Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 52 minutes ago

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What if the reason you’re not seeing miracles is that your goals don’t require them?

Blake Erickson details a counterintuitive principle taught in the restored gospel: God gets involved when your goals are bigger than what you can accomplish on your own.

From missions and business to family, faith, and personal growth, Blake shares why “realistic” goals often keep us spiritually stagnant and how setting goals that force dependence on God changes everything.

This isn’t about hustle. It’s not prosperity theology. And it’s not passive faith.

It’s about aligning ambition with belief, letting go of control, and discovering why miracles tend to show up only after faith is stretched.

If you’ve ever felt stuck, if you’ve wondered why effort alone isn’t enough, or if you’re trying to live your faith as a Latter-day Saint in a demanding world, this conversation will challenge how you think about goals, faith, and what it really means to “let God in.”

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0:00 Introduction
1:00 Blake’s experience praying about the BoM
8:07 Involving God in every aspect of life
15:25 Faith, goals, and miracles
22:00 Blake’s goal to build the kingdom
27:55 God wants us think big
32:50 “Here I am send me”
40:05 Blake’s friend in faith crisis
46:25 Blake’s experiences trying to grow
51:17 Submitting our lives to God
58:53 Family is the most important thing
1:04:12 Blake’s miracle wife
1:09:42 Recognizing miracles in our lives
1:13:34 “Filters” for our goals
1:20:20 Stuck? God has a plan for you