120. Let's Talk About Spiritual Formation (with Shalini Bennett)

Guest Bio: Shalini Bennet has a BA from Duke University and a certificate from the Soul Care Institute. She was part of the original group led by Sharon Garlough Brown that led her to write “Sensible Shoes”, a book about the spiritual journey of four women. She edits for her sister, Vaneetha Risner, who has written “The Scars That Have Shaped Me” and “Walking Through Fire”. She and her husband have three young adult children ranging from 21 to 26. 

Show Summary: Have you ever heard of “spiritual formation”? It may sound complicated or confusing, but what if we told you it was as simple as practicing closeness with God? On today’s episode of God Hears Her, Shalini Bennett shares some wisdom with hosts, Elisa Morgan and Eryn Eddy, on how to practice spiritual formation while sharing her own personal testimony. 

Notes and Quotes: 

• “We need to be born again to be rightly attached to our Father.” —Shalini Bennett
• “The gospel is worth everything, but it is not dependent on my getting it right.” —Shalini Bennett
• “The love you receive from the Lord does not depend on your performance.” —Eryn Eddy
• “When I focus on my performance, I am focusing on myself, not on the Lord.” —Shalini Bennett
• “We have somehow believed the lie that He [God] does not want me as I am—nobody wants me as I am!” —Shalini Bennett
• “You don’t know as much about you as He [God] knows about you, and He chose you before the foundation of the world.” —Shalini Bennett
• “I find we live in a world where what we’re hearing is “run harder, run faster, run better, run, run, run, run, run”. . . even if life is a wreck, stick a happy face on it and Jesus will be happy with you.” —Shalini Bennett

Verses: 

• John 3:3 
• Psalm 81:10 
• Romans 12:2
• Zephania 3:17

Links: 

• God Hears Her website: https://www.godhearsher.org/
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• Elisa’s Instagram: elisa morgan author
• Eryn’s Instagram: eryneddy

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