The Pace of Grace with Kim Avery

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Making Worry Wonderful May 07, 2024

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In many ways, worry is wonderful. God wisely wired our nervous systems to alert us when something in our world is amiss. An alarm gets triggered, we notice the threat, focus all our energies on it, and work a plan until it goes away.

However, this strategy fails when our fears are unfounded, the problem is so far in the future we don't even know for sure if it will happen, or with things that are completely out of our control.

Thankfully, we can take those world-class worrying skills and use them as a powerful tool to learn to trust God—even when the future is cloudy and we don't know what to do.

💡Today's Big Idea: Notice, name, and honor your tension as you train it to turn into trust.

⚡️Today's Small Step: Download your free Turning Tension to Trust: A-Z Characteristics of God worksheet and choose one characteristic to start meditating on today.

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Turning Tension to Trust: A-Z Characteristics of God

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Anchored in the Storm: Securely Attached to God's Unshakeable Love Apr 30, 2024

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In challenging moments, it can feel as though we're lost at sea amid stormy waves. Much like the disciples who frantically sought to rouse Jesus during the tempest on the Sea of Galilee, we too might feel forsaken and perplexed when our urgent prayers seem to go unanswered.

Just as the disciples exhibited a spectrum of responses, the insights from attachment theory can illuminate our emotional reactions and behaviors during these times. Tune in to discern your fundamental attachment style and understand its impact on your connection with God. Moreover, discover strategies to foster a more profound trust and a stronger, more secure bond with your loving Father, even as the storm rages.

💡Today's Big Idea: Jesus trusted His Father and we can, too.

⚡️Today's Small Step: Ask Your Father to show you specifically today how trustworthy He is.

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Rembrandt's Storm on the Sea of Galilee

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Seasons of Abiding: Spring Apr 23, 2024

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Starting new projects, feeling energized, and getting a boost of motivation may all be signs that you're in a spiritual springtime—a season of fresh beginnings. It's time to celebrate!

But it's also a time to be intentional about how we handle these changes. When our schedules and routines change, our spiritual rhythms also need to shift.

In today's episode, we'll identify seven clear signs to help you know if you are entering a spiritual spring season, and you'll also hear three vital lessons that will help you manage this season well.

💡Today's Big Idea: Different seasons need different rhythms. Clarity comes with activity. Fruitfulness follows faithfulness.

⚡️Today's Small Step: Ask God what rhythms best suit the season you are currently in.

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"Pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our consciences, but shouts in our pains. It is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world." C. S. Lewis

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Podcast Episode S2E7: Seasons of Abiding: Winter

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Delighting in Dependence Apr 16, 2024

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In a world that often celebrates going it alone and sings the constant mantra "I am enough," the life of Jesus presents a striking contrast. Unlike the stories of solitary success we're so used to hearing, Jesus, the embodiment of God's perfection, lived a life of complete dependence on God. He invites us to embrace this same path, showing us that true strength is found not in independence, but in trusting fully in God.

In today's episode, we will explore the beautiful, countercultural call that Jesus offers us. We'll look into five practical ways we can live out this call to depend on God, following Jesus's example. This discussion is more than just theory; it's an invitation to experience the richness of life that comes from walking closely with God, replacing the "I can handle it all" attitude with a heart that says, "God is my strength."

Join us as we delve into how Jesus's invitation challenges the norms of our society and guides us toward a life of deeper fulfillment and connection with God. This episode promises to be a journey into understanding how embracing dependence on God can transform our lives, offering peace and purpose in the midst of a world that often values going it alone.

💡Today's Big Idea: We are not enough, and that's good news. God invites us to delight in depending on Him.

⚡️Today's Small Step: Ask the Father to show you one specific area of your life where He is inviting you to become more dependent on Him.

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A Non-Anxious Presence: The Antidote to Pressured Problem-Solving Apr 09, 2024

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In this rapidly moving world, we often find ourselves forced to make high-stakes decisions in our homes, businesses, and ministries before all the information is in.

In our desire to make the "right" decision, the pressure is high, and anxiety runs deep.

Thankfully, there's an alternative that's even better than providing the "perfect" answer.

In today's episode, you'll learn how to disrupt the cycle of anxiety and open a path for clearer thinking, collaboration, and ultimately, wiser decisions.

💡Today's Big Idea: Be the non-anxious presence in that pressured problem-solving process.

⚡️Today's Small Step: Choose one sure promise of God's presence, and when you feel anxiety rising, instead of focusing on the problem, turn your focus to Him.

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QUOTES

"The only way to break the cycle is to inject a leader with a non-anxious presence." Edwin Friedman

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Book: A Non-Anxious Presence: How a Changing and Complex World Will Create a Remnant of Renewed Christian Leaders By Mark Sayers

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Abandoning Outcomes to God Apr 02, 2024

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In moments like wrapping up a conversation, putting the finishing touches on a project, or winding down the day with unfinished tasks, it's common to feel the pull of worry, stress, and regret. We replay scenarios, second-guess ourselves, and fret over potential outcomes. However, there's another path available to us: after giving our all, we can choose to fully entrust the results to God.

In this episode, we delve into God's invitation to give our best effort and then release the outcomes to Him. We'll explore the art of discernment, understanding when to persist and when to surrender.

Join us as we navigate this vital practice, learning how to cultivate trust in God's guidance and find peace in letting go.

💡Today's Big Idea: Abandon Outcomes to God

⚡️Today's Small Step: Prayerfully pick one situation where God is inviting you to abandon the outcomes to Him, and then choose a practice to help you turn it over to Him.

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Leaving What You Love Mar 05, 2024

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Why does God sometimes call us to leave things that we love, that are serving others, and glorifying Him? Whether it's a fulfilling role, cherished relationships, or a thriving ministry, it can be confusing when the gentle whisper of the Holy Spirit nudges us to let go of what seems perfect and purposeful.

In today's episode, we delve into the reasons behind God's prompting to leave what we love and explore the remarkable rewards that come when we obey.

💡Today's Big Idea: Leaving positions of relevance, popularity, and power are invitations to greater know Christ.

⚡️Today's Small Step: If God is prompting you to leave a position or role for a time, ask Him to give you a vision of the greater treasure.

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QUOTES

"The central question is, are the leaders of the future truly men and women of God, people with an ardent desire to dwell in God's presence, to listen to God's voice, to look at God's beauty, to touch God's incarnate Word, and to taste fully God's infinite goodness." Henri Nouwen

"The way of the Christian leader is not the way of upward mobility in which our world has invested so much, but the way of downward mobility ending on the cross." Henri Nouwen

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Book: In the Name of Jesus: Reflections on Christian Leadership by Henri Nouwen

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Chasing Joy Feb 27, 2024

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You and I were made for joy. We were created by a joyful God, whose delight in life and living is plastered over every square inch of creation. And since we're made in His image, we have the capacity for great joy.

Intellectually, we know this, but when it comes to actually experiencing joy in our nitty-gritty everyday lives... that's a different thing. It's a much harder thing, and there are a million ways to get it wrong.

Tune in today to be reminded of the eternal well of joy that will never run dry.

💡Today's Big Idea: Jesus is Eternal Life. We have Him, and in His presence is joy.

⚡️Today's Small Step: Ask God if there's anything or anyone that you are over-relying on to be your source of joy. Release that person or thing from being your source and ask God to help you rely on Him instead.

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QUOTES

"Thou hast made us for thyself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in thee." St Augustine

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Letting God Lead Feb 20, 2024

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As Christ-followers, we are visionaries. We have dreams of a better world to come and a God-given desire to help make this world a better place now.

We were born to make a positive difference, so we jump in, plan the work, and then work the plan, and all too often, we forget to let God lead.

Tune in today to be reminded of Jesus' first and most basic call, "follow Me," and learn the three steps that make following Him a joy.

💡Today's Big Idea: Let God lead. Follow Him.

⚡️Today's Small Step: Take one decision you are facing right now and walk through these three simple steps: ask, seek confirmation, and embrace the detours.

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Seasons of Abiding: Winter Feb 13, 2024

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We live in a culture that sings the siren song of continual growth telling us our jobs should be getting better, our following bigger, our relationships stronger, and our ministry's numbers going up and to the right.

But what happens when the growth slows, the circumstances change, the people stop coming, and life stops cooperating with our well-planned agenda?

What do we do when a blizzard blows out of nowhere, strikes everything, and a deep freeze settles in for years? Enjoy this first episode in our Seasons of Abiding series to learn God's invitation for abiding in winter.

💡Today's Big Idea: