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You know those years you’d rather delete than remember—the ones that seem to subtract more than they add? That’s where this story begins: a layoff from a K–8 art teaching job, a heart quietly leaning on benefits and paychecks, and a stack of polite rejections that made confidence wobble. I open up about how that unraveling exposed what I trusted most, and how the path back didn’t start with a perfect offer—it started with wise counsel, practical structure, and a daily choice to let God work within before anything changed around me.
We walk through the real steps: seeking guidance from spiritual parents, restructuring a creative business to reach larger clients, and getting certified with the state and government to access procurement opportunities. I share the unglamorous middle—forms, waiting, more waiting—and the spiritual assignment that reframed everything: declaring Ephesians 3:20 and finally seeing the words “through His power at work within us” as a blueprint, not a slogan. That inner shift—stretching prayer and discipline, pruning distractions, and rebuilding trust—set the stage for quiet breakthroughs to surface in public.
Then the doors cracked open. A LinkedIn message from a stranger, recommending me for a local design conference panel by someone I hadn’t spoken to in years. A call from the district’s supplier development office, revealing a new way back into education through small business work. Even a birthday regained its meaning, reminding me that timelines bend but faithfulness holds. If you’re navigating your own cave season, you’ll leave with a proven mix of spiritual alignment and practical tactics: how to balance trust in God with smart preparation, how to build capacity that sustains growth, and how to spot the early signs of breakthrough you might otherwise miss.
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Chapters
1. The Year I’d Scrap (00:00:00)
2. Let Go From Teaching (00:01:37)
3. Trusting Checks Over God (00:03:21)
4. Rejection And Defeat (00:04:15)
5. Wise Counsel And A Plan (00:05:01)
6. Impatience Versus Breakthrough (00:06:03)
7. Ephesians 3:20 Assignment (00:06:49)
8. Power At Work Within (00:08:01)
9. Unexpected Invitations Arrive (00:09:48)
10. Birthday, Fulfillment, And Hope (00:11:47)
11. Look Inward For The Shift (00:13:43)
12. Blessing And Call To Share (00:15:28)
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