Guest Erwin McManus, lead pastor at Mosaic, shares insights on forgiveness, freedom, and resilience. They discuss the power of choosing, the liberating effect of forgiveness, and the relationship between freedom and feeling loved. The importance of resilience and recovery is also highlighted, emphasizing the need to find the right path and allow for mental recovery time.
Our choices have the power to create our own future and shape the direction our lives take.
Forgiving others sets us free and allows us to focus on our own growth and well-being.
Deep dives
The Power of Choice and Creating the Future
The podcast episode discusses the power of choice and how it can shape our future. The speaker emphasizes the importance of recognizing that we have the ability to create our own future through the choices we make. They highlight that the future doesn't happen to us, but rather through us. The speaker shares that every day we have the capacity to create and that our choices have a significant impact on the direction our lives take. They encourage embracing the creative power within us and making intentional choices to shape our desired future.
The Role of Forgiveness in Finding Freedom
In this segment, forgiveness is explored as a means of finding freedom and reclaiming our own stories. The speaker explains that holding onto grudges only keeps us trapped in the other person's story and prevents us from moving forward. They emphasize the importance of forgiveness for ourselves, noting that it sets us free and allows us to focus on our own growth and well-being. The speaker shares personal experiences of forgiveness and highlights how freeing oneself from bitterness can lead to personal transformation and a sense of liberation.
Recovering from Loss and Embracing Resilience
The podcast episode delves into the topic of recovering from loss and developing resilience. The speaker shares personal stories of loss and the challenges faced during recovery. They highlight the importance of resilience and how it affects our ability to bounce back from failure. The speaker encourages embracing moments of loss as opportunities for growth and using them as catalysts for personal renewal and transformation. They emphasize that recovery doesn't have to be a linear process and that it is possible to create and find joy even while going through a period of recovery.
Embracing Moments and Being Present
The podcast episode emphasizes the importance of embracing and savoring the beauty of moments. The speaker encourages being fully present and appreciating the small details in life, such as savoring food, enjoying conversations with friends, and immersing oneself in aesthetic experiences. They discourage getting caught up in the fast-paced, external demands of social media and emphasize the value of being present in the moment. The speaker shares personal examples of finding joy and fulfillment in everyday experiences and advises listeners to prioritize living in the present moment.
Erwin McManus is the lead pastor at Mosaic. He is a speaker, author, and fashion designer. He has written 14 books. His latest book, Mind Shift, is about transforming your thinking to transform your world.
0:00 The Most Spiritual Activity
5:02 Cancer & Deep Peace
10:33 Car Crash Before Surgery
12:45 Forgiveness
18:49 “Emotions Are Real But Not Reality”
21:00 Who Is The Most Free Person Erwin Knows?
23:12 Freedom Leads To More Responsibility
28:43 Season Of No
30:41 Inner Voice Vs. External Voice
33:00 Deion Sanders
34:38 We Become Comfortable With Familiarity
38:02 Losing A Company In A Day
41:33 Happiness Is About Moments
47:33 Challenge
“The most spiritual activity you will ever engage in is to choose.”
Freedom leads to more responsibilities.
The fastest way to grow is to be the subtle shadow of someone else. Follow your own voice instead.
You can be in recovery and still in creation.
“When you need to be bigger to a stranger than you are to your friends, I think you’re really unhealthy.”