Episode 15 - Amy's Story - What I Think About God

Send us Fan MailWhat if the most spiritual thing you can do right now is stop trying to impress God? Scott sits down with Amy for a personal story that starts with the Shema, Jesus’ “great command” to love God with our whole self, and then gets uncomfortably honest about how discipleship can drift into performance. Amy grew up deeply aware of being loved, but over time her faith picked up a harsher, more transactional soundtrack: read the Bible to keep God happy, try harder to stay in favor, manage behavior to “hit the mark.”From there, we walk through the internal shift that hit in 2020 when God pressed a single question: what do you really think about me? Along the way we unpack A.W. Tozer’s claim that our thoughts about God shape everything, plus the “false narratives” Amy discovered through James Bryan Smith’s The Good and Beautiful God and Dane Ortlund’s Gentle and Lowly. The themes are simple but weighty: repentance as a change of mind, God’s mercy as his deepest disposition, and transformation that comes from the Holy Spirit instead of sheer willpower.We also get practical about spiritual disciplines for real life: abiding in Christ from John 15, stillness for the exhausted doer, fasting as strength training for the soul, and even the surprising ways delight can rewire our hearts. If you’ve ever felt worn down by transactional faith, this is a path back to love that actually overflows into other people. Subscribe for more, share this with a friend who’s tired, and leave a review with your answer: what do you think about God today?"The Good And Beautiful God" by James Bryan SmithThe Good and Beautiful God: Falling in Love with the God Jesus Knows (The Good and Beautiful Series): Smith, James Bryan: 8601420922501: Amazon.com: Books"Gentle And Lowly" by Dane OrtlandGentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers: Ortlund, Dane: 9781433566134: Amazon.com: Books