{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"You're Meaner to Yourself Than God Is to You (w\/ Earl McClellan)","description":" Get Your Spirit Back: Breaking Free from the Lies Holding You Back - with Pastor Earl McClellan What if the biggest thing holding you back isn\u2019t your circumstances\u2026 but the lies you\u2019ve believed about yourself?   In this powerful, deeply honest conversation, Bob & Linda sit down with Pastor Earl McClellan, lead pastor of Shoreline City Church and author of Get Your Spirit Back, to talk about negative self-talk, fear, calling, identity, and what it really looks like to walk by faith when you\u2019re scared.   This isn\u2019t a hype-up, \u201cjust believe harder\u201d episode. It\u2019s a grounded, biblical, and deeply human conversation about doing what God\u2019s calling you to do even when you don\u2019t feel qualified \u2014 and learning to see yourself the way God sees you, not the way others have labeled you. If you\u2019ve ever felt stuck, hesitant, intimidated, or like you\u2019re living beneath your potential, this episode is for you.     In This Episode, You\u2019ll Learn: The two powerful questions God asks repeatedly in Scripture \u2014 and why they change everything How negative self-talk creates \u201cself-made prisons\u201d (and how to walk out of them) Why Gideon\u2019s story resonates so deeply with fear, insecurity, and calling What it means to do the hard thing scared \u2014 and why that\u2019s often real faith How other people\u2019s words (teachers, parents, leaders) quietly shape our identity Why community is essential for spiritual growth \u2014 and why \u201cjust me and God\u201d isn\u2019t enough How to handle criticism, misunderstanding, and being judged for your motives The difference between humility and shrinking back from what God has asked you to do A powerful picture of laying down both criticism and praise before God   Key Moments & Themes: \u201cWho told you?\u201d \u2014 Identifying the source of the lies you\u2019re believing Earl\u2019s upbringing with a single mom and how God used unlikely environments to shape his calling The freedom that comes from realizing you cannot control how others perceive you Why tearing down old \u201caltars\u201d from your past is part of stepping into your future The danger of listening to voices that don\u2019t have authority in your life Learning to accept God-given responsibility without turning it into pride   A Quote You\u2019ll Want to Sit With: \u201cThe pride isn\u2019t stepping forward \u2014 the pride is refusing to step into what God has asked you to do.\u201d   Action Step for This Week: Ask God \u2014 honestly and quietly \u2014 these two questions: \u201cWhere am I really?\u201d \u201cWho told me this about myself?\u201d Then, share what comes up with one trusted, godly person in your life. Don\u2019t process it alone.     Resources Mentioned: Get Your Spirit Back by Earl McClellan - https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Get-Your-Spirit-Back-Self-Talk\/dp\/0593445643 The story of Gideon (Judges 6\u20137, NLT) Revelation 4 (the elders laying down their crowns)   Final Encouragement: You don\u2019t have to feel ready. You don\u2019t have to feel confident. You just have to be willing.   God isn\u2019t asking you to be fearless \u2014 He\u2019s asking you to be faithful.     Watch this episode on our SeedTime Money Podcast YouTube channel (https:\/\/youtu.be\/Yahvsl-ry0I)! If you haven\u2019t checked out our best-selling book Simple Money, Rich Life (https:\/\/seedtime.com\/smrl\/), we think you\u2019ll love it. It was named the 2022 Book of the Year by ICFH and has over 1,000 5-star reviews on Amazon, and is best described as \u201ca money book for people who don\u2019t read money books.\u201d  You can take it for a test drive for FREE at https:\/\/SeedTime.com\/sample where you can download chapter 1 of the audiobook, grab the 1st 2 chapters of the ebook version, and even get the 5-week book study companion guide. ","author_name":"SeedTime with Bob and Linda Lotich","author_url":"https:\/\/seedtime.com","html":"