In this episode of Chasing Happiness, host Ryan DeMent invites listeners to look beyond the question of why and start asking what’s my purpose? If you’ve ever felt stuck, anxious, or disconnected from your faith, this conversation will help you realign with God’s plan for your life.

Together, we explore how to:

Draw closer to God during difficult seasons

Discover purpose through serving others

Replace anxiety with faith and peace

Build meaningful friendships rooted in faith

Tune in and get inspired to live with purpose, peace, and trust in God’s timing.

When your back is against the wall, and you’re out of options, it’s easy to assume God is late, but His timing is never off. In this episode of Chasing Happiness, Ryan DeMent shares a raw look at ongoing financial storms, anxiety, and exhaustion, and how daily time with God and passages like Deuteronomy 8 have reminded him that God provides in the wilderness, blesses in abundance, and calls us to serve others instead of chasing the Joneses. If you’re in a storm, financial, health, or work-related, this conversation will help you breathe, pray, and trust that God is still guiding you toward peace, purpose, and provision.

In this episode of Chasing Happiness, host Ryan DeMent invites listeners to look beyond the question of why and start asking what’s my purpose? If you’ve ever felt stuck, anxious, or disconnected from your faith, this conversation will help you realign with God’s plan for your life.

Together, we explore how to:

Draw closer to God during difficult seasons

Discover purpose through serving others

Replace anxiety with faith and peace

Build meaningful friendships rooted in faith

Tune in and get inspired to live with purpose, peace, and trust in God’s timing.

When life won’t let up and everything feels like one long storm, it’s easy to assume God has abandoned you—but what if He’s actually protecting you? In this episode of Chasing Happiness, Ryan DeMent shares a raw financial struggle with a rental property and how it revealed God’s protection, not punishment, along with practical ways to find peace in the storm through Scripture, prayer, journaling, and trusting God one step at a time.

When life falls apart and you’re asking, “God, why is this happening?”, this episode helps you find clarity in the chaos by uncovering your God-given purpose, even in the middle of the storm. Drawing from real struggles with anxiety, burnout, and loneliness, Ryan DeMent shares how drawing closer to God, serving others with your gifts, and building a Christ-centered community can transform your funk into purpose-filled peace. If you’re an anxious Christian craving direction, deeper faith, and friends you can truly count on, this conversation will help you take the next honest step with God.

For followers of Jesus who feel overwhelmed by money stress, business pressure, or constant setbacks, this episode explores how faith and persistence can turn “why me?” into a deeper sense of purpose and peace. Ryan shares honest stories about financial struggle, daily Bible reading with YouVersion and The Bible Recap, serving others, and leaning on small-group community so you can let God use your storms to reshape your heart, clarify your calling, and remind you that you’re not alone.

This episode is for followers of Jesus who feel their New Year's resolution fading on Quitter’s Day and want to reclaim their faith, consistency, and daily habits with God. Ryan shares honest stories about anxiety, a draining development project, and unexpected provision, along with practical rhythms like fasting, simple workouts, daily Bible reading, journaling, and reflecting on Deuteronomy 8, so you can stop quitting on yourself, trust God’s timing, and keep showing up one day at a time.

Christian entrepreneurs and real estate‑minded listeners wrestling with purpose in 2026 will learn how to stop letting a job or W‑2 define them and instead seek God’s calling. Ryan shares his own struggles with business storms, money anxiety, and chasing status, along with how church community, small groups, prayer, and serving others are helping him discern God’s purpose and find a more fulfilling path forward.

Feeling anxious, overwhelmed, and stuck in a financial storm that never seems to end? In this episode of Chasing Happiness, Ryan shares openly about his own money struggles, the stress of putting every extra dollar into the business, and what it’s like to feel late on bills and alone in the fight.​

He talks about chasing the Joneses, buying things on credit, and the realization that “stuff” never brings lasting happiness—then contrasts that with the peace that comes from faith, gratitude, and remembering what God has already provided: health, family, a roof, food, and the gift of Jesus at Christmas.​

You’ll hear how daily time in the Bible, learning what true peace really is, and trusting that God is in the boat during the storm (not promising an easy life, but promising His presence) has changed how he handles anxiety, pressure, and uncertainty.​

If you’re in a storm—financial, relational, or health-related—this episode is for you. Hit follow, leave a rating or review, and share this with someone who needs a reminder that they’re not alone in what they’re walking through.​

When God feels silent, it can seem like your prayers are bouncing off the ceiling and your storm will never end. In this episode of Chasing Happiness, Ryan talks openly about seasons when God goes quiet and what that silence might actually mean for your heart, your habits, and your relationship with money and stuff.​​

He shares:

• Why storms are often meant to change you from the inside out, not just change your circumstances.

• How impatience, anxiety, and chasing promotions, toys, and credit cards can keep you stuck.

• The journey from keeping up with the Joneses to wanting zero debt, a strong cash cushion, and a generous life.

• Practical ways to walk through a “quiet” season with God: Scripture, journaling, walking, tithing, and choosing to trust His timing over your own.​​

If you’re in a storm, feel like God has gone silent, or are trying to let go of old patterns with money and identity, this conversation is for you.

If this episode spoke to you, please follow the show, leave a rating or review, and share it with someone else who’s in a quiet season with God. Your share might be exactly what they need today.