Lord, What Do You Want?

Lord, What Do You Want?

Lately, I’ve found myself asking God a different question.

Not the question most founders ask.
Not “What’s next?”
Not “How do we scale this?”

But something far more clarifying—and far more demanding:

“Lord… what do You want?”

The Season of Want

This time of year trains us to focus on desire.

At Christmas, we ask each other what we want.
At the New Year, we ask ourselves what we want next.

More growth.
More influence.
More success.

As founders and leaders, we’re conditioned to answer quickly. Vision, goals, execution—it’s our muscle memory.

But Scripture keeps interrupting me with a better question.

Why did God create mankind in the first place?
And after the fall of man… why did He send Jesus?

Jesus answered it Himself:

“This is eternal life—that they know You.”

Not achievement.
Not hustle.
Not religious productivity.

Relationship.

Walking with God again.

When Faith Quietly Becomes Performance

Somewhere along the way, many of us turned faith into performance.

We learned how to build for God, serve for God, do impressive things for God—while slowly losing the practice of walking with God.

We began measuring faithfulness by outcomes.
Calling momentum “alignment.”
Assuming success meant approval.

But God keeps pulling us back.

He doesn’t want our résumés.
He wants our yes.

He doesn’t want ambition detached from obedience.
He wants surrendered co-laborers.

God-Sized Assignments Require God-Sized Dependence

This realization has become especially real as CanaGlobal steps into two enormous assignments.

First, we are building a new news media platform with the aim of reaching 100 million people per month.

Not for clicks.
Not for outrage.
But to help shape culture with truth, wisdom, faith, and courage in a time desperately lacking all four.

Second, we are committing to the long, gritty work of reviving small towns into startup towns—restoring local economies, rebuilding community, and creating places where founders and families can build meaningful lives again.

These are not “safe” goals.
They are not incremental.
They are not humanly manageable.

They are impossible.

And that’s intentional.

Because Scripture reminds us:
“Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain.”

Our role is not to manufacture results.
Our role is to plant, water, and steward.

God brings the growth.

What This Means for Me

Personally, this season has stripped things down.

I’ve had to pray honestly:
“Lord, I don’t want You to bless my plans.
I want to walk in Yours.”

That prayer costs something.

It means less control.
More listening.
More patience.
More trust.

But it also brings peace.

When God defines the assignment,
He carries the outcome.

What This Means for CanaGlobal

CanaGlobal does not exist to chase hype or build impressive structures.

We exist to disciple founders.
To build enduring ventures.
To plant oak trees that outlive us.

If we reach 100 million people—it will be because God opened doors no one else could.
If small towns are revived—it will be because God breathed life into places others gave up on.

We are doing the work.
We are stepping up.
We are saying yes.

But He is the one who grows it.

Let’s Do This Together

The phrase that keeps returning to me is simple:

“Let’s do this together.”

That’s God’s invitation.

Not independence.
Not striving.
But abiding.

I don’t want to look back and say,
“I built something big.”

I want to be able to say—without hesitation—

“I did what God Himself called me to do.”

Fully.
Faithfully.
And with Him.

That’s the life I’m after.