45. The Shift — When Less Is More

About this episode

Vona Johnson discusses the shift from striving to faithfulness in retirement and how Scripture has influenced her perspective.

Lately, I’ve sensed God inviting me into a shift — from striving to faithfulness. From doing more to loving more deliberately. In this episode of Courageous Retirement, I share how retirement created space for Scripture to speak more deeply into my life — and how Romans 10 and 1 Corinthians 13 reshaped the way I see this season. Retirement isn’t a winding down. It’s an invitation. An invitation to steward our time with eternity in mind. An invitation to reflect God’s love more intentionally. ...

People in this episode

Host: Vona Johnson

Topics covered

• retirement
• faithfulness
• God's love
• Scripture
• deliberate living
• invitation

Keywords

• retirement
• faithfulness
• Scripture
• Romans 10
• 1 Corinthians 13
• God's love
• deliberate living

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Romans 10, 1 Corinthians 13

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