What If I Believe I Don’t Deserve Anything?
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Episode What If I Believe I Don’t Deserve Anything?
Today's Scripture: Ephesians 1:3–12
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Why is it so hard to receive a love that's freely given—especially if you’ve learned that love has to be earned, approval is conditional, or goodness is for other people? In today’s episode, Dr. Alison Cook reflects on Paul’s astonishing words about blessing, belovedness, adoption, redemption, forgiveness, and grace. Before Paul gives the Ephesians instructions for how to live, he reminds them who they already are in Christ. We explore:
*Why responsibility can feel safer than receiving *What a shame schema is and how it filters out goodness *Why love, grace, and belonging can feel threatening *The difference between entitlement and true belonging *How to live from belovedness instead of working for it
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