09/09/2026
Are you trapped on the hamster wheel of endless striving? 🐹💨
Romans 12:2 tells us not to be shaped by the patterns of this world. But what does that look like when the world tells us to achieve more, do more and keep going?
At last Friday’s YA Service, Prof April Westbrook answered questions about biblical success, discerning God’s calling, Sabbath, and how we can step off the hamster wheel of endless striving.
𝙎𝙬𝙞𝙥𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙨 ➡️ and save this for the next time busyness starts to feel like progress.
Catch the full message, “Living a Life That Makes Sense in a Nonsense Kind of World,” + Q&A replay on the CHC App and our YouTube channel. Link in bio!
𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑮𝒐𝒅’𝒔 𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒔?
The world defines success as an endless pursuit of “more”, keeping us on a hamster wheel of constant striving that never truly satisfies.
Biblical success is simply being the person God created us to be. When we seek His kingdom first, we align our lives with His redemptive purpose and learn to live within His rhythms of grace instead of constantly striving for more.
𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝒅𝒐 𝑰 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝑮𝒐𝒅 𝒊𝒔 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒅𝒐?
Identifying your calling starts with recognising God’s voice. We do this by getting to know Him through His Word. The more we understand God’s character, the better we discern His leading. And remember: God’s greatest priority is the redemption of humanity.
𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒘𝒆 𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒂𝒃𝒃𝒂𝒕𝒉?
The Sabbath is so important to God that He included it in the Ten Commandments. We were created with Sabbath woven into the rhythm of our lives.
When we ignore that rhythm, we’re living against the way God designed us. And when we do that, it doesn’t just affect us; it affects everyone around us too.
𝑾𝒉𝒚 𝒊𝒔 𝑺𝒂𝒃𝒃𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒚 𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈?
Sabbath is not just a “resting from” but a “resting toward.” Walking in your calling requires an overflow of God’s presence. Stepping off the endless wheel of busyness creates space for God to move. It reminds us that we aren’t machines, and more importantly, we aren’t God. Slow down, receive, and