Beyond the Boxes
The Gospel-Shaped Life Podcast
107: Boundaries, Forgiveness, and Loving When it Hurts with Sarah Mae
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107: Boundaries, Forgiveness, and Loving When it Hurts with Sarah Mae

Sarah Mae is a wife, mom of 3, host of the Complicated Heart podcast, and author of the new book, The Complicated Heart: Loving Even When It Hurts. Today we are sitting down to chat about loving when it hurts, boundaries, forgiveness, and so much more.

What We Chat about in Today's Episode:

~Sarah Mae's newest book, The Complicated Heart: Loving Even When It Hurts, what led her to write it, and what readers can expect

~Sarah's story of being raised by an alcoholic mother and all the trials and struggles that resulted in her childhood,  but finding God's grace and redemption through it all

~The way God continuously was with her and pursued her throughout this whole time and wooed her mom, as well

~Discovering the love of God when you're far less than perfect 

~The beautiful gospel truth found in Psalm 40

~Our journeys into and out of legalism

~The real meaning of a "meek and quiet spirit"

~The importance of understanding and recognizing the lies you are believing and how to replace them with truth

~Letting go of expectations in order to forgive

~The importance of getting counseling in any situation where abuse of any kind is involved

~The importance of boundaries, what they are, how to appropriately live them out, and what that can look like as a believer

~Gaslighting - what it is and how to respond

~The good that God brings out of everything 

~Dealing with manipulative relationships

~Figuring out when to leave and when to stay

~And more!

For full show notes, head to www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast!

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Beyond the Boxes
The Gospel-Shaped Life Podcast
The Gospel-Shaped Life Podcast (Formerly the Home and Hearth Podcast) is a weekly show hosted by Rebekah Hargraves and all about edifying, equipping, and encouraging women in their journey of living life in light of the gospel. If there is an issue that pertains to a woman's life, you will find it discussed here! We'll be covering everything from topics pertaining to marriage, motherhood, homemaking, and the Christian walk, to issues of health and fitness, infertility, adoption, chronic illness, and current event issues in the church and culture. It is our prayer that you will find an episode here which speaks directly to what you are going through right at this very moment and that you will receive the encouragement you need for your daily life.