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- 1:20Thought
- 1:20I'd
- 1:20start
- 1:21with
- 1:21an
- 1:21insight.
- 1:21This
- 1:21is
- 1:22from
- 1:22Mint
- 1:22and
- 1:23it
- 1:23says
- 1:2365%
- 1:24of
- 1:24households
- 1:25can't
- 1:25stick
- 1:25to
- 1:25a
- 1:25budget
- 1:26for
- 1:26three
- 1:26months.
- 1:27We
- 1:27didn't
- 1:27do
- 1:27the
- 1:27research,
- 1:28but
- 1:28I
- 1:28bet
- 1:28it's
- 1:29even
- 1:29a
- 1:29higher
- 1:29number
- 1:30that
- 1:30can't
- 1:30do
- 1:30it
- 1:30for
- 1:31one
- 1:31month.
- 1:31I.
- 1:31Listen,
- 1:32let
- 1:32me.
- 1:32I've
- 1:32struggled
- 1:33with
- 1:33budgets,
- 1:33too,
- 1:34which
- 1:34leads
- 1:34me
- 1:34to
- 1:35today's
- 1:35listener
- 1:35question.
- 1:35Ralph,
- 1:36my
- 1:36budget
- 1:37fell
- 1:37apart
- 1:37again
- 1:38this
- 1:38year.
- 1:38How
- 1:39do
- 1:39I
- 1:39face
- 1:39the
- 1:39numbers
- 1:40without
- 1:40feeling
- 1:40ashamed?
- 1:42Listen,
- 1:42you're
- 1:42not
- 1:42alone
- 1:43in
- 1:43that.
- 1:43But
- 1:44budget
- 1:44guilt
- 1:44is
- 1:44a
- 1:45trap.
- 1:45You
- 1:45can't
- 1:45stay
- 1:45trapped
- 1:46in
- 1:46that.
- 1:46That
- 1:46mindset
- 1:47will
- 1:47make
- 1:48you
- 1:48unable
- 1:48to
- 1:49move
- 1:49forward
- 1:49because
- 1:49you
- 1:50didn't
- 1:50fail.
- 1:50I
- 1:50want
- 1:50you
- 1:50to
- 1:51start
- 1:51by
- 1:51understanding
- 1:52you
- 1:52didn't
- 1:52fail.
- 1:53You
- 1:53learned.
- 1:54Because
- 1:55grace
- 1:55covers
- 1:55spreadsheets
- 1:56too.
- 1:56Let's
- 1:57talk
- 1:57about
- 1:57learning
- 1:57from
- 1:57our
- 1:58budget
- 1:58mistakes
- 1:58on
- 1:59today's
- 1:59show.
- 2:01This
- 2:01is
- 2:02Financially
- 2:02Confident
- 2:03Christian,
- 2:03your
- 2:04daily
- 2:04dose
- 2:04of
- 2:05gospel,
- 2:05grounded
- 2:05insight
- 2:06and
- 2:06faith
- 2:06driven
- 2:07tips
- 2:07to
- 2:08help
- 2:08you
- 2:08break
- 2:08the
- 2:08cycle
- 2:09of
- 2:09financial
- 2:09shame
- 2:10with
- 2:10confidence.
- 2:13Hello
- 2:13there
- 2:13and
- 2:13welcome.
- 2:14I'm
- 2:14Ralph.
- 2:14Thank
- 2:15you
- 2:15so
- 2:15much
- 2:15for
- 2:15joining
- 2:15me
- 2:16on
- 2:16your
- 2:16daily
- 2:16adventure
- 2:17of
- 2:17helping
- 2:17you
- 2:18break
- 2:18that
- 2:18cycle
- 2:18of
- 2:19financial
- 2:19shame
- 2:19and,
- 2:20and
- 2:20doing
- 2:20it
- 2:20with
- 2:20confidence.
- 2:21And
- 2:21today
- 2:21we're
- 2:21talking
- 2:22about
- 2:22budget
- 2:22failure,
- 2:23you
- 2:24might
- 2:24say,
- 2:24Ralph,
- 2:24man,
- 2:24you're
- 2:25really
- 2:25nailing
- 2:26the
- 2:26tough
- 2:26topics
- 2:26this
- 2:27month.
- 2:27Well,
- 2:27the
- 2:27whole
- 2:28point
- 2:28of
- 2:28this
- 2:28series
- 2:29is
- 2:29to
- 2:29help
- 2:29refocus
- 2:30and
- 2:30get
- 2:30us
- 2:31ready
- 2:31for
- 2:31a
- 2:31strong
- 2:32and
- 2:32healthy
- 2:322026.
- 2:34And
- 2:34I've
- 2:34helped
- 2:34people
- 2:35just
- 2:35like
- 2:35you
- 2:35turn
- 2:36budget
- 2:36failure
- 2:37into
- 2:37financial
- 2:37freedom.
- 2:38Yes,
- 2:38you
- 2:38heard
- 2:38me
- 2:38right.
- 2:39A
- 2:39budget
- 2:40failure
- 2:40is
- 2:41actually
- 2:41a
- 2:41great
- 2:42sign
- 2:42because
- 2:42here's
- 2:43why.
- 2:43You're
- 2:44using
- 2:44the
- 2:44budget.
- 2:45That
- 2:45means
- 2:45you're
- 2:45committed
- 2:46to
- 2:46doing
- 2:46it.
- 2:47And
- 2:47I've
- 2:47learned,
- 2:47and
- 2:47I've
- 2:48been
- 2:48there
- 2:48myself,
- 2:49and
- 2:49I've
- 2:49learned
- 2:49how
- 2:50grace
- 2:50builds
- 2:50growth.
- 2:51Well,
- 2:51let
- 2:51me
- 2:51tell
- 2:51you
- 2:51about
- 2:51some
- 2:52grace
- 2:52working
- 2:53with
- 2:53my
- 2:53youngest
- 2:53son.
- 2:53And
- 2:54my
- 2:54youngest
- 2:54son
- 2:54is
- 2:5424
- 2:55years
- 2:55old.
- 2:56He's
- 2:56a
- 2:56barber,
- 2:56right?
- 2:57He's
- 2:57just
- 2:57getting
- 2:57into
- 2:57his
- 2:58own.
- 2:58He's
- 2:58starting
- 2:59to
- 2:59develop
- 3:00some,
- 3:00bringing
- 3:01in
- 3:01some
- 3:01money.
- 3:01And
- 3:01he
- 3:02said,
- 3:02dad,
- 3:02you
- 3:02know,
- 3:02one
- 3:02of
- 3:02the
- 3:02things
- 3:03I'm
- 3:03really
- 3:03struggling
- 3:03with
- 3:04is
- 3:04he
- 3:04says,
- 3:04I
- 3:04really
- 3:05need
- 3:05to
- 3:05figure
- 3:05out
- 3:06how
- 3:06to
- 3:06direct
- 3:06my
- 3:07money
- 3:07better.
- 3:07I
- 3:07said,
- 3:07well,
- 3:07son,
- 3:08what
- 3:08you
- 3:08need
- 3:08is
- 3:08a
- 3:08budget.
- 3:08As
- 3:09soon
- 3:09as
- 3:09he
- 3:09heard
- 3:09budget,
- 3:09he's
- 3:09like,
- 3:10he's
- 3:10checking
- 3:10out.
- 3:10He's
- 3:10like,
- 3:11dad,
- 3:11I
- 3:11got
- 3:11no
- 3:11time
- 3:12for
- 3:12a
- 3:12budget.
- 3:12You're
- 3:13not
- 3:13going
- 3:13to
- 3:13sit
- 3:13there.
- 3:13And
- 3:13of
- 3:14course,
- 3:14with
- 3:14a
- 3:14teenager
- 3:15now,
- 3:15he's
- 3:15not
- 3:15a
- 3:15teenager
- 3:16anymore,
- 3:16but
- 3:16he'll
- 3:16always
- 3:16be
- 3:16my
- 3:17little
- 3:17boy,
- 3:17right?
- 3:18But
- 3:18you
- 3:18know,
- 3:18he's
- 3:18like,
- 3:18dad,
- 3:19what
- 3:19you're
- 3:19talking
- 3:19about
- 3:19is
- 3:20restriction
- 3:20what
- 3:21you're
- 3:21talking
- 3:21about
- 3:21is
- 3:21you're
- 3:21going
- 3:22to
- 3:22tell
- 3:22me
- 3:22where
- 3:22to
- 3:22go.
- 3:22And
- 3:22I'm
- 3:23saying,
- 3:23no,
- 3:23that's
- 3:23not
- 3:23at
- 3:23all
- 3:24what
- 3:24I'm
- 3:24saying.
- 3:25I
- 3:25said,
- 3:25what
- 3:25you
- 3:25need
- 3:26to
- 3:26do
- 3:26is
- 3:27figure
- 3:27out
- 3:27where
- 3:27your
- 3:28money's
- 3:28going
- 3:28to
- 3:28go
- 3:29because
- 3:29then
- 3:29you're
- 3:29telling
- 3:29it
- 3:30what
- 3:30to
- 3:30do.
- 3:30And
- 3:30he
- 3:31said,
- 3:31dad,
- 3:31this
- 3:31is
- 3:31impossible.
- 3:32I'll
- 3:32never
- 3:32be
- 3:32able
- 3:32to
- 3:32figure
- 3:33this
- 3:33out.
- 3:33I
- 3:34said,
- 3:34well,
- 3:34here's
- 3:34the
- 3:34thing
- 3:34I
- 3:34want
- 3:34you
- 3:35to
- 3:35do,
- 3:35and
- 3:35this
- 3:35is
- 3:35the
- 3:35thing.
- 3:35I
- 3:35encourage
- 3:36every
- 3:36person
- 3:37that
- 3:37I
- 3:37work
- 3:37with.
- 3:38Start
- 3:38with
- 3:38some
- 3:39honesty.
- 3:40I
- 3:40said,
- 3:40son,
- 3:41go
- 3:41back
- 3:41and
- 3:42look
- 3:42at
- 3:42the
- 3:42last
- 3:4330
- 3:43days
- 3:43of
- 3:43where
- 3:44your
- 3:44money
- 3:44went,
- 3:45because
- 3:45that's
- 3:45where
- 3:46you
- 3:46got
- 3:46to
- 3:46start.
- 3:46You
- 3:46got
- 3:46to
- 3:46be
- 3:47honest
- 3:47with
- 3:47yourself.
- 3:47I
- 3:47said
- 3:47this
- 3:48on
- 3:48the
- 3:48show
- 3:48the
- 3:48other
- 3:48day.
- 3:48You
- 3:48can't
- 3:49sugarcoat
- 3:49this.
- 3:50You
- 3:50got
- 3:50to
- 3:50start
- 3:50off
- 3:51with
- 3:51what
- 3:51is
- 3:51the
- 3:52realness
- 3:52before
- 3:52you
- 3:53can
- 3:53start
- 3:53to
- 3:53build
- 3:53that
- 3:53budget
- 3:54moving
- 3:54forward.
- 3:54I
- 3:54said,
- 3:55listen,
- 3:55celebrate
- 3:56some
- 3:56small
- 3:56wins.
- 3:56I
- 3:56said,
- 3:57listen,
- 3:57this
- 3:57past
- 3:57month,
- 3:58did
- 3:58your
- 3:58credit
- 3:59card
- 3:59carry
- 3:59a
- 3:59bounce?
- 3:59He
- 3:59said,
- 4:00no,
- 4:00Dad.
- 4:00I
- 4:00said,
- 4:00great,
- 4:01you're
- 4:01not
- 4:02spending
- 4:02yourself
- 4:02into
- 4:03deficit.
- 4:04I
- 4:04said,
- 4:04but
- 4:04let's
- 4:04take
- 4:04a
- 4:05minute.
- 4:05Let's
- 4:05look
- 4:05at
- 4:05the
- 4:05patterns.
- 4:06And
- 4:06one
- 4:06of
- 4:06the
- 4:07big
- 4:07patterns
- 4:07he
- 4:07found
- 4:07is
- 4:08he
- 4:08likes
- 4:08to
- 4:08eat
- 4:08out.
- 4:09He's
- 4:09a
- 4:09bachelor.
- 4:09He's
- 4:10a
- 4:10young
- 4:10guy,
- 4:10has
- 4:11his
- 4:11own
- 4:11apartment.
- 4:12He
- 4:12what's
- 4:12so
- 4:12much
- 4:12easier
- 4:12if
- 4:13he
- 4:13stops
- 4:13and
- 4:13picks
- 4:13up
- 4:13takeout
- 4:14or
- 4:14he
- 4:15goes
- 4:15and
- 4:15grabs
- 4:15some
- 4:15lunch
- 4:16or
- 4:16dinner
- 4:16somewhere?
- 4:16I
- 4:16said,
- 4:17but
- 4:17you
- 4:17gotta
- 4:17understand,
- 4:17son,
- 4:18how
- 4:18much
- 4:18more
- 4:18that
- 4:19cost
- 4:19you.
- 4:20I
- 4:20said,
- 4:20if
- 4:20you
- 4:20pack
- 4:21your
- 4:21lunch,
- 4:22if
- 4:22you
- 4:22make
- 4:22dinners
- 4:23at
- 4:23home,
- 4:23you
- 4:23can
- 4:24save
- 4:24a
- 4:24ton
- 4:24of
- 4:24money.
- 4:25And
- 4:25he
- 4:25goes,
- 4:25dad,
- 4:25listen,
- 4:26I'm
- 4:26really
- 4:26excited
- 4:26about
- 4:27this.
- 4:27And
- 4:27I
- 4:28helped
- 4:28him
- 4:28build
- 4:28a
- 4:28stronger
- 4:29plan.
- 4:29And
- 4:30I
- 4:30love
- 4:30what
- 4:30Dave
- 4:30Ramsey
- 4:31said.
- 4:31I'm
- 4:31not
- 4:31often
- 4:32in
- 4:32the
- 4:32same
- 4:32realm
- 4:33as
- 4:33Dave
- 4:33Ramsey
- 4:34with
- 4:34some
- 4:34of
- 4:34the
- 4:34things,
- 4:34but
- 4:34this
- 4:34one
- 4:35is
- 4:35right
- 4:35on
- 4:35point.
- 4:35He
- 4:36said,
- 4:36a
- 4:36budget
- 4:36is
- 4:37telling
- 4:37your
- 4:37money
- 4:37where
- 4:37to
- 4:38go,
- 4:38and
- 4:38you
- 4:38instead
- 4:39of
- 4:39wondering
- 4:39where
- 4:39it
- 4:39went.
- 4:40And
- 4:40I'm
- 4:40going
- 4:40to
- 4:40use
- 4:40that
- 4:40with
- 4:41my
- 4:41son.
- 4:41As
- 4:41I
- 4:41was
- 4:42preparing
- 4:42for
- 4:42today's
- 4:42show,
- 4:42I
- 4:42said,
- 4:43I
- 4:43want
- 4:43to
- 4:43help
- 4:44him
- 4:44be
- 4:44encouraged.
- 4:45And
- 4:45I'm
- 4:45going
- 4:45to
- 4:45tell
- 4:45him
- 4:45that
- 4:46a
- 4:46budget
- 4:46is
- 4:46telling
- 4:47your
- 4:47money
- 4:47where
- 4:47to
- 4:47go
- 4:48instead
- 4:48of
- 4:48wondering
- 4:49where
- 4:49it
- 4:49went.
- 4:49He
- 4:49doesn't
- 4:50want
- 4:50to
- 4:50hear
- 4:50good
- 4:50old
- 4:50dad
- 4:51telling
- 4:51him
- 4:51what
- 4:51to
- 4:51do,
- 4:52but,
- 4:52man,
- 4:52he
- 4:53likes
- 4:53to
- 4:53know
- 4:53where
- 4:53his
- 4:53money
- 4:54going.
- 4:54Which
- 4:54leads
- 4:55me
- 4:55back
- 4:55to
- 4:55today's
- 4:56question.
- 4:56And
- 4:57that's
- 4:57really
- 4:57the
- 4:57core
- 4:58of
- 4:58what
- 4:58we
- 4:58want
- 4:58to
- 4:58talk
- 4:58about
- 4:59right
- 4:59now.
- 4:59And
- 4:59that's
- 5:00how
- 5:00do
- 5:00I
- 5:00face
- 5:00the
- 5:01numbers
- 5:01without
- 5:01feeling
- 5:02ashamed?
- 5:02It's
- 5:03so
- 5:03easy
- 5:03to
- 5:04feel
- 5:04Ashamed
- 5:04that
- 5:04you're
- 5:05stuck.
- 5:05And
- 5:05that
- 5:06budget
- 5:06failure,
- 5:07number
- 5:07one
- 5:07thing.
- 5:07And
- 5:07I
- 5:08said
- 5:08this
- 5:08to
- 5:08my
- 5:08son,
- 5:09you
- 5:09gotta
- 5:09be
- 5:10honest.
- 5:11Because
- 5:12truth
- 5:12unlocks
- 5:12freedom.
- 5:13You
- 5:13gotta
- 5:13face
- 5:13where
- 5:14your
- 5:14money
- 5:14went.
- 5:15If
- 5:15you're
- 5:15going
- 5:15back
- 5:16and
- 5:16looking
- 5:16at
- 5:16the
- 5:1630
- 5:16days,
- 5:17face
- 5:18where
- 5:18it
- 5:18went.
- 5:18Because
- 5:19that's
- 5:19the
- 5:19only
- 5:19way
- 5:19you're
- 5:19gonna
- 5:19take
- 5:19back
- 5:20control.
- 5:20And
- 5:21you
- 5:21gotta
- 5:21remember,
- 5:21honesty
- 5:22isn't
- 5:22punishment.
- 5:23Honesty
- 5:24is
- 5:24actually
- 5:24the
- 5:24doorway
- 5:25to
- 5:25peace.
- 5:25Because
- 5:26you
- 5:26can't
- 5:26fix
- 5:26what
- 5:26you
- 5:27won't
- 5:27face.
- 5:28If
- 5:28you
- 5:28don't
- 5:28face
- 5:28it,
- 5:29you're
- 5:29never
- 5:29gonna
- 5:29fix
- 5:29it.
- 5:29One
- 5:30things
- 5:30they
- 5:30talk
- 5:30about
- 5:30in
- 5:30Alcoholics
- 5:31Anonymous
- 5:32for
- 5:32people
- 5:33who
- 5:33have
- 5:33issues
- 5:33with
- 5:34alcoholism
- 5:34is
- 5:35you
- 5:35got
- 5:35to
- 5:35face
- 5:35that.
- 5:36You
- 5:36got
- 5:36to
- 5:36face
- 5:37the
- 5:37challenge
- 5:37in
- 5:38front
- 5:38of
- 5:38you.
- 5:38Because
- 5:38God
- 5:39can
- 5:39heal
- 5:39what
- 5:40you
- 5:40reveal.
- 5:40That
- 5:41rhymed.
- 5:41I
- 5:41thought
- 5:41that
- 5:41was
- 5:41really
- 5:41good,
- 5:42right?
- 5:42But
- 5:42God
- 5:42can
- 5:43actually
- 5:43heal
- 5:43what
- 5:44you
- 5:44reveal.
- 5:44And
- 5:45that
- 5:45truth,
- 5:45listen,
- 5:46it
- 5:46stings
- 5:46sometimes.
- 5:47It
- 5:48hurts.
- 5:48But
- 5:49denial,
- 5:49if
- 5:49you
- 5:49keep
- 5:50living
- 5:50in
- 5:50denial,
- 5:50it's
- 5:51going
- 5:51to
- 5:51cost
- 5:51you
- 5:51more.
- 5:51So,
- 5:51number
- 5:52one,
- 5:52be
- 5:52honest.
- 5:53Number
- 5:53two,
- 5:54celebrate
- 5:55those
- 5:55wins.
- 5:55Because
- 5:56those
- 5:56small
- 5:56habits
- 5:57hide
- 5:57big
- 5:57victories.
- 5:58You
- 5:58didn't
- 5:58fail.
- 5:59You
- 5:59grew
- 6:00inconsistency.
- 6:01So
- 6:01maybe
- 6:01you
- 6:01say,
- 6:01ralph,
- 6:02listen,
- 6:02I'm
- 6:03really
- 6:03focusing
- 6:03on
- 6:03eating
- 6:04at
- 6:04the
- 6:05house
- 6:05instead
- 6:05of
- 6:05buying
- 6:06stuff.
- 6:06Well,
- 6:06maybe
- 6:06you
- 6:07say,
- 6:07well,
- 6:07you
- 6:07know
- 6:07what?
- 6:07One
- 6:07night
- 6:08this
- 6:08week,
- 6:08I
- 6:08actually
- 6:09order
- 6:09takeout.
- 6:10That's
- 6:10great.
- 6:10That
- 6:10means
- 6:10the
- 6:11other
- 6:11six
- 6:11nights
- 6:11you
- 6:11didn't.
- 6:12And
- 6:13God
- 6:13sees
- 6:13that
- 6:13faithfulness
- 6:14in
- 6:14those
- 6:14small
- 6:15steps.
- 6:16And
- 6:16as
- 6:16you
- 6:16develop
- 6:16those
- 6:17small
- 6:17steps,
- 6:17it's
- 6:18going
- 6:18to
- 6:18bring
- 6:18freedom.
- 6:19That
- 6:19one
- 6:19no
- 6:20to
- 6:21impulse
- 6:21spending
- 6:21is
- 6:22a
- 6:22win.
- 6:22You
- 6:22might
- 6:22be
- 6:23saying,
- 6:23ralph,
- 6:23like,
- 6:23every
- 6:23time
- 6:23I
- 6:24go
- 6:24on
- 6:24Amazon,
- 6:24I
- 6:24buy
- 6:25something.
- 6:25Okay,
- 6:25well,
- 6:26maybe
- 6:26this
- 6:26next
- 6:26time
- 6:27you
- 6:27don't.
- 6:28That
- 6:28progress
- 6:29isn't
- 6:29perfection.
- 6:30It's
- 6:31just
- 6:31quiet
- 6:31obedience.
- 6:32So
- 6:32celebrate
- 6:33those
- 6:33wins.
- 6:33Number
- 6:33three,
- 6:34look
- 6:34at
- 6:35those
- 6:35patterns.
- 6:36And
- 6:36I've
- 6:36said
- 6:36this
- 6:36on
- 6:37the
- 6:37show
- 6:37many
- 6:37times,
- 6:37your
- 6:38money
- 6:38reveals
- 6:38where
- 6:39your
- 6:39heart
- 6:39is.
- 6:40That
- 6:40might
- 6:40sound
- 6:41a
- 6:41little
- 6:41harsh,
- 6:42but
- 6:42where
- 6:42it
- 6:43flows,
- 6:43that's
- 6:43where
- 6:44your
- 6:44priorities
- 6:44are.
- 6:46So
- 6:46repeated
- 6:47choices,
- 6:48those
- 6:48things
- 6:48that
- 6:48you
- 6:48decide
- 6:49to
- 6:49do
- 6:49again,
- 6:49like
- 6:49with
- 6:50my
- 6:50son,
- 6:50when
- 6:50he
- 6:50decided,
- 6:50I'm
- 6:50always
- 6:51eating
- 6:51out,
- 6:51he
- 6:51always
- 6:51eating
- 6:52out
- 6:52of
- 6:52lunch.
- 6:53It
- 6:53reveals
- 6:53what
- 6:53truly
- 6:54matters
- 6:54to
- 6:54you.
- 6:55So
- 6:55ask
- 6:56yourself,
- 6:56what
- 6:57is
- 6:57this
- 6:57habit
- 6:58saying
- 6:58about
- 6:58my
- 6:58heart?
- 6:59See,
- 7:00God
- 7:00doesn't
- 7:00shame
- 7:00patterns,
- 7:01he
- 7:01reshapes
- 7:02them.
- 7:03So
- 7:03start
- 7:03by
- 7:03looking
- 7:04at
- 7:04your
- 7:04patterns
- 7:04and
- 7:04revealing
- 7:05where
- 7:05your
- 7:05heart
- 7:05is.
- 7:05Number
- 7:06four
- 7:06thing
- 7:07is
- 7:07the
- 7:08why
- 7:09awareness
- 7:10turns
- 7:10guilt
- 7:10into
- 7:11growth.
- 7:11Ask
- 7:11why.
- 7:12You
- 7:13don't
- 7:13ask
- 7:13this.
- 7:13Don't
- 7:13ask,
- 7:14why
- 7:14did
- 7:14I
- 7:14fail?
- 7:16But
- 7:16ask
- 7:16yourself,
- 7:16as
- 7:17you're
- 7:17buying
- 7:17something,
- 7:17why
- 7:18did
- 7:18I
- 7:18need
- 7:18that?
- 7:20And
- 7:20that's
- 7:20not
- 7:20an
- 7:20easy
- 7:21thing
- 7:21to
- 7:21do.
- 7:21Listen
- 7:22I'm
- 7:22guilty
- 7:22of
- 7:22this
- 7:22myself.
- 7:23But
- 7:24that
- 7:24awareness,
- 7:25that
- 7:25asking
- 7:25of
- 7:26why
- 7:26puts
- 7:27the
- 7:27meaning
- 7:27behind
- 7:28your
- 7:28mistakes.
- 7:28And
- 7:28then
- 7:28you
- 7:29know
- 7:29your
- 7:29triggers.
- 7:30And
- 7:30when
- 7:30you
- 7:30finally
- 7:31know
- 7:31the
- 7:31triggers,
- 7:31maybe
- 7:31you
- 7:31stay
- 7:32off
- 7:32Amazon,
- 7:32maybe
- 7:33you
- 7:33don't
- 7:33get
- 7:33into
- 7:33that
- 7:33scrolling
- 7:34on
- 7:34your
- 7:34phone
- 7:34on
- 7:34TikTok,
- 7:35where
- 7:35they're
- 7:35always
- 7:35trying
- 7:35to
- 7:36sell
- 7:36you
- 7:36something.
- 7:36I
- 7:36would
- 7:36go
- 7:37off
- 7:37on,
- 7:37on
- 7:37social
- 7:38media
- 7:38again.
- 7:38But
- 7:39when
- 7:39you
- 7:39do
- 7:39that,
- 7:39you
- 7:40regain
- 7:40your
- 7:40power.
- 7:41Because
- 7:41if
- 7:41you
- 7:42don't,
- 7:42guess
- 7:42what?
- 7:42Guilt
- 7:42keeps
- 7:43you
- 7:43stuck.
- 7:44If
- 7:44you
- 7:44just
- 7:44stay
- 7:45guilty,
- 7:45I'm
- 7:45never
- 7:45going
- 7:46to
- 7:46get
- 7:46this.
- 7:46You're
- 7:46going
- 7:46to
- 7:47stay
- 7:47stuck.
- 7:47But
- 7:47grace
- 7:48moves
- 7:48you
- 7:49forward.
- 7:49And
- 7:49we're
- 7:49all
- 7:49covered
- 7:50with
- 7:50the
- 7:50Lord's
- 7:50gr.
- 7:51And
- 7:51number
- 7:51five,
- 7:52you
- 7:52got
- 7:53a
- 7:53plan.
- 7:54See,
- 7:54grace
- 7:54builds
- 7:55better
- 7:55budgets.
- 7:55You
- 7:56don't
- 7:56need
- 7:56to
- 7:56be
- 7:56perfect.
- 7:56If
- 7:56you
- 7:57hear
- 7:57nothing
- 7:57else,
- 7:57I
- 7:57say
- 7:58today,
- 7:58you
- 7:58don't
- 7:59need
- 7:59to
- 7:59be
- 8:00perfect.
- 8:00You
- 8:01need
- 8:01to
- 8:01be
- 8:01redeemed.
- 8:02And
- 8:02grace
- 8:03says,
- 8:03learn,
- 8:03then
- 8:03move
- 8:04forward.
- 8:04Because
- 8:04every
- 8:05setback
- 8:05leads
- 8:06to
- 8:06wiser
- 8:06planning.
- 8:07And
- 8:07listen,
- 8:07here's
- 8:08one
- 8:08thing
- 8:08I'm
- 8:08going
- 8:08to
- 8:08tell
- 8:08you
- 8:08right
- 8:09now.
- 8:09Key
- 8:09takeaway
- 8:09today,
- 8:10invite
- 8:11God
- 8:11into
- 8:11that
- 8:11next
- 8:12budget,
- 8:13not
- 8:13the
- 8:13next
- 8:13breakdown.
- 8:14So
- 8:14easy
- 8:14to
- 8:14call
- 8:15out
- 8:15for
- 8:15God
- 8:15when
- 8:15you're
- 8:16struggling,
- 8:17but
- 8:17invite
- 8:17them
- 8:18in
- 8:18at
- 8:18the
- 8:18front
- 8:18end
- 8:19as
- 8:19you're
- 8:19building
- 8:19that
- 8:20budget.
- 8:20So
- 8:21again,
- 8:21honesty.
- 8:22Celebrate
- 8:23those
- 8:23wins,
- 8:23look
- 8:24for
- 8:24those
- 8:24patterns,
- 8:24understand
- 8:25your
- 8:25why
- 8:26and
- 8:26make
- 8:26a
- 8:26plan.
- 8:27Let's
- 8:27get
- 8:27right
- 8:27into
- 8:27our
- 8:27Bible
- 8:28verse
- 8:28today.
- 8:28It
- 8:29comes
- 8:29to
- 8:29us
- 8:29from
- 8:29the
- 8:29book
- 8:30of
- 8:30Proverbs,
- 8:30chapter
- 8:3127,
- 8:31verse
- 8:3223.
- 8:32And
- 8:32it
- 8:33says,
- 8:33be
- 8:33sure
- 8:33to
- 8:33know
- 8:34the
- 8:34condition
- 8:34of
- 8:34your
- 8:34flocks.
- 8:36What
- 8:36is
- 8:36it
- 8:36telling
- 8:37us
- 8:37that
- 8:37we
- 8:38need
- 8:38to
- 8:38have
- 8:38awareness?
- 8:39I'll
- 8:39give
- 8:39you
- 8:39a
- 8:39great
- 8:39example.
- 8:39I
- 8:40was
- 8:40out
- 8:40walking
- 8:40the
- 8:40other
- 8:40morning
- 8:41and
- 8:41we
- 8:41raised
- 8:42Black
- 8:42Angus
- 8:42cows
- 8:43here
- 8:43on
- 8:43the
- 8:43farm.
- 8:44And
- 8:44I
- 8:44actually
- 8:44have
- 8:44somebody
- 8:45that's
- 8:45taking
- 8:45care
- 8:45of
- 8:45that
- 8:45for
- 8:45me
- 8:46now.
- 8:46But
- 8:46I
- 8:46turn
- 8:46the
- 8:46corner,
- 8:46I'm
- 8:47walking
- 8:47with
- 8:47my
- 8:47dog,
- 8:47and
- 8:47all
- 8:48of
- 8:48a
- 8:48sudden
- 8:48I
- 8:48look
- 8:48over
- 8:48and
- 8:48there's
- 8:49this
- 8:49little
- 8:49thing
- 8:49in
- 8:49the
- 8:49patch.
- 8:50I'm
- 8:50like,
- 8:50what's
- 8:50going
- 8:50on?
- 8:51Well,
- 8:51guess
- 8:51what?
- 8:52We
- 8:52had
- 8:52a
- 8:52baby
- 8:52bull
- 8:53calf
- 8:53born.
- 8:54We
- 8:54weren't
- 8:54expecting
- 8:55it.
- 8:55And
- 8:55I
- 8:55texted
- 8:56the
- 8:56farmer
- 8:56and
- 8:56said,
- 8:56hey,
- 8:57guy,
- 8:57guess
- 8:57what?
- 8:57We've
- 8:57got
- 8:58a
- 8:58cav.
- 8:58And
- 8:58he
- 8:58was
- 8:59excited.
- 8:59I
- 8:59was
- 8:59excited.
- 9:00We
- 9:00were
- 9:00proud
- 9:00papas
- 9:01for
- 9:01the
- 9:01day.
- 9:02But
- 9:02we
- 9:02have
- 9:02to
- 9:03know
- 9:03the
- 9:03condition
- 9:03of
- 9:03our
- 9:04flocks.
- 9:04The
- 9:04same
- 9:04thing
- 9:05works
- 9:05with
- 9:05your
- 9:05money.
- 9:06Know
- 9:06where
- 9:06your
- 9:06money's
- 9:07going
- 9:07so
- 9:07that
- 9:07you
- 9:08can
- 9:08plan
- 9:08to
- 9:09do
- 9:09good
- 9:09with
- 9:09it
- 9:10and
- 9:10you
- 9:10can
- 9:10truly
- 9:10steward
- 9:11the
- 9:11provision
- 9:12that
- 9:12God's
- 9:12given
- 9:12you.
- 9:13How
- 9:13about
- 9:13we
- 9:13pray
- 9:13right
- 9:13now?
- 9:14So,
- 9:14Lord,
- 9:14we
- 9:15come
- 9:15to
- 9:15you
- 9:15right
- 9:15now
- 9:16and
- 9:16we
- 9:16are
- 9:16just
- 9:16grateful
- 9:17for
- 9:17the
- 9:17honesty
- 9:18that
- 9:18you
- 9:18have
- 9:18in
- 9:18our
- 9:18lives,
- 9:18Lord,
- 9:19give
- 9:19us
- 9:19wisdom
- 9:20to
- 9:20adjust
- 9:20those
- 9:20habits
- 9:21that
- 9:21aren't
- 9:22where
- 9:22our
- 9:22heart
- 9:22needs
- 9:23to
- 9:23be,
- 9:23Lord,
- 9:23help
- 9:24us
- 9:24to
- 9:24really
- 9:24examine
- 9:25those
- 9:25things
- 9:25and
- 9:25help
- 9:26us
- 9:26to
- 9:26live
- 9:26with
- 9:27freedom
- 9:27from
- 9:27guilt
- 9:28because
- 9:28it's
- 9:28so
- 9:28easy
- 9:29for
- 9:29us
- 9:29to
- 9:29get
- 9:29stuck
- 9:30in
- 9:30that
- 9:30quagmire
- 9:31of
- 9:31guilt,
- 9:31Lord.
- 9:31And
- 9:32we
- 9:32just
- 9:32thank
- 9:32you
- 9:33in
- 9:33the
- 9:33name
- 9:33of
- 9:33Jesus.
- 9:34Amen.
- 9:35Okay,
- 9:35so
- 9:35here's
- 9:35your
- 9:36action
- 9:36item
- 9:36for
- 9:36today.
- 9:37A
- 9:37little
- 9:37homework,
- 9:37if
- 9:37you
- 9:38will.
- 9:38I.
- 9:38I
- 9:38want
- 9:38you
- 9:39to
- 9:39go
- 9:39back
- 9:39and
- 9:39look
- 9:39at
- 9:39your
- 9:40last
- 9:40three
- 9:40months
- 9:40of
- 9:41spending.
- 9:41Now,
- 9:41I
- 9:41know
- 9:41usually
- 9:42I
- 9:42tell
- 9:42you
- 9:4230
- 9:42days,
- 9:43but
- 9:43I
- 9:43want
- 9:43to
- 9:44broaden
- 9:44it
- 9:44a
- 9:44little
- 9:44bit
- 9:44because
- 9:45we're
- 9:45trying
- 9:45to
- 9:45focus
- 9:45on
- 9:46getting
- 9:46a
- 9:46strong
- 9:47finish
- 9:47to
- 9:47the
- 9:47end
- 9:48of
- 9:48this
- 9:48year
- 9:49and
- 9:49moving
- 9:49on
- 9:49to
- 9:49the
- 9:49next
- 9:50one.
- 9:50So
- 9:50go
- 9:50over
- 9:50your
- 9:51last
- 9:51three
- 9:51months
- 9:51of
- 9:51spending
- 9:52on
- 9:52your
- 9:52credit
- 9:52cards
- 9:53and
- 9:53bank
- 9:53statements
- 9:54and
- 9:54circle
- 9:54one
- 9:55Success.
- 9:55Yeah,
- 9:55you
- 9:55heard
- 9:56what
- 9:56I
- 9:56said.
- 9:56Start
- 9:56with
- 9:56a
- 9:57success.
- 9:57Maybe
- 9:58that
- 9:58you're
- 9:58not
- 9:58eating
- 9:58out
- 9:59as
- 9:59much.
- 9:59Maybe
- 9:59you're
- 10:00brown
- 10:00bagging
- 10:00it
- 10:00for
- 10:01lunch.
- 10:01Maybe
- 10:01you're
- 10:01making
- 10:02better
- 10:02decisions
- 10:02about
- 10:03impulse
- 10:04buying
- 10:05at
- 10:05the
- 10:05same
- 10:05time.
- 10:05Circle
- 10:06one
- 10:06area
- 10:06to
- 10:06improve.
- 10:07Just
- 10:07one
- 10:07success
- 10:08item
- 10:08and
- 10:08one
- 10:09area
- 10:09to
- 10:09improve.
- 10:09And
- 10:10then
- 10:10work
- 10:10on
- 10:10it.
- 10:11And
- 10:11while
- 10:11you're
- 10:12talking
- 10:12about
- 10:12that,
- 10:12I
- 10:12want
- 10:12to
- 10:12invite
- 10:13you
- 10:13to
- 10:13our
- 10:13financially
- 10:14confident
- 10:14Christian
- 10:14community.
- 10:15This
- 10:15is
- 10:15a
- 10:16place
- 10:16where
- 10:16we
- 10:16talk
- 10:16about
- 10:17what
- 10:17most
- 10:17people
- 10:17hide.
- 10:18We
- 10:18talk
- 10:18about
- 10:18money,
- 10:19mistakes.
- 10:19We
- 10:19talk
- 10:20about
- 10:20mercy.
- 10:20And
- 10:20it's
- 10:21a
- 10:21great
- 10:21place
- 10:21to
- 10:21find
- 10:21other
- 10:22believers
- 10:22who've
- 10:23been
- 10:23where
- 10:23you
- 10:23are,
- 10:24will
- 10:24help
- 10:24pray
- 10:25with
- 10:25you
- 10:25and
- 10:25will
- 10:26help
- 10:26push
- 10:26you
- 10:26to
- 10:26grow.
- 10:27So
- 10:27don't
- 10:27do
- 10:28faith
- 10:28and
- 10:28finances
- 10:29alone.
- 10:29Join
- 10:30the
- 10:30group.
- 10:30You
- 10:30can
- 10:31get
- 10:31to
- 10:31it
- 10:31by
- 10:31going
- 10:31to
- 10:32financiallyconfidentchristian.com/join
- 10:35again.
- 10:35That's
- 10:35financiallyconfidentfinancialchristian.com/join.
- 10:38why
- 10:38don't
- 10:38you
- 10:38join
- 10:39the
- 10:39group?
- 10:39You're
- 10:39going
- 10:39to
- 10:39find
- 10:39it
- 10:40to
- 10:40be
- 10:40great.
- 10:40It's
- 10:41absolutely
- 10:41free
- 10:41now.
- 10:41You
- 10:42can
- 10:42support
- 10:42the
- 10:42show.
- 10:42There
- 10:43are
- 10:43some
- 10:43great
- 10:43upgraded
- 10:44tiers,
- 10:44but
- 10:44check
- 10:45it
- 10:45out
- 10:46at
- 10:47financiallyconfidentchristian.com/join.
- 10:49And
- 10:49as
- 10:49I
- 10:49close
- 10:50out
- 10:50today,
- 10:50remember
- 10:51this,
- 10:51grace
- 10:52always
- 10:52wins
- 10:53over
- 10:53guilt
- 10:53and
- 10:54reflection
- 10:54is
- 10:54the
- 10:55bridge
- 10:55to
- 10:55redemption.
- 10:55And
- 10:56every
- 10:56mistake
- 10:57is
- 10:57a
- 10:57message.
- 10:58Every
- 10:58loss
- 10:59is
- 10:59a
- 10:59lesson.
- 11:00You're
- 11:00not
- 11:00falling
- 11:01behind.
- 11:01You're
- 11:02being
- 11:02prepared.
- 11:02So
- 11:03keep
- 11:03showing
- 11:03up.
- 11:03Keep.
- 11:04Keep
- 11:04trusting
- 11:04and
- 11:05keep
- 11:05learning.
- 11:05Because
- 11:06God's
- 11:06not
- 11:06done
- 11:06writing
- 11:07your
- 11:07story.
- 11:07Go
- 11:08out
- 11:08there
- 11:08today
- 11:08and
- 11:09be
- 11:09a
- 11:09financially
- 11:10confident
- 11:10Christian.
- 11:11Add
- 11:11to
- 11:11your
- 11:11story.
- 11:12Show
- 11:12that
- 11:13you
- 11:13can
- 11:13do
- 11:13this.
- 11:14I
- 11:14am
- 11:14confident
- 11:15in
- 11:15you.
- 11:15More
- 11:15than
- 11:15me,
- 11:16Christ
- 11:16is
- 11:16confident
- 11:17in
- 11:17you.
- 11:17Stay
- 11:17financially
- 11:18savvy
- 11:18out
- 11:18there
- 11:18today.
- 11:19God
- 11:19bless
- 11:19you.
- 11:19And
- 11:20I
- 11:20hope
- 11:20you
- 11:20join
- 11:20me
- 11:20again
- 11:21on
- 11:21tomorrow's
- 11:21show.