“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.

Episode Summary:

"You don’t have to monetize every gift. Creativity is something you steward, not something you have to prove.” -Steve Brock

In this special episode, host Lisa Smith talks with Steve Brock, the author of "Brand Something Beautiful: A Branding Workbook for Artists, Writers, and Other Creatives." Together, they discuss the intersection of faith and artistry, exploring what it really means to create as an act of grace. They also dive into the challenges of calling, the process of getting unstuck, and how to build a brand authentically.

• 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
• Steve Brock's brand new book, Brand Something Beautiful
• Steve Brock's website: https://www.exploreyourworlds.com/

• Connect with Steve Brock:
  stevebrock.substack.com
  www.instagram.com/StephenWBrock
  www.facebook.com/MeaningfulTrav
  www.pinterest.com/ExploreYourWorlds
• 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!

Up Next: Join us as we discuss setbacks and mistakes of the vocation traps.