Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
“Calling” is a word we hear and say a lot in Christian culture, and it usually means what we think God wants from our lives. But what happens when we elevate that calling to a place it shouldn’t be? When we start chasing the calling itself instead of our identity in Christ?
In his talk “The Subtle Trap of Calling Idolatry,” author, teacher, and hip hop artist Trip Lee walks us through the trap of turning a “calling” into an idol, and he reminds us that “your calling is not your North Star. The One who called you is.”
“Calling” is a word we hear and say a lot in Christian culture, and it usually means what we think God wants from our lives. But what happens when we elevate that calling to a place it shouldn’t be? When we start chasing the calling itself instead of our identity in Christ?
In his talk “The Subtle Trap of Calling Idolatry,” author, teacher, and hip hop artist Trip Lee walks us through the trap of turning a “calling” into an idol, and he reminds us that “your calling is not your North Star. The One who called you is.”
