56: The God of Abundance (with Brian Delamont)

Guest: Brian Delamont

• Luke 12:22-34
• “There’s more going on than what you and I physically experience.”
• “How connected is your physical reality to your emotional reality?”
• “It’s hard not to feel guilty if we’re worrying about these things. It’s hard not to doubt when we don’t see these resources.”
• Psalm 111:4-5
• “What am I remembering?  What’s this narrative that I keep rehearsing in my mind?”
• “Creating a god who meets my expectations and does what I think should be done is actually called making an idol.”
• Winning the War in Your Mind by Craig Groeschel
• “What I value is where I’ll focus. If I value being in control, then that’s where my focus is going to be. If I value comfort and convenience, that’s where my heart is going to want to live.”
• “Where is my heart, and what am I treasuring?”
• “One part of me is saying that I trust God’s abundance and His ability to care for me, while another part is madly planning because, when push comes to shove, I [feel that I] might have to trust my plan rather than God’s plan.”
• “When we choose to trust, we set a pattern of trust in our brains.”
• “When we remember God’s character, when we remember His actions, His wonders, we’re reinforcing this transformation of our hearts and of our minds.”
• “We see our minds transformed by simply resting ourselves in the character, nature, attributes, and actions of God.”
• “If my trust in [my] plan supersedes my trust in God’s love and care and ability for me, then I’m trusting something that’s way more limited than who God is.”

January Reflection: Who or what is my functional god in this moment? Who do I really believe has the resources, experience, and ability to come through?

What’s changing our lives:

• Keane: Magna-Tiles
• Heather: Guided journal for 2022
• Brian: Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas

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