May 03, 2022

Jessica Thompson | How God Loves Us, 173

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Jessica Thompson and Amber discuss the heart behind Jessica's devotional, How God Loves Us: 40 Days to Discovering His Character in the Fruit of the Spirit.

How God Loves Us Questions Discussed:

(5:26) Share a little about your faith journey. When did you begin walking with Jesus?

(12:01) If you grew up in the church you can probably sing, "And the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace.." but in "How God Loves Us" you write about the fruit of the Spirit being the characteristics of God. Let's begin with how Christians typically think and talk about the fruit of the Spirit.

(16:34) What are some places in the Word where we see a fruit of the Spirit displayed in God?

(20:59) What are some ways you would encourage someone who's just constantly finding themselves going back to that, "Oh, I do this to earn God's favor"?

(26:17) Why you choose to write a devotional vs. a trade book and what your hope is for the book?

Quotes to Remember from How God Loves Us:

"I was like what Jesus described, the whitewashed tomb, it looks clean on the outside, inside is just dead rotting bones. All of my goodness wasn't good enough."

"What made me love God was the realization that He was good in my place, that Jesus Christ was that goodness that I needed."

"I didn't have to act anymore. I didn't have to prove myself anymore. I didn't have to attain to some level of outward spirituality that everybody would praise me for. I was free and forgiven and loved because of who he is not because of who I am."

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