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How To Grow A Business Without Trading Away Your Heart · Called to Build

• 0:39
  SPEAKER_00: Let me ask you a dangerous question.
• 0:43
  SPEAKER_00: What good is it to scale your business if you lose your soul in the process?
• 0:50
  SPEAKER_00: We live in an age obsessed with growth, followers, funnels, income, influence.
• 0:56
  SPEAKER_00: We celebrate the hustle and baptize it with Christian lingo.
• 1:00
  SPEAKER_00: We build strategies faster than we build altars.
• 1:04
  SPEAKER_00: But slowly, quietly, tragically, the soul drifts.
• 1:11
  SPEAKER_00: And here's what I've learned.
• 1:12
  SPEAKER_00: Sometimes success is just sanctified striving.
• 1:17
  SPEAKER_00: You see, I've scaled the platforms, built the brands, led the church, and grown the companies.
• 1:23
  SPEAKER_00: But I've also stood in the storm, burned out under the weight, and heard the whisper of God ask me one question that shattered me.
• 1:34
  SPEAKER_00: Carl, am I the Lord of every kingdom in your heart?
• 1:40
  SPEAKER_00: Let's be clear, multiplication is a kingdom mandate.
• 1:44
  SPEAKER_00: Jesus didn't rebuke the servant who multiplied the talents, he commended him, Matthew 25, 14 to 30.
• 1:53
  SPEAKER_00: We are meant to grow, to build, to expand what we've been entrusted with.
• 1:58
  SPEAKER_00: But multiplication without submission leads to idolatry.
• 2:04
  SPEAKER_00: In my early years of business and ministry, I believed I was steward in God's calling, and I was.
• 2:11
  SPEAKER_00: But along the way the metrics became louder than the master.
• 2:16
  SPEAKER_00: I was building, yes, but not always building with God.
• 2:21
  SPEAKER_00: Sometimes I was just asking him to bless the blueprints I'd already drawn.
• 2:27
  SPEAKER_00: That's not stewardship, that's spiritual self-sufficiency.
• 2:33
  SPEAKER_00: Years ago, in the quiet of a difficult season, I sensed the Lord pressing me to examine every area of my life.
• 2:42
  SPEAKER_00: Ministry was growing, business was expanding, but my soul felt off, dry, overextended.
• 2:51
  SPEAKER_00: And then came the question that stopped me in my tracks.
• 2:56
  SPEAKER_00: Am I the Lord of every kingdom of your heart?
• 3:01
  SPEAKER_00: Not just the spiritual ones, not just Sunday mornings or morning devotionals, but the spreadsheets, the launch plans, the marketing strategies, the leadership decisions.
• 3:13
  SPEAKER_00: He was asking me to surrender everything I'd built in his name that I was still controlling in my flesh.
• 3:23
  SPEAKER_00: It broke me, because the honest answer was no, not yet.
• 3:31
  SPEAKER_00: Soul check, are you scaling in the spirit or in the flesh?
• 3:38
  SPEAKER_00: Ask yourself these questions.
• 3:40
  SPEAKER_00: Be brutally honest before the Lord.
• 3:43
  SPEAKER_00: When was the last time I asked God to veto my vision?
• 3:48
  SPEAKER_00: Is my growth driven by faith or fear?
• 3:53
  SPEAKER_00: Do I sacrifice time with God to get ahead?
• 3:58
  SPEAKER_00: If my influence disappeared tomorrow, would I still feel valuable?
• 4:04
  SPEAKER_00: Am I building to impress people or to please the Lord?
• 4:09
  SPEAKER_00: These questions aren't for shame, they're for freedom.
• 4:14
  SPEAKER_00: There are three anchors that keep you from drifting.
• 4:18
  SPEAKER_00: To scale without soul loss, you need anchors spiritual, emotional, and practical.
• 4:27
  SPEAKER_00: One, daily presence over daily pressure.
• 4:32
  SPEAKER_00: Before you check the numbers, check in with the Father.
• 4:36
  SPEAKER_00: Your soul doesn't thrive off momentum, it thrives off abiding.
• 4:42
  SPEAKER_00: The vine doesn't stress to bear fruit, it simply stays connected.
• 4:48
  SPEAKER_00: In Lessons from the Storm, I described the tornado that nearly took our lives in Hoisington, Kansas.
• 4:55
  SPEAKER_00: That night we found shelter beneath the stairs.
• 4:58
  SPEAKER_00: But more than that, we found spiritual refuge in knowing God already knew the outcome.
• 5:05
  SPEAKER_00: Don't wait for the storm to find your shelter.
• 5:10
  SPEAKER_00: Two, accountability isn't optional.
• 5:14
  SPEAKER_00: You need people who will pray with you, check your blind spots, and ask the hard questions.
• 5:21
  SPEAKER_00: In Dodge City, I had a circle of brothers who kept me grounded.
• 5:26
  SPEAKER_00: We weren't competing, we were confessing, contending, and challenging one another to stay faithful.
• 5:33
  SPEAKER_00: Lone wolf leadership is seductive and deadly.
• 5:39
  SPEAKER_00: three, mission driven metrics.
• 5:43
  SPEAKER_00: Scale what God calls you to, but measure what heaven celebrates.
• 5:49
  SPEAKER_00: Revenue matters, but so does peace in your home, integrity in your contracts, discipleship in your daily rhythms, a heart that's still tender to the Holy Spirit.
• 6:04
  SPEAKER_00: Here's what the Spirit says to the scalers.
• 6:08
  SPEAKER_00: If you're weary, if you've been building with your hands and not your heart, if you've been chasing the next level and ignoring the next whisper, then hear this.
• 6:22
  SPEAKER_00: You were never called to sacrifice your soul on the altar of scale.
• 6:28
  SPEAKER_00: You were called to multiply without compromising intimacy.
• 6:34
  SPEAKER_00: Let me say that again.
• 6:36
  SPEAKER_00: You were never called to sacrifice your soul on the altar of scale.
• 6:43
  SPEAKER_00: You were called to multiply without compromising intimacy.
• 6:49
  SPEAKER_00: What if your greatest breakthrough isn't in your funnel but at his feet?
• 6:56
  SPEAKER_00: What if your next level of growth comes after your next level of surrender?
• 7:02
  SPEAKER_00: The Lord is not impressed by your empire, but he's deeply moved by your obedience.