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Becoming Me

The Burden of Expectations In Different Seasons of Life

Apr 4, 2023
52:27

Episode 70

One of the constant challenges we face on our road into authenticity and wholeness is the burden of  other people's expectations of us. What we don't often realise is that the "form" of these expectations can change greatly when we are in different seasons of our life, even when we have undergone conversion and growth.

In this episode I share with you three very different seasons in my life and how the initial liberation of one season led to new burdens of expectations that were of a very different nature from the season before.

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CHAPTER MARKERS
(00:02:04) - Introduction
(00:04:35) - Being Shackled by Expectations
(00:12:43) - Examples of the Burdens of Expectation
(00:13:14) - Expectations in the First Season of My Life
(00:18:05) - Expectations in the Second Season of My Life
(00:25:43) - Additional & New Burdens of Expectations
(00:34:53) - Another Call, Another Season
(00:38:50) - Making Sense of God's Call
(00:43:53) - Discerning Personal Vocation
(00:44:57) - What Cross do I Decide on Carrying
(00:46:45) - Q & A
(00:48:48) - PRAXIS: Listen. Ponder. Act
(00:51:15) - Conclusion
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TRANSCRIPT
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REFLECTION PROMPT
Listen.
- As you listened to this episode, what struck you?
- What part of my sharing resonated with you?

Ponder.
-  Whose expectations are you most afraid of not fulfilling, and why?

Act.
- Identify what you are afraid of losing if you do not live up to those expectations.
- Where is that fear coming from? 

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