Table & Well Podcast
HOSTS: Tennison & Ginelle Barry
“LIFE UNDER, OVER, FROM, and FOR GOD each seeks to use God to achieve some other goal. God is seen as a means to an end. For example, LIFE FROM GOD uses him to supply our material desires. LIFE OVER GOD uses him as the source of principles or laws. LIFE UNDER GOD tries to manipulate God through obedience to secure blessings and avoid calamity. And LIFE FOR GOD uses him and his mission to gain a sense of direction and purpose.”
“But LIFE WITH GOD is different because its goal is not to use God; its goal is God. He ceases to be a device we employ or a commodity we consume. Instead, God himself becomes the focus of our desire. But before we can really desire God, we must have a clear understanding of who he is and what he is like. The reason most people gravitate to one of the other four postures is because they’ve never received a clear vision of who God is, and so they settle for something less.”
In this episode, Tennison and Ginelle’s conversation centers around what living a LIFE WITH GOD looks like, presented in the book ‘WITH: Reimagining The Way You Relate to God’ by Skye Jethani. LIFE WITH GOD means treasuring him above all else. The goal is not to use God; the goal is God. The other four postures use God as a means to an end. Those with an incomplete or tainted view of God either want to use Him or dismiss Him.
- Under – tries to manipulate God through obedience to secure the blessing and avoid trouble.
- Over – source of principles or laws to solve problems or have a better life.
- From – To supply our material needs.
- For – used God and his mission to gain a sense of direction and purpose
God is not a device we use or a commodity we consume. God, Himself is the focus of our desire. But if we don’t have a clear understanding of who he is and what he is like, we will gravitate to one of the other four postures. Those with a full clear picture of God want nothing less than to be with him. Once we see and understand who and what God truly is, He will cease to be how we acquire our treasure and become our treasure. Listen in as Tennison & Ginelle begin this compelling discussion.
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