#344: Can I Experience My Highest Good Even When Reality Isn’t So Good? With Mary Wiley
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Jennifer Rothschild
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🗓️ 3 April 2025
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
For centuries, people have been searching for the good life. And more than that, they’re trying to live their highest good. But what does that look like? And is it even possible when life isn’t always good?
Well today’s guest, Mary Wiley, explains that God alone is our highest good, and anything we consider to be good in this world is simply an outflow of Him. So, living your highest good can only come from spending time in the presence of God.
Mary shares how an intimate, ongoing relationship with God can shape how you see and experience your highest good, even when things aren’t so good. Plus, she’ll give you three very practical ways to live your highest good every single day.
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| 0:00.0 | Everyone has been searching for this good life. And many of the philosophers thought, hey, maybe it's moral goodness. |
| 0:08.1 | Maybe if we can just be good enough, we can make right choices, then we can live good lives. |
| 0:14.2 | While others said, hey, maybe if we cultivate beauty and we make sure that everything sounds pretty and it looks pretty, then that is good. |
| 0:23.2 | And yet, the Bible has an answer for us. And the Bible doesn't say the things that we receive |
| 0:29.7 | from God's hand are our highest good, although they are certainly good. But what the Bible really |
| 0:35.4 | says is our highest good, the prize of our salvation is God |
| 0:40.1 | himself. |
| 0:44.5 | Are you living your highest good? |
| 0:47.9 | And is that even possible when life isn't always good? |
| 0:52.9 | Well, today's guest, author Mary Wiley, says you can, |
| 0:57.4 | and she's going to show you how it is possible. |
| 1:00.7 | You don't need more to-does or a set of step-by-step instructions |
| 1:06.0 | to get there on your own. |
| 1:08.3 | Oh, no, living your highest good only comes by spending time in the presence |
| 1:13.9 | of God. And Mary, she's going to give you three very practical ways to experience the good that God |
| 1:23.7 | has just for you. You are going to love this conversation. So let's get it going, Casey. |
| 1:29.9 | Welcome to the 413 podcast where practical encouragement and biblical wisdom set you up to live |
| 1:37.5 | the I can life because you can do all things through Christ who strengthens you. |
| 1:48.0 | Now, welcome your host, Jennifer Rothschild. Hey, friends, glad you're here today. |
| 1:49.9 | You are in the podcast right place today. |
| 1:54.1 | We're here in the closet, me and Casey, two friends, one topic and zero stress. |
| 2:00.2 | I'm telling you, even if we started with any stress, |
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