NewGrowth Minibooks - Is God Disappointed with Me?: Resting in God's Approval

Booklet Description

Do you have a hard time imagining that God looks at you with a warm smile of affection and delight? Does it feel like he must be disappointed in you? Many Christians struggle with embarrassment and shame due to their failures and sins, living with an internal voice that constantly reminds them of all the ways they don’t measure up.

Marc Davis shares what it means to live your life under the grace of God, knowing that your identity, security, and relationship with him are not based on your performance but on God’s love and kindness through Jesus. He encourages believers to turn to Christ with both their sin and their weakness, striving to please God out of gratitude for his grace and the freedom of his unchanging approval and favor.

Author

Marc Davis, MDIV, serves as an Associate Area Director for Renewal at Serge. He previously served on the pastoral staff at New Life Presbyterian Church, Glenside, PA. He and his wife, Susan, live in suburban Philadelphia, and they have three children. Marc is the author of Job: Where is God in my Suffering?

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— Daniel Hartwig, Pastor, Calvary Baptist Church, Dysart, IA

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Additional Information

Cover: Booklet
Number of Pages: 24
Publisher: New Growth Press
Publication Date: 2025