Hey friends,
This one might step on your toes a little—but I promise, it’s worth it.
There’s a lot of noise right now around the Department of Government Efficiency, better known as DOGE. Some people are cheering it on like it’s a long-overdue spring cleaning of the federal closet. Others are grieving the real people whose jobs and lives are being disrupted. The reactions are loud, emotional, and (not surprisingly) polarized.
But in all the shouting, something struck me...
We’re real quick to criticize how they’re spending money—but how closely are we looking at our own?
"The wise store up choice food and olive oil, but fools gulp theirs down."(Proverbs21:20)
That’s what this week’s episode is about. It’s not a hot take on Washington. It’s a mirror—one I’m holding up to myself too. Because somewhere between blasting government bloat and defending public workers, I noticed something funny:
We know DOGE’s numbers better than we know our own.
We can tell you how much the government wants to save, but not how much we spent on Uber Eats last month. We’re fired up about cuts over there but numb to the small leaks right here—the ones draining our peace, our bank accounts, and maybe even our calling.
So let’s talk about that.
This 13-minute episode is about dollars, discipline, and doing better—not just as citizens, but as people called to steward what’s been given to us. It’s about taking the same passion we bring to political outrage and applying it to personal growth.
"Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much." (Luke 16:10)
Give it a listen. Share it with someone who’s been yelling at the news a lot lately and watch it twice if you’ve been the one doing the yelling! And maybe—just maybe—ask yourself: what would it look like to be as efficient with your life as you want the government to be with theirs?
See you in the episode.
Enjoying the journey with you,
Les
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