What would your life look like if you were truly all in; no back doors, no plan B, no half effort and energy?

In Episode 36 of Still With Purpose, we unpack what it actually means to commit fully — in your relationship with God, your purpose, your relationships, and your life.

“THOSE WHO COMMIT TO NOTHING ARE DISTRACTED BY EVERYTHING.” — Amanda Sharp

So many people say they want peace, clarity, confidence, success, or a deeper relationship with God.

But they are still leaving the back door open.

Still second guessing.

Still procrastinating.

Still seeking validation.

Still entertaining distractions.

In this episode, we talk honestly about:

• How lack of commitment creates confusion and steals motivation
• Why procrastination is proof you are not fully all in
• How self sabotage keeps you small and spiritually stuck
• Why distraction is often a commitment problem
• How people pleasing and second guessing block clarity
• Why growth requires losing certain relationships
• How committing to God removes chaos and mental noise
• What happens when you stop asking for opinions and start trusting God
• Why floating through life with no commitments is spiritual laziness
• How to stop repeating the same patterns and expecting different results

We also share personal stories about marriage, loss, downsizing, simplifying life, and choosing to fully commit to what we feel God has called us to do.

When you are not fully committed, your mind fantasizes about every other option.

When you make a solid decision, the other options fall away.

If you feel distracted, unfulfilled, spiritually confused, constantly second guessing, procrastinating, or stuck in cycles of sabotage, this conversation will challenge you.

Reflection Questions:

• Where in your life are you half in — saying you are committed, but leaving space for excuses?
• What is the real reason behind your lack of full commitment — fear, doubt, worthiness, or a weak why?
• If you chose to be 100 percent all in on one thing this week, what distractions would instantly lose their power?

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This episode is for anyone struggling with:

• how to fully commit to God
• why I keep procrastinating on my purpose
• how to stop being distracted in life
• Christian personal growth
• how to stop self sabotage spiritually
• why I second guess myself constantly
• overcoming distraction and procrastination
• how to strengthen relationship with God
• how to stop people pleasing and start committing
• how to know if God is calling you to something

If you are ready to stop floating and start committing, this conversation is for you.If this episode speaks to you, listen to the full discussion and consider leaving a review. Reviews are gold and a free way to support others hearing this message.

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Did you know every time you self sabotage, an old wound is trying to stay alive.

SELF-SABOTAGE IS THE MIND'S WAY OF FEELING SAFE IN A WORLD IT CAN'T TRULY CONTROL. – Amanda Sharp

In this episode, Amanda and Christy break down why self sabotage feels safer than success, why the brain chooses predictability over happiness, and how familiar pain can feel more secure than growth.

We talk about:

Why your brain loves predictability not happiness

How self sabotage is a survival strategy that is no longer serving you

Why safety is often just an illusion of control

How limiting beliefs and old behavior patterns keep you small

Why success can feel dangerous to your nervous system

How faith removes the pressure to control outcomes

Why some people sabotage good things when life starts improving

The connection between vulnerability, exposure, intimacy, and fear

What it means to stop destroying opportunities so you do not have to feel seen

How to trust God instead of leaning on your own understanding

If you have ever thought:

"If I ruin it first, at least the world cannot ruin it for me."

"If I do not try, I cannot fail."

"If I push them away, they cannot abandon me."

This conversation is for you.

Self sabotage often means your nervous system is not calibrated for the life you say you want. Success can feel like exposure. Intimacy can feel like danger. Growth can feel risky.

But what if you are not ruining your life. What if you are avoiding a level of freedom you have never experienced before.

If this episode speaks to you, listen to the full discussion and consider leaving a review. Reviews are gold and a free way to support others hearing this message.

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What if the real source of your disappointment isn’t other people… but the unspoken expectations you silently placed on them?

Why do we keep getting hurt in relationships when we never clearly communicated what we needed?

In Episode 34, we unpack the quiet contracts we create in our minds and how they slowly erode love, respect, and connection.

“EVERY EXPECTATION IS A FORECAST FOR A FUTURE DISAPPOINTMENT.”

Amanda Sharp

This episode dives deep into how unspoken expectations create resentment, confusion, and emotional distance in marriage, friendships, business partnerships, and family dynamics.

We talk about:

• Why unspoken expectations feel like broken promises
• How silent assumptions create resentment in relationships
• Falling in love with someone’s potential instead of who they are
• Why expectations become wedges between two people
• How disappointment often comes from agreements no one signed
• The difference between love and respect in relationships
• Why communication about needs changes everything
• Love languages and why you may be loving someone the wrong way
• Acts of service versus words of affirmation in marriage
• How insecurity and self judgment block gratitude
• Why inefficiency triggers control and frustration
• How to stop forecasting future disappointment
• The power struggle that happens when expectations stay silent
• How to ask for what you need without creating resistance
• Why we hold people accountable to agreements they never made
• How resentment slowly erodes respect

We also discuss:

• Why we fall in love with potential and ignore reality
• How unmet expectations create emotional withdrawal
• The danger of abandoning your non negotiables
• How to balance high standards without constant disappointment
• Why respect matters deeply in long term relationships
• How faith reshapes expectation and identity

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If you have ever thought:

• Why do I keep getting disappointed in people
• Why does my spouse not meet my expectations
• How do I communicate expectations in a relationship
• Why do I feel resentment even when nothing was said
• Why do I lose respect when people do not follow through

This episode will challenge you to look inward before blaming outward.

Ask for what you need.

Release what was never agreed to.

Stop holding people to contracts they never signed.

Listen now and rethink what expectation is really costing you.

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