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Stop Waiting for the Perfect Time — Part Two: Why Your Next Step Matters More Than Your Circumstances What if the clarity you've been waiting for only comes after you take the next step? We all want to understand where our lives are headed. We want confidence in our decisions, certainty about our purpose, and some assurance that things will work out before we begin. But sometimes, the understanding we're looking for develops through the experiences we've been hesitant to pursue. In this episode of The Darin Sargent Podcast, Darin continues the conversation about moving forward when circumstances aren't perfect—exploring why some things take time to become clear, how to recognize the difference between patience and procrastination, and why the season you're in deserves your attention. Drawing from his lifelong journey of being born with one hand, Darin shares how years of experience, trial and error, and learning to communicate his story gradually helped him understand how he could make a difference with his difference. That understanding didn't happen overnight. It developed as he continued learning, serving, and responding to the opportunities in front of him. You'll discover three practical questions to help you evaluate what you're waiting for, recognize what you can do while you wait, and identify the next meaningful step you can take. You'll also be challenged to consider whether focusing on what's next is causing you to overlook what matters right now. At the heart of this conversation is a principle Darin has lived by for years: “Attitude determines direction, and direction is more important than speed.” Whether you're searching for purpose, facing an uncertain future, or wondering if it's finally time to begin, this episode will encourage you to keep growing without demanding every answer before you move forward. Because you don't have to understand everything about the journey to take responsibility for the next step. Visit DARINSARGENT.COM ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

PART ONE Stop Waiting for the Perfect Time: Why Your Next Step Matters More Than Your Circumstances What if the perfect time you've been waiting for never comes? We all have things we want to accomplish, decisions we need to make, and opportunities we hope to pursue. But too often, we convince ourselves that we need better circumstances, more confidence, or greater certainty before taking the next step. The problem? You can spend your entire life preparing to live the life you were created to live. In this episode of The Darin Sargent Podcast, Darin explores the difference between patience and procrastination—and why knowing when to wait and when to move forward can change the direction of your life. Drawing from personal experiences, including a challenging five-month search for a home after moving across the country and his lifelong journey of learning to make a difference through being born with one hand, Darin shares practical insights on navigating uncertainty, discovering purpose, and making meaningful progress even when circumstances aren't ideal. You'll discover why perfect conditions rarely exist, how seasons of waiting can develop something valuable within us, and why clarity often comes through taking action rather than waiting for every answer. At the heart of this conversation is a principle Darin has lived by for years: “Attitude determines direction, and direction is more important than speed.” Whether you're navigating a major life transition, leading through uncertainty, pursuing a dream, or simply wondering what comes next, this episode will challenge you to stop measuring progress solely by how quickly things happen and start paying attention to where your life is headed. Because you don't need perfect circumstances to make meaningful progress. Sometimes you simply need the courage to take the next step. Visit DARINSARGENT.COM ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

What if the thing you’ve viewed as your greatest limitation doesn’t get to determine your future? Born with one hand, Darin Sargent knows what it means to live with something you cannot change. But over the years, he’s discovered an important truth: a limitation can be real without becoming a verdict. In this episode, Darin explores the difference between acknowledging your limitations and allowing them to define you. Whether you’re facing adversity, failure, rejection, a closed door, something from your past, or circumstances you never chose, you’ll discover how to stop giving those limitations decision-making authority over your life. You’ll learn why adversity can develop resilience, clarify purpose, strengthen leadership, and sometimes become part of your greatest contribution. The question isn’t simply, “Why did this happen to me?” There’s another question worth asking: “What can I do with what I’ve been given?” Your limitation may be part of your story—but it doesn’t get to write the ending. Lead well. Live with purpose. And don’t let your limitations have the final word. Check out my latest book by going to darinsargent.com/emptysleeve ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

In this episode Darin discusses a brand-new book that is coming out very soon that is called THE GIFT OF THE EMPTY SLEEVE. You can find more by going to darinsargent.com/emptysleeve ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The Power of Security — What Kids Need to Feel Safe Enough to Believe Before a child can trust a God they cannot see, they need to trust the people they can. Security isn't just an emotional need — for a child developing faith, it is the soil that everything else grows in. A home that is unpredictable, volatile, or conditional will make trusting God feel impossible. But a home that is stable, consistent, and safe becomes the foundation that makes faith feel natural. In this episode, Darin explores one of the most overlooked factors in raising children with lasting faith — and gives parents a clear, practical path to building the kind of home their children can always come back to. In this episode you'll discover: Why emotional security and spiritual formation are deeply connectedWhat it means to be predictable in your love — especially after conflictHow to become the safe place your child runs to instead of away fromYou are not just building a home. You are building the first picture your child will ever have of what it feels like to be held by God. "Security at home is the soil in which faith takes root." To purchase Parenting with Purpose: Five Foundations for Shaping the Next Generation CLICK HERE ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Giving Your Kids an Identity Before the World Does There is a war going on for your child's identity — and it started before they were old enough to know what identity even means. By the time your child is a teenager, culture, social media, and peers will have told them thousands of times who they are, what they're worth, and where they belong. The question isn't whether someone is going to define your child. The question is — will it be you, or will it be the world? In this episode, Darin unpacks one of the most urgent leadership responsibilities a parent carries — speaking identity into their children before the world gets the chance to speak lies. In this episode you'll discover: Why the words spoken in your home are formative, not casualThe difference between labeling your child and declaring truth over themHow to anchor your child's identity in who God says they are — before culture gets there firstYour child is not looking for a perfect parent. They're looking for a parent who sees them clearly and tells them the truth about who they are. "Identity is not discovered in a vacuum — it is spoken into a child by the people they trust most." To purchase Parenting with Purpose: Five Foundations for Shaping the Next Generation CLICK HERE ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Why Love Is a Leadership Decision Most parents assume love comes naturally — and in many ways it does. But loving your child and leading your child with love are two completely different things. In this first episode of the Developing Faith at Home mini-series, Darin Sargent opens Module 1 with a conversation that could change the entire culture of your home. Love without intention becomes invisible. And invisible love doesn't build faith. In this episode you'll discover: Why love is a daily leadership decision, not just a feelingHow the home environment shapes what your child believes about themselves — and about GodThree practical ways to lead with intentional love starting this weekWhether you're in a season of connection or conflict with your child, this episode will remind you that you have more influence than you think — and that influence starts with a choice. "Love is not just what you feel. It's what you build." To purchase Parenting with Purpose: Five Foundations for Shaping the Next Generation CLICK HERE ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

In this episode, Darin gives a personal update on his book Parenting with Purpose: Five Foundations to Shape the Next Generation — then takes listeners inside the Introduction and Chapter One for an honest, unfiltered look at Scripture's most dysfunctional families. From Adam and Eve to Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and David, the Bible doesn't give us a single flawless parenting model. What it gives us instead is something better: a perfect God who builds legacy through imperfect people.  Darin also shares a personal story from his childhood move to Idaho and explains why faith never transfers to the next generation by accident. This is an episode about honesty over guilt, intention over perfection, and what you're really building in the ordinary, unnoticed moments of your family's life. Get the book, Parenting with Purpose: Five Foundations to Shape the Next Generation, on Amazon: https://amzn.to/44kRHWa 🎧 Subscribe so you never miss an episode⭐ Leave a quick rating/review — it helps this reach more parents📤 Know someone who needs this? Share it with them ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Every home has a culture. The question is whether you built it on purpose. In this episode, we unpack what it actually means to create a purposeful culture inside your home, and it's not what most people think. It's not about adding more programs, more devotionals, or more structure to an already full calendar. It's about the atmosphere you maintain, the emotional safety you offer, and the everyday moments you're already having. We take some time to walk through four key areas: building a foundation of covenantal love, weaving faith into the ordinary moments of daily life, breaking generational cycles on purpose, and protecting your home culture from the one force quietly working against it. If you want your kids to carry something real into adulthood, not just rules they followed, but faith they actually own, this episode is for you. Parenting with Purpose is available now at pentecostalpublishing.com. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Every Christian parent wants to raise kids who love God and know who they are, but in the middle of busy schedules, screen time, and a culture pulling hard in every direction, the conversations that matter most are the ones that never seem to happen. In this episode, we get practical and talk about  five real conversations you can start having with your kids this week.  From creating a safe place for the hard stuff to calling out the purpose God put in your child before the world tells them who to be, these five questions have the power to change the atmosphere of your home. New data shows that only 45% of Christian parents regularly initiate faith conversations with their kids, and only 15% say passing down the faith is their highest parenting goal. That is an issue we must face and in this episode we hope to give you a roadmap to do so.  Topics covered: creating emotional safety at home, calling your child toward God-given purpose, making space for honest faith and hard questions, building a family identity that anchors your kids, and the one thing you can say this week that no algorithm can replicate. If today's episode resonated with you, my book Parenting with Purpose goes deeper into the foundations every intentional family needs. It's the roadmap for parents who want to stop parenting by accident and start parenting on purpose. Get your copy at pentecostalpublishing.com. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

What happens when you ask an AI to evaluate you? It calls you visionary. Impactful. Remarkable. And for about thirty seconds, it feels great, until you realize it has no idea who you actually are. It just told you what you wanted to hear. That's fine for adults who know the difference. But millions of teenagers are having that same conversation every day, at the exact age when the answers are supposed to be shaping who they become. In this episode, Darin unpacks a new Drexel University study showing that more than half of American teens now use AI companion apps regularly and that many of them feel trapped by attachments they can't explain. The issue isn't screen time. It's something deeper: a generation turning to algorithms for the connection, identity, and belonging that only real relationships can provide. This isn't a technology lecture. It's a conversation about what intentional families can actually do; three practical commitments that make the real thing so present in your home that the counterfeit loses its grip. Counterfeit Companions is one of the most important conversations happening in family culture right now. Don't miss it. To order Darin's new book Parenting with Purpose, go to https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/parenting-with-purpose-five-foundations-for-shaping-the-next-generation ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Your family doesn't need more of your accomplishments. They need more of your eyes. In this episode, Darin breaks down the Three A's — Attention, Affection, and Availability — and why connection is marinated, not microwaved. A practical, honest conversation for every parent who wants to be more than just present. To preorder Parenting with Purpose visit https://pentecostalpublishing.com/products/parenting-with-purpose-five-foundations-for-shaping-the-next-generation If you would like a signed copy of the book please click here and make sure to include your address and email address: https://square.link/u/iPkuSJeR Enjoy and thanks for listening. ~D ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Why I Wrote Parenting with Purpose The long days eventually give way to short years — and what we build into our children during the ordinary moments of life becomes the foundation for everything else. In this episode, Darin Sargent takes you inside his brand-new book, Parenting with Purpose: Five Foundations for Shaping the Next Generation. From why he wrote it, to the honest reality of flawed families in Scripture, to the five foundational pillars that shape the hearts of our children — this is an episode for every parent who has ever felt like they were barely keeping up. Darin walks through the Five Foundations: Loving, Learning, Living, Leading, and Launching a Legacy — and along the way, shares powerful stories from his own family, including the conversion of his grandfather Sid Sargent, the prayers of a grandmother that are still bearing fruit years after her passing, and the moment he walked his daughter down the aisle and released her into her future. Whether you're knee-deep in diapers, navigating the teenage years, or watching your grown children find their place in the world — this episode will remind you that what you're doing matters, and that you are not just raising kids. You're releasing legacy. 📖 Get the book: pentecostalpublishing.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The most influential leaders most of us will ever encounter never had a title. They had a kitchen table, a bedtime routine, and a willingness to show up for the people in their house every single day — whether anyone was watching or not. In this episode, Darin shares two stories from his own family that changed the way he sees leadership forever. The story of his grandfather Sid Sargent — a logging town baseball star who cussed out a coworker for talking about Jesus, then ended up alone in the woods with a cigarette and a prayer that altered the course of an entire family. And the story of his grandmother Maggie, known simply as Nannie, who prayed loudly and passionately every single night — calling out the names of her children and grandchildren with a faith that didn't die when she did. Because of those two people and the way they led inside their homes, hundreds of people on one side of Darin's family alone are actively involved in ministry and following Jesus today.  Those prayers outlived them. That legacy is still growing. This episode is for every parent who feels like what they're doing isn't enough. Every grandparent who wonders if their prayers are making a difference. Every guardian who is holding things together quietly and wondering if any of it matters. It matters. More than you think or know. More than you'll ever fully see on this side of eternity. In this episode,you'll walk away with: The story of how one simple prayer in the woods produced a legacyWhy the most powerful leadership most of us will ever do happens in private — in the moments nobody applaudsWhat faithful parenting actually looks like when the fruit isn't visible, and the feelings aren't cooperatingOne honest question to ask yourself before this week is over that will change the way you see your roleYou don't have to be perfect. You just have to be faithful. This episode will remind you why that's enough. If this episode speaks to you, share it with a parent or grandparent who needs to hear it today. And pick up a copy of Darin's book Parenting with Purpose — available for preorder at pentecostalpublishing.com Order Battle the Beast Defeating the Lions that Oppose Your Destiny by clicking HERE! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★