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The Matthew West Podcast

Are You PAYING ATTENTION When God Is Speaking? (A Talk with Jon Gordon)

The Matthew West Podcast

The Matthew West Podcast

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

51.6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

What if one of the world's most positive people admitted he's "naturally negative"? Best-selling author and top motivational speaker Jon Gordon joins me for an incredibly honest and practical conversation about how to transform your mindset.


Jon, who coaches championship teams like the LA Rams and Clemson, reveals his personal struggle with negativity and anxiety and the ultimatum from his wife that changed everything. He shares the powerful, daily habits he uses to cultivate a positive life, anchored by his deep faith in Jesus. Let’s go to the Story House!

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He was up there on stage. He goes, I don't know what's happening here. He's like, there's an energy

0:03.9

here. There's something going on in me. And later on I got up on stage. I said, hey, Jim, that's the Holy Spirit, by the way. It's never a question of, is God speaking to us? It's always a question of are we paying attention. So many of your books are an encouragement for us to pay attention. Start your day every morning with gratitude.

0:02.1

Like wake up and just say, what am I thankful for it?

0:04.4

You can't be stressed and thankful at the same time.

0:07.1

So doing that on a... attention. Start your day every morning with gratitude. Like, wake up and just say, what am I thankful for

0:21.5

it? You can't be stressed and thankful at the same time. So doing that on a daily basis will change

0:26.5

your mindset. We'll change your life. If you stay the course, you keep trusting, you keep believing

0:31.5

in God. He is going to take you to places and positions you never thought possible. He will carry

0:36.3

you, relying him, trust in him,

0:38.2

and do your part and your part, stay positive. Encourage yourself and watch how great things

0:43.4

happen.

0:48.1

I really hope you like it. I really hope you like it.

0:52.7

What's up, my friends? Welcome to another episode of the Matthewthew west podcast i'm your host matthew west

0:57.6

as always i really hope you like it thanks for joining me today hey have you read the book my story

1:04.1

your glory yet it's out now and uh it just won k-love fan award for Book Impact of the Year.

1:28.3

So if you haven't read it, you've been missing out. It's available everywhere. You can go to Matthews.com as well if you want to pick up a copy. It's a 30-day devotional. You hear me at the end of every podcast episode, I say, remember, it's your story for His Glory. In other words, you're here for a greater purpose. this and this is a devotional book designed to encourage you to dive into your story and see how God is at work and how you can live

1:33.8

your life where he gets all the glory. That's what it's all about. So be sure to check that out.

1:38.8

I'm on tour this summer and in the fall, the don't stop praying fall tour. Get ready for that. Tickets, I believe, are on sale.

1:47.6

Now go to Matthews.com. Come see me on the Don't Stop Praying Tour. And let's go ahead and dive into

1:52.8

today's show. Recently, I got to be part of an event called Training Camp. And it was my friend

1:58.1

John Gordon's vision and his dream. He put together this special event

2:02.0

where he brought together some incredible coaches and motivators, mostly in the sports world,

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