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[Matthew Reneau @MatthewReneau]

We’re halfway through 2026, and lately I keep hearing the same thing in meetings —

“Where did the year go?”

There’s a scripture I try to live my life by, and I’d offer it to anyone as wisdom worth sitting with: “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” (Psalm 90:12)

In business, we count everything — and we should. But the most important number won’t show up on any dashboard.
Think about how much we measure. Revenue and cash flow. Inventory. Headcount. Pipeline, conversion rates, quarterly targets. We even count our AI tokens now. We’re disciplined about the numbers that run a business — as we should be.

And yet the one resource we can never earn back, borrow, or replace — our days — is the one most of us never stop to count at all. None of us knows how many we have left. Which is exactly why numbering them is the wisest math we’ll ever do.

For me, getting through June is always the reminder. The midpoint of the year is a good time to pause and take stock — not just of the business, but of the whole of my life.

I pastor a church, I run a business, and most importantly, I’m a husband and a father. Each of those pulls at my time. But the review I’m talking about isn’t a business review — it’s a life review. My walk with God. My health — and this is the one area for me over the last year that I’ve had to fight the hardest to keep balanced. My marriage. My friendships. And my kids — teenagers now, who’ll be out of the house sooner than I’m ready for.

When I was younger, the old-timers always told me that the older you get, the faster the days seem to go. I used to just nod. Now I feel like I’m living in that reality.

For those of you who’ve read Stephen Covey’s “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” you’ll remember his time-management matrix. Quadrant 1 is the urgent and important — the fires, the deadlines, the things screaming for your attention. Quadrant 2 is important but not urgent — your health, your relationships, your growth, your soul.

Here’s the trap: almost everything that matters most in life lives in Quadrant 2. And because it never feels urgent, it’s the first thing we sacrifice to the tyranny of Quadrant 1.

A midyear review is a Quadrant 2 act. Nothing is forcing you to do it. Which is exactly why you should.

So here’s my challenge — to those of you I’ve met, talked with, and worked alongside, and to those of you I haven’t crossed paths with yet. Take a few hours over the next couple of weeks. Maybe it’s an afternoon over the Fourth of July. Step out of the noise and do an honest audit:

Have I invested in what matters, or just what was urgent?

Have I worked on myself, not just my work?

Have I had the hard conversations I keep avoiding?

Have I been present with the people I’d give anything for?

We’re at the midpoint. The year isn’t over. There’s still time to finish 2026 with strength, with intention, and with a heart a little wiser than it was in January.

What’s one thing your midyear review is already telling you?

#NumberingOurDays #FaithAndWork #IntentionalLeadership

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Congratulations to @elonmusk — today he became the first trillionaire of our time (~$1.1T) as SpaceX went public. Credit where it’s due: reusable rockets, satellite internet connecting remote corners of the globe, and accelerating the world toward sustainable energy. These are genuine contributions to humanity, and the milestone is remarkable.

And here’s what I find most instructive: Musk has said repeatedly that his goal was never to make money — it was to be maximally useful, to work on the problems that most affect the future of humanity. Whatever you think of him, that posture explains a lot of his success. Wealth deployed in service of others, rather than hoarded for self, reflects a principle as old as Scripture itself: we are stewards, not owners.

But from a historical perspective, let’s be mindful: he’s not the world’s first trillionaire — just the first of our time.

1 Kings 10:14 records King Solomon receiving 666 talents of gold annually — about 25 tons. At today’s gold prices, that’s $3.1 billion a year, in gold alone. Add 40 years of trade route tolls between three continents, a 13-year palace build, fortified cities, and tribute from every surrounding kingdom, and scholars estimate Solomon’s personal wealth at $1.5 trillion+ in today’s dollars.

And after a lifetime of unmatched wealth, Solomon’s final word on it all: “Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind. For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.” (Ecclesiastes 12:13–14, NIV)

For me, days like today are a moment of recognition: we are all just stewards of the resources and time we’ve been given. So let’s use them to the best of our ability — knowing we will all give an account one day.

#Stewardship #Resources #Kingdom #Faith #Finance #ElonMusk #SpaceX #Trillionaire #Solomon #Wisdom #Ecclesiastes #Legacy #Purpose #FaithAndFinance #Leadership

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This morning I woke up heartsick at the news out of Sydney, Australia—where a Hanukkah gathering was targeted with horrific violence. Jewish families were celebrating a holy moment, and lives were taken. I’m grieving, praying for the wounded, and asking God to comfort every family mourning today.

This hits close to home because this last weekend I was in Washington, D.C. for business and I also visited the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum for the first time. Standing near the Eternal Flame was profoundly sobering. You don’t walk through that place unchanged. It confronts you with what happens when hatred is normalized, truth is forgotten, and the world looks away.

Many Christians are starting to say, “It’s complicated,” because Israel sits at political, ethnic, and religious crossroads. But let me be clear: antisemitism is not complicated. When Jewish people are targeted for being Jewish, the Church does not get to hesitate—we speak, we grieve, and we stand.

You can hold nuanced views about governments and policies. But there is zero nuance about Jewish hate. This evil must be confronted, condemned, and stopped—not on our watch. And we must educate the next generation, because hatred grows where history is unknown.

As a Christian, I can’t read Romans 11 without remembering that we have been grafted into a story that did not begin with us—the root supports us, not the other way around. So today I’m praying for the peace of Jerusalem (Psalm 122:6), and I’m standing with our Jewish neighbors with clarity and solidarity. “Never again” cannot be a slogan. It has to be a commitment

#StandAgainstAntisemitism #NeverAgain #PrayForThePeaceOfJerusalem #Romans11 #Hanukkah

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“Some of our spiritual forefathers didn’t have what we have now, but many of us still don’t have what they had!”
#Prayer #PowerFromHeaven @ Capital Christian Center https://t.co/nvJOQew3Pq

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“Where the church flirts with political power to enforce morality, it must become all the more conscious of its own need for spiritual renewal.” @revrjcole #TrueRenewal @ Capital Christian Center https://t.co/Ijsr2e52P8

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#Thankful @ Sacramento, California https://t.co/pVWkiaE1na

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If you’re believing God for the impossible in your life or in the lives of your loved ones, I pray that this brief word will encourage you today.

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Happy birthday to my best friend @mandyren #BirthdayBikeRide https://t.co/2Js2NUePEE

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Do you know what’s so powerful about being on a path that you never been on before? It’s that you know that even though this is your first time on the path l, others have been there before you. One of the most… https://t.co/RhIvkNukC2

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A wonderful #ThursdayMorning encouragement from 1 Corinthians 16:13-14! Five Spiritual Action Points: 1. Be on Guard… https://t.co/fo90dAK8lm

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This is incredibly troubling and deeply saddening. Glad the #minneapolis police acted swiftly with this first step of discipline. We have many police officers who do an amazing job protecting the peace in the… https://t.co/v7VHcLPQ8q

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Wonderful #FamilyMemorialDay #Blessed @ Missoula, Montana https://t.co/NSwlyYO7zu

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Had a great #FatherAndSon hike yesterday with my little man! So many great talks and bonding time during #WalksThroughTheWild https://t.co/qg5KXApRJQ