Defined by His Grace :: Rachel Temple, Episode 345

Today’s podcast places us in the middle of our three-week series on religion versus relationship, and it’s a story many of us can fall victim to - if I’m just good enough for God, I’ll earn His favor and His blessing over my life.

Rachel Temple, from our Pinehurst, North Carolina community, shares her story of growing up under the pressures of having a mother who was an alcoholic and a father who was an enabler, and subsequently succumbing to the role of caretaker in her family while believing the lie that if she could do all the right things for God life would be easier. This theological misunderstanding led Rachel down a path of comparison, depression, insecurity, and despair until the Lord met her and asked, “Will you be defined by your victimhood or by My grace?” - a question that, as you’ll hear, changed the trajectory of Rachel’s life.

VERSE OF THE WEEK:
“Teach me knowledge and good judgment, for I trust your commands. Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I obey your word. You are good, and what you do is good; teach me your decrees.” Psalm 119:66-68

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CHALLENGE OF THE WEEK:
Where are you comparing the goodness of God in your life to the goodness of God in the lives of others? This week shift your thoughts to gratitude and the gift of God’s unmerited grace.