The Pace of Grace with Kim Avery Kim Avery

Feeling overwhelmed, exhausted, or on the brink of burnout? In this episode, we uncover the secret to sustained energy and joy: rhythms. Discover why even the most passionate and dedicated individuals can face burnout and how embracing God’s design for work and rest can restore and rejuvenate us.
 
Listen in to learn:
Why passion isn’t enough to protect you from fatigue
The alarming rise in burnout, and why it matters
Six reasons for rhythms, and how they can work for you
Practical steps to help you start integrating rhythms of rest and work into your life today
 
💡Today’s Big Idea: Replenishment comes from rhythms.
⚡️Today’s Small Step: Identify one small rhythm you can integrate into your life today. Pray, Choose one, and obey.
 
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Neuroscience and learning theory have unveiled profound insights into the processes of learning, growing, and transforming. We're harnessing these discoveries in vibrant, new ways that can invigorate our lives.
However, when it comes to our spiritual journeys and our walk with the Lord, many of us are still tethered to the old paths—those that prioritize information acquisition over true spiritual formation.
In today’s episode, we’ll explore how to weave the latest neuroscience findings into your daily walk with the Lord. Prepare to uncover a deeper, more embodied faith that resonates with mind, body, and spirit.


💡Today’s Big Idea: God has given you five senses and invites you to live, use, and enjoy all of them in your walk with Him. 
⚡️Today’s Small Step: Choose one or two mini-experiments to engage in for a month by incorporating one of your five senses in your time with God. 
 
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QUOTES
“God can only meet us in one place, and that’s right where we are.” Dallas Willard
 
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LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:
S3E8: Embodied Awareness: Meeting God Where You Live
Book: Your Brain on Art, by Magasmen & Ross
The Pace of Grace Community: Cultivate rhythms for learning to live and work at the pace of grace. Inspirational, practical, affordable, and fun. No long-term commitment.
Follow, rate, and review The Pace of Grace on Apple or Spotify
 
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Find me on Facebook @KimAveryCoaching
Find me on Instagram @CoachKimAvery 
 

Tuning into the wisdom of our bodies is a practice too often overlooked, yet it holds the potential for profound insights. In this episode, we dive into the world of embodied awareness, demonstrating how it can act as a potent catalyst for personal and spiritual growth.
Join us today as we look at what may be hiding behind your fatigue. Discover how stress and tension can be invitations to deeper understanding and change. We'll also explore the significance of listening to your pain, urging you toward paths of healing, and how your gut feelings capture insights your conscious mind may have missed. Lastly, learn to listen and understand the language of your tears, a silent expression of emotions too deep for words.


💡Today’s Big Idea: God talks to you through your body. Take time to listen.
 ⚡️Today’s Small Step:  Pause and scan your body now, notice any tiny signals, and ask God what He may be saying.



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 QUOTES
 “Jesus both respected and loved his body and the bodies of the people he encountered. We know that he slept and ate – taking care of his body’s basic needs. He also touched and healed people whose bodies were broken. If the body didn’t matter, why would he take time to heal the lame and restore sight to the blind? Why would he kneel to wash the grime off his disciples’ feet? Why would he wake up early to cook his hungry friend's breakfast?
 
Perhaps the most compelling of all, at the last supper, Jesus says, “This is my body broken for you. This is my blood shed for you” (1 Corinthians 11). The ultimate gift of life came through his body.
 
Encounter with the divine happens in the body, not apart from it.”
 
Olive Chan: https://timandolive.com/meeting-god-in-our-bodies-sermon/ 
 
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 LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:
Follow, rate, and review The Pace of Grace on Apple or Spotify
 The Pace of Grace Community: Learn more or join for only $10 a month with no long-term commitment.
 
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LET’S CONNECT:
 Find me on Facebook @KimAveryCoaching
Find me on Instagram @CoachKimAvery 
 
 

Do you ever find yourself arguing with God, not openly, but in the quiet depths of your heart where you hope even He can't hear? Have you ever caught yourself wondering, "God, why did you choose me for this?"
In today’s episode, we're diving deep into four specific reasons why God selected you for your current challenges, no matter how daunting they may seem. 
Join in to hear entertaining stories, uplifting inspiration, and heartfelt encouragement designed to help you persevere through even the toughest of times.



💡Today’s Big Idea:  God created you and chose you for this moment.
⚡️Today’s Small Step: Join Him and enjoy Him by taking one tiny step of faith today. 
 
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LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:
The Pace of Grace Community: Cultivate rhythms for learning to live and work at the pace of grace. Inspirational, practical, affordable, and fun. No long-term commitment.
Follow, rate, and review The Pace of Grace on Apple or Spotify

 
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LET’S CONNECT:
Find me on Facebook @KimAveryCoaching
Find me on Instagram @CoachKimAvery 

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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LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:
Turning Tension to Trust: A-Z Characteristics of God
The Pace of Grace Community: Cultivate rhythms for learning to live and work at the pace of grace. Inspirational, practical, affordable, and fun. No long-term commitment.



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LET’S CONNECT:
Find me on Facebook @KimAveryCoaching
Find me on Instagram @CoachKimAvery 

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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 LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE:
 Rembrandt’s Storm on the Sea of Galilee
The Pace of Grace Community: Learn more or join for only $10 a month. No long-term commitment.
 
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LET’S CONNECT:
 Find me on Facebook @KimAveryCoaching
Find me on Instagram @CoachKimAvery