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Why we stopped “giving our age”: When God Changes Your Assignment (And Your Identity)

Sep 6, 2025

The speakers share their transformative journey from identifying as a couple who gave their age as a percentage of income to embracing a new path of radical saving. They discuss the challenges of releasing an identity that had become an idol and the miracles that followed. With personal anecdotes, they explore the relationship between faith and finances, emphasizing the importance of divine guidance and flexibility in financial stewardship. They invite listeners to consider what new direction God might have for them, moving beyond formulas to a deeper relationship.

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ANECDOTE

Giving Their Age Story

Bob Lotich describes God telling him to give their age as a percent of income, which tripled their giving overnight.
Within ten months of obeying, unexpected income and miracles allowed them to pay off their mortgage early.

ANECDOTE

Miracles Followed Obedience

They share that after months of increased giving unexpected income flowed in repeatedly.
Ten months after starting they wrote the final check to pay off their mortgage.

INSIGHT

Seasons To Give And Receive

Linda reflects that seasons include times to give and times to receive, citing 2 Corinthians 9.
She compares being spoon-fed after childbirth to humbly accepting seasons of need.

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We thought our story was set. For 13 years, we gave our age as a percentage of our income. It became who we were. People knew us as that couple. Our mortgage was paid off in 10 months. We wrote books about it. We spoke on stages about it. We shared the miracle everywhere.

And then—God asked us to stop.

This episode is not about numbers. It’s about obedience. About what happens when the thing God once asked you to do becomes an idol. About the courage it takes to release your identity and follow Him into a new season.

Here’s what we cover:

The story of giving our age, and the miracles we saw.
Why it was harder to stop than to start.
How God shifted us from radical giving to radical saving.
The danger of clinging to formulas instead of clinging to God.
The system we built from this new season (and why it might change the way you think about money forever).

This isn’t a “how-to.” It’s an invitation. Ask God: What do you have for me now?

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Simple Money, Rich Life (our book): Simple Money, Rich Life (The Book)
True Financial Freedom Program: True Financial Freedom | Christian financial class for churches
Mission Driven Millionaire Program: Mission Driven Millionaire
2 Corinthians 8–9 (Generosity passages, NIV): Bible Gateway passage: 2 Corinthians 8-9 - New International Version

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