The Happiness Trap: Mistaking Happiness for Purpose
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“Our primary problem...is not that we lack self-worth. It’s that we lack awe.”
In this episode, Lisa and Dan unpack the Happiness Trap: the belief that your purpose is tied to feeling good or curating the perfect life. But true vocation often forms us in the slow, hidden work of faithfulness, not fleeting emotional highs. Tune in to escape the trap, rediscover joy, and move forward with a deeper sense of vocation.
Episode Specific Resources:
Read Samuel Wells' book, Improvisation: The Drama of Christian Ethics
Read the article, Vocation's Unbroken Chain: Biblical Call Stories and the
Experience of Vocation by Chris KeetonRead the article, Understanding Vocation: Discerning and Responding to God's Call by Don Thompson
Read the Blog Post by Jen Wilken, Trading Self-Worth for Awe and Wonder
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