🙋‍♀️ When Jesus asked His disciples, “What do you want?” He revealed that desire matters in the Kingdom. In this inspiring conversation with Tracey Gee, author of The Magic of Knowing What You Want, we uncover why listening to our longings isn’t selfish—it’s often the doorway to God’s best for us. Tracey shares how to move past fear, disappointment, and “shoulds,” and instead cultivate momentum by experimenting with faith-filled steps. This episode will equip you to embrace your God-given passions and integrate them into daily life with joy and purpose.

About the Guest

Tracey Gee is a certified leadership coach, facilitator, and author with over 20 years of experience serving leaders through InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and beyond. She has coached leaders from organizations like Amazon, Coca-Cola, UC Berkeley, and the Miami Heat, bringing a faith-informed perspective into diverse spaces. Her new book, 'The Magic of Knowing What You Want', helps Christians uncover their God-shaped desires, align with His purposes, and courageously step into His mission.

Reasons To Listen

1. Discover God-Shaped Desires – Learn how to recognize the longings in your heart that God may be using to reveal His calling and direction for your life.
2. Overcome Fear and Doubt – Tracey Gee shares practical ways to move past fear-based questions and self-doubt so you can step boldly into obedience and mission.
3. Build Momentum with Faith – Gain tools for turning small acts of experimentation into meaningful steps of faith that integrate your passions with God’s purposes.

Big Takeaways

1. Follow Your Desires – Instead of dismissing what you want, recognize that God often speaks through your longings and passions to guide you into His mission.
2. Ask Better Questions – Replace fear-based or limiting questions with life-giving ones that open your imagination and help you discern God’s direction more clearly.
3. Start Small Steps – Don’t wait for the perfect plan—take small, practical actions of faith that build momentum and create space for God to move.
4. Learn From Disappointment – View setbacks not as failures but as opportunities to uncover deeper desires and recalibrate toward God’s true purpose for you.
5. Embrace Your Uniqueness – Celebrate how God has uniquely designed you, and lean into living out your calling in a way that reflects His creativity and love.

Missional Challenges

1. Identify a God-Shaped Desire – Take 10 minutes this week to prayerfully write down one desire on your heart and ask God how it might align with His purpose.
2. Take One Small Step – Choose a simple, doable action—like having a conversation, doing research, or serving in a small way—that moves you closer to living out that desire.
3. Reframe a Disappointment – Reflect on a recent setback and journal what deeper longing it revealed. Pray about how God might redirect you toward His plan through it.

Chapters

00:00 – Introduction to Tracey Gee and her background in leadership coaching and ministry

02:00 – The connection between desires and God’s calling

06:00 – Common barriers that cause people to shut down their desires

10:00 – Four types of limiting questions and how to reframe them

17:00 – The Authentic Alignment Pathway: finding clarity in God’s direction

21:00 – The power of experimentation and taking small steps of faith

26:00 – Building momentum and integrating God-given desires into daily routines

28:00 – Learning to handle disappointment and using it as redirection

33:00 – Discernment: when to keep going and when to let go

36:00 – Spiritual formation practices that keep us aligned with God

39:00 – Rethinking goal-setting and moving from “should” to desire-based goals

45:00 – Key truth from The Magic of Knowing What You Want

46:00 – Fun wrap-up questions about biblical characters and personal reflections

49:00 – Where to find Tracey Gee’s book and connect with her online

Links & Social Media

●     Website: traceygee.me

●     Instagram: @traceygee.me

●     LinkedIn: Tracey Gee

●     TikTok: traceygee.me

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