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In this episode of Faithfully Invested, Allen and Stacy Jo discuss how detours in our lives are rarely accidental. We look at Joseph's journey from the pit to power to understand how rejection often serves as protection.

Maintaining faithfulness during tough seasons is crucial for growth, even when the path forward is unclear. We explore how to stop focusing on the delay and start recognizing what God is building in you through the process of overcoming setbacks.

Key takeaways:

* Detours are not delays; they are part of God's plan.
* Rejection can be God's protection.
* Faithfulness in tough seasons is crucial for growth.

Learn why God's plan often includes detours and how to trust Him when life feels like a setback rather than a setup for success.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Introduction
00:30 The story of Joseph
02:00 Understanding detours
04:00 God’s purpose in waiting
06:00 The importance of faithfulness
08:00 Overcoming comparison
10:00 What God is building in you
12:00 Conclusion

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You received a clear calling from God, but a cold reaction from others left you discouraged. How do you move forward?

It is a heavy moment when you step out in obedience only to be met with indifference. Many believers experience spiritual discouragement when they share a vision that others cannot see or understand. This conversation examines why the reaction of people around us can feel like a roadblock to our purpose and how to keep your eyes fixed on the mission despite the lack of initial support.

True discernment is vital when you are carrying a burden that feels uniquely yours. We walk through the reality of maintaining your pace when your surroundings do not match your conviction. By holding onto God's calling with open hands, you learn to trust the process even when the people you trust most fail to affirm the path you are walking. This is a necessary step in your faith journey to ensure your direction comes from the Lord and not the applause of men.

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Reviving Recovery: Unbound is now online! We worship, we learn, we break out into gender specific groups and we journal with each other and with the Holy Spirit. If your heart is stirring listening to this, pay attention Healing begins here. Click the link below to join us at Reviving Recovery:Unbound.

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Come check out the Association of Christian Business Women! We'd love for you to join this growing community of Kingdom-minded women. Visit our website at www.acbw.org

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You prayed about it. You worked toward it. You believed God for it. And then, somewhere along the way, you started wondering if it was ever really His idea at all.

Building on last episode's foundation that none of us are here by accident, Allen and Stacy Jo dig into one of the hardest distinctions a believer can make: the difference between a self-built dream with God's name attached to it and a genuine, God-given calling. From the outside they can look nearly the same, but they run on different fuel, and only one of them holds up under real pressure.

This conversation covers where a desire actually originates, why a calling from God carries a persistence you can't manufacture on your own, and the three practical challenges that make discernment hard in real life: God using your own desires to reveal a calling, the weight of outside opinions, and the gap between being called and being commissioned.

Scriptures referenced (ASV):

Jeremiah 1:4-5: "Now the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying, Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee; I have appointed thee a prophet unto the nations."

Proverbs 19:21: "There are many devices in a man's heart; But the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand."

Numbers 22:38: "And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee: have I now any power at all to speak anything? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak."

Psalm 37:3-5: "Trust in Jehovah, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on his faithfulness. Delight thyself also upon Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart. Commit thy way unto Jehovah; Trust also in him, and he will bring it to pass."

This week's takeaway: bring what you're carrying to God with genuinely open hands, test it over time rather than in a single emotional moment, and take it to people who will tell you the truth, not just affirm what you already want to hear.

Next episode, Allen and Stacy Jo dive into what to do when your calling doesn't make sense to the people around you. Don't miss it.

Stay faithfully invested, because when you do, God brings the increase.

Reviving Recovery: Unbound is now online! We worship, we learn, we break out into gender specific groups and we journal with each other and with the Holy Spirit. If your heart is stirring listening to this, pay attention Healing begins here. Click the link below to join us at Reviving Recovery:Unbound.

www.revivingrecovery.com

See you in the room!

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