107: When restlessness is a gift

Compass Podcast: Finding the spirituality in the day-to-day

Restlessness is not comfortable. We’d rather not spend too much time dwelling on thoughts of missing out… or of doubt… or spend too much time dwelling on mundanity of life. That’s not a comfortable place to be.

So when someone like Casey Tygrett comes along suggesting that restlessness is a gift because it opens us up to the movements of God, that feels a little jarring.

Casey Tygrett is a speaker and the director of spiritual direction practice for Soul Care, which helps church and nonprofit leaders restore health to their souls. He is the author of The Gift of Restlessness and is the host of the Restlessness is a Gift podcast. Tygrett holds an MDiv and a DMin in spiritual formation from Lincoln Christian Seminary. He and his family live in south suburban Chicago.

Connect with Casey: www.caseytygrett.com
More episodes of the Compass podcast: www.umc.org/compass

In this episode:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:20) How goes it with your soul?
(02:57) Restlessness and exhaustion
(04:49) Restlessness and decision making
(10:05) Why write a book on restlessness?
(15:30) Restlessness reveals reality
(24:12) Spiritual journey inspires restlessness
(28:45) Restlessness and peace
(34:14) Belief and spiritual direction
(38:56) Catching up with Casey Tygrett