God’s Calling or Proving Yourself? How to Tell the Difference

God’s Calling or Proving Yourself? How to Tell the Difference

Are you following God’s calling—or asking success to prove your worth?

You may be working hard toward a goal that matters, but still feel pressure for it to work, impress people, or prove that you are capable.

The goal itself may not be wrong. But what the goal has come to mean about you may deserve an honest look.

In this episode, you’ll learn how to examine whether faithfulness or insecurity is driving your next step.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN

How to recognize when achievement has become tied to your identityHow to separate failure from your worthHow to examine whose approval you are pursuingHow to take a faithful step without needing a guaranteeHow to discern the difference between calling and proving yourself

THREE QUESTIONS TO ASK

If nobody were impressed by this, would I still believe it was worth doing?If this doesn’t work, what will I believe about myself?What would my next faithful step be if I didn’t need a guarantee?

TRY THIS EXERCISE

Complete this sentence:

“I do not need this goal to prove that I am __________. My next faithful step is __________.”