What does it really mean to practice healthcare as a calling, not just a career?
That question sits at the heart of Course 5, newly released as part of the Clinic’s Spiritual Care Curriculum.
In this conversation, seasoned physicians speak honestly about faith, sacrifice, and the quiet decisions that shape a life of service.
Their stories are not theoretical. They are lived.
Choosing What Has Eternal Weight
One physician recalls wise counsel from a mentor early in his career:
“The danger isn’t investing in something that fails—it’s investing in something that has no eternal value.”
Jesus’ words from the Sermon on the Mount echo throughout the conversation:
“Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” (Matthew 6:21)
For healthcare professionals with limited time, energy, and emotional margin, the question becomes unavoidable:
What am I building with what God has entrusted to me?
Resisting the Pressure to Look Successful
Dr. Paul reflects on the early years of his medical training, when well-meaning advisors encouraged him to pursue the lifestyle expected of a “successful” physician—luxury, prestige, and financial comfort.
But he understood something critical: accumulating debt and adopting that lifestyle would quietly limit his ability to say yes to God later.
Instead, he and his wife chose to live simply—driving older cars, keeping expenses low, and guarding their freedom. Those decisions, made years earlier, created the space that later allowed the Clinic to exist.
When the Calling Is Tested
The conversation turns deeply personal when Dr. Paul shares the moment his wife became pregnant just as the Clinic was preparing to open.
A family member urged him to abandon the vision and “get a real job.”
What followed was not certainty, but obedience.
Later, after interview after interview failed to open the right door, Dr. Paul spoke the words aloud for the first time:
“It’s almost as if God is calling me to serve as the Medical Director of the Neighborhood Christian Clinic.”
In that moment, he felt a clear and unmistakable confirmation from God, followed by his wife’s quiet response:
“Paul, we’ve been telling you that for the past year.”
Calling is often confirmed not through ease, but through faithfulness.
A Life Fully Lived for Christ
Another physician challenges the idea that there is a divide between “work life” and “ministry.”
Instead of living on and off for God, he describes a life fully lived for Christ—walking hospital halls and clinic corridors seeing patients, families, and colleagues as people made in God’s image.
This way of living naturally leads to prayer, to spiritual conversations, and to care that honors the whole person.
Knowing God’s Will Before the Options Appear
One of the most practical insights shared in Course 5 is this: before vocational decisions are ever made, three questions matter most:
- Who am I in Christ?
- Where do my loyalties lie?
- Why am I doing what I’m doing?
When those answers are clear, decisions align long before job offers or career paths are on the table.
A Foundation You Help Make Possible
This conversation explains the heart behind the Clinic’s work—not only caring for patients, but training and equipping healthcare professionals to practice medicine with faith, integrity, and courage.
Every patient encounter, every prayer offered, every life restored flows from these quiet, faithful choices.
Because of supporters like you, this curriculum exists—to strengthen those who serve and to ensure care is offered with both skill and compassion. We invite you to watch the video above, reflect on where you are investing what God has entrusted to you, and join us as a monthly partner in the eternal work God is doing through the Clinic.
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