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The moment your bank app tightens your chest is the moment your money story speaks. We explore how finances quietly drift from intentional tools in God’s hands to reactive habits driven by fear, status, and survival—and why a faithful, simple design can pull you back.

We start by redefining money as a tool, a test, and a trust, not a scoreboard. Then we map five clear signs of drift: avoiding the real numbers, spending from emotion, chasing “enough” that always moves, giving that feels either impossible or mechanical, and tying identity to debt or status. Along the way, we open the hood on deeper scripts—family patterns, scarcity, status pressure, control, and shame—that disciple our decisions long before any budget app does.

From there, we move into practice. You’ll learn how to run a “financial testimony audit” on the last 60–90 days to see what your numbers say about trust and values. We share a hard-won budgeting lesson from a first job at Walmart, and why raises don’t heal drift without a renewed mindset. Then we offer a simple 10 percent re-aim—toward giving, debt beyond the minimum, or savings for margin—paired with a short payday prayer to align your plans with God’s purpose. No guilt trips, no hype, just design over default and faithfulness over flash.

If treasure leads the heart, where are you headed? Join us to re-aim one slice of your finances, invite God into the hard numbers, and trade quiet shame for clear steps. If this conversation helped, follow the show, share it with a friend, and leave a review to tell us what you’re re-aiming this month.

Words To Live By

Matthew 6:21

1 Corinthians 4:2

Reflections Questions

1.What story did I grow up believing about money?

2.When I’m stressed, sad, or feeling “less than,” how do I use money?

3.If someone read my bank statement like a journal,

what would they say I treasure most?

4.Where do I feel the greatest shame about money?

What might it look like to bring that shame into the light with God

instead of hiding it?

5.How have I seen God provide in my life before—

and why do I still live like I’m completely alone in this area?

6.If I truly believed that everything I have is God’s,

7.Who could I invite into my money story

so I’m not carrying it in secret?

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The ache you feel when you see others doing what you’re wired to do isn’t weakness—it’s a compass. Today we name gifts drift, that quiet slide from active stewardship to buried potential, and chart a path back to living by design. We talk candidly about why your talent didn’t disappear, how fear and comparison pushed it into the background, and why waiting for perfect conditions keeps you circling the same mountain.

We break down five clear signs of drift—downplaying your wiring, one-day promises, low-key jealousy, hiding forever in support roles, and perfectionism that kills drafts before they breathe. Then we trace the deeper roots: early criticism that tied your gift to pain, the “real gifted people” myth fueled by social feeds, confusion about calling that overlooks small faithful steps, and burnout that convinces you to stay smaller than you are. From there, we apply a whole-person lens, showing how drift drains your soul, mind, body, and time, and why life by default delays while life by design stewards.

You’ll leave with a practical gift inventory and a single next faithful step for the next 7 to 30 days. Name what keeps showing up in you, identify where you’ve buried it, choose one person or space who could benefit now, and commit to a tiny action that brings your gift into the open. Anchored by 1 Peter 4:10 and Paul’s charge to “fan into flame,” we pursue obedience over optics, faithfulness over fame, and purpose over perfection. If you’re ready to move from one day to day one, this conversation will help you start where you are with what you have, for who is right in front of you.

If this resonated, follow the show, share it with a friend who needs the nudge, and leave a review telling us your next faithful step. Your words help others find the courage to fan their gifts into flame.

Study Jesus' Parable of the Talents in Matthew 25:14-30

Episode Outline

• Signs of drift: downplaying, one-day thinking, jealousy, hiding in support, perfectionism
• Roots beneath drift: wounds, comparison, confusion about calling, burnout
• Whole-person impact across soul, mind, body, and time
• Default versus design: passive delay versus faithful stewardship
• The gift inventory: name what’s there, where it’s buried, who needs it
• Next faithful steps in 7 to 30 days
• Reflection questions to surface fear, humility myths, and healing needs
• Scriptures: steward grace and fan into flame

Grab a notebook, or pull up your notes app, and write: “For the next 7 to 30 days, my next faithful step with my gifts is to do ______.”

Design Check-In Reflection Questions
1.What have people consistently affirmed in me that I’ve been brushing off?

2.When do I feel most “alive” and aligned with who God made me to be?

3.What fear is between me and my next step with my gifts?

4.Where have I confused staying small with being humble?

5.How has past hurt or burnout around my gifts shaped the way I sho

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Ever feel busy yet strangely absent from your own life? We put language to that ache—time drift—and walk straight at it with clarity, compassion, and practical steps. Our conversation starts by tracing how days slip from intention to reaction, why busyness can look impressive while hollowing out our inner life, and how a theology of time reframes everything. Time isn’t an enemy to fight; it’s a God-made arena where love, obedience, and wisdom take shape in ordinary hours.

We unpack six clear signs that your calendar no longer reflects your values: “I’m busy” as an identity, schedules that own us, chronic scarcity for what matters, the feeling of being behind despite doing a lot, the loss of sacred anchors like prayer and rest, and screens eating every in‑between moment. Underneath are deeper roots—over-availability fueled by fear, staying busy to avoid pain, hustle-shaped worth, vague priorities, and the pull of digital discipleship. Naming these drivers brings relief and honesty, opening space for a different way.

Then we get practical. You’ll learn a simple 24-hour audit to tell the truth about where your time actually goes, followed by the Rule of Three: one daily rhythm with God, one with people, and one for growth, health, or calling. We show how to set specific, season-wise commitments, anticipate blockers like late-night scrolling and last-minute requests, and protect presence without becoming a productivity machine. Along the way we anchor in Scripture, a short prayer, and a concise affirmation you can carry into your day. Drift happens by default. Design happens by decision. Start with one honest audit, one Rule of Three, and one re-aimed hour—and watch purpose, peace, and presence return. If this helps, subscribe, share with a friend who needs it, and leave a review to support the show.

Scriptures References:

Psalm 90:12 So teach us to consider our mortality, so that we might live wisely.

Biblical Studies Press. 2019. The NET Bible. Second Edition. Denmark: Thomas Nelson.

Ephesians 5:16-17: Therefore consider carefully how you live—not as unwise but as wise, taking advantage of every opportunity, because the days are evil. For this reason do not be foolish, but be wise by understanding what the Lord’s will is.

Biblical Studies Press. 2019. The NET Bible. Second Edition. Denmark: Thomas Nelson.

Reference to: Atomic Habits, by James Clear https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits-workbook

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