What moment do you find yourself in? What message do you hear? What is your ambition, and is it aligned to the heart of God? What pace do you descend the mountain? What is your purpose? These questions are at the heart of what an adaptive map for your life looks like. We finish our walk through the story of Abram with the apostle Paul's take on Abrams's answer to his call and continue to find it rhymes with our own story. Community is at the center of our experiencing the invitation of God to partner with him, which can be messy. What does it look like to be a safe space for the people around you? In this episode, Josh and I reflect on how we cultivate the community around us and encourage each person to listen to how a loving community is the bedrock of our experience of hope.

An adaptive map that doesn't break recognizes the reality of opposition in our lives, a force that attempts to remove us from the path that we are on. How do we walk on the path that our map has drawn for us? Pace is the way we think about how we intentionally move down from the mountaintop into the valley, and purpose is the reality that we will also always be called to descend, knowing full well the obstacles that lie ahead. How do we navigate the consequences of our choices, both good and bad? Have you ever had moments where hope seems elusive? Josh and I reflect on moments in our own lives where we also have faced these realities, and how an adaptive map allows us to continue to move forward with confidence amid our failures.

Ambition reveals our character… But what happens when we choose to not accept the invitation, or our ambition does not align with the character of God? Can we forfeit our call? Can we be disqualified from the blessing that God has invited us into? Josh and I wrestle with these questions as we read through the story of Abram, who has moments where his ambition is aligned with who God has called him to be, as well as moments where it is not. What does the story of Abram reveal to us about the character of God and the nature of His call on our lives?

The story of Abram's life is more than meets the eye. As we talk about some of the moments that Abram finds himself in, we ask: what is going right, what is going wrong, what is missing, and what is confused? Listen to how Josh teaches the story of the life of Abram through the lens of the adaptive mapping strategy. The hope is that you can see the rhymes that Abram's story shares with your own.

What if you had a Map that allowed you to recognize that each moment you experience is an opportunity to see where you are at, where you want to go, and how to get there? Imagine having the clarity to know in each moment what to say yes to, and what to say no to. We use the metaphor of an adaptive map because of its simplicity. M.A.P - Moments and messages, ambition alignment, pace, and purpose. In this episode, Josh walks us through how he has built his map and shares how having an adaptive map has allowed him to navigate his life with clarity and confidence.

Have you ever wondered “Does my life have a purpose?” We believe that as a human, the undeniable answer is yes. How do we discover that purpose? How can we have confidence and clarity that the purpose we feel in moments of silence is indeed a call on our life, a unique invitation to partner with God in restoring the world around us? Josh and I talk about some of our own experiences of wrestling with these questions and discover the necessity of presence in the community alongside the moments of silence and solitude.

In this episode, we dive into the concept of calling and the pursuit of a life filled with purpose and meaning. Josh shares insights from over a decade of developing an "adaptive life map"—a tool designed to help navigate life’s chaos with clarity. We discuss how anchoring key moments in your story can reveal your true direction and invite a partnership with the Divine. Join us to explore how an adaptive map can guide you toward a life of purpose, no matter where you are on your journey.