Starting Over : Life 2.0 With God

Tom Clairmont
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For those that have had their world turned upside down. Life has a way of throwing us curveballs—divorce, job loss, unexpected heartbreak, or even just the nagging feeling that we’re stuck. If you’ve ever found yourself asking, “What’s next for me?” or “How do I rebuild when everything feels like it’s fallen apart?”—this podcast is for you. Life 2.0 With God is a space where we tackle those tough, raw, and real questions head-on. Drawing from personal experiences, biblical truths, and practical wisdom, I’ll walk with you through the challenges of starting over and creating a fresh start filled with hope and purpose. This isn’t about having all the answers or sugarcoating the struggles—it’s about being honest with where we are and leaning on God to guide us forward. You’ll hear relatable stories, powerful lessons, and even conversations with people who’ve faced their own “starting over” moments and found the courage to rebuild. Whether you’re picking up the pieces of a broken relationship, navigating a career setback, or simply trying to figure out who you are in this next season of life, Life 2.0 With God is here to remind you that you’re not alone. Together, we’ll embrace the beauty of second chances and discover what it means to live a life full of hope, faith, and purpose. If this Podcast encouraged you, take the next step by visiting www.newlifewithgodpodcast.com. There, you’ll find additional resources and tools to help you navigate life’s challenges and rebuild with faith and purpose. Like the Podcast? You'll love the book "Starting Over: Life 2.0 With God': www.startingoverbook.com. Do you want to know God and receive Jesus as Savior into your life for healing and salvation? Put your faith in Jesus Christ alone with a simple prayer of faith at: https://tinyurl.com/asalvationprayer

  1. Oct 23

    61: Dealing With Unresolved Pain

    Like the Podcast? Go deeper with the book on Amazon- HERE Be on the weekly encouraging email list: tom-clairmont-4ebvan.subscribepage.io Unresolved pain has a way of hanging around longer than we expect. We can move on with life, stay busy, laugh, work, and even build something new, but certain memories can still bring the hurt right back. In this episode, we look at Peter’s denial of Jesus and the way Jesus later restored him. Peter couldn’t undo what he had done, and neither can we go back and rewrite our past. But with God’s help, we can forgive, repent where needed, get wise counsel, and stop letting an old wound keep running our present life. We may always remember what happened, but that doesn’t mean it has to keep owning us. These are some of the topics that we talk about in this episode: - Forgiveness can release the pain without erasing the memory. - What happened to you does not have to become who you are. - God can help you move forward, even when the past still hurts. And maybe that’s the main thing to remember: you don’t have to pretend the pain never happened, but you also don’t have to keep living there. With God’s help, you can bring the hurt, the regret, and the anger to Him and start moving forward from where you are now Share this episode with someone who may need a reminder that they’re not alone. Let’s inspire hope and show that with God’s grace, even the most broken seasons can lead to a beautiful new beginning. Do you want to know God and receive Jesus as Savior into your life for healing and salvation? Put your trust in God through Jesus Christ with a simple prayer of faith https://tinyurl.com/asalvationprayer Book Website: www.startingoverbook.com

    61: Dealing With Unresolved Pain

  2. Oct 15

    60: When You Can’t Picture a Better Future Anymore

    Like the Podcast? Go deeper with the book on Amazon: www.startingoverbook.com Be on the weekly encouraging email list: tom-clairmont-4ebvan.subscribepage.io When you can’t picture a better future anymore, it’s easy to assume that what you see right now is all there is. Using the story of the two disciples on the road to Emmaus, this episode looks at how disappointment can shrink our hope and make us feel like the future we expected is gone, even while God is already working in ways we can’t yet recognize. The answer isn’t to pretend everything is fine, but to keep walking with God, let Scripture correct the story fear is telling you, and trust that Jesus can be present and working even when you can’t see what comes next. Pasted markdown Share this episode with someone who may need a reminder that they’re not alone. Let’s inspire hope and show that with God’s grace, even the most broken seasons can lead to a beautiful new beginning. Do you want to know God and receive Jesus as Savior into your life for healing and salvation? Put your trust in God through Jesus Christ with a simple prayer of faith https://tinyurl.com/asalvationprayer Book Website: www.startingoverbook.com

    60: When You Can’t Picture a Better Future Anymore

  3. Oct 7

    59: Why Does It Feel Like God Is Against Me?

    Like the Podcast? Go deeper with the book on Amazon- HERE Be on the weekly encouraging email list: tom-clairmont-4ebvan.subscribepage.io When life keeps piling on problems, it can start to feel like God is against us, especially when prayers seem unanswered or circumstances get worse instead of better. This episode looks at James 1 and other biblical examples to show that hardship does not always mean God is opposing us. Sometimes He is strengthening our faith, correcting our direction, or working through circumstances we cannot yet understand. The answer is to bring those fears honestly to God, ask Him for wisdom, stay grounded in His Word, and trust His character even when we cannot see what He is doing. Pasted markdown Share this episode with someone who may need a reminder that they’re not alone. Let’s inspire hope and show that with God’s grace, even the most broken seasons can lead to a beautiful new beginning. Do you want to know God and receive Jesus as Savior into your life for healing and salvation? Put your trust in God through Jesus Christ with a simple prayer of faith https://tinyurl.com/asalvationprayer Book Website: www.startingoverbook.com

    59: Why Does It Feel Like God Is Against Me?

  4. Sep 24

    58: When God Doesn't Remove the Obstacle

    Like the Podcast? Go deeper with the book on Amazon- HERE - Be on the weekly encouraging email list: tom-clairmont-4ebvan.subscribepage.io This Episode: When God doesn’t remove the obstacle, it doesn’t necessarily mean He’s abandoned you. Using Joshua 17, this episode looks at how disappointment, fear, and unmet expectations can keep us focused on what we’ve lost instead of what God has already given us. Sometimes the obstacle in front of us is where God builds perseverance, courage, trust, and a stronger faith. Share this episode with someone who may need a reminder that they’re not alone. Let’s inspire hope and show that with God’s grace, even the most broken seasons can lead to a beautiful new beginning. Do you want to know God and receive Jesus as Savior into your life for healing and salvation? Put your trust in God through Jesus Christ with a simple prayer of faith https://tinyurl.com/asalvationprayer Book Website: www.startingoverbook.com

    58: When God Doesn't Remove the Obstacle

  5. Sep 4

    57: What Are You Expecting Your New Life To Be Like?

    Like the Podcast? Go deeper with the book on Amazon- HERE - Be on the weekly encouraging email list: tom-clairmont-4ebvan.subscribepage.io When you’re starting over, it’s natural to focus on what you’ve lost. But eventually, another question comes up: What are you expecting your new life to actually be like? In this episode, Tom and Paul talk about how hardship can quietly lower our expectations. After enough disappointment, we may stop thinking about building a meaningful life and start concentrating on building a safe one. But starting over can also give us an opportunity to rethink our priorities, relationships, work, habits, and especially our relationship with God. If you’ve been knocked down a few times, taking another risk may not sound very appealing. Tom and Paul share some of their own experiences with career changes, family decisions, moving, and plans that turned out very differently than expected. Looking back, some of those unexpected changes became opportunities they couldn’t see at the time. The conversation challenges you to consider whether you’re being wisely cautious about your future or whether disappointment has caused you to think smaller than you need to. Why This Episode Matters Starting over doesn’t have to be only about surviving what happened to you. There comes a point when you can begin looking beyond survival and asking how your life can make an impact again. That might mean helping someone, serving in your church or community, taking a career opportunity, learning something new, or simply becoming more willing to step outside your comfort zone. And as Christians, our confidence isn’t supposed to come from believing everything will work out the way we want. Our confidence is in God, knowing that we can make plans while trusting Him with where those plans ultimately lead. Go Deeper Pay attention to what you’re telling yourself about your future. “I’m too old for that.” “I tried that before.” “I don’t want to be disappointed again.” Those thoughts may feel reasonable, but they may also be fear talking. As the episode points out, you don’t have to say yes to every new opportunity, but you don’t want fear saying no to everything either. Proverbs 16:9 reminds us that we can make plans while God directs our steps. So bring your expectations, fears, and plans to Him and leave room for your new life to look different from what you imagined. You don’t know what the next six months or the next few years will look like. But you can ask God to make you wiser, stronger in your faith, and more useful to Him through whatever comes next. Important Links: If this podcast is encouraging you, you'll find a deeper roadmap in my book, Starting Over | Life 2.0 With God, where I walk through six biblical phases of turning your life around: Pray, Worship, Heal, Hope, Move Forward, and Trust. www.startingoverbook.com Share this episode with someone who may need a reminder that they’re not alone. Let’s inspire hope and show that with God’s grace, even the most broken seasons can lead to a beautiful new beginning. Be on the weekly encouraging email list: tom-clairmont-4ebvan.subscribepage.io Do you want to know God and receive Jesus as Savior into your life for healing and salvation? Put your trust in God through Jesus Christ with a simple prayer of faith https://tinyurl.com/asalvationprayer Book Website: www.startingoverbook.com

    57: What Are You Expecting Your New Life To Be Like?

  6. Aug 26

    56: What Actually Changes When You Take Your Faith Seriously?

    Like the Podcast? Go deeper with the book on Amazon- HERE - Be on the weekly encouraging email list: tom-clairmont-4ebvan.subscribepage.io There’s a difference between saying you believe in God and actually letting that belief affect the way you live. In this episode, Tom and Paul talk about what changes when faith becomes more than going to church, praying when there’s a problem, or calling yourself a Christian. It starts showing up in your decisions, relationships, finances, habits, priorities, and what you do when God’s direction isn’t what you wanted. They also discuss Christian maturity and how you gradually stop focusing so much on what everybody else is doing wrong and start asking, “God, what are You trying to change in me?” Why You Should Listen Maybe you’ve been a Christian for years, but there are still areas where you make the decisions and ask God to come along afterward. Maybe it’s money, a relationship, your time, or a habit you’ve gotten good at defending. This episode isn’t about becoming a “better Christian” so God will love you more. It’s about honestly looking at your life and asking where God really has authority—and where you’re still holding on to control. Why This Episode Matters As your relationship with God grows, your perspective starts changing. You don’t read the Bible to earn points with God. You want to know Him. You don’t pray simply because you’re supposed to. You recognize that you need Him. And instead of always asking, “What can God do for me?”, you begin asking, “God, how can You use me?” That’s the shift from obligation to relationship and from being self-focused to becoming increasingly God-focused. Go Deeper James 2:17 tells us that faith without works is dead. Our works don’t save us—Christ saves us—but genuine faith eventually shows up in the way we live. So pick one thing this week. Give God the first part of your morning. Look honestly at your finances. Have the conversation you’ve been avoiding. Deal with the habit you know needs to change. Or pray before making that decision instead of asking God to bless it afterward. As Tom writes in Starting Over: Life 2.0 With God, Chapter 9: “Our job is to focus on today instead of worrying about the future. We need to consecrate ourselves to Him now and live in the present.” Sometimes taking your faith seriously begins with one ordinary decision where you decide that God gets a say in this part of your life too. Important Links: If this podcast is encouraging you, you'll find a deeper roadmap in my book, Starting Over | Life 2.0 With God, where I walk through six biblical phases of turning your life around: Pray, Worship, Heal, Hope, Move Forward, and Trust. www.startingoverbook.com Share this episode with someone who may need a reminder that they’re not alone. Let’s inspire hope and show that with God’s grace, even the most broken seasons can lead to a beautiful new beginning. Be on the weekly encouraging email list: tom-clairmont-4ebvan.subscribepage.io Do you want to know God and receive Jesus as Savior into your life for healing and salvation? Put your trust in God through Jesus Christ with a simple prayer of faith https://tinyurl.com/asalvationprayer Book Website: www.startingoverbook.com

    56: What Actually Changes When You Take Your Faith Seriously?

  7. Aug 17

    55: What Happens When You Build Your Life Around Avoidance

    Like the Podcast? Go deeper with the book on Amazon- HERE - Be on the weekly encouraging email list: tom-clairmont-4ebvan.subscribepage.io We all avoid things. A hard conversation. Looking honestly at our finances. Dealing with a relationship problem. Admitting we need help. Sometimes we even avoid opportunities because we're afraid of failing, succeeding, or simply stepping outside what feels comfortable. In this episode, Tom Clairmont and Paul Berard have a very practical conversation about why we do this and what avoidance can quietly cost us over time. They share personal examples of things they've avoided and talk about the fears that are often hiding underneath. They also look at the difference between something we need to repent of and something that's simply hard and needs to be faced. If there's something in your life you've been telling yourself you'll deal with "later," this episode might help you finally understand what's been holding you back and how trusting God can help you face it. What You'll Hear Why avoidance can actually feel good at firstHow "I'll deal with it later" can turn into months or yearsWhy admitting there's a problem means accepting responsibilityThe fear that can hide behind procrastinationWhy we avoid hard conversations in relationshipsPaul's surprising struggle with the fear of successHow staying comfortable can keep us from growingThe difference between avoiding sin and avoiding something that's simply hardWhat Jonah teaches us about running from what God wants us to faceA practical way to identify and deal with something you've been avoidingWhy You Should Listen Maybe there's something you already know you've been avoiding. You don't need anybody to tell you what it is because it probably came to mind while you were reading this. This episode isn't about making you feel guilty about it. It's about understanding why you've been putting it off, being honest about the fear underneath it, and figuring out how to face it with God's help. Why This Episode Matters I've learned that the things we avoid don't usually disappear. Sometimes they sit quietly in the background until we're forced to deal with them under much worse circumstances. Whether it's a relationship, money, personal growth, sin, or a decision you simply don't want to make, facing it now may save you from a lot more pain later. And sometimes the thing you've been trying so hard not to face is exactly where God wants to begin doing something different in your life. Go Deeper If this podcast is encouraging you, you'll find a deeper roadmap in my book, Starting Over | Life 2.0 With God, where I walk through six biblical phases of turning your life around: Pray, Worship, Heal, Hope, Move Forward, and Trust. www.startingoverbook.com Share this episode with someone who may need a reminder that they’re not alone. Let’s inspire hope and show that with God’s grace, even the most broken seasons can lead to a beautiful new beginning. Be on the weekly encouraging email list: tom-clairmont-4ebvan.subscribepage.io Do you want to know God and receive Jesus as Savior into your life for healing and salvation? Put your trust in God through Jesus Christ with a simple prayer of faith https://tinyurl.com/asalvationprayer Book Website: www.startingoverbook.com

    55: What Happens When You Build Your Life Around Avoidance

  8. Jul 25

    54: The Decisions That Quietly Shape Your Life Over Time

    Like the Podcast? Go deeper with the book on Amazon- HERE - Be on the weekly encouraging email list: tom-clairmont-4ebvan.subscribepage.io It's easy to believe our lives are shaped by the big moments. A divorce. Losing a job. Retirement. A financial setback. But when you look back, it's often the small decisions made day after day that quietly determine where life takes you. In this episode, Tom Clairmont and Paul Berard explore how the everyday choices we make gradually become habits, habits become character, and character shapes our future. Through personal stories and practical biblical wisdom, they discuss why choosing comfort over growth, putting things off, or neglecting our relationship with God can slowly move us off course. More importantly, they explain how God can use small, faithful acts of obedience to change the direction of our lives over time. If you're trying to turn your life around, this conversation will encourage you to stop waiting for one big breakthrough and start allowing God to work through the ordinary decisions you're making today. What You'll Hear Why small decisions often shape life's biggest outcomesHow daily habits determine your future directionThe danger of choosing comfort over growthWhy consistency matters more than occasional effortPaul's story of one decision that changed his lifePractical ways to strengthen your faith through daily choicesHow God works through ordinary obedienceWhy routines shape your characterThe long-term impact of wise decision-makingOne simple question to help guide your choices each day Why You Should Listen If you're trying to rebuild your life, it's easy to think you need one big breakthrough. This episode shows why lasting change usually begins with small, faithful decisions that God uses over time to reshape your future. Why This Episode Matters When life falls apart, it's natural to look for one big answer that will fix everything. But real change usually happens much more quietly. This episode reminds us that every small decision matters, and when we invite God into those everyday choices, He can gradually lead us toward a completely different future. Go Deeper If this podcast is encouraging you, you'll find a deeper roadmap in my book, Starting Over | Life 2.0 With God, where I walk through six biblical phases of turning your life around: Pray, Worship, Heal, Hope, Move Forward, and Trust. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FNNG1XRB Share this episode with someone who may need a reminder that they’re not alone. Let’s inspire hope and show that with God’s grace, even the most broken seasons can lead to a beautiful new beginning. Be on the weekly encouraging email list: tom-clairmont-4ebvan.subscribepage.io Do you want to know God and receive Jesus as Savior into your life for healing and salvation? Put your trust in God through Jesus Christ with a simple prayer of faith https://tinyurl.com/asalvationprayer Book Website: www.startingoverbook.com

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For those that have had their world turned upside down. Life has a way of throwing us curveballs—divorce, job loss, unexpected heartbreak, or even just the nagging feeling that we’re stuck. If you’ve ever found yourself asking, “What’s next for me?” or “How do I rebuild when everything feels like it’s fallen apart?”—this podcast is for you. Life 2.0 With God is a space where we tackle those tough, raw, and real questions head-on. Drawing from personal experiences, biblical truths, and practical wisdom, I’ll walk with you through the challenges of starting over and creating a fresh start filled with hope and purpose. This isn’t about having all the answers or sugarcoating the struggles—it’s about being honest with where we are and leaning on God to guide us forward. You’ll hear relatable stories, powerful lessons, and even conversations with people who’ve faced their own “starting over” moments and found the courage to rebuild. Whether you’re picking up the pieces of a broken relationship, navigating a career setback, or simply trying to figure out who you are in this next season of life, Life 2.0 With God is here to remind you that you’re not alone. Together, we’ll embrace the beauty of second chances and discover what it means to live a life full of hope, faith, and purpose. If this Podcast encouraged you, take the next step by visiting www.newlifewithgodpodcast.com. There, you’ll find additional resources and tools to help you navigate life’s challenges and rebuild with faith and purpose. Like the Podcast? You'll love the book "Starting Over: Life 2.0 With God': www.startingoverbook.com. Do you want to know God and receive Jesus as Savior into your life for healing and salvation? Put your faith in Jesus Christ alone with a simple prayer of faith at: https://tinyurl.com/asalvationprayer

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