Don’t Chase Your Calling—Walk With God

What if your business is not separate from your calling—but actually part of it? In this episode of Kingdom Keys for Business, Life & Work, Gea Gort and Bill Job talk with “Jacob,” a fifth-generation Dutch entrepreneur whose family has worked in the food industry for more than 125 years. As a teenager, Jacob sensed a call to serve God among the nations and assumed that might mean leaving business for full-time ministry. Instead, God gradually brought his calling and entrepreneurship together. Jacob shares how his journey eventually took him to Asia, where he developed a protein-rich food business with a holistic mission. The road was far from straightforward: partnerships failed, doors closed, cultural mistakes were made, and he encountered situations where corruption was considered normal. Yet along the way, Jacob repeatedly saw unexpected people, ideas, and opportunities come together. One of his most important practices is surprisingly simple: every Sunday morning he walks for one or two hours, praying, listening, and bringing his business before God. The conversation explores calling, integrity, receiving ideas from God, finding the right people, and redefining profit as impact—not simply money. Jacob’s encouragement is simple: you don’t need to anxiously search for your calling. Ask God for wisdom and guidance, walk faithfully, and trust Him to lead. Timeline 00:19 Meet Jacob: fifth-generation entrepreneur 01:20 125 years of faith and family business 03:20 “Every job is a calling” 03:35 Smuggling Bibles behind the Iron Curtain 04:35 A surprising call from Acts 22 06:00 Staying in business instead of entering ministry 07:15 Growing the Dutch family business 07:40 The move toward Asia 08:10 Encountering extreme poverty and spiritual pressure 10:30 Business mistakes and the importance of understanding culture 11:40 Recognizing an old calling in a new place 13:10 Starting again without local partners 13:45 Finding employees in unexpected ways 14:55 Bill: trusting God for the right people 17:20 Seeing God’s hand in key relationships 18:15 Receiving business ideas from God 18:45 Redefining profit as impact 20:25 Jacob’s weekly prayer walks 22:15 George Washington Carver and receiving ideas from God 23:20 How calling becomes clearer over a lifetime 24:10 “Ask for guidance and God will guide you” 25:40 Choosing integrity when corruption is expected 26:30 Working for your real Master 27:25 Bill: relationship, trust and the “easy yoke” 29:00 Closing #KingdomKeys #BusinessAsMission #BAM #FaithAtWork #ChristianBusiness #KingdomBusiness #Calling #FaithAndBusiness #ChristianEntrepreneur #BusinessWithGod #PurposeDrivenBusiness #KingdomEntrepreneur #IntegrityInBusiness #WalkingWithGod #ChristianLeadership #ImpactBusiness #BillJob #BAMMoves