The Pace of Grace with Kim Avery

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For those who are weary of trying harder and working longer, always leveling up and then doubling down, digging in and then tapping out, this is your set-aside space where we're learning to live and work at the pace of grace. With practical tools and simple steps, The Pace of Grace is here to help you make the most important part of your life, permeate all of your life. Your host is Kim Avery, a counselor, coach, spiritual director, and the author of The Prayer Powered Entrepreneur: 31 Days to Building Your Business with Less Stress and More Joy.

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June 9, 2026Episode 1017 min

I'm Empty, But Everyone Needs Me

What do you do when you're running on empty, but everyone still needs something from you? This episode explores the quiet tension of being deeply needed and deeply depleted. When you've carried too much for too long, slowing down can feel risky, even irresponsible. But staying depleted has a cost, too, and eventually what looks like faithfulness on the outside begins to erode you from within. This episode is a gentle invitation to stop measuring love by how much you can endure and begin discerning what is actually yours to carry. Because God does not just love the people you serve. He loves you, too. In this episode: Why slowing down can feel risky The hidden cost of staying depleted How to discern what is yours to carry Why stepping back may be an act of trust 💡Today's Big Idea: God doesn't just love the people you serve, He loves you. ⚡️Today's Small Step: Don't rush past this moment. Pause. Write it down. Tell a friend… and then be willing to do whatever God tells you to do. **** LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: 🌿The Pace of Grace Community 🌿 Slow down. Breathe deep. Grow in grace. Join a community of like-minded believers who are committed to living and working at God's pace—without the hustle, hurry, or overwhelm. Inside, you'll find encouragement, practical tools, and a sacred space to pause, reflect, and realign with what matters most. ✨ Monthly live gatherings ✨ Prayer, support, and connection ✨ Simple practices to nurture your soul ✨ Sacred Rhythms Study in 2026 No long-term commitment—just a gentle invitation to step into a rhythm of grace. Join today for only $10/month! [www.paceofgrace.com/community] **** LET'S CONNECT: Find me on Facebook@kavery Find me on Instagram @CoachKimAvery

June 2, 2026Episode 916 min

The Speed of Grace

What if grace has more than one speed? This episode explores the different rhythms of life with God and the grace available for each one. Some seasons ask us to sprint with focus and energy. Some bring us to a full stop. Others move slowly through uncertainty, while many simply ask us to keep showing up with steady faithfulness. The pace may change, but God's grace remains. In this episode: The four different speeds of grace How to discern the pace God is inviting you into Why faithfulness is not measured by speed The grace available for every season 💡Today's Big Idea: The pace may change, but God's grace remains. ⚡️Today's Small Step: Ask God one simple question: What pace are you inviting me into during this season? **** LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: ☀️ Practice the Presence of God—50+ Ways to Enjoy God All Day ☀️ If you would like some ideas for ways to live within your God-given limits and still enjoy His presence all day long, download your free guide, Practice the Presence of God—50+ Ways to Enjoy God All Day. It's full of gentle, grace-paced ideas to help you stay connected with Him right in the middle of real life. www.paceofgrace.com/free **** LET'S CONNECT: Find me on Facebook @kavery Find me on Instagram @CoachKimAvery

May 26, 2026Episode 814 min

When Good Things Get Heavy

What if the very strengths that make you effective are also the ones quietly wearing you out? This episode explores how good gifts can become heavy when responsibility turns into over-functioning, discernment into overthinking, and compassion into carrying what was never yours to hold. Even good things can become too much when they grow beyond what your life can sustainably carry. In this episode: Why your strengths can become your strain How to notice what no longer fits Three guardrails for a more sustainable life A gentler way to carry what's yours 💡Today's Big Idea: Guardrails let goodness flourish ⚡️Today's Small Step: Download the simple guide. 7 Life-Giving Questions: A Simple Way to Start Letting Go at paceofgrace.com/free **** LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: 7 Life-Giving Questions: A Simple Way to Start Letting Go paceofgrace.com/free 🌿The Pace of Grace Community 🌿 Slow down. Breathe deep. Grow in grace. Join a community of like-minded believers who are committed to living and working at God's pace—without the hustle, hurry, or overwhelm. Inside, you'll find encouragement, practical tools, and a sacred space to pause, reflect, and realign with what matters most. ✨ Monthly live gatherings ✨ Prayer, support, and connection ✨ Simple practices to nurture your soul No long-term commitment—just a gentle invitation to step into a rhythm of grace. Join today for only $10/month! [www.paceofgrace.com/community] 👍 Follow, rate, and review The Pace of Grace Podcast on Apple or Spotify **** LET'S CONNECT: Find me on Facebook @kavery Find me on Instagram @CoachKimAvery

May 19, 2026Episode 713 min

Spiritual Companions: Spiritual Practices Series

What if the very thing you've been trying to handle on your own… was never meant to be carried alone? This episode explores why spiritual companionship isn't a bonus for a few, but a core part of how we're designed to live and walk with God. If you tend to keep things to yourself, push through quietly, or feel unsure how to let others into what's really going on, this conversation offers a different way. You'll learn: Why trying to process everything alone can actually keep you stuck How honest, unfinished conversations create space for God to meet you What neuroscience reveals about why your body needs safe connection A simple, low-pressure way to begin letting someone walk with you If you've been carrying more than you were meant to hold, this episode will gently open the door to something lighter, steadier, and more shared. 💡Today's Big Idea: God often shows up between us, not just within us. ⚡️Today's Small Step: This week, in faith, tell one safe person one true sentence… and notice how God meets you there. **** LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: 🌿The Pace of Grace Community 🌿 Slow down. Breathe deep. Grow in grace. Join a community of like-minded believers who are committed to living and working at God's pace—without the hustle, hurry, or overwhelm. Inside, you'll find encouragement, practical tools, and a sacred space to pause, reflect, and realign with what matters most. ✨ Monthly live gatherings ✨ Prayer, support, and connection ✨ Simple practices to nurture your soul No long-term commitment—just a gentle invitation to step into a rhythm of grace. Join today for only $10/month! [www.paceofgrace.com/community] 👍 Follow, rate, and review The Pace of Grace Podcast on Apple or Spotify **** LET'S CONNECT: Find me on Facebook @kavery Find me on Instagram @CoachKimAvery

May 12, 2026Episode 613 min

Taking the Scary First Step

Do you ever find yourself circling the same decision… thinking, researching, praying… but never actually moving forward? This episode explores why taking the first step with God can feel so difficult, even when you sense His direction clearly. If you've been stuck in overthinking, waiting for certainty, or quietly hoping the nudge will go away, this conversation will help you understand what's really happening beneath the surface. You'll learn: Why your brain resists forward movement when things feel uncertain The hidden difference between needing clarity and avoiding action How God often leads without giving the full picture What it looks like to take one faithful step without feeling ready If you're standing at a decision point and can't seem to move, this episode will help you shift from circling… to stepping. 💡Today's Big Idea: God rarely reveals the whole journey. He invites us to take the first step. ⚡️Today's Small Step: Ask God what the next faithful step might be… and take that step today. **** LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: 🌿The Pace of Grace Community 🌿 Slow down. Breathe deep. Grow in grace. Join a community of like-minded believers who are committed to living and working at God's pace—without the hustle, hurry, or overwhelm. Inside, you'll find encouragement, practical tools, and a sacred space to pause, reflect, and realign with what matters most. ✨ Monthly live gatherings ✨ Prayer, support, and connection ✨ Simple practices to nurture your soul No long-term commitment—just a gentle invitation to step into a rhythm of grace. Join today for only $10/month! [www.paceofgrace.com/community] 👍 Follow, rate, and review The Pace of Grace Podcast on Apple or Spotify **** LET'S CONNECT: Find me on Facebook @kavery Find me on Instagram @CoachKimAvery

May 5, 2026Episode 515 min

When Hope Feels Slippery

When life feels uncertain, most of us reach for hope… but what if the way we've been holding it is actually what's making it slip? This episode explores the difference between fragile optimism and a deeper, steadier kind of hope that can actually hold you in real life. If your peace rises and falls with circumstances, or your mind tends to spiral into worst-case scenarios, this conversation offers a more grounded way forward without pretending things are easier than they are. You'll learn: Why attaching hope to outcomes quietly sets you up for disappointment How to hold both reality and faith at the same time What neuroscience reveals about your brain's natural drift toward fear A simple way to return your attention to what's still true about God If you've ever wondered how to keep hope from slipping through your fingers, this episode will help you find something more anchored. 💡Today's Big Idea: Hope doesn't calm the storm. Hope keeps our souls from drifting in the storm ⚡️Today's Small Step: Choose one small truth about your Savior to meditate on again and again. **** LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: 🌿The Pace of Grace Community 🌿 Slow down. Breathe deep. Grow in grace. Join a community of like-minded believers who are committed to living and working at God's pace—without the hustle, hurry, or overwhelm. Inside, you'll find encouragement, practical tools, and a sacred space to pause, reflect, and realign with what matters most. ✨ Monthly live gatherings ✨ Prayer, support, and connection ✨ Simple practices to nurture your soul No long-term commitment—just a gentle invitation to step into a rhythm of grace. Join today for only $10/month! [www.paceofgrace.com/community] 👍 Follow, rate, and review The Pace of Grace Podcast on Apple or Spotify **** LET'S CONNECT: Find me on Facebook @kavery Find me on Instagram @CoachKimAvery

April 28, 202616 min

The Spiritual Wisdom of Fatigue

What if your fatigue isn't a failure… but a signal? Sometimes exhaustion isn't simply about doing too much. It's about carrying weight that was never meant to rest on our shoulders. Many people quietly live in a state of internal bracing, holding responsibilities, outcomes, and expectations in ways the human body was never designed to sustain. This episode explores the quiet wisdom hidden inside fatigue. Instead of pushing through or trying to fix ourselves, we learn how paying attention to our bodies can gently reveal where the weight of life may have shifted into places it was never meant to be carried. In this episode, you'll discover how to: • Recognize the difference between healthy tiredness and deeper fatigue • Understand how the nervous system responds to emotional and relational load • Identify hidden ways responsibility can quietly accumulate in the body • Release the pressure to hold outcomes that belong to God • Move toward a slower, more sustainable way of living and serving 💡Today's Big Idea: Your body is wiser than you think, and God is already meeting you there. ⚡️Today's Small Step: Notice one moment of fatigue today and stay with it in God's presence, without rushing past it. **** LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: 🌿The Pace of Grace Community 🌿 Slow down. Breathe deep. Grow in grace. Join a community of like-minded believers who are committed to living and working at God's pace—without the hustle, hurry, or overwhelm. Inside, you'll find encouragement, practical tools, and a sacred space to pause, reflect, and realign with what matters most. ✨ Monthly live gatherings ✨ Prayer, support, and connection ✨ Simple practices to nurture your soul No long-term commitment—just a gentle invitation to step into a rhythm of grace. Join today for only $10/month! [www.paceofgrace.com/community] 👍 Follow, rate, and review The Pace of Grace Podcast on Apple or Spotify **** LET'S CONNECT: Find me on Facebook @kavery Find me on Instagram @CoachKimAvery

April 21, 2026Episode 316 min

When Nothing Seems to Change: Gritty Grace Stories (James O. Fraser)

What do you do when you've prayed, obeyed, hoped… and nothing seems to change? Some of the hardest seasons of faith are not the dramatic ones, but the quiet, grinding ones. The ones where you keep showing up, keep asking, keep trusting, and still feel like you're standing in the same cold place. This episode explores the gritty grace of prayer when the fruit is hidden, the timeline is long, and the breakthrough seems far away. Through one unforgettable story of perseverance, this conversation offers hope for anyone who has wondered whether their prayers matter, whether hidden faithfulness counts, or whether God is still at work when the evidence feels painfully thin. In this episode, you'll discover how to: • Keep praying when results feel slow or invisible • Find courage to stay faithful in seasons of disappointment and reversal • Understand the quiet power of shared, committed prayer • Recognize that unseen spiritual work is not wasted work • Hold onto hope when God's timing feels painfully different than your own 💡Today's Big Idea: Hidden prayer grows visible fruit. ⚡️Today's Small Step: Text one trusted friend. Share one specific burden. Set one simple time. Pray together — even if it's just 10 minutes. **** LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: Book: Mountain Rain 🌿The Pace of Grace Community 🌿 Slow down. Breathe deep. Grow in grace. Join a community of like-minded believers who are committed to living and working at God's pace—without the hustle, hurry, or overwhelm. Inside, you'll find encouragement, practical tools, and a sacred space to pause, reflect, and realign with what matters most. ✨ Monthly live gatherings ✨ Prayer, support, and connection ✨ Simple practices to nurture your soul No long-term commitment—just a gentle invitation to step into a rhythm of grace. Join today for only $10/month! [www.paceofgrace.com/community] 👍 Follow, rate, and review The Pace of Grace Podcast on Apple or Spotify *** LET'S CONNECT: Find me on Facebook @kavery Find me on Instagram @CoachKimAvery

April 14, 2026Episode 215 min

Nurturing New Beginnings

What if the most faithful response to a new beginning isn't to accelerate it… but to protect it? When something finally starts moving after a long winter, the instinct is often to prove it. To grow it faster. To turn the small thaw into full spring as quickly as possible. But rushing fragile growth can place weight on something that hasn't yet developed the roots to carry it. This episode explores the quieter wisdom of nurturing what God begins. Instead of rushing momentum, we learn to steward it with patience, trust, and attentiveness to God's timing. In this episode, you'll discover how to: • Protect early growth instead of rushing to prove it • Recognize the difference between maximizing opportunities and stewarding them well • Resist the pressure to scale something that is still forming • Build deeper roots that support lasting fruit • Cultivate a slower, steadier partnership with God in seasons of new beginnings 💡Today's Big Idea: When growth begins, the temptation is to prove it. But God invites me to protect it. ⚡️Today's Small Step: If something new is stirring in me, I will resist the urge to share it widely and instead talk it through with God and one safe person first. **** LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: 🌿The Pace of Grace Community Slow down. Breathe deep. Grow in grace. Join a community of like-minded believers who are committed to living and working at God's pace—without the hustle, hurry, or overwhelm. Inside, you'll find encouragement, practical tools, and a sacred space to pause, reflect, and realign with what matters most. ✨ Monthly live gatherings ✨ Prayer, support, and connection ✨ Simple practices to nurture your soul No long-term commitment—just a gentle invitation to step into a rhythm of grace. Join today for only $10/month! [www.paceofgrace.com/community] 👍 Follow, rate, and review The Pace of Grace Podcast on Apple or Spotify *** LET'S CONNECT: Find me on Facebook @kavery Find me on Instagram @CoachKimAvery

April 7, 2026Episode 117 min

Overthinking: God's Greater Grace

Ever stared at something in your life for months… knowing it needs to change… yet somehow never taking the step? Overthinking often disguises itself as wisdom. It feels responsible. Careful. Even spiritual. But eventually what began as thoughtful reflection can quietly become a loop of fear, rumination, and delay. Instead of moving forward with God, we end up mentally pacing the same hallway again and again. This episode explores how grace meets us right in that spiral. Not by shaming our tendency to overthink, but by gently guiding us toward a freer way to make decisions, trust God, and take the next faithful step. In this episode, you'll discover how to: • Recognize when thoughtful reflection has quietly turned into anxious rumination • Understand why the brain naturally spins when facing uncertainty • Loosen the pressure to make the "perfect" decision • Move from mental circling to one clear next step • Experience the deeper peace that comes from trusting God with imperfect choices 💡Today's Big Idea: God's peace is better than my certainty. ⚡️Today's Small Step: Sign up to join us on 4/22 at noon our From Overthinking to Your Next Step. www.paceofgrace.com/overthinking **** LINKS + RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: From Overthinking to Your Next Step Workshop: Circling the same decision again and again? On 4/22/26 from 12:00-12:30 pm ET, join us for this livellive, interactive workshop where we'll walk a simple 30-minute path designed to help you move out of overthinking and toward your next faithful step with God. Bring one real decision you've been wrestling with, and leave with greater clarity, peace, and a practical way forward. www.paceofgrace.com/overthinking 👍 Follow, rate, and review The Pace of Grace Podcast on Apple or Spotify **** LET'S CONNECT: Find me on Facebook @kavery Find me on Instagram @CoachKimAvery