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In today’s episode, we’re going to step on some of my fellow recovering-control-freak’s toes. We’ll start with Jesus asking Simon (Peter) to lower his nets in the sea after he’s been fishing all night and caught nothing. As a fisherman by trade, Peter KNOWS BETTER, yet he answers, “Master, we toiled all night and took nothing! But at your word I will let down the nets” (Luke 5:5 esv).

When we’re talking about God’s invitation to surrender, there is no caveat that says we can wait until it starts to make sense to us.

How About You?

1. Which of your past experiences does Peter’s example trigger in your memory?
2. Do you still find yourself hung up on waiting for the understanding to come before the surrender?  
3. Are there any practices/habits you have implemented that have helped you be able to surrender before you understood the why?

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• Email at [email protected]
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In this episode, we begin to dig in to all of our favorite word . . . the s-word—surrender. 

Surrender is a whole-body; whole-life action verb that too often gets glossed over with sweeping generalizations. In this episode we’ll begin to talk about some of the nuances to the word and why I’m choosing to focus on it for this season. 

Conversation starters:

* Which subtitle resonated with you and why?

1. The Nitty Gritty Parts of Surrender—Invitations to develop callouses on your soul and muscle memory in your body to let go 
2. God’s invitations to live from a posture of open hands, open heart, eyes fixed

* Do you believe that the ability to surrender requires building spiritual muscle memory, or do you believe it primarily is dependent on something else? Please explain.

Places where we can continue this conversation:

• In the comments on joyabad.com
• Email: [email protected]
• On Instagram @joyabaddotcom

Our next episode will drop on Wednesday, November 20th. Subscribe now wherever you listen to podcasts so you don’t miss it.

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Add your voice to the Table HERE:

🪑 Leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts!

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🪑 Website: JoyAbad.com

🪑 Email: [email protected]

🪑 Instagram: @joyabaddotcom

Join my friend Gretchen and me on our podcast As We Grow for fun conversations about what we're currently learning as we grow in our walks with God. You can expect lots of laughs and a little serious each time.

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Welcome! I’m Joy your host here at this virtual table.

I’m a teacher, writer, spiritual director, girl mom, married for 19 years, recovering control freak.

In this episode we’ll talk about the power of a table, who is invited to this table, the focus of our conversations in season one, and I’ll extend to you a bit of an unorthodox invitation as well as a HUGE disclaimer.

The first episode of this season will drop November 6th, 2024. Please subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts so it will automatically pop up in your feed whenever an episode drops.  

Places where we can continue this conversation:

• On my website joyabad.com
• Email at [email protected]
• On Instagram @joyabaddotcom

Support the show

Add your voice to the Table HERE:

🪑 Leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts!

🪑 Sign up for my monthly newsletter here and receive a free "Couch-to-Sabbath" plan to start a sabbath rhythm in your own life. 

🪑 Website: JoyAbad.com

🪑 Email: [email protected]

🪑 Instagram: @joyabaddotcom

Join my friend Gretchen and me on our podcast As We Grow for fun conversations about what we're currently learning as we grow in our walks with God. You can expect lots of laughs and a little serious each time.

*Show notes may contain affiliate links