Discover how to recognize God's calling, lead with purpose, and know when it's time to move on from an assignment. Andy Mason talks with Jay Jakub about faith-driven leadership, biblical stewardship, and following God's direction through business and career transitions.

In this episode of the Heaven in Business Podcast, Andy Mason sits down with Keith and Alexis Fedor to share their journey from financial hardship to building a thriving financial advisory business.

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From delivering pizzas to make ends meet, having their electricity disconnected, and experiencing a car repossession to eventually seeing their business flourish, Keith and Alexis share what it looked like to trust God when His provision didn't match their expectations.

Their story is a powerful reminder that difficult circumstances don't necessarily mean you've missed God. Sometimes the greatest growth happens in seasons when the outcome is uncertain.

Discover how to remain faithful through financial challenges, develop your skills while trusting God, surround yourself with encouraging community, and recognize His provision in unexpected ways.

4 NEXT STEPS:

1. Surrender your expectations. Ask God where you've placed limitations on what His provision should look like and invite Him to show you what He's doing in your current circumstances.

2. Surround yourself with the right people. Build relationships with people who will encourage you, offer wise counsel, and help you recognize what God is doing when you can't see it yourself.

3. Take your next faithful step. You don't need the entire journey mapped out. Ask God what He's inviting you to do today, and take that step with Him.

4. Join us at an in-person event: Join us at the Nashville Conference, March 3–5, 2027, to connect with Christ-centered business leaders and grow in partnering with God in your work. Heaveninbusiness.com/nashville

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 — Introduction: When God's Provision Looks Different

01:37 — Discovering God's Unexpected Calling

04:19 — Starting a Family and Finding a Career

07:46 — When Following God Leads to Financial Hardship

10:36 — Learning to Trust God with Very Little

12:23 — When God's Provision Doesn't Meet Expectations

17:13 — Discerning God's Purpose in Difficult Seasons

20:48 — What Years of Hardship Taught Them

23:49 — How to Stay Faithful Through Adversity

26:16 — The Power of Encouraging Community

29:12 — Why Perseverance Matters in Business

31:45 — Finding Purpose Beyond Financial Success

36:13 — Discovering Your Calling and Taking Action

What do you do when disappointment happens so often, that you stop believing anything will ever change?

In this episode of the Heaven in Business Podcast, Andy Mason shares what he and Janine have experienced while visiting Zimbabwe—extraordinary faith and resilience alongside heartbreaking stories of economic hardship, broken promises, and hope deferred.

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When you've invested precious time, money, and your whole heart into something only to experience another setback, it's easy to believe there's no point in trying again. You start focusing on what's missing, who hasn't followed through, and why things can't change.

But what if the breakthrough begins not with your circumstances changing, but with remembering who your Source is?

NEXT STEPS:

1. Join us at the Heaven in Business Conference in Nashville, March 2027: Heaveninbusiness.com/nashville

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TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 What Is Learned Hopelessness?

02:39 Recognizing Hopelessness in Your Own Life

03:21 Step 1: Return to God as Your Source

06:55 Step 2: Stand Up and Take Ownership

07:54 Step 3: Focus on What You Already Have

08:43 Step 4: Walk It Out One Day at a Time

10:49 A Prayer for Renewed Hope