Sports seasons are upon us! Are you ready to be a Competitor for Christ?

Confidence, leadership, and eternal impact doesn't happen by chance. We need to be proactive and attack the season with intentionality. The battles with fear of failure, fear of others opinions, performance anxiety, misplaced identity, leading emotions, overcoming discouragement, and comparisons are coming. 

Through Christ we can overcome and make an eternal impact. It starts with a proactive mentality as we enter the season! 

This fall, I am giving away a FREE GIFT! Do you want to grow in your confidence as a competitor? Click Here for 2 FREE Chapters from the new Mental Side Training Manual to be released this Fall.

For more, go to www.garysteffes.com. 

Have you ever struggled to trust God as your Provider?

In this episode, I talk about God's grace in provision and how Jesus is not only THE Good Shepherd by MY Good Shepherd!

"And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work." (2 Corinthians 9:8 BSB)

This fall, I am giving away a FREE GIFT! Do you want to grow in your confidence as a competitor? Click Here for 2 FREE Chapters from the new Mental Side Training Manual to be released this Fall.

Have you ever struggled to embrace your role on a team, or been jealous of others gifts? 

In this episode, I talk about God's grace in giving spiritual gifts and how we can embrace His gift for greater Kingdom impact! 

Every Christian has been given a spiritual gift(s) by the Lord, as He wills, for the common good. When we abide in Christ, He empowers us to use those gifts to make an eternal impact! Praise God for His grace and gifts! 

"So in Christ we who are many are one body, and each member belongs to one another. We have different gifts according to the grace given us..." (Romans 12:5-6)

This fall, I am giving away a FREE GIFT! Click Here for 2 FREE Chapters from the new Mental Side Training Manual to be released this Fall. 

In this episode, I interview Chris Heaton on his story about EXPERIENCING God's grace. Chris opens up about his story coming to faith in Jesus Christ and how God's extraordinary grace has played a pivotal role in his sport career, mental performance, family, work, and in overcoming adversity.

His finishing line is powerful: "An all-knowing Father is qualified to give all-sufficient grace!" No matter what you are going through, God's grace is overwhelmingly and abundantly sufficient. Because of who He is, and the fact that He knows every detail of our life, He is qualified (or able) to give everything we need in any situation.

I pray this interview strengthens and encourages you!

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For information on the upcoming Captain's Workshop July 25-27 go to www.garysteffes.com/events. 

Are you going through something right now? Maybe it's something personal like a health crises, discouragement, or anxiety? Or its something with your family like marriage stress or a prodigal child? Or its something at work like a new position or battling burn out?

Whatever it is you are going through, this episode is for you! 

God's grace is sufficient for EVERY circumstance and need. 

But what does that even mean? How do we apply it to our current situation? In today's episode, I dive into this topic and seek to share from personal experience how I am trying to apply it in my own life. 

I pray it strengthens and encourages your soul Friend! 

For those who want to learn more about the upcoming July 2022 events, please see this link for more details: https://www.garysteffes.com/july-events 

Stop merely knowing ABOUT God's grace and start EXPERIENCING it! 

In this episode, Gary interviews Josh Sherley, an incredible brother in Christ, ministry leader, and Senior Director at Cushman & Wakefield | Pacific Commercial Realty Advisors on his story going from knowing about God's grace to experiencing it. Josh opens up about how God set him free from hidden sin and the extraordinary things He has done in His personal walk, marriage, and ministry. 

I pray this interview strengthens and encourages you to experience God's grace personally! 

Have you ever felt guilty for your past life? Have you ever felt unworthy to accept the love of God?

If you have, you are not alone! The Apostle Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 15:9, "For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God."

Many of us stop here and feel chained to our past, unable to let go of the decisions we made.

Paul didn't. In the next verse, Paul writes, "But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain" (1 Corinthians 15:10).

Grace empowered Paul to let go of his past, embrace His calling, and move forward in the will of God.

In this episode, I share about how God's extraordinary grace sets us FREE from our past to move forward to the future and live for Him!

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Confidence requires me to be Proactive not Reactive. I must think NOW (before the fight) so I can win later (during the fight against anxiety, fear, stress, and discouragement).

What do I think about? Living Inside Out. 

Many competitors live Outside In. Their mindset is consumed by their performance and what others think. As a result, they ride a roller coaster of emotion and depend on their circumstances for confidence. 

As an Inside Out Competitor, I need to focus on the unchanging truths of who God has made us to be. God declares who I am, not others, not my performance. 

In this episode, I share many of the unchanging promises of God that make up my Identity in Jesus Christ. Use this audio track every morning to start your day, before competition to focus you on living Inside Out, or in another creative way. I pray it blesses you. These truths changed my life!

(For more on becoming an Inside Out competitor, go to www.garysteffes.com and sign up for the next Mental Side Course)

In this episode, Gary continues the 2022 theme on God's Grace as he interviews Brad Newburg, an incredible brother in Christ, ministry leader, and VP of Trinity Safety Company. 

Gary and Brad discuss God's extraordinary grace, share lessons learned, and seek to encourage every listener in their walk with Jesus Christ!

Have you ever feared the day you die? Or been nervous of the moment you come face to face with Jesus Christ?

As a follower of Christ, I have great joy and peace in God's promise for eternal life, but for years I have been a bit nervous about my encounter with God. Would He be excited to see me or disappointed because I didn't measure up? 

In the past year, God has spoken to my heart so clearly on this! We are not only saved by grace, blessed to stand in grace, but we also have grace to look forward to when Jesus Christ returns. 

What will happen the moment we encounter Jesus Christ as Christians? We will experience GRACE.

Listen to this month's episode and get encouraged to stop fearing death!! 

"Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ." (1 Peter 1:13)