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It’s easy to assume that when God calls, doors will open smoothly and circumstances will align neatly. But the Great Story repeatedly tells a different story. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 21. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com . Please subscribe, "Like," and share. Comments are always welcome!

Along my life journey I've spent enormous energy trying to force reality into the shape of my wishes. The wisdom in today’s chapter is that faith often begins where illusion ends. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 20. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

When I read today's chapter, it is tempting to focus on David's escapes. But the deeper reality is that David is not surviving because he is clever. He is surviving because God is quietly arranging people, circumstances, conversations, delays, and interventions that David cannot even see. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 19. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvander...

Every individual I know — even the most successful — have had their own wilderness experiences. It’s a spiritual principle that God wove into creation and the realities of this fallen world. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 18. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

Slaying giants is often as simple as small acts consistently applied. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 17. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com. Please subscribe and "Like" -- and comments are always welcome.

Sometimes God moves in quiet tectonic shifts that no one feels on the surface in the moment, but that shift will ultimately lead to massive earthquakes in life down the road. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 16. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

This is the first of eight Wayfarer Weekend (WW) podcasts exploring Tom Vander Well's Amazon International Bestselling Book "This Call May Be Monitored (What Eavesdropping on Corporate America Taught Me About Business and Life)." Each episode will explore one of the book's eight chapters. Hosted by Michael DeLon. The book can be purchased on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GHS...

Along my spiritual journey, I’ve come to realize that the greatest danger is often not outright rejection of God. It is convincing myself that my version of obedience is close enough. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 15. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com . Please subscribe, "Like," and comment!

Throughout the Great Story, God moves through people willing to take the next faithful step before the whole map is visible. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 14. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Saul could not endure uncertainty long enough to obey. His core issue is not weakness. It's self-reliance baptized in religious language. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 13. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

Sin is real. Grace is more real. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 12. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com . Be sure to "like" and subscribe -- and feel free to comment!

This is it. The moment. Saul is down on the farm, but the phone just rang in the dugout. He’s getting called up to The Show, and his debut is going to be the lead story on SportsCenter tomorrow. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 11. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

Along my journey, I’ve observed and learned that when God calls individuals, rarely are those individuals ready or prepared for the task. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 10. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

It’s easy to imagine God's calling arriving with trumpets and lightning bolts. Along my life journey, I’ve come to realize that more often, God hides destiny inside ordinary obedience. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 9. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

This is one of the Bible’s most sobering truths:  God sometimes loves us enough to let us experience the weight of what we insist upon. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 8. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

God’s Kingdom and His purposes don’t cater to the human expectations of timeliness. They are operating on an eternal scale outside of time. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 7. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com. Please subscribe, share, like, and comment.

I’ve observed that one of the strangest dangers along my spiritual journey is that the longer I walk around sacred things the easier it becomes to lose my sense of wonder. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 6. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com.

I have observed that throughout history followers of Jesus have panicked whenever culture shifted, institutions weakened, or the Church lost influence. But today’s chapter whispers:  “God is not pacing nervously in heaven.” A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 5. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

I’m reminded in the quiet this morning that when life hands me a bitter defeat, when seemingly everything has gone wrong — it is never hopeless. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 4. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

Along my life journey, I’ve observed that it is easy for me to miss the simple spiritual lessons that God wove into creation itself. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 3. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

As I meditated on today’s chapter, I found it to have a bit of epic feel to it. It’s not just narrating facts, there’s a spiritual heartbeat thumping underneath the text. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 2. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

Sometimes life requires a more intense prayer offering. A chapter-a-day podcast from 1 Samuel 1. The text version can always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

If I allowed my desires and expectations to determine my decisions, you wouldn’t be listening to this podcast. A chapter-a-day podcast from Haggai 2. The text version is always available to read and share at tomvanderwell.com .

I am very capable of building a beautiful life… while quietly neglecting the very thing that gives it meaning. A chapter-a-day podcast from Haggai 1. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .

It's often how God works. Not with coercion. Not by breaking down the door. But by invitation. A chapter-a-day podcast from Luke 24. The text version may always be found and shared at tomvanderwell.com .