This podcast is a reading of No Matter What as read by the author. Each episode is essentially a chapter of the book, with author commentary sprinkled throughout.
“Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you.” Proverbs 2:11
“You will find that it is necessary to let things go, simply for the reason that they are heavy.” - C. Joybell
Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies have no sense. Proverbs 12:11
Today I will do what others won’t, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can’t.” - Jer…
The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him. Lamentations 3:25
“You must expect great things of yourself before you can do them.” - Michael Jordan
Have no fear of sudden disaster or of the ruin that overtakes the wicked, for the Lord will be at your side and will keep your foot from being snared. Proverbs 3:25-26
“Believe you can and you’re half…
All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty. Proverbs 14:23
”The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses–behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long befor…
Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. James 1:4
“You can be comfortable or courageous, but you cannot be both.” - Brene Brown
Trust in the Lord with all... Proverbs 3:5
“If you aren’t going all in, why go at all?” - Joe Namath
Slack habits and sloppy work are as bad as vandalism. Proverbs 18:9
“I prayed for twenty years but received no answer until I prayed with my legs.” - Frederick Douglass
Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and he will establish your plans. Proverbs 16:3
“To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities.” - Bruce Lee
A farmer too lazy to plant in the spring has nothing to harvest in the fall. Proverbs 20:4
“People almost never do what they think that they should do. But they always do what they feel they must do.…
No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. 1 John 4:12
“I have written so many books on God, but after all that, what do I really know? …
They have eyes but do not see... Jeremiah 5:21
“It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.” - Henry David Thoreau
Don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. James 1:22
“Well done is better than well said.” - Benjamin Franklin
“Wounds from a friend are better than kisses from an enemy.” Proverbs 27:6
“I desperately want to be coached.” - Aaron Rodgers
“A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.” Proverbs 14:30
“It’s not about you, once you get to this level. It’s not about how many millions you make or how big your house is o…
“Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs.” Proverbs 10:12
“The most important measure of how good a game I played was how much better I’d made my teammates play.” - Bill Russell
“Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.” Ecclesia…
“A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.” Proverbs 14:30
“It’s not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.” - Arthur A…
“Love others as you love yourself.” Mark 12:31
“One player’s selfish attitude can poison a locker room and make it hard, if not impossible, to establish teamwork.” - Dean Smith
“Many who are first will be last.” Mark 10:31
“We know that every moment is a moment of grace, every hour an offering; not to share them would mean to betray them. Our lives no longer belong to us alo…