We are in a spiritual battle, and it is easy to forget where the real fight actually happens. Not in the comment section. Not in the argument you keep rewriting in your head at midnight.

Some weeks the news makes it impossible to look away, and this was one of those weeks. I had episodes already recorded and ready to post, but I set them aside because I could not move past what I watched happen in our society. So today I want to talk about what happens to our hearts when we see people come in alignment with something that is clearly evil, and what we are actually supposed to do about it.

This is not a hot take, and it is not my opinion. You do not need my opinion. What I care about is what God's word says and where we go from here. I talk about guarding what we let into our spirits, why children are under such heavy attack right now, and the hardest thing about living in these times, which is keeping a soft heart when everything around us is pushing us to go cold.

I close the episode with a full prayer over the babies, over the children, and over the mothers who are sitting in the dark right now.

If you have been carrying grief at what we are seeing in society this week, this one is for you.

Time

Topic

00:01

Welcome, and why this episode replaced the ones I already had recorded

00:54

What moments like this reveal about our moral compass

01:22

The Bible told us this was coming: evil called good, people loving themselves

02:18

Why this is not an opinion episode

02:47

Protecting those who cannot defend themselves

03:12

Philippians 4:8 and guarding what we scroll past

03:39

Knowing my limits, and why I won't go down certain rabbit holes

04:36

Staying sensitive to evil without letting it consume us

05:06

When society celebrates evil, and how God still uses it to draw people in

06:18

Why people run toward God after they see evil

06:49

Pray for the children. Pray for the mothers.

07:18

The real danger for believers: a hardened heart

08:17

Those sweet lives are with Jesus, and there is still a way home

08:45

What happens when we become our own moral compass

09:11

How a culture of self spills over into how we treat children

10:40

The movement of agreement is more alarming to me than the act

11:35

We can't argue anyone into seeing it, but we can pray

12:04

Why the enemy targets the smallest and purest among us

13:00

The response is not more hate. The response is prayer.

13:29

If you're on the other side of this, here is my invitation to you

14:23

We can't hold the Holy Spirit and celebrate evil at the same time

14:52

Praying over mothers, and what to do about intrusive voices

16:14

Righteous anger, and where to aim it

17:14

What I don't claim to know, and what I do know

17:40

There is always a way out, and we still get to choose

18:38

Nobody is too far gone

19:32

How a hardened heart quietly kills our prayer life

20:02

Leading well from whatever platform we have

21:00

Gather your people and pray

22:27

Fighting in prayer instead of fighting in the comments

22:56

Full prayer over babies, children, and mothers

25:19

Closing encouragement and what's coming next

Quoted directly

• Philippians 4:8 (03:12) - Whatever is true, honorable, right, pure, lovely, and admirable, think on these things. This is my filter for what I let into my feed and my spirit.

Referenced and paraphrased throughout

• Isaiah 5:20 (01:22, 22:27) - Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness.

• 2 Timothy 3:1-5 (01:22, 08:45) - In the last days people will be lovers of themselves, proud, without natural affection.

• John 10:10 (03:39, 12:04, 26:17) - The thief comes only to steal, kill, and destroy. Jesus came so we could have life, and have it abundantly.

• Romans 3:23 (13:29) - All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.

• Romans 6:23 (13:29) - The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus.

• 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 (13:55) - Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose again on the third day.

• 1 Corinthians 10:13 (17:40) - God is faithful. He will not let us be tempted beyond what we can bear, but will provide a way out.

• Romans 10:13 (19:02) - Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.

• 1 Kings 19:11-12 (19:02) - The still small voice.

• James 4:7 (14:52, 16:14) - Submit to God, resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

• Philippians 2:9-11 (15:22) - At the name of Jesus every knee will bow.

• Ephesians 6:12 (13:00, 19:32) - Our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against spiritual forces in the heavenly realms.

• Philippians 4:6-7 (24:21) - The peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard our hearts and our minds in Christ Jesus.

• Luke 12:7 (26:17) - Even the hairs on our heads are numbered.

• Psalm 139:13-16 (26:17) - You knit me together in my mother's womb. I am fearfully and wonderfully made. You are not a mistake.

Four things I'm asking of us in this episode:

1. Guard your heart and your feed. We don't have to consume every piece of evil available to us. We can't unsee what we see, and a spirit worn down by images of harm is not a spirit ready to do what God called us to do. Use Philippians 4:8 as a filter.

2. Refuse the hardened heart. The temptation right now is to go cold, write off society, and stop caring. That's the loss. A soft heart is what keeps us praying, and a hardened heart is what quietly ends our prayer life.

3. Go to battle in prayer, not in the comment section. Pray protection over babies and children, in the womb and out of it. Pray over mothers, including the ones who are pregnant, overwhelmed, or walking through postpartum depression. Pray that they hear God's voice instead of the enemy's. If you know a mother in that place, tell her to call on the name of Jesus, and pray over her yourself.

4. If you're far from God, come back. Nobody is too far gone. Open your Bible. Get into a church. Read what God says about how He feels about children, and about you. It's not too late to get right with Him.

And gather your people. Whatever your circle is, your family, your team, your small group, your business, bring them together and pray over the children and the mothers out loud.

When things don't look the way you expected them to, disappointment, doubt, and discouragement move in fast. And if you carry a father wound, that pain has a way of attaching itself to God, because He is your Father.

In this episode, we cover five verses you can keep going back to when the prayer stays unanswered, the door stays closed, and the vision God gave you looks nowhere close to coming to pass. This is not about pretending everything is fine. It is about having scripture ready to answer your feelings and the lies of the enemy, so you stop drifting into self-reliance and start trusting the character of God again.

Timestamps

• 00:00 Why disappointment in business so often becomes a rift with God
• 01:30 The father wound connection, and why unanswered prayer triggers it
• 02:19 Self-reliance vs God-reliance, and why it is such a slippery slope
• 03:15 Verse 1: Proverbs 3:5-6
• 05:30 Verse 2: Isaiah 41:10
• 06:30 Verse 3: Hebrews 13:5
• 08:00 How the enemy shows up at the most vulnerable moment
• 10:30 Quick recap of the first three verses
• 11:15 Verse 4: Romans 15:4
• 12:30 Paul wrote from prison. What if the prison was the assignment?
• 13:57 Joseph's vision, and the twenty years between the dream and the fulfillment
• 15:30 Verse 5: 2 Timothy 3:16-17
• 17:00 Why "I believe in Jesus but not every word of the Bible" leaves you without a GPS
• 20:15 Bonus verse: Philippians 4:6-7 and how to access the peace that surpasses understanding
• 21:01 Take-home applications for all five verses
• 23:11 Mia's commitment for every episode of this podcast

Key Scriptures (NKJV)

Proverbs 3:5-6 — "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths."

Isaiah 41:10 — "Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand."

Hebrews 13:5 — "Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, 'I will never leave you nor forsake you.'"

Romans 15:4 — "For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope."

2 Timothy 3:16-17 — "All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work."

Bonus, Philippians 4:6-7 — "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."

Key Points

Disappointment is not the real danger. What we do with it is. Unmet expectations quietly push us back into self-reliance, and self-reliance is us deciding we are in control of something we were never in control of.

Feelings are real, but they are not authority. When your experience says "God has abandoned me" and scripture says "I will never leave you nor forsake you," one of those is the truth and one of those is a feeling.

The enemy waits for the vulnerable moment. He does not usually show up when everything is going well. He shows up in the trial, and he twists the very promise God gave you.

Closed doors are not proof of abandonment. When you know God's character, a closed door reads as redirection instead of rejection.

Paul wrote much of the New Testament from a prison cell. Joseph waited about twenty years between the vision and the fulfillment. Neither of those journeys looked like the promise while they were living it.

Take-Home Applications

Proverbs 3:5-6. The next time you face a hard decision or an uncertain season in your business, stop before you strategize. Pray first and ask, "God, what are You showing me here?" Then ask what scripture says about it, instead of what your understanding says about it.

Isaiah 41:10. When you feel overwhelmed or discouraged, stop trying to manufacture strength. You do not have to muster up what is required for what is in front of you. Go to Him and ask Him to strengthen you, then move forward leaning on His strength.

Hebrews 13:5. When feelings of abandonment show up, do two things. Go to the verse first and say it out loud. Then make a list of the times God has already come through for you, even when it did not look the way you expected. Keep that list somewhere you can find it fast.

Romans 15:4. Set aside dedicated study time in the stories of the leaders and builders in scripture. Start with Joseph's rise out of adversity and Nehemiah's leadership rebuilding the wall. Look specifically at the setbacks and what God did through them, not just the outcome.

2 Timothy 3:16-17. Treat scripture as the actual foundation of your business strategy, not the inspirational layer on top of it. Before your next big business decision, ask what biblical principle should be informing this choice, and ground the decision there instead of in your feelings.

Philippians 4:6-7. When anxiety rises, take the request to Him with thanksgiving first. Speak the verses from this episode back to God as truth about who He is, then make your ask. That is how you access the peace that guards your heart and mind

Posting every day. Chasing the trending audio. Making one more clip that's dead by tomorrow morning. And then getting up and starting over.

That's the wide path. It works for some people, and I'm not going to pretend it doesn't.

But I don't think it's the one God called you to.

In this episode I'm sharing what happened when my entire YouTube platform got shut down two hours after I posted my testimony of Christ. What I built in its place. And the one time I mentioned an application link on this podcast and over 250 women applied.

I want to show you the narrow path. Long form content that keeps working for you years from now, and keeps preaching after you're gone.

If you're tired of the hamster wheel, this one's for you.

1. The hamster wheel works. It just isn't the only road, and it isn't free.

Mia is careful not to condemn social media. Plenty of people are getting real results there. But daily short form content demands your attention constantly, dies within 24 hours, and makes you start over every morning. The question isn't whether it works. The question is whether it's the life God called you to.

2. Losing everything overnight taught her what "owned" really means.

Twelve years ago Mia shared her testimony of Christ, emailed it to her list, and watched her YouTube account disappear two hours later. No explanation. It never came back. That account was her entire lead generation.

Around that same time, God gave her the idea for the podcast.

3. Depth compounds. Reach doesn't.

She never watched the numbers. She started God-Centered Success to help entrepreneurs keep God first, recorded audio only so nothing stood between her and showing up weekly, and let it build. One hundred downloads per episode became a thousand. Then it doubled. And doubled again. Eventually 30,000 downloads per episode, with listeners in countries all over the world.

4. One mention. Over 250 applications.

Before she had a big email list, before the podcast had a large audience, Mia opened a coaching program and simply mentioned the application link on an episode. More than 250 people applied. That's the positioning that long form content creates.

5. Short form content is the first thing AI replaces.

AI can generate short clips by the thousands, with a synthetic face, from someone who never shows their own. If short form is all you produce, you are replaceable by definition. Long form builds a voice that can't be duplicated.

6. Trust is what makes any offer sell, and high ticket makes it non-negotiable.

Nobody invests thousands of dollars based on a few clips they scrolled past. That level of trust gets built when someone binge listens to you while they're driving, cooking, cleaning. They come to know your mindset before they ever see your offer.

7. Legacy content outlives you.

Mia's challenge: if you published weekly for the next thirty or forty years, you could leave behind a thousand episodes still reaching people long after you're gone. A post from Tuesday won't do that.

Note: these are not quoted in the recording. They're the biblical foundation underneath what Mia teaches, included here so listeners can sit with them.

Matthew 7:13-14 (NKJV) — Mia's wide path and narrow path language comes straight from here.

"Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it."

Romans 12:2 (NKJV) — on refusing to build the way the world builds.

"And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God."

James 4:14 (NKJV) — the urgency behind creating something that lasts.

"For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away."

Matthew 6:20 (NKJV) — on building what doesn't evaporate.

"But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal."

Takeaway 1: Decide what your revenue actually rests on. Your action: name the single platform your income depends on right now. If that platform disappeared tomorrow, write down what would be left.

Takeaway 2: Pick your one piece. Your action: choose one long form format, a podcast or a YouTube video, and commit to one piece per week. One. Not daily. Put the recording time on your calendar this week.

Takeaway 3: Let social media be the complement, not the foundation. Your action: keep posting if you want to. Just stop asking it to carry your revenue.

Takeaway 4: Build the trust before you need it. Your action: whatever you're selling now or plan to sell later, the trust has to exist first. Start building it this week, not the week you launch.

Mia is teaching The Authority Podcast Blueprint in a live, free workshop.

You'll learn how to position yourself as the authority in your space using high value content, how to shape a signature offer your content naturally feeds, and how to generate revenue without living on the hamster wheel.

Wednesday, August 12th at 11am Pacific

Register at authorityblueprintworkshop.com

There are many money lies believers fall for and are usually on one end of two spectrums, and most of us only ever learn to spot one of them.

We know the prosperity gospel is a twisting of scripture. What almost nobody names is the overcorrection on the other end, where being broke starts to feel holy. Where undercharging feels humble. Where growing revenue feels like chasing money.

I lived on that end for twelve years, and it almost cost me this calling.

In this episode I share the lie God finally exposed, why revenue is an integrity issue for anyone called to business, and the math that changed how I see this entire assignment.

• The enemy does not invent new lies. He twists what is true and asks the same question he asked in the garden.
• The prosperity gospel and the poverty gospel sit on opposite ends of one spectrum, and both put money at the center instead of God.
• Both sides judge the other. One questions the faith of people with little. The other quietly feels more godly than people with much.
• The business calling is different from an employment calling. In business you create solutions, make offers, sell, and generate revenue.
• Undercharging and refusing to sell is not humility. It leads to debt, not godliness.
• Mia gave her life to Christ as a business coach obsessed with money, then spent a year in a mission equipping discipleship school where entrepreneurship was never presented as a calling.
• She could not go to the mission field due to an autoimmune diagnosis. She got the instruction to start the podcast instead, with no confirmation from anyone around her.
• The podcast grew slowly, then multiplied, and listeners began writing to say they had given or rededicated their lives to Christ.
• She wavered for twelve years over whether teaching business was worth her time at all.
• The math resolved it. One thousand women at six figures, giving ten percent, moves millions into the kingdom every year, plus a thousand new platforms for the gospel.
• God did send her to a mission field. It was her hometown in New Mexico, where most of her family came to Christ.

Genesis 3:1 (NKJV) Has God indeed said, 'You shall not eat of every tree of the garden'?

Matthew 6:24 (NKJV) No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.

1 Timothy 6:10 (NKJV) For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil.

Philippians 4:12 (NKJV) I know how to be abased, and I know how to abound. Everywhere and in all things I have learned both to be full and to be hungry.

Proverbs 22:7 (NKJV) The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

2 Kings 4:1 to 7 (NKJV) The widow, the oil, and the instruction to sell

2 Corinthians 9:8 (NKJV) And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.

1. There are two money lies, not one. Apply it: Be honest about which end you have been living on. If you have been treating your lack as evidence of humility, write that belief down in one sentence and look at it in the light.

2. Revenue is integrity in the business calling. Apply it: Look at your pricing and ask whether the number came from value or from fear. If it came from fear, raise it on the very next conversation you have. Then make one real offer this week, with a price, to a real person.

3. Your assignment will not look like the ones modeled around you. Apply it: Notice whose voice you have been letting interpret your calling. Ask God directly what your assignment is, and be willing for the answer to look nothing like the person next to you.

I would be honored to support you in your unique business calling. Be sure to tune in every week for a new episode that will empower you on your journey, and to learn more about working with me, go to BuildWithMia.com

In this episode we look at a story in the Bible of a woman in need who asked for God's guidance, listned to the instruction, was obedient in taking the steps, and got to see God do a miracle. It's the story of the widow in 2 Kings 4 about who was overcome by debt after her husband passed away. She was about to lose her sons as payment when she cries out to the prophet Elisha for help. He gives her very specific steps to take and after taking the steps just as he instructed she saw God do a miracle. If you need God to help you this is a great story in the Bible to learn from.

His answer wasn't what she expected. He didn't hand her money. He asked her a question. What do you already have?

All she had was a small jar of oil. And that's exactly where the miracle started.

In this episode, I'm walking through this story and what it teaches us about provision and obedience. God rarely provides by handing us something out of nowhere. He provides through obedience, through using what's already in our hands, and through instructions that don't always make sense until we follow them.

We'll talk about what it looks like to ask God, to actually listen for His instruction, and to obey even when the steps feel small, or doesn't make sense, and then watch Him do what only He can do.

If you're waiting on provision and wondering why it hasn't shown up yet, this episode is for you.

Here's what I want you to walk away with today.

God asks what's already in your hands before He multiplies it. What do you have right now, in skill, time, or resource, that you've overlooked because it seems small?

Obedience often comes before understanding. Is there an instruction you've sensed from God that you've delayed because it didn't make logical sense yet?

Provision follows obedience, not the other way around. What's one step of obedience you can take this week, even without seeing the full picture?

You don't need more. You need to obey with what you already have. Much love, Mia :)

Have you ever felt like something was working against you, keeping you stuck, quiet, and afraid to move forward, no matter how many times you tried?

If you've ever felt frozen in your calling, this episode is for you.

Here's what I want you to walk away with today.

Unanswered prayers are not unheard prayers. Is there something you've stopped praying about because it felt like God went silent? Pray it again today. God is always working behind the scenes even when we can't see it.

The enemy's favorite strategy is lies and twisting the truth of God. What's one lie you've believed about your calling? Speak the opposite truth out loud, right now.

Obedience doesn't require an answer first. What's one small step you can take this week toward your message, before you feel ready?

You are not stuck. You are not too late. You are unstoppable when you know the truth. It's time to shine

Much love, Mia :)

Have you ever obeyed God, taken the step He asked you to take, and then felt more discouraged than before you started?

You are not alone in this, and it does not mean you heard Him wrong.

In this episode, I'm walking you through something nobody talks about enough. The discouragement that shows up after you have already been obedient is not a sign to stop. Most of the time, it is confirmation that you heard God correctly and the enemy is working overtime to get you to quit right before the breakthrough.

I share what this has looked like in my own journey, why the enemy attacks hardest right after obedience, and how to keep moving forward even when the results have not caught up to your faith yet.

You will walk away from this episode with:

A new perspective on discouragement, so you stop mistaking it for a red light from God.

A biblical framework for recognizing spiritual attack after obedience, so you can name what is actually happening.

Practical encouragement to keep going, so you do not quit in the exact season you are meant to press through.

Scripture referenced in this episode (NKJV):

Ephesians 6:11, 1 Peter 5:8, Romans 8:28, Galatians 6:9

If you are in a season of beginning again and you want support building a business that honors God while creating real income, I would love to help you.

If you are needing to overcome limiting beliefs as a Christian entrepreneur, this episode is for you. These five lies did not just show up once in my life. They showed up when I was first trying to build a business and had no idea if I was capable of pulling it off. They showed up again after I gave my life to Christ and decided I was done building the world's way and was going to do it God's way instead. And they are showing up again right now as I rebuild and step back into this calling after going quiet for a season.

So when I tell you I had to overcome these limiting beliefs as a Christian entrepreneur, I mean it. Not once. Over and over again. And if you are in a season of beginning, or beginning again, I believe God brought you to this episode on purpose. In this episode I am breaking down five lies the enemy has used to try to stop me and so many women just like you from stepping into what God has called you to do.

Never believe the lie that if it is difficult to begin or begin again, then you were not called to this. Difficulty is not a sign that you missed God. It is often a sign that you are right on time. I share what God actually says about this and why the resistance you feel is not proof of the wrong path. It is often proof that you are on the right one.

Never believe the lie that if you make a mistake or go through a hard season, it could ruin your calling. This is one of the most paralyzing lies I have encountered personally and in the women I coach. I want to talk to you about what I have learned about God's faithfulness through the moments I was convinced I had messed it all up. Romans 8:28 is real and I have watched it work in my own life and business.

Never believe the lie that the negative things other people say about you when you put yourself out there are true. The comments. The opinions. The silence from people you expected to cheer you on the loudest. I have been there and I know what it feels like to let other people's words carry more weight than God's word. I get real in this episode about how I have navigated that and what I do now when the noise gets loud.

Never believe the lie that the market is saturated or that you have lost your window of time to begin. This lie is especially dangerous right now because it is dressed up in facts. The world is changing fast. AI is everywhere. But God did not call you for a time such as this only to leave you without the tools, the strategy, and the wisdom to navigate it. I share why right now might actually be the greatest opportunity for a faith based voice to rise.

Never believe the lie that building a personal brand or stepping into the spotlight is selfish or self-promoting. This one kept me smaller than God ever intended for longer than I want to admit. But Matthew 5:16 says let your light shine before men. God does not call you to dim your light. He calls you to let it shine. I talk about where this lie comes from and what it actually means to build a platform for kingdom purposes.

What You Will Take Away From This Episode You will walk away with a biblical reframe for each of these five lies. You will hear where I personally got stuck, what God showed me, and how I kept moving forward even when every one of these thoughts tried to talk me out of it. This is not a pep talk. This is a real conversation about spiritual warfare in business and the truth that sets you free.

Subscribe to the Faith and Business | God Centered Success podcast so you never miss an episode. And if this one blessed you, I would love for you to share it with another woman in your life who needs to hear it.

The world needs your message. The enemy knows it. And that is exactly why these lies exist.

Let's do this together. Much love, Mia

Money Mindset for Kingdom Women, Prosperity Without Compromise episode is all about healing money shame and embracing abundance God's way. This episode helps ambitious Christian women see money as a Kingdom tool, not something to chase, fear, or feel guilty about. We cover breaking off the lies of the enemy that are sabotaging you from being trusted with more. We discuss the truth about money and wealth and how it is a tool for ministry,, generosity and service when it's in the hands of a believer who's heart is for God. We talk about the dangers of chasing money and loving money. Let's clear the lies and walk in truth so we can be trusted with more for kingdom purposes.