Ep 65 // Learning to Hear God as a First Generation Christian - Interview with Anna McLaughlin

Anna McLaughlin is a happy wife and grateful-but-sometimes-tired homeschooling mother of four, life coach, podcaster, investor, and child of God. 

Over a decade ago, Anna left her demanding career as a corporate lawyer to be more present with her family. She became a reluctant entrepreneur nine years ago as she realized the kingdom impact of building something to serve others while helping her family financially. Combining her strategic bent as a former lawyer with her insights as a coach as well as her Holy-Spirit-led intuition, Anna encourages women of faith to uncover and own their unique God-given identity in all areas of their lives, so that they might serve with purpose and passion both at home and beyond. 

She is a first generation Christian and shares growth moments and how she’s learned to hear God’s voice along the way!

Things you will learn/discern in this episode: 

• What “first generation Christian” means

• How Anna came to faith and felt “being known” for the first time in her life

• Her search for mentors along the way

• The backstory from those who walked in faith before her several generations back

• Navigating hard times and hearing God’s voice through college and career changes

• The iterative process of following Jesus and growing in faith

• The picture of a “champagne tower” in regards to our legacy of faith!

• Advice for those leaning into faith for the first time

• The challenge to not categorize your life “before” is all wrong, and this is all “right” - there is a discernment process here. Look for the blessing in it all!

• The iterative process of our faith life

• Anna’s advice to confirm God’s voice in our life

• Her current discernment process and what she’s asking the Lord about right now!

• How is God pruning Anna and possibly the corporate church as a whole! 

Megan is a Kingdom life coach, author, and speaker who helps God’s people align with God’s voice and get activated to live into their divine destiny! Join her to have conversations on reframing life, love, and calling to live the life God has so purposefully created for you.

Quotable Quotes from Anna:

“I remember reading the bible at age ten and feeling a great sense of home and familiarity. God had always been calling me but I didn’t know how to identify him as Christ.”

“I didn’t know how to clean up the messes I made and realized only God knew the path forward. I gave it all to him and, brick by brick, he helped me create the path forward.”

“I wanted to go all-in on the Kingdom. How could I walk this out? It became a very iterative process.”

Connect with Anna McLaughlin

Find everything about Anna's coaching, podcast, etc at She Considers a Field Instagram: @sheconsidersafield

Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/sheconsidersafield

Podcast: https://sheconsidersafield.com/podcast/

FREE RESOURCE from Anna: “Overwhelmed to Overcomer” - five simple steps to ditch the overwhelm, gain clarity on the ONE THING that will move you forward

You can watch interview in video form on YouTube as well!! 

Connect with Megan Nilsen:

Website: meganbnilsen.com 

Instagram: @megan_nilsen

Facebook: @MeganNilsenKingdomLifeCoach

Facebook Community: @KingdomLifeTogether

LinkedIn: Megan Nilsen

Email: [email protected]

Schedule a FREE curiosity call if you’re interested in working with Megan // calendly.com/mbnilsen/30min

Extra Resources: 

Interested in facilitating your own Untangled Faith book/journal study → Check out this 10-week curriculum to learn how to hear God’s voice and cultivate open communication with Him for deeper revelation! → untangledfaithstudy.com

Untangled Faith Book //  Untangled Faith: How Honest Conversations with God Lead to Deeper Connections, Clarity, and Peace and companion journal (available on Amazon)

Join Megan’s dynamic FB Community inspired by this podcast ! → Kingdom Life Together