From Bankruptcy to Kingdom Impact: Matt Lillie’s Powerful Journey of Faith, Real Estate, and Purpose

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Mike Litton

Business, Kids & Family, Parenting, Careers

5.0 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 September 2025

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

What happens when a high-powered entrepreneur hits rock bottom—and finds divine purpose in the rubble?

In this powerful episode of The Mike Litton Experience, Matt Lillie, co-founder of Kingdom Capital Fund, shares his raw, unfiltered journey from contemplating bankruptcy and suicide to leading one of the fastest-growing faith-driven real estate lending firms in the U.S.

Matt reveals how a simple walk in the woods turned into a divine calling—to stop building for his own glory and start building for God’s Kingdom. Discover how his company integrates Scripture, prayer, and community impact into the heart of every business decision, and how YOU can participate—whether you’re an investor, loan officer, or just looking for hope in your own dark season.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

What the BRRRR method really is and how it helps scale wealth
How Kingdom Capital Fund is disrupting traditional real estate lending
Why they start every business day with Scripture and prayer
The connection between faith, movement, and mental health
Matt’s deeply personal story of spiritual awakening and surrender

Matt Lillie’s Accomplishments:

Co-founder of Kingdom Capital Fund (lending in 46+ states)
Successfully scaled lending operations for real estate entrepreneurs
Helped investors earn consistent, secure 10%+ returns
Created a workplace culture built on faith, purpose, and transparency

If you’re in real estate, business, or searching for deeper meaning in your work—you can’t afford to miss this episode.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Here's the truth.
0:04.0	I wanted kids.
0:07.1	I found it in my heart to adopt kids.
0:12.5	I adopted three homeless kids.
0:17.0	And I would go to events and see all the kids.
0:22.8	And there was thousands, thousands of kids.
0:29.9	And I thought to myself, oh my God, they all need education.
0:34.2	They all need a psychologist.
0:38.4	How am I going to do this?
0:40.0	I was meant to be.
0:41.2	I was meant to serve on this planet.
0:45.2	And I think we're all given gifts to use for the better good.
0:49.3	And I think, you know, I was given the gift to learn business, do business, so that I can teach
0:56.9	others. And my passion is to help women with that in the future. And that's what my goal is.
1:03.2	And it's such a burning desire that I won't stop until I help. I wanted Skittles and I wanted to go to the park.
1:13.4	I said, well, did you get what you wanted?
1:14.8	He said, no.
1:15.5	And I said, well, let me teach you the art of negotiation.
1:18.4	And it's a difference between a real ham and a real turkey on the table versus lunch meat.
1:27.3	And my kids, this was back a couple years ago when Toys R Us was still around, and my kids know the difference.
1:35.5	Toys R Us toys.
1:37.1	So the $300 may not be a lot of money to everybody else, but to me, it's a matter of humility.
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