You think you know the direction God would have you to go. You believe you have clarity about your next steps to do what God designed you to do. You may even want to leave your current job and step out in a new direction. But your spouse doesn’t see it. What do you do?
A reader actually sent me this question recently. It’s one I receive fairly frequently from Christians trying to figure out God’s best for their lives. And it is an important one.
It’s been called the green monster. Invidia in the Latin texts. A deadly sin. And a common one. Envy.
I confess to falling for it at times. Far too many times. No matter how much success I experience, it’s never enough.
The book launch could have been bigger—like hers. The traffic could be higher—like his. The number of speaking engagements could be more—and so it goes. More. Always more.
As we strolled through our neighborhood last night, my wife and I noted features we liked about other houses, and I felt envy creeping in again—even though we have a beautiful home with more room than we’ve ever had before.
Envy, you see, is not rational. It doesn’t make sense when we think about it. But then we usually don’t think about it. We just go with the feeling and end up in a bad place.
But usually by the end of each day we’ve encountered more than a few people who appear to be enjoying success. More than we’re having, at least.
And that’s all it takes. We see it and we want it for ourselves.
So you want to step out in a new life direction. But you’re afraid. That’s normal. Fear often keeps us from moving forward. What if I showed you the steps needed to move forward with clarity, confidence, and abundant faith to live an authentic life adventure?
First let me acknowledge that I did not follow all of the steps I am about to share with you—not intentionally anyway. Some I had to learn the hard way.
Do you know where you are headed next in life? Do you know where you should be headed next? If you’re like a lot of us, you may have accidentally fallen into a life direction instead of intentionally choosing your best path.
But it doesn’t have to be that way. In fact, it shouldn’t be that way.
God created each one of us with unique strengths, passions, and skills sets. He gave us each unique relationship connections that open doors of opportunity unavailable to others.
And He expects us to use it all to more fully reveal His majesty on earth as it is in heaven.
Do you know where you are headed next in life? Do you know where you should be headed next? If not, stick around.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: Android | Google Podcasts | RSS
If you are reading this in email, click here to listen online at FaithWalkers.com.
It wasn’t so long ago that I decided to embark on an authentic life adventure to pursue a new life direction. I stepped out before I knew how it would all turn out.
In this episode, I offer 5 practical suggestions to help anyone figure out his or her life direction.
Because of our natural human fixation on “the seen,” we tend to think only of the impact of our story in this brief season of our existence: the here and now.
Although that impact is not unimportant, as immortal beings we should be far more concerned with how our story will sound when it is told there and then, in that next season of existence that will extend through all eternity.
What does Easter have to do with living an authentic life? Hint: It has nothing to do with jellybeans. Answer: The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the only reason I would ever want to live an authentic life.
Authentic means real, genuine, true to reality. We hear a lot these days about people who allegedly discover their authentic selves. And we are then expected to celebrate that discovery. But the truth is that our authentic selves are not to be celebrated as is.
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.
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.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: Android | Google Podcasts | RSS
If you are viewing this in your email inbox, click here to visit FaithWalkers to listen.
Hopefully, my candid confession and the 6 steps I offer will be of help to you in your Christian walk.
Where you focus your faith will determine the value of your life story. It’s that simple. And that complex.
Episode 2 continues to build the foundation for living a story worth telling with a special emphasis on how faith factors into this journey to live an authentic life with abundant faith as followers of Jesus Christ.
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Subscribe: Android | Google Podcasts | RSS
Have you ever felt that you needed to apologize for being a “person of faith”? Today’s episode explains why living by faith is the normal way to live for everyone.
Don’t forget my definition of faith: Faith is doing what you believe to be true, often in spite of what you see, sense or feel.
I mention my book A Story Worth Telling: Your Field Guide to Living an Authentic Life
The three steps I challenge you to take to figure out the faith connection:
Please leave a comment below with your thoughts and subscribe to the podcast via iTunes.
And never forget that you are not alone.
Claim your FREE copy of my eBook What God Wants You to Do Next: 7 Questions to Discover God's Best for Your life
— and —
Get the latests posts from FaithWalkers to help you live an authentic Christian life of abundant faith.
