I was out looking at properties with my son the other day. Walking lots. Talking through deals. Real estate gives me a reason to spend that time with him but if I’m honest, I’m not really trying to teach him real estate. I’m trying to teach him how to think and live. We started talking about creative deal structuring. No money down. Owner financing. Private money. All the things that get beginners excited. And I told him something I wish more people understood early on: “The goal isn’t no money… it’s a great deal.” Most beginners are trying to figure out how to get something for nothing. How do I get in with no money? How do I structure this creatively? It is too much, but if I get the right terms? But that’s backwards. If the deal is strong money shows up. If the deal is weak no amount of creativity fixes it (most of the time). I’ve seen people twist themselves into knots trying to make a bad deal work just because they figured out a creative way to buy it. That’s not the game. I want my son looking for value. Real value. Not shortcuts. Because when the deal is right everything else gets easier. What do you think?

In this video, we unpack 1 Timothy 6:17–19 and the tension between building wealth and truly trusting God. Because the more successful you become, the easier it is to shift your trust without realizing it. as a business owner trying to follow Christ, have you ever wrestled innately between financial security and your faith? https://youtu.be/0gMS3vR6OK8

God told us to rest. Not suggested it. Not recommended it. Commanded it. So what does it say… when we choose not to? Is your schedule too full… or is your trust too small?

I had someone reach out to me recently. He’s trying. He goes to church. He prays. But he said something that stuck with me… “I just want to feel the peace of Jesus… but I don’t.” Maybe you’ve felt that too. I have. There have been moments where I’ve sat there and thought… “God… are you still there?” And here’s what I’ve come to realize. It’s not that God isn’t speaking. It’s that we’re surrounded by so much noise… we don’t recognize His voice. Our minds are full. Worries. Decisions. Pressure. And we expect God to cut through all of that loudly. But most of the time… He speaks quietly. The other day, I walked my son through something simple. No big words. No “perfect” prayer. I just told him… “Let’s get quiet.” Not just physically. Mentally. Let go of everything for a moment. Stop trying to figure things out. Just be still. After a bit, I asked him: “Do you feel present now?” He said yes. Then I said: “Now invite Jesus into that space.” Not as an idea. As someone real. There was a pause… Then he said, “He’s here.” And I told him: “Give Him everything you’re carrying.” Not perfectly. Just honestly. Like handing something over. After a while, I asked him: “Did you give it to Him?” He said yes. Then I said: “Now ask Him to give you back what He wants you to carry.” What happened next surprised me. What he sensed… What he wrote down… Matched what I was sensing too. And it built his faith. Because he realized something simple, but powerful: God wasn’t silent. He just didn’t recognize His voice yet. I think that’s where a lot of us are. We’ve made this more complicated than it needs to be. Sometimes we hear something… and immediately dismiss it. “That’s just my thoughts.” But what if it’s not? If you feel disconnected right now, try this: Just get quiet. Even for a few minutes. Let go of everything you’re holding. Then ask God for one thing: One word. One direction. One thought. Don’t force it. Don’t overthink it. Just listen. And when something comes… don’t dismiss it too quickly.

I read Proverbs 19 when i woke up this morning. If you’re in business… You just have to read it. There’s more wisdom in that one chapter than most people will learn in years of chasing success. “A man’s own folly ruins his life…” I’ve lived that. What are you reading today?