The Freedom of Knowing Christ -- and Phillipp Ruesch on Eliminating Hurry (EP 31)
You are in prison if you’re living performance-based Christianity. You’ll dry up, hate your life with God, seek after worldly passions to satisfy, and end up broken and brokenhearted.
Are my words too strong? Take it from someone who has been there, my words are not too strong.
You might be there right now, or on the edge.
- You’ve been giving Jesus your best for years.
- You’ve faithfully obeyed and served him.
- You’ve led others to Christ or mentored them to maturity.
- You serve in the kids’ ministry at church.
- You’re in a Bible study. You appear to be a stellar Christian example.
You’re doing all the right things. Yet, you’re dying inside. You know it but others don’t. And you’re ashamed to admit it because this shouldn’t be happening.
Or, you could be on the opposite end of the spectrum. You’ve had it with Christianity. You’re distant from God. He’s a cold being rather than a warm friend. You’ve walked away from healthy spiritual habits, the Bible and prayer are empty, you’re disillusioned with the Christian life and have little or no desire to go to a church of any kind.
Friend, it’s time for God to melt your heart. The better you know Jesus, the more your confused, hard heart will soften. Another way of putting it is that you’ll be set free from the spiritual prison you’ve created for yourself. You thought it was a palace, but it has become a dungeon.
Jesus is waiting for you to meet him in a new way. On his beautiful, loving, grace-filled terms. He has no expectations that are more important than your relationship with him. This is where a vibrant spiritual life starts, continues and ends. All the way to your last day on earth.
In this episode, Jon tells his story of moving from performance to freedom in his relationship with Christ.
Then you'll be challenged by our guest in the featured interview. Philipp Ruesch nails us on the topic of hurry. Running too fast for too long will cut into your intimacy with Christ. And it feeds performance Christianity. Hear Philipp's story and his solution.
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