Faith-focused entrepreneurs face a tension nobody talks about: the world says time is running out. Scripture says we're eternal.

Which one is actually driving your calendar?

In this episode, David Laut shares the seven-year grinding season that nearly cost him his relationship with his oldest son, the agreement he made with God about how much time he'd give to work, and why his business grew 5X after he started doing less.

We cover:

→ Why "time is money" is the smallest version of stewardship

→ The lie of "I'm the provider" — and what's really driving our work obsession

→ The unspoken trade-off: getting validation at work that you don't get at home

→ Why owning the outcome is the fastest path to burnout

→ The 80/20 principle through a Kingdom lens

→ Using prayer to solve real-world problems (including a wild valet-step story)

→ The Ephesians 5 framework for making the best use of your time

→ What faith, hope, and love actually look like in a calendarIf you've ever felt the tension between ambition and discipleship — between building wealth and stewarding your life — this conversation is for you.

⏱️ CHAPTERS:

00:00 — Intro

01:30 — The time tension every Christian entrepreneur feels

05:00 — "Time is money" and the world's definition of winning

09:30 — Pride at work vs. presence at home1

3:00 — The 2013–2020 grind and what it cost

17:00 — 2016: surrender and the business opportunity that followed

21:00 — The 5X growth from doing less and trusting more

26:00 — Turning off the work brain: starting in the Word

30:00 — Long-term plans vs. surrendered seasons

34:00 — Two extremes: hustle culture vs. time-freedom idolatry

39:00 — The 80/20 rule, redeemed

43:00 — Prayer as problem-solving (the valet story)

48:00 — The 40-year rearview question

52:00 — A challenge to anyone who feels they don't have enough time

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What are you really chasing — and would you recognize freedom if you had it?

🎯 WHAT YOU'LL TAKE AWAY

In this episode of The David Laut Show, David Laut and Garrett Case unpack one of the most misunderstood ideas in the faith-and-business world: stewardship. Most Christians shrink it down to money. David makes the case that stewardship is actually about the entirety of who you are — your time, your talent, AND your treasure — and that learning to steward all three (instead of owning them) is the real path to the freedom every entrepreneur says they want.

This is an honest, practical conversation for faith-focused entrepreneurs who are already successful but want to build eternal value, not just earthly value. David shares hard-won lessons from building a company, raising seven kids, fighting his own pride and resentment, and learning — slowly — that "if it's to be, it's up to God," not "up to me."

If you've ever felt the weight of owning every outcome, struggled to cap your work hours, wrestled with tithing, or carried resentment that quietly stole your peace, this one's for you.

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⏱️ CHAPTERS

00:00 Chasing Real Freedom

00:25 Stewardship Beyond Money

01:38 Time Under God

04:38 Work Hours and Faith

06:54 Redefining Talent

08:05 God or Self Motives

10:31 Owning vs Stewarding

12:27 Resentment and Forgiveness

16:42 Defining True Freedom

17:58 Benefits of Freedom

19:39 Boundaries Create Freedom

20:21 Freedom as Inner Peace

21:29 Stop Owning the Outcome

24:05 Money Stress and Surrender

25:09 Treasure and Tithing

27:09 First Fruits and Trust

30:13 Giving as Imago Dei

31:15 Tithing as Leadership

34:59 Integrating Work Faith Family

38:09 One Person All the Time

39:10 Closing and Connecting

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📖 SCRIPTURE & IDEAS REFERENCED

Galatians 2:20 — "Crucified with Christ… Christ lives in me"

Colossians 3:23 — Work heartily, as unto the Lord

John 6:29 — What God requires: trust in the One He sent

Matthew 11:30 — "My yoke is easy and my burden is light"

2 Corinthians 5:20 — Ambassadors for Christ

Proverbs 3:5–6 — Trust in the Lord… He will direct your paths

1 Samuel 16:7 — God looks at the heart

Matthew 6:14–15 — Forgiving others

Romans 5:8 — "While we were still sinners, Christ died for us"

Genesis 1:27 — Imago Dei (made in the image of God)

Exodus 20:3 — "Have no other gods before Me"

Luke 12:48 — "To whom much is given, much will be required"

Genesis 4 — First fruits (Cain & Abel)

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💵 CONNECT YOUR FAITH & YOUR FINANCES — KERUX FINANCIAL

Want to go deeper on stewarding your time, talent, and treasure? Kerux Financial helps faith-focused entrepreneurs and families align their money with their mission — so you can pursue real freedom, not just a bigger number.

👉 Learn more: https://KeruxHQ.com

👉 Subscribe to our monthly newsletter — markets, stewardship, and all things finance

👉 Book a conversation with our team: https://keruxhq.com/explore-a-partnership/

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