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When life feels challenging, or our dreams or something we love feels threatened, our anxiety often tempts us to cling all the more tightly to whatever we fear losing. But after courageously stepping back from music for four years, Mike Donehey, lead singer for 10th Avenue North, discovered the difference between clinging, figuratively, to sifting sand and receiving all God has with open hands. Closed fists might allay our worries temporarily, but they also tend to block us from God's best. (Scroll down for discussion/reflective questions.) (Inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.)

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Discussion/Reflective Questions:

1. What resonated with you most in this episode?
2. Are you more apt to view God's desire for you in terms of your performance or your presence, and how has this affected your your anxiety?
3. What are various ways people tend to resist God's peace in their lives?
4. What are some apsects in your life that might most challenge your ability to receive God's peace?
5. What area of your life are you holding onto too tightly?
6. What might open-handed living look like in your current season?
7. What is one action step God might be asking you to take having listened to this episode?

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