Welcome to the Paul Tripp podcast, where pastor and bestselling author Dr. Paul David Tripp connects the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life.

In this week's connecting clip of the week, Paul Tripp, Shelby Abbott, and special guest Lois Kellenbrink discussed the idea of calling and how God

shapes your calling through your story.

This short excerpt is from a larger conversation between Lois Kellynbrink, Paul Tripp, and

Shelby Abbott on the Connecting podcast.

To hear Lois' full story, check out the Paul Tripp podcast episode 299.

Now here's this week's connecting clip of the week.

And then off to New York.

Then after three years, yes, the bank sent him to New York, where we were there for five

years.

That's where I am.

That's where got involved with the Redeemer Presbyterian Church.

And I stayed at home with the girls until the youngest went into the first grade.

And I remember thinking, okay, what do I want to do with the rest of my life?

Because all of a sudden I had eight hours, ten hours to myself.

That's the stage we're in literally right now with my wife.

Yeah.

So you think, well, what should I do with the rest of my life?

I knew if I loved being a mom.

I absolutely loved being a mom.

And I knew if I didn't find something that was my own. I'd probably be one of those mothers who would never let their kids go and they would end up hating me. So I started wondering what my God want me to do.

And I know that wherever I lived in all the different countries, sometimes I had problems. My marriage was a pretty difficult marriage. And at times I wish I could

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