Hi, I'm Susie Larson.

Here's the podcast from Middays with Susie Larson.

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Well, it's only just a matter late. Welcome, welcome to Middays.

I'm Susie Larson, so honored to get to spend this time with you.

In fact, I look forward to bringing you conversations every single day that hopefully inspire you in your faith walk,

the deep in your understanding of God's Word, and that heightens your awareness of his very real presence in your life. Here's a question for you. Do you sometimes wonder if

God just basically puts up with you? I used to feel like that years ago. Like I kind of got in on the

salvation thing on a technicality. And, you know, he has to love me, but most days he just tolerates me.

Do you feel that way sometimes?

You know what changed my life and healed some of the deepest wounds of my soul?

Encountering the tangible love and affection of God.

In fact, Paul writes in Ephesians that to know this love and that word no translates,

to experience it in a way that is tangible to you is to be filled with

the fullness of God. So here's an even more personal question. Do you think God actually likes you?

He does, you know. I mean, do you believe this, that he actually really, really likes you? Maybe you think

in your mind, well, God is loved, so he has to love me. Probably doesn't like me all that much. Well, guess what? He smiles at you.

He smiles when he thinks of you. He believes the best about you when you see the worst in yourself.

And the longer you go through life believing a lie instead of the truth, the deeper that wound

will go for you. And the less you'll truly enjoy life. This is why this is such an important

conversation today. Sid Holsklaw joins me today to talk about the book she co-wrote with her husband, Jeff,

title, Does God Really Like Me, Discovering the God Who Wants to Be With Us?

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