Rooted to RiseShow Notes

Learning to Trust Your Calling and Finding Your Purpose One Step at a Time

Host: Kimberly Rash Podcast: Rooted to Rise

Episode Summary

Your purpose was never something you lost; it has been inside you all along, waiting for you to come back to it.

Kimberly Rash digs into the pressure so many of us feel to figure out our calling and why the frantic search may be the very thing keeping us stuck. She breaks down what true alignment feels like versus forcing something that was never meant to fit, and how every season of life, including the painful ones, quietly builds the character and clarity needed to step into purpose with confidence. Drawing from her own journey of faith, self-doubt, and slow obedience, Kimberly reminds listeners that purpose is not one defining moment but the accumulation of how you show up again and again across every chapter of your life.

You do not need a perfect plan or a dramatic revelation to move forward. Root yourself in what feels true, release the outside noise, and rise into the calling that has been inside you all along.

What You Will Learn in This Episode

• Why your purpose is something you return to, not something you go find
• How to recognize the difference between true alignment and forcing something that does not fit
• What misalignment actually feels like in your body and your spirit
• How the seasons of your life, including the hard ones, are building your purpose
• Why peace is the most reliable signal that you are moving in the right direction
• How to stop letting outside pressure and other people's expectations derail your path

Key Takeaways

• Purpose is not one big defining thing. It is the accumulation of your character, your gifts, and how you show up over time.
• Nursing, teaching, designing, helping others -- these are conduits. The innate tools God placed inside of you are your actual purpose.
• Misalignment shows up as pressure where there should be pleasure, confusion where there should be joy, and resistance where things should flow.
• Peace that passes understanding is one of the clearest signals you are walking in the right direction.
• You are not behind. Every season of your life is preparing you for the moment you are ready to step fully into your calling.
• Just because you want something does not mean it is what you are meant for. Stop trying to put a circle in a square.

Memorable Quotes

"Your purpose is not something you find. It is something you are coming back to."

"It does not have to always feel easy, but it will always feel true."

"You are not lost. You are learning how to listen. You are not stuck. You are becoming."

"Something that should be giving you pleasure feels like pressure. Something that is supposed to bring you joy feels like confusion. That is misalignment."

"I did not feel qualified, so I did not move. And that is okay. Because here I am today."

Call to Action

Kimberly challenges you to take action within the next 24 hours.

Start a Purpose Journal. Sit down and write out the following:

1. What do I truly believe my purpose is right now?
2. What are three strengths I know I have? (Include the ones people might call flaws. Stubbornness, boldness, intensity -- sometimes the negatives are actually your greatest gifts.)
3. What is the one thing that keeps coming up in my life that I keep ignoring?

Then take one small step that feels aligned. Not a leap. Not a perfect plan. Just one step.

Root. Release. Rise.