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, we'll hear a portion of Paul's conversation with Shelby Abbott on the latest episode of the Connecting

podcast. In this clip, Paul wants you to consider whether or not you've developed habits

of defeat in your life, where you aren't accessing or even seeking the power that is yours

in Christ for transformation. To hear more from Paul and Shelby, don't miss the entire

episode on the Paul Tripp podcast, episode 413.

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Now here's Paul and Shelby on this week's connecting clip of the week.

Maybe a good question to ask people is, have they developed habits of acquiescence or habits of defeat?

Yeah.

That mean they're living with less than what is provided for them by their savior because they're letting weakness be the final stage.

Yeah, yeah.

Instead, a weakness is the opening stage to finding this power that has been given me.

It's not the end.

It's, as you say, it's the doorway to magnitude of grace,

magnitude of power, magnitude of ability to be able to see things in ways that you've never had before.

I think you and I, and we've been through it, our marriages haven't been perfect by any means,

and I think we would be shocked at how many Christian couples feel defeated by their marriage, for example.

Yeah.

Or how many Christian parents feel defeated?

Or how many Christians feel defeated in this culture that has made such

unbelievable moral shifts in such a quick period of time.

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