#375: Can I Be More Gentle With Myself? With Micah E. Davis

4:13 Podcast with Jennifer Rothschild

Jennifer Rothschild

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

5 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

When you've been hurt or let down, or when you've failed over and over, it's easy to be way too hard on yourself and others. Maybe you've struggled to forgive yourself if you've blown it, or you can't forgive others if they have.

But my friend, there's hope! The gospel is anchored in grace, which means you can forgive others AND be gentle with yourself.

Today on the 4:13, author and pastor Micah E. Davis will reframe your understanding of forgiveness, distinguishing the practice of forgiveness from the difficult process it requires. He'll unpack why forgiveness isn't easy, how to move forward when the pain feels too deep to let go, and steps you can take to live in the freedom Christ offers.

So, if forgiveness feels out of reach—whether it's because you don't know how or because you simply don't want to—this conversation will give you the clarity and hope you need to take the next step toward peace, healing, and grace.

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0:00.0	We come before God and we beg him to forgive us and we never really get to this place of accepting his forgiveness.
0:06.0	Like in the back of our mind, there's this subtle doubt that says, there is no way that you can be forgiven for what you did.
0:11.0	Or I know God has to forgive me, but he doesn't really want to.
0:16.0	And that's the trap, right?
0:18.0	We see God as this ruler of the cosmos who's separate, he's jaded,
0:21.5	he's always upset with us because we can never get it right or never figure it out.
0:24.9	We think, man, thank goodness for Jesus, because if it weren't for Jesus, God would hate us.
0:29.9	But, you know, here's the deal.
0:31.6	God does not love us because Jesus died for us.
0:35.8	Jesus died for us because God loves us.
0:43.0	When the going gets tough or when you've been let down or when you've failed over and over,
0:48.4	it is so easy to be way too hard on ourselves. Maybe it's hard to forgive yourself if you've blown it or
0:56.2	forgive others if they have, but there is hope. The gospel shows us that you can show yourself
1:03.5	grace. You can be gentle with yourself. On today's 413, author and pastor Micah Davis invites us to release inner turmoil and find grace.
1:16.4	You are going to get powerful spiritual truths about grace and forgiveness coupled with four very practical actions that you can take.
1:25.6	Okay, this is a good one.
1:26.7	I'm a little bit excited about it because
1:28.4	I loved this message. So Casey, let's get it going. Welcome to the 413 podcast, where practical
1:34.7	encouragement and biblical wisdom set you up to live the I can life, because you can do all things
1:42.1	through Christ who strengthens you. Now, welcome your host, Jennifer Rothschild. Hey, friends, glad you're back with us again. And if you're a new friend, that was Casey Wright, my seeing eye guy. And I'm Jennifer. And our goal is just to help you be and do more than you feel capable of as you're living this I can life of Philippians 413. You know the drill if you've been with us before.
2:02.9	It's two friends and one topic and zero stress. So if you've got any stress today, just let it go for a
2:10.2	little bit because you're going to love this conversation. It's going to really deeply touch
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