When it comes to God's goodness, our words matter. And when we exclusively attach our "God is Good" declarations to the “feel” good gifts He gives us, we are slowly conditioning ourselves to respond to His actions instead of His character. If our language is communicating a theology built on anything less than the fullness of God’s goodness, it won’t sustain the faith it’s meant to support. In this episode, we look at how our words matter, and how we can use them to build a foundation that lasts.
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Intro/Outro Music: Fighting Words by Ellie Holcomb
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“When we secure God’s goodness to the “welcomed” gifts He gives us, we salivate over the ringing of a bell instead of the nourishment of His nature. The stimulus becomes an affirmatively answered prayer. A long-awaited opportunity. An arrival instead of the journey.”
“We have to condition our response to something stronger than simply the gifts we define as good.”
“First and foremost, it’s a heart check. It’s an invitation to ask ourselves the question, Would He still be good even if…’”
“Your language is either conditioning you to salivate for the gift or the Giver, and the response you’re generating right now is building the theology you’ll live in when circumstances change.”