Courtney: Intimacy and Freedom with Jesus

In this episode Lucy welcomes Courtney Ewing to the podcast.
Courtney is a friend from Wake Forest and is involved in similar
campus ministries as Lucy. Courtney and Lucy begin by discussing
the definition of goodness. It can be defined as something that
is beneficial, delicious, and nutritious. Furthermore, through a
biblical lens goodness is defined by the character of God. With
this in mind, Lucy and Courtney discuss how they have each seen
God’s hand recently and how he is achieving goodness in their
lives.


Lucy and Courtney then ponder over the promise of abundance of
life and how that can be seen even in unprecedented and hard
times. Courtney then describes how intentionality has been on her
heart recently. She has felt called to be intentional in
friendships and in her pursuit of Christ in everyday life.
Courtney reminds us of the power in listening to empathize rather
than to always solve the problems of the people we love.


They also discuss how intentionality is also required in culture
and in getting to know the heart of God. Courtney describes what
intimacy with Christ looks like to her and how she plans her
schedule to prioritize spending time in prayer and in the word.
She thoroughly covers the topic of intimacy with Christ and how
that intimacy is life-changing and freeing. Courtney reminds us
that even biblical characters, such as those in the old
testament, could sometimes be “on fire for the Lord” and other
times deny him. Ultimately, our salvation rests purely in his
hands and not in how “good” of a Christian you are.


Listen along to hear an encouraging and honest conversation about
experiencing intentionality, intimacy, and freedom in Jesus
Christ.