If you’re a Christian entrepreneur, you’ve probably felt the tension: Can I pursue business success, make money, and still honor God? This episode of Kingdom Entrepreneur is a direct, confronting reset—because faith, family, fitness, business, and money are not separate lanes. You only get one life. And when we try to compartmentalize—church over here, business over there—it creates confusion, guilt, burnout, and a success that still feels empty.

Ray shares his own journey of starting in business at age 10, learning sales early, then wrestling with the pressure and judgment around money: Is money my god? Is success sinful? Through Ecclesiastes, Matthew 25 (the parable of the talents), and 1 Corinthians 4, this conversation reframes wealth and entrepreneurship as stewardship. If God has placed something in your hand—opportunity, relationships, influence, skills, resources—then you’re called to use it well, multiply faithfully, and keep an open hand. This is for builders who want a Kingdom business that blesses customers, employees, families, and communities—without losing their soul.

• The real question every Kingdom entrepreneur must answer

• Why compartmentalizing faith and business creates hidden damage

• How Ecclesiastes exposes the “moving goalpost” of success

• The parable of the talents applied to money, opportunity, and calling

• What it means to live with an “open hand” in business and wealth

• How to tell the difference between God opportunities vs good ideas

• A practical stewardship question to clarify your next move

00:00 Intro
01:12 The core question: does it all belong to God?
04:30 Early business + the first money/faith conflict
08:10 Why “success” can still feel empty
11:05 Ecclesiastes and the moving goalpost
14:40 Matthew 25: talents, stewardship, and multiplication
20:05 Open-hand living: using money without worshiping it
23:15 1 Corinthians 4: what do you have that you didn’t receive?
26:10 How to evaluate opportunities as an entrepreneur
29:20 The call to action: what’s in your hand right now?
31:10 Closing + subscribe/share