{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Your Soul Is Fragmented. Now What? Heath Hardesty on Why You Can\u2019t Receive God\u2019s Love and the Lie of Self-Improvement Christianity","description":"Many people today feel scattered. Attention is fractured, emotions are unsteady, and spiritual life feels more like survival than formation. We move from one demand to the next, one distraction to another, and somewhere along the way, the soul begins to splinter. This week on Win Today, Heath Hardesty joins me for a deeply clarifying conversation about what it means to live with an integrated soul in a fragmented world. We examine why so many believers struggle to actually receive the love of God, how discipleship has often been reduced to a subtle form of self-improvement, and why attempts to short-circuit suffering often delay the very formation God is trying to produce. Heath offers a compelling vision of apprenticeship to Jesus\u2014not as a program to become your best self, but as a way of life where union with Him becomes the starting point, abiding and obeying Him becomes the essence, and reflecting Him becomes the aim. If you feel spiritually scattered, if your faith feels more performative than relational, or if you\u2019ve realized you don\u2019t actually know how to receive the love of God, this conversation will help reorient what true discipleship is meant to form. Guest Bio Heath Hardesty serves as the lead pastor of Valley Community Church and is a founder of Inklings Coffee & Tea in downtown Pleasanton, California. Raised in a blue-collar home, Heath began his vocational journey as a plumber\u2019s apprentice in Colorado before transitioning into pastoral ministry on the edge of Silicon Valley, where he now lives with his family. He holds degrees in literature, leadership, biblical studies, and theology from the University of Colorado Boulder and Western Seminary in Portland. Through his teaching and writing, Heath invites people into a reimagined vision of apprenticeship to Jesus\u2014one that cultivates wholeness, resilience, and a deeper experience of God\u2019s love. Show Partner SafeSleeve designs a phone case that blocks up to 99% of harmful EMF radiation\u2014so I\u2019m not carrying that kind of exposure next to my body all day. It\u2019s sleek, durable, and most importantly, lab-tested by third parties. The results aren\u2019t hidden\u2014they\u2019re published right on their site. And that matters because many so-called EMF blockers on the market either don\u2019t work or can\u2019t prove they do. We protect our hearts and minds\u2014why wouldn\u2019t we protect our bodies too? Head to safesleevecases.com and use the code WINTODAY10 for 10% off your order. Episode Links Show Notes Buy my book "Healing What You Can't Erase" here! Invite me to speak at your church or event. Connect with me @WINTODAYChris on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. ","author_name":"Win Today: Your Roadmap to Wholeness","author_url":"https:\/\/wintoday.tv\/","html":"