Welcome to the Paul Tripp podcast, where pastor and bestselling author Dr. Paul David Tripp connects the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life.

In this week's connecting clip of the week, Paul Tripp, Shelby Abbott, and special guests Recap Gray discuss the importance of approachability in the Christian life.

This short excerpt is from a larger conversation between Recap, Paul, and Shelby on the Connecting podcast.

To hear Recap's full story, check out the Paul Tripp podcast episode 309.

Now, here's this week's connecting clip of the week.

You said this to me before, or you've written it as well.

It's like, don't be annoyed with your kids when you have to parent them.

And I've thought that several times in the last few years,

when my kids come out for the fourth time after we've put them to bed and I want to sit

and relax and they they need parenting and I've there's in that back of my brain that Paul

trip like hey don't be annoyed with your kids that that you have to be a parent because those are the

things that he's using to transform my heart if Luella wouldn wouldn't have interrupted you then, you would have just kept going.

It wouldn't have been a moment that you needed transformation.

You needed that galvanizing effect in your life to steal you towards walking with Jesus

more often.

And Llewalla really does believe that if her eyes ever see or her ears ever hear, my sin, weakness, and failure,

it's not an interruption. It should not be an awkward moment. It's grace. That's grace operating.

God has her in my life. God opens her eyes in ways that my eyes are closed, her ears and way that my ears

are closed because he loves me. And he'll raise up somebody to just lovingly speak into my life.

I mean, that's just, it's all the beautiful process that we're talking about. And you can,

you can be so unapproachable. One of the, one of the things that I think is a

clear indication of a love for God's convicting rescue is to ask yourself the question, do the

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