1 00:00:00,199 --> 00:00:01,819 You ever feel like 2 00:00:02,439 --> 00:00:05,080 where you are standing in this moment in 3 00:00:05,080 --> 00:00:05,819 your business 4 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:08,679 is so not where you expected to be. 5 00:00:09,255 --> 00:00:10,855 Or maybe you feel like, 6 00:00:11,655 --> 00:00:14,535 is this... Am I really made for this? 7 00:00:15,015 --> 00:00:17,195 Like, I feel like I'm stepping into 8 00:00:17,829 --> 00:00:19,982 a place that. I am not sure that 9 00:00:20,062 --> 00:00:21,418 I'm qualified to belong. 10 00:00:22,614 --> 00:00:23,891 If you can relate to that, 11 00:00:24,848 --> 00:00:27,501 I wanna remind you that you've been positioned 12 00:00:27,975 --> 00:00:28,774 on purpose, 13 00:00:29,335 --> 00:00:31,914 and it's time to embrace 14 00:00:33,335 --> 00:00:35,094 what God has directed you to. 15 00:00:35,989 --> 00:00:38,147 Join me as we unpack that in this 16 00:00:38,147 --> 00:00:38,307 episode. 17 00:00:39,346 --> 00:00:41,663 Hi my high achieving sister in Christ. Have 18 00:00:41,663 --> 00:00:44,460 you experienced great business or professional heights in 19 00:00:44,460 --> 00:00:46,869 your own strength but you still feel empty 20 00:00:46,869 --> 00:00:47,746 and unfulfilled? 21 00:00:48,782 --> 00:00:51,572 Is your outward success clashing with your values 22 00:00:51,572 --> 00:00:52,210 and priorities, 23 00:00:52,768 --> 00:00:53,406 especially your faith? 24 00:00:54,619 --> 00:00:57,016 If over achievement is like a badge of 25 00:00:57,016 --> 00:00:59,733 honor for you, you'll find relief and respite 26 00:00:59,733 --> 00:01:03,625 here. Welcome to redefining hustle, navigating success is 27 00:01:03,744 --> 00:01:06,458 Christian woman, the weekly podcast for high achieve 28 00:01:06,458 --> 00:01:08,853 like you who desire harmony between their faith 29 00:01:08,853 --> 00:01:09,491 and ambition. 30 00:01:10,449 --> 00:01:13,177 I'm Aaron Here, a Christian wife, emptiness mom, 31 00:01:13,417 --> 00:01:15,352 entrepreneur and recovering over 32 00:01:15,729 --> 00:01:18,361 who felt those same things. When I prayed 33 00:01:18,361 --> 00:01:20,275 for a better way to work, god responded 34 00:01:20,275 --> 00:01:21,551 with let me drive. 35 00:01:22,204 --> 00:01:23,724 Then he led me to help women like 36 00:01:23,724 --> 00:01:25,805 you through my speaking, coaching and writing. 37 00:01:26,604 --> 00:01:29,004 My mission is teaching you that success doesn't 38 00:01:29,004 --> 00:01:31,439 require buying into the world's frantic 39 00:01:31,815 --> 00:01:34,387 definition of hustle or into the so called 40 00:01:34,444 --> 00:01:35,321 anti hustle movement. 41 00:01:36,197 --> 00:01:37,870 Instead you can meet me in the middle 42 00:01:37,870 --> 00:01:41,155 right here to redefine hustle and navigate success 43 00:01:41,155 --> 00:01:42,354 with God as your Ceo. 44 00:01:43,075 --> 00:01:45,155 Each week will spend a focus 15 minutes 45 00:01:45,155 --> 00:01:47,734 connecting biblical truth to business with practical 46 00:01:48,114 --> 00:01:49,806 application. So you can tune out the world, 47 00:01:50,125 --> 00:01:52,359 tune into God's truth and turn out focus. 48 00:01:53,157 --> 00:01:55,963 The truth is god made you ambitious. But 49 00:01:55,963 --> 00:01:58,112 he didn't make you to do business as 50 00:01:58,112 --> 00:02:00,261 usual. If this is the reminder that you 51 00:02:00,261 --> 00:02:02,171 need today, let's dive in together. 52 00:02:03,524 --> 00:02:04,638 Earlier this year, 53 00:02:05,688 --> 00:02:07,700 I completed an annual process 54 00:02:08,713 --> 00:02:11,761 that I do reviewing the previous year reviewing 55 00:02:12,136 --> 00:02:14,938 what I accomplished and what was disappointing and 56 00:02:14,938 --> 00:02:17,566 what I learned and then moving through that 57 00:02:17,566 --> 00:02:18,066 process 58 00:02:18,841 --> 00:02:21,310 to create my plan for the year. I 59 00:02:21,310 --> 00:02:21,810 also 60 00:02:22,837 --> 00:02:23,337 always 61 00:02:23,949 --> 00:02:26,410 sit down with the Lord and pray over 62 00:02:26,410 --> 00:02:29,110 a word for the year that could direct 63 00:02:29,110 --> 00:02:30,086 where I'm going 64 00:02:30,713 --> 00:02:33,018 and often that word just shows up in 65 00:02:33,018 --> 00:02:33,677 the most 66 00:02:34,051 --> 00:02:36,038 surprising ways in my year. 67 00:02:36,912 --> 00:02:38,978 And this year when I did this exercise. 68 00:02:39,787 --> 00:02:41,794 The word that the lord gave me was 69 00:02:42,007 --> 00:02:44,386 positioned, and I thought, well I know what 70 00:02:44,386 --> 00:02:45,893 position I'm in life and I know where 71 00:02:45,893 --> 00:02:46,845 my business is going. 72 00:02:47,733 --> 00:02:49,799 That is not where he wanted to take 73 00:02:49,799 --> 00:02:50,038 me. 74 00:02:51,071 --> 00:02:53,137 What I have found is I look back 75 00:02:53,137 --> 00:02:54,670 on my career 76 00:02:55,298 --> 00:02:58,026 of 30 years in Corporate America and the 77 00:02:58,083 --> 00:02:59,855 14 years that I've been an entrepreneur 78 00:03:00,628 --> 00:03:01,901 in multi level marketing. 79 00:03:02,617 --> 00:03:03,117 And 80 00:03:04,222 --> 00:03:06,919 the last 5 years, 6 years now that 81 00:03:06,998 --> 00:03:07,736 I've been 82 00:03:08,109 --> 00:03:09,695 a biblical business coach. 83 00:03:10,409 --> 00:03:11,623 I often wonder 84 00:03:12,727 --> 00:03:14,560 Lord, why have you place me in this 85 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:17,372 room or among these people? Or 86 00:03:17,828 --> 00:03:20,394 Lord, am I playing too small you know, 87 00:03:20,473 --> 00:03:22,463 it's very popular to say, like, we hold 88 00:03:22,463 --> 00:03:24,453 ourselves back and we play small and we 89 00:03:24,453 --> 00:03:25,568 shrink and etcetera. 90 00:03:26,045 --> 00:03:27,819 But I don't know that we often 91 00:03:28,368 --> 00:03:30,275 look at those situations and say, 92 00:03:31,229 --> 00:03:31,467 Lord, 93 00:03:32,977 --> 00:03:34,351 is this purposeful 94 00:03:34,725 --> 00:03:35,574 where you have 95 00:03:36,249 --> 00:03:38,947 positioned me. And is it really us holding 96 00:03:38,947 --> 00:03:41,487 ourselves back? Or is it the lord moving 97 00:03:41,487 --> 00:03:44,240 things out of the way to position us 98 00:03:44,518 --> 00:03:47,243 where he wants us to be for his 99 00:03:47,617 --> 00:03:48,117 greatest 100 00:03:48,809 --> 00:03:49,206 glory. 101 00:03:49,763 --> 00:03:50,580 So often 102 00:03:50,955 --> 00:03:53,203 in a world that says you do you 103 00:03:53,354 --> 00:03:55,921 and follow your heart and speak your truth 104 00:03:56,296 --> 00:03:57,353 and and, 105 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:00,988 you know, go after your dreams no matter 106 00:04:00,988 --> 00:04:03,189 what. We lose sight of the fact that 107 00:04:03,469 --> 00:04:05,622 as Christians as followers of Jesus, 108 00:04:06,101 --> 00:04:08,015 we are to follow where the holy spirit 109 00:04:08,015 --> 00:04:08,573 leads us. 110 00:04:09,371 --> 00:04:11,764 And as my coach said to me today 111 00:04:11,764 --> 00:04:12,960 on a coaching call in fact, 112 00:04:13,693 --> 00:04:15,048 I think you're getting ahead of the lord. 113 00:04:16,323 --> 00:04:18,315 And that's hard for us as science. Right? 114 00:04:18,475 --> 00:04:20,308 Like, we have a tendency to get out 115 00:04:20,308 --> 00:04:22,548 of ahead because We're kind of mapping out 116 00:04:22,548 --> 00:04:23,261 where we're going. 117 00:04:23,816 --> 00:04:25,957 But as I work through my process this 118 00:04:25,957 --> 00:04:28,335 year, but the lord made apparent to me. 119 00:04:29,461 --> 00:04:30,916 Is that he 120 00:04:31,370 --> 00:04:34,233 positions me. And the spaces in which he 121 00:04:34,233 --> 00:04:37,039 places me are uniquely mine 122 00:04:37,509 --> 00:04:39,662 to occupy. There may be times that I 123 00:04:39,662 --> 00:04:41,120 feel totally un 124 00:04:42,374 --> 00:04:44,209 in those spaces, or there may be times 125 00:04:44,209 --> 00:04:46,602 that I feel totally over qualified in those 126 00:04:46,602 --> 00:04:46,921 spaces. 127 00:04:47,654 --> 00:04:49,412 And that can that can lead us to 128 00:04:49,412 --> 00:04:49,912 either 129 00:04:50,610 --> 00:04:53,886 step back and and be a little timid 130 00:04:53,886 --> 00:04:54,386 or 131 00:04:55,576 --> 00:04:57,807 reserved in the spaces where we feel like 132 00:04:57,807 --> 00:04:59,582 we don't belong or 133 00:05:00,038 --> 00:05:02,349 a little h and pride in the spaces 134 00:05:02,349 --> 00:05:04,182 where we think we're over qualified for. 135 00:05:04,913 --> 00:05:07,142 What he was showing me is that where 136 00:05:07,142 --> 00:05:09,370 he places me, where he directs me, 137 00:05:10,325 --> 00:05:11,462 I am uniquely 138 00:05:12,728 --> 00:05:15,745 made to occupy. For some reason, whatever that 139 00:05:15,745 --> 00:05:16,460 reason may be? 140 00:05:17,413 --> 00:05:17,913 Secondly, 141 00:05:18,287 --> 00:05:19,899 what do you wanted to show me in 142 00:05:20,273 --> 00:05:22,043 positioning me is that 143 00:05:22,354 --> 00:05:24,506 when I think I have to do all 144 00:05:24,506 --> 00:05:26,499 the things and be all the places and 145 00:05:26,499 --> 00:05:28,572 have all the things, I need to step 146 00:05:28,572 --> 00:05:30,188 back and ask why 147 00:05:31,059 --> 00:05:33,773 and for whom. In other words, when I 148 00:05:33,773 --> 00:05:35,210 feel like I need to be in places 149 00:05:35,210 --> 00:05:36,806 that maybe he has some position to me, 150 00:05:37,125 --> 00:05:38,642 or I feel like I have to be 151 00:05:38,642 --> 00:05:39,381 in places 152 00:05:39,934 --> 00:05:43,364 to market my business or be present, etcetera? 153 00:05:44,719 --> 00:05:45,756 Why am I doing that? 154 00:05:46,554 --> 00:05:48,707 And for whom, who am I trying to 155 00:05:48,707 --> 00:05:50,738 impress or status I or 156 00:05:51,755 --> 00:05:52,793 or play kate, 157 00:05:53,751 --> 00:05:55,746 why do I desire to be in those 158 00:05:55,746 --> 00:05:58,540 places and always available in all the things? 159 00:05:59,034 --> 00:06:01,208 Because is that really following his 160 00:06:01,744 --> 00:06:01,983 direction. 161 00:06:02,621 --> 00:06:04,374 And then the last thing that he showed 162 00:06:04,374 --> 00:06:05,672 me around 163 00:06:06,208 --> 00:06:06,527 positioning. 164 00:06:07,339 --> 00:06:08,477 Is that 165 00:06:09,811 --> 00:06:10,311 consistency 166 00:06:11,725 --> 00:06:12,544 and honesty 167 00:06:13,879 --> 00:06:14,778 are greater 168 00:06:15,155 --> 00:06:16,133 than quantity 169 00:06:17,084 --> 00:06:17,984 and cons. 170 00:06:18,682 --> 00:06:20,461 What I mean by cons is 171 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:24,196 constantly constantly working and always having to be 172 00:06:24,196 --> 00:06:25,075 on. In other words, 173 00:06:25,809 --> 00:06:28,924 showing up consistently whatever that looks like for 174 00:06:28,924 --> 00:06:32,061 you in your business and showing up honestly 175 00:06:32,534 --> 00:06:34,682 in your business are greater than showing up 176 00:06:34,682 --> 00:06:35,341 a lot 177 00:06:35,716 --> 00:06:37,626 and showing up all the time. Right? 178 00:06:38,421 --> 00:06:39,137 In the end, 179 00:06:40,107 --> 00:06:40,607 god 180 00:06:40,983 --> 00:06:42,018 positions and provides. 181 00:06:43,133 --> 00:06:44,668 And our obedience 182 00:06:45,203 --> 00:06:46,874 will always yield fruit. 183 00:06:48,084 --> 00:06:49,540 That fruit may look different 184 00:06:50,314 --> 00:06:52,386 on any given day. It may look like 185 00:06:52,386 --> 00:06:54,378 a greater client Roster. It may look like 186 00:06:54,378 --> 00:06:56,130 more commas in your bank account. It may 187 00:06:56,130 --> 00:06:58,139 look like bigger stages that you're on It 188 00:06:58,139 --> 00:06:58,958 may look like, 189 00:06:59,656 --> 00:07:02,213 you know, a bigger following online. But, you 190 00:07:02,213 --> 00:07:03,970 know what? None of that matters to the 191 00:07:03,970 --> 00:07:04,210 lord. 192 00:07:04,862 --> 00:07:07,028 What matters to him is our 193 00:07:08,194 --> 00:07:10,281 obedience and our embracing 194 00:07:11,606 --> 00:07:12,741 where he has 195 00:07:13,606 --> 00:07:14,004 positioned us. 196 00:07:14,879 --> 00:07:16,948 So let's walk through a few scriptures. 197 00:07:18,142 --> 00:07:20,074 Normally when I prepare for the podcast, 198 00:07:20,783 --> 00:07:23,014 I go certainly to the Lord and say, 199 00:07:23,970 --> 00:07:26,200 what what are the scriptures that that you 200 00:07:26,200 --> 00:07:28,214 want to eliminate for me to bring forward 201 00:07:28,431 --> 00:07:29,227 for my listeners? 202 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:32,279 Sometimes I will Google, what does the Bible 203 00:07:32,279 --> 00:07:35,319 say about x and I love where it 204 00:07:35,319 --> 00:07:37,000 takes me, which then takes me, you know, 205 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:38,520 in a million different directions. 206 00:07:39,812 --> 00:07:41,879 And the these are the scriptures that he 207 00:07:41,879 --> 00:07:43,174 gave me both from 208 00:07:43,708 --> 00:07:45,854 the process that I do every year in 209 00:07:45,854 --> 00:07:48,239 planning, which led me to being focused on 210 00:07:48,239 --> 00:07:48,739 where 211 00:07:49,288 --> 00:07:50,185 where he's 212 00:07:50,560 --> 00:07:53,902 positioning me is uniquely mine to occupy and 213 00:07:53,902 --> 00:07:55,675 that he positions and provides 214 00:07:56,304 --> 00:07:57,972 And so I wanna walk through these with 215 00:07:57,972 --> 00:08:00,434 you, not out of context, but as you 216 00:08:00,434 --> 00:08:01,704 know that we do on this show. 217 00:08:02,419 --> 00:08:04,459 We are all about applying biblical local truth 218 00:08:04,579 --> 00:08:06,732 to business. So Don't wanna take these out 219 00:08:06,732 --> 00:08:09,205 of context, but rather I wanna use them 220 00:08:09,205 --> 00:08:10,959 as we always do to say, what, could 221 00:08:10,959 --> 00:08:12,874 this possibly mean in my business. 222 00:08:13,432 --> 00:08:15,518 And I put these in the show notes 223 00:08:15,518 --> 00:08:17,190 so that you can do further study and 224 00:08:17,190 --> 00:08:20,056 most certainly go to the Lord and understand 225 00:08:20,056 --> 00:08:21,887 what he wants you to know about his 226 00:08:21,887 --> 00:08:24,767 word. And his character in these scriptures. For 227 00:08:24,767 --> 00:08:26,040 the first 1 that I wanna take us 228 00:08:26,040 --> 00:08:26,619 to is 229 00:08:27,074 --> 00:08:29,404 Isaiah 55 11. It's a very popular 230 00:08:29,953 --> 00:08:30,192 1, 231 00:08:30,830 --> 00:08:32,901 so my word that comes to my mouth 232 00:08:32,901 --> 00:08:35,212 will not return to me empty, but it 233 00:08:35,212 --> 00:08:38,035 will accomplish what I please and will prosper 234 00:08:38,091 --> 00:08:39,679 in what I send it to do. 235 00:08:40,711 --> 00:08:42,378 Where I take this when it comes to 236 00:08:42,378 --> 00:08:45,571 business is, number 1 that your business is 237 00:08:45,571 --> 00:08:47,720 a vehicle for kingdom impact. It is a 238 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:48,220 vehicle 239 00:08:48,754 --> 00:08:50,346 for the great commission. 240 00:08:51,062 --> 00:08:52,256 Lot of people make disciples. 241 00:08:52,748 --> 00:08:52,987 Right? 242 00:08:53,782 --> 00:08:54,997 And therefore, 243 00:08:56,484 --> 00:08:57,222 he has 244 00:08:57,756 --> 00:08:59,902 positioned you for purpose. He has given you 245 00:08:59,902 --> 00:09:01,753 very specific gifts and talents 246 00:09:02,384 --> 00:09:02,884 And 247 00:09:03,662 --> 00:09:06,299 perhaps to this point, you've had incredible success 248 00:09:06,299 --> 00:09:08,217 in your own strength. And what the Lord 249 00:09:08,217 --> 00:09:10,155 is trying to show you now is 250 00:09:10,708 --> 00:09:12,717 it's time for you to let me lead 251 00:09:12,774 --> 00:09:13,330 dear daughter. 252 00:09:14,124 --> 00:09:16,189 I made you ambitious, but I didn't make 253 00:09:16,189 --> 00:09:17,937 you to do business as usual. And you've 254 00:09:17,937 --> 00:09:19,779 been doing businesses you visual, and you think 255 00:09:19,779 --> 00:09:21,209 that it served you well because you have 256 00:09:21,209 --> 00:09:23,194 all of the outward success. But yet you're 257 00:09:23,194 --> 00:09:25,815 still unfulfilled and you're still empty, and you're 258 00:09:25,815 --> 00:09:27,897 feeling lost at what to do next it's 259 00:09:27,897 --> 00:09:30,366 because you're continuing to try to rip that 260 00:09:30,366 --> 00:09:31,640 steering wheel out of my hands. 261 00:09:32,596 --> 00:09:35,144 So I believe here, this is the reminder 262 00:09:35,144 --> 00:09:36,122 to all of us 263 00:09:36,434 --> 00:09:38,214 high achieving women that 264 00:09:39,315 --> 00:09:41,735 the lord's word is truth 265 00:09:42,115 --> 00:09:44,834 and that what he has commanded over your 266 00:09:44,834 --> 00:09:46,866 life man over your business 267 00:09:47,482 --> 00:09:50,293 will not return void that that it will 268 00:09:50,351 --> 00:09:53,322 accomplish what he pleases. Now what we please 269 00:09:53,875 --> 00:09:55,954 Not what we desire, but it will accomplish 270 00:09:55,954 --> 00:09:58,355 what he pleases, and it will prosper in 271 00:09:58,355 --> 00:10:00,914 what he sent it to do. His word 272 00:10:00,914 --> 00:10:01,714 will prosper. 273 00:10:02,609 --> 00:10:04,361 That may not look like the dollars the 274 00:10:04,361 --> 00:10:06,273 sense and the measurements of success the world's 275 00:10:06,273 --> 00:10:08,923 way, but it will prosper in peace 276 00:10:09,299 --> 00:10:12,101 and calm and even joy there will be 277 00:10:12,101 --> 00:10:14,248 an ease in your business, not that it's 278 00:10:14,248 --> 00:10:16,395 easy. There's still work for you to do, 279 00:10:16,872 --> 00:10:19,019 but there is an ease when we allow 280 00:10:19,019 --> 00:10:19,519 him 281 00:10:19,909 --> 00:10:21,843 and his truth to 282 00:10:22,219 --> 00:10:22,719 overrule 283 00:10:23,493 --> 00:10:25,804 anything that we put in place and allow 284 00:10:25,804 --> 00:10:27,954 him to position us and to guide us. 285 00:10:29,404 --> 00:10:32,760 The second scripture is Psalm 37 versus 23 286 00:10:32,760 --> 00:10:35,317 and 24. The Lord makes firm the steps 287 00:10:35,317 --> 00:10:37,255 of the 1 who delight in him 288 00:10:37,570 --> 00:10:39,649 and though he may stumble. He will not 289 00:10:39,649 --> 00:10:41,970 fall for the lord uphold him with his 290 00:10:41,970 --> 00:10:42,289 hand. 291 00:10:43,169 --> 00:10:46,230 This scripture brings me so much solace because 292 00:10:46,624 --> 00:10:49,735 I know that in my human ness, I 293 00:10:49,735 --> 00:10:50,452 can stumble, 294 00:10:51,090 --> 00:10:54,201 and I can get off track, and I 295 00:10:54,201 --> 00:10:56,036 can go 10 steps ahead of the lord. 296 00:10:57,169 --> 00:11:00,209 But yet he makes my steps firm every 297 00:11:00,209 --> 00:11:02,769 time I delight him every time I see 298 00:11:02,769 --> 00:11:03,750 him. I feel 299 00:11:04,304 --> 00:11:07,337 more strengthened and more firm in my foundation 300 00:11:07,337 --> 00:11:10,211 with better clarity about where I'm going. You 301 00:11:10,211 --> 00:11:12,286 know, most recently, you've heard me talk a 302 00:11:12,286 --> 00:11:14,691 little bit about stepping back from some social 303 00:11:14,691 --> 00:11:15,009 media, 304 00:11:15,565 --> 00:11:17,554 and I certainly talked about that with Robin 305 00:11:17,713 --> 00:11:19,304 Graham on a recent episode. 306 00:11:19,940 --> 00:11:22,024 And as I have done that, at first, 307 00:11:22,263 --> 00:11:25,294 I felt so un unstable because I wasn't 308 00:11:25,294 --> 00:11:26,809 showing up in all the places that I'm 309 00:11:26,809 --> 00:11:27,766 used to showing up. 310 00:11:28,564 --> 00:11:31,377 But the Lord has so graciously 311 00:11:32,087 --> 00:11:34,944 brought me rest and peace with not being 312 00:11:34,944 --> 00:11:35,817 on social media, 313 00:11:36,452 --> 00:11:36,952 and 314 00:11:37,484 --> 00:11:40,940 he in his way has put my content 315 00:11:41,077 --> 00:11:42,134 or my offers 316 00:11:42,511 --> 00:11:44,741 or the ways that I can help people 317 00:11:44,741 --> 00:11:46,118 in front of people 318 00:11:46,588 --> 00:11:48,202 who have then found me 319 00:11:48,576 --> 00:11:49,610 and reached out to me. 320 00:11:50,564 --> 00:11:51,064 And 321 00:11:52,632 --> 00:11:54,620 we are never in a position to earn 322 00:11:54,620 --> 00:11:55,972 what the lord is doing for us. 323 00:11:57,503 --> 00:12:00,560 Still, it is in those moments that I 324 00:12:01,099 --> 00:12:03,496 love to come back and say, Lord, 325 00:12:04,628 --> 00:12:06,875 I want to obey you because 326 00:12:07,567 --> 00:12:09,473 not for the blessing, but because of the 327 00:12:09,473 --> 00:12:11,300 ease and the peace and the joy that 328 00:12:11,300 --> 00:12:12,674 it gives me and yet 329 00:12:13,063 --> 00:12:16,026 you're so gracious to move things along 330 00:12:16,638 --> 00:12:17,909 almost as if to say. 331 00:12:19,021 --> 00:12:21,263 I said to you. I direct you and 332 00:12:21,263 --> 00:12:23,331 see what happens when I do. It's always 333 00:12:23,331 --> 00:12:25,400 so much better than Aaron could have done 334 00:12:25,400 --> 00:12:26,912 it. So I encourage you to think about 335 00:12:26,912 --> 00:12:28,503 that when you read these verses. 336 00:12:29,313 --> 00:12:31,061 And see if it doesn't bring you solace 337 00:12:31,061 --> 00:12:33,523 to know that our steps are firm when 338 00:12:33,523 --> 00:12:35,589 we seek him. And even though we're going 339 00:12:35,589 --> 00:12:37,574 to stumble, there will be roadblocks, there will 340 00:12:37,574 --> 00:12:38,313 be obstacles 341 00:12:39,257 --> 00:12:42,189 that we won't fall and permanently stay down 342 00:12:42,189 --> 00:12:45,043 because he's got us in his grip. And 343 00:12:45,122 --> 00:12:46,073 I don't know about you. 344 00:12:46,723 --> 00:12:48,494 I wanna to be positioned nowhere 345 00:12:49,027 --> 00:12:51,093 outside of the Lord's grasp. 346 00:12:52,126 --> 00:12:52,864 The last 347 00:12:53,477 --> 00:12:55,328 scripture that I want to give you is 348 00:12:55,408 --> 00:12:57,805 Psalm 01:28 versus 1 and 2, and it 349 00:12:57,805 --> 00:13:00,382 says, blessed are all who fear the lord 350 00:13:00,442 --> 00:13:03,092 who have reverence for the lord. Who walk 351 00:13:03,092 --> 00:13:05,246 in obedience to him. You will eat the 352 00:13:05,246 --> 00:13:08,039 fruit of your labor, blessings and prosperity will 353 00:13:08,039 --> 00:13:10,868 be yours. Now again, This is not about 354 00:13:11,006 --> 00:13:14,518 money and material wealth. Although certainly some of 355 00:13:14,518 --> 00:13:16,593 those things we can we can enjoy as 356 00:13:16,593 --> 00:13:17,471 fruits of our labor. 357 00:13:18,044 --> 00:13:19,725 But the point is when we walk in 358 00:13:19,725 --> 00:13:21,725 obedience stand when we allow him to position 359 00:13:21,725 --> 00:13:22,464 us, he 360 00:13:22,845 --> 00:13:26,059 positions us for purpose. When we embrace his 361 00:13:26,059 --> 00:13:28,695 direction. When we embrace where he's placing us, 362 00:13:28,935 --> 00:13:31,172 and even where he's taking us out of. 363 00:13:31,811 --> 00:13:32,050 Right? 364 00:13:32,863 --> 00:13:35,329 That we will see the fruit from that, 365 00:13:35,567 --> 00:13:37,556 and we will be able to enjoy that 366 00:13:37,556 --> 00:13:39,600 fruit. And that is a blessing to us 367 00:13:39,719 --> 00:13:40,988 because I don't know about you. He has 368 00:13:40,988 --> 00:13:43,051 certainly pulled me out of some rooms that 369 00:13:43,209 --> 00:13:45,590 I thought so desperately I needed to be 370 00:13:45,590 --> 00:13:47,732 in to move my business forward. 371 00:13:48,144 --> 00:13:49,814 And he says, no No No. It's not 372 00:13:49,814 --> 00:13:51,008 your business. It's my business. 373 00:13:52,201 --> 00:13:53,792 I will position you where I want you 374 00:13:53,792 --> 00:13:54,110 to be. 375 00:13:55,634 --> 00:13:56,134 Lastly, 376 00:13:57,141 --> 00:13:58,490 I'm wanna leave this with you. 377 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:00,418 So often, 378 00:14:01,266 --> 00:14:03,115 the women that I coach 379 00:14:03,423 --> 00:14:05,011 are 678 380 00:14:05,011 --> 00:14:06,123 figure business owners. 381 00:14:06,600 --> 00:14:09,959 They have had incredible success and the idea 382 00:14:10,412 --> 00:14:12,342 of letting Jesus lead 383 00:14:13,366 --> 00:14:13,866 while 384 00:14:14,637 --> 00:14:15,137 attractive 385 00:14:15,829 --> 00:14:19,348 is also really scary because they're afraid that 386 00:14:19,484 --> 00:14:21,605 he's going to redirect them that he's gonna 387 00:14:22,125 --> 00:14:22,605 completely, 388 00:14:24,125 --> 00:14:24,625 re 389 00:14:25,084 --> 00:14:27,424 reroute them if you will, as our great 390 00:14:27,485 --> 00:14:28,764 positioning shepherd, or Gps, 391 00:14:29,899 --> 00:14:31,577 because they're used to the hustle. They're used 392 00:14:31,577 --> 00:14:33,335 to the way the world does that. Right? 393 00:14:33,974 --> 00:14:36,051 And the idea of slowing down even a 394 00:14:36,051 --> 00:14:37,090 little bit is scary. 395 00:14:37,904 --> 00:14:40,304 They they they work with intention and purpose. 396 00:14:40,465 --> 00:14:42,945 But the idea of, like, stopping long enough 397 00:14:42,945 --> 00:14:44,304 to say, Lord is this for where you 398 00:14:44,304 --> 00:14:44,865 want me to go. 399 00:14:45,759 --> 00:14:47,514 Is a little unnerving because they're sort of 400 00:14:47,514 --> 00:14:48,412 used to 401 00:14:49,109 --> 00:14:50,943 the world's definition of Hustle. Right? 402 00:14:51,661 --> 00:14:54,213 And what I want you to know is 403 00:14:54,213 --> 00:14:54,713 that 404 00:14:55,981 --> 00:14:57,830 the lord will always 405 00:14:58,283 --> 00:15:00,823 operate in accordance with what's best for us 406 00:15:00,823 --> 00:15:03,784 in accordance with his word. Always always 407 00:15:04,649 --> 00:15:06,804 always always always. Like, there's never gonna be 408 00:15:06,804 --> 00:15:07,464 a time 409 00:15:07,841 --> 00:15:08,639 that he doesn't. 410 00:15:09,597 --> 00:15:10,417 But navigating 411 00:15:10,954 --> 00:15:11,991 success God's way. 412 00:15:13,521 --> 00:15:14,736 Is truly 413 00:15:15,827 --> 00:15:18,531 the only way and the best way, 414 00:15:19,327 --> 00:15:21,099 the most even care freeway 415 00:15:21,649 --> 00:15:22,469 to harmon 416 00:15:23,247 --> 00:15:26,364 your faith in business for true impact and 417 00:15:26,364 --> 00:15:26,683 growth. 418 00:15:27,802 --> 00:15:30,174 Doing it his way following his direction 419 00:15:30,611 --> 00:15:33,308 embracing how he positions you because he positions 420 00:15:33,308 --> 00:15:34,418 you for purpose, 421 00:15:34,894 --> 00:15:36,402 wherever he takes you. 422 00:15:37,528 --> 00:15:39,678 He's not overlooking your gifts your talents your 423 00:15:39,678 --> 00:15:42,305 skills. He's putting you in places where those 424 00:15:42,305 --> 00:15:45,171 things can truly make the impact. 425 00:15:45,743 --> 00:15:47,493 That he desires for you to make, that 426 00:15:47,493 --> 00:15:49,482 he's positioned you to make. That your your 427 00:15:49,482 --> 00:15:51,152 business is a vehicle to make. 428 00:15:52,759 --> 00:15:54,299 That kingdom impact 429 00:15:54,759 --> 00:15:57,559 is far greater than what the world would 430 00:15:57,559 --> 00:15:59,720 define a success. So again, let me say 431 00:15:59,720 --> 00:16:04,535 that navigating success God's way is the best 432 00:16:05,309 --> 00:16:08,309 and really only way to harmon your faith 433 00:16:08,508 --> 00:16:09,701 and business for true, 434 00:16:10,417 --> 00:16:12,429 impacting growth, and that takes embracing 435 00:16:13,122 --> 00:16:14,236 where he's positioning you. 436 00:16:16,081 --> 00:16:17,832 I pray that this bless as you today. 437 00:16:18,469 --> 00:16:21,335 I pray that that you will consider where 438 00:16:21,415 --> 00:16:23,189 God is positioning you and how 439 00:16:23,659 --> 00:16:25,816 and that you will allow him to do 440 00:16:25,816 --> 00:16:26,316 that 441 00:16:26,695 --> 00:16:28,133 that you won't sort of dig in your 442 00:16:28,133 --> 00:16:30,370 heels. I'm I'm really good at that sometimes. 443 00:16:31,184 --> 00:16:31,924 And ultimately, 444 00:16:32,945 --> 00:16:35,345 if this pie has speaks to you that 445 00:16:35,345 --> 00:16:36,804 you would share it with someone 446 00:16:37,745 --> 00:16:40,712 if working with a biblical business coach is 447 00:16:40,712 --> 00:16:43,264 your next step that you've prayed over that, 448 00:16:43,743 --> 00:16:44,721 that you would 449 00:16:45,178 --> 00:16:47,492 pray over whether I am the person to 450 00:16:47,492 --> 00:16:47,970 work with. 451 00:16:49,420 --> 00:16:50,935 But whatever that looks like for you. 452 00:16:51,892 --> 00:16:53,987 I want you to know that where god 453 00:16:54,045 --> 00:16:57,210 positions you, you are uniquely made to 454 00:16:57,648 --> 00:17:00,040 occupy, don't let anybody tell you otherwise because 455 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:01,178 the only authority 456 00:17:01,874 --> 00:17:03,889 over you over your life over your business 457 00:17:04,506 --> 00:17:05,463 is the lord Jesus. 458 00:17:07,072 --> 00:17:09,064 Until we are together next time. I pray 459 00:17:09,064 --> 00:17:10,738 for and encourage you. To tune out the 460 00:17:10,738 --> 00:17:10,977 world, 461 00:17:11,694 --> 00:17:13,947 tune in the God's truth and turn up 462 00:17:14,340 --> 00:17:14,840 focus 463 00:17:15,620 --> 00:17:18,420 that you truly can harmon your faith in 464 00:17:18,420 --> 00:17:18,920 business 465 00:17:19,620 --> 00:17:20,759 and have true 466 00:17:21,059 --> 00:17:22,519 impact the way he 467 00:17:23,154 --> 00:17:24,912 positions you to do. I'll see you on 468 00:17:24,912 --> 00:17:25,631 the next episode. 469 00:17:26,750 --> 00:17:29,067 From where you stand in your established business 470 00:17:29,067 --> 00:17:30,825 or career. Do you ever feel like your 471 00:17:30,825 --> 00:17:33,550 outwards success is warring with your faith and 472 00:17:33,550 --> 00:17:36,658 internal peace is over achievement your comfort zone, 473 00:17:36,817 --> 00:17:38,012 but it's exhausting you. 474 00:17:38,984 --> 00:17:40,739 Friend the truth is what's gotten you this 475 00:17:40,739 --> 00:17:42,894 far won't get you to where God is 476 00:17:42,894 --> 00:17:45,287 leading you, and that's going to take clarity 477 00:17:45,287 --> 00:17:46,106 and accountability. 478 00:17:46,818 --> 00:17:48,732 Because the truth is he made you ambitious, 479 00:17:48,891 --> 00:17:50,406 but he didn't make you to do business 480 00:17:50,406 --> 00:17:52,878 as usual. It's time to partner with a 481 00:17:52,878 --> 00:17:55,531 coach that combines biblical truth and business acumen 482 00:17:55,764 --> 00:17:56,583 with a personalized 483 00:17:56,959 --> 00:17:59,427 approach for high achieving women like you. 484 00:18:00,144 --> 00:18:02,453 If you're bold enough to ask for help 485 00:18:02,453 --> 00:18:05,358 at this stage and brave enough to step 486 00:18:05,416 --> 00:18:06,395 into a powerful 487 00:18:06,772 --> 00:18:08,606 partnership. Then let's explore how I can help 488 00:18:08,606 --> 00:18:11,557 you break free from business usual. Schedule your 489 00:18:11,557 --> 00:18:13,790 discovery call today at aaron here dot com. 490 00:18:14,204 --> 00:18:16,275 Slash discovery call or click the link in 491 00:18:16,275 --> 00:18:16,913 the show notes. 492 00:18:18,984 --> 00:18:21,635 Thanks for tuning in to redefining Hustle, navigating 493 00:18:21,852 --> 00:18:23,366 success as a Christian woman each week. 494 00:18:24,019 --> 00:18:25,694 I pray the show reminds you that god 495 00:18:25,694 --> 00:18:27,688 made you ambitious, but he didn't make you 496 00:18:27,688 --> 00:18:29,123 to do business as usual. 497 00:18:29,761 --> 00:18:31,277 Please remember to check the show notes for 498 00:18:31,277 --> 00:18:33,191 my free resources and other helpful links. 499 00:18:33,844 --> 00:18:36,151 If this episode spoke to you, take a 500 00:18:36,151 --> 00:18:37,662 screenshot, share it with a friend or share 501 00:18:37,662 --> 00:18:39,889 it on social media and tag me and 502 00:18:39,889 --> 00:18:41,913 praying for you friend that you'll embrace 503 00:18:42,285 --> 00:18:44,902 redefining hustle and in turn, your business will 504 00:18:44,902 --> 00:18:47,597 produce much fruit and impact his kingdom in 505 00:18:47,597 --> 00:18:50,085 greater ways than you could ever do in 506 00:18:50,085 --> 00:18:50,884 your own strength.