This week’s recommendation is:
God Loves Us BEFORE We ‘Do’ Anything! | Sadie Robertson Huff & Alicia Britt Chole
Why?
Loved this episode and am excited to recommend it for so many reasons! This convo between Sadie and Alicia made me rethink how I live my life as a follower of Christ. Alicia is a well of wisdom! Previously an atheist, she found Christ in a small church and has so many valuable lessons for us all to learn. I listened to this podcast episode while I was driving, and had to re-listen to take notes – It was THAT good!
My takeaway(s) from this episode:
- The people who see the potential in everyone, champion others, encourage others, and “hand others the mic” are SO IMPORTANT!
- These people don’t have to be visible in order to feel valuable because they know they are seen by God and they know their identity is in God.
- Unseen doesn’t equal unimportant!
- Jesus was able to resist temptation in the wilderness, because He prepared for 30 years in the unseen moments.
- God said to Jesus, “you are my servant with who I am well pleased” BEFORE Jesus fulfilled his plan.
- God loves us before we do anything (hence the podcast episode title!)
- Give people the present of God’s presence.
- Stop living life like it’s a solo and live like it’s a duet, because God is always near whether we feel it or not
- Be “willfully aware” that God is with you all the time.
- God is leading us, we are following. That’s why we’re called followers of Christ.
- I love the mental picture Sadie gives when she talked about taking God’s hand and leading Him into a room vs letting God lead her into the room. We need to let God go first in all areas of our lives.
- We can show up as our authentic selves to God.
- When we are real and true, that’s when we are closest to God and to others.
My favorite quote(s) from this episode:
“It takes a really confident person to stand beside [someone] and hand them the mic.”
“When we think about practicing the presence of God, we need to be attentive to the reality that God is near. God isn’t waiting behind a curtain somewhere waiting for our emotions to hit a certain pitch. God isn’t paused somewhere waiting for us to feel a certain thing. God is profoundly with us right now.”
“God is near you whether you feel it or not. All you need to do is apply that gentle pressure to your mind, your will, you heart. and say God I want you I want to walk with you I want to be led by you.”
“Whether we feel amazing or we feel nothing, it doesn’t change Him…Our greatest doubt doesn’t thin God. which gives us incredible freedom to bring our real selves and be with God who is committed to being with us.”
If you listen to this podcast episode I’d love to hear your takeaways! What stuck out to you the most in this conversation between Sadie and Alicia?
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