Podcast

God did not create us to have a mediocre marriage. My good friend Paul George, the author of Rethink Happiness and Holy Grit, joins us today to discuss common ways our marriages get put on the back burner and how to make sure that our union is treated like the sacrament that it is. In this episode we’re talking about:

🔹Different seasons of marriage

🔹How the fall of Adam and Eve contributed to our current relationship weaknesses

🔹How to model what marriage looks like to our kids.

Paul also talks about the things he’s learned in his own marriage, and how he’s helping to build up marriages in his ministries. Whether you’ve been married for years or only a little while, or are in the discernment process, there’s some great wisdom in this episode you don’t want to miss out on.

• The power we lost in the Garden of Eden
• The power we mistakenly chase in the world that leads us to feel powerless
• The power of God made perfect in our weakness that is sufficient for us

Many of us live in the past or in the future, and we’re not present to anything. The devil loves to use this tactic to rob us, to get us listening to the wrong voice and pulling us away from the one thing we can do something about: the present moment.

We talked last week about some of those voices and who they’re coming from. Today, Victor and I follow this theme some more and talk about what happens when we listen to those voices and focus on the things we can’t change. We can’t change the past, and the future is unknown.

But to God, everything is present. He’s present. And with Him is where He wants you to be.

So be present with us for a little while, and then go and be present with your friends, your family, and with God.

“Do not worry about tomorrow; tomorrow will take care of itself.” (Matthew 6:34)

“Who told you that?”

That question from God changed everything for me.

Over the last few months, I found myself exhausted, overwhelmed, anxious, disconnected, and spiritually dry while trying to “do more” for ministry, family, and everyone around me.

And in prayer, I heard the Lord ask:
“Who told you that?”

Who told you to carry everything?
Who told you your worth comes from productivity?
Who told you pressure and exhaustion were from Me?

This week’s episode is one of the most honest conversations we’ve had on the show about burnout, discernment, listening to the Shepherd’s voice, and learning to walk WITH God instead of running ahead of Him.

If you’ve been tired, overwhelmed, anxious, or spiritually numb lately… this episode is for you.

Boldness.

Not the kind that stays inside, but the kind that shows up in your life. Because once God does something in you, He wants to do something through you.

That’s where many of us stop.

We face our wounds. We start to change. We get back on track, and then we settle. But Christianity doesn’t end with transformation. That’s where it begins.

In this episode, John and Victor explore what it means to live your faith out loud, not for attention, but for mission:

• – Why people stop at personal growth instead of stepping into purpose.
• – What holy boldness looks like in everyday life.
• – The difference between being pushy and speaking truth in love.
• – Why fear and feeling unqualified hold us back.
• – How your story might be exactly what someone else needs.

God didn’t set you free so you could stay comfortable. He set you free so you could help set others free.

So where is He asking you to step out that you’ve been avoiding?