WEBVTT 00:00:08.359 --> 00:00:11.140 What's going on, Pursuers? Welcome to The Pursuit 00:00:11.140 --> 00:00:14.339 of Calling, the podcast that provides you with 00:00:14.339 --> 00:00:17.239 the strategies and tools needed to successfully 00:00:17.239 --> 00:00:20.820 discover and pursue your calling. Whether it's 00:00:20.820 --> 00:00:23.239 through inspiring stories, thought -provoking 00:00:23.239 --> 00:00:26.160 interviews, or quick, insightful episodes on 00:00:26.160 --> 00:00:28.559 personal growth and development, we've got you 00:00:28.559 --> 00:00:32.359 covered. I'm your host, Thomas Carney. Enjoy 00:00:32.359 --> 00:00:40.579 the episode. How's it going, pursuers? You're 00:00:40.579 --> 00:00:42.479 going to want to stay to the end of the episode 00:00:42.479 --> 00:00:46.039 because I got a gift for you. Got a free gift 00:00:46.039 --> 00:00:49.399 for you. So go ahead, stay till the end. All 00:00:49.399 --> 00:00:53.979 right, let's dive in. So got some health updates. 00:00:54.759 --> 00:01:00.060 Kind of. Not much has changed in my health. If 00:01:00.060 --> 00:01:02.960 you know, I have a chronic condition, chronic 00:01:02.960 --> 00:01:08.549 pain. My pain has increased. But even though 00:01:08.549 --> 00:01:11.730 not much has changed in my condition, my perspective 00:01:11.730 --> 00:01:22.090 has. So I have increased pain. Instead of worrying 00:01:22.090 --> 00:01:25.230 about it, instead of wallowing in that worry, 00:01:25.450 --> 00:01:28.090 I believe God is using it as a tool to reach 00:01:28.090 --> 00:01:32.750 others. So I've been posting on social media 00:01:32.750 --> 00:01:36.189 every day for the last two and a half, maybe 00:01:36.189 --> 00:01:39.069 three weeks. Like minus like two days. I missed 00:01:39.069 --> 00:01:42.689 a couple days. It's okay. About how everyone 00:01:42.689 --> 00:01:44.969 has been made for more. Maybe you've seen these 00:01:44.969 --> 00:01:49.010 episodes. A few times I've talked about living 00:01:49.010 --> 00:01:52.829 with chronic pain in these reels. And how that 00:01:52.829 --> 00:01:56.969 the experience of living with chronic pain has 00:01:56.969 --> 00:02:00.390 shifted my mindset around my purpose and my calling. 00:02:01.409 --> 00:02:05.250 It was during this time. of struggling to understand 00:02:05.250 --> 00:02:07.290 what was happening, that I actually discovered 00:02:07.290 --> 00:02:10.689 my true calling to provide people with the tools 00:02:10.689 --> 00:02:14.990 needed to successfully discover and pursue their 00:02:14.990 --> 00:02:17.270 God -given calling. This is why I have the merch 00:02:17.270 --> 00:02:19.509 now, guys. This is why I have the merch that 00:02:19.509 --> 00:02:23.349 says on the back, you were made for more. It's 00:02:23.349 --> 00:02:26.830 because I believe, one, that everyone has been 00:02:26.830 --> 00:02:29.710 made for more. Everybody has been made and everybody 00:02:29.710 --> 00:02:35.349 has a calling on their lives. So I had to think, 00:02:35.550 --> 00:02:38.090 what comes before you discover your calling? 00:02:38.949 --> 00:02:43.469 You got to know that you actually have one. So 00:02:43.469 --> 00:02:45.590 whenever you wear this shirt, whenever you wear 00:02:45.590 --> 00:02:48.969 the merch, you have the coffee mug or the hoodie, 00:02:49.150 --> 00:02:51.830 whatever merch I decide to create in the future 00:02:51.830 --> 00:02:55.370 with that message on it, it tells everybody around 00:02:55.370 --> 00:02:58.590 you that sees this that they were made for more. 00:03:02.479 --> 00:03:04.979 The reason I mention about my chronic pain and 00:03:04.979 --> 00:03:07.020 condition is because I want to tie this message 00:03:07.020 --> 00:03:12.120 in more heavily with that. That's my goal moving 00:03:12.120 --> 00:03:16.520 forward, is to tie what the enemy meant for evil 00:03:16.520 --> 00:03:22.159 and let God turn it for good. Sorry if that laugh 00:03:22.159 --> 00:03:26.280 was a little much in the mic. I want to focus 00:03:26.280 --> 00:03:29.449 on people with chronic conditions. I don't know 00:03:29.449 --> 00:03:31.050 how it will work. I don't know how it's going 00:03:31.050 --> 00:03:33.949 to turn out. I can imagine. I'm almost positive 00:03:33.949 --> 00:03:37.210 that there are people who are at where I was, 00:03:37.409 --> 00:03:43.289 who are in a state of constant worry, constant 00:03:43.289 --> 00:03:47.569 anxiety, because they feel like their pain is 00:03:47.569 --> 00:03:52.110 their purpose. They're struggling with their 00:03:52.110 --> 00:03:55.110 place in the world because of their health condition. 00:03:57.069 --> 00:03:58.729 I want to let you know, if you're listening to 00:03:58.729 --> 00:04:00.889 this right now and you're in that situation, 00:04:01.289 --> 00:04:07.169 pain and limitations don't disqualify you. They 00:04:07.169 --> 00:04:10.889 can be a platform for your purpose. You know, 00:04:10.909 --> 00:04:15.610 pain is an inevitable thing in this life. Whether 00:04:15.610 --> 00:04:18.550 it's chronic or not. And us in chronic pain, 00:04:18.670 --> 00:04:22.589 we do have it hard. Like, obviously. Pain sucks. 00:04:24.170 --> 00:04:29.370 Also, though. We have a larger opportunity to 00:04:29.370 --> 00:04:37.209 grow more in less time because we don't have 00:04:37.209 --> 00:04:43.670 any other choice. It's either stay where you 00:04:43.670 --> 00:04:46.089 are and wallow in self -pity and anxiety and 00:04:46.089 --> 00:04:49.470 stay in a state that's not going to help you 00:04:49.470 --> 00:04:58.220 or serve you. You start utilizing this pain and 00:04:58.220 --> 00:05:02.579 live that life you've been called to live. Because 00:05:02.579 --> 00:05:05.100 you've been made for more. There's a calling 00:05:05.100 --> 00:05:08.139 for you to discover and for you to pursue. If 00:05:08.139 --> 00:05:11.019 you have somebody in your life that needs to 00:05:11.019 --> 00:05:13.259 hear this message, go ahead and share this episode 00:05:13.259 --> 00:05:19.439 with them right now. So I want to say the made 00:05:19.439 --> 00:05:25.610 for more message. Honestly, it's to say that 00:05:25.610 --> 00:05:28.629 your identity in Christ is bigger than your struggles. 00:05:30.250 --> 00:05:32.350 You might have caught on to this by now if you 00:05:32.350 --> 00:05:33.829 didn't know this about me already, that I'm a 00:05:33.829 --> 00:05:37.170 Christian, and I believe that you were created 00:05:37.170 --> 00:05:40.709 by a God that loves you, that also had a calling 00:05:40.709 --> 00:05:42.470 for you that is unique to you, that fits you 00:05:42.470 --> 00:05:47.149 like a glove. I want to say, in the Bible, Ephesians 00:05:47.149 --> 00:05:51.930 2 .10, for we are his workmanship. created for 00:05:51.930 --> 00:05:57.410 good works. That means even you who are in a 00:05:57.410 --> 00:06:01.990 chronic condition, 2 Corinthians 12, 9, his power 00:06:01.990 --> 00:06:06.970 is made perfect in weakness. We realize we can't 00:06:06.970 --> 00:06:09.350 do everything ourselves, not depending on our 00:06:09.350 --> 00:06:12.269 own limited abilities, but relying on the God 00:06:12.269 --> 00:06:15.670 of the universe to be our strength and fill the 00:06:15.670 --> 00:06:19.709 gaps where we are lacking. Guys. Everybody has 00:06:19.709 --> 00:06:22.949 to do this. Everybody has the opportunity to 00:06:22.949 --> 00:06:26.430 let God fill that gap. But we with chronic health 00:06:26.430 --> 00:06:31.310 conditions, we have this almost actual gift to 00:06:31.310 --> 00:06:36.430 say, I have this obvious gap, this obvious limitation. 00:06:36.589 --> 00:06:41.069 God, can you fill it? Can you stand in the gap 00:06:41.069 --> 00:06:45.250 for me by sending people into my path to help 00:06:45.250 --> 00:06:46.829 me fill the gap? And then how can I stand in 00:06:46.829 --> 00:06:54.370 the gap for others? Okay. I've been doing a little 00:06:54.370 --> 00:06:56.670 bit more shorter, pinpointed episodes recently. 00:06:57.430 --> 00:06:59.629 I want you to reflect. Here's a little something 00:06:59.629 --> 00:07:03.310 I want you to do. Reflect on an area where life 00:07:03.310 --> 00:07:05.970 feels limiting. And that goes for you who don't 00:07:05.970 --> 00:07:09.129 have a chronic health condition. Reflect on an 00:07:09.129 --> 00:07:11.470 area where life feels limiting. Ask yourself, 00:07:11.509 --> 00:07:15.310 how could God use this as a tool to bless others? 00:07:16.470 --> 00:07:19.199 If you're not a Christian, How can this meditation 00:07:19.199 --> 00:07:23.360 be used, be seen as a tool for acceleration for 00:07:23.360 --> 00:07:25.660 calling or purpose? Because I honestly don't 00:07:25.660 --> 00:07:29.600 care. I do, but I don't at this moment. If you 00:07:29.600 --> 00:07:32.879 right now believe in God, because I know you 00:07:32.879 --> 00:07:35.959 have a calling on your life, and I believe if 00:07:35.959 --> 00:07:38.920 you lean into that purpose, you lean into this 00:07:38.920 --> 00:07:46.810 calling, that you'll find God. And I believe 00:07:46.810 --> 00:07:50.290 also that regardless, your calling isn't for 00:07:50.290 --> 00:07:53.250 you. So no matter what, if you lean into your 00:07:53.250 --> 00:07:56.449 calling, you're going to be serving others and 00:07:56.449 --> 00:07:57.790 the world is going to become a better place. 00:07:59.029 --> 00:08:01.550 So share this with a friend who needs the reminder 00:08:01.550 --> 00:08:07.310 that they were made for more. Okay, I mentioned 00:08:07.310 --> 00:08:09.649 at the beginning of this episode that there was 00:08:09.649 --> 00:08:16.500 a free gift for you. I want to say, right now, 00:08:16.519 --> 00:08:18.699 I've been doing an offer for three free coaching 00:08:18.699 --> 00:08:21.600 sessions. But I want to throw something else 00:08:21.600 --> 00:08:23.899 in there too. If you sign up for the three free 00:08:23.899 --> 00:08:27.000 coaching sessions, I'm also going to throw in 00:08:27.000 --> 00:08:30.079 a free You Were Made For More t -shirt so you 00:08:30.079 --> 00:08:32.679 can let everybody else around you know that they 00:08:32.679 --> 00:08:36.100 were made for more and that you, and as a reminder 00:08:36.100 --> 00:08:39.279 to yourself that you were made for more. So that's 00:08:39.279 --> 00:08:42.570 three free coaching sessions. and a free You 00:08:42.570 --> 00:08:45.250 Were Made For More shirt as a personal reminder 00:08:45.250 --> 00:08:49.049 that you were made for more. And I was going 00:08:49.049 --> 00:08:54.690 to throw this in about the importance of perseverance 00:08:54.690 --> 00:08:58.649 when results like merch sales aren't immediate. 00:08:59.269 --> 00:09:02.730 I'm happy to say I finally broke even on the 00:09:02.730 --> 00:09:08.289 Bristled Calling shop. Honestly, I only need 00:09:08.289 --> 00:09:11.909 one more sale to pay for the first month after 00:09:11.909 --> 00:09:13.990 the free trial is over. Not really a free trial. 00:09:14.029 --> 00:09:17.450 It's a $1 a month trial for three months. So 00:09:17.450 --> 00:09:23.830 in October, I got to pay like $40. And I want 00:09:23.830 --> 00:09:25.690 to say the goal of this store is not to make 00:09:25.690 --> 00:09:27.830 a profit. It's just to keep it open and spread 00:09:27.830 --> 00:09:30.970 the message. It's not about profit. It's not 00:09:30.970 --> 00:09:36.740 about profit. It's about purpose. So guys. If 00:09:36.740 --> 00:09:39.440 you enjoyed this episode of the Pursuit of Calling 00:09:39.440 --> 00:09:43.960 podcast, go ahead and share this episode out 00:09:43.960 --> 00:09:47.120 on Instagram and share it with your friends through 00:09:47.120 --> 00:09:49.879 text, whatever. But share it on Instagram. Share 00:09:49.879 --> 00:09:52.620 it wherever you would like to share this episode. 00:09:52.799 --> 00:09:56.340 Just please share it. And don't forget to like, 00:09:56.539 --> 00:09:59.419 subscribe, and do all the fun things. And then 00:09:59.419 --> 00:10:02.440 finally, guys, I want to tell you that you were 00:10:02.440 --> 00:10:06.169 made for more one last time. All right. Keep 00:10:06.169 --> 00:10:08.149 pursuing your calling. I'll see you next time.