You're doing the work. You're showing up. You're praying. You're trying. But you're still stuck. And the reason why isn't what you think it is.

This week the crew breaks down the difference between working hard and working with God. Because here's the truth most people don't want to hear: your faith is in your hands, not in God. You've been doing so much that you've made yourself an idol. And God is saying stop. Not because you're not capable. But because the work you're doing is getting in the way of what he's trying to do.

ET opens up about why he's been telling people to stop praying. Not because prayer doesn't work, but because some people use prayer as a crutch. They pray for Peter to be released from jail while Peter is at the door knocking. They're so busy praying they can't see the answer is already here. Karl gets transparent about 3 weeks of waking up at 5:09 every morning and making one commitment: don't ask God for anything. Just be in his presence. And how in those 3 weeks, every area of his business got uncomfortable. Every direction he thought was the answer, God closed. Because the answer wasn't more work. The answer was stop.

Jemal brings the 100 year plan. What are you building that your great great grandkids will benefit from? What seed are you planting that you'll never taste the fruit of? Because the person who plants the seed doesn't get to taste the fruit. But they're satisfied knowing what's coming. And CJ breaks down why most people quit right when the breakthrough is about to happen. Because they're measuring in their own strength instead of letting God be the structural engineer.

They also unpack why your problems aren't problems, they're preparation. Because if you can't handle one rental property stressing you out, you can't handle 10. If you can't handle one difficult conversation, you can't handle the next level. God isn't punishing you. He's preparing you.

This episode will challenge everything you think about work, faith, and what it really means to let go. Because you can't build the next level version of yourself in your own strength. You've tried that. It didn't work. The 52 days don't start when you work harder. They start when you stop.

CHAPTERS

Chapters

• 00:00:00 Opening: Get a Scale and Stop Wearing Jogging Pants
• 00:01:27 Before You Work With God, You Got to Know God
• 00:02:05 The Rodent Story: Calling the Right People to Fix Your Problems
• 00:04:52 Carl's Breakthrough: Stop Working, Start Walking With God
• 00:07:37 Your Problems Are Your Preparation
• 00:10:41 The Jesse Room Story: 52-Day Reframe in Action
• 00:12:55 There's No Limits in God: The Sky Analogy
• 00:14:11 The Tokyo Trip That Didn't Happen: When God Protects Your Plans
• 00:16:49 ET's Transformation: From Flight Attendant to All Four Quadrants
• 00:18:42 The Pace Ministry: Slowing Down to Reach More People
• 00:19:22 Christ Put Me Around Better People
• 00:20:44 Stop Praying Like Peter's at the Door
• 00:21:23 Jamal's Testimony: God Already Said Yes to Little J
• 00:25:31 Your Faith Is in Your Hands, Not in God
• 00:26:15 Prayer Can Be an Idol: Get Up and Open the Door
• 00:26:46 The Stress of Lying: Why Truth Sets You Free Immediately
• 00:27:29 I'd Rather Fight the Bear Right Now
• 00:29:40 The Pilot Wasn't in the Pilot Seat
• 00:31:23 Dede Goes Public: When Your Partner Activates Your Calling
• 00:33:38 Don't Bow Out, Level Up
• 00:36:26 Stop Treating Life Like a Hobby
• 00:39:20 The Economy Shift: Seven Streams of Income Aren't Optional
• 00:41:11 Get on the Scale Every Day: The One Thing That Changes Everything
• 00:43:07 Stop Wearing Jogging Pants in Your Real Life
• 00:44:17 What Changed at 46: Carl's Shift Wasn't New Information
• 00:47:25 It's Not God That Changed, It's Your Belief Level
• 00:50:15 Do You Believe? The Question Before Every Miracle
• 00:52:42 Write the Vision, Make It Plain: No More Emotional Conversations
• 01:02:14 The 100-Year Plan: Mall's Millionaire Moment at 49
• 01:04:31 Closing: Patreon, Bliss Conference, and Next Week

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