The Finish Line Podcast Whitney Goin, Actress, on Aligning Purpose and Passion in Generosity (Ep. 112)
Actress Whitney Goin was raised in Orlando, Florida, immersed in a community, church, and family that modeled generosity as a way of life. Her father, a powerful influence, shaped her understanding of giving as a deeply relational commitment, leaving a profound legacy in his community through his wholehearted generosity. After his passing, Whitney felt compelled to pursue her own distinct path, discovering how to express generosity in a way that truly resonated with her.
A meaningful connection with our guest co-host, Julie Wilson, led Whitney to find a welcoming community in Women Doing Well—a network of faith-driven, generous women. This supportive circle helped her reignite her sense of purpose in giving, as she uncovered God’s unique design for her generosity journey. Now, Whitney uses her passion for acting and theater to inspire others, encouraging them to embrace their own distinctive calling to generosity in alignment with their purpose and passions.
Major topics include:
- Her father’s generosity legacy
- Learning how God designed you to give
- Following the voice of the Holy Spirit with joy
- The blessing and tension of freedom from comparison in generosity
- How to know and walk in your purpose
- Individuality and diversity within the Body of Christ
- Freedom in spontaneous generosity
- “God does not ask us to give of ourselves until He fills us to overflowing with what He’s asking us to give.”
- “I started realizing just how unique and special and diverse we all are, not only with how we give and where we give, but in the way we were created uniquely to give.”
- “I’m now on fire with joy! It’s truly an overflow rather than trying to scrap for a little energy to be generous.”
- “So much of our walk with the Lord is having the vulnerability to really get to know ourselves and let Him show us who we are. Stop trying to be who you think you’re supposed to be so you can truly be the hands and feet He’s created you to be.”
- “I pray everyday, ‘Compel me or constrain me according to Your will.’”
- “I don’t need to be any bigger than the influence He’s put right before me.”
- Julie Wilson, President of Women Doing Well (see our past interview here)
- Generous Giving (see our interviews with cofounders Todd Harper and David Wills and CEO, April Chapman)
- A Land Remembered by Patrick D. Smith
- The Finish Line Community Facebook Group
- The Finish Line Community LinkedIn Group
Matthew 11:30 | Easy and Light
“For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
2 Corinthians 9:7 | A Cheerful Giver
Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
Psalm 31:7-8 | A Broad Place
I will rejoice and be glad in your steadfast love, because you have seen my affliction; you have known the distress of my soul, and you have not delivered me into the hand of the enemy; you have set my feet in a broad place.
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