Episode 162

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24th Jun 2025

Do Actions Always Speak Louder Than Words?

“The proof of the pudding is in the eating.”

“Talk is cheap.”

“Actions speak louder than words.”

If a person claims to want one thing but their actions say another, what's the truth? The answer isn't always as obvious as it may seem. Three questions help lead to the truth -- whether it's for someone else or yourself.

  1. Do they/I have the knowledge or skills?
  2. Do they/I have the ability?
  3. Do they/I have the opportunity?

  Discover how these questions help us answer the final question in our series on Life's Four Most Courageous and Crucial Questions. "What am I willing to do to get what I say I want?"

During this episode we'll look at:

  • self-limiting beliefs;
  • aligning our desires with the realities of limited time, money, and energy;
  • capacity vs ability;
  • wanting outcomes vs. processes.

We also see how teaching our children to use this question builds problem-solving skills.

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Stephanie Smith

Stephanie Smith's heart for teaching began with the chickens and cows on her childhood farm. ​Today’s audiences don't moo or squawk but instead appreciate Stephanie’s applying Biblical truths and human insights to real issues with artfulness, authority, and authenticity. Experiencing deep relational and emotional pain starting at birth, Stephanie is now on a mission to build spiritually strong, emotionally healthy, and relationally smart women and families.
Stephanie’s passion for education motivated helping launch and teaching at a homeschool cooperative and later a Christian school. She’s mom to five grown sons, mother-in-law to four heart daughters, and Nana to seven grands. Believing every person has an impact that is immeasurable, eternal, and irreplaceable, Stephanie invites and equips others to engage fully in God's grand story!