Habits of Hope: Cultivating a Deeper Life with God
Are you looking to build rhythms of daily life that strengthen your faith and bring you closer to God? Habits of Hope is your guide for developing spiritual habits that nurture your soul and deepen your connection with God. Hosted by Ginger Harrington and co-host Larissa Traquair, each episode explores how small, consistent choices can lead to significant spiritual growth.
At Habits of Hope, we believe that cultivating a life rooted in hope comes through daily rhythms that help us trust God’s faithfulness, even in difficult seasons. Whether you're looking to refresh your spiritual practices or find encouragement during hard times, this podcast provides practical tools and biblical wisdom to help you grow spiritually.
In this podcast, we will help you:
- Feel more connected to God in your daily life through practical spiritual habits.
- Overcome stagnation in your faith by fostering consistent spiritual growth.
- Trust God’s faithfulness, even during life’s hardest moments.
- Establish and maintain daily rhythms of prayer, reflection, and scripture.
- Navigate life's stresses with spiritual and emotional encouragement rooted in faith.
- Reconnect with God when you feel spiritually empty or distant.
- Build a consistent and meaningful prayer life with simple, actionable strategies.
- Overcome doubt and find renewed hope in your faith journey.
- Release unhealthy comparisons and trust in God’s unique timing for your life.
- Discover purpose and meaning in everyday life through small, intentional habits of faith.
Each episode offers inspiring conversations, stories, and actionable steps to help you live a life of faith, hope, and purpose. If you're ready to build habits that foster a deeper connection with God, then you're in the right place. Let’s get started—because a deeper life begins now.
Habits of Hope: Cultivating a Deeper Life with God
35.Why Soul Care Isn’t Selfish: How to Care for Your Soul Every Day
Soul care isn’t selfish—it’s essential. In this powerful episode, we explore what soul care really means, how it’s different from self-care, and why it matters more than ever for your emotional and spiritual health. If you’re feeling spiritually dry, emotionally tired, or just barely hanging on, this episode will help you reconnect with God and discover simple ways to nourish your soul in everyday life.
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We’ll unpack Deuteronomy 4:9 and discuss why “watching over your soul diligently” is a practice we can’t afford to ignore.
Habit of Hope: Make soul care a regular rhythm in your life—because a well-tended soul is a hopeful soul.
- Soul care is a spiritual necessity, not a luxury.
- Deuteronomy 4:9 shows how forgetting God’s faithfulness leads to soul drift.
- Signs of soul neglect include exhaustion, irritability, anxiety, and spiritual dryness.
- Remembering God’s past faithfulness renews present hope.
- A hopeful life begins with a connected and nourished soul.
Quotes
- "A well-tended soul is a hopeful soul."
- "God tells us to watch over our souls diligently—because He knows we’re prone to forget."
- "Hope fades when we’re running on spiritual fumes."
- "Soul care isn’t selfish—it’s how we stay rooted in truth and filled with hope."
- "We weren’t made to live constantly depleted."
🎙️ Why You’ll Love This Episode:
This episode is a breath of fresh air if you’ve been running on empty. You’ll feel understood, encouraged, and reminded that God cares deeply about your inner life. It’s packed with biblical truth, practical insights, and heart-centered encouragement to help you thrive—not just survive.
Habits of Hope Podcast is for informational and inspirational purposes only. This podcast is not a substitute for professional advice—spiritual, medical, legal, or otherwise.
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