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155. Are you willing to risk being wrong?

In this episode, Emily explains how the opposite of faith is certainty and when you are walking by faith you need to commit to action. This is the actual test of your faith, are you willing to obey?
You can be bold in your faith when you stop being afraid of being wrong.

Remember, action shows you're walking by faith and not by certainty.


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154 Some people say that it's a lie that God accepts us as we are and that it means Jesus died in vain or we're say that we don't need to change or grow.
Yet the Bible illustrates God's radical acceptance of us.

In today's episode Emily talks about the importance of God's acceptance and how that doesn't mean we settle but rather is the foundation for our transformation.

In the parable of the prodigal son, Jesus illustrates the radical acceptance of the Father. When the younger son has wasted everything and comes metaphorically crawling back, hoping to just be like a servant, his father doesn’t grill him, ask him how he plans to be different, or look at him with suspicion. NO! He runs to him, clothes him, and throws a party for him.

The parable doesn’t tell us anything more about the younger son, but I’m guessing his life was transformed because of this display of love AND acceptance by his father.

Saying that we are accepted, does NOT deny the power of God to transform us. This lets our weary selves fall into his arms. This lets us rest in his grace without wondering if we’ve done enough.

Knowing we are accepted allows us to shed the tough exterior and truly let God love and shine healing into the darkest, most embarrassing parts of our soul. The parts we hide or wish away.

When we perpetuate a message that God’s acceptance is conditional or when God’s people’s acceptance of others is conditional (calling me out too y’all) we make the bar or sporting event a more friendly, loving place.

Love without acceptance is love at arm's length. That’s not how God operates.

I’ll repeat something I said in the clip, God didn’t see you and think “oh I could fix that one up” or “I suppose I could make something out of that one”. NO! He said, “I want YOU. I love you. You are welcome.”
He sees you and wants relationship with you. He likes you, not just your potential.

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152 Here's 10 things that you may or may not have known about Emily. This episode comes out on Emily's birthday and she wanted to just have some fun talking  with you in a laid back way as the human behind the podcast.

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151. In today's episode, Emily talks about one thing that has saved her years and a lot of second-guessing: borrowing belief. 

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150. Ketsia Gustave is an author and relationship coach who helps women survivors of trauma communicate with clarity during conflict, achieve inner peace, and have passionate marriages.

In this episode we talk about learning to identify what you need and then ask for it, healing from religious trauma, attachment in marriage relationships, and growing our own self-esteem. She also shares some of her story of growing up in a Christian home and church and about her journey of finding authentic relationship with God and herself.

She is a gem to talk to and learn from! To connect with her more visit her website:
https://evolvingwife.com/start-here/
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147 Does standing up for yourself make you feel like a jerk?
How can we learn to advocate for ourselves?

In this episode, Emily talks about how our needs and wants are not silly to ask! She reassures us that it is okay to voice our needs. Break that pattern of feeling small because others might have made you feel that way. Advocate for yourself and take up that space. You will feel better once you start practicing this for yourself!

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