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Today, we welcome a song writer, music producer, and daddy of four - David Averbeck. His life has always been about music and his passion is leading others to a closer walk with Jesus through heart-felt, scriptural songs.

I am honored to call him my brother-in-law and friend. Join us, as we talk about his music journey and the challenges he has faced along the way!

You can connect with David at hissongmusicpublications.org.

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What are you depending on today to make you happy? Jesus wants to be the very center of our joy but we often run to other things to make us happy! The children of Israel did it and we can do it too.

Today, we answer the question of why we run to the pleasures of the world rather than the Person of Jesus. 

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Have you ever been in a conversation with someone and they say, “Oh yea, I’m listening to you.” While simultaneously reaching for their phone and scrolling through their unread messages.”

See the devil doesn’t have to get you involved in heavy gross sin, all he must do is get you distracted from what matters the most. 

Today, we talk about the danger of distractions and some practical ways we can eliminate some things that may be holding us back from the best that God has in store for us!

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Have you ever really noticed those commercials? What is the imagery they use all the time to get you to buy? It’s usually someone with their hands folded tightly around a warm cup of coffee and a convincing expression of pure bliss as they sit on their newly financed velvet curved loveseat. Or it is someone peacefully lying down on a $4,000 mattress that claims to be the cure-all to sleepers everywhere. Or what about an advertisement for a vacation getaway or grand resort? They say things like, 

• “Your calm awaits here!” 
• “Where happiness begins.”
•  “Where problems are far away.”

Do you know what they are trying to say? “If you come here or buy this, your problems will all go away and you can finally be at rest.” 

You were made for rest and pleasure. God has ingrained in every fiber of our being the desire to Sabbath—rest.  I’m talking about the mentality of Sabbath that refreshes our souls and breathes in the constant flow of Christ’s enriching peace every day. That is what the world is so desperately trying to imitate. And it’s through this God-given desire that we often set our eyes to the skies, hoping the next pleasure will give us a stillness in our soul. 

Here are 3 dangers of pleasure...

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Perfectionism kills! It kills any chance of real rest like Jesus promises us in Matthew 11:28-30. Today, we dive into the characteristics of a perfectionist and how they can be detrimental to growing in the love of Jesus and living everyday peace. 

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I remember as a kid doing some, shall I say, funny things. I mean come on, I was the only boy among five sisters; a man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do to keep himself entertained. I remember one gloriously idiotic day in particular. I call it The Commencement of My Inner Evil Knievel. I was going to fly! The only problem was that it was impossible!

Perfection is impossible. Many people are simple restless by the standards they put on themselves. They strive to have everything just right but end up feeling like a failure no matter the outcome. This is not the way Jesus has called us to live! 

This episode and the next, we talk about the characteristics of a perfectionist and how they rob us of Christ's joy and soul rest. 

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On this week's episode, we talk about how toxic productivity can lead us to be poor stewards of our health, and we look at the dangers of what John Ortberg calls, "Hurry-sickness."

How can we truly stop our mind from running? How can we have true rest that embraces the moment and lives in Christ's peace? Coming up...

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Do you find it hard to leave work at work? Does it seem like you work really hard and get nowhere? Today, we talk about some of the dangers of toxic productivity. 

Work-a-holism

What does it mean to be a work-a-holic? "I thought work was a good thing!" It is, but when you put your priorities on what you can produce versus the will of Jesus Christ, it then that you work has become toxic; it destroys the relationships in your life that matter the most. 

Hyper Multitasking

We get ourselves into a lot of trouble when we try to do everything all at once. We think we have to experience everything. Go here, do that, see this. We paralyze ourselves by trying to have a widespread menu, while our quality of life is pretty sub-par.

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As believers, we can often get caught up in building a life instead of building up the name of Jesus. We fall in love with our busy schedules and to-do lists and before we know it we are more in tune with our agenda then Christ's Kingdom! 

So how can we fight back against "toxic productivity" and live a life of peace and rest in God's service? 

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Many people are not drawn to money because of the flashy new thing on the shelf, but because of the power it claims to give. People become restless, trying to achieve financial freedom so that they can finally "be in control."

But as Christians, are we supposed to be in control? You decide...

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