How Do I Define Winter in My Life? with Pastor Mike Kelsey- Episode 951

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Jan 9, 2025

Pastor Mike Kelsey, known for his relatable spiritual guidance as a pastor at McLean Bible Church, joins to discuss defining 'winter' in our lives. He encourages embracing the seasonal cycles, accepting life's challenges with resilience, and finding growth amid struggles. Mike shares insights on navigating unwise choices and the critical role of self-reflection for spiritual clarity. Listeners are reminded of the beauty in vulnerability and the importance of slowing down to foster inner connection during tough times.

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INSIGHT

Spiritual Seasons

Pay attention to seasons in your spiritual life, as they reveal your dependence on God, not control.
Embracing your current season allows you to receive God's plans.

ADVICE

Assessing Life Seasons

Evaluate your vocational, relational, and spiritual seasons for a balanced life assessment.
Consider physical aspects within these areas, as they often interconnect.

INSIGHT

Effort vs Outcome

When effort and spiritual outcomes mismatch, examine the current season.
Lower effort with high outcomes or vice-versa signals a potential season change.

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One of our favorite pastors around is here- Pastor Mike Kelsey. As we were planning for this year on the podcast, we knew we wanted a pastor to help us set up each new season and give us a spiritual look at what it all means. SO WHAT AN ACTUAL GIFT that Pastor Mike is going to be here at the start of every season to help us really figure all of this out. Today, we’re going to talk about how we define winter in our own lives, and I cannot wait to see what God wants to teach us throughout this season. This is a note-taking episode for sure, because you know Pastor Mike is always bringing us some truth. (Guidebook page 10)

Today, Pastor Mike Kelsey is starting us off on our Seasons series talking about winter. He is here help us answer the question, “How do I define winter in my life?”

We have a TSF Seasons Guidebook available for you over at anniefdowns.com/seasons that will lead you through this entire year as well. When you purchase it, you’ll get a download of all of the questions and prompts for the winter season, and then we’ll email the content for each new season as it begins.

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