EP 384: The Secret to Getting There? Showing Up Here & Now.

Equip & Empower Podcast with Christine Caine

Equip and Empower

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

You don’t actually want to be “there” — you just don’t know how powerful “here” really is. We live in a constant tension between where we are and where we wish we were. Social media amplifies it. Comparison fuels it. Impatience feeds it. But what if the key to getting “there” is learning how to fully show up “here”? In this episode, Christine Caine unpacks Paul’s final words in 2 Timothy and reveals how eternal perspective, daily faithfulness, and radical trust in God are the true pathway from here to there. If you’ve ever felt behind, stuck, overlooked, or frustrated with your current season, this message will anchor your heart and reset your focus. Trust God here — and He will take you there. ✨What you’ll discover: ● Why your “here” is not a holding pattern but holy preparation. ● How eternal perspective keeps you steady in temporary seasons. ● The simple (but not easy) secret to moving from here to there. 💛 Get your FREE Episode Reflection Guide: 👉 http://bit.ly/4gx1ZYk 📌 Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share this message with someone who needs encouragement today. + + + + 🖥️ SUBSCRIBE: https://bit.ly/ChristineCaineSubscribe PRE-ORDER Christine’s NEW book, The Faith to Flourish → https://linktr.ee/christinecaine ORDER Christine's new devotional, "You're Not Finished Yet" → https://linktr.ee/christinecaine 💛 For more great stuff, check out: LISTEN to Christine Caine’s Life and Leadership Podcast→ https://linktr.ee/christinecaine DONATE to Equip & Empower Ministries: https://linktr.ee/christinecaine 📲 Follow Christine on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ChristineCaine/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theChristineCaine/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChristineCaine Christine Caine is a speaker, activist, and bestselling author who awakens people everywhere to discover their God-given purpose and live transformed lives for Jesus. Alongside her husband, Nick, she founded A21, a global anti-human trafficking organization that prevents exploitation, recovers victims, and empowers survivors. She also launched Propel Women, an initiative equipping women worldwide to follow Jesus wholeheartedly and live confidently in their calling. Through Equip & Empower, Christine activates people everywhere to live on mission for Jesus. Christine is the author of more than a dozen books and Bible studies, and she holds a Master’s Degree in Evangelism and Leadership from Wheaton College. For over 30 years, she and Nick have faithfully served the global Church. You can tune into her weekly Equip & Empower and Life & Leadership podcasts for practical insights and encouragement, always pointing to the hope found in Jesus. Christine and Nick live with their daughters, Catherine and Sophia. To learn more about Christine and her resources, visit http://www.christinecaine.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Went to church. I joined a small group. I volunteered wherever there was a need with no agenda.
0:06.2	I turned up to a church cleaning day and that led to my first ministry appointment at a community youth center.
0:12.3	And I served there for seven years and that led to our denomination state youth movement where I became the leader for seven years preaching and teaching and then doors open
0:21.8	to teach internationally. Then I awoke to the issue of human trafficking over time and we started
0:26.6	821. As that grew, Anita rose to help propel women into their God-given purpose, I didn't chase
0:33.1	those things. I kept turning up whatever was here and in my hear moments God opened the
0:39.6	doors that took me there and if you don't show up here if you don't follow
0:43.8	and obey God here you're never gonna get there because there is the culmination
0:48.3	of all you hear moments so value you here and now don't sleep through your
0:53.3	life waiting to get there wake up here be here engage here and now. Don't sleep through your life waiting as you get there.
0:54.7	Wake up here, be here, engage here and now if you eventually want to get there.
0:59.3	So what's the key to getting from here to there?
1:01.9	It's simple, not easy, but simple.
1:05.2	Keep turning up here.
1:06.9	Keep being faithful to Jesus here.
1:09.1	Keep Holy Spirit dependent here.
1:12.6	Keep doing good to everyone you can here. Keep getting back up here.
1:15.6	If I keep walking in God's ways here,
1:18.6	I'll end up in God's will there.
1:21.6	If I do His revealed will here,
1:24.6	he'll keep unlocking the concealed part of His will, and that will leave me there.
1:29.3	God opens doors, no man can shut. We can't see all the doors ahead or what's behind them.
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