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Grow From Acceptance, Not Performance [Before You Try Harder, part 3]
Growth isn’t about perfection or performance, but about pursuing Jesus from a place of acceptance, freedom, and joy.
Main Ideas:
There’s a real difference between “want to” work and “have to” work.
Many of us feel the pressure to follow Jesus the ‘right’ way.
real change flows from acceptance… not for it.
Knowing Jesus is infinitely better than perfection.
The pursuit of of God is the pursuit of joy.
The point of following Jesus is Jesus.
We don’t grow to be accepted; we grow because we already are.
We don’t try harder to impress Jesus… we press on because Jesus already has us.
Invitation:
Once a day, pause and pray: “God, thank you for loving me… all of me.”
And then ask, “What would it look like to enjoy you right now?”
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📜 |TRANSCRIPT →
https://www.yourcrosscreek.com/media/2026-01-25.pdf
✍️ | 5 DAY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE → https://substack.com/@crosscreeksalem
🍞 | GATHER TOGETHER → https://www.yourcrosscreek.com/#gather |
4:30pm on Sundays.
👋 | SAY HI → https://www.yourcrosscreek.com/welcome/
🤝 | DONATE TO CROSSCREEK → https://www.yourcrosscreek.com/donate/
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By Jon SilvaGrowth isn’t about perfection or performance, but about pursuing Jesus from a place of acceptance, freedom, and joy.
Main Ideas:
There’s a real difference between “want to” work and “have to” work.
Many of us feel the pressure to follow Jesus the ‘right’ way.
real change flows from acceptance… not for it.
Knowing Jesus is infinitely better than perfection.
The pursuit of of God is the pursuit of joy.
The point of following Jesus is Jesus.
We don’t grow to be accepted; we grow because we already are.
We don’t try harder to impress Jesus… we press on because Jesus already has us.
Invitation:
Once a day, pause and pray: “God, thank you for loving me… all of me.”
And then ask, “What would it look like to enjoy you right now?”
—-
📜 |TRANSCRIPT →
https://www.yourcrosscreek.com/media/2026-01-25.pdf
✍️ | 5 DAY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE → https://substack.com/@crosscreeksalem
🍞 | GATHER TOGETHER → https://www.yourcrosscreek.com/#gather |
4:30pm on Sundays.
👋 | SAY HI → https://www.yourcrosscreek.com/welcome/
🤝 | DONATE TO CROSSCREEK → https://www.yourcrosscreek.com/donate/