Most people say they love others. But they're actually loving a version of people that doesn't exist yet.

This episode hit different.

Rick just got promoted at Amazon — and instead of celebrating, he's exposing the leadership trap that most people never escape: confusing control with influence. Meanwhile, Amanda gets brutally honest about what it feels like to want your spouse to be spiritually "further along" — and what God wrecked in her because of it.

This isn't a feel-good episode. It's a mirror.

Meeting people where they are — not where you want them, not where you need them, not where you prayed they'd be — is the most counter-cultural thing a Christian, leader, spouse, or parent can do. And almost nobody's doing it.

In this episode:⚡ Why "servant leadership" is not the soft option — it's the hardest one⚡ The brutal difference between grace and enablement (this one stings)⚡ Why you literally cannot serve two masters — and what that means for ego⚡ How to call people HIGHER without condemning them⚡ Parenting without pride (Rick and Amanda get real)⚡ How to guard your heart without hardening it⚡ The spiritual impatience nobody talks about in marriage

Jesus never watered down truth. But He never demanded people come to Him first.

If you're frustrated with your spouse, burned out on church, struggling to lead at work, or exhausted by your own kids — this episode was built for you.

Hit play. Let it wreck you a little.

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