333. How a Truck Crisis Taught Me About Faith
Kingdom crisis keys for Christian business leaders: hear God at work, stay rooted in love, and respond with wisdom when pressure and uncertainty hit.
Welcome to The Conversation—the Heaven in Business podcast with Andy Mason, helping you navigate the messy intersection of faith, family, and business. In this short, “fresh testimony,” Andy shares what happened last week while traveling between Ohio and Illinois after buying a secondhand truck. When a check engine light sparked a real-time crisis decision under pressure. Instead of reacting from fear, shame, or accusation, he chose a Kingdom response: stay rooted and grounded in love (Ephesians 3:14–21) and let Christ rule the “decision seat” of the heart—then watch how God opens a way forward.
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Three Practical Takeaways (Keys to Handle Crisis)
1. Notice the “indicator lights” early. Small warnings can save you big pain later, pause and get clarity instead of pushing through on adrenaline.
2. Choose response over reaction (love as your baseline). Pressure reveals who’s ruling your heart. When you’re rooted in love, you don’t have to protect, prove, defend, or attack, you can respond with peace and wisdom.
3. Lead with integrity and calm communication. Andy contrasts two crisis postures—fear/shame/accusation vs. anchored love—and shows how that changes the conversation and outcome with the dealer. Subscribe & Stay Connected
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What’s a “crisis moment” you’re facing right now—and what would it look like to respond from being rooted in God’s love instead of reacting from pressure?
Timestamps
00:00 – Welcome + why this is a fresh testimony
01:10 – “Love rules the throne”: identity + the 3 chairs
02:20 – Real-life business pressures that reveal who’s ruling
03:05 – Romans 5:5: hope doesn’t disappoint (love poured out)
04:45 – Ephesians 3:14–21: rooted and grounded in love
07:10 – The truck story: the check engine light crisis moment
08:45 – Key #1: pay attention to the indicator lights
09:40 – More diagnostics… and the bigger issue is revealed
12:00 – Two postures in crisis: fear/shame vs anchored love
14:25 – Outcome + biggest lesson: love-led leadership in crisis
15:05 – Andy prays Ephesians 3:14–21 over you
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