Are you exhausting yourself chasing goals, trends, and business models that look good on paper, but leave your soul feeling completely hollow?
In this sweet and deeply insightful episode of She Will Flourish, Rachel Earp unpacks the difference between pursuing what catches your eye and following what catches your heart.
Discover five gentle markers to help you recognize the quiet assignments God has placed within you, strip away the visual noise of the marketplace, and discern whether what you're pursuing is actually aligned with His leading. Because sometimes the thing that looks successful from the outside isn't the thing God is asking you to build.
We live in an era of intense visual pollution. Every time we open our phones, we're bombarded with images of what a successful business, ministry, or life is "supposed" to look like. And because high-achieving women are naturally vision-driven, it's remarkably easy to become distracted by shiny opportunities and start running down paths we were never assigned to walk.
When you chase what catches your eye, you can find yourself on a treadmill of hustle—striving for validation, comparing your progress, checking off boxes, and wondering why your peace has slowly disappeared.
But what if the assignment God has for you isn't the one that looks the most impressive?
In this soul-care conversation, host Rachel Earp shares a personal story of laying down a shiny, socially validated version of success to pick up a quieter, more sacred calling. Grounded in the wisdom of Proverbs 4:23, Rachel explores what it means to guard your heart, pay attention to what continually stirs within you, and recognize the difference between worldly attraction and Holy Spirit conviction.
If you've been feeling pulled in a hundred different directions, questioning whether your business or calling is truly yours, or wondering why certain dreams won't leave your heart alone, this episode is your invitation to slow down and listen.
Learn how to recognize what catches your heart, release the pressure to pursue what everyone else is chasing, and give yourself permission to build what God actually placed in your spirit—without needing it to look impressive to anyone else.
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- Remember: You don't have to chase what looks impressive to everyone else. The calling God placed within you may be quiet, unconventional, or hidden from the crowd—but that doesn't make it any less sacred. Guard your heart, listen closely, and give yourself permission to pursue the dream that won't leave your soul alone.