Morning prayer is where most people start. But what if God is waiting for something more from you than a quick prayer before your day gets crazy?

In this raw and honest episode, I share exactly how my week went in the middle of my financial storm. The battles. The anxiety. The moments where I went astray. And the two faith practices that are keeping me moving forward 1% every day, even when the storm will not stop.

The first is a morning prayer routine built around three specific things. Peace. Purpose. And wisdom. Not a generic prayer. A daily anchor that keeps me focused on what God wants me to do instead of what my anxiety is telling me to do.

The second is something I had never heard before. A woman who held weekly staff meetings with God about her finances. Every single week for months. She went over every dollar. Every debt. Every decision. And her entire financial life changed because she finally gave it all to God.

I am not going to lie to you. That convicted me. Because I am still fighting God on the financial front. I have not fully surrendered. And this episode is my honest admission of that.

In this episode:
— Why weathering the storm means getting up 1% better every single day
— The morning prayer routine built around peace, purpose, and wisdom
— Why is time your most valuable asset, not money
— How to stop doomscrolling and replace it with the Bible app
— Why putting God first changes every other priority in your life
— The weekly staff meeting with God concept and how to start one today
— Why surrendering your finances to God is the hardest and most necessary move you will ever make

If this hit home, share it with someone who is in their storm right now. More tools and resources at trutalk.co

How to surrender to God is the question nobody wants to ask out loud. Because surrendering means admitting you cannot fix it yourself.

And that is exactly where I am right now.

In this raw and honest episode, I confess something I am not proud of. I am still fighting God on multiple fronts. Still stubborn and bullheaded even while my financial storm keeps going. And the things I try to fix on my own keep getting worse.

This one is for the faith-driven entrepreneur who is grinding but spiritually empty. It is for the believer in any kind of storm who keeps asking God why but has not actually surrendered the outcome to Him.

In this episode:— Why surrendering to God is the only move that actually changes the storm— The hard questions you need to ask yourself right now— How to build a daily Bible habit that becomes your playbook— What Solomon's story teaches us about money as an idol— Why putting money above God is keeping you stuck— How to build a support system of like-minded believers— The peace that comes even in the middle of the storm when you finally let go

If this hit home, share it with someone in their storm right now. More tools and resources at trutalk.co

Surrendering to God is the hardest thing you will ever do. Especially when the storm keeps coming, and rock bottom keeps finding you.

What if that storm was not sent to destroy you? What if God sent it specifically to change you from the inside out?

In this raw and honest episode, I share where I am right now. Bouncing off rock bottom more than once. Chasing materialism and keeping up with people who were just as broke as I was. And the moment I finally stopped fighting God and started surrendering everything to Him.

This one is for the faith-driven entrepreneur still grinding but spiritually empty. It is for the believer going through any storm who cannot figure out why it will not stop.

The answer is inside you. And until you have that raw, open, daily conversation with God, the storm keeps coming.

In this episode:

— Why surrendering to God changes everything

— The real cost of chasing materialism

— What rock bottom actually teaches you

— The story of Jonah and why it applies to your life right now

— How to start having honest daily conversations with God

— Why you keep fighting God and how to stop

If this hit home, share it with someone in their storm right now. More tools and resources at trutalk.co

When you hit rock bottom, you don't need a motivational speech. You need someone who's actually there right now telling you the truth.

In this episode of the Chasing Happiness Podcast, I get completely raw about the last few days of my life. Financially low, emotionally drained, and spiritually tested, I woke up angry at God. Legs off the bed, feet on the floor, asking "Why? What am I doing wrong?" And then something shifted. God didn't fix it for me. He showed me where the answer already was. This episode is for anyone who's in that place right now and needs to hear that faith isn't just a feeling, it's a decision to keep getting back up.

Why can't I just change this on my own terms? I've asked that question more times than I want to admit.

In this episode, Ryan gets honest about something most people in the faith space won't say out loud. Being saved doesn't mean the storm stops. It means you finally start asking better questions. Ryan shares where he's at right now, still in it, still wrestling, and what God keeps nudging him to change from the inside out.

If you're in a season where you keep asking God why this is still happening and getting nothing but silence, this episode was made for you.

This is a raw conversation about Christian faith in hard times, breaking old patterns, and what it actually looks like to stop fighting the process and start trusting it. Ryan talks about the difference between the why spiral and the what question, and why that one shift might be the only thing that gets you through your storm.

What's the why question you keep asking God that you know you need to let go of? Drop it in the comments. No judgment, just honesty.

You're not alone, and God is not done with you yet. Stay safe, stay healthy, and keep chasing.

Be still and know that I'm God. That's one of the most quoted verses out there and one of the least understood.

This week I'm getting honest about something I've wrestled with for a long time: I don't know how to be still. My still is anxiety. Worrying about what's down the road that probably won't even happen. Asking "why is this happening" instead of asking "what is God trying to get out of me?" The moment I started asking that second question — something shifted.

In this episode, I'm talking about what being still actually means in the middle of a real storm. Not a polished answer. Just what I'm living right now, a commercial deal I didn't close on my own, a tribe I'm still building, and the one thing that completely shuts my anxiety down: serving others.

If you've ever stood at the bottom of the mountain wondering when it ends, this one is for you.

What is your still? Drop it in the comments. No judgment, just honest people figuring it out together.

You're not alone, and God is not done with you yet. Stay safe, stay healthy, and keep chasing.

Chasing Happiness — Unfiltered faith for hard seasons.

I want to be able to put my head down on the pillow and go to sleep while everything is burning, and right now, I can't.

This week, I'm wrestling with something that's been eating at me: why do I keep trying to fix everything myself instead of giving it to God? My friend's wife has this unrelenting faith; she just lets it all go and has no anxiety. Me? I'm stuck in the exhausting loop of fighting a battle I was never meant to win alone. I bounce between peace and panic every few days. I don't have it figured out. I'm just still chasing it.

If you're in a season where you know you need to surrender but your hands won't let go, this one is for you.

What's the one thing you're still holding onto that you know God wants you to release? Drop it in the comments. No judgment here, just honest people trying to find their way back to trust.

You're not alone, and God is not done with you yet. Stay safe, stay healthy, and keep chasing.

Why won't we give each other mercy? When someone is going through a storm, addiction, divorce, or financial collapse, too often we judge instead of showing up. We withhold the very thing they need most.

In this episode, we dig into what it really means to meet people where they are. Why did Jesus break bread with the people no one else would? Why your tribe matters more than your beliefs. And why finding the right people, not the loud ones, is what gets you through the storm.

If you're in a storm right now, this one's for you. And if you know someone who is, share it with them.

When life falls apart, most of us do the one thing that makes it worse. We pull away from God and try to fix the storm on our own. In this episode of Chasing Happiness, Ryan DeMent shares candidly about why we walk away from God in painful seasons, how God uses those storms to reach our hearts, and the daily habits that help you come back. Honest prayer, daily Scripture, serving others, and finding a small community of people who will show up for you. If you feel distant from God and overwhelmed by everything you are carrying right now, this conversation will help you take your next step back toward Him.

When the storm has lasted so long that quitting feels like the only logical option, it is time to get brutally honest with yourself and with God. In this episode of Chasing Happiness, Ryan DeMent shares unfiltered lessons from his own never-ending financial and business storm. He covers why he refuses to quit, how daily prayer, Scripture, and radical consistency are holding him together, and what he has learned about faith, community, and finding peace in the middle of the pain. If you are exhausted, depleted, and wondering if the fight is still worth it, this conversation will remind you that your pain is not wasted and the other side of your storm is closer than it feels.