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When God Redirects Your Plans: Trusting His Purpose | Ep. 124
What happens when you pray, prepare, and invest in a plan—only to watch everything change?
In Episode 124 of The Publishing Pusher Podcast, Dr. Annette West leads a heartfelt conversation about trusting God when life takes an unexpected turn. Rooted in Proverbs 16:9, this discussion explores the difference between holding tightly to our plans and remaining open to God’s direction.
Dr. West poses a powerful question: “Am I holding so tightly to the plan that I might miss the purpose?”Joined by Dr. Carolyn Coleman and fellow participants, she explores how disappointment can become an opportunity to learn, adjust, and keep moving forward.
In this episode:
The central message: A change in direction does not mean a loss of purpose. You can acknowledge the disappointment, learn from the experience, and continue trusting God with your next step.
Reflection: Where might you need to loosen your grip on a plan so you can move forward with purpose?
Subscribe to The Publishing Pusher Podcast with Dr. Annette West for conversations about faith, authorship, entrepreneurship, and personal growth. Share this episode with someone navigating an unexpected change.
#PublishingPusherPodcast #DrAnnetteWest #TrustGod #GodsDirection #FaithAndPurpose #ChristianAuthors #AuthorCommunity #PublishingJourney #FaithInBusiness #PurposeDrivenLife #KeepMovingForward
What happens when you pray, prepare, and invest in a plan—only to watch everything change?
In Episode 124 of The Publishing Pusher Podcast, Dr. Annette West leads a heartfelt conversation about trusting God when life takes an unexpected turn. Rooted in Proverbs 16:9, this discussion explores the difference between holding tightly to our plans and remaining open to God’s direction.
Dr. West poses a powerful question: “Am I holding so tightly to the plan that I might miss the purpose?”Joined by Dr. Carolyn Coleman and fellow participants, she explores how disappointment can become an opportunity to learn, adjust, and keep moving forward.
In this episode:
- Trusting God when opportunities, relationships, or business plans change.
- Developing a teachable mindset and the willingness to follow a new direction.
- Moving through disappointment without giving up on your calling.
- Learning from difficult publishing and business experiences.
- Understanding agreements, payment arrangements, and the importance of asking questions before investing.
- Using lessons learned to help other authors avoid similar setbacks.
- Staying focused on purpose while navigating uncertainty.
The central message: A change in direction does not mean a loss of purpose. You can acknowledge the disappointment, learn from the experience, and continue trusting God with your next step.
Reflection: Where might you need to loosen your grip on a plan so you can move forward with purpose?
Subscribe to The Publishing Pusher Podcast with Dr. Annette West for conversations about faith, authorship, entrepreneurship, and personal growth. Share this episode with someone navigating an unexpected change.
#PublishingPusherPodcast #DrAnnetteWest #TrustGod #GodsDirection #FaithAndPurpose #ChristianAuthors #AuthorCommunity #PublishingJourney #FaithInBusiness #PurposeDrivenLife #KeepMovingForward
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Greetings, it's Dr.
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Burnett, Publishing Pusher, the all-in-body place of encouragement, cultural empowerment. Weekly,
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she'll engage conversations with entrepreneurs and creators. And these insightful
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interviews are designed to help us build our businesses, prospective brands, ourselves,
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and to hopefully propel us to that next level…
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00:00:05.179 --> 00:00:06.280
Greetings, it's Dr.
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00:00:06.299 --> 00:00:11.949
Burnett, Publishing Pusher, the all-in-body place of encouragement, cultural empowerment. Weekly,
3
00:00:11.980 --> 00:00:16.109
she'll engage conversations with entrepreneurs and creators. And these insightful
4
00:00:16.149 --> 00:00:20.390
interviews are designed to help us build our businesses, prospective brands, ourselves,
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00:00:20.750 --> 00:00:23.210
and to hopefully propel us to that next level…
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