Cody and Kealan 200 Episodes Later: What We Believe About Finish Lines

Kealan:

• “On a more heart level, I think the best way to think about it is a definition for enough. Nobody ever stumbles into enough. It has to be chosen.”
• “A finish line is a very powerful catalyst to launching a whole new dimension of generosity.”
• “Having a finish line keeps that concept front and center. This is how much I really need for my family to continue to live, and everything else, I really am thinking through in terms of how God is leading the use of these resources.”
• “When you have margin, as God provides resources beyond your finish line, that margin just awakens you to opportunities that the Spirit might be leading in front of you.”
• “A finish line helps you preserve that intentionality when life gets crazy in the future, or your income doubles, or there’s an inheritance you weren’t expecting.” 
• “I realized that I had engineered God out of ever having to depend on Him. God was telling us, ‘I want you to always be dependent on Me because that’s what’s actually going to draw you towards Me.’”
• “God has done it all. He doesn’t need me to accomplish anything that He’s going to do. He doesn’t need our resources to accomplish anything that He’s going to do, but He invites us, for our sake, to be a part of His story.”

Cody:

• “We are identified as sowers, not as eaters. We are not born in order to consume as much as we can, to accumulate as much as we can. The seed is meant for sowing. The harvest is righteousness.” 
• “A finish line is almost the end of the race, the striving, the trying to get as much as you can before you run out of time. It’s the beginning of a journey of fully seeking God in everything that you do.”
• “It really always comes back to surrender and obedience.”
• “The biggest perspective shift that I’ve experienced is moving from the question, ‘How much should I give?’ to ‘How much should I keep?’” 
• “There is a much deeper surrender of, ‘Hey God, You said that everything is Yours. I believe You. I’m going to orient the way that I think about my finances to reflect that reality.’” 
• “It’s really more about developing a mindset that God is enough and that He is good. God’s not going to run out of money. He’s not going to stop being good.” 
• “The thing with money is you can always make more, but it usually costs time and attention. Those are things you’re not getting back.” 
• “That’s not my money just because I need it. Just because I’m going to use it, it’s not my bread just because I’m going to eat it.”

• Michael Blue, Director of Discipleship at the Ron Blue Institute, Finish Line Podcast Episode 172
• Alan Barnhart, Business Leader, Finish Line Podcast Episode 160
• James Lenhoff, President of Good Sense Movement, Finish Line Podcast Episode 188
• Dana and Bill Wichterman, Givers and Impact Investors, Finish Line Podcast Episode 104
• Pete and Debbie Ochs, Business Owners, Finish Line Podcast Episode 184
• Curt and Chris Chaffin, Finish Line Podcast
• Tim Mohns, Financial Advisor, Finish Line Podcast Episode 39
• Practicing the Way
• Finish Line Readiness Assessment and Finish Line Builder

2 Corinthians 9:10 | Seed and Bread

“He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness.”

Matthew 6:24 | God and Money

“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.”

Exodus 20:8–10 | Remember the Sabbath

“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God.”

Matthew 6:34 | Do Not Worry

“Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”

Romans 8:28 | God Works for Good

“And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.”