The Buddy Foy Jr Show
Buddy Foy Junior Show: A powerful blend of faith, truth, and boldness in today’s complex world. Hosted by Buddy Foy Junior, this podcast explores the deep intersections of Scripture, culture, and personal growth. In an era where government and big business are increasingly intertwined, Buddy emphasizes the importance of staying vigilant—reminding listeners that we must actively speak out and stand firm in our convictions.
With a background as a serial entrepreneur, TV reality star, and advocate for small business rights, Buddy shares insights on leadership, perseverance, and patriotism. Each episode encourages you to live with purpose, embrace faith, and take action—because real change starts when we step up and speak out. Whether you're seeking spiritual inspiration or practical wisdom, this show inspires believers and entrepreneurs alike to carry the torch forward.
The Buddy Foy Jr Show
Number Our Days, Grow Our Hearts
New year, new lens on time. Instead of chasing urgency, we explore how scripture reframes the calendar as something to steward with wisdom. From Psalms 90:12 to James 4:14, we talk about redeeming the time, seeking the kingdom first, and stepping away from the noise that keeps us anxious and unfocused. That path isn’t smooth; resistance often spikes the moment faith becomes visible. We name that pushback and share how it can signal formation, not failure.
We also unpack a striking insight from C. S. Lewis’s Screwtape Letters: the enemy wants us obsessed with what might happen, while God calls us to do the good we’re called to today. That contrast sets the stage for a deeper look at John 8, where Jesus meets a woman with grace and truth—no stones, no excuses. We practice putting our own names into Jesus’ words to break shame and ignite repentance that actually changes our steps.
To make this practical, we lay out rhythms for 2026: visible prayer, daily scripture, restraint when anger flares, honest confession, and a thoughtful approach to fasting that creates space where hurry dies and the Spirit speaks. We also name division for what it is—a strategy that drains love and distracts from obedience—and choose formation over factions. If you’ve felt the tension of growth, the fatigue of anxiety, or the pull to hide your faith, this conversation offers clarity, courage, and concrete next steps. Subscribe, share with a friend who needs hope, and tell us: what faithful practice will you start today?
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Welcome. Welcome everyone. Welcome to the Bunnyfoot Junior Show. Before we get going, I've got a quick favor. Could you please click or follow? Click the follow button or subscribe button wherever you're listening. And if this episode resonates with you, please share it with at least one person. Just give me one. That's all. That's all I'll take to grow the podcast. That'll be a real blessing. Thank you. I was warned, folks. I was warned that once I started digging into the word deeper and taking my life with Jesus more seriously, that I needed to be ready. Ready for resistance, ready for pushback, ready for the battle to show up. And let me tell you, whoever warned me was right. We're going to unpack some of that today. Before we do, I want to start off where I start every episode off with a quick disclosure. I'm not a biblical expert. I've never attended seminary. I do not hold a master's degree in theology. I'm just a guy learning Jesus in real time. And I'm sharing that with you. I like to call it my Jesus gym. And this podcast is me sharing my workouts with Jesus. Most days I drop the weight on my foot. Some days I have some good, strong, lifted days. And a lot of days I'm sore from the day before.
SPEAKER_01:And honestly, I'm going to keep showing up.
SPEAKER_00:So please don't take my word for anything, but verify it. Read the scripture yourself. Anything I reference today, I'll put in the show notes. This isn't me being right. This is about us being formed. And me sharing my forming journey with you. It's a new year. A new lens on time is what I like to refer to it as. We just stepped into 2026. Whenever the calendar flips, I naturally start thinking about time. My to-do list, the achievements I want to make already, out of the box, out of the gate. And this week, my reading landed on Psalms 90:12. Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. And then James 4.14. We do not know what tomorrow will bring. Your life is but a mist. Those verses stopped me, had me meditating. They didn't scare me, they focused me. They reminded me that time isn't something we spend. What I'm learning from my pastors is that time is something that we steward. As I keep reading, I came across verses in Ephesians and Colossians about redeeming the time and the Gospels where Jesus talks about seeking first a kingdom and ordering our days around God. Not urgency, not anxiety, not noise, not to-do lists. So I started to ask myself, what am I actually doing with my days? What did I actually do with 2025, the 2025 calendar? And maybe more importantly, was distracting me and what distracted me from what matters.
SPEAKER_01:Here's something I learned. That same morning that I read about time in the Bible, I picked up the screw tape letters by C.S.
SPEAKER_00:Lewis. If you've never read it, it's written as a fictional letter from senior demons in hell to his minions on earth.
SPEAKER_01:Basically, behind the scenes about how the devil works to distract us. And the timing was pretty cool. I literally just opened to a paragraph.
SPEAKER_00:Speaking from the perspective of hell. And here's what the message was. C.S. Lewis writes, there's nothing like suspense and anxiety to barricade a human mind against God. He said God wants people focused on what they called to do. God wants people focused on what they're called to do. While the enemy, the devil, wants us obsessed with what might happen. That hit me hard, especially going into the new year. Anticipation. Focus on the clock.
SPEAKER_01:Getting it done. Busyness. Being distracted and anxious.
SPEAKER_00:Always thinking ahead to the new year. And really, rarely present right now in the moment. And here's what pastors and mentors keep reminding me of. When I'm starting to believe myself, the more I hear it, the more I'm experiencing it, and the more I believe it. The enemy doesn't work hardest when we're drifting, when we're busy, when we're focused on a to-do list. He works the hardest when we're focused and when we're growing. I'm not saying that as a theory. I'm saying that as a lived experience. When I started reading scripture consistently, when I started praying differently, when I started trying to live my faith out loud instead of keeping it private, that's when resistance showed up. And they showed up big time in December. My relationships got tense, very tense. Old patterns tried to resurface and succeeded. Anger flared quicker than I wanted it to.
SPEAKER_01:And honestly, it's exhausting. But here's the reframe I'm learning.
SPEAKER_00:Resistance doesn't always mean we're failing. Sometimes it means we're being formed. Maybe just give in to it for a moment. And we'll get into why perhaps we're able to be redeemed after the enemy attacks successfully. John chapter eight. She's dragged into the public square, shamed, surrounded by men holding stones, ready to kill her. Jesus steps in and says, Let the one without sin be the first to throw the first stone. Then one by one, they dropped their stones.
SPEAKER_01:The eldest to the youngest walked away.
SPEAKER_00:Again, I'm going to read what Jesus said that caused this dropping of stones and walking away. Let the one without sin be the first to throw the stone. After they walked away, Jesus looks at her. She's the adulteress. She committed adultery. She was being stoned for it in a public square because that was what it called for the law. And Jesus says, Neither do I condemn you.
SPEAKER_01:Go, sin no more. That balance keeps hitting me.
SPEAKER_00:Grace without compromise, truth without cruelty, no stones, but also no excuses. And that's where repentance lives.
SPEAKER_01:As we go into 2026, no self-loathing. Not pretending that nothing happened, but in turning and walking differently. When I'm tired, convicted, or beat up, those words matter.
SPEAKER_00:So I say this to myself, and I want you to try it. I've learned from pastoral leaders and biblical leaders, we should practice putting our name where Jesus is speaking. Buddy, I do not condemn you. Get up. Sin no more. If Jesus doesn't condemn us, we have no business condemning each other. We have no business condemning ourselves. And that includes debate that's constantly being dangled in front of us. And let's hope that it hit its peak in 2025. As we move into 2026, forget about Democrat versus Republican. This group versus that group. Division is a strategy. It's a strategy of the devil. We don't need to keep falling for it. Something I've also learned by reading scripture and sitting under good teaching is this. We talked about it last week's show. The disciples didn't follow Jesus because they were ready. They followed him to be formed. They weren't imperfect before the call, imperfect during the journey, imperfect after the resurrection. But they showed up. They followed, they participated. That's the invitation I keep hearing from pastors, from scriptures, from mentors.
SPEAKER_01:Show up, repent, get back up, try it again. So what I'm going to practice as we head into 2026, I'm not claiming anything grand here.
SPEAKER_00:I'm just committing to the practice. Living my faith more honestly, praying more visibly, saying the name of Jesus without apology, staying in Scripture even when it confronts me, choosing restraint when anger shows up, owning my failures instead of hiding from them. And yes, fasting will also be part of this for me. As we go into the new year, folks, study fasting, biblical fasting. I recommend it highly. I'm going to fast right now. I've learned that fasting isn't about punishment, it's about creating space, space where hurry dies, space where the Holy Spirit can actually speak. I'll bring us pastor on to unpack fasting more deeply.
SPEAKER_01:I'll give you a hint, Book of Daniel. But I want to name it here because time, focus, information, and fasting are all connected. I don't want a quiet faith anymore. I want an obedient faith. For myself.
SPEAKER_00:If you're in a season of struggle, of celebration, of tension, of conviction, of growth, that's all. Embrace it. Because you're not alone and you're not behind. You're likely right where formation starts. So as we step into the new year, this is where I'm going to posture from. No shame on me, shame off of me. No quiet faith, but obedient faith. No repeating patterns of the old or creating new habits in 2026. Whatever is preventing you from a relationship with Jesus, eliminate it. I'm simply a man learning from pastors, from scriptures, and from spiritual leaders who put me back when I drift. Back to truth.
SPEAKER_01:If you want to walk this road with me, welcome. Let's read together.
SPEAKER_00:Let's live visibly. Let's repent quickly. Let's extend grace boldly in 2026. Let's not take debate. God bless. I'll see you next week.
