{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"It's A Pod Deal: Ministry Conversations With Lifelong Pastor Ronnie Worsham","title":"Bent Out of Shape: Maslow, Upside Down","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1701,"description":"How much of your worth depends on what other people think of you? Continuing the Bent Out of Shape series, Ronnie and William explore how our self-perception is shaped by family, achievement, appearance, popularity, and countless comparisons that begin early in life. They contrast the unstable measurements of self-esteem with a worth established in the heart of God, a value that remains fixed even at our worst. The conversation invites us to stop building our identity on shifting sand and begin seeing ourselves through the truth of Christ.\n\nTimestamps\n00:00 – Introducing part five of the Bent Out of Shape series\n01:17 – Returning to Maslow’s hierarchy and the upside-down pyramid\n02:18 – Reviewing Maslow’s five levels of human need\n03:43 – Why the kingdom of God appears upside down to the world\n04:16 – The apparent foolishness of Christian faith\n06:53 – Why ministry must begin with what the world considers upside down\n07:21 – Moving from casual belief to a deeply absorbed faith\n09:09 – Shifting the conversation from self-actualization to self-worth\n09:27 – What do people mean by high or low self-esteem?\n10:43 – How other people, achievement, and appearance shape our identity\n12:15 – The complicated relationship between memory and self-perception\n13:19 – Why no one has to teach a child how to sin\n15:17 – The conflict between praise, private failure, and the façade of goodness\n17:49 – How comparison and social measurements distort our sense of value\n23:10 – A priceless worth fixed in the heart and reality of God\n\nDo you have questions or topic ideas for future episodes? Email any or all one the following:\nwilliam@ctfwylie.org\njvr@goddeal.com\nrw@goddeal.com","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/nfIaDOBu013JdD5FZRhLPpE9WO8oLSJI9_gFwyBsM9U/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mODI4/Y2MxNWJmNzk1ZjI5/ZWZjMmZmNmNmNzNi/MDQ3Ni5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}