Ep 23 - Calling or Ego? How Men Discern the Next Step | The Whetstone

🔥 Summary

Every man faces this question: Is this the next step I’m called to take… or just my ego talking?

In this powerful episode of The Whetstone Podcast, Dark Helmet, Dredd, and The Plague cut through the noise to talk about discerning God’s call, wrestling with ambition, and learning to lead without needing permission. From career transitions to faith-driven identity, this is a real conversation about truth, timing, and the dangers of mistaking ambition for assignment.

✅Highlights

✅ The Plague’s honest struggle with a promotion opportunity

✅ Dark Helmet: “I’m in the truth business, not the recommending business.”

✅ Dredd on God’s refinement: why waiting isn’t wasted

✅ Identity beyond your job title or position

✅ Mentorship clarity — sharpening without control

✅ Practical tools for discerning calling vs. ego

🎙️ Sound Bites

• “Just because it’s good doesn’t mean it’s God.”

• “Truth is a gift. Advice is a trap.”

• “Your identity is not your job—it’s your obedience.”

• “Waiting doesn’t mean stuck. It means SkyQ is shaping you.”

  
  

  ⏱️ Timestamps 00:00 – Intro & humor (sock promo banter)
  03:00 – The Plague’s promotion opportunity: ambition or calling?
  10:00 – Truth vs. recommendation in mentorship
  15:00 – Dredd on refinement and waiting seasons
  20:00 – Identity vs. job title: where worth really comes from
  28:00 – Mentorship clarity: sharpening, not controlling
  35:00 – Acting vs. waiting: obedience or idleness?
  42:00 – Brotherhood and accountability in decisions
  50:00 – God’s timing vs. man’s ambition
  57:00 – Closing reflections: truth, identity, and leadership

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