Do you know salvation is by grace, but still feel like you have to earn it? This episode is for you. Let's dismantle performance-based faith.

Summary: If you've ever felt caught in the exhausting space between believing in grace and living like you have to earn God's approval, you're not alone. In this episode, we walk through Ephesians 2:1-10 to dismantle the performance-based faith that leaves so many of us tired. Discover how these verses declare freedom from spiritual striving, revealing that grace isn't just how you begin your faith—it's how you can live, breathe, and rest in it every single day.

Included Segments:

• The Question We're All Asking: "Why do I still feel like I have to earn it?"
• The Radical Message of Grace for a Performance-Based World
• Ephesians 2:1-3: Understanding Our Need for Resurrection, Not Improvement
• Ephesians 2:4-5: The Two Words That Change Everything: "But God..."
• Ephesians 2:6-7: Your Secure Position: Raised and Seated with Christ
• Ephesians 2:8-9: Why Grace, by Definition, Must Be a Gift
• A Heart Check: Where We Still Try to Turn Spiritual Practices into Currency
• Ephesians 2:10: Your True Identity as God's Masterpiece (Poiema)
• How Grace Transforms Your Everyday Faith from Requirement to Relationship

Who This Episode is For: This episode is for the woman who is spiritually exhausted from trying to be "good enough." If you're tired of the pressure to perform, feel a quiet guilt when you miss a quiet time, and long for a faith that feels more like freedom than a checklist, this conversation will meet you right where you are.

Key Scriptures:

• Ephesians 2:1-10

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