The Happiest Lives Podcast
The Happiest Lives was designed for Christian women who want to stop being disappointed in their relationships and feel more loved and loving. Here you will learn to think better, feel better, and love better.
This podcast is hosted by Jill M. Lillard, MA LPC, a licensed counselor and Gottman Certified Couples Therapist. Jill has been helping people manage their minds, process their feelings, and have better relationships for over 25 years.
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The Happiest Lives Podcast
E147: Striving- Why Grace Changes Everything
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When Self-Help Isn’t Helping (Part 4)
In this final episode of the series, we bring everything together.
Over the past few weeks, we’ve looked at how good ideas like discipline, mindset, emotional regulation, and belief can slowly turn into pressure when we move Jesus out of the center. We’ve talked about stoicism, hustle culture, manifestation, and the subtle pull toward self-sovereignty.
Today we land on grace.
What is grace, really?
Where does desire fit in the Christian life?
How do we live fully engaged, praying boldly, growing intentionally, and hoping deeply without trying to control the outcome?
We walk through Hebrews 11, the tension of already and not yet, and what it means to live as a daughter of a sovereign God.
Grace does not eliminate responsibility.
It removes the weight of being in charge of the universe.
If you have been feeling pressure to think better, try harder, or believe more intensely, this episode will help you breathe.
You can download the free Worldview Discernment Chart HERE to see how different worldviews approach effort, peace, and growth, and how they compare with Christianity.
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