I think this is your problem.

Your story is good. It is well written and structured. It shares truth. I like the definitions and the quotes.

Its problem is being too much like so much else on Medium. If you have a ton of followers a story like this will earn you money. When you are just starting out no one is going to pay attention to something without passion behind it.

I wrote a lot of stories like this when I started on Medium. I put serious effort into writing for the reader the kind of thing that seems to do well for other writers. They never really took off.

Every single story of mine that has gained any traction has been me pouring some of myself into the story in some way. I love the way you talk about lessons learned being a minister in this story for example.

You could have included a story about a time you thought paid work was more important than work on yourself or an example of work you did on yourself that paid off.

It's like the sermon where people walk off saying, "Nice sermon, pastor" and have forgotten every word by the time they reach the door versus the one that pops into their mind throughout the week. It's almost always a story that carries it and makes it stick at least for me.