Posts exploring career changes, retirement planning, vocational calling, and navigating transitions with faith and clarity.
Forward Isn’t Only for the Fearless We tell ourselves the story often enough that it starts to feel true: I can’t take the next step until I have the perfect plan. Until the finances align. Until the kids are older. Until I’m more qualified, more confident, more… ready. But here’s what I’ve learned, both in […]
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“Your potential is endless. Go do what you were created to do.” One morning, I was having coffee with a ministry leader who looked exhausted. Not just physically tired—soul tired. “Roy,” he said, “I feel like I’m stuck in neutral. I know God has more for me, but I can’t seem to find the ignition
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“Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.” — Ephesians 3:20 (NIV) The Question That Changes Everything A seven-year-old grandson asked his grandfather, “Papa, what if dinosaurs came back?” Before he could answer, his grandson was already
“A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.” – John A. Shedd I’ve thought about this quote a lot, especially when I catch myself choosing the familiar over the calling. You know that feeling, right? When your heart whispers there’s something more, but your feet stay planted firmly
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“The greatest tragedies in life are the prayers that go unanswered because they go unasked.” — Mark Batterson We all carry burdens. Some are so heavy they weigh down our hearts before our feet hit the floor in the morning. Others are quiet aches, tucked away where no one sees them. And yet, strangely, one
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Life doesn’t always hand us what we feel ready for. We’ve all heard the comforting maxim: “God never gives you more than you can handle.” It’s often spoken with the best intentions—meant to soothe, to lift—but there’s a hidden pressure in those words. Because somewhere in the back of our minds, when life gets truly
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Trusting What You Can’t See A few years back, I was neck-deep in uncertainty—career decisions that didn’t make sense, prayers that felt like echoes, and doors that kept slamming shut. I couldn’t make sense of what God was doing, and honestly, I wondered if He was doing anything at all. But I kept showing up,
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You’re Here for a Reason The world doesn’t need another copy—it needs the unique story God’s writing in and through you. 🟡 What If You Were Made for More? What if your existence isn’t an accident? What if every breath, every chapter of your story—good, hard, and in-between—was on purpose for a purpose? It is.
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📦 Downsizing ➡️Upgrading Several years ago, I gave up a very spacious office. A growing team meant more hands on deck—so I moved out to make room for three others. My new space?Smaller. Cozier. Less Space. Books were boxed. Furniture was left behind. Walls were now closer.But do you know what surprised me? I liked
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🐑 The Classic Phrase That Holds Us Back “The grass is always greener on the other side.” You’ve heard it. I’ve said it. It’s meant to keep us grounded—to remind us not to chase the illusion of better, newer, or easier. But here’s a question worth asking: What if the grass really is greener? And
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