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- 0:37Have
- 0:37you
- 0:37ever
- 0:38felt
- 0:38like
- 0:38everyone
- 0:38else
- 0:39got
- 0:39the
- 0:39money
- 0:39manual
- 0:40and
- 0:40you
- 0:40didn't?
- 0:41Like,
- 0:41somehow
- 0:41you're
- 0:42supposed
- 0:42to
- 0:42know
- 0:42how
- 0:42budgeting
- 0:43works
- 0:43or
- 0:43how
- 0:44savings
- 0:44work
- 0:45and
- 0:45how
- 0:45all
- 0:45of
- 0:45it
- 0:46works.
- 0:47If
- 0:47you're
- 0:47like
- 0:47most
- 0:48people,
- 0:48you're
- 0:48kind
- 0:48of
- 0:48guessing.
- 0:49And
- 0:50the
- 0:50worst
- 0:50part
- 0:50is,
- 0:51so
- 0:51many
- 0:51of
- 0:51us
- 0:51feel
- 0:51embarrassed
- 0:52about
- 0:52it.
- 0:53So,
- 0:53Fred,
- 0:54let
- 0:54me
- 0:54start
- 0:54off
- 0:54by
- 0:54saying
- 0:55this.
- 0:55Feeling
- 0:55clueless
- 0:56doesn't
- 0:56mean
- 0:56you're
- 0:57doomed.
- 0:57It
- 0:57just
- 0:58means
- 0:58you're
- 0:58ready
- 0:58to
- 0:59learn.
- 0:59And
- 0:59if
- 0:59you're
- 0:59listening
- 1:00right
- 1:00now
- 1:00thinking,
- 1:01yeah,
- 1:01that's
- 1:01me,
- 1:02I
- 1:02want
- 1:02you
- 1:02to
- 1:02hear
- 1:03this.
- 1:03You
- 1:03can
- 1:03do
- 1:04this.
- 1:04You're
- 1:04not
- 1:05behind.
- 1:05You're
- 1:06just
- 1:06untrained,
- 1:07and
- 1:07your
- 1:07training
- 1:07starts
- 1:08today.
- 1:09So
- 1:09here's
- 1:09the
- 1:09question
- 1:10you
- 1:10and
- 1:10I
- 1:10are
- 1:10answering
- 1:11today.
- 1:11How
- 1:12can
- 1:12you
- 1:12build
- 1:12confidence
- 1:13in
- 1:13your
- 1:13finances
- 1:14even
- 1:14when
- 1:15you
- 1:15feel
- 1:15clueless?
- 1:16And
- 1:16I'm
- 1:17going
- 1:17to
- 1:17show
- 1:17you
- 1:17a
- 1:17calm,
- 1:18practical
- 1:18path
- 1:19forward
- 1:19without
- 1:20shame
- 1:20and
- 1:20without
- 1:21pressure.
- 1:22Because,
- 1:22friend,
- 1:23confidence
- 1:23isn't
- 1:24something
- 1:24you
- 1:24wait
- 1:25for.
- 1:25Confidence
- 1:26is
- 1:26something
- 1:26you
- 1:27build.
- 1:27And
- 1:27we're
- 1:28going
- 1:28to
- 1:28start
- 1:28building
- 1:28that
- 1:28on
- 1:29today's
- 1:29show.
- 1:51Hey,
- 1:51friend.
- 1:51Ralph
- 1:52Estep
- 1:52Jr.
- 1:52Here.
- 1:53Welcome
- 1:53to
- 1:53Financially
- 1:54Confident
- 1:54Christian,
- 1:55where
- 1:55we're
- 1:55learning
- 1:56how
- 1:56to
- 1:56walk
- 1:56through
- 1:56life
- 1:57and
- 1:57money
- 1:57with
- 1:57wisdom,
- 1:58with
- 1:58peace,
- 1:59and
- 1:59with
- 1:59a
- 2:00heart
- 2:00anchored
- 2:00in
- 2:00God's
- 2:01truth.
- 2:01My
- 2:02mission
- 2:02is
- 2:02simple.
- 2:03I
- 2:03want
- 2:03to
- 2:03help
- 2:03you
- 2:03break
- 2:04that
- 2:04cycle
- 2:04of
- 2:05financial
- 2:05shame
- 2:05and
- 2:05build
- 2:06steady
- 2:06habits
- 2:07which
- 2:07are
- 2:07rooted
- 2:07in
- 2:08faith
- 2:08and
- 2:08truly
- 2:09become
- 2:09a
- 2:10financially
- 2:10confident
- 2:11Christian.
- 2:11And
- 2:12I
- 2:12am
- 2:12so
- 2:12glad
- 2:12you're
- 2:13here
- 2:13today.
- 2:13Yesterday,
- 2:14you
- 2:14and
- 2:14I
- 2:14talked
- 2:15about
- 2:15breaking
- 2:15that
- 2:16cycle
- 2:16of
- 2:16financial
- 2:16fear
- 2:17once
- 2:17and
- 2:17for
- 2:17all,
- 2:18because
- 2:18fear
- 2:19isn't
- 2:19from
- 2:20God
- 2:20and
- 2:21fear
- 2:21can
- 2:21distort
- 2:22everything
- 2:22in
- 2:22our
- 2:22lives.
- 2:23But
- 2:23today,
- 2:24we're
- 2:24going
- 2:24to
- 2:24build
- 2:24the
- 2:24opposite
- 2:25of
- 2:25fear.
- 2:25We're
- 2:26going
- 2:26to
- 2:26go
- 2:26in
- 2:26the
- 2:26other
- 2:26direction.
- 2:27We're
- 2:27going
- 2:27to
- 2:27build
- 2:27confidence.
- 2:28Now,
- 2:28I'm
- 2:28not
- 2:28talking
- 2:28about
- 2:29the
- 2:29loud
- 2:29kind,
- 2:29not
- 2:29the
- 2:30boisterous
- 2:30kind,
- 2:31not
- 2:31that
- 2:31I've
- 2:32got
- 2:32this
- 2:32all
- 2:32together
- 2:33kind,
- 2:33the
- 2:34steady
- 2:34kind.
- 2:35The
- 2:35kind
- 2:35that
- 2:35grows
- 2:36when
- 2:36you
- 2:36take
- 2:36small
- 2:36steps
- 2:37and
- 2:37you
- 2:37realize,
- 2:38I
- 2:38can
- 2:38do
- 2:39this.
- 2:40And,
- 2:40friend,
- 2:40guess
- 2:40what?
- 2:41You
- 2:41really
- 2:41can
- 2:42do
- 2:42this.
- 2:43I
- 2:43got
- 2:43this
- 2:43question
- 2:44the
- 2:44other
- 2:44day,
- 2:44Ralph,
- 2:45I
- 2:45want
- 2:45to
- 2:45handle
- 2:46money
- 2:46better,
- 2:47but
- 2:47I
- 2:47feel
- 2:48so
- 2:48far
- 2:48behind.
- 2:48I
- 2:49don't
- 2:49understand
- 2:49everything.
- 2:50And
- 2:51I'm
- 2:51afraid
- 2:51of
- 2:51making
- 2:51the
- 2:52wrong
- 2:52moves.
- 2:53How
- 2:53do
- 2:53I
- 2:53build
- 2:54confidence
- 2:54when
- 2:54I
- 2:55truly
- 2:55feel
- 2:55clueless?
- 2:57So,
- 2:57friend,
- 2:57let
- 2:57me
- 2:58start
- 2:58by
- 2:58saying
- 2:58this.
- 2:58Thank
- 2:58you
- 2:58for
- 2:59sending
- 2:59that.
- 2:59Thank
- 3:00you
- 3:00for
- 3:00your.
- 3:00Your
- 3:00being
- 3:01honest
- 3:01in
- 3:01that.
- 3:02Because
- 3:03confidence
- 3:03doesn't
- 3:04begin
- 3:04with
- 3:04knowing
- 3:05everything.
- 3:06Confidence
- 3:07truly
- 3:07begins
- 3:08with
- 3:08being
- 3:08willing
- 3:08to
- 3:09learn.
- 3:09That's
- 3:09the
- 3:09big
- 3:09thing.
- 3:10And
- 3:10if
- 3:10you're
- 3:10willing
- 3:10to
- 3:11learn,
- 3:11you're
- 3:11already
- 3:12moving
- 3:12in
- 3:12the
- 3:12right
- 3:13direction.
- 3:14So
- 3:14if
- 3:14money
- 3:14has
- 3:15felt
- 3:15confusing
- 3:15to
- 3:16you,
- 3:17it
- 3:17can
- 3:17make
- 3:17you
- 3:18want
- 3:18to
- 3:18avoid
- 3:18it.
- 3:19See,
- 3:19you
- 3:19don't
- 3:19check
- 3:19the
- 3:20account
- 3:20if
- 3:20you're
- 3:20worried
- 3:21about
- 3:21it.
- 3:21You
- 3:21don't
- 3:21look
- 3:21at
- 3:22the
- 3:22statements.
- 3:22You
- 3:22don't
- 3:23open
- 3:23the
- 3:23mail
- 3:23right
- 3:24away
- 3:25because
- 3:25you
- 3:25don't
- 3:25want
- 3:25to
- 3:25feel
- 3:26this
- 3:26wave.
- 3:26You
- 3:26don't
- 3:27want
- 3:27to
- 3:27feel
- 3:27like,
- 3:27oh,
- 3:27I
- 3:27should
- 3:28have
- 3:28known
- 3:28about
- 3:28this.
- 3:29Oh,
- 3:29I'm
- 3:30too
- 3:30late.
- 3:30I'm
- 3:30bad
- 3:31at
- 3:31this.
- 3:32See,
- 3:32friend,
- 3:33shame
- 3:33loves
- 3:34hiding
- 3:34places.
- 3:36That's
- 3:36what
- 3:36it
- 3:36does.
- 3:36It
- 3:36hides
- 3:37in
- 3:37the
- 3:37dark.
- 3:37But
- 3:37healing
- 3:38happens
- 3:38in
- 3:38the
- 3:38light.
- 3:39And
- 3:39God
- 3:39is
- 3:39not
- 3:39standing
- 3:40over
- 3:40you
- 3:40with
- 3:41disappointment.
- 3:42He's
- 3:42inviting
- 3:43you
- 3:43into
- 3:43wisdom.
- 3:45So
- 3:45today,
- 3:45if
- 3:45you've
- 3:45been
- 3:46avoiding
- 3:46the
- 3:46numbers,
- 3:47that
- 3:47doesn't
- 3:47make
- 3:47you
- 3:48a
- 3:48failure.
- 3:49It
- 3:49just
- 3:49means
- 3:49you've
- 3:50been
- 3:50overwhelmed.
- 3:51And
- 3:51we
- 3:51can
- 3:52work
- 3:52with
- 3:52overwhelmed
- 3:53one
- 3:53small
- 3:54step
- 3:54at
- 3:54a
- 3:54time.
- 3:55Let
- 3:55me
- 3:55make
- 3:56this
- 3:56simple.
- 3:57Confidence
- 3:57is
- 3:58not
- 3:58some
- 3:58personality
- 3:59trait.
- 3:59It's
- 3:59not
- 4:00something
- 4:00you're
- 4:00born
- 4:00with.
- 4:01Confidence
- 4:02is
- 4:02a
- 4:02byproduct.
- 4:03It
- 4:03grows
- 4:04through
- 4:04reps,
- 4:04kind
- 4:04of
- 4:04like
- 4:04working
- 4:05out
- 4:05your
- 4:05body,
- 4:05just
- 4:06like
- 4:06strength
- 4:06grows
- 4:07in
- 4:07the
- 4:07gym.
- 4:08You
- 4:08don't
- 4:08get
- 4:08confident
- 4:08by
- 4:09thinking
- 4:09about
- 4:09it.
- 4:09You
- 4:09don't
- 4:10sit
- 4:10there
- 4:10and
- 4:10ponder,
- 4:10well,
- 4:11I'm
- 4:11going
- 4:11to
- 4:11get
- 4:11confident
- 4:11today.
- 4:12You
- 4:12get
- 4:13confident
- 4:13by
- 4:13doing
- 4:14small
- 4:14things
- 4:14consistently
- 4:15and
- 4:16seeing
- 4:16that
- 4:16progress
- 4:16over
- 4:17time.
- 4:17So
- 4:17that's
- 4:17a
- 4:18prime
- 4:18for
- 4:18a
- 4:18lot
- 4:18of
- 4:18people,
- 4:19because
- 4:19it
- 4:19takes
- 4:20time.
- 4:20You
- 4:21don't
- 4:21have
- 4:21to
- 4:21do
- 4:21it
- 4:21perfectly.
- 4:22You
- 4:22just
- 4:23have
- 4:23to
- 4:23do
- 4:23it
- 4:23faithfully.
- 4:25I'm
- 4:25Ralph
- 4:25Estep
- 4:26Jr.
- 4:26I'm
- 4:26an
- 4:27accountant,
- 4:27and
- 4:27I've
- 4:28worked
- 4:28with
- 4:28people
- 4:28who
- 4:29felt
- 4:29totally
- 4:30overwhelmed,
- 4:31people
- 4:31who
- 4:31were
- 4:32sure
- 4:32they
- 4:32were
- 4:32bad
- 4:33with
- 4:33money.
- 4:33I
- 4:33don't
- 4:33know
- 4:33how
- 4:33many
- 4:33people
- 4:34I've
- 4:34talked
- 4:34to
- 4:34over
- 4:34the
- 4:34last
- 4:3530
- 4:35who
- 4:35said
- 4:35to
- 4:35me,
- 4:35ralph,
- 4:36I
- 4:36am
- 4:36terrible
- 4:37with
- 4:37money,
- 4:38but
- 4:38I've
- 4:38watched
- 4:39them
- 4:39become
- 4:39steady.
- 4:40I've
- 4:40watched
- 4:40them
- 4:40build
- 4:41that
- 4:41confidence.
- 4:41Now,
- 4:42not
- 4:42because
- 4:42they
- 4:42became
- 4:43financial
- 4:43geniuses,
- 4:44but
- 4:45because
- 4:45they
- 4:45took
- 4:45small
- 4:46steps
- 4:46until
- 4:47the
- 4:47steps
- 4:47became
- 4:48normal.
- 4:48It
- 4:49became
- 4:49what
- 4:49they
- 4:49do.
- 4:51And
- 4:51guess
- 4:51what?
- 4:51That's
- 4:52available
- 4:52to
- 4:52you,
- 4:52too,
- 4:53starting
- 4:53today.
- 4:54I
- 4:54remember
- 4:54talking
- 4:55with
- 4:55somebody
- 4:55who
- 4:55told
- 4:55me,
- 4:56ralph,
- 4:56I
- 4:56feel
- 4:57stupid
- 4:57when
- 4:57it
- 4:57comes
- 4:57to
- 4:58money.
- 4:59And
- 4:59I
- 4:59said
- 4:59to
- 4:59him,
- 4:59I
- 5:00said,
- 5:00you're
- 5:00not
- 5:00stupid.
- 5:00You're
- 5:01just
- 5:01untrained.
- 5:02Because
- 5:02no
- 5:02one
- 5:02teaches
- 5:03most
- 5:03of
- 5:03us
- 5:04this
- 5:04thing.
- 5:04We
- 5:05do
- 5:05a
- 5:05terrible
- 5:05job
- 5:06of
- 5:06teaching
- 5:06finances
- 5:07in
- 5:08all
- 5:08cultures.
- 5:09See,
- 5:09we
- 5:09get
- 5:09taught
- 5:10how
- 5:10to
- 5:10work,
- 5:10but
- 5:11we
- 5:11don't
- 5:11get
- 5:11taught
- 5:11how
- 5:11to
- 5:11manage
- 5:12what
- 5:12we
- 5:12earn.
- 5:12We're
- 5:12great.
- 5:13We
- 5:13get
- 5:13taught
- 5:13how
- 5:14to
- 5:14go
- 5:14out
- 5:14and
- 5:14make
- 5:14that
- 5:14buck,
- 5:15but
- 5:16nobody
- 5:16sells.
- 5:16Nobody.
- 5:17Not
- 5:17too
- 5:17many
- 5:17people
- 5:18share
- 5:18with
- 5:18us
- 5:19how
- 5:19to
- 5:19save
- 5:19that
- 5:19dollar
- 5:20for
- 5:20how
- 5:20to
- 5:20put
- 5:20it
- 5:20to
- 5:21work
- 5:21for
- 5:21us.
- 5:22So
- 5:23once
- 5:23I
- 5:23help
- 5:23them
- 5:23start
- 5:24doing
- 5:24one
- 5:24simple
- 5:25thing
- 5:25a
- 5:25day,
- 5:25maybe
- 5:25it's
- 5:26looking
- 5:26at
- 5:26their
- 5:26balance,
- 5:27tracking
- 5:27their
- 5:27spending,
- 5:28or
- 5:28making
- 5:29a
- 5:29plan
- 5:29for
- 5:29payday,
- 5:31they
- 5:31say
- 5:31something
- 5:32I
- 5:32will
- 5:32never
- 5:32forget
- 5:33the
- 5:33rest
- 5:33of
- 5:33my
- 5:33life.
- 5:34Ralph.
- 5:34I'm
- 5:34not
- 5:34scared
- 5:35of
- 5:35money
- 5:35anymore,
- 5:37friend.
- 5:37That's
- 5:38what
- 5:38I
- 5:38want
- 5:38for
- 5:38you
- 5:38today.
- 5:39I
- 5:39don't
- 5:39want
- 5:39perfection.
- 5:40I
- 5:40just
- 5:40want
- 5:41peace.
- 5:42So
- 5:42here's
- 5:42the
- 5:42real
- 5:42question
- 5:43today.
- 5:43What
- 5:44would
- 5:44change
- 5:44for
- 5:44you
- 5:45if
- 5:45you
- 5:46stopped
- 5:46aiming
- 5:46for
- 5:47perfection
- 5:48and
- 5:48started
- 5:48aiming
- 5:49for
- 5:49just
- 5:49progress?
- 5:51What
- 5:51would
- 5:51change
- 5:51if
- 5:52you
- 5:52let
- 5:52small
- 5:53count
- 5:54again?
- 5:54See,
- 5:55it
- 5:55starts
- 5:55here.
- 5:56Your
- 5:56confidence
- 5:56grows
- 5:57as
- 5:57you
- 5:57learn.
- 5:58A
- 5:58lot
- 5:58of
- 5:58people
- 5:58think,
- 5:59well,
- 5:59I'm
- 5:59just
- 5:59going
- 5:59to
- 5:59arrive
- 5:59at
- 5:59confidence.
- 6:00No,
- 6:00it's
- 6:00not
- 6:00the
- 6:00way
- 6:00it
- 6:00works.
- 6:01Confidence
- 6:01comes
- 6:02from
- 6:02understanding,
- 6:03and
- 6:03you're
- 6:03not
- 6:03going
- 6:03to
- 6:04get
- 6:04it
- 6:04all
- 6:04at
- 6:04once.
- 6:04It
- 6:05comes
- 6:05little
- 6:05by
- 6:05little.
- 6:06It
- 6:07comes
- 6:07with
- 6:07one
- 6:07lesson,
- 6:08one
- 6:08habit,
- 6:09one
- 6:09oh,
- 6:10that
- 6:10makes
- 6:10sense.
- 6:11Moment.
- 6:11One
- 6:11of
- 6:11those
- 6:11aha
- 6:12moments.
- 6:13So
- 6:13don't
- 6:14shame
- 6:14yourself
- 6:14for
- 6:14what
- 6:15you
- 6:15don't
- 6:15know.
- 6:16Just
- 6:16start
- 6:17learning
- 6:17what
- 6:17you
- 6:17need
- 6:18next,
- 6:18friend,
- 6:19you
- 6:19don't
- 6:19need
- 6:19the
- 6:20whole
- 6:20manual.
- 6:20Remember
- 6:21when
- 6:21my
- 6:21kids
- 6:21were
- 6:22born,
- 6:22I
- 6:22thought
- 6:22when
- 6:23we
- 6:23were
- 6:23leaving
- 6:23the
- 6:23hospital
- 6:23they
- 6:24better
- 6:24give
- 6:24me
- 6:24a
- 6:24manual
- 6:25for
- 6:25how
- 6:25to
- 6:25do
- 6:25this.
- 6:25Guess
- 6:26what?
- 6:26There
- 6:26was
- 6:26no
- 6:26manual
- 6:27at
- 6:27checkout.
- 6:28I
- 6:28went
- 6:28home
- 6:28and
- 6:28guess
- 6:29what?
- 6:29I
- 6:29did.
- 6:29I.
- 6:29I
- 6:29learned
- 6:29it
- 6:30one
- 6:30day
- 6:30at
- 6:30a
- 6:30time.
- 6:31One
- 6:31dirty
- 6:31diaper
- 6:31at
- 6:32a
- 6:32time,
- 6:32one
- 6:32bottle
- 6:33feeding,
- 6:33one
- 6:33temper
- 6:34tantrum.
- 6:35Just
- 6:35one
- 6:35thing
- 6:36at
- 6:36a
- 6:36time.
- 6:36They
- 6:37didn't
- 6:37give
- 6:37me
- 6:37a
- 6:37whole
- 6:37manual.
- 6:38I
- 6:38don't
- 6:38have
- 6:38the
- 6:38whole
- 6:39manual
- 6:39now,
- 6:39and
- 6:39my
- 6:39kids
- 6:40are
- 6:40in
- 6:40their
- 6:4020s.
- 6:41But
- 6:42the
- 6:42truth
- 6:42is,
- 6:42you
- 6:42just
- 6:43need
- 6:43one
- 6:43simple
- 6:44system
- 6:44that
- 6:44you
- 6:44can
- 6:45repeat.
- 6:45You
- 6:46don't
- 6:46need
- 6:4610
- 6:46apps.
- 6:46A
- 6:47lot
- 6:47of
- 6:47clowns
- 6:47out
- 6:47there.
- 6:47Well,
- 6:48get
- 6:48this
- 6:48up
- 6:48and
- 6:48get
- 6:48this
- 6:49up
- 6:49and.
- 6:49No,
- 6:49you
- 6:50don't
- 6:50need
- 6:50any
- 6:50of
- 6:50that.
- 6:51You
- 6:51just
- 6:52need
- 6:52one
- 6:52simple
- 6:53system
- 6:53that
- 6:53you
- 6:53can
- 6:54do
- 6:54consistently.
- 6:55And
- 6:55for
- 6:56most
- 6:56people,
- 6:56it's
- 6:56this
- 6:57basic.
- 6:57Here's
- 6:58what
- 6:58you
- 6:58really
- 6:58need
- 6:58to
- 6:58know.
- 6:59What
- 6:59comes
- 6:59in,
- 7:00what
- 7:00goes
- 7:00out,
- 7:01and
- 7:01give
- 7:01every
- 7:02dollar
- 7:02a
- 7:02job.
- 7:03See,
- 7:04a
- 7:04simple
- 7:04plan
- 7:04beats
- 7:05a
- 7:05complicated
- 7:05plan
- 7:05that
- 7:06you're
- 7:06not
- 7:06going
- 7:06to
- 7:06use.
- 7:07So
- 7:07many
- 7:07people
- 7:08buy
- 7:08these
- 7:08apps,
- 7:08especially
- 7:09this
- 7:09time
- 7:09of
- 7:09year.
- 7:09Oh,
- 7:09I'm
- 7:10going
- 7:10to
- 7:10start
- 7:10off
- 7:10the
- 7:10beginning
- 7:10of
- 7:11the
- 7:11year.
- 7:11I'm
- 7:11going
- 7:11to
- 7:11have
- 7:12this
- 7:12great
- 7:12app.
- 7:12I'm
- 7:12going
- 7:12to
- 7:12track
- 7:13everything.
- 7:13They
- 7:13don't
- 7:13do
- 7:13it,
- 7:14but
- 7:15you
- 7:15can
- 7:15do
- 7:15simple,
- 7:16can't
- 7:16you?
- 7:17Because
- 7:17small
- 7:17steps
- 7:18create
- 7:18momentum.
- 7:19Don't
- 7:19start
- 7:19with
- 7:19the
- 7:20hardest
- 7:20thing.
- 7:20So
- 7:20many
- 7:20times
- 7:21in
- 7:21our
- 7:21lives,
- 7:21we
- 7:22start
- 7:22with
- 7:22the
- 7:22hardest
- 7:22thing.
- 7:23Well,
- 7:23I'm
- 7:23going
- 7:24to
- 7:24do
- 7:24this
- 7:24hardest
- 7:24thing
- 7:24because
- 7:25if
- 7:25I
- 7:25can
- 7:25get
- 7:25this
- 7:25one,
- 7:26I
- 7:26can
- 7:26do
- 7:26the
- 7:26rest.
- 7:27Friend.
- 7:28Don't
- 7:28do
- 7:28that.
- 7:28Start
- 7:29with
- 7:29the
- 7:29next
- 7:29thing.
- 7:30Five
- 7:31minutes.
- 7:31Just
- 7:32one
- 7:32category.
- 7:32One
- 7:33bill,
- 7:33one
- 7:33transfer.
- 7:35But
- 7:35you
- 7:35got
- 7:35to
- 7:35realize
- 7:36small
- 7:36steps
- 7:36are
- 7:37not
- 7:37going
- 7:37to
- 7:37feel
- 7:37impressive.
- 7:38They're
- 7:39going
- 7:39to
- 7:39feel
- 7:39like
- 7:39you're
- 7:39not
- 7:39getting
- 7:40anywhere.
- 7:41Just
- 7:41small
- 7:41little
- 7:42baby
- 7:42steps.
- 7:42What
- 7:42they're
- 7:43doing,
- 7:43they're
- 7:43building
- 7:43trust.
- 7:44And
- 7:44they're
- 7:45building
- 7:45the
- 7:45best
- 7:45trust
- 7:46of
- 7:46all.
- 7:46They're
- 7:46building
- 7:46trust
- 7:47in
- 7:47yourself.
- 7:47They're
- 7:48building
- 7:48trust
- 7:48in
- 7:48the
- 7:49progress
- 7:49and
- 7:50trust
- 7:50that
- 7:50you
- 7:50can
- 7:51grow.
- 7:52And,
- 7:52friend,
- 7:52you
- 7:53can
- 7:53grow.
- 7:54See,
- 7:54because
- 7:55confidence
- 7:55is
- 7:55the
- 7:56reward
- 7:56of
- 7:56action,
- 7:57not
- 7:57the
- 7:57requirement
- 7:58of
- 7:58action.
- 7:59If
- 7:59you
- 7:59wait
- 7:59until
- 8:00you
- 8:00feel
- 8:00confident
- 8:01to
- 8:01take
- 8:01action,
- 8:02you're
- 8:02going
- 8:02to
- 8:02be
- 8:02waiting
- 8:03a
- 8:03long
- 8:03time.
- 8:03In
- 8:03fact,
- 8:04you're
- 8:04never
- 8:04going
- 8:04to
- 8:04feel
- 8:05that
- 8:05way.
- 8:06Because
- 8:06confidence
- 8:07is
- 8:07the
- 8:07reward
- 8:07of
- 8:08doing
- 8:08something.
- 8:08It's
- 8:09the
- 8:09reward
- 8:09of
- 8:09action,
- 8:10not
- 8:10the
- 8:10requirement
- 8:11of
- 8:11doing
- 8:12it.
- 8:12See,
- 8:13when
- 8:13you
- 8:13take
- 8:13the
- 8:13next
- 8:14step,
- 8:14then
- 8:14you
- 8:14feel
- 8:15steadier.
- 8:16It's
- 8:16not
- 8:16the
- 8:16other
- 8:16way
- 8:16around.
- 8:17You
- 8:17don't
- 8:17feel
- 8:17steadier,
- 8:18so
- 8:18you
- 8:18take
- 8:18the
- 8:18next
- 8:18step.
- 8:20So,
- 8:20friend,
- 8:20you
- 8:20don't
- 8:21need
- 8:21to
- 8:21feel
- 8:21ready
- 8:22for
- 8:22this.
- 8:22You
- 8:22just
- 8:22need
- 8:23to
- 8:23take
- 8:23one
- 8:23step.
- 8:24You
- 8:24got
- 8:25to
- 8:25understand
- 8:25that
- 8:25your
- 8:26goal
- 8:26is
- 8:26clarity,
- 8:27not
- 8:27control.
- 8:28So
- 8:28many
- 8:28people
- 8:28think
- 8:29confidence
- 8:29means
- 8:29controlling
- 8:30every
- 8:30outcome.
- 8:30I
- 8:31used
- 8:31to
- 8:31think
- 8:31that
- 8:31my
- 8:32wife
- 8:32always
- 8:32said,
- 8:32you're
- 8:33a
- 8:33control
- 8:33freak.
- 8:33You
- 8:33try
- 8:34to
- 8:34control
- 8:34everything.
- 8:35But
- 8:35that's
- 8:36not
- 8:36confidence.
- 8:37I'm
- 8:37going
- 8:37to
- 8:37say
- 8:38something
- 8:38funny.
- 8:38That's
- 8:38anxiety
- 8:39wearing
- 8:39a
- 8:39suit.
- 8:41See,
- 8:41real
- 8:41confidence
- 8:42is
- 8:42this.
- 8:42I
- 8:42can
- 8:43face
- 8:43the
- 8:43truth.
- 8:44I
- 8:44can
- 8:45make
- 8:45a
- 8:45plan.
- 8:45I
- 8:46can
- 8:46adjust
- 8:46when
- 8:47life
- 8:47changes.
- 8:47Because
- 8:48guess
- 8:48what?
- 8:48Life's
- 8:48going
- 8:49to
- 8:49change.
- 8:49That's
- 8:50being
- 8:50mature.
- 8:51That's
- 8:51being
- 8:51studied.
- 8:52That's
- 8:53what
- 8:53you're
- 8:53building
- 8:53today.
- 8:54And
- 8:55see,
- 8:55over
- 8:55time,
- 8:56day
- 8:56in
- 8:56and
- 8:56day
- 8:57out,
- 8:57that
- 8:57consistency
- 8:58builds
- 8:58a
- 8:58new
- 8:59identity.
- 8:59When
- 9:00you
- 9:00practice
- 9:00wise
- 9:01money
- 9:01habits,
- 9:02you
- 9:02start
- 9:03believing
- 9:03something
- 9:04new
- 9:04about
- 9:04yourself.
- 9:05You
- 9:05start
- 9:05to
- 9:05believe,
- 9:05I
- 9:06am
- 9:06a
- 9:06good
- 9:06steward.
- 9:07I'm
- 9:07good
- 9:07with
- 9:07money.
- 9:08I'm
- 9:08learning.
- 9:09I'm
- 9:09not
- 9:09afraid
- 9:09anymore.
- 9:11That
- 9:11doesn't
- 9:11happen
- 9:12overnight.
- 9:12It
- 9:12happens
- 9:13day
- 9:13in
- 9:13and
- 9:14day
- 9:14out.
- 9:14When
- 9:14you
- 9:14make
- 9:15better
- 9:15decisions,
- 9:15when
- 9:16you're
- 9:16building
- 9:16that
- 9:17confidence,
- 9:17when
- 9:17you're
- 9:17taking
- 9:18those
- 9:18steps
- 9:18day
- 9:19after
- 9:19day.
- 9:19And
- 9:20that
- 9:20identity
- 9:20shifts
- 9:21over
- 9:21time.
- 9:22And
- 9:22those
- 9:22shifts
- 9:23are
- 9:23slowly
- 9:24creating
- 9:24peace.
- 9:25And
- 9:25you're
- 9:26realizing,
- 9:27I'm
- 9:27not
- 9:27stuck,
- 9:29I'm
- 9:29becoming.
- 9:30Let's
- 9:30look
- 9:31at
- 9:31Book
- 9:31of
- 9:31James,
- 9:31chapter
- 9:32one,
- 9:32verse
- 9:32five.
- 9:33If
- 9:33any
- 9:33of
- 9:34you
- 9:34lacks
- 9:34wisdom,
- 9:35you
- 9:35should
- 9:35ask
- 9:36God,
- 9:36who
- 9:36gives
- 9:36generously
- 9:37to
- 9:37all
- 9:37without
- 9:38finding
- 9:38fault,
- 9:39and
- 9:39it
- 9:39will
- 9:39be
- 9:39given
- 9:40to
- 9:40you.
- 9:40I
- 9:40want
- 9:41you
- 9:41to
- 9:41notice
- 9:41the
- 9:41phrase
- 9:42here,
- 9:43without
- 9:43finding
- 9:44fault,
- 9:45because
- 9:45that's
- 9:45critical
- 9:46here.
- 9:46God's
- 9:46not
- 9:47shaming
- 9:47you
- 9:47for
- 9:47needing
- 9:48wisdom.
- 9:48He's
- 9:49generous
- 9:49with
- 9:49it
- 9:49he
- 9:49wants
- 9:50you
- 9:50to.
- 9:50So
- 9:50ask
- 9:51him.
- 9:51Ask
- 9:52him
- 9:52for
- 9:52help.
- 9:52Ask
- 9:53him
- 9:53for
- 9:53what
- 9:53you
- 9:54need
- 9:54and
- 9:54then
- 9:54take
- 9:55the
- 9:55next
- 9:55step
- 9:55with
- 9:56his
- 9:56help.
- 9:57So
- 9:57here's
- 9:57your
- 9:57action
- 9:58step
- 9:58for
- 9:58today.
- 9:58I
- 9:58want
- 9:59you
- 9:59to
- 9:59take
- 9:59just
- 9:59one
- 9:59financial
- 10:00step
- 10:00today.
- 10:01Just
- 10:01one.
- 10:01Not
- 10:02five,
- 10:02not
- 10:02ten,
- 10:03just
- 10:03one.
- 10:03I
- 10:04want
- 10:04you
- 10:04to
- 10:04choose
- 10:04one.
- 10:04Here's
- 10:05some
- 10:05examples.
- 10:06Look
- 10:06at
- 10:06your
- 10:06budget
- 10:06for
- 10:06just
- 10:07five
- 10:07minutes.
- 10:08Set
- 10:08up
- 10:08a
- 10:08small
- 10:09savings
- 10:09transit.
- 10:09We
- 10:10talked
- 10:10a
- 10:10lot
- 10:10about
- 10:10savings
- 10:10last
- 10:11few
- 10:11days.
- 10:12Write
- 10:12down
- 10:12all
- 10:12your
- 10:12bills
- 10:13in
- 10:13the
- 10:13due
- 10:13dates
- 10:14track
- 10:14one
- 10:15day
- 10:15of
- 10:15spending.
- 10:16Read
- 10:16one
- 10:16short
- 10:16article
- 10:17or
- 10:17a
- 10:17short
- 10:18section
- 10:18about
- 10:18money.
- 10:19Just
- 10:19choose
- 10:19one.
- 10:19Take
- 10:20one
- 10:20financial
- 10:21step
- 10:21today
- 10:22and
- 10:23then
- 10:23say
- 10:23this
- 10:23out
- 10:23loud.
- 10:24People
- 10:24may
- 10:24think
- 10:24you're
- 10:24crazy,
- 10:25but
- 10:25say
- 10:25confidence
- 10:26comes
- 10:26from
- 10:26action.
- 10:28And
- 10:28then
- 10:28tomorrow
- 10:29do
- 10:29one
- 10:29more
- 10:30step
- 10:31because
- 10:31that's
- 10:31how
- 10:31confidence
- 10:32and
- 10:32built
- 10:32one
- 10:33thing
- 10:33at
- 10:33a
- 10:33time,
- 10:33one
- 10:34rep
- 10:34at
- 10:34a
- 10:34time.
- 10:35And
- 10:35if
- 10:36we're
- 10:36being
- 10:36honest
- 10:36with
- 10:36ourselves,
- 10:37we
- 10:37can
- 10:37do
- 10:37one
- 10:37rep,
- 10:38can't
- 10:38we?
- 10:39Let's
- 10:40pray
- 10:40together.
- 10:40Lord,
- 10:40thank
- 10:41you
- 10:41for
- 10:41giving
- 10:41wisdom
- 10:42generously
- 10:42to
- 10:43us.
- 10:43Help
- 10:44us
- 10:44take
- 10:44steps
- 10:44of
- 10:45faith
- 10:45and
- 10:45grow
- 10:45in
- 10:46confidence.
- 10:46Lord.
- 10:46Replace
- 10:47confusion
- 10:48with
- 10:48clarity.
- 10:49Replace
- 10:49our
- 10:49shame
- 10:50with
- 10:50peace.
- 10:51And
- 10:51teach
- 10:51us
- 10:52to
- 10:52be
- 10:52wise,
- 10:52faithful
- 10:53stewards.
- 10:54And
- 10:54for
- 10:54the
- 10:55person
- 10:55listening
- 10:55right
- 10:56now,
- 10:56steady
- 10:56their
- 10:57heart.
- 10:57Lord.
- 10:57Give
- 10:57them
- 10:58courage
- 10:58for
- 10:58just
- 10:58one
- 10:59small
- 10:59step
- 10:59today.
- 11:01And
- 11:01we
- 11:01ask
- 11:01this
- 11:01in
- 11:01Jesus
- 11:02name.
- 11:03Amen.
- 11:04Friend.
- 11:04If
- 11:04you
- 11:05feel
- 11:05clueless
- 11:06and
- 11:06you
- 11:06want
- 11:06a
- 11:06safe
- 11:07place
- 11:07to
- 11:07glow,
- 11:08come
- 11:08join
- 11:08us
- 11:09at
- 11:09financiallyconfidentchristian.com/join
- 11:12again.
- 11:12That's
- 11:12financiallyconfidentchristian.com/join.
- 11:16You're
- 11:16going
- 11:16to
- 11:16find
- 11:17encouragement
- 11:17and
- 11:17guidance
- 11:18and
- 11:18a
- 11:18community
- 11:19that
- 11:19will
- 11:19remind
- 11:19you
- 11:19of
- 11:20this.
- 11:20You're
- 11:21not
- 11:21behind,
- 11:22you're
- 11:22becoming.
- 11:23And
- 11:23friend,
- 11:24you
- 11:24don't
- 11:24have
- 11:25to
- 11:25learn
- 11:25this
- 11:25alone.
- 11:26In
- 11:26the
- 11:27end,
- 11:27you
- 11:27don't
- 11:27need
- 11:27to
- 11:27know
- 11:28everything.
- 11:29You
- 11:29just
- 11:29need
- 11:29to
- 11:30take
- 11:30the
- 11:30next
- 11:30step.
- 11:31And
- 11:31God
- 11:32gives
- 11:32wisdom
- 11:32generously.
- 11:33That's
- 11:33what
- 11:33the
- 11:33Bible
- 11:33told
- 11:33us
- 11:34today.
- 11:35Now
- 11:35tomorrow
- 11:35we're
- 11:35going
- 11:36to
- 11:36talk
- 11:36about
- 11:36how
- 11:36you
- 11:36shift
- 11:37from
- 11:37consumer
- 11:37to
- 11:38steward.
- 11:38We're
- 11:38going
- 11:38to
- 11:38talk
- 11:39about
- 11:39a
- 11:39biblical
- 11:39mindset
- 11:40reset.
- 11:40It's
- 11:40going
- 11:41to
- 11:41be
- 11:41a
- 11:41great
- 11:41show.
- 11:42So
- 11:42today
- 11:43if
- 11:43you
- 11:43know
- 11:43somebody
- 11:44else
- 11:44who
- 11:44feels
- 11:44clueless
- 11:45about
- 11:45money,
- 11:45maybe
- 11:45you
- 11:46know,
- 11:46the
- 11:46brain.
- 11:46I
- 11:46got
- 11:46to
- 11:47talk
- 11:47to
- 11:47this
- 11:47person.
- 11:48Share
- 11:48the
- 11:48show
- 11:49with
- 11:49somebody
- 11:49else
- 11:49who
- 11:50feels
- 11:50clueless
- 11:50about
- 11:50money.
- 11:51Show
- 11:51them
- 11:51that
- 11:52there
- 11:52is
- 11:52no
- 11:52financial
- 11:53shame
- 11:53in
- 11:53this.
- 11:53They
- 11:54can
- 11:54walk
- 11:54in
- 11:54wisdom.
- 11:55They
- 11:55can.
- 11:55They
- 11:55can
- 11:55stay
- 11:55financially
- 11:56savvy
- 11:56and
- 11:57they
- 11:57can
- 11:57become
- 11:57a
- 11:58financially
- 11:58confident
- 11:59Christian.
- 11:59God
- 12:00bless
- 12:00you
- 12:00and
- 12:00you
- 12:00have
- 12:01a
- 12:01great
- 12:01day
- 12:01today.