Where are you?
THE SOJOURNER'S JOURNEY
Life doesn’t always go according to plan. We find ourselves at crossroads, in seasons of uncertainty, or rebuilding after something has been lost.
The Sojourner’s Journey is a 12-point framework for understanding where you are in life’s journey—and discerning what comes next.
Most modern conversations about life's story rely on some version of the Hero's Journey—the story of a hero leaving the ordinary world, facing trials, and returning transformed.
The Sojourner's Journey begins with a different question and takes us to a different outcome:
What if your highest purpose isn't simply to become the hero of your own story, but to understand where you are and faithfully live the part you've been given?
Most of us know what it feels like to be lost, stuck, overwhelmed, or uncertain about what comes next. Sometimes the problem isn’t that we don’t have a destination. We simply don’t know where we are.
The Sojourner’s Journey gives you a map. It draws from Scripture, human experience, and story structure to identify twelve plot points that commonly appear as we move through life.
The journey is not perfectly linear. You may revisit earlier points, remain in one for a season, or discover that what you thought was an ending was actually a beginning.
LIFE'S 12 PLOT POINTS
LIFE'S 12 PLOT POINTS- WHERE ARE YOU?
- Longing — Something awakens your desire for change.
- Counting the Cost — You recognize that change will require something from you.
- The Bridge — You transition from where you were to where you are going.
- Allies & Enemies — You discover what will help or hinder you.
- Trials & Victories — You learn through struggle, action, failure, and progress.
- Crisis — You experience powerlessness to control your circumstances.
- Reflecting — You learn to remain grounded instead of reacting to circumstances.
- Pruning — Some things must be removed so something better can grow.
- Covenant — You accept greater responsibility and cross a new threshold.
- Building — You begin creating, rebuilding, leading, and contributing.
- Fruit — Your life begins producing benefits beyond yourself.
- Crown — You arrive at a place of maturity, blessing, and completion.
WHO IS IT FOR?
The Sojourner’s Journey is for people who are trying to figure out what comes next.
It may help someone who is:
- Leaving a career
- Rebuilding after loss or failure
- Entering adulthood or a new season of responsibility
- Successful but strangely unfulfilled
- Certain that change is necessary but unsure where to begin
- Trying to understand what God may be doing in a confusing season
You don’t have to have your whole life figured out. You need to know where you are.
HOW DO I BEGIN?
- Stop. Give yourself enough space to see your situation clearly.
- Locate yourself. Identify the plot point that best describes your current season.
- Tell the truth. Don’t choose where you wish you were. Identify where you actually are.
- Take the next step. You do not need the entire map. You need enough clarity to move forward faithfully.
The Sojourner’s Journey is an evolving body of work.
I’m continuing to develop the framework, write about its individual stages, and explore how it can help people make sense of the seasons they encounter in life.
Coming soon: deeper explorations of the twelve plot points, practical tools for identifying where you are, stories from real life, and resources for putting the framework into practice.
You are somewhere on the journey.
The question is: Where are you?
THE CENTRAL QUESTION
WHAT IF THE MOST IMPORTANT QUESTIONS AREN'T:
“Where do you want to go?”
or “What is your five-year plan?”
but "Where are you?