Calling vs. Career: The Mix-Up That Burned Me Out

Most of us were taught to figure out our career before we ever thought about our calling and somewhere along the way, the two got fused into the same thing. For Jaclyn, that confusion cost her the better part of a decade: a children's pastor role, a homeschool launch, a Mother's Day Out program, and a slow slide into burnout and depression.

In this second episode of the Open Hands mini-series, Jaclyn untangles the difference between calling and career, why it matters, what it cost her to learn it, and how a driving school lobby finally showed her that fifteen years of quiet, unglamorous obedience had been the calling all along.

Whether you've set aside a dream to be present for your family, or you're carrying the weight of providing and wondering if faithfulness is enough, this one's for you. The assignment isn't the one you wish you had. It's the one already in your hands.

Three questions to sit with, one open hand, and permission to put down a picture that isn't fitting anymore.