Hey everybody, welcome to the podcast, I’m Nick and it’s an honor to be here with you today.
Today is April 17.
Each day, we follow a simple rhythm: Slow Down, Read, Notice, Reread, Meditate, Respond, and Exercise.
Let’s begin.

Slow Down

You are stepping into a sacred space with the intent of meeting Jesus.
He wants to meet with you and spend time with you.
Take this moment to slow down, quiet your mind, and prepare your heart to connect with Him.
Close your eyes. Take a deep breath in, then slowly release it.
As you inhale, whisper: “Jesus, be my one focus.”
As you exhale, pray: “Clear out what divides my heart.”
Do this three times, then rest in His presence.

Read

Your eye is like a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is filled with light. But when your eye is unhealthy, your whole body is filled with darkness. And if the light you think you have is actually darkness, how deep that darkness is!
“No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money.  (Matthew 6:22–24, NLT)

Notice

What stands out to you in this passage? Is there a word or phrase that catches your attention? Hold it in your heart for a moment.

Reread

Hear these words again, not as a warning about wealth alone, but as an honest look at what happens when our focus becomes divided and our hearts try to serve more than one master.

Meditate

Jesus uses the image of the eye as a lamp — and the idea is this: what you fix your gaze on determines what fills you. A healthy eye, focused and clear, lets light flood the whole body. An unhealthy eye, distracted and divided, lets darkness creep in.
This is a passage about focus and allegiance. Jesus is saying that you cannot sustainably live with a divided heart — one part devoted to God, another part devoted to money, comfort, status, or security. Eventually, one will win. And the one that wins will be the one you’ve been quietly feeding all along.
The word “enslaved” is significant. Jesus isn’t saying money is neutral — He’s saying it has the capacity to own you. To shape your decisions, your fears, your relationships, and your identity — if you let it.
The antidote isn’t simply giving more money away — it’s a reorientation of the gaze. What are you looking at? What are you moving toward? What gets your first thought in the morning and your last thought at night?
Take a few moments to reflect on this question:
Is there something other than God that is quietly functioning as my master — shaping my decisions, my anxieties, and my sense of security?

Respond

Jesus, reorient my gaze toward You — and where money, comfort, or status has taken a place that belongs to You alone, I surrender it now. Be my one Master.

Exercise

The rush of life will meet you again when you leave this sacred place—but you can carry this moment into your day by forming new habits.
Habit: Simplicity
— Identify One Thing That Has Too Much Power Over You and Loosen Its Grip
Today’s habit is an honest one: identify one thing — a habit, a possession, a financial anxiety, a status symbol — that has quietly taken on too much importance in your life, and take one small step to loosen its grip today.
Maybe that means deleting a shopping app. Maybe it means not checking your bank account or investment portfolio obsessively today. Maybe it means choosing not to buy something you wanted but don’t need. Maybe it’s simply acknowledging out loud to God: “This has too much of me.”
You don’t have to solve it all today. Just name it. Bring it into the light. A divided heart begins to heal the moment we stop pretending the division isn’t there.
Before you do it, pray: “Lord, I don’t want this to own me. Show me what one step looks like today — and give me the courage to take it.”

I have one ask of you before you go, could you please share this podcast with one person today? One person at a time will grow this podcast to help more people walk with Jesus.
That’s your two minutes with Jesus for today.
Now, take what you’ve heard…share it and live it.
Until next time, keep slowing down, keep listening, and keep walking with Jesus.