Faith Over Fear: Are You Overthinking Your Financial Decisions?
Faith over fear begins when you stop allowing uncertainty, overthinking, and financial concerns to control your decisions. Join Karen Conrad Metcalfe and Jeff VanderWal as they explore how trusting God, recognizing distractions, and embracing a balanced perspective can help you move forward with confidence and seize the opportunities He places before you.
Learn to Choose Faith Over Fear and Break Free from Fear-Driven Decisions
Welcome to WealthBuilders TV. Today Karen Conrad Metcalfe and Jeff VanderWal are discussing how to avoid decisions driven by fear, and accessing the power of trusting God instead.
Today’s WBTV episode features Karen and Jeff highlighting the importance of distinguishing between opportunities and distractions. Because fear is often masked as overthinking or a reliance on finances, fear can block key opportunities. Jeff emphasizes the need for a balanced perspective, the importance of understanding your own strengths and weaknesses, and the power of trusting God in your decision-making process.
Find out what fear is costing you, how trusting God can change everything, and how to live in the reality of faith over fear.
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Show Notes
Faith Over Fear: Are You Overthinking Your Financial Decisions?
Jeff’s Background and Business Journey
- Jeff is a Colorado native, married for 20 years with two children.
- His entrepreneurial journey moves from being a car salesman to CEO of ClearShift, a $100 million company.
- The growth and challenges he faced, include transitioning from a leasing company to a larger business.
- His faith journey greatly influenced his business decisions and success.
The Sticky Notes Story
- Jeff used to write his net worth on sticky notes to feel secure.
- This practice was a sign he relied more on his finances than his trust in God.
- After being baptized in the Holy Spirit, he was led to a deeper understanding of God’s role in his business.
- He and his wife, Jen, found the sticky notes years later.
Overcoming a Spirit of Poverty
- Jeff experienced the spirit of poverty as a generational issue.
- Relying on his finances led to a lack of peace and joy in his life.
- Being set free from the spirit of poverty allowed him to trust God completely, no matter what.
- It is vital to recognize and fight against spirits that hinder your relationship with God.
Balancing Business and Faith
- It is important to integrate faith into business decisions.
- Jeff’s wife, Jen, helps him stay grounded and discern opportunities from distractions.
- Their dynamic works, with Jen providing a spiritual perspective and Jess focusing on business strategies.
- You need a spouse/partner who can provide a balanced view to help make decisions.
Analyzing Opportunities
- To analyze opportunities, start with determining if it is a distraction or an opportunity.
- Stay within your area of expertise and don’t make any decisions based on fear.
- Consider outside indicators, such as the economic climate, and how they influence decision-making.
- Look for “veins of gold” within a deal, which are opportunities that others might miss.
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