#169: Grace is: finding comfort in the Lord with Vivian Mabuni

INSIDE: Receiving grace looks like finding comfort in the Lord. What does it look like for the Lord to tend to your heart? Listen to learn about tending to your heart.

What does it mean for God to tend to your heart? How does God comfort you in rea life? How does God heal our hurting hearts?

I’ll never forget the first time I heard the phrase, “Allow the Lord to tend to your heart.” A friend of mine said it, and I was like, What is she talking about? What does that even mean? I’ve pondered that phrase for six years now: What does it mean for the Lord to tend to a heart? What in our hearts needs tending? How does He do it?

For me, it means receiving the compassion and kindness the Lord offers as I struggle with the sting of sin, the wounds from others, and the trials of being a human on planet Earth. Today’s guest sheds so much biblical truth and light on this grace-giving concept.

In today’s episode, you’ll receive practical strategies and anchoring truths for receiving grace by finding comfort in the Lord. We walk through:

What it means for God to tend to your heart,
How God comforts us in real life,
And what stunts spiritual growth.

Quotes about receiving grace

“The Word of God truly is our plumbline.” – Vivian Mabuni
“God will meet me personally, but He will meet me through His community and His Church.” – Vivian Mabuni
“The longer I walk with the Lord, the more questions I have without answers.” – Vivian Mabuni
“What does it look like for me to walk in freedom through forgiveness?” – Vivian Mabuni
“To not be able to embrace, accept, forgive and release in order to move forward stunts growth.” – Vivian Mabuni
“To know Him is worth it.” – Vivian Mabuni

Quotes about finding comfort in the Lord

“That cancer journey God used in my life to tangibly demonstrate how community is a part of God’s tending.” – Vivian Mabuni
“There is something beautiful on the other side of sitting in those feelings.” – Vivian Mabuni
“That process of choosing to bring Jesus in actually helps us to know Him more, and to not just have head knowledge of who Jesus is, but actual experience: lived knowledge of who God is and How He speaks. His voice is kind and not cruel or harsh or condemning, but truthful, loving, and kind.” – Vivian Mabuni
“Jesus is absolutely safe, and He is absolutely good.” – Vivian Mabuni