In this episode, Clint and Rachelle unpack one of the biggest questions people ask after deconstructing faith: What is my purpose now?

They explore how the church taught purpose as a pressure-filled assignment—something to earn, prove, and perform for God—and how awakening reframes it as something to remember. Your purpose isn’t a role, title, or mission. It’s the unfolding of love and awareness through you, right now.

From reinterpreting Jeremiah 29:11 to discovering purpose through awakening, they challenge the idea of a divine “blueprint” and reveal why purpose is not something you chase, but something you allow. Along the way, they discuss healing the ego, integrating past versions of yourself, and how your old skills and experiences become breadcrumbs toward who you’re becoming.

✨ Purpose isn’t found through doing—it flows through being.
✨ You are the plan. You are the purpose.
✨ When you stop trying to find your purpose, you start living it.

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⏱️ Chapters

00:00 – Welcome and Listener Updates
02:14 – Purpose as Pressure in the Church
06:43 – The Pendulum Swing: From God’s Purpose to Self-Validation
09:53 – Purpose as Awareness: Being vs Doing
14:27 – Fear of Missing God’s Will
17:50 – The Control System of Religion
22:32 – Jeremiah 29:11 Reframed
27:45 – Collective vs Individual Purpose
31:00 – Trusting the Movement, Not the Map
33:10 – Becoming Before Doing
38:10 – Remembering Before Conditioning
42:00 – Avoiding the Evangelism of Consciousness
45:14 – The Kingdom Within: Presence as Purpose
47:29 – Service as Overflow, Not Obligation
51:23 – Integrating Past Skills and Identities
56:59 – Healing and Inner Work Practices
59:00 – Journaling and Reflection Prompts
01:01:55 – You Are the Purpose