Why My Faith Shapes My Work and My Life

For a long time, I tried to keep my faith in one box, and my work in another. Faith was for quiet mornings, prayer, church, and the private areas of my life. Work was for strategy, systems, results, leadership, and getting things done. I thought that was what professionalism required. But over time, I’ve learned something different: Who I am and what I do cannot be separated. And for me, my faith is the foundation of both.

Not as a label. Not as a performance. But as the quiet compass that shapes how I see people, time, success, and responsibility.

At its core, my faith has taught me this:

• People matter more than productivity.

• Character matters more than image.

• And a life that looks successful on the outside can still be deeply misaligned on the inside.

One of the teachings of Jesus that has stayed with me is simple:

“Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” ~ Matthew 6:21 NIV

Over the years, that question has followed me into boardrooms and projects, decisions and deadlines:

• What are we really valuing here?

• What are we rewarding?

• What is this costing people, not just financially, but personally?

It’s why my work has always gravitated toward helping people and teams find clarity instead of chaos, rhythm instead of burnout, and systems that serve life instead of consuming it. If you’ve worked with me you’ve no doubt heard me speak about learning what each person’s workplace “love language” is so I can serve them best.

My faith doesn’t make me perfect at this. But it keeps calling me back.

Back to asking:

• Is this loving?

• Is this honest?

• Is this building people up, or just building more overwhelm?

I’ve also learned that faith, for me, is not about escape from the corporate world. It’s about deeper engagement with the people in it. About showing up with courage even when it’s hard. About carrying responsibility without losing tenderness. About choosing meaning over busy, even when busy is rewarded.

And yes, my faith shapes my ambition.

Not toward “more.”

But toward “more than enough.”

Enough clarity to breathe.

Enough margin to notice people.

Enough success to be generous.

Enough structure to hold a life that still leaves room for wonder.

In my own story, especially through seasons of loss and rebuilding, faith has been the place I’ve returned to when everything else felt uncertain.Not because it gave me easy answers. But because it gave me a place to stand when I had none.

So when I write about:

• building systems that hold us

• choosing meaning over busy

• simplifying instead of accumulating

• serving instead of striving

• living lighter in a heavy world

….this is the well those words are drawn from.

This doesn’t mean you have to share my beliefs to read my work or use my tools. But I do want to be honest about this: My faith is not something I add to my work. It’s the light that shapes the way I see the work in the first place. 

“And who would light a lamp and then hide it in an obscure place? Instead, it’s placed where everyone in the house can benefit from its light.”

~ Matthew 5:15 TPT

If you’ve ever felt the tension between success and peace… between achievement and alignment… between doing more and becoming more whole… Then you’re already asking the kinds of questions that have shaped my own journey.

 This is simply where mine has led me.  To a place where strategy and surrender co-exist. Where everything I do comes from a foundation built on a rock so I can weather any storm. Where I have learned to become mission driven instead of goal driven. And my mission is clear, it’s to always serve others first with my time, talent, and treasure. To let the light of my Creator shine through me, in all I do, both in my life and in my work.