The Fire Up Podcast

Sometimes in life we can battle with the idea or temptation that we are not good enough, and that we are defined by our sin. We often fail to believe that God could still forgive and love us when we have sinned. In this episode we explore God's radical love for you and how we are called to see ourselves and everyone we encounter as a GIFT! You are loved beyond measure. God loves you infinitely, perfectly and unconditionally!

Challenge for the Week: 

Simon - Stand in front of the mirror and thank God for how beautifully he made you!

Maddie - Let love, love you! - Do a Eucharistic Holy Hour. Ponder the Crucifixion.

Extra Resources: 

'The Sea and Spirituality' by Peter Kreeft 

'The Hound of Heaven' by Francis Thompson

Journal Questions: 

1. After listening to this podcast, has your understanding of God's love changed in anyway? 

2. What prevents you from seeing yourself as a gift? 

3. Have you ever thought about yourself as 'a thought of God'? How has this changed your understanding of yourself? 

Scripture to Pray with: 

“Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you!” - Jeremiah 1:5

"For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well." - Psalm 139:13-14

"In the image of God he created them, male and female, he created them." - Genesis 1:27

"God is love" - 1 John 4:8

"Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit.." - 1 Corinthians 6:19

For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. - Jeremiah 29:11

Quotes to Reflect on: 

“We are not the sum of our weaknesses and failures; we are the sum of the Father's love for us and our real capacity to become the image of his Son.” - St John Paul II, Toronto WYD 2002

“Every single person, is a thought of God.” - Pope Benedict XVI