but I spent most of my life trying to change myself in accordance with what I saw in scripture.

And that wasn't very effective. It was really frustrating. I would find myself either

really proud of how well I'd done it or really emotionally distraught and just demoralized by how

poorly I'd done it. And it became still about me. When I changed the lens that I read scripture

to make it about God and not about me and my behavior, those changes started to happen without

might even trying sometimes. scripture is meant to reveal God to us but sometimes it is hard for us

to see Him there. What if though all you needed was a new lens? We often look to the Bible for advice

on how to live but when that becomes our only focus, we may miss the real point of scripture

to reveal God and His character to us. Well on today's episode, trusted Bible teacher and

podcaster Tara Lee Cobble is going to sharpen our view of scripture by sharing how to read it

and she'll also share rich theological truth that's going to help you grow in the knowledge of

God's character and rest in His goodness. Oh man, this is going to be so good. So buckle up. What are

we waiting for? Welcome to the 413 podcast where practical encouragement and biblical wisdom

set you up to live the I can life because you can do all things through Christ who strengthens you.

Now welcome your host of the 413 Jennifer Rothschild. Hi there Jennifer here to help you be and do

more than you feel capable of as you're living along with me and Casey this I can life of

Philippians 413. You know since we have Tara on Tara Lee on today, I can't take this scripture out

of context. So let me remind you people one more time. Philippians 413 is not our magic superpower.

No, it is our response to God's strength in us. We say I can because He is capable and it is His

strength in us and you know when Paul wrote that scripture and when it was part of the letter to

the Philippians, He wrote it in context of being content. He said I've learned to be content no

matter what situation I'm in whether I've got a ton or nothing at all. I've learned the secret and

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