“The anxiety around uncertainty is caused by the belief that we need certainty to act."

Episode 9: Certainty Not Required
Embracing Uncertainty, Setbacks, and Serendipity in the Creative Life

What if the need for certainty is actually the thing keeping you stuck?

In this episode of Be. Make. Do., Lisa and Dan explore how uncertainty, setbacks, and even mistakes can become powerful catalysts for creative and vocational freedom. Drawing from Scripture and lived experience, they look at how figures like Abraham, Sarah, and Ruth navigated the unknown—and what their stories teach us about faithful action without guarantees.

You’ll discover why certainty isn’t required to move forward, how action itself can become part of discernment, and how to recognize serendipity as an “expected unexpected” in the creative life.

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• Read the article, Vocation's Unbroken Chain: Biblical Call Stories and the
  Experience of Vocation by Chris Keeton

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“What feels like the wrong job or the wrong place may actually be your training ground.”

In the last episode of the Vocation Traps series, Lisa and Dan explored how our natural abilities are tools for vocation—not the same thing as our calling. In this follow-up conversation, they flip the coin and dive into the moments when our feelings of inadequacy threaten to shut us down. If you’ve ever wondered, “Did I miss it? Am I in the wrong place? Am I enough for what God’s asking of me?” this episode will help you see your current season not as a dead end, but as sacred preparation.

• Download your FREE Vocation Trap Tracker: www.soulmakers.org/bemakedo
• Discover Your Artist Archetype → Take the Free Quiz at soulmakers.org
• Download the Full Artist Archetypes Guide for deeper insight: www.soulmakers.org/bemakedo
• Read the article, Vocation's Unbroken Chain: Biblical Call Stories and the
  Experience of Vocation by Chris Keeton
• Becoming Moses - Bible Project Classroom, Carmen Imes

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Be. Make. Do. is going LIVE! on February 10th!

Join us Tuesday, February 10th, at 3 pm EST for an exciting, interactive discussion with Dan and Lisa. They’ll be wrapping up The Vocation Traps series of the podcast, answering your questions, and hearing from you! Register Here!

“Ability is not vocation. Abilities are tools for vocation.”

Ability Is Not Vocation

What if ability is simply a tool—one that God shapes, deepens, stretches, and even redirects over a lifetime? If you’ve ever felt pressured to “stay in your lane,” doubted whether you’re on the right path, or confused your gift with your calling, this episode will help you breathe again. Discover a more spacious, wise-hearted way of understanding your vocation—one rooted in freedom, not fear.

• Download your FREE Vocation Trap Tracker: www.soulmakers.org/bemakedo
• Discover Your Artist Archetype → Take the Free Quiz at soulmakers.org
• Download the Full Artist Archetypes Guide for deeper insight: www.soulmakers.org/bemakedo
• Read the article, Vocation's Unbroken Chain: Biblical Call Stories and the
  Experience of Vocation by Chris Keeton
  
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• Subscribe to Be. Make. Do. for more in the Vocation Traps series
• Share this episode with a friend or creative you know
• Join the conversation on socials using #VocationTrapsPodcast
• Join our brand new Instagram Broadcast Channel!

Be. Make. Do. is going LIVE! on February 10th!

Join us Tuesday, February 10th, at 3 pm EST for an exciting, interactive discussion with Dan and Lisa. They’ll be wrapping up The Vocation Traps series of the podcast, answering your questions, and hearing from you! Register Here!

Up Next: Join us as we explore the flip side of the coin and bust free from feelings of inadequacy.