How To Not Be A Victim
Recognizing victim thinking is one thing. Knowing what to do when you catch yourself in it is another. What do you actually do when you recognize a victim thought, a victim story, or a victim pattern operating in your life?
Pedro Adao
Articles
There Are No Victims in the Kingdom
Being hurt and becoming a victim are not the same thing. Has anybody in all of history been more treacherously betrayed, beaten and crucified than Jesus? He was probably the worst treated person ever, and yet, he was not a victim. Every victim needs a villain.
How To Hold On To Truth When The Facts Say Otherwise
She knew she was a citizen of the Kingdom and not of this world, but she wondered whether acknowledging a medical diagnosis meant she was failing to believe what God says about healing...and, if this was a lack of faith? What is the difference between what is true and what is THE truth?
Your Answer To This Question Is Shaping Your Life...Even If You Don't Realize It
Let me ask you something…Who are you? Take a moment now…think about that question. Whatever comes to mind first is what you presently most identify with. Much can be learned about someone's belief system based on how they answer the question, "Who am I?"
God Does Not Trust What He Does Not Test
Recently, during a “hotseat” coaching session, a man told Pedro that his financial life felt like he was floating in the ocean, with a life vest on, and his head was barely above water. He said it felt like God would fly over in a helicopter, drop a little provision, and then fly away. What if rock bottom isn’t God’s first option for us? What if it’s not what he wants for us at all?
Prospering in Multi-Dimensional Relationships
In business there’s a saying, “Never work with friends and family…don’t ever hire friends and family.” This conversation recently came up inside of my high-level Master’s Mind group…a group of business owners and corporate leaders. Most of them agreed, working with friends and family isn’t a good idea. But I don’t agree.
2 Ditches That Keep You From Seeing The Fruit of The Kingdom
I talk a lot about Matthew 6:33. "Seek ye first the Kingdom…" But I just saw this recently. Before Jesus said "Seek the Kingdom…" he said "Repent for the Kingdom of God is at hand…" I can't believe I didn't see the order of this before.
Your Values Might Be Betraying You
“Pedro, I’m stuck.” No you’re not stuck. You just refuse to make a decision. If you’re like many of the people I’ve coached, there’s probably at least one decision that you refuse to make. You know you need to make it. You know it’s important…but you’re still procrastinating and that's why you’re stuck. Most people think they don’t have enough information, or need more time to make a good decision. So they end up overthinking and get caught in mental loops and analysis paralysis. Is this God? Is this me? Should I do this? Should I do that? What’s the wise thing to do here? The other day in our Kingdom Seekers mentorship community, I broke down my best thoughts on a fully redemptive Kingdom aligned decision making process…I laid out a framework that is rooted in wisdom, kingdom principles, peace, love, and trust.
The Most Audacious Thing a Christian Can Do
Religion has wired us to treat audacity like a character flaw. But what if it's not? What if there's a redemptive component to it that we can use to advance the Kingdom? Pedro unpacks why believing you are made in the image of God is the most audacious — and necessary — thing a Christian can do.
This Could Be Stopping You From Reaching Your Kingdom Potential
After eight years of serving people in the entrepreneurship space, I've found a few common struggles that hold people back. And I am convinced that one of the greatest barriers people face is the need for certainty. The greater your need for certainty, the more difficult it will be to lay hold of your Kingdom potential.
The Biggest Risk AI Poses for People of Faith
The biggest risk with AI right now is how easy it could be for people to fall into the trap of turning to AI for things they should be going to God for. That's spiritual laziness — and I don't want to see Kingdom people getting lazy by making AI their default source of truth.
Why The Primary Purpose of Wealth May Surprise You
The Primary Purpose of Wealth Is To Be Spent. Think about it — say you want to leave an inheritance to your children's children like Proverbs recommends. Why? Is it so they never get to touch or enjoy it? Until you spend wealth it's just sitting there as potential.
The Sin Almost Every Christian Ignores
After serving hundreds of thousands of Christians since 2018, I am convinced that complacency is one of the enemy's favorite weapons. It's subtle, doesn't feel like an obvious ambush, and can easily be misidentified and overspiritualized as rest.
AI Is Here, Ready or Not — But Is It Kingdom?
AI is not a trend or some temporary fad. This technology is here to stay, and it's only going to get more powerful and prominent. But almost nobody is talking about it from a Kingdom perspective — so I thought I would.
What If Work…Is Worship?
I'm going to say something that might start a war inside you. What if everything you were ever taught about work is wrong? Not slightly off. Not missing a nuance. Wrong at the root.
The Order You're Getting Wrong
Most of us organize our lives like this: work hard enough (doing), accumulate enough (having), and eventually become the person you want to be (being). This is completely opposite to kingdom living — and it's the foundational error underneath every place you feel stuck.
What Michael Jackson Decided That Most People Never Will
A night at the movies turned into a two-day download. There's a line in the Michael Jackson biopic that hit me right in the chest — and I've been sitting with it ever since. Michael Jackson didn't stumble into greatness. He made a decision to go all in on exactly who God created him to be.
Your Past Doesn't Define Your Financial Future
The account isn't the problem. You've done what you were supposed to do — saved, been responsible, built the retirement account. And yet something is still frozen. Here's what I want you to see: that's not a financial problem. That's an identity problem wearing a financial costume.