EP 10: Embracing Grace and Authenticity Pt. 2 (Ft.Norris Johnson II)
In Totality with Megan Ashley
Megan Ashley
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🗓️ 9 January 2024
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
This week we’re back with Part 2! Join me Megan Ashley as I delve back into a heart-to-heart with our special guest Norris Johnson, an Instagram influencer with a radiant spiritual presence. Listen in as we explore the sacred act of self-reflection and the spiritual significance of facing our flaws in privacy, away from the scrutiny of the public eye. The journey of personal introspection can be confronting, but there is profound value in allowing God to illuminate our shortcomings in solitude, saving us from the potential embarrassment of public exposure. This private surrender isn't just about acknowledging our imperfections; it's about dying to our desires and living a life that embodies Christ's teachings, a theme that resonates deeply through our discussion on the true meaning of sacrifice and holiness.
In our conversation, we also address the challenges of finding intimacy with God amidst the chaos of our personal dysfunctions, drawing parallels to the disruptive nature of vices like addiction and the way they can sever our connection to the divine. Sharing personal anecdotes, including a reflection on the impact of a praying mother, we unpack the concept of spiritual 'death'—the idea that we must become impervious to pride and the temptations of retaliation to maintain a Christ-like demeanor. This theme is woven into our examination of the transformative power of embracing a spiritual death, allowing Christ to live within us, and how this aligns with biblical teachings of sacrifice and service.
Other topics you will hear:
-Spiritual significance
-Flaws
-Dysfunction
-Divine confirmation
-Faith
-Vices
-Spiritual intimacy
-Affirmation
-Restoration,
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| 0:00.0 | You know, I felt like God, you brought me out of the shadows all to do what? |
| 0:10.0 | Just to embarrass me and for now I got all these followers now I'm about to be embarrassed in front of everyone and all this pain that just impacted me hit me at one time. |
| 0:18.4 | God was prepping you all through your life to handle this year. |
| 0:26.7 | So death this year was never an option. Failure this year was never an option. You were born to handle it and God has gotten glory through your life. |
| 0:33.2 | Hey you guys, welcome to in totality, a place where we celebrate authenticity and openness. |
| 0:39.7 | We're here for those who are willing to explore, those who embrace imperfections, and for those who embrace imperfections and for those with open hearts and minds. |
| 0:46.0 | I'm excited to embark on this journey with you and while I can't predict every |
| 0:49.8 | twist and turn, I'm certain that God will be by our side with every step of |
| 0:53.4 | obedience. Welcome to in totality with me your host Megan Ashley. |
| 1:00.7 | Because you're running towards a light, anything that tries to attack you or chase you will get exposed to. |
| 1:06.5 | Because if you're in the light, then it will get exposed. |
| 1:09.9 | And so what God was telling me is, is that, and I felt like it was a almost like a warning for others because I feel I mean and for myself I'm gonna take key to it too |
| 1:19.4 | but it felt like he was saying, |
| 1:25.2 | tell them to embrace this private flashlight that I'm putting on them, like embrace it in the private because in, |
| 1:37.7 | because if they don't take it in the private, it's going to happen in public. Yeah, and I would rather God expose me privately the way that he has been exposed like |
| 1:49.6 | This season of my life. He has exposed some things in me that I wasn't even always aware was there |
| 1:56.0 | and they haven't been good things. They have not been good things. They have been some very ugly things |
| 2:01.6 | that God has exposed about me, but he did it in private. |
| 2:05.2 | And he did it because I allowed him to, because the scripture says what's done in secret will be revealed in the light. |
| 2:14.7 | And I think people take that and they weaponize it, but it goes both ways. |
| 2:19.3 | Whatever you're doing privately in secret, good or bad, is going to get exposed. |
| 2:25.2 | And if you don't allow the bad to get exposed privately, |
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