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Cultivate with Kelly Minter

Ep 4: When People Aren’t Enough

Cultivate with Kelly Minter

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Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Talk Radio

5697 Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2021

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

“Though Jacob never chose Leah, God had chosen her.” Today’s Episode Have you ever thought, if only this person would change I’d finally be happy? Or if this person would choose me I’d be fulfilled? Sharing one of the more personal chapters of her story, Kelly will help us recognize idolatry in our own lives. Especially when it comes to the false gods of people. We’ll look at the lives of Rachel and Leah (Genesis 29-30) who had both made false gods out of people. Things like comparison, jealousy, anger, and manipulation had gotten the best of them. As a result, they often missed the pursuit and blessing of God in their lives.  Leah and Rachel are relatable examples of what happens when we try to find our fulfillment in our relationships or our status we will always be let down. More than just trying to overcome jealousy and comparison, today we’ll see that the Lord’s timing is always better than our own. His pursuit of us is always richer than our dreams and desires. Idolatry is a chameleon sin. Because it blends in, it’s easy to miss. Today we’ll expose it and call it by its name. Freedom awaits! Character Focus: Rachel and Leah Scripture References Genesis 29:28-35 Genesis 30:19 Genesis 30:1-2 Genesis 30:8 Genesis 30:14-16 Genesis 35:16-19 Genesis 30:22-24 Gen 49:31 Matthew 1:1-2, 16 (genealogy). Today’s Episode Links *If you want to go deeper on this topic, check out Kelly’s Bible study called No Other Gods: The Unrivaled Pursuit Of Christ *Subscribe to accessmore.com or wherever you listen to podcasts so you never miss a n episode. *Sign up for Kelly’s newsletter at Kellyminter.com and receive a 21-Day Devotional called The Blessed Life for a limited time. *Follow Kelly on Instagram at Kelly_Minter. Or Facebook at KellyMinterAuthor. *Kelly works c losely with Justice & Mercy International in the Amazon and in Moldova. You can check out their work here: justiceandmercy.org. *If you like the opening music to The Cultivate Podcast you can find it on Kelly’s record Hymns & Hallelujahs. The song is Time For Singing.

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0:00.0

From K-Love books, We're So Blessed is a new 40-day family-oriented devotional written to help your family recognize God's hand in your everyday lives, and to realize how truly blessed you are as a child of God.

0:13.9

Authored by three siblings who make up the Christian music group Kane, We're So Blessed, offers a personal glimpse into their childhood and family,

0:22.1

plus activity ideas and questions your family will love.

0:26.0

We're So Blessed is available now wherever you buy books.

0:29.5

A link is also in today's show notes.

0:34.2

Access more. Welcome to the Cultivate Podcast.

0:52.3

I am so glad you're here, especially for today's episode on when people aren't enough.

1:00.3

This particular passage of scripture that we're going to look at today out of Genesis

1:04.6

chapter 29 and 30 about Rachel and Leah.

1:08.3

This narrative has been one of the most influential passages in my entire life.

1:15.4

And maybe you've heard me say that multiple times already in these cultivate episodes. But

1:20.3

really, I would have to say this is probably one of the most foundational passages for me.

1:26.1

And it's because for so long, I was looking for people

1:30.2

to satisfy me, to make me happy. I kept thinking if I could just, if I could just find that one

1:36.9

person, or maybe there was, it was already the person, already the person in my life. And I thought,

1:42.2

if they would just change, if they would just change, I would be happy, or if they would just pay more attention to me,

1:47.7

or if they would just see how great I am, then things would work out, right? I mean, we go through

1:55.4

this. We continually tend to set people up on pedestals, whether it's a boss or a boyfriend or a girlfriend or a spouse

2:05.1

or children or grandchildren.

2:09.0

I mean, people so often turn into false gods

2:13.2

and we take what is a wonderful gift from the Lord,

2:16.1

which is people and relationships.

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