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Do you ever feel the tension of honoring your gifts and passions while also trying to live responsibly? I know I do. Whether you are juggling your job and your family, your dreams and your current reality, or your emotions and a healthy thought life, it can be challenging to honor the “gift of you” in the midst of your everyday.
Meredith Andrews understands this tension and shares wisdom on today’s podcast about how to navigate a life well lived despite the challenge. She has done and is doing the hard work of making room to honor her gift, while also aiming to be faithful and present in the different seasons of her life.
But despite the tension, Meredith has been able to honor her own gift of song and creativity in the midst of it all. She has learned the value of rest and how it fuels creativity and revelation. Meredith offers real wisdom about space and margin and how they are both necessities — especially in the middle of busy seasons.
The practical conversation between Meredith and I will help you see how you can find space in your life and then see how it can be used. The ebb and flow of seasons in life is very real. If you are seeking to finding your own rhythm in life — then this podcast will be life-giving to you.
We all have gifts to honor in this world. We are creatures made in the image of God who delights in seeing how we bring His image to bear in our everyday. Why? Because when we do this, it brings Him glory.
In the middle of the various seasons we all face, the simple beauty of my conversation with Meredith lies in this central fact: the gospel of Jesus Christ gives us the opportunity to receive grace from God and return glory to God — and that changes everything.
Highlights from Today’s Episode:
- How Meredith began her singing career
- What it means to be faithful in every season
- How you make room to honor your gift
- The value of rest
- What space, margin, and rest look like in busy seasons
- How to embrace disappointment, resist bitterness, and fight comparison
Resources From Today’s Show:
- Check out Meredith’s Christmas Album “Receive Our King” on iTunes or YouTube
- Find Meredith Andrews on her website, Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram
- Wanna listen to Travis Greene? Check him out here.
- Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott.
- Never heard of the Enneagram? Learn more here or discover your number here.
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- Revelation comes from rest. It doesn’t come from working really really hard. It comes from sitting and being still. – Meredith Andrews
- Creativity has to come from an authentic place. – Meredith Andrews
- Don’t think of what you can’t do. Do what you can do and trust that God can take the snippets and make them meaningful. – Meredith Andrews
- If you don’t have large blocks of time for creativity, learn how to create in the cracks. – Meredith Andrews.
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Let’s Talk!
After you’ve listened to the podcast, I’d love to continue the conversation. Be sure and leave a comment!
- How do you make room in your life to honor your gift?
- What does space, margin, and rest mean to you?
- What has helped you to discover the gifts God has given you?
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You have been so great to join me on the journey here on the blog. I hope you jump right in and do the same on the podcast!
Chrystal,
You mentioned a book by someone on your podcast with Meredith and I didn’t catch it. Could you provide the info again please. The author you said mentioned another writer about stocking the pond. So the title of the book and author, if you please.
May God continue to bless your work personally and professionally.
Grace,
June
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott 🙂 Here’s a link for ya. http://amzn.to/2lFg9vv
Thank you so much, Chrystal.
Much blessings to you and your family this year.
Blessings,
June
I soooo loved this! I went to Liberty University while Meredith was the worship leader and she stewarded my heart during those years and for my first ever mission trip to Guatemala I witnessed her love for Christ and her heart for all. I cried all those years ago when I heard her song on the radio for the very first time. My husband smiles every time a new song/cd comes out because he knows that’s just what it is!
Her faithfulness blesses my heart.
Thank you for this podcast. As a mom of three my heart needed this.
Stay the course sweet friend. We are cheering you on and I love the Spirit in you.
Jonita