Chasing Happiness with Ryan DeMent

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Chasing Happiness is a podcast about life lessons and issues that impact our lives. Some of the best episodes are where we take an honest look at current events and discuss how they might affect you - all while being completely transparent in tone from host Ryan DeMent who tells his stories with honesty combined with humor for your listening pleasure! In each episode, you'll hear Ryan and his guests discussing life's challenges, finances, career advice, health & wellness tips, and more. The goal is to help you become a better version of yourself by helping you achieve your HAPPINESS!

  1. 6日前

    Still Waiting on God After a Year? Here Is What to Do Next Ep 231

    If you have been waiting on God for longer than a year and are starting to wonder if He has forgotten about you, this episode is for you. Waiting on God is not passive. There are three distinct phases, and most people get stuck in one without realizing it. In this episode, I walk you through all three phases, what each one feels like from the inside, and the one practical move you need to make at each stage. What we cover: Phase 1: The First 90 Days — You prayed, you believed, and the answer has not come. The faith energy is still there, but the doubt is starting to creep in. The prayer that needs to change and why. Phase 2: The Six-Month Wall — The early faith energy is gone. You told people God was going to come through, and now you are embarrassed. This is the most dangerous phase, the one where most people either give up or force the thing they have been waiting on. What to do instead. Phase 3: Year One and Beyond — A year in, there are two roads. Deeper surrender and a different kind of peace, or bitterness and a quiet faith that stopped expecting anything. What it actually looks like to choose the first road and what it produces. I share a specific 18-month season where a deal I had been trusting God over collapsed at the last hour. What that taught me about God's timing, financial patience, and what it means to surrender to a deadline without surrendering belief. If this episode helped you, the next one to listen to is about what to do financially while you are in the waiting room. Subscribe so you do not miss it.

    14 分鐘

  2. 6月20日

    5 Signs God Is Preparing You For Something You Cannot See Yet Ep 230

    Are you in a season where God just feels quiet? You are praying, you are showing up, and you cannot hear Him. In this episode, I want to talk about what is actually happening in that silence. I share five signs that tell you God is preparing you for something bigger than you can see right now. And I get personal about my own story: 18 months ago, we were two days away from closing on a major property development, and everything collapsed. At the time, it felt like a complete failure. Now I can see exactly what God was doing. What we cover: Sign 1: A closed door is a redirect, not a dead end. God is not taking things from you; He is moving you toward something better. Sign 2: Your character is being tested, not your worthiness. You are worthy. But God wants to see who you are when no one is watching. Sign 3: You are gaining clarity about what you actually want. The silent seasons are where God narrows your focus and reveals your true direction. Sign 4: God is removing the people and things that would have slowed you down. Those relationships that faded, those doors that closed, they were not accidents. Sign 5: The delay is protection, not punishment. God can trust you with little before He trusts you with more. The wait is the preparation. If this episode reached you at the right time, share it with one person walking through a storm right now. That is how we grow this community. Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUdXizFo7cjSMbOEJ698mww Download the YouVersion Bible App: https://www.youversion.com

    10 分鐘

  3. 6月14日

    Most People Miss This Weekly Meeting with God Ep 229

    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

    9 分鐘

  4. 6月6日

    Do this instead of Worrying | Surrender to God Ep 228

    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

    10 分鐘

  5. 5月30日

    Materialism Nearly Killed Me. Then I Finally Surrendered Ep 227

    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

    10 分鐘

  6. 5月23日

    When You Hit Rock Bottom Faith Is the Only Way Up Ep 226

    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.

    12 分鐘

  7. 5月16日

    Why Your Definition of 'Saved' Might Be Completely Wrong Ep 225

    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.

    10 分鐘

  8. 5月9日

    Why are you still anxious when God says be still? Ep 224

    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.

    11 分鐘
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Chasing Happiness is a podcast about life lessons and issues that impact our lives. Some of the best episodes are where we take an honest look at current events and discuss how they might affect you - all while being completely transparent in tone from host Ryan DeMent who tells his stories with honesty combined with humor for your listening pleasure! In each episode, you'll hear Ryan and his guests discussing life's challenges, finances, career advice, health & wellness tips, and more. The goal is to help you become a better version of yourself by helping you achieve your HAPPINESS!

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