Ep. 123 Can You Lose God's Love? What a 7-lb Rescue Poodle Teaches Us About Secure Attachment
Have you ever wondered if you finally messed up one too many times?
Maybe you lost your patience with your kids. Maybe you snapped at your spouse. Maybe you keep falling into the same old habit you promised yourself you'd break. Maybe you're carrying shame from something that happened years ago and quietly wondering...
Did I finally cross the line?
Can God still love me after this?
Do I have to earn my way back?
If you've ever felt like love is something you have to perform for—or like one mistake could disqualify you from God's affection—this episode is for you.
Today, we're talking about a powerful concept called secure attachment and how it changes not only the way we understand our relationships, but also the way we experience the heart of God.
And believe it or not... the teacher for today's lesson is my seven-pound rescue poodle, Izzy.
Through toilet paper rolls, Nerf darts, carpet stains, and one very unexpected morning, she reminded me of something I think many of us desperately need to hear:
Correction isn't rejection.
Your mistakes don't cancel God's delight in you.
And maybe the goal isn't to become someone who never makes a mess.
Maybe it's to become someone who knows exactly where home is when they do.
So pull up a chair, grab a cup of coffee, and let's talk about secure attachment, brain science, Scripture, and the kind of love that never asks you to earn your way back into the family.
In this episode, we'll explore:
Why so many of us live as though love is always on probation.
What secure attachment is—and why it matters.
How secure attachment changes the way our brains respond to failure.
Why correction and rejection are not the same thing.
What Psalm 18:19 reveals about the heart of God.
The surprising lesson a 7-pound rescue poodle taught me about grace, belonging, and coming home.
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Remember, friend: You don't have to earn your way back into the family. You're invited to grow there.
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