Protecting Your Relationship with God While Building His Vision

Tatum opens up about a season where the demands of ministry, business, and family started to make her relationship with God feel transactional instead of relational. Drawing on personal testimony, research on dual-role relationships and boundary theory, and Scripture (Revelation 2:2–5, Matthew 7:21–23), she unpacks why this shift happens to those called to "do business God's way" — and shares seven practical guardrails to protect intimacy with God while still walking in purpose.

Key Topics

• Why partnering with God in work can slowly turn relational closeness into a transactional exchange
• Lessons from organizational psychology: role conflict, dual-role relationships, and boundary theory
• A real-life example of healthy boundaries in a business partnership (Anchored Media Studios)
• Revelation 2:2–5 — the warning to the church in Ephesus about losing "first love"
• Matthew 7:21–23 — good works without true relationship

7 Guardrails to Protect Your Closeness with God

1. Quiet time, no work allowed — protected time with God that isn't about output
2. Get involved in in-person community — find an accountability partner
3. Serve in ministry outside your professional skill set
4. Practice the Sabbath
5. Fast regularly — without asking for anything
6. Worship without asking for anything (try 30 minutes a day)
7. Keep a "God ideas" journal — capture downloads without acting on them immediately

Scripture Referenced

• Revelation 2:2–5
• Matthew 7:21–23