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Do You Worship Your Next Paycheck?

When Your Life Calling Requires You to Walk Away from Money

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We worship what we fear. If it’s God, that’s a good thing. He should be feared. He’s God. But my own journey to find my calling forced me to ask myself a question that may be helpful for you. Do you worship your next paycheck?

One of the biggest challenges to stepping out in a new life direction is money.  I’m going to unpack some strategies and insights about that challenge in the coming weeks.

Let’s start by thinking about this statement: “I don’t know where my next paycheck is coming from.”

Does it strike fear into your soul? Pity? Or joy at the possibility of amazing opportunity?

I did a few interviews this week to talk about You Will Be Made to Care. This one is a 30-minute segmnet with Chris Arnzen. His show has feature such guests as John MacArthur, Ravi Zacharias and others. I thought I would share the interview here for your benefit.

My portion starts about 60 minutes into the show.

Appearance: Iron Sharpen Iron Radio Interview
Format: Radio
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Episode 9: Inside the Process I Use to Cast My Vote

What Christians Should Consider When Deciding on Political Candidates

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It’s time for a lot of us to start casting votes in political primaries here in America. I have definite political opinions, but I won’t be sharing them in this episode. Instead I want to share the process I use to select candidates—separate from any political parties or individuals—in the hope that it helps.

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Don’t expect to hear any endorsements for particular candidates in this episode. That isn’t my point here.

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Why Knowing Your Strengths Isn’t Enough

Finding Life Direction Requires a Kingdom Awareness

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Finding your life direction requires figuring out your strengths. I shared about how I discovered my strengths in this post. But for the Christian seeking to live an authentic life, it will take more than an awareness of strengths to find God’s best for your life.

It will take a Kingdom awareness.

Our strengths reside where our passions and talents unite. So if we devote the bulk of our time to doing things where those two intersect, we will be more productive and more fulfilled.

Why? Because we are doing the kinds of things God wired us to do.

You do not need to be a Christ-follower for this to be true.

But the disciples of Jesus should desire more. Jesus calls us to follow him ahead of career ambitions, the love of money, or even family ties. Our life direction priorities must align with His Kingdom priorities.

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Episode 8: How Should Christians Respond to Cultural Persecution?

An Interview with Dr. Russell Moore

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I believe there is a war in America on our freedom to believe. That is why I partnered with my co-author to write You Will Be Made to Care: The War on Faith, Family, and Your Freedom to Believe. In writing that book, I had the privilege to have a conversation with Dr. Russell Moore. I thought your faith would be encouraged by my sharing it.

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It’s easy to get discouraged when we look around at our culture that is becoming increasingly hostile toward Christians and traditional values.

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The First Step to Find Your Life Direction

Start by Figuring Out Your Strengths

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What are you good at? Isn’t that the classic question people ask you when you’re trying to figure out your life direction? It’s not a bad question, but it’s not enough. We need to start by figuring out our strengths.

It took me five years to figure out my strengths. It doesn’t have to take you that long.

I worked it in between running a school, getting my MBA, and engaging a family of five or six–however many kids we had at the time. I didn’t get intentional about it, partly because I didn’t get to it until later in life.

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Episode 7: How to Bounce Back from a Really Bad Day

6 Steps You Can Take to Keep a Bad Day from becoming a Bad Habit

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We’ve all had one–a bad day. I very nearly had one this past week which is what prompted me to talk about it in Episode 7 of The FaithWalker’s Podcast.

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Hopefully, my candid confession and the 6 steps I offer will be of help to you in your Christian walk.

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What’s Holding You Back from God’s Best?

Your Life Direction Doesn't Have to Be a Mystery

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Yes, but…. Have you ever used that expression when talking to yourself or others about what God might want you to do in life? Have you ever thought you had figured it out, only to conclude that God’s best just isn’t possible for you? You are not alone.

I’ve coached a lot of people through the process of figuring out their best life direction (and it is a process!). I’ve been through it myself and must continually re-engage the process to ensure I stay on course.

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Episode 6: Having the Guts to Pursue What Makes You Come Alive

An Interview with Jonathan Golden of Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee

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Ah, java. If you’ve ever had coffee at a Christian conference or in your church, there’s a good chance it might have been served up by Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee. But there is a story behind the company and its founder Jonathan Golden, one that stretches all the way to Rwanda.

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It’s Monday and I Have a Few Questions for You

Keeping First Things First and Giving You a Quick Update

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It’s Monday. I usually have a post to help grow your faith ready and waiting in your inbox by now. But this last week had been a rather busy one.

I confess to being a little frustrated this morning, because I want to be consistent in getting my thoughts organized and out to you. I hear the questions you have and know I can help.

But one of the mantras I preach a lot is “first things first.”