ToddTalks--Spirit By Design: Your Weekly Survival Guide

Todd Andrewsen
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ToddTalks--Spirit By Design is for those of you who desire to increase your spiritual wellness, utilize spiritual gifts, and overcome spiritual obstacles. If you struggle to maintain your spirituality, your beliefs, your testimony, in this chaotic world, come listen in and learn some things that can change your life. Maybe you can't make it to church due to your responsibilities whatever they may be. Maybe you struggle with your Testimony or beliefs and are looking for help. Maybe you just need someone to give you ideas on how to build and strengthen your faith. This podcast is to help you design your spiritual life. Spirit by Design means you are in charge of your life. You surrender it to God and allow him to help you design the life you desire. By developing and strengthening your spiritual side, you will find peace, joy and serenity in this chaotic world that is only getting worse.

  1. 2d ago

    The Cost Of Not Listening - Leadership Part 1

    Send us Fan Mail One stubborn moment can undo years of trust, and Rehoboam proves it. He inherits the greatest advantages imaginable as Solomon’s son, yet he manages to fracture Israel because he won’t listen. We unpack how that kind of leadership failure doesn’t stay in ancient scripture; it shows up today in homes, marriages, friendships, church leadership, and even the way we govern our own emotions.  We start with a simple leadership request from the people: lighten our burdens and we will serve. Then we follow Rehoboam through a choice that feels familiar: he seeks counsel, but he only accepts the advice that feeds his ego. From there, we dig into servant leadership and spiritual leadership, why pride often disguises itself as confidence, and how selective listening can quietly sabotage your influence. If you’ve ever felt the urge to prove you’re “in charge,” this conversation gives language for what’s happening under the surface.  From Christ’s teachings on greatness to His personal example of serving, we look at what real strength looks like: humility, meekness, charity, wisdom, and staying teachable through revelation. We also contrast Rehoboam with King Benjamin, who earns trust through labor and service and teaches that serving others is serving God. You’ll leave with a set of questions to pray through before major decisions and a clear challenge for the week: stop trying to control one “kingdom” in your life and start looking for a way to lift it.  If this helped you, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a five-star review so more people can build a stronger spiritual life and become better servant leaders. Support the show You can reach me anytime at  email: tandrewsen.monat@gmail.com Instagram @toddtalks_ig

  2. 5d ago

    If You Stop Learning, You Start Losing

    Send us Fan Mail One sentence can fracture a family, a team, or an entire kingdom. That’s why I’m leaning into a hard leadership lesson from the Old Testament: Rehoboam had a crown, resources, and a legendary father, yet he “forsook the counsel” that could have saved his people and his legacy. I use his story to talk about the kind of leadership that actually keeps your life from falling apart when pressure hits.  For me, the hinge is teachability. Real spiritual leadership starts when I let Jesus Christ influence me first, and that takes humility. We talk about how continuous revelation only works when I stay open to correction, how confidence can masquerade as inspiration, and why the moment I think I’ve arrived is often the moment my growth slows down. I also contrast stubbornness with gospel courage: the courage to repent, apologize, forgive, and change direction when the Lord shows me I’m standing in the wrong place.  To make it practical, I share an aviation picture I love: we don’t wait until we’re miles off course to correct, we make constant small adjustments and deviate around known danger. Then I close with a servant leadership challenge modeled by King Benjamin and perfected by Jesus Christ: choose one relationship that matters and ask, “How can I serve more?” If you find this helpful, subscribe, share it with a friend who leads, and leave a review with the one question you’re taking into this week. Support the show You can reach me anytime at  email: tandrewsen.monat@gmail.com Instagram @toddtalks_ig

  3. Jul 3

    How To Love Like Christ Without Being Used

    Send us Fan Mail If you’ve ever felt guilty for saying no, even when you’re exhausted, this conversation is for you. We’re digging into one of the hardest tensions in Christian living: how to show real charity without being taken advantage of, and how to love like Jesus Christ without losing yourself in endless demands.  We start with a simple but freeing idea: charity is not people pleasing. The pure love of Christ doesn’t mean letting others misuse you, ignoring unhealthy patterns, or saying yes out of fear. Jesus loved perfectly, and He also held boundaries. He taught and healed, He corrected when needed, He withdrew to pray, and sometimes He walked away. That example gives us permission to pursue Christlike service that leads to spiritual strength instead of burnout.  We also talk about enabling versus helping, and why “rescuing” can sometimes block growth. God honors agency, allows consequences to teach, and invites us to seek wisdom, not just react to pressure. That’s where boundaries and personal revelation come in. When someone asks for help, we can pray and ask what God wants, then choose a response that blends love with truth, compassion with accountability, and mercy with a sound mind.  If you want practical gospel-centered guidance on boundaries, Christian service, and healthy discipleship, listen now. Subscribe, share this with someone who needs relief, and leave a review telling us: where do you most need wisdom to match your love? Support the show You can reach me anytime at  email: tandrewsen.monat@gmail.com Instagram @toddtalks_ig

  4. Jun 26

    Signs Of The Second Coming - Are You Watching or Working on Becoming Holy?

    Send us Fan Mail The world feels like it’s accelerating, and not always in a good way. Wars flare up, families strain, truth gets treated like a preference, and technology races ahead faster than our ability to process it. When you feel that tension, it’s easy to ask, “Are these the signs of the Second Coming?” I take that question head-on, and I frame the signs the way the Savior does: not as a code to crack for a date, but as an invitation to prepare with faith. I walk through several major “signs of the times” with a gospel lens, including the Restoration of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the gathering of Israel through missionary work and the covenant path, increasing wickedness and the rising cost of standing for eternal truth, and “wars and rumors of wars” that show up both in nations and inside our own souls. We also talk about natural disasters, the earth “groaning,” and why crisis can either harden us or turn us toward Christ. And because we live in an age of information overload and AI-generated confusion, I highlight spiritual deception and why personal revelation and discernment aren’t optional anymore. Finally, I share one of the most hopeful signs happening quietly across the world: temples. Temples aren’t just buildings, they’re a call to become a covenant people ready to meet the Lord. If you’ve been watching headlines more than you’ve been watching your heart, this is your reset. Subscribe, share this with a friend who feels anxious about the future, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway: what helps you feel spiritually ready today? Support the show You can reach me anytime at  email: tandrewsen.monat@gmail.com Instagram @toddtalks_ig

  5. Jun 19

    How Prosperity Can Slide You Into Spiritual Apathy

    Send us Fan Mail Comfort isn’t always a blessing. Sometimes it’s the quiet condition that puts our spiritual life to sleep while we’re busy feeling “fine.” We dig into a danger that rarely announces itself: spiritual apathy that grows through ease, distraction, and just enough routine to keep us going through the motions without real connection to God. We walk through the Book of Mormon pattern of the pride cycle and why prosperity can create the illusion that we no longer need the Lord. From Nephi’s warning about being “pacified and lulled” into carnal security to David’s choice to stay home when kings go to battle, we look at how small decisions in comfortable moments can weaken vigilance. We also sit with Christ’s sharp words to the lukewarm and talk honestly about what fence-sitting looks like in real life: prayers that turn into checklists, scripture study that becomes skimming, promptings we keep delaying, and service we start treating as optional. Then we get practical. If you can feel yourself drifting, there are ways back that actually work: purposeful fasting, deep study, acting immediately on spiritual promptings, remembering covenants, serving someone else, and praying for spiritual hunger when you don’t feel it. If you want stronger discipleship, clearer personal revelation, and a faith that stays awake in a comfortable world, press play and take one step forward with us. Subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a five star review so more people can find the show. Support the show You can reach me anytime at  email: tandrewsen.monat@gmail.com Instagram @toddtalks_ig

  6. Jun 16

    How To Stay Spiritually Anchored When Culture Tries to Shift Truth

    Send us Fan Mail Truth didn’t get weaker, but the pressure to treat it like a preference has never been louder. We sit with a hard question: why is it so difficult to stand for eternal truth in a culture that keeps insisting truth is negotiable? I walk through why objective truth matters, why “your truth” can quietly become a trap, and why aligning our lives to truth is the opposite of the modern message to adjust truth until it fits.  From there, we talk about the real battle underneath the noise: identity. When you don’t know who you are, you’ll borrow your worth from trends, approval, or fear. I share why the restored gospel answers identity with clarity: you are a child of God with divine potential and eternal worth. We connect that foundation to discipleship in real life, especially when social pressure hits hard at school, online, or at work and you feel tempted to stay quiet just to belong.  We also get practical about spiritual survival in a distracted age. The adversary does not always need to prove truth is false; sometimes he only needs to drown it out. That’s why daily prayer, scripture study, worship, and stillness matter, because the still small voice is easiest to miss when life is always loud. Finally, I lay out four anchors to help you stand firm through modern storms: daily personal revelation, covenants, holy places, and Jesus Christ as the true foundation.  If this helped you, subscribe, share it with a friend who feels stretched by today’s culture, and leave a review so more people can find it. What’s one “anchor” you want to strengthen this week? Support the show You can reach me anytime at  email: tandrewsen.monat@gmail.com Instagram @toddtalks_ig

  7. Jun 12

    Righteous People Suffer And God Still Refines Them - Lessons From Job

    Send us Fan Mail The hardest seasons of life can make you wonder if God has gone quiet or if you did something wrong. We go straight at that fear by walking through the Book of Job and the idea of the refiner’s fire: what if your suffering is not proof of abandonment, but a setting where God is shaping something holier in you? Job is called “perfect and upright,” yet he still loses nearly everything. That alone dismantles the myth that righteousness guarantees comfort, and it opens a better question: what kind of person can we become when life is stripped down to the bone? We talk about covenant faithfulness that is not transactional, the kind of trust that says, “Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him.” We explore why God often gives perspective instead of explanations, how discipleship can require trust before understanding, and how trials can remove pride, control, and self-sufficiency so dependence on Jesus Christ can finally take root. Along the way, we connect Job’s journey to modern scripture in the Doctrine and Covenants and to Joseph Smith’s experience in Liberty Jail, where suffering is met with eternal perspective rather than instant relief. We also look at why Job powerfully points to Jesus Christ: innocent suffering, rejection, grief, silence, and endurance. Because Christ descended below all things, He understands every form of pain and can sanctify what we cannot fix today. You’ll leave with five concrete practices for enduring trials without becoming bitter, staying turned toward God, and anchoring your identity in Christ instead of circumstances. Subscribe for more, share this with a friend who needs it, and leave a review with the lesson from Job you’re trying to live right now. Support the show You can reach me anytime at  email: tandrewsen.monat@gmail.com Instagram @toddtalks_ig

  8. Jun 9

    Are You Training Yourself To Hear God Or Ignore Him

    Send us Fan Mail A tiny spiritual nudge can feel easy to dismiss, until you realize it might have been the exact help someone needed. I’m Todd, and I’m digging into a principle that has shaped my life: when we act on promptings from the Holy Ghost, we become more able to receive personal revelation. When we postpone, rationalize, or ignore those impressions, we can miss specific blessings and slowly lose spiritual sensitivity, even if we still have full agency to choose. We connect the dots across General Conference teachings from leaders like Elder David A. Bednar, Elder Richard G. Scott, and President Henry B. Eyring, plus scriptures that teach revelation comes line upon line. We talk about why God rarely gives a full map, why confirmation often comes after we start moving, and why writing down impressions can train your mind and heart to recognize God’s hand more consistently. If you’ve ever thought, “Was that really the Spirit or just me?”, you’ll find practical clarity here. I also share a personal story about acting on a prompting to make sure a needed blessing happened, along with a candid look at what it feels like to lose light through small choices and how to return to it step by step. In a world full of noise, opinions, and confusion, learning to recognize and act on spiritual promptings is not just inspiring, it’s essential. Listen, then subscribe, share with a friend, and leave a review with your biggest question about personal revelation. Support the show You can reach me anytime at  email: tandrewsen.monat@gmail.com Instagram @toddtalks_ig

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ToddTalks--Spirit By Design is for those of you who desire to increase your spiritual wellness, utilize spiritual gifts, and overcome spiritual obstacles. If you struggle to maintain your spirituality, your beliefs, your testimony, in this chaotic world, come listen in and learn some things that can change your life. Maybe you can't make it to church due to your responsibilities whatever they may be. Maybe you struggle with your Testimony or beliefs and are looking for help. Maybe you just need someone to give you ideas on how to build and strengthen your faith. This podcast is to help you design your spiritual life. Spirit by Design means you are in charge of your life. You surrender it to God and allow him to help you design the life you desire. By developing and strengthening your spiritual side, you will find peace, joy and serenity in this chaotic world that is only getting worse.

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