There’s a part of me that loves predictable: steady income, familiar routines, full calendar, known faces. But what happens when the life that looks “safe” on the outside is quietly suffocating your soul—and God loves you enough to pull you out of it?

In this episode, I share how God led me out of a job, a church, a town, and a life I’d known for 20 years—and into a season of almost zero predictability. No guaranteed paycheck, no built-in community, no clear plan… just a move to Alaska, a new business, and daily dependence on God. It’s a story about the idol of comfort, what it cost me to let go, and what God’s been rebuilding in the middle of all the uncertainty.

Episode Highlights

• How comfort and “playing it safe” quietly became an idol in my life
• Wanting to keep my stable job and start a new business instead of fully obeying
• The simple prayer for “more days like this” that God answered by uprooting our life
• Moving to Alaska with no plan, no community, and learning daily dependence on God
• Feeling like Israel at the Red Sea—tempted to go back when things got hard
• How God used a year of discomfort to reshape my habits, priorities, and trust in Him

Scriptures Referenced

• Numbers 14:1–4 – Israel wanting to go back to Egypt when the journey got hard
• Exodus 14 – Trapped between the Red Sea and the Egyptian army
• Romans 8:28 – God working all things together for the good of those who love Him
• Genesis 50:20 – What was meant for evil, God uses for good

Resources & Links

• Learn more at ClearAuthenticBrands.com

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• Ep 20- Idols in Entrepreneurship and Putting God First
• Ep 21- When Your Business Becomes An Idol
• Ep 22- How Hustle Became An Idol In My Life
• Ep 23- When Control Becomes An Idol
• Ep 24- When Approval Becomes An Idol
• Ep 25- When Advice Becomes An Idol
• Ep 26- When Pride Becomes An Idol
• Ep 27- When Ambition Becomes An Idol
• Ep 28- When Money Becomes An Idol