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
44.One Peaceful Habit to Respond with Grace When You’re Angry
Feeling triggered more often than you’d like? In this episode, discover one peaceful habit rooted in Proverbs 15:1 that can help you respond with grace instead of anger. Learn how to pause before reacting, regulate your emotions, and let peace lead—even when tensions rise. If you’ve ever regretted what you said in the heat of the moment, this episode offers biblical insight, neuroscience-backed tools, and practical encouragement to help you grow.
🌿 Habit of Peace: Pause. Breathe. Pray. Let Peace Go First.
A peaceful response begins before the conflict—with one small habit that rewires your heart and retrains your reaction.
Key Takeaways:
- A peaceful response starts before the pressure builds
- Proverbs 15:1 teaches us the power of a gentle answer
- The amygdala hijack explains why we react fast and regret it later
- You can interrupt the cycle with intentional habits and prayer
- One Spirit-led pause can shift the entire emotional tone of a moment
Chapters
- 00:00 Introduction to Habits of Peace
- 01:17 Understanding Triggered Moments
- 04:24 The Power of a Gentle Response
- 08:37 The Science Behind Reactions
- 10:28 Practicing the Pause
- 14:44 Applying the Habit of Peace
Quotables:
- “A gentle answer flows from a heart that’s already chosen peace.”
- “You don’t need a perfect response—just a peaceful one.”
- “You can’t always stop the trigger—but you can slow the reaction.”
🎙️ Why You’ll Love This Episode:
This episode combines biblical teaching, personal experience, and neuroscience in a highly practical way. You’ll feel seen in your emotional struggles—and encouraged that change is possible, one habit at a time. It’s short, grace-filled, and packed with tools you can start using today.
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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