December 12, 2023

Podcast Episode 283 - The Gift of Grace: Exploring How Good God's Grace Is

December 12, 2023/ Heather Bunch

In this episode of "Live Fearlessly Free" with Heather Bunch, Heather delves into discussing the concepts mentioned in her upcoming book, "Hello Courageous, The Gal's Guide to Delight, Discover, and Direct Your Divine Life" set to release on January 9th, 2024. Heather focuses on two main areas: the gift of grace and the gift of the Father's presence. She reads excerpts from her book to shed light on these topics in a bid to help listeners understand God's grace and love towards them. She also explores how to use that understanding to live a fulfilling life true to their purpose.

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Could you use a little encouragement right now? Me too! How about hope? Do you need some hope?

How many of you have ever had a down day things that go wrong? Days we feel blah? Moments you feel like quitting? Me too!

Do you still feel like something’s blocking you from really getting close to God?

Do you also struggle with letting other people into your life?

Have you ever shut out someone that was trying to help you?

Have you ever been afraid to come to God?

Some days do you want to crawl under a rug and hide from the hurt and pain in your life or the world?

Do you need a place to get refreshed, where your heart feels full?

What do you do when you make a mistake? Do you run to God or run away and hide?

Do you see God as the Sovereign in the sky waiting to swat you with His Heavenly flyswatter when you need to learn a lesson?

Do you struggle with feeling shame when you’re in church or praying? Or does that shame keep you from praying?

Do you ever struggle to receive love? Or maybe you don't feel lovable?

When you think of God, do you feel like He's waiting to punish you?

Do you run to Him or away from Him when you make a mistake?

Do you do all the Christian things, pray, read Bible, and go to church, yet you don’t feel close to God?

When you approach God, do you feel not enough? Not good enough, haven’t done enough, not holy enough? Not as good as so-and-so?

Or do you feel like you’re too much for God to love you? Too much sin? Too many issues? Too many mistakes? Too much drama?

Do you ever struggle with changing? Changing a habit, an issue or a "sin"?

Maybe you tried to change a habit but felt powerless to change it.

Have you ever thought if you don't change this "thing," God will be upset or unhappy with you?

Identity–it’s who we are.

Some of us see ourselves through a cloudy lens. We struggle to believe our true value, our true identity.

Do you know who else you are?

But, this is not the way Jesus meant for believers to live. He taught us a better way.

How could you a “sinner” stand in the presence of a Holy God?

What do you think of when you think of God?

How many of us unknowingly do this with God?

Our Heavenly Father is a generous God. He is even more generous than we can fully understand.

He’s given us clues in His word of his goodness and generosity.