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- 0:37It's
- 0:37Valentine's
- 0:38Day.
- 0:38Love
- 0:38is
- 0:39in
- 0:39the
- 0:39air.
- 0:39There's
- 0:40cards
- 0:40and
- 0:40flowers
- 0:41and
- 0:41kind
- 0:41words
- 0:42and
- 0:42listen.
- 0:42All
- 0:43that
- 0:43matters.
- 0:43I
- 0:43get
- 0:44it.
- 0:44But
- 0:45friend,
- 0:45there's
- 0:45another
- 0:46kind
- 0:46of
- 0:46love
- 0:46language
- 0:47that
- 0:47doesn't
- 0:47get
- 0:47talked
- 0:48about
- 0:48enough,
- 0:49and
- 0:49that's
- 0:49money
- 0:50conversations.
- 0:51Because
- 0:52it's
- 0:52hard
- 0:52to
- 0:52feel
- 0:52close
- 0:53when
- 0:53finances
- 0:53feel
- 0:54tense
- 0:54all
- 0:54the
- 0:54time.
- 0:55And
- 0:55it's
- 0:56hard
- 0:56to
- 0:56feel
- 0:56connected
- 0:57when
- 0:57money
- 0:57talks
- 0:58turn
- 0:58into
- 0:58constant
- 0:59arguments.
- 1:00And
- 1:01if
- 1:01you've
- 1:01been
- 1:01dreading
- 1:02that
- 1:02next
- 1:02we
- 1:02need
- 1:02to
- 1:02talk
- 1:03moment,
- 1:04you're
- 1:04not
- 1:04crazy
- 1:04for
- 1:04feeling
- 1:05that
- 1:05way.
- 1:05You're
- 1:05just
- 1:06tired
- 1:06and
- 1:07you're
- 1:07going
- 1:07to
- 1:07be
- 1:07okay.
- 1:08So
- 1:09here's
- 1:09the
- 1:09question
- 1:09we're
- 1:10answering
- 1:10today.
- 1:10How
- 1:11can
- 1:11you
- 1:11have
- 1:11a
- 1:11healthy
- 1:12financial
- 1:12conversation
- 1:13with
- 1:13your
- 1:13partner?
- 1:14And
- 1:14here's
- 1:15what
- 1:15I
- 1:15promise
- 1:15you.
- 1:15By
- 1:16the
- 1:16end
- 1:16of
- 1:16this
- 1:16episode,
- 1:17you're
- 1:17going
- 1:17to
- 1:17know
- 1:17how
- 1:18to
- 1:18choose
- 1:18the
- 1:18right
- 1:18moment
- 1:19to
- 1:19talk
- 1:19about
- 1:19money.
- 1:20What
- 1:20language
- 1:21keeps
- 1:21the
- 1:21conversation
- 1:22safe
- 1:22instead
- 1:22of
- 1:23defensive.
- 1:24And
- 1:24how
- 1:24to
- 1:24turn
- 1:24money
- 1:25talks
- 1:25into
- 1:26moments
- 1:26of
- 1:26connection.
- 1:27I
- 1:27know
- 1:27we
- 1:27got
- 1:27a
- 1:27lot
- 1:27to
- 1:28cover
- 1:28today,
- 1:28but
- 1:28today
- 1:29isn't
- 1:29about
- 1:29lectures.
- 1:30It's
- 1:30not
- 1:30about
- 1:31blame.
- 1:31It's
- 1:31just
- 1:31practical
- 1:32love
- 1:33in
- 1:33action
- 1:34on
- 1:34this
- 1:35Valentine's
- 1:35Day.
- 1:58Hey,
- 1:58friend.
- 1:59Ralph
- 1:59Estep
- 1:59Jr.
- 2:00Here.
- 2:00Welcome
- 2:01to
- 2:01Financially
- 2:01Confident
- 2:02Christian,
- 2:02where
- 2:03we
- 2:03learn
- 2:03how
- 2:03to
- 2:03walk
- 2:03through
- 2:04life
- 2:04and
- 2:04money
- 2:04with
- 2:05wisdom,
- 2:05with
- 2:06peace,
- 2:06and
- 2:07with
- 2:07a
- 2:07heart
- 2:07anchored
- 2:08in
- 2:08God's
- 2:08truth.
- 2:09My
- 2:09mission
- 2:10on
- 2:10this
- 2:10show
- 2:10every
- 2:10day
- 2:10is
- 2:10to
- 2:11help
- 2:11you
- 2:11break
- 2:11the
- 2:11cycle
- 2:12of
- 2:12financial
- 2:12shame
- 2:13and
- 2:13build
- 2:13those
- 2:13steady
- 2:14habits
- 2:14rooted
- 2:15in
- 2:15faith
- 2:15and
- 2:16truly
- 2:16become
- 2:17financially
- 2:18confident
- 2:18Christians.
- 2:19And
- 2:19I'm
- 2:19really
- 2:19glad
- 2:19you're
- 2:20here
- 2:20today.
- 2:20So
- 2:20again,
- 2:21happy
- 2:21Valentine's
- 2:22Day.
- 2:23Yesterday
- 2:23we
- 2:23talked
- 2:23about
- 2:24saver
- 2:24versus
- 2:25Spender
- 2:25dynamics.
- 2:26We
- 2:26talked
- 2:26about
- 2:26those
- 2:26different
- 2:27personalities,
- 2:28the
- 2:28different
- 2:28instincts,
- 2:29and
- 2:30honestly,
- 2:30the
- 2:30different
- 2:31fears.
- 2:31And
- 2:32today's
- 2:32that
- 2:32next
- 2:33natural
- 2:34step
- 2:34because
- 2:35understanding
- 2:35differences
- 2:36matters.
- 2:37But
- 2:37listen,
- 2:37knowing
- 2:38how
- 2:38to
- 2:38talk
- 2:38about
- 2:38them
- 2:39is
- 2:39what
- 2:39actually
- 2:40brings
- 2:40peace
- 2:40in
- 2:41the
- 2:41relationship.
- 2:42And
- 2:42friend,
- 2:43if
- 2:43money
- 2:43talks
- 2:44have
- 2:44been
- 2:44hard
- 2:45for
- 2:45you,
- 2:45I
- 2:46want
- 2:46you
- 2:46to
- 2:46feel
- 2:47safe
- 2:47here.
- 2:47This
- 2:47is
- 2:48not
- 2:48some
- 2:48do
- 2:48better
- 2:49episode.
- 2:49This
- 2:50is
- 2:50let's
- 2:51make
- 2:51it
- 2:51easier
- 2:52episode.
- 2:53Because
- 2:53here's
- 2:53the
- 2:54question
- 2:54I
- 2:54hear
- 2:54all
- 2:55too
- 2:55often,
- 2:56Ralph.
- 2:56How
- 2:56do
- 2:57we
- 2:57talk
- 2:57about
- 2:57money
- 2:57without
- 2:58turning
- 2:58it
- 2:58into
- 2:59a
- 2:59fight?
- 3:00Or
- 3:00maybe
- 3:01this
- 3:01one.
- 3:02How
- 3:02do
- 3:02I
- 3:02bring
- 3:03up
- 3:03money
- 3:03without
- 3:03starting
- 3:04an
- 3:04argument?
- 3:05And
- 3:05I
- 3:06want
- 3:06to
- 3:06start
- 3:06off
- 3:06by
- 3:06saying
- 3:07something
- 3:07really
- 3:08pointed
- 3:08at
- 3:08the
- 3:08beginning.
- 3:09That
- 3:09question
- 3:10shows
- 3:10love
- 3:11because
- 3:11you're
- 3:12not
- 3:12just
- 3:12trying
- 3:12to
- 3:13fix
- 3:13a
- 3:13budget.
- 3:14You're
- 3:14trying
- 3:14to
- 3:15protect
- 3:15a
- 3:15relationship.
- 3:17So
- 3:17if
- 3:17money
- 3:17talks,
- 3:18feel
- 3:18tense.
- 3:19If
- 3:19you
- 3:19rehearse
- 3:20what
- 3:20to
- 3:20say
- 3:20and
- 3:20still
- 3:21feel
- 3:21misunderstood.
- 3:22And
- 3:22if
- 3:23you
- 3:23avoid
- 3:23the
- 3:23topic
- 3:24altogether
- 3:24because
- 3:24it
- 3:24feels
- 3:25safer
- 3:25to
- 3:25just
- 3:25avoid
- 3:26it,
- 3:26you're
- 3:27not
- 3:27bad
- 3:27at
- 3:27communication.
- 3:29And
- 3:29you're
- 3:29not
- 3:29failing.
- 3:30You're
- 3:31just
- 3:31dealing
- 3:31with
- 3:31something
- 3:31emotional
- 3:32without
- 3:33a
- 3:33shared
- 3:34plan.
- 3:34And
- 3:35when
- 3:35there's
- 3:35no
- 3:35shared
- 3:36plan,
- 3:36every
- 3:37conversation
- 3:38feels
- 3:38like
- 3:38a
- 3:38surprise
- 3:39test.
- 3:39I
- 3:39don't
- 3:39know
- 3:39about
- 3:40you,
- 3:40but
- 3:40when
- 3:40I
- 3:40was
- 3:40in
- 3:40school,
- 3:40I
- 3:41didn't
- 3:41like
- 3:41those
- 3:41surprise
- 3:41tests.
- 3:43And
- 3:43friend,
- 3:43you
- 3:43don't
- 3:43need
- 3:44more
- 3:44pressure.
- 3:45You
- 3:45need
- 3:45a
- 3:45safer
- 3:46way
- 3:46to
- 3:46talk.
- 3:47And
- 3:47guess
- 3:47what?
- 3:48That's
- 3:48learnable.
- 3:49Here's
- 3:50the
- 3:50truth.
- 3:51Money
- 3:51conversations
- 3:52don't
- 3:52fail
- 3:53because
- 3:53people
- 3:53don't
- 3:54care.
- 3:55I
- 3:55just
- 3:55don't
- 3:55believe
- 3:56that
- 3:56they
- 3:56fail
- 3:56because
- 3:57they
- 3:57happen
- 3:57at
- 3:58the
- 3:58wrong
- 3:58time,
- 3:59in
- 3:59the
- 3:59wrong
- 3:59tone,
- 4:00with
- 4:00the
- 4:00wrong
- 4:00goal.
- 4:01Think
- 4:01about
- 4:01the
- 4:01last
- 4:02time
- 4:02you
- 4:02had
- 4:02a
- 4:02disagreement
- 4:03about
- 4:03money.
- 4:03Was
- 4:04it
- 4:04at
- 4:04the
- 4:04right
- 4:04time?
- 4:05Did
- 4:05you
- 4:05have
- 4:05the
- 4:06right
- 4:06tone?
- 4:07And
- 4:07what
- 4:07about
- 4:07your
- 4:07goal?
- 4:08See,
- 4:08if
- 4:08the
- 4:09goal
- 4:09is
- 4:09prove
- 4:10I'm
- 4:10right
- 4:11or
- 4:11I'm
- 4:11going
- 4:11to
- 4:11make
- 4:12you
- 4:12change,
- 4:13you're
- 4:13going
- 4:14to
- 4:14feel
- 4:14tension.
- 4:15Because
- 4:15nobody
- 4:15feels
- 4:16safe
- 4:16when
- 4:16they're
- 4:16being
- 4:16targeted.
- 4:17They
- 4:17just
- 4:17don't.
- 4:19Healthy
- 4:19money
- 4:19conversations
- 4:20aren't
- 4:21built
- 4:21in
- 4:21crisis.
- 4:22They're
- 4:22built
- 4:23intentionally.
- 4:24And
- 4:24personally,
- 4:25I've
- 4:25watched
- 4:25couples
- 4:26transform
- 4:26their
- 4:27finances
- 4:27without
- 4:28ever
- 4:28changing
- 4:28their
- 4:29income.
- 4:29See,
- 4:29a
- 4:29lot
- 4:29of
- 4:29people
- 4:29say,
- 4:30well,
- 4:30rob,
- 4:30all
- 4:30they
- 4:31did
- 4:31was
- 4:31they
- 4:31made
- 4:31more
- 4:31money.
- 4:32No,
- 4:32that's
- 4:32not
- 4:32what
- 4:33did
- 4:34was
- 4:34by
- 4:34changing
- 4:35how
- 4:35they
- 4:35talked
- 4:35to
- 4:36each
- 4:36other,
- 4:36they
- 4:37didn't
- 4:37get
- 4:37louder.
- 4:38They
- 4:38actually
- 4:38talked
- 4:39more
- 4:39often.
- 4:39But
- 4:40they
- 4:40talked
- 4:40safer.
- 4:42And
- 4:42friend,
- 4:42when
- 4:43conversation
- 4:43gets
- 4:44safer,
- 4:45progress
- 4:46gets
- 4:46easier.
- 4:47I
- 4:47never
- 4:48forget
- 4:48I
- 4:48once
- 4:48spoke
- 4:48with
- 4:48a
- 4:49couple
- 4:49who
- 4:49said,
- 4:49we
- 4:49only
- 4:50talk
- 4:50about
- 4:50money
- 4:50when
- 4:51something
- 4:51goes
- 4:51wrong.
- 4:53There's
- 4:53the
- 4:53problem.
- 4:54Every
- 4:54time
- 4:55there
- 4:55was
- 4:55an
- 4:55overdraft
- 4:56boy,
- 4:56they
- 4:56had
- 4:56a
- 4:56shouting
- 4:57match.
- 4:57That
- 4:58unexpected
- 4:58bill,
- 4:58those
- 4:59stressful
- 4:59surprises
- 5:00that
- 5:00come
- 5:01of
- 5:01life.
- 5:02So
- 5:02every
- 5:03single
- 5:03money
- 5:03conversation
- 5:04felt
- 5:04urgent
- 5:05because
- 5:05it
- 5:05was.
- 5:06It
- 5:06was
- 5:06accusatory,
- 5:07it
- 5:07was
- 5:07heavy,
- 5:08it
- 5:08was
- 5:08burdensome.
- 5:09It
- 5:09was
- 5:09not
- 5:09a
- 5:09safe
- 5:10place.
- 5:11And
- 5:11I
- 5:12asked
- 5:12them
- 5:12this.
- 5:12I
- 5:12said,
- 5:12what
- 5:13if
- 5:13you
- 5:13talked
- 5:13about
- 5:13money
- 5:14when
- 5:14nothing
- 5:14is
- 5:14on
- 5:15fire?
- 5:15They
- 5:16looked
- 5:16at
- 5:16me
- 5:16like
- 5:16I
- 5:16was
- 5:17crazy.
- 5:18But
- 5:18they
- 5:18started
- 5:19that
- 5:19doing
- 5:19simply
- 5:20just
- 5:20one
- 5:20check
- 5:21in
- 5:21each
- 5:21week.
- 5:22It
- 5:22wasn't
- 5:22about
- 5:22blame,
- 5:23just
- 5:23an
- 5:23update
- 5:23on
- 5:23where
- 5:24we
- 5:24are.
- 5:25And
- 5:25friend,
- 5:26over
- 5:26time,
- 5:28that
- 5:28couple
- 5:28started
- 5:29feeling
- 5:29better
- 5:29about
- 5:30each
- 5:30other.
- 5:30Money
- 5:30stopped
- 5:31feeling
- 5:31like
- 5:31an
- 5:31enemy,
- 5:32and
- 5:32it
- 5:33started
- 5:33feeling
- 5:33like
- 5:33a
- 5:33shared
- 5:34responsibility,
- 5:34because
- 5:35that's
- 5:35what
- 5:35it
- 5:35was.
- 5:35This
- 5:36is
- 5:36the
- 5:36same
- 5:36couple
- 5:37making
- 5:37the
- 5:37same
- 5:37income.
- 5:38What
- 5:38changed
- 5:39their
- 5:39tone
- 5:40and
- 5:40the
- 5:41peace?
- 5:42So
- 5:42here's
- 5:43today's
- 5:43central
- 5:43question.
- 5:44What
- 5:45would
- 5:45change
- 5:45if
- 5:45money
- 5:46conversations
- 5:46felt
- 5:47safe
- 5:47in
- 5:47your
- 5:48home?
- 5:49What
- 5:49would
- 5:49change
- 5:49if
- 5:50both
- 5:50of
- 5:50you
- 5:50could
- 5:50breathe
- 5:51while
- 5:51talking
- 5:52about
- 5:52that
- 5:52budget?
- 5:53And
- 5:53listen,
- 5:53we're
- 5:54not
- 5:54aiming
- 5:54for
- 5:54perfection
- 5:55today.
- 5:55We're
- 5:56just
- 5:56aiming
- 5:56for
- 5:57safety.
- 5:58Well,
- 5:58I'm
- 5:58going
- 5:58to
- 5:59Give
- 5:59you
- 5:59a
- 5:59simple
- 5:59framework
- 6:00you
- 6:00can
- 6:00remember.
- 6:00It's
- 6:01called
- 6:01calm.
- 6:01We,
- 6:02goals,
- 6:02routine
- 6:03again.
- 6:03That's
- 6:03calm.
- 6:04We
- 6:05goals
- 6:05and
- 6:05routine.
- 6:05Let's
- 6:06start
- 6:06with
- 6:06calm.
- 6:06This
- 6:07is
- 6:07where
- 6:07it
- 6:07really
- 6:07has
- 6:07to
- 6:08begin.
- 6:08You
- 6:08got
- 6:09to
- 6:09pick
- 6:09the
- 6:09right
- 6:09moment.
- 6:10Don't
- 6:10start.
- 6:11Money
- 6:11talks
- 6:11mid
- 6:11argument.
- 6:12That
- 6:12is
- 6:12not
- 6:12the
- 6:13time
- 6:13to
- 6:13talk
- 6:13about
- 6:13money.
- 6:14Don't
- 6:14do
- 6:14it.
- 6:15When
- 6:15somebody's
- 6:15hungry,
- 6:16they
- 6:16call
- 6:16it
- 6:16hangry.
- 6:16If
- 6:16you're
- 6:17hangry,
- 6:17this
- 6:17is
- 6:17not
- 6:18time
- 6:18to
- 6:18talk
- 6:18about
- 6:18money.
- 6:19Don't
- 6:19do
- 6:19it
- 6:19when
- 6:19you're
- 6:20tired.
- 6:20Don't
- 6:20do
- 6:21it
- 6:21when
- 6:21you're
- 6:21rushing
- 6:21out
- 6:21the
- 6:22door.
- 6:22You
- 6:22got
- 6:23to
- 6:23think
- 6:23about
- 6:23this.
- 6:24What
- 6:24is
- 6:24the
- 6:24time?
- 6:25Timing
- 6:26is
- 6:26kindness.
- 6:27Try
- 6:27this
- 6:28sentence.
- 6:28Hey,
- 6:29can
- 6:29we
- 6:29talk
- 6:29about
- 6:29money
- 6:30for
- 6:3015
- 6:30minutes
- 6:30later
- 6:31tonight?
- 6:31When
- 6:32you're
- 6:32relaxed,
- 6:33when
- 6:33you're
- 6:33not
- 6:33rushing
- 6:34out
- 6:34the
- 6:34door,
- 6:34there's
- 6:35not
- 6:35some
- 6:35stress
- 6:35point.
- 6:36Not,
- 6:36we
- 6:36need
- 6:37to
- 6:37talk
- 6:37right
- 6:37now.
- 6:37Listen,
- 6:38I'm
- 6:38going
- 6:38to
- 6:38tell
- 6:38you
- 6:38right
- 6:38now.
- 6:38You
- 6:39come
- 6:39to
- 6:39me
- 6:39and
- 6:39you
- 6:39say,
- 6:39we
- 6:39need
- 6:39to
- 6:40talk
- 6:40right
- 6:40now.
- 6:40Defense
- 6:41is
- 6:41up.
- 6:41I'm
- 6:42tensed
- 6:42up.
- 6:42I'm
- 6:42clenched
- 6:43up.
- 6:43Because
- 6:44the
- 6:44goal
- 6:44is
- 6:45calm.
- 6:46Because
- 6:46calm
- 6:46keeps
- 6:47people
- 6:47open.
- 6:47You
- 6:47don't
- 6:47want
- 6:47to
- 6:48close
- 6:48if
- 6:48you're
- 6:48like
- 6:48this
- 6:49and
- 6:49you're
- 6:49closed,
- 6:49nobody's
- 6:50hearing
- 6:50you.
- 6:50Let's
- 6:51go
- 6:51to
- 6:51we.
- 6:52We
- 6:53use
- 6:53teamwork
- 6:54language.
- 6:54This
- 6:55is
- 6:55huge.
- 6:55This
- 6:56is
- 6:56the
- 6:56dynamic.
- 6:57If
- 6:57you
- 6:57go
- 6:57and
- 6:58say
- 6:58you
- 6:58always
- 6:59or
- 6:59you
- 6:59never
- 7:00or
- 7:00you
- 7:00spent,
- 7:01as
- 7:01soon
- 7:02as
- 7:02you
- 7:02hear
- 7:02the
- 7:02word
- 7:02you,
- 7:03the
- 7:03defenses
- 7:04are
- 7:04up,
- 7:04aren't
- 7:04they?
- 7:05Instead,
- 7:05try
- 7:06this.
- 7:07We
- 7:07need
- 7:07a
- 7:07plan
- 7:07we
- 7:08both
- 7:08can
- 7:08feel
- 7:08good
- 7:08about.
- 7:10Or
- 7:10how
- 7:10about
- 7:10this?
- 7:11How
- 7:11can
- 7:11we
- 7:11make
- 7:11next
- 7:12month
- 7:12feel
- 7:13a
- 7:13little
- 7:13stressful
- 7:13for
- 7:14both
- 7:14of
- 7:14us?
- 7:16Friend,
- 7:16your
- 7:16words
- 7:17can
- 7:17either
- 7:17build
- 7:18a
- 7:18wall
- 7:19or
- 7:19build
- 7:19a
- 7:19bridge.
- 7:20What
- 7:21do
- 7:21you
- 7:21want
- 7:21here?
- 7:21You
- 7:21don't
- 7:22need
- 7:22a
- 7:22wall.
- 7:22The
- 7:22wall's
- 7:23already
- 7:23up.
- 7:23You
- 7:23need
- 7:23to
- 7:23build
- 7:23a
- 7:24bridge.
- 7:25And
- 7:25if
- 7:25you
- 7:26mess
- 7:26this
- 7:26up
- 7:26sometimes,
- 7:27you're
- 7:27not
- 7:27the
- 7:27villain.
- 7:28You're
- 7:28human.
- 7:29Just
- 7:29reset
- 7:29and
- 7:29start
- 7:30again
- 7:30tomorrow.
- 7:30Which
- 7:30leads
- 7:31me
- 7:31to
- 7:31goals.
- 7:31You
- 7:32gotta
- 7:32aim
- 7:32at
- 7:32the
- 7:32future,
- 7:33not
- 7:33the
- 7:33past.
- 7:34This
- 7:34is
- 7:34what
- 7:34bogs
- 7:35down
- 7:35a
- 7:36lot
- 7:36of
- 7:36people
- 7:36in
- 7:36this.
- 7:37A
- 7:38lot
- 7:38of
- 7:38money
- 7:38talks
- 7:39becomes
- 7:39trials.
- 7:40It's
- 7:40like
- 7:40you
- 7:40set
- 7:41the
- 7:41jury
- 7:41and
- 7:41you're
- 7:42on
- 7:42trial.
- 7:42Who
- 7:43did
- 7:43what?
- 7:43Who
- 7:44messed
- 7:44up?
- 7:44Who's
- 7:45right?
- 7:46If
- 7:46you
- 7:46live
- 7:47in
- 7:47that,
- 7:47friend,
- 7:47that's
- 7:48exhausting.
- 7:49And
- 7:50it's
- 7:50never
- 7:50going
- 7:50to.
- 7:51You're
- 7:51never
- 7:51going
- 7:51to
- 7:51build
- 7:51past
- 7:52that.
- 7:52Instead,
- 7:53try
- 7:53future
- 7:53language.
- 7:55What
- 7:55do
- 7:55we
- 7:55want?
- 7:56Money
- 7:56to
- 7:56support
- 7:56in
- 7:57our
- 7:57lives?
- 7:57See
- 7:58that
- 7:58Shared
- 7:58vision.
- 7:59Do
- 8:00we
- 8:00want
- 8:00more
- 8:00peace?
- 8:01Do
- 8:01we
- 8:02want
- 8:02less
- 8:02debt?
- 8:02Do
- 8:02we
- 8:03want
- 8:03a
- 8:03cushion?
- 8:03Hey,
- 8:03maybe
- 8:04it's
- 8:04a
- 8:04family
- 8:04trip.
- 8:05It's
- 8:05a
- 8:05safer
- 8:06month.
- 8:07And
- 8:07when
- 8:07you
- 8:07talk
- 8:08about
- 8:08goals.
- 8:08Stop
- 8:09blaming.
- 8:10So
- 8:10many
- 8:10people
- 8:11say,
- 8:11you
- 8:11did
- 8:11this
- 8:11and
- 8:12you
- 8:12did
- 8:12that
- 8:12and
- 8:12you
- 8:13did
- 8:13this.
- 8:13And
- 8:13you
- 8:14know
- 8:14what?
- 8:14You're
- 8:14not
- 8:14getting
- 8:15anywhere
- 8:15with
- 8:15that.
- 8:16Start
- 8:16building
- 8:16something
- 8:17together.
- 8:17Which
- 8:17leads
- 8:18me
- 8:18to
- 8:18routine.
- 8:19Routine
- 8:19is
- 8:20the
- 8:20secret
- 8:20to
- 8:20this.
- 8:21Consistency
- 8:22beats
- 8:22the
- 8:22crisis
- 8:23every
- 8:23time
- 8:23because
- 8:24that's
- 8:24where
- 8:24trust
- 8:24grows.
- 8:25Those
- 8:26short,
- 8:26regular
- 8:27conversations
- 8:28build
- 8:28safety
- 8:28over
- 8:29time.
- 8:29Even
- 8:2910
- 8:30minutes,
- 8:30just
- 8:30once
- 8:31a
- 8:31week,
- 8:31it
- 8:32moves
- 8:32it
- 8:32away
- 8:32from
- 8:32the
- 8:33crisis.
- 8:34Because
- 8:34when
- 8:34you
- 8:34wait
- 8:35until
- 8:35something
- 8:35breaks,
- 8:36your
- 8:36brain
- 8:36learns
- 8:37this
- 8:37money
- 8:37talk
- 8:37equals
- 8:38danger.
- 8:38There's
- 8:39a
- 8:39problem
- 8:39here.
- 8:40As
- 8:40soon
- 8:40as
- 8:40you
- 8:40hear
- 8:40money,
- 8:41oh,
- 8:41there
- 8:41must
- 8:41be
- 8:41a
- 8:41problem.
- 8:42Something's
- 8:42overdrafted,
- 8:43there's
- 8:43an
- 8:43emergency
- 8:44bill,
- 8:44somebody's
- 8:44sick.
- 8:45But
- 8:46that
- 8:46routine
- 8:46teaches
- 8:47money
- 8:47talks
- 8:48equal
- 8:48teamwork.
- 8:48This
- 8:48is
- 8:49our
- 8:49teamwork
- 8:49time
- 8:50and
- 8:51friend.
- 8:51One
- 8:51more
- 8:51gentle
- 8:52thing.
- 8:53Keep
- 8:53the
- 8:53first
- 8:54conversation
- 8:54small.
- 8:56When
- 8:56I
- 8:56work
- 8:56with
- 8:56couples,
- 8:57when
- 8:57I
- 8:57do
- 8:57what
- 8:57I'll
- 8:57call
- 8:57couples
- 8:58counseling,
- 8:59they
- 8:59try
- 8:59to
- 8:59fix
- 9:00everything
- 9:00at
- 9:00once.
- 9:00You
- 9:00are
- 9:01never
- 9:01going
- 9:01to
- 9:01fix
- 9:02five
- 9:02years
- 9:02of
- 9:02things
- 9:02in
- 9:03one
- 9:03night.
- 9:03It
- 9:03isn't
- 9:03going
- 9:04to
- 9:04happen.
- 9:05Start
- 9:05with,
- 9:05what's
- 9:06one
- 9:06win
- 9:06for
- 9:06this
- 9:07week?
- 9:07Hey,
- 9:07maybe
- 9:08it's
- 9:08just
- 9:08one
- 9:08win
- 9:08for
- 9:08this
- 9:09month.
- 9:10What's
- 9:10one
- 9:10stress
- 9:11we
- 9:11can
- 9:11reduce
- 9:12together
- 9:12this
- 9:13month.
- 9:14That
- 9:14small
- 9:14win
- 9:15restores
- 9:15hope,
- 9:16and
- 9:16hope
- 9:17keeps
- 9:17couples
- 9:18connected.
- 9:18Which
- 9:19leads
- 9:19me
- 9:19to
- 9:19today's
- 9:20Bible
- 9:20verse.
- 9:20It
- 9:20comes
- 9:21to
- 9:21us
- 9:21from
- 9:21the
- 9:21book
- 9:21of
- 9:21Ephesians
- 9:234.
- 9:2429.
- 9:25Do
- 9:25not
- 9:26let
- 9:26unwholesome
- 9:26talk
- 9:27come
- 9:27out
- 9:27of
- 9:27your
- 9:27mouths,
- 9:28but
- 9:28only
- 9:29what
- 9:29is
- 9:29helpful
- 9:29for
- 9:30building
- 9:30others
- 9:30up
- 9:30according
- 9:31to
- 9:31their
- 9:31needs,
- 9:32that
- 9:32it
- 9:33may
- 9:33benefit
- 9:33those
- 9:34who
- 9:34listen.
- 9:36Listen,
- 9:37that
- 9:37verse
- 9:38isn't
- 9:38telling
- 9:38you
- 9:38to
- 9:38be
- 9:39fake.
- 9:40People
- 9:40say,
- 9:40well,
- 9:40I
- 9:40got
- 9:41to
- 9:41pretend
- 9:41I'm
- 9:41going
- 9:41to
- 9:41put
- 9:41on
- 9:42this
- 9:42show,
- 9:42Ralph.
- 9:42No,
- 9:43it's
- 9:43reminding
- 9:43you
- 9:44that
- 9:44your
- 9:44words
- 9:45have
- 9:45power.
- 9:46They
- 9:47can
- 9:47tear
- 9:47people
- 9:47down
- 9:48or
- 9:49they
- 9:49can
- 9:49build
- 9:49safety.
- 9:51And
- 9:51when
- 9:51it
- 9:51comes
- 9:52to
- 9:52money,
- 9:53choose
- 9:53words
- 9:54that
- 9:54protect
- 9:54that
- 9:54love
- 9:55that
- 9:55you
- 9:55have
- 9:55for
- 9:55each
- 9:55other.
- 9:57So
- 9:57here's
- 9:57your
- 9:57action
- 9:58step
- 9:58for
- 9:58today.
- 9:58It's
- 9:58simple
- 9:59and
- 9:59it's
- 9:59doable.
- 10:00I
- 10:00want
- 10:00you
- 10:00to
- 10:00set
- 10:00aside
- 10:01a
- 10:0130
- 10:01minute
- 10:02money
- 10:02talk
- 10:03date
- 10:03this
- 10:03week.
- 10:03Now,
- 10:03you
- 10:04might
- 10:04be
- 10:04thinking,
- 10:04wait,
- 10:04Ralph.
- 10:05Date
- 10:05night?
- 10:05Yes,
- 10:05we're
- 10:06going
- 10:06to
- 10:06do
- 10:06a
- 10:06money
- 10:06talk
- 10:06date
- 10:07night.
- 10:07This
- 10:08isn't
- 10:08time
- 10:08to
- 10:08argue.
- 10:09It's
- 10:09not
- 10:09the
- 10:10time
- 10:10to
- 10:10fix
- 10:10everything.
- 10:10It's
- 10:11just
- 10:11the
- 10:11time
- 10:11to
- 10:12get
- 10:12connected.
- 10:12And
- 10:13here's
- 10:13a
- 10:13simple
- 10:13agenda.
- 10:14I
- 10:14want
- 10:14you
- 10:14to
- 10:15start
- 10:15with
- 10:15one.
- 10:15Thank
- 10:16you.
- 10:16Yes,
- 10:17I
- 10:17started
- 10:17there.
- 10:18Say
- 10:19this.
- 10:19I
- 10:19appreciate
- 10:20how
- 10:20you.
- 10:20And
- 10:21name
- 10:21one
- 10:21thing
- 10:21that
- 10:22you
- 10:22appreciate
- 10:22about
- 10:22that
- 10:22other
- 10:23person.
- 10:24The
- 10:24second
- 10:24thing
- 10:25is
- 10:25ask
- 10:25one
- 10:25calm
- 10:26question.
- 10:27What's
- 10:27one
- 10:27money
- 10:28thing
- 10:28that's
- 10:28been
- 10:29stressing
- 10:29you?
- 10:30Ask
- 10:30each
- 10:30of
- 10:30you
- 10:31that.
- 10:32And
- 10:32in
- 10:32Part
- 10:32three
- 10:33Choose
- 10:33one
- 10:33small
- 10:34next
- 10:34step.
- 10:34What's
- 10:35one
- 10:35small
- 10:35move
- 10:36we
- 10:36can
- 10:36make
- 10:36this
- 10:36week
- 10:37to
- 10:37feel
- 10:37more
- 10:38stable?
- 10:38Just
- 10:39three
- 10:39simple
- 10:40questions.
- 10:40That's
- 10:41it.
- 10:41Connection
- 10:42before
- 10:43correction.
- 10:44And
- 10:44friend,
- 10:44that's
- 10:45love
- 10:45in
- 10:45action.
- 10:46Lord,
- 10:47thank
- 10:47you
- 10:47for
- 10:47the
- 10:48gift
- 10:48of
- 10:48love.
- 10:49Help
- 10:49us
- 10:49communicate
- 10:50with
- 10:50grace.
- 10:51Give
- 10:51us
- 10:52courage
- 10:52to
- 10:52speak
- 10:52honestly
- 10:53and
- 10:53wisdom
- 10:54to
- 10:54speak
- 10:54gently.
- 10:55Heal
- 10:56places
- 10:56where
- 10:56money
- 10:57has
- 10:57created
- 10:57tension.
- 10:58Teach
- 10:58us
- 10:59to
- 10:59listen
- 10:59well
- 10:59and
- 11:00to
- 11:00build
- 11:00unity
- 11:01one
- 11:01conversation
- 11:02at
- 11:02a
- 11:02time.
- 11:03And
- 11:03we
- 11:03ask
- 11:04this
- 11:04in
- 11:04Jesus
- 11:05name.
- 11:06Amen,
- 11:07friend.
- 11:08If
- 11:08money
- 11:08conversations
- 11:09feel
- 11:09hard
- 11:09right
- 11:10now,
- 11:10you're
- 11:11not
- 11:11the
- 11:11only
- 11:11one
- 11:11feeling
- 11:12that.
- 11:13And
- 11:13honestly,
- 11:14you
- 11:14don't
- 11:14have
- 11:14to
- 11:14figure
- 11:14out
- 11:14a
- 11:15loan
- 11:15anymore.
- 11:15Come
- 11:15join
- 11:15our
- 11:16community
- 11:17at
- 11:18financiallyconfidentchristian.com
- 11:20Again,
- 11:20that's
- 11:21financiallyconfidentchristian.com/Join
- 11:24people
- 11:24in
- 11:24this
- 11:24community.
- 11:25Tell
- 11:25me
- 11:25it's
- 11:25a
- 11:26place
- 11:26where
- 11:26they
- 11:26feel
- 11:26safe.
- 11:27It's
- 11:27a
- 11:28place
- 11:28where
- 11:28they
- 11:28can
- 11:28admit
- 11:29money
- 11:29talks
- 11:29are
- 11:29hard
- 11:30for
- 11:30us,
- 11:30Ralph.
- 11:31But
- 11:31it's
- 11:31a
- 11:31place
- 11:32without
- 11:32judgment,
- 11:32without
- 11:33shame,
- 11:33and
- 11:34without
- 11:34feeling
- 11:34like
- 11:35you're
- 11:35failing.
- 11:35One
- 11:35member
- 11:36shared
- 11:36this
- 11:36we
- 11:36stopped
- 11:37dreading
- 11:37money
- 11:37talks
- 11:38and
- 11:38we
- 11:38started
- 11:39feeling
- 11:39like
- 11:39a
- 11:39team
- 11:39again.
- 11:41That
- 11:41kind
- 11:41of
- 11:41hope
- 11:41is
- 11:41for
- 11:42you
- 11:42too,
- 11:42my
- 11:42friend.
- 11:43So
- 11:43go
- 11:43to
- 11:44financiallyconfidentchristian.com/join
- 11:48friend
- 11:48love
- 11:48isn't
- 11:49just
- 11:49what
- 11:49you
- 11:50feel.
- 11:51It's
- 11:51how
- 11:51you
- 11:51listen.
- 11:52It's
- 11:53how
- 11:53you
- 11:53speak.
- 11:54It's
- 11:54how
- 11:54you
- 11:54build
- 11:54together.
- 11:56And
- 11:56you
- 11:56can
- 11:56learn
- 11:56this
- 11:57even
- 11:57if
- 11:57you
- 11:57didn't
- 11:57grow
- 11:58up
- 11:58with
- 11:58it.
- 11:58Even
- 11:58if
- 11:58you've
- 11:59never
- 11:59seen
- 11:59this
- 11:59mirrored
- 12:00in
- 12:00your
- 12:00own
- 12:00life,
- 12:01and
- 12:01even
- 12:02if
- 12:02you've
- 12:02had
- 12:02hard
- 12:03fights
- 12:03before.
- 12:04You
- 12:04can
- 12:05start
- 12:05again.
- 12:05You
- 12:05can
- 12:05start
- 12:06today
- 12:06with
- 12:06just
- 12:06one
- 12:06calm
- 12:07conversation,
- 12:07just
- 12:08one
- 12:08gentle
- 12:09sentence
- 12:10and
- 12:10one
- 12:10small
- 12:11step.
- 12:11And
- 12:12we're
- 12:12going
- 12:12to
- 12:12continue
- 12:12this
- 12:12tomorrow.
- 12:13We're
- 12:13going
- 12:13to
- 12:13keep
- 12:13it
- 12:13going.
- 12:13We're
- 12:14going
- 12:14to
- 12:14talk
- 12:14about
- 12:14debt
- 12:14and
- 12:15marriage,
- 12:15how
- 12:15you
- 12:16can
- 12:16tackle
- 12:16together
- 12:16without
- 12:17blame.
- 12:18We're
- 12:18going
- 12:18to
- 12:19have
- 12:19a
- 12:19barn
- 12:19burner
- 12:20tomorrow.
- 12:21And
- 12:21if
- 12:21this
- 12:2110
- 12:22episode
- 12:22helped
- 12:22you
- 12:22today,
- 12:23I
- 12:23want
- 12:23to
- 12:23encourage
- 12:24you
- 12:24to
- 12:24share
- 12:24with
- 12:24a
- 12:24couple
- 12:25who
- 12:25needs
- 12:25to
- 12:25communicate
- 12:26better.
- 12:26Guess
- 12:26what?
- 12:26A
- 12:27lot
- 12:27of
- 12:27couples
- 12:27need
- 12:27to
- 12:27hear
- 12:28this
- 12:28message.
- 12:29Because
- 12:29this
- 12:29show
- 12:30isn't
- 12:30about
- 12:30financial
- 12:31shame.
- 12:31It's
- 12:32about
- 12:32walking
- 12:32in
- 12:33wisdom,
- 12:33staying
- 12:34steady,
- 12:34and
- 12:34truly
- 12:35becoming
- 12:35a
- 12:36financially
- 12:36confident
- 12:37Christian.
- 12:38God
- 12:38bless
- 12:38you
- 12:38friend,
- 12:39and
- 12:39don't
- 12:39forget
- 12:39to
- 12:39join
- 12:40me
- 12:40again
- 12:40on
- 12:40tomorrow's
- 12:41show.