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Feeling stuck or uncertain about setting goals, when life feels unpredictable?

We get it—especially during seasons of transition & unknowns, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed or just sit back passively.

In this episode, we get super personal about how we’re approaching setting new year's goals differently for 2025—especially in the midst of MANY unknowns as first-time parents.

We also dive into:

• How goal-setting has impacted our lives (for the better)
• Key biblical principles for effective, God-led planning
• Submitting & committing your plans to God (& taking faith-driven action)
• Goals vs. intentions vs. outcomes
• Our own examples in key areas like faith, family, & finances
• & much more!

If you want to launch into 2025 strong—in partnership with God—we pray this conversation helps you go from passively floating by to purposefully cultivating all that God created & called you to!

⭐ P.S. Don’t stay trapped in work overwhelm in the new year! Watch our FREE MASTERCLASS: How to Thrive at Work from Sustainable Rest: withthetrans.com/thrive

⏸️ NOTE: We'll be pausing new episodes for a bit as we transition into parent life! We'd love your prayers, & plan on coming back when we sense the time is right... In the meantime, subscribe to the podcast & join our email newsletter to get notified when we return: withthetrans.com/email

❤️ Also here's our GiveInKind page for anyone who feels led to support us in our transition as a family of three!! https://www.giveinkind.com/inkinds/X1B2K6I

👇RELATED LINKS:

• How To Set GOALS & Work WITH God | SUPERNATURAL Strategies with Shae Bynes (Ep. 38)
• How To Have A HEALTHY Relationship with Health! Faith & Fitness w/ Matt Huffman (Ep. 39)
• From $7 To Giving $1 MILLION AWAY: TRUE Financial Freedom - Bob & Linda Lotich (SeedTime) (Ep. 40)

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Are there times when you feel like your spiritual life has hit a wall?

Maybe you’re just not “feeling it” with God lately, or your connection with him feels distant, routine, or stagnant.

If so, you’re not alone—and we’ve been there, too. It's a common struggle that's part of our human experience... but the real danger is STAYING there.

In this episode, we open up about our own personal experiences of feeling spiritually dry and even stale.

We also share practical, real-life steps that help us reconnect with God and reignite our faith—even on the days we may not “feel it.”

If you’re ready to move past surface-level faith and want a relationship with God that’s truly alive and thriving, this episode is for you.

We pray this conversation helps transform your spiritual droughts into powerful growth!

P.S. CORRECTION: The quote "The most important thing about you is what comes to mind when you think about God" is attributed to A.W. Tozer, not N.T. Wright. Sorry about that!

🆕⭐️ FREE MASTERCLASS for Christian Millennial Women: Learn How to Thrive at Work from Sustainable Rest! 🌿 Feeling overwhelmed by work? Join us to discover what helped us break free from decades of unhealthy mental and work patterns, a simple 5-minute tool to overcome work anxiety, and our 3-part “Overwhelm to Overflow” framework
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👇RELATED LINKS:

• "Am I A Lukewarm Christian?" 3 TELLING Signs - Escaping The Casual Christianity Trap (Pt. 1) (Ep. 65): https://withthetrans.com/blog/e65
• "I Can't FEEL God... What Do I Do?" with Reigha Tencer (Ep. 54): https://withthetrans.com/blog/e54
• "I Didn't Know I Was Having Panic Attacks" - Pain, Anxiety, Unanswered Prayers with Joe Oh (Ep. 60): https://withthetrans.com/blog/e60
• EXCLUSIVE: Gabriel Lopez - How To Be God's Best Friend, Social Media Ministry, Divine Creativity (Ep. 47): https://withthetrans.com/blog/e47
• For The Person Who’s Doubting Their Faith (Ep. 28): https://withthetrans.com/blog/e28

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🎥 WATCH & Subscribe to our episodes on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@withthetrans

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Do you ever feel like your faith is just another checkbox? Like you’re going through the motions, doing all the “right” things—going to church, saying your prayers, cracking open your Bible—but something still feels like it's missing?

In this episode, we’re peeling back the layers on “lukewarm” Christianity, what it looks like, and why it’s so easy to slip into it. If you’ve ever felt the quiet tug for something more—a deeper connection, a real purpose, a faith and relationship with God that’s alive and active—this conversation is for you.

We get real about our own personal experiences being lukewarm, the unspoken dangers of it, and why settling for this "shallow" way of following God costs us way more than we realize.

Join us in exploring what it means to go ALL in with God - and step into the freedom that comes when you let him lead and transform every part of your life!

💌 P.S. Something BIG is coming, and we want you to be the first to know! Join our FREE weekly newsletter for exclusive early access to a powerful new resource we’ve been working hard on behind the scenes—plus weekly reflections and encouragement to support your journey.
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👇RELATED LINKS:

• "I Can't FEEL God... What Do I Do?" with Reigha Tencer (Ep. 54): https://withthetrans.com/blog/e54
• "I Didn't Know I Was Having Panic Attacks" - Pain, Anxiety, Unanswered Prayers with Joe Oh (Ep. 60): https://withthetrans.com/blog/e60
• EXCLUSIVE: Gabriel Lopez - How To Be God's Best Friend, Social Media Ministry, Divine Creativity (Ep. 47): https://withthetrans.com/blog/e47
• For The Person Who’s Doubting Their Faith (Ep. 28): https://withthetrans.com/blog/e28

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🎥 WATCH & Subscribe to our episodes on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@withthetrans

💵 Our Top-Recommended Faith-Based Financial Resources: https://withthetrans.com/faith-finances

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Ever feel like no matter how much you do, it’s still not enough? Like you’re on this exhausting hamster wheel, chasing the next task, project, achievement, or something else... but never really "arriving"?

In Part 2 of this conversation on how to free ourselves from hustle culture, we’re diving into why we feel this way and how our fast-paced, busyness-glorifying world - along with all the pressures from family and society - keeps us stuck in that cycle.

Join us as we talk about everything from FOMO to invisible scripts that leave us feeling anxious and drained (especially for us personally as Asian American children of immigrants) - and how to actually break free from them.

We also share real, practical ways that have helped us learn to live and work out of a place of rest (even if you’re not sure where to start) and how to "be still" with God WHILE doing work and fulfilling our God-given callings - without overcomplicating it.

👇RELATED LINKS:

• "How Do I ACTUALLY Spend Time With God?" - Escaping Hustle Culture (Pt. 1) (Ep. 63): https://withthetrans.com/blog/e63
• "I Went From Working 60+ Hours/Week to 2 HOURS/Day!" | SUPERNATURAL Productivity with Christy Childers (Ep. 25): https://withthetrans.com/blog/e25
• Mindset NeuroCoach: Overwhelmed by Work? How to Break FREE From The Cycle of Doing - with Alicia Michelle (Ep. 11): https://withthetrans.com/blog/e11

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We’re diving into a topic today that feels more real than ever... especially as we all feel the weight of increasing responsibilities, roles, and expectations as we get older.

It’s no secret that the pressures of adulting, career, and hustle culture all around us often perpetuate a constant cycle of stress and restlessness... So how do we resist and find freedom from the hustle?

This episode is part 1 of our conversation where we open up about how, for us, spending intentional time with God has played a HUGE role doing just this - including these past few months.

Join us as we unpack why spending time with God can often feel so hard and elusive - and share practical tools that you can apply right away for making time with God a priority (even if you're not a morning person!).

We hope this conversation helps demystify what it really looks like to escape the hustle and anchor yourself in the very real and accessible presence of God.

👇RELATED LINKS:

• The #1 Most Important Thing In Life Is This (Ep. 1): https://withthetrans.com/blog/e1
• "I Can't FEEL God... What Do I Do?" with Reigha Tencer (Ep. 54): https://withthetrans.com/blog/e54
• “What Are You AVOIDING?”: Lessons On Spiritual Formation with Alan George (Ep. 15): https://withthetrans.com/blog/e15
• Co-Founder & CEO: "We're At A Cultural Tipping Point" (Why You NEED Spiritual Practices At Work) - Anthony Kennada (Ep. 12): https://withthetrans.com/blog/e12
• EXCLUSIVE: Gabriel Lopez - How To Be God's Best Friend, Social Media Ministry, Divine Creativity (Ep. 47): https://withthetrans.com/blog/e47

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Hey friends! We. Are. BACK!!!

Oh man, these past few months have been FULL of transitions—pregnancy updates, Alex stepping back into corporate life, deepening our spiritual foundations—and it's all been a mix of both ups and downs.

We’re excited to catch up with you all, share some real-life real-TIME lessons we've been learning along the way, and dig into the messiness of transitions and the uncertainties of not knowing what’s ahead or what to do next...

If you’re feeling the pull to step into something new, but perhaps are holding back because of fear or uncertainty... we get it. We talk through the tension of wanting to be somewhere else in life but feeling stuck where you are right now—and what we've found personally helpful in gaining clarity around how/where God is leading AND having internal peace amidst all the external uncertainties.

👇Related Links:

• Finding out our baby's gender!: https://youtu.be/arBNChYjdsY
• Alex on leaving his former corporate job: https://withthetrans.com/blog/e51
• How God led us to move to San Diego: https://withthetrans.com/blog/e41
• Grace's Testimonies / Personal YouTube: https://youtube.com/@gracetran

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This was a bittersweet episode to record... But we wanted to bring you into our real, raw, still-in-progress process "behind the curtain" on why we're taking a break, when we're planning to be back, as well as what we're excited about next and share with y'all in the meantime!

Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/withthetrans
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Catch Grace over on her YouTube: https://youtube.com/@gracetran

We love y'all and are so, so grateful for all your support in this journey so far... and God is a good shepherd and we're excited to see how he continues to lead each of us into even greater things, lessons, and glory ahead :)

We'd so appreciate if you could keep us in prayer as we continue to seek him for his leading in everything - specifically how he wants us to be obedient in his specific assignments for us to make disciples, advance his Kingdom, and glorify him!

P.S. ALSO, we forgot to mention this but the timing of it all ended up being perfect (God is clutch!), because we're joining with our church to do a 40-Day Digital Fast, starting today! Decluttering our minds, hearts, souls to hear more from God, be more present, and live more outside our screens. (You're welcome to join us in doing this, too, if you want!)

We won't be on social media from now until mid-July - so if you need to contact us, email us at graceandalex@withthetrans.com. Love y'all! ✌️

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• How generational inheritance impacts us, both in good and challenging ways
• How God works through us and our families cross-generationally
• The raw reality of navigating pain and unexpected challenges
• Joe's honest and vulnerable account of dealing with panic attacks
• Joe's experience of walking through the heartbreak of miscarriage with his family
• What it means and looks like to "rejoice in trials"
• How to hold the tension between unanswered prayers and standing in faith
• And more...

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