The Job I Resisted Became the Door God Used
“What if the thing you're resisting is exactly where God wants to multiply YOUR talents?”
Nothing fancy. Just honest work. And the beginning of something sacred.
The Timeline of Transformation
At 49, I knew exactly what I wanted to do with the rest of my life: share content online that helps others know God. I wanted to multiply the talents from 30+ years of discipleship.
One problem: I had no idea how to provide for my family while doing it.
For two years, I searched. Prayed. Struggled. Then, three weeks before my 50th birthday, I did something I'd resisted for years.
I became a car salesman.
Eight weeks later? I'm more alive in Christ than I've been in years.
For decades, I avoided car sales—the stigma, the stereotype, the memories of my own bad experiences. I didn't realize I was resisting the very door God would use to provide for my family and fuel my content.
The Resistance Story
For decades, I avoided car sales. Two demons haunted me:
The stigma ("used car salesman"—we all know the caricature)
My own painful experiences buying cars
But here's what I discovered: I'm not selling cars. I'm ministering to people during one of their most stressful financial decisions. Most people DREAD car shopping. I get to transform that dread into peace.
A jest turned into an invitation. A whisper from the Spirit became a lightning bolt of connection.
The Sacred Moment
Last week, a Christian man test-drove a car with me. Mid-drive, he made a jest about members of my faith—questioning who we worship. Many might have taken the bait to take offense or bite back, but the truth sets us free. Instead, the Spirit whispered a different response:
"Wouldn't it be amazing if we all just lived what Christ actually taught? Love one another, serve each other, pray for our enemies? Imagine how fast the world would transform."
We returned to discussing the car. But after he'd paid cash and I handed him the keys, I thanked him again for focusing his life on Christ's teachings.
He paused. Looked straight through me. And said two words:
"You, too."
Lightning. That's the only way to describe what those words did to my soul.
The Integration
Here's what two years of searching taught me: God doesn't always call us to leave our nets. Sometimes He calls us to cast them differently.
My dealership owner embodies this.
Not all nets are meant to be dropped. Some are just meant to be cast differently.
"Never make things up," he tells us. "One lie kills all trust" viz. use AI for facts, rather than guess on something you don’t know. We practice radical honesty. We play what Simon Sinek calls "the infinite game"—building trust that outlasts transactions.
But this goes deeper than business ethics...
The Real Question
What good is building a skyscraper or hoarding gold when you're walking toward a grave?
You entered this world naked, veiled from your premortal life. But through prophets and personal revelation, you can remember your purpose: to become like Abba. To receive ALL that He has.
The world peddles "success laws" for health, wealth, and fame—all for YOUR glory. Seductive? Absolutely. But it misses eternal truth by 180 degrees.
The Pattern of Patterns
Christ could have been Earth's most powerful king. Every temptation offered Him immediate dominion. Instead? He chose to build His Father's kingdom.
Result: He became King of Kings and Lord of Lords—not bought off with finite wealth but inheriting and continuing to create infinite worlds.
This is the pattern: Glorify God, and His work becomes glorifying you.
My Daily Practice
Malcolm Gladwell wrote about deliberate practice in "The Talent Code." Here's mine:
Every car I sell is practice for my real calling—helping others come to know God. Each customer interaction trains me to:
Meet people where they are
Serve without judgment
Transform mundane moments into ministry
The income? It's not the goal—it's the tool that frees me to write, create, and share the overflow of 30 years in the refiner's fire.
The Paradox
I sought for two years to find how to share content while providing for my family. The answer? Stop dividing secular and sacred. Make selling cars a holy act. Use the income to free my substance. Let every interaction prepare me for greater ministry.
Some chase houses of gold. I'm learning to create worlds without number. Starting in a car dealership.
Your Hidden Calling
What if your “car dealership” is sacred ground in disguise?
So yes, at 50, I finally became a car salesman. Not as a fallback—as a launching pad.
Because I've learned that ANY work becomes sacred when you:
Stop dividing "ministry" from "making a living"
Serve each person as if they were Christ
Use your income as a tool for freedom, not bondage
You might be avoiding your vessel because it doesn't look "spiritual enough." But what if that thing you're resisting—that job, that skill, that opportunity—is exactly where God wants to multiply your talents?
What if your "car dealership" is waiting? What if the thing you're resisting is exactly where God wants to multiply YOUR talents?
P.S. - To the brother who said "You, too"—those two words still echo. Thank you for seeing past the salesman to the disciple underneath.
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How to Spread the Love
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That was 32+ years ago. Since then, I've learned there's always more to the story—like how Moses was a deliverer, not a shepherd; Paul was an apostle, not a tentmaker; and I'm building Zion, not just selling cars.
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