What if spiritual growth isn’t about trying harder—but about training in grace?

In this conversation with Kyle Waid, we explore the difference between effort-driven performance and grace-shaped formation. So often we find ourselves praying the same prayers, repeating the same patterns, and still feeling stuck. Trying harder leaves us frustrated. Grace invites us into a different way.

Kyle Waid, Lead Pastor of New Circle Church in Lexington, KY, joins us to talk about spiritual formation, growth through seasons of change, and what it looks like to “put in the reps” of grace. Using the metaphor of marathon training, we discuss how setbacks, rhythms, inward journeys, and steady practices shape us over time.

In our conversation, we explore:

If you’re weary of striving and longing for sustainable spiritual growth, this conversation offers encouragement and practical next steps.

"You don't try to be Christlike—you train."

"This is what pleases God—when you're dependent on Him and his grace to grace you in your weakness.”

"The whole idea with grace is do what you can. Let God do what you can't."

Matthew 5:1-12 – The Beatitudes

🌿  Henri Nouwen's The Return of the Prodigal Son

🎶  Kyle's go-to grace song Open the Eyes of My Heart, Lord 

Website: newcircle.church

Ep. 50 Five Grace Takeaways that Still Stick with Jennifer Sakata

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👉🏼Living the Grace Life is the place where real grace meets real life. Host Jennifer Sakata helps bridge the gap between grace as a theological idea and lived practice in everyday moments of faith, encouraging listeners to experience forgiveness, freedom, and trust that they then extend to others.

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