Reconciling Our Hearts to the Truth
Loving Theology
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Reconciling Our Hearts to the Truth
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May 9, 2022
How Does God Define Success?
<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Subscribe: <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/loving-theology/id1508333452?mt=2&ls=1" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9sb3Zpbmd0aGVvbG9neS5jb20vZmVlZC9wb2RjYXN0Lw" target="_blank">Google Podcasts</a> | <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4Dij2S7KtdhcWso0z5qBEi" target="_blank">Spotify</a> | <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://lovingtheology.com/feed/podcast/" target="_blank">RSS</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> | Getting Motivated series |<br /> <br /> <br /> * <a class="wp-block-latest-posts__post-title" href="https://lovingtheology.com/howdoesgoddefinesuccess/">How Does God Define Success?</a><br /> * <a class="wp-block-latest-posts__post-title" href="https://lovingtheology.com/what-if-i-dont-succeed-fear-of-failure/">What If I Don’t Succeed? (Fear of Failure)</a><br /> * <a class="wp-block-latest-posts__post-title" href="https://lovingtheology.com/what-if-im-not-the-best/">What if I’m Not the Best?</a><br /> * <a class="wp-block-latest-posts__post-title" href="https://lovingtheology.com/whats-our-motivation/">What’s Our Motivation?</a><br /> * <a class="wp-block-latest-posts__post-title" href="https://lovingtheology.com/why-am-i-in-a-dry-season/">Why Am I in a Dry Season?</a><br /> * <a class="wp-block-latest-posts__post-title" href="https://lovingtheology.com/we-need-spiritual-hunger/">We Need Spiritual Hunger</a><br /> * <a class="wp-block-latest-posts__post-title" href="https://lovingtheology.com/revelations-that-change-us/">Revelations that Change Us</a><br /> * <a class="wp-block-latest-posts__post-title" href="https://lovingtheology.com/gods-glory-concealed/">God’s Glory Concealed</a><br /> * <a class="wp-block-latest-posts__post-title" href="https://lovingtheology.com/hope-in-heaven/">Hope in Heaven</a><br /> * <a class="wp-block-latest-posts__post-title" href="https://lovingtheology.com/hope-is-essential/">Why Did Paul Say YOLO?</a><br /> * <a class="wp-block-latest-posts__post-title" href="https://lovingtheology.com/what-is-hope/">What Is Hope</a><br /> * <a class="wp-block-latest-posts__post-title" href="https://lovingtheology.com/can-society-be-an-idol/">Can Society Be An Idol?</a><br /> * <a class="wp-block-latest-posts__post-title" href="https://lovingtheology.com/have-we-idolized-reason/">Have We Idolized Reason?</a><br /> * <a class="wp-block-latest-posts__post-title" href="https://lovingtheology.com/why-is-good-so-good/">Why is Good So Good?</a><br /> * <a class="wp-block-latest-posts__post-title" href="https://lovingtheology.com/why-is-faith-the-answer-to-sin/">Why is Faith the Answer to Sin?</a><br /> * <a class="wp-block-latest-posts__post-title" href="https://lovingtheology.com/is-the-pill-pro-life/">Is the Pill Pro-Life?</a><br /> * <a class="wp-block-latest-posts__post-title" href="https://lovingtheology.com/pro-life-family-planning-guide/">Pro-Life Family Planning Guide</a><br /> * <a class="wp-block-latest-posts__post-title" href="https://lovingtheology.com/what-does-judging-helping-look-like/">What Does Judging/Helping Look Like?</a><br /> * <a class="wp-block-latest-posts__post-title" href="https://lovingtheology.com/judgement-thats-loving/">Judgement That’s Loving</a><br /> * <a class="wp-block-latest-posts__post-title" href="https://lovingtheology.com/dont-judge-help/">Don’t Judge… Help!</a><br /> * <a class="wp-block-latest-posts__post-title" href="https://lovingtheology.com/dont-judge/">Don’t Judge.</a><br /> * <a class="wp-block-latest-posts__post-title" href="https://lovingtheology.com/ivf-guide-discussion/">IVF Guide Discussion</a><br /> * <a class="wp-block-latest-posts__post-title" href="https://lovingtheology.com/how-to-stay-engaged-in-quiet-times/">How to Stay Engaged in Quiet Times</a><br />
January 18, 2022
What If I Don’t Succeed? (Fear of Failure)
<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Subscribe: <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/loving-theology/id1508333452?mt=2&ls=1" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9sb3Zpbmd0aGVvbG9neS5jb20vZmVlZC9wb2RjYXN0Lw" target="_blank">Google Podcasts</a> | <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4Dij2S7KtdhcWso0z5qBEi" target="_blank">Spotify</a> | <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://lovingtheology.com/feed/podcast/" target="_blank">RSS</a> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> | Getting Motivated series |<br /> <br /> <br /> * <a class="wp-block-latest-posts__post-title" href="https://lovingtheology.com/whats-our-motivation/">What’s Our Motivation?</a><br /> * <a class="wp-block-latest-posts__post-title" href="https://lovingtheology.com/what-if-im-not-the-best/">What if I’m Not the Best?</a><br /> * <a class="wp-block-latest-posts__post-title" href="https://lovingtheology.com/what-if-i-dont-succeed-fear-of-failure/">What If I Don’t Succeed? (Fear of Failure)</a><br /> * <a class="wp-block-latest-posts__post-title" href="https://lovingtheology.com/howdoesgoddefinesuccess/">How Does God Define Success?</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Inadequacy vs. Fear of Failure<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> In our struggle for motivation, a lot of things can stand in our way. Not least of which is fear, particularly the fear of failure. We all feel it, and to be honest, it’s a fairly rational fear. The reality of this world is that even if we try our hardest, even if we are diligent and thoughtful, failure may still find us. This is because of a very simple truth, so many things are outside of our control, even important things. We can do everything right with regards to the inputs (our efforts) and still find that the outputs (the results) are nevertheless lacking.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> In this series on Getting Motivated, we talked last time about how to overcome feelings of inadequacy that can hold us back, gaining insight from the Parable of the Talents. If I could characterize the difference between feelings of inadequacy and a fear of failure it would be with a similar description: When we feel inadequate, we feel we’re not able to provide the needed inputs; when we feel a fear of failure, we fear that even with the proper inputs we still won’t achieve the output/results we want. Whereas the servant with two talents taught us how to respond to feelings of inadequacy last time, I saw answers to our struggle against the fear of failure in the story of the servant with just one talent.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> The Servant with Only One Talent<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> In the Parable of the Talents, the master of the house gave talents to his servants based on their ability before going on a journey. To one he gave five, to another two, and to the third he gave just one talent. The first two servants worked hard with what they were entrusted, trading with them to make a return. The third servant, however, didn’t follow their example but <a href="https://bible.com/bible/59/mat.25.18">“went and dug in the ground and hid his master’s money”</a>. But… Why?<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Why did he do this? He explains his reasoning when he’s asked to give an account for what was entrusted to him:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://bible.com/bible/59/mat.25.24-25">“Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed, so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here, you have what is yours.” </a><a href="https://bible.com/bible/59/mat.25.24-25">(Matthew 25:24-25, emphasis added)</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Notice how he said, “so I was afraid”. In a way, what he’s describing here is a fear of failure. More particularly, because this statement follows his description o...
January 11, 2022
What if I’m Not the Best?
<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Subscribe: <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/loving-theology/id1508333452?mt=2&ls=1" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9sb3Zpbmd0aGVvbG9neS5jb20vZmVlZC9wb2RjYXN0Lw" target="_blank">Google Podcasts</a> | <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4Dij2S7KtdhcWso0z5qBEi" target="_blank">Spotify</a> | <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://lovingtheology.com/feed/podcast/" target="_blank">RSS</a> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> | Getting Motivated series |<br /> <br /> <br /> * <a class="wp-block-latest-posts__post-title" href="https://lovingtheology.com/whats-our-motivation/">What’s Our Motivation?</a><br /> * <a class="wp-block-latest-posts__post-title" href="https://lovingtheology.com/what-if-im-not-the-best/">What if I’m Not the Best?</a><br /> * <a class="wp-block-latest-posts__post-title" href="https://lovingtheology.com/what-if-i-dont-succeed-fear-of-failure/">What If I Don’t Succeed? (Fear of Failure)</a><br /> * <a class="wp-block-latest-posts__post-title" href="https://lovingtheology.com/howdoesgoddefinesuccess/">How Does God Define Success?</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> When we’re considering whether we should do something, whether we should work hard at it, the first question that often enters our mind is this: “Will I be any good at it?” To consider that question, we’ll look at the people who are the best at it and make the honest assessment: “I’ll never be as good as them”. To make matters worse (forgive my honesty) there’s a good chance we’re right.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Before I started writing for Loving Theology, I looked at all the Christian speakers and writers who were incredibly gifted and successful and came to the very accurate conclusion that I would never be that good.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Here’s what’s happening: Because of the way we consider the question, we aren’t just asking if we will be any good at it; we’re really asking if we will be the best at it. We trick ourselves into thinking we won’t be any good at it because we know we won’t be the best at it. There’s no more sure way to kill any motivation than this line of thinking. But what, specifically, is wrong with it? Does the Bible give us a better way to think about it?<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Is God Calling Me?<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> I had this idea in my mind (and I suspect I’m not alone) that because I wasn’t going to be the best at it, I probably hadn’t found what God was calling me to do. I felt there was some niche calling for me out there that God had uniquely gifted me to be the best at if I could just find it. While we might not all acknowledge it in those words, I think this thought affects all of us, making it difficult to feel confident in what God has called us to.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> This line of thinking led me to a conclusion: Since I’m not going to be the best, I probably haven’t found my calling and I need to keep searching. God corrected me for the pride in my heart that was underlying this way of thinking. It’s uncomfortable to admit, but He showed me that my own delusions of grandeur were holding me back from embracing His calling because it was more modest than what I had built up in my mind.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> The Parable of the Talents<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> When God first corrected me in this way of thinking, He brought me to the Parable of the Talents which is found in Matthew 25. It starts like this:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.bible.com/bible/59/mat.25.14-18">“For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away.
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