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the episode. All right. Guys, it's been a week.
It's been rough. My pain has been high. It's
been some work stress. And. I mean, that's I
mean, understatement of the year there. And.
I didn't know what I was going to talk about
today. I just told Ian that the guy who, you
know, you probably know him if you listen, he
edits the audio. He asked me if there was a podcast
today, like maybe like 20 minutes ago. And I
was like, there is, but I don't know what it's
about yet. And I decided to make it about this,
make it about my life. I haven't given them an
update in a while. And this is not going to be
a full update because I'm kind of still keeping
some things close to my chest. And just sharing
it with a few of my trusted friends and family.
But for now, I want to dive in a little bit into
what I'm thankful for in this season. There's
been some uncertainty about my future. I'm not
trying to scare anybody. I'm not losing my job
or anything like that. I know I said work stress.
I have this question in my head. Do I go right
or left? What do I do? It sounds like a simple
question, but when you apply it to a situation
that is big. It gets a little bigger. What's
God saying? I'm wondering sometimes, what is
God saying to me? What does he want me to do?
Living with chronic pain isn't any joke either.
Like I said, my pain has been high. What I'm
thankful for, though, in this season is I have
mentors and I have friends and I have God. Not
particularly in any certain order. God is first.
I'm thankful for my mentors because I'm able
to go to them. I've been going to my mentors
and just asking advice. Being able to say like,
this is what I'm going through. I know I'm being
vague and I apologize. It's just not time to
share yet. This is what's happening. This is
what's going on in my head. I need help thinking
through this. And my mentors, my dad is one,
and my good spiritual mentor, Jim Fink, they
both gave me some really good advice, very similar
advice. And when I go to God, one of the things
I decided to do Over the weekend is pray and
fast. And. Because I really just wanted to go
to him. With all of who I am. I wanted to give
him. Everything. I wanted to deny my flesh. So
that. Because I'm seeking answers. When I. And
there's been a lot of times in this season that,
and I'm just in the beginning of it, mind you,
when I've been curious, like, what is God saying?
Because I don't know. I'm starting to think I
do now, but I was told once by a mentor of mine,
when I'm not sure what God is saying, I listen
to my gut. Because if I'm truly aligned with
the Holy Spirit, my gut is too. That's from Pastor
Ed Noll. One time when he was mentoring me around
a different situation. And I've kept that. I've
never forgotten that. I keep it close to my chest
because I want to be as aligned with the Holy
Spirit as possible. This is a tangent, but...
It's crazy that I used to say that this wasn't
a Christian podcast and I'm just a Christian
with a podcast. I don't think that's a bad thing.
I honestly think that can be a really good thing.
But whenever I'm so enthralled with the Father,
I just can't help but talk about him. So, I don't
know, it just hit me. This is kind of more of
a Christian podcast than it used to be, and I'm
really happy about that. But I want to ask you,
shorter episode, shorter episode, because I didn't
have much prepared. When you have big decisions
to make, like I do, how do you make them? Do
you try to do it on your own, through your own
strength? If maybe you're worried that you're
wrong, Who do you go to for advice? If maybe
you're wondering, maybe you're right. Who do
you go to? I'm assuming those are the same people.
But they might not be. And if you're just going
to people to try and convince them that your
decision is accurate, maybe And this is off the
cuff, so don't come at me. But maybe in that
situation, if you're trying to convince people
that you're right, maybe there's some insecurity
there and maybe you're not. Maybe you're not
aligned to the Holy Spirit in that situation.
I don't know if that makes any sense to anybody.
But I want to challenge you. I want to challenge
you to go to God first for every, every. Hard
situation. Every big decision that you have to
make. And even every decision that you don't
have to make. Especially the big ones. The ones
that matter the most. Go to God first. Seek out
your mentors. The ones that are going to help
you. Help you see what God is saying. Not by
telling you this is what God is saying. But by
saying. But by giving you scripturally sound
advice. So this week, I want you to bring something
to God that you never thought to pray for. Now
you might be thinking, how am I supposed to bring
something to God if I never thought to pray for
it? I want you to answer this question, okay?
Is that okay if I ask you a question? What's
something you thought you had all figured out,
but then realized you're still unsure? Maybe
that resonates with someone. I'm going to read
that again. What's something you thought you
had all figured out, but then realized you're
still unsure? Go to God. Go to God. And guys,
if you're having... And you want to know more
about your future. Not a psychic. But I am a
coach. And a coach, what a coach does is sit
down and you have a thought -provoking conversation.
And really, we talk about the calling that God
has in your life. How you can live in it well.
And how you can actionably And realistically,
live in that calling with excellence. Maybe I
didn't say that in the most exciting way. Sorry,
I'm a little tired. But I really would love to
coach you. And if you would like more information,
shoot me a message. Shoot me a message. Click
on the intro link in the show notes because,
guys, I would love to talk with you and have
a one -hour discovery call. Because it would
be so much fun. And, guys, coaching works. Even
if you don't think you have anything to be coached
on, but you know that God has made you for more,
that's enough to coach you on. I promise. I will
dig and we will find out what you truly were
made for. That's a big claim. That is a big claim.
One way to find out if it's true. You guys, thank
you for listening to this episode of the Pursuit
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Keep pursuing your calling. Do its excellence.
And I'll see you next time. Peace. Man, I never
do peace signs. That's crazy.