EP 392: Are You Wasting Your Calling? 5 Signs You’re Drifting from God’s Purpose

Equip & Empower Podcast with Christine Caine

Equip and Empower

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2026

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

What if success is the very thing that causes you to drift from God? 👀 It’s possible to start strong in faith, experience God’s power, and still end up compromising your legacy. In a culture driven by self-promotion, comfort, and short-term thinking, the warning of King Hezekiah is so relevant to us today. Christine Caine unpacks Isaiah 39 and exposes what she calls “The Hezekiah Syndrome”—a subtle but dangerous drift from dependence on God to reliance on self. Through Hezekiah’s life, you’ll discover how pride, complacency, and selfishness can quietly erode your faith and impact future generations. This message is a wake-up call to stay desperate for God, steward your calling well, and live with eternity in mind—because how you finish matters just as much as how you start. ✨ If you ever asked questions like… ● How do I stay faithful to God over the long haul? ● What are the warning signs that I’m drifting spiritually? ● How do I protect my legacy and future generations? ● Why do some strong believers fall into complacency? 💡What you’ll learn: ● The 5 warning signs of spiritual drift and complacency ● How pride and self-reliance quietly pull you away from God ● Why living with a generational and eternal perspective matters 📘 Want to grow deeper in a flourishing life with God? Christine explores this more in The Faith to Flourish: 👉 ChristineCaine.com/Flourish 💛 Get your FREE Episode Reflection Guide: 👉 http://bit.ly/4gx1ZYk 🔔 Subscribe for weekly biblical teaching that will help you grow in faith, lead with courage, and live on mission for Jesus. + + + + 🖥️ 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, New York Times bestselling author, and activist who has been serving the local church globally for over 30 years. She and her husband, Nick, founded the anti-human trafficking organization, The A21 Campaign, which works at the local, domestic, and international level to end modern-day slavery. They also founded Equip & Empower, a ministry that is mobilizing people everywhere to live on mission for Jesus. Propel Women is an initiative of the ministry dedicated to coming alongside women around the globe to activate their God-given purpose. You can tune in to her weekly Equip and Empower Podcast to be encouraged by the hope of Jesus wherever you are. Christine holds a Master’s Degree in Evangelism and Leadership from Wheaton College. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:25.6	Find out more at electoral commission.org.
0:27.6	org.
0:28.6	You see, each and every one of us as followers of Jesus is susceptible to falling under the power of the Hezekiah syndrome. And there are five things in particular that I see in this text
0:41.3	that basically contributed to Hezekiah's downfall.
0:44.3	We're going to go through these five things
0:46.3	and then do an internal analysis of our own hearts
0:50.3	to determine whether that's where we've reached.
1:04.1	Hi, I am so glad that you've joined us today,
1:06.2	and I know that God has a word for you.
1:11.8	Now, I truly believe that this message is one for the hour in which we live today.
1:19.0	We're going to talk about a king in the Old Testament who serves as a major warning for each and every one of us.
1:24.4	You know, King Hezekiah reigned as King of Judah from 715 to 687 BC.
1:29.6	Now, he stands amongst the greatest monarchs of Judah. In fact, in Second Kings 18 verses 5 to 7, we read that Hezekiah relied on the Lord God of Israel. Not one of the
1:36.8	kings of Judah was like him, either before him or after him. He remained faithful to the Lord
1:42.7	and did not turn from following him, but kept the
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