EP 367: Finding Purpose in Unexpected Places

Equip & Empower Podcast with Christine Caine

Equip and Empower

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

If you feel like your life has gone off course, you’re not alone. In this episode, Christine Caine unpacks the powerful story of the Apostle Paul’s shipwreck from Acts 27–28 and shows how God’s purpose still prevails—even when your plans don’t. You’ll be encouraged to stop despising the detours and start expecting God to do something new, even in places you never wanted to be. Discover: Why storms don’t mean you’ve missed God’s will. How to shake off what’s bitten you so it doesn’t poison your purpose. How to see your “Malta” as a setup for revival, not a setback. Get your free Episode Reflection Guide here. + + + + + Christine Caine is a speaker, activist, and best-selling author. She and her husband, Nick, founded the anti-human trafficking organization The A21 Campaign. They also founded Propel Women, an initiative that is dedicated to coming alongside women all over the globe to activate their God-given purpose. Each week she brings you a Gospel-centered message filled with Biblical truths that will equip and empower you to step into the life God has for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Access more.
0:06.0	Hey there, I'm Christine, and I'm so excited to welcome you to the Equip and Empower podcast.
0:11.6	Now, my prayer is that our time together each week encourages you,
0:15.6	awakens you to the purposes of God in your life,
0:18.1	and activates you to follow Jesus wholeheartedly as you live on mission for
0:22.3	him.
0:25.1	I am so glad that you've joined me today.
0:27.7	I'm believing that God's going to speak to you through this word and that you are going
0:30.9	to be equipped and empowered to fulfill your God-given purpose.
0:34.6	Well, you know, a few years ago, very close friends of Nick and mine were
0:38.2	celebrating a really important wedding anniversary, and they invited a few couples to go on a cruise
0:44.8	of the Mediterranean with them. Well, let me just say, I barely had to pray about this because I felt
0:50.8	that it was truly the will of God in Christ Jesus, that we humbly accept their
0:56.3	generous invitation and go on a Mediterranean cruise. I have to tell you, this was literally
1:02.3	one of the most amazing experiences of my life, and I will never, ever forget it as long as I live.
1:08.6	Now, the waters were beautiful and calm. There was barely any wind.
1:13.9	The sights were spectacular and you know that I am Greek. So I was passionate about everything.
1:20.2	Let me just tell you, the Greek food, I am sure, was a foretaste of the marriage supper of the lamb.
1:26.3	Now, the reason I am telling you all of this today,
1:29.8	because we're about to dive into a very important passage of scripture
1:34.7	in the book of Acts.
1:36.3	And I just want you to know,
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