{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Myth of the Main Character | Spiritual Formation with Brian Delamont (Ep. 214)","description":"As Brian Delamont returns for the monthly Spiritual Formation episode, Heather introduces the colloquial term \u201cmain character energy\u201d as a cultural myth to unpack. Brian, Heather, and Keane walk through Scripture from Jonah to Jesus to Peter, exploring the importance of keeping a Kingdom perspective. Jonah 4:9-11 \u201cHe gives us agency, and yet He also offers us a much better story.\u201d Matthew 11:28-30 \u201cBeing the protagonist, being the main character, is exhausting because you have to fight the fight [...] and yet, God is saying, \u2018I have a path for you that is lighter and easier than you could possibly imagine.\u2019\u201d Matthew 6:25-34 \u201cIt\u2019s so much work trying to be king of the universe when there already is one who\u2019s inviting me to actually just follow and come and rest and be.\u201d \u201cThe story that is so all-consuming for me is all consuming for me in that moment, but that\u2019s also not the whole story. God continues to write all of history. He has a plan; He has a purpose.\u201d \u201cWe are temporal beings; we are here for a moment [...] This healthy awareness of my humanity, my fragility, is very much an antidote to our tendency to be the main character.\u201d John 3:16 2 Peter 3:9 Luke 12:32 \u201cWhen we pray \u2018Your Kingdom come, Your will be done,\u2019 that is a laying down of our main character-ness and an identification with the greater Kingdom that Jesus is bringing and will bring.\u201d Acts 10 \u201cWhen we collaborate with Him, that\u2019s when we have this opportunity to see the body of Christ thrive and to see the fruits of the Spirit really become abundant.\u201d \u201cWe will always pursue what we consider most important.\u201d Matthew 6:21 \u201cIf we really see people, if we really value people, then we will cross whatever boundaries and borders and resource deficiencies that there may be in order to do what God is calling us to do, to see the treasure that He sees.\u201d March Reflection: What do I really value? What really matters here? What am I treasuring, and is that what God treasures in the way that He treasures it? What\u2019s changing our lives: Keane: Watching through a TV series Heather: Getting a thumb brace Brian: Rooibos tea Weekly Spotlight: Each One Matters Campaign andFaith Academy We\u2019d love to hear from you! podcast@teachbeyond.org Podcast Website: https:\/\/teachbeyond.org\/podcast Learn about TeachBeyond: https:\/\/teachbeyond.org\/ ","author_name":"Transformed & Transformational","author_url":"http:\/\/transformedandtransformational.libsyn.com\/website","html":"