The Daily Growth Discipleship Podcast
Religion & Spirituality:Christianity
You are a beloved child of God. We talk about that a lot, but it's not truly understood by the majority of Christians. One of the biggest challenges facing every Christian is the struggle to grasp our identity as valued and loved children of God. But this is really the starting point of all discipleship. We put the cart in front of the horse though and believe our transformation is the starting point of the Christian life. We may not always claim it's a pre-condition to getting into heaven. But we do think and act in ways that show we want to prove we are worth something so that God will continue to accept us. The irony is that we miss God's open arms as we run around trying to prove he should open them to us. Brennan Manning said, To live by grace means to acknowledge my whole life story, the light side and the dark. In admitting my shadow side I learn who I am and what God's grace means." When we put up our facades and attempts to prove our own worth, we often end up hiding our flaws and our messiness in the process. But when we truly see God's love for us that doesn't begin when we get our lives cleaned up, we begin to see ourselves in a different light. We begin to see ourselves as masterpieces. In this chapter, Gem and Alan unpack what it means to live a lifestyle of discipleship from a place of love. And it's from that place that transformation begins to occur.
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How to Cultivate a Desire to Keep Company with Jesus - Adele Calhoun (Ep 8.2)
What Makes a Spiritual Discipline? - Adele Calhoun (Ep 8.1)
Learning to be Desperate for God - David Trementozzi (Ep 7)
Learning to Respond to the Beloved - Evan B Howard (Ep 6.5)
Spiritual Formation as a Discerning Art - Evan B Howard (Ep 6.4)
Establishing Rhythms for Spiritual Formation - Evan B Howard (Ep 6.3)
Your Life is Ministry to God - Evan B Howard (Ep 6.2)
Why Christian Spiritual Formation Matters - Evan B Howard (Ep 6.1)
The Power of Journaling, Prayer, and Bible Study - Chris Lamberth (Ep 5.5)
Silence as a Cure for Perfectionism - Josh Havens (Ep 5.4)
The Struggle to Find Identity - Chris Lamberth (Ep 5.3)
The Journey from Perfectionism to Rest - Josh Havens (Ep 5.2)
What Makes a Good Story? (Ep 5.1)
Following God into Dangerous Places - Josh Havens (Ep 4)
Rest as a Spiritual Discipline - Chase Replogle (Ep 3.5)
A Long Obedience in the Same Direction - Chase Replogle (Ep 3.4)
Writing as a Means to Spiritual Growth - Chase Replogle (Ep 3.3)
Finding Your Identity Where You Are Now - Chase Replogle (Ep 3.2)
Looking for Meaning in All the Wrong Places - Chase Replogle (Ep 3.1)
Following Hard after Jesus - Gretchen Fleming (Ep 2.6)
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