"I'll give more when I make more."
Most of us have prayed some version of that. My guest today is a business owner who realized he had been living it.
Colby Jenkins can easily afford to give. And one day he noticed he hadn't heard God prompt him to give in a very long time. What God told him about why almost made him cry.
In this conversation we get into the two money tests almost every Christian faces (the vision test when you have less, and the obedience test when you finally have more), why "one more layer of security first" is the prayer that keeps us stuck, what your bank statement already says about your real vision for money, why God can go silent about your finances and what that silence might mean, and the one question Colby asks himself to tell whether a plan is from God or just from him.
Nothing here is a formula. It's a conversation about obedience, and about what it looks like to become a conduit instead of a vault.
We wrote down the 14 things we did to be able to give away $1 million by our 40th birthdays. It's free at: https://seedtime.com/GIVE1M
Here's a little of what we cover in this episode:
- The two tests almost every Christian faces with money, and why most of us only pass one
- Why "I'll give more when I have more" rarely turns out to be true
- What happens in your heart the moment money starts to feel safe
- The line from a late night conversation with ChatGPT that Colby ended up preaching from
- Why hearing God's voice about money can get harder, not easier, once you have more of it
- The real gap in most churches when it comes to discipling people who have real wealth
- The story behind the first paycheck Colby and his wife decided to give away, no matter who was watching
Bible Verses Mentioned:
- Matthew 6:19-20
- Proverbs 29:18
- Deuteronomy 8:18
- Romans 1
- 2 Chronicles 16:9
- Psalm 51:11
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