{"id":12193,"date":"2017-02-23T14:56:26","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T19:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=12193"},"modified":"2017-02-23T14:56:26","modified_gmt":"2017-02-23T19:56:26","slug":"coo-firm-walks-away-follow-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2017\/02\/coo-firm-walks-away-follow-god.html","title":{"rendered":"Executive Walks Away From It All to Follow God"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"2925f08\"<\/a>\u201cMove from a life of comfort to significance.\u201d \u2014 Michael Phillips<\/em><\/p>\n

Businessman Michael Phillips was the owner and Chief Operating Officer for one of the fastest growing IT firms in the United States when he decided to walk away from it all after he heard a calling from God.<\/p>\n

In June of 2012, Michael left his business and gave his truck away to a stranger in a donut store parking lot. He said that this was the day his “all in” journey began.<\/p>\n

Michael launched the All In Movement<\/a> in 2013, which focuses on reigniting and refreshing the hearts of Christians across America to live “all in” for God. Michael is now sharing his journey through a book titled, Just Choose<\/em>, which focuses on helping people understand how to live with impractical faith in a practical world.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought I was happy, but it wasn\u2019t until I went \u2018all in\u2019 that real life began,\u201d says Michael. \u201cMillions of people know deep down inside that they aren\u2019t quite where they\u2019re supposed to be. They know God has a purpose for their life, but they aren\u2019t sure how to pursue it. The goal of the book is to help every person understand who they are, why God specifically created them, and how to live their life in response to that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Michael never wanted to write a book, but then God started telling him to \u2018write it down\u2019 so he kept a journal of the ups and downs and lessons learned.<\/p>\n

“I believe God had me write the book to solicit a choice from every Christian in America,” says Michael. “It\u2019s time to be \u2018all in\u2019 or all out, but there is no more in between.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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