“If we are perpetually expending, we will hit a wall of depletion, and we will be the worst version of ourselves,” says Cary Schmidt, the senior pastor of Emmanuel Baptist Church. Cary is the author of Steady Strength: Reversing Ministry’s Dangerous Drift Toward Depletion. He discusses several key permissions given to us by the Gospel that lead to a more reasonably paced life: permission to be weak and the permission to be a follower of Jesus Christ. The Gospel, he explains, is the good news that transcends all the bad news in our lives, and this gives us durability and a source of strength and a renewed identity. Cary points troubled or anxious Christians toward cultivating a calm and balanced inner state based on Christ’s truth by fostering nourishing and healthy environments, good lifestyle choices, and solid relationships.TAKEAWAYSYour internal world is the internal conversation you’re always having with yourselfTake a day to reconnect with Jesus and get back on track with Him - what good is living water if we’re not drinking itWe tend to be reactionary to our internal state rather than being cultivators of itYour mind, will, and emotions work together to form your inner state, which is often in a state of chaos🛠 TOOLS AND RESOURCES FROM EPISODEHollywood Exposed Download: https://bit.ly/4o7ziEwGospel video: https://bit.ly/3WjCEIsSteady Strength book: https://amzn.to/3LdPPs2🔗 CONNECT WITH CARY SCHMIDTWebsite: https://caryschmidt.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/schmidtcaryInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/caryschmidt/X: https://x.com/caryschmidtYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@pastorcaryschmidtPodcast: https://bit.ly/3JnXGT4📢 THIS EPISODE SPONSORED BYInstitute for Creation Research: http://icr.org/tinaWAVwatch (get $100 off with code TINA): https://wavwatch.com/tinaRedemption Shield (get 10% off with code TINA): https://bit.ly/4ijBXXXRogersHood (use code TINA for 10% off): https://www.rogershood.com/?coupon=tina🔗 CONNECT WITH COUNTER CULTURE MOMhttps://linktr.ee/CounterCultureMom📺 WATCH OUR PREVIOUS SHOWShttps://theccmshow.lightcast.com/📲 GET OUR APP FREE PARENT MEDIA GUIDEhttp://bit.ly/landingpageCCM💵 SUPPORT THE MISSION2024 Recap 2025 Goals: https://bit.ly/CCM23ImpactReportMake a Tax-Deductible Donation: https://counterculturemom.com/partner/#counterculturemom #tinagriffin #caryschmidt #yearend #newyear #happynewyear #christmas #yearendsale #yearendparty #year #holiday #newyearresolution #goals #finishwell #divineintervention #leadership #beinspired #jesusiscoming #eternity #theend #hope #newweek #leadingwell #lead #leadingpeople #opportunity #focus #grow #strategy To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1654/29?v=20251111