Do you ever wonder if your God-shaped dream might be something He hasn’t yet revealed to you, or questioned why you feel blocked from God’s purpose for your life? Cindy DeBoer and her husband were 12 years into marriage when God put it on their hearts to examine if they were living out the faith they professed. What followed was a season of confession, questions, and a re-making of the life they thought they were called to.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONED THE PATH TO YOUR DREAM, THIS IS THE EPISODE FOR YOU.

In this conversation, Cindy shares about the gritty yet life-giving journey her family discovered as they began to live truer to their faith. It was one of letting go of the American Dream in exchange for an “unmissionary” experience abroad as they uncovered the better dream God had for their lives.

If you’ve wondered what it looks like to live out a vibrant faith, surrendered to Christ, so you can truly learn how to love God and love others, you’ll enjoy hearing what God did to transform Cindy and her dreams. We talk about:

The regular practice Cindy and Paul have made of asking the questions, “What am I doing? Why am I doing it? And am I living out what I say I believe?”
How her greatest fears about the impact of this dream on their kids were unfounded,
And the power of living in obedience to what God has put on your heart.

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MORE ABOUT CINDY:

On her blog Cindy often writes about how she and her family gave up on the American Dream, sold their beautiful custom dream home, left lucrative careers, lived in nearly 100 percent Muslim Morocco, and now follow Christ in the inner city of Grand Rapids. Her most popular blog post garnered over 150,000 hits from over 150 countries. Cindy is currently working to publish her book, "Far, Far Better Things - Reimagining the American Dream."

She and her husband, Paul, are passionate about demystifying Islam, working with sustainable development programs in Central America, serving the local church in Grand Rapids, and living simply—so that others can simply live. They have two daughters at home and two married sons. Their family dog, “Vie", (which is French for "life") loves to sing along with the church bells that ring out throughout their challenged neighborhood.

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Scripture:

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so far from saving me, from the words of my groaning?
~ Psalm 22:1 (ESV)

O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
~ Psalm 63:1 (ESV)

Jeremiah, chapters 1 and 2