EMB EP04 | The Beauty of His Presence with Jeannie Cunnion

Jeannie shares her journey from being a preacher's kid to becoming a writer and speaker. She talks about her accidental entry into writing and how she felt called to share her experiences as a mom who felt like she was failing. Jeannie discusses her book 'Mom Set Free' and the importance of understanding God's grace in parenting. She also shares the story of how she adopted her son Andre from Haiti and the foundation they co-founded to create opportunities for Haitian students. Jeannie shares her personal journey of shame, grace, and freedom, and how it has impacted her parenting. She talks about the pressure to please God and make Him proud, and how it led to self-righteousness and a performance-based mindset. Jeannie emphasizes the importance of understanding God's grace and the sufficiency of His love, and how it transforms us and enables us to parent in a new way. She also discusses the power of the Word of God and the pursuit of holiness in experiencing God's presence and freedom.

Links
Jeannie's Website - https://www.jeanniecunnion.com/
Books & Bible Studies - https://www.jeanniecunnion.com/all-books-bible-studies
The 509 Foundation - https://www.the509foundation.org/

Keywords

preacher's kid, writing, accidental writer, adoption social worker, parenting, God's grace, freedom in Christ, sovereignty of God, Haiti, adoption, shame, divorce, redemption, shame, grace, freedom, parenting, pressure, performance, God's love, sufficiency, transformation, Word of God, pursuit of holiness, God's presence

Takeaways

• Jeannie's journey from being a preacher's kid to becoming a writer and speaker
• The importance of understanding God's grace in parenting and letting go of the pressure to be a perfect mom
• The story of Jeannie's adoption of her son Andre from Haiti and the foundation they co-founded to create opportunities for Haitian students
• The power of redemption and how God can make beautiful things out of painful experiences Shame can be carried into different areas of our lives, including parenting.
• The pressure to please God and make Him proud can lead to self-righteousness and a performance-based mindset.
• Understanding God's grace and the sufficiency of His love is transformative and enables us to parent in a new way.
• The Word of God and the pursuit of holiness are powerful in experiencing God's presence and freedom.

Sound Bites

• "I felt the Lord leading me to start writing about what he was teaching me about his love for me as a mom who felt like she was always failing him."
• "We are significant, but we are not sovereign. We do not control the outcome."
• "I met my son by sharing the gospel together."
• "I was more determined than ever to make the Lord proud of me."
• "His grace is sufficient. His grace is made perfect. His strength is made perfect in my weakness."

Chapters

00:00 | Introduction and Friendship

03:44 | Trusting in God's Sovereignty in Parenting

11:42 | Adoption and Creating Opportunities in Haiti

18:33 | Finding Beauty in Painful Experiences

26:38 | Shame and the Pressure to Perform

28:19 | Parenting and the Desire to Please God

29:45 | Freedom from Shame and the New Birth

33:08 | Understanding Grace and Repentance

37:14 | Intimacy with God and Experiencing His Presence

42:08 | Introduction to 'Closer to God' Devotional

49:29 | EMB Close