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
74.What Is Holy Leisure? Finding Joy with God Instead of Quiet Time Pressure
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Have you ever sat down for your quiet time… and instead of feeling refreshed, you felt pressure?
Maybe it started as something meaningful—a space to meet with God, to be nourished in His Word. But somewhere along the way, it began to feel like one more thing to do. One more box to check. And instead of delight, you felt disappointment… wondering if you were doing it “right.”
If that resonates with you, this conversation is a deep breath for your soul.
In this episode of the Habits of Hope Podcast, Ginger sits down with author and Bible teacher Cara Ray to talk about what it looks like to move from performance-driven spiritual routines into a more life-giving rhythm of what she calls holy leisure—a way of enjoying God in everyday life.
Together, they unpack why so many of us quietly struggle in our time with God, and how shifting our mindset from striving to abiding can transform not just our quiet time—but our entire relationship with Him.
In This Episode, We Explore:
- Why quiet time can slowly become pressure instead of peace
- How a “checkbox mentality” shapes our experience with God
- The difference between union with Christ and communion with Him
- Why not every time in Scripture feels meaningful—and why that’s okay
- What holy leisure really means (and what it doesn’t mean)
- How to experience God in hidden, familiar, and even hard places
- Why seasons of dryness and suffering can deepen your faith
- How abiding in Christ leads to lasting fruitfulness
If your time with God has felt rushed, dry, or distant, maybe the next step isn’t trying harder.
Today's Habit of Hope:
This week, open your Bible not as a task to complete,
but as a place to meet with the God who is already with you.
Connect with Cara Ray:
Learn more about Cara Ray at her website.
Check out The Pursuit of Holy Leisure: Enjoying God in Everyday Places on Amazon. (Affiliate link at no cost to you).
Continue Listening:
- 5. What We're Doing In Our Quiet Time Right Now: Daily Devotion Tips
- 25. How to Hear God's Voice: Simple Habits for Listening to God
- 67. Seek God First: How to Order Your Life Around What Matters Most
- 69. How to Scripture Journal: A Simply Rhythm for Everyday Quiet Time
- 71. How the Holy Spirit Guides You into Truth
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