322. Planning Next Year: Five Expectation Shifts for Kingdom Business

Plan your year with God using five expectation shifts to hear God at work, lead with clarity, and build a purpose-driven kingdom business.

Welcome to Heaven in Business—where we help you partner with God, build better business, and multiply Kingdom impact. In this episode, Andy Mason equips you to plan the year ahead by resetting five core expectations so you can hear God at work and lead with clarity, courage, and purpose.

What you’ll learn: We walk through five expectation shifts from Luke 7--authority-fueled, dead, confused, none/complacent, and shame-limited—and translate each into simple practices for your planning rhythm. You’ll finish with a faith-filled plan that aligns your goals, calendar, and leadership decisions with Jesus.

Three Practical Takeaways

1. Lead from Jesus’ authority. Start with His word over your life and business, then set goals that match His scale, not your fear.

2. Invite God to revive “dead” areas. Ask where hope or initiative has been buried; make one concrete change to act on renewed faith this quarter.

3. Trade disappointment for focus. List what God is doing, celebrate small wins, and double down on the fruit you’re seeing.

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Join the conversation: Which expectation are you resetting—authority, dead, confused, none, or shame-limited?

Timestamps

00:00 Welcome: why “reset expectations” matters for Q1 planning
02:14 What’s coming up: conferences, workshops, retreats
04:41 Andy’s daily way of hearing God (Scripture, questions, context)
07:06 God’s Word sustains leadership; introducing the five shifts
09:28 Shift #1: Authority-fueled expectation (Centurion—“say the word”)
11:46 Shift #2: Dead expectation (Widow of Nain—revive what’s lost)
14:04 Shift #3: Confused expectation (John the Baptist—drop offense)
16:31 Gratitude + realignment: refocus on what God is doing
18:54 Shift #4: No expectation (Pharisee—break complacency, take risk)
21:14 Practical ways to disrupt “business-as-usual”
22:21 Shift #5: Shame-limited expectation (receive grace, dream again)
24:00 Closing invite: comment, connect, and plan your next steps

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