't 5 00:00:13,650 --> 00:00:20,220 Speaker 1: feel it. Hey friends, Jennifer Slattery here from the Faith 6 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:24,420 Speaker 1: Over Fear podcast. Today I am trying something new. Let 7 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:27,500 Speaker 1: me know if you find this helpful, but I want 8 00:00:27,580 --> 00:00:32,300 Speaker 1: to occasionally on Saturdays have like a scripture, Saturday scripture reset, 9 00:00:32,479 --> 00:00:35,550 Speaker 1: where I provide some scripture you can reflect on it. 10 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:38,010 Speaker 1: You can really take deeply into your soul to help 11 00:00:38,070 --> 00:00:42,809 Speaker 1: the truths I discuss with my guests on Tuesday's podcast 12 00:00:42,850 --> 00:00:45,790 Speaker 1: episode to help them really sink in deeper because in 13 00:00:45,830 --> 00:00:49,780 Speaker 1: my own journey from faith over fear, and that's an 14 00:00:49,900 --> 00:00:52,620 Speaker 1: ongoing battle for me, but in my journey, I am 15 00:00:52,740 --> 00:00:56,779 Speaker 1: finding the greatest relief, the greatest peace, the greatest transformation, 16 00:00:56,820 --> 00:01:00,770 Speaker 1: the greatest freedom through two things. my ongoing connection with 17 00:01:00,830 --> 00:01:05,770 Speaker 1: Jesus Christ, prioritizing my time with him, and regularly taking 18 00:01:06,069 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 1: in scripture, reading it, reflecting on it, memorizing it, and 19 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:14,860 Speaker 1: applying scripture to my life when I am fearful and overwhelmed. 20 00:01:15,220 --> 00:01:17,970 Speaker 1: So today I want to talk to those of you 21 00:01:18,110 --> 00:01:20,929 Speaker 1: who really struggle to feel loved by God, who maybe 22 00:01:21,069 --> 00:01:23,690 Speaker 1: battle a lot of shame. So for those of you 23 00:01:23,709 --> 00:01:27,230 Speaker 1: who don't understand what shame is, it's not really that 24 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:31,720 Speaker 1: we're embarrassed. Shame is, I would probably equate it to self-loathing, 25 00:01:31,819 --> 00:01:35,140 Speaker 1: where we believe there's something wrong with us. We're insufficient. 26 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:37,590 Speaker 1: We're too much. We're not enough. And it's pretty common 27 00:01:37,610 --> 00:01:40,530 Speaker 1: we live in a broken world. And we have encountered 28 00:01:40,790 --> 00:01:43,830 Speaker 1: in our world a lot of love that is conditional, temporary, 29 00:01:44,110 --> 00:01:46,550 Speaker 1: and that feels transactional. So of course it's going to 30 00:01:46,590 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 1: be difficult to understand the love of God that is 31 00:01:50,940 --> 00:01:56,280 Speaker 1: unending and beyond comprehension. But perhaps that's why he has 32 00:01:56,520 --> 00:02:00,560 Speaker 1: repeated so many times in scripture, I love you, I 33 00:02:00,620 --> 00:02:02,430 Speaker 1: love you, I love you, I love you. And so 34 00:02:02,450 --> 00:02:04,950 Speaker 1: I'm going to read some of the passages that have 35 00:02:05,030 --> 00:02:09,800 Speaker 1: helped me in my journey to learn to receive God's 36 00:02:09,900 --> 00:02:12,700 Speaker 1: love into the depth of my soul, into my most 37 00:02:12,860 --> 00:02:15,100 Speaker 1: wounded places. I want to say this is a core need. 38 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:17,610 Speaker 1: So this isn't a small thing. This is the thing 39 00:02:17,669 --> 00:02:20,410 Speaker 1: that really helps us come alive. The first I want 40 00:02:20,430 --> 00:02:23,790 Speaker 1: to read is Jeremiah 31, 3. And for some of you, 41 00:02:23,810 --> 00:02:25,550 Speaker 1: this might be a familiar verse. I want to give 42 00:02:25,610 --> 00:02:29,639 Speaker 1: just a brief context. God spoke this verse to his 43 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:32,519 Speaker 1: people at the heart of their rebellion. And they were 44 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:37,660 Speaker 1: doing some dark, horrendous things like temple prostitution, child sacrifice, 45 00:02:37,980 --> 00:02:41,100 Speaker 1: idol worship, violence, wickedness, all the things. And this is 46 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:44,170 Speaker 1: what he had to say to them in the height 47 00:02:44,370 --> 00:02:47,950 Speaker 1: of their rebellion. Everlasting love. That implies that it's unconditional. 48 00:02:48,350 --> 00:02:51,210 Speaker 1: It's inexhaustible. It's not here today and gone tomorrow. I 49 00:02:51,250 --> 00:02:54,029 Speaker 1: don't care what you do tomorrow. I don't care what 50 00:02:54,050 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 1: you did yesterday. God Almighty said his love for you 51 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:13,520 Speaker 1: is everlasting. And then he draws you with kindness. He 52 00:03:13,580 --> 00:03:17,920 Speaker 1: is a kind, gentle father. The next one is Ephesians 53 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:20,940 Speaker 1: 1 verses 4 and 5. And it says, this is 54 00:03:20,980 --> 00:03:23,560 Speaker 1: from Paul to a group of people coming out of 55 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 1: really abhorrent behavior as well. He said, for he chose us, 56 00:03:27,220 --> 00:03:30,540 Speaker 1: that's speaking of God, he chose us in him before 57 00:03:30,710 --> 00:03:33,550 Speaker 1: the creation of the world. To be holy and blameless 58 00:03:33,710 --> 00:03:37,170 Speaker 1: in his sight, in love, he predestined us for adoption 59 00:03:37,210 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 1: to sonship through Jesus Christ. This is my favorite part. 60 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:44,170 Speaker 1: In accordance with his pleasure. So he chose us before 61 00:03:44,190 --> 00:03:46,230 Speaker 1: the creation of the world, before you committed your first sin, 62 00:03:46,350 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 1: your 551st sin, already knowing how you would mess up 63 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:54,860 Speaker 1: at each moment. He knew that before he chose you, 64 00:03:54,900 --> 00:03:58,280 Speaker 1: which means what you did yesterday cannot negate his love 65 00:03:58,460 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 1: for you. And so he adopted you. He made it legal. 66 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:04,580 Speaker 1: He's like, you're my child through Jesus Christ, but through 67 00:04:04,740 --> 00:04:10,020 Speaker 1: his pleasure, it brought him pleasure. It brought God almighty 68 00:04:10,380 --> 00:04:14,620 Speaker 1: pleasure to make you happy. his child the next one 69 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:17,339 Speaker 1: this one just floors me it was Jesus spoke it 70 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:20,250 Speaker 1: on the night before his death to his disciples knowing 71 00:04:20,270 --> 00:04:22,710 Speaker 1: they would all abandon him just like we at times 72 00:04:22,770 --> 00:04:25,430 Speaker 1: turn from him and this applies to us as well 73 00:04:26,070 --> 00:04:29,890 Speaker 1: and he said in John 15 verse 9 As the 74 00:04:29,990 --> 00:04:34,710 Speaker 1: Father has loved me, so I have loved you. Now 75 00:04:34,790 --> 00:04:38,320 Speaker 1: remain in my love. And I discussed this more fully 76 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:41,480 Speaker 1: in a Your Daily Bible Verse podcast episode, which I 77 00:04:41,500 --> 00:04:44,100 Speaker 1: will link in the show notes if you want to 78 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:48,220 Speaker 1: hear more about that. And then this is a familiar passage, 79 00:04:48,260 --> 00:04:51,640 Speaker 1: a powerful passage. This comes from Romans 8, verses 31 80 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:56,950 Speaker 1: to 39. In context, Paul, a first century church planter 81 00:04:56,970 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 1: who wrote much of the New Testament, In Romans 8, 82 00:04:59,870 --> 00:05:02,510 Speaker 1: he begins by saying, hey, this world is hard. All 83 00:05:02,529 --> 00:05:06,060 Speaker 1: of creation is groaning. There's suffering, but God will use 84 00:05:06,100 --> 00:05:08,480 Speaker 1: it for your good. And then he says, what then 85 00:05:08,500 --> 00:05:11,160 Speaker 1: shall we say in response to these things? If God 86 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:14,390 Speaker 1: is for us, who can be against us? He who 87 00:05:14,430 --> 00:05:16,970 Speaker 1: did not spare his own son, but gave him up 88 00:05:17,029 --> 00:05:20,010 Speaker 1: for us all. How will he not also along with 89 00:05:20,070 --> 00:05:24,229 Speaker 1: him graciously give us all things? Who will bring any 90 00:05:24,270 --> 00:05:27,740 Speaker 1: charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God 91 00:05:27,770 --> 00:05:31,220 Speaker 1: who justifies. Who then is the one who condemns? No one. 92 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:35,080 Speaker 1: Christ Jesus who died more than that who was raised 93 00:05:35,140 --> 00:05:37,339 Speaker 1: to life is at the right hand of God and 94 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:41,660 Speaker 1: is also interceding for us. who shall separate us from 95 00:05:41,700 --> 00:05:44,020 Speaker 1: the love of god shall trouble or hardship or persecution 96 00:05:44,060 --> 00:05:46,790 Speaker 1: or famine or nakedness or danger or sword as it 97 00:05:46,870 --> 00:05:49,370 Speaker 1: is written for your sake we face death all day 98 00:05:49,410 --> 00:05:52,409 Speaker 1: long we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered no 99 00:05:52,750 --> 00:05:56,730 Speaker 1: in all these things we are more than conquerors through 100 00:05:56,790 --> 00:06:00,070 Speaker 1: him who loved us for i am convinced So it 101 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:01,980 Speaker 1: tells us God is for us. God is for you. 102 00:06:02,010 --> 00:06:04,040 Speaker 1: He is for your good, for your freedom, for your joy, 103 00:06:04,060 --> 00:06:06,120 Speaker 1: for your fulfillment. He is not out to slam on you, 104 00:06:06,140 --> 00:06:29,140 Speaker 1: to catch you messing up. He is looking to celebrate 105 00:06:29,180 --> 00:06:31,839 Speaker 1: you and for ways to grow you and increase your 106 00:06:31,900 --> 00:06:35,320 Speaker 1: freedom and to deepen your connection with him. And then 107 00:06:35,420 --> 00:06:38,099 Speaker 1: notice what was the proof of that? He gave his 108 00:06:38,160 --> 00:06:42,659 Speaker 1: own son. There is no greater way to display his love. 109 00:06:42,740 --> 00:06:45,320 Speaker 1: No bigger statement on his love he could have made. 110 00:06:45,690 --> 00:06:48,590 Speaker 1: He gave his own son for us. So how will 111 00:06:48,650 --> 00:06:51,050 Speaker 1: he not also graciously give us all things? Now, this 112 00:06:51,110 --> 00:06:52,390 Speaker 1: isn't saying, hey, I'm going to give you a brand 113 00:06:52,430 --> 00:06:55,670 Speaker 1: new car. Graciously give us all things that are for 114 00:06:55,690 --> 00:06:58,810 Speaker 1: our love. good because that is where his heart is 115 00:06:58,990 --> 00:07:03,130 Speaker 1: always directed towards our good and it says who can 116 00:07:03,170 --> 00:07:07,060 Speaker 1: condemn us nobody we've been declared condemnation free that's what 117 00:07:07,120 --> 00:07:10,820 Speaker 1: Romans 8 1 says there is now no condemnation for 118 00:07:10,860 --> 00:07:15,140 Speaker 1: those who are in Christ Jesus and nothing can separate 119 00:07:15,240 --> 00:07:20,760 Speaker 1: us from God's love it is an established eternal unbreakable 120 00:07:21,020 --> 00:07:31,300 Speaker 1: fact you are loved by God Thank you. So now 121 00:07:31,310 --> 00:07:33,740 Speaker 1: let's talk about one of the reasons some of us 122 00:07:33,780 --> 00:07:37,000 Speaker 1: can struggle to really receive God's love. We're like, oh, well, 123 00:07:37,260 --> 00:07:40,020 Speaker 1: I messed up and I really blew it and I 124 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:43,060 Speaker 1: made this decision. I knew it was wrong. I willingly 125 00:07:43,220 --> 00:07:45,180 Speaker 1: sinned and it caused a lot of damage and a 126 00:07:45,240 --> 00:07:47,020 Speaker 1: lot of pain to a lot of people. And that 127 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:50,100 Speaker 1: guilt and that remorse and that heaviness is real. And 128 00:07:50,220 --> 00:07:55,679 Speaker 1: we can feel the human emotions connected to the fallout 129 00:07:56,060 --> 00:07:58,700 Speaker 1: of our sin, of our choices. We have to also 130 00:07:58,780 --> 00:08:02,910 Speaker 1: remember that God can bring life from death and can 131 00:08:02,970 --> 00:08:05,970 Speaker 1: replace the ashes, the rubble in our life with beauty. 132 00:08:06,010 --> 00:08:09,650 Speaker 1: But here is when I mess up and I'm struggling 133 00:08:09,990 --> 00:08:12,250 Speaker 1: to break free from shame and I'm struggling when I'm 134 00:08:12,290 --> 00:08:15,580 Speaker 1: just buried in guilt, I reflect on this verse, 1 135 00:08:15,580 --> 00:08:19,180 Speaker 1: John 1 9. If we confess our sins, he is 136 00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:23,960 Speaker 1: faithful and just and will forgive us our sins. And 137 00:08:24,020 --> 00:08:28,690 Speaker 1: listen to this part, and purify us from all unrighteousness. 138 00:08:28,810 --> 00:08:32,250 Speaker 1: This means when you mess up, the moment you turn 139 00:08:32,270 --> 00:08:33,910 Speaker 1: to God and you're like, yeah, I messed up, Lord. 140 00:08:33,950 --> 00:08:37,490 Speaker 1: Basically confession is acknowledging. It's being honest with ourselves and 141 00:08:37,510 --> 00:08:39,369 Speaker 1: being honest with God. Lord, I messed up. This is 142 00:08:39,410 --> 00:08:41,490 Speaker 1: what I did. I know I grieved your heart and 143 00:08:41,530 --> 00:08:44,569 Speaker 1: that grieves me. The minute we do that, it's like 144 00:08:44,590 --> 00:08:49,160 Speaker 1: we get this internal shower that we are completely purified. 145 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:54,240 Speaker 1: So that sin we committed, it's gone according to God's economy. 146 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:58,219 Speaker 1: That doesn't mean we won't still experience earthly consequences for 147 00:08:58,300 --> 00:09:01,090 Speaker 1: our actions. We might have to repair things. But it's 148 00:09:01,170 --> 00:09:03,770 Speaker 1: saying it doesn't stand in the way of God's love 149 00:09:03,790 --> 00:09:05,650 Speaker 1: for us. It doesn't stand in the way of his 150 00:09:05,710 --> 00:09:08,340 Speaker 1: grace for us. It doesn't stand in the way of 151 00:09:08,410 --> 00:09:11,860 Speaker 1: his favor on our lives. And then this is the 152 00:09:11,920 --> 00:09:15,500 Speaker 1: most powerful verse of them all. And I want to 153 00:09:15,660 --> 00:09:19,040 Speaker 1: leave us reflecting on this. And this is especially an 154 00:09:19,100 --> 00:09:21,829 Speaker 1: invitation for those of you who are like, you know what? 155 00:09:22,470 --> 00:09:26,070 Speaker 1: I don't feel God's love because I have never actually 156 00:09:26,170 --> 00:09:28,990 Speaker 1: united my soul with him. I've never received his free 157 00:09:29,050 --> 00:09:31,530 Speaker 1: gift of salvation. And so I want you to listen 158 00:09:31,580 --> 00:09:33,300 Speaker 1: to this. It's John 3, 16. For God so loved 159 00:09:36,320 --> 00:09:39,240 Speaker 1: the world every human in the world that's ever breathed 160 00:09:39,559 --> 00:09:42,079 Speaker 1: for God so loved the world that he gave his 161 00:09:42,300 --> 00:09:45,300 Speaker 1: one and only son his only begotten son some verses 162 00:09:45,660 --> 00:09:49,210 Speaker 1: state that whoever believes in him shall not perish but 163 00:09:49,309 --> 00:09:53,730 Speaker 1: have eternal life God wanted to give you life so 164 00:09:53,790 --> 00:09:57,430 Speaker 1: badly and not just life Jesus said in John 10 165 00:09:57,429 --> 00:10:00,140 Speaker 1: 10 that it's thriving life that it's abundant life that 166 00:10:00,179 --> 00:10:03,120 Speaker 1: it's overflowing life God wanted to give you that life 167 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:06,560 Speaker 1: so badly that he said that woman there she is 168 00:10:06,640 --> 00:10:10,550 Speaker 1: worth my son or that man right there he is 169 00:10:10,630 --> 00:10:15,630 Speaker 1: worth my son I will willingly give my son so 170 00:10:15,770 --> 00:10:20,860 Speaker 1: that you might live And so I encourage you in 171 00:10:21,059 --> 00:10:23,780 Speaker 1: the week ahead, I actually have a challenge for you. 172 00:10:24,020 --> 00:10:28,200 Speaker 1: If you struggle to receive God's love, and I don't 173 00:10:28,260 --> 00:10:31,610 Speaker 1: know very many people who don't, but if you, that 174 00:10:31,710 --> 00:10:33,370 Speaker 1: I have heard, I've heard a lot of people struggle 175 00:10:33,390 --> 00:10:35,590 Speaker 1: with this. If you struggle to receive God's love, I 176 00:10:35,809 --> 00:10:40,220 Speaker 1: encourage you to daily, for 30 days, take this challenge. 177 00:10:40,580 --> 00:10:44,160 Speaker 1: I encourage you to daily pray, The prayer that Paul 178 00:10:44,380 --> 00:10:48,440 Speaker 1: prayed over the Ephesians who, from what I read in 179 00:10:48,460 --> 00:10:50,460 Speaker 1: the book of Ephesians, the letter that he wrote to 180 00:10:50,480 --> 00:10:53,780 Speaker 1: the Ephesians, they seem to have struggled with shame and 181 00:10:53,900 --> 00:10:56,660 Speaker 1: with receiving God's love, with feeling like they were enough. 182 00:10:57,000 --> 00:11:00,030 Speaker 1: And likely because they came out of a pagan environment 183 00:11:00,090 --> 00:11:02,030 Speaker 1: that I'm sure they did a lot of things that 184 00:11:02,070 --> 00:11:05,430 Speaker 1: were very contrary to really to their own moral compass, 185 00:11:05,490 --> 00:11:08,470 Speaker 1: let alone God's law, which is our moral compass is 186 00:11:08,510 --> 00:11:11,170 Speaker 1: God's law written on our hearts. But so it says, 187 00:11:11,190 --> 00:11:14,330 Speaker 1: I pray, this is the New Living Translation. This is 188 00:11:14,410 --> 00:11:18,520 Speaker 1: Ephesians 3. I'm going to read 16, it's a chunk, 189 00:11:18,520 --> 00:11:22,559 Speaker 1: 16 to 21. I pray that from his glorious unlimited resources, 190 00:11:22,660 --> 00:11:25,660 Speaker 1: he will empower you with inner strength through his spirit. 191 00:11:26,090 --> 00:11:28,170 Speaker 1: Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as 192 00:11:28,210 --> 00:11:32,110 Speaker 1: you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into 193 00:11:32,450 --> 00:11:36,680 Speaker 1: God's love and keep you strong. It is love, according 194 00:11:36,720 --> 00:11:39,720 Speaker 1: to this verse, that keeps you strong as your roots 195 00:11:39,780 --> 00:11:42,860 Speaker 1: go deeper and deeper and deeper by taking in truth 196 00:11:43,300 --> 00:11:45,579 Speaker 1: and by connecting with him. It will keep you strong. 197 00:11:45,700 --> 00:11:49,559 Speaker 1: And may you have the power to understand, as all 198 00:11:49,620 --> 00:11:53,770 Speaker 1: people should, how wide, how long, how high and how 199 00:11:53,890 --> 00:11:59,189 Speaker 1: deep his love is. May you experience the love of Christ. 200 00:11:59,410 --> 00:12:02,550 Speaker 1: So not just know about it, may you experience it 201 00:12:02,700 --> 00:12:05,760 Speaker 1: in your soul, in your life, in your wounded places, 202 00:12:05,900 --> 00:12:08,200 Speaker 1: in the midst of your fear. May you experience the 203 00:12:08,220 --> 00:12:11,000 Speaker 1: love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. 204 00:12:11,320 --> 00:12:15,390 Speaker 1: And listen to this. As we learn to receive God's love, 205 00:12:15,790 --> 00:12:19,250 Speaker 1: verse 19 says, then you will be made complete believers. 206 00:12:19,410 --> 00:12:23,770 Speaker 1: with all the fullness of life and power that comes 207 00:12:24,070 --> 00:12:27,740 Speaker 1: from God. So that seems to be forming a connection 208 00:12:27,800 --> 00:12:31,380 Speaker 1: between our ability to receive God's love, to live in 209 00:12:31,540 --> 00:12:36,960 Speaker 1: God's love, and to fully experience his fullness within us. Now, 210 00:12:37,280 --> 00:12:39,990 Speaker 1: all glory to God, who is able through his mighty 211 00:12:40,020 --> 00:12:43,330 Speaker 1: power at work within us to accomplish infinitely more than 212 00:12:43,370 --> 00:12:46,290 Speaker 1: we might ask or think. glory to him the church 213 00:12:46,470 --> 00:12:49,099 Speaker 1: and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever 214 00:12:49,240 --> 00:12:52,240 Speaker 1: amen that verse what's saying like I feel like this 215 00:12:52,300 --> 00:12:54,400 Speaker 1: is saying specifically to those of us who are like 216 00:12:54,600 --> 00:12:56,989 Speaker 1: I know God loves me by what I read in 217 00:12:57,110 --> 00:12:59,810 Speaker 1: scripture and I know he can't lie I know that's 218 00:12:59,870 --> 00:13:02,730 Speaker 1: truth but I don't feel it and that's what stephanie 219 00:13:02,750 --> 00:13:05,150 Speaker 1: talked about she told god lord i believe this is 220 00:13:05,270 --> 00:13:07,309 Speaker 1: true but yet i don't really believe it so help 221 00:13:07,330 --> 00:13:09,360 Speaker 1: me and his response to her if you listen to 222 00:13:09,390 --> 00:13:11,390 Speaker 1: the show was like okay so what are we going 223 00:13:11,410 --> 00:13:13,260 Speaker 1: to do about that and she tossed it back to 224 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:14,800 Speaker 1: him i don't know lord what are we going to 225 00:13:14,840 --> 00:13:17,400 Speaker 1: do about that and he led her on this journey 226 00:13:17,820 --> 00:13:22,200 Speaker 1: that has been bringing great freedom and transformation into her 227 00:13:22,240 --> 00:13:26,709 Speaker 1: life and that has really drastically radically impacted her calling 228 00:13:26,750 --> 00:13:29,089 Speaker 1: and led to this book that she's discussing now and 229 00:13:29,330 --> 00:13:31,930 Speaker 1: so if you're like I just can't I don't know 230 00:13:31,950 --> 00:13:33,710 Speaker 1: if I'll ever be able to receive God's love to 231 00:13:33,750 --> 00:13:36,170 Speaker 1: really feel it well I'm going to repeat this again 232 00:13:36,510 --> 00:13:39,510 Speaker 1: now all glory to God who is able through his 233 00:13:39,790 --> 00:13:43,939 Speaker 1: mighty power at work within us to accomplish infinitely more 234 00:13:44,300 --> 00:13:47,120 Speaker 1: than we might ask or think. So I'm going to, again, 235 00:13:47,160 --> 00:13:51,140 Speaker 1: the challenge is each day for the next 30 days, 236 00:13:51,500 --> 00:13:57,090 Speaker 1: make this passage your prayer, Ephesians 3, 16 through 21. 237 00:13:57,090 --> 00:14:01,670 Speaker 1: Ask God, invite God to remove the walls, the barriers, 238 00:14:01,790 --> 00:14:05,430 Speaker 1: the wounds, the scar tissue, whatever, the doubts, the questions, 239 00:14:05,790 --> 00:14:10,220 Speaker 1: the anger, whatever is there. hindering you from fully receiving 240 00:14:10,280 --> 00:14:13,420 Speaker 1: the love that he is constantly even at this moment 241 00:14:13,700 --> 00:14:18,140 Speaker 1: lavishing upon you so keep that in mind your feelings 242 00:14:18,370 --> 00:14:21,690 Speaker 1: don't dictate truth they're valid but they don't dictate truth 243 00:14:22,030 --> 00:14:25,370 Speaker 1: scripture dictates truth and scripture says that he loves you 244 00:14:25,410 --> 00:14:28,310 Speaker 1: with an everlasting love The fact that you don't feel 245 00:14:28,410 --> 00:14:31,620 Speaker 1: that means that there's some work for God to do. 246 00:14:31,670 --> 00:14:34,700 Speaker 1: There's some healing maybe you need to experience. Maybe some 247 00:14:34,900 --> 00:14:38,640 Speaker 1: thoughts need to change. Maybe you need a new perspective. 248 00:14:38,800 --> 00:14:41,760 Speaker 1: And that takes time. And so I invite you each 249 00:14:41,900 --> 00:14:45,740 Speaker 1: day to keep turning your soul. to him. Don't worry 250 00:14:45,800 --> 00:14:48,730 Speaker 1: so much about what you feel right now. Instead, just 251 00:14:48,890 --> 00:14:52,430 Speaker 1: pray that passage. And then I'm going to invite you 252 00:14:52,470 --> 00:14:55,090 Speaker 1: because this would make me so excited. It would bring 253 00:14:55,130 --> 00:14:58,390 Speaker 1: me such joy. I would love to hear about how 254 00:14:58,470 --> 00:15:02,030 Speaker 1: you experience God. So do the challenge. And when you 255 00:15:02,090 --> 00:15:05,620 Speaker 1: are done, message me. You can leave a comment on Spotify. 256 00:15:05,680 --> 00:15:08,400 Speaker 1: You can contact me through my website. You can connect 257 00:15:08,440 --> 00:15:10,960 Speaker 1: with me through social media. But I would love to 258 00:15:11,020 --> 00:15:14,940 Speaker 1: hear your God story of how he met you, whether 259 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:19,220 Speaker 1: it's in your pain, your fear, your confusion, your disillusionment, 260 00:15:19,620 --> 00:15:22,800 Speaker 1: whatever it is, let me know how he met you 261 00:15:22,880 --> 00:15:25,420 Speaker 1: in that. And also let me know if you like 262 00:15:25,460 --> 00:15:29,460 Speaker 1: this little bonus episode of scripture, if you find it helpful, 263 00:15:29,500 --> 00:15:32,160 Speaker 1: because like I said, I might do more of these 264 00:15:32,400 --> 00:15:35,070 Speaker 1: in the future. Thank you for listening. And if you 265 00:15:35,110 --> 00:15:38,010 Speaker 1: haven't already done so, I invite you to subscribe to 266 00:15:38,050 --> 00:15:41,050 Speaker 1: this podcast so you won't miss a single episode. We 267 00:15:41,090 --> 00:15:44,270 Speaker 1: have some really good ones coming up, including an episode 268 00:15:44,330 --> 00:15:47,290 Speaker 1: on how to experience the power and the presence of 269 00:15:47,390 --> 00:15:51,780 Speaker 1: God through our attachment. our growing attachment with him. And 270 00:15:51,800 --> 00:15:55,280 Speaker 1: we also have one coming up of Tim Timmons from 271 00:15:55,400 --> 00:15:59,739 Speaker 1: I Can Only Imagine 2. He was diagnosed with an 272 00:15:59,800 --> 00:16:05,110 Speaker 1: incurable cancer at age 25 and given maybe five years 273 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:08,910 Speaker 1: to live. That was 25 years ago. He is still living. 274 00:16:08,950 --> 00:16:11,990 Speaker 1: He hasn't been cured. He hasn't been healed, but he's 275 00:16:12,050 --> 00:16:15,530 Speaker 1: also still living. And more than that, he is living 276 00:16:15,570 --> 00:16:18,050 Speaker 1: in the supernatural power of God. So those are some 277 00:16:18,070 --> 00:16:20,460 Speaker 1: great episodes you're going to want to catch. And until 278 00:16:20,500 --> 00:16:23,740 Speaker 1: next time, may you live as one who truly has 279 00:16:23,780 --> 00:16:24,340 Speaker 1: been set free.