18.Start the Year with Hope: Simple Steps to a Balanced Life in 2025

Habits of Hope: Cultivating a Deeper Life with God

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Kick off 2025 with hope and intention! In this episode, we explore how small, daily habits can nurture your body, soul, and spirit. Learn how to embrace progress over perfection, celebrate small wins, and trust God with the journey. Whether you’re looking to reset after the holidays or build momentum for lasting change, these practical steps and faith-filled encouragement will inspire you to start small, stay faithful, and let God work in your life this year.

Takeaways

1. Start Each Day with Intention: Invite God into your daily choices and focus on one nurturing action for your body, soul, and spirit.
2. Celebrate Small Wins: Recognize daily progress, no matter how small, to build momentum and foster gratitude.
3. Embrace Progress Over Perfection: Let go of unrealistic expectations and trust God with the results of your efforts.
4. Reset Anytime: If you feel off track, pause, pray, and take the next small step forward.
5. Trust God with Your Journey: Focus on faithfulness in your habits and leave the outcomes to Him.
6. Balance Comes from Alignment: True balance happens when body, soul, and spirit work together in harmony, not through overexertion or perfectionism.
7. Faith Overcomes Shame: Shift your mindset from "not enough" to grace-filled progress, trusting God to equip you every step of the way.

Quotes
Faithfulness today builds momentum for tomorrow.
Small steps, big faith, lasting change.
God rejoices when we begin, no matter how small.
Progress isn’t about perfection; it’s about persistence in faith.
Chapters

00:00 Embracing New Beginnings

06:46 Nurturing the Whole Self

14:07 Progress Over Perfection

20:51 Celebrating Wins and Healthy Choices

26:53 Trusting God with Results

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