What Keeps You Stuck?

Summary

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The Candace Cameron Bure Podcast

Episode: "What Keeps You Stuck?"

Date: July 21, 2026
Host: Candace Cameron Bure
Guest: Jason Jackson Jr.

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Episode Overview

In this episode, Candace Cameron Bure sits down with Jason Jackson Jr.—a creative storyteller whose mission is to help people understand the Bible "with fresh eyes." Together, they dive deep into the concept of what keeps people stuck in life, with candid conversations on faith, habits, pride, personal growth, and family relationships. The discussion is rich with personal anecdotes, scriptural insight, and practical advice aimed at encouraging listeners to identify their own barriers and make meaningful change.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

Building New Habits and Overcoming Stagnation

• Listener Question: How do you build good habits and avoid repeating unwanted behaviors?

  • Jason shares: "It starts off as discipline. If you don't want to do it, it's going to start as discipline, then it turns into a habit, and then becomes a lifestyle." (06:25)
  • Both Jason and Candace reassure listeners that everyone starts somewhere and that consistency and scheduling time for spiritual practices, like reading or listening to the Bible, is key.

• Candace’s Tip: She often listens to the Bible using an app during car rides or walks to make it a natural part of her routine. (07:29)

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The Power of Story & Influence

• Jason’s Inspiration: He credits Sadie Robertson (of Duck Dynasty fame) for helping bring the Bible to life for him. Listening to her teaching on the story of the Prodigal Son marked a turning point in his faith journey:
  • "From that day forward—it was October 3, 2019—I said, I am about to live my life with Jesus in a way that I never have before, and I haven't stopped since." (09:54)

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Family Dynamics, Sibling Rivalry & Lessons Learned

• Growing Up with Brothers:
  • Jason shares humorous and honest accounts of competing with his brother, sometimes even choosing to dislike things just because his brother liked them (like dipping fries in mustard instead of ketchup!).
  • Deeper Reflection: "There were things that I didn't want to do in life, like with my brother, and I was missing out on the life that I really dreamed of...because of this prideful nature." (12:40)

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Scriptural Insight: The Prodigal Son & The “Pit”

• The Danger of Pride:

  • Jason unpacks the Parable of the Prodigal Son, noting the importance of learning from guidance instead of from pain.
  • Key Quote: "When you refuse to learn through the father's instruction, you will be forced to learn through a life experience." (13:42)
  • Candace adds: "A good parent will guide you as much as they can, just like the good Father…but at some point, we're not robots. There will be consequences, and we have to deal with them every time." (16:03)

• Escaping the Pit:

  • Jason outlines the process of recognizing pride as the first step to change.
  • Memorable Quote: "You know why they don't sell shirts that say 'I'm prideful?' Because the people that need to buy them probably wouldn't think they needed it." (16:14)
  • Repentance—“turning 180 degrees and walking away from what you were once doing”—is emphasized as the only way back to alignment with God. (18:07)

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Application: Pride in Everyday Life

• Financial Decisions as a Lesson in Humility:
  • Jason recounts learning to seek advice and humility in financial matters, admitting that trying to invest without help was actually prideful:
    • "Most people won’t think about that as being a prideful or an act of humility, but it absolutely is." (19:22–20:40)
  • Candace highlights her own family’s approach: "We do not make decisions that we don't understand. We take the time to understand where we are investing our money and personally stay on the safer side of things." (39:15–40:09)

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Navigating Friendships & Disappointment

• Listener Question: How to keep believing people are naturally good after being hurt?
  • Jason’s Wisdom: "You can't expect you from anyone else...people are living life based off their own experiences. The human brain is designed to survive."
    • He encourages leaving room for God to work in people’s lives and not to project your own standards onto others. (27:30)
  • Candace’s Theological Perspective: "People aren’t naturally good. We’re born sinners...don’t change who you are because people are unkind...pray for new friendships." (28:55)

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Parenting Adult Children & Letting Go

• Listener Question: How do you cope with adult children making their own decisions?
  • Candace talks candidly about the challenge (and pride) of watching her kids learn from their own mistakes:
    • "They are all adults, so they get to make their own decisions. I still want to instruct, because I’m mama. But at some point, you have to let them play out the consequences." (15:04–16:03)
    • "This is their time. You’ve done all the hard work...You get to watch them become who you’ve helped create them to be." (35:57–36:17)
  • Jason adds: "There are different phases of raising a human… when you get to that young adult age, it's like okay, now I need you probably more than when I was 13." (36:19)

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Practical Financial Wisdom

• Listener Question: Best financial advice for young adults?
  • Jason: “Don’t invest in anything that you don’t understand.”
  • Candace agrees, adding that they seek out advice but only make decisions they understand, preferring safer, conservative choices. (38:13–40:09)

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• On habits and faith:

  • “It starts off as discipline, then becomes a habit, and then it becomes a lifestyle.” — Jason Jackson Jr. (06:25)

• On the critical role of pride:

  • “Pride will keep you in the pit.” — Jason Jackson Jr. (12:40)
  • “You know why they don't sell shirts that say 'I'm prideful?' Because the people that need to buy them probably wouldn't think they needed it.” — Jason Jackson Jr. (16:14)
  • “Repentance is the only way back to the Father.” — Jason Jackson Jr. (17:15)

• On parenting and letting go:

  • “A good parent will guide you as much as they can…but at some point, we’re not robots…there will be consequences, and we have to deal with them every time.” — Candace Cameron Bure (16:03)

• On relationships:

  • “You can’t expect you from anyone else.” — Jason Jackson Jr. (27:30)

• On financial wisdom:

  • “Don’t invest in anything that you don’t understand.” — Jason Jackson Jr. (38:13)

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Important Timestamps

• 04:21 – Episode proper begins; Jason welcomed
• 06:25 – Habits start with discipline; building new routines
• 09:54 – Sadie Robertson's influence on Jason’s faith journey
• 12:40 – Sibling rivalry, pride, and the story of the Prodigal Son
• 16:14 – Acknowledging pride and the necessity of repentance
• 19:22 – Financial decision-making as a lesson in humility
• 27:30 – Expecting kindness from others & response to betrayal
• 35:57 – Parenting adult children, letting go, but supporting
• 38:13 – Jason’s financial investment advice
• 40:49 – Wrap-up and sign-off

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Final Thoughts

This episode is a warm, open-hearted exchange packed with relatable stories and grounded, scriptural advice. Candace and Jason use humor, vulnerability, and real-life examples to encourage listeners to reflect on their own barriers—especially pride and stagnation—while offering practical steps to move forward in faith, relationships, and finances. The theme of transformation—through humility, habits, and community—runs throughout, making this episode valuable for anyone seeking inspiration to “get unstuck” and live with greater purpose.

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Transcript

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Hi, friends. Welcome to the Candace Cameron Bure podcast. Life is like a roller coaster, but it's so much better when we go through it together. If you are watching us on YouTube, subscribe and tap the bell to find out about new episodes. My guest this season is Jason Jackson Jr. And his whole goal is to help people online understand the Bible with fresh eyes. He is a creative story storyteller and if you're just joining us, you definitely want to go back and start at the beginning of this series. Come join us. Hey, Jason.

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

Hey.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Hey. I have loved having you on.

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

I've loved being here. You always make me feel like I'm finding out about myself whenever you give these intros. So I appreciate that.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Well, I'm glad. Thank you.

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

Of course.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

So sweet. I really have. I always say I just love when I have younger people on and I hate to always refer his age, but I used to be the young person in the room and now I'm not. I'm the older person and like I'm the grandma in the room.

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

Oh, yeah. Congratulations on it.

[Guest or Advertiser Voice]

Thank you.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Thank you. It's it. So it always feels strange because I think that we never. You lose our youth.

We.

We always feel young at heart no matter how much older we're getting. But I just. I love your fresh energy and take on things and.

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

Thank you.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

So I'm really enjoying having you here and you bring such a great perspective to our conversations and to the listener. So I'm going to start off with another listener question. Okay, this one's from Ronnie. And Ronnie asks, how do you start? I believe and I have faith. I'm listening to the Word and understanding it more. But I've never read the Bible except when in religious class in school. I want to find a way to create good habits that keep me from repeatedly doing the things I know I don't like or want to do. That sounds like Paul.

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

That's what I was about to say. It sounds exactly like the Bible. Yeah. So, Paul, so it sounds like you in scripture. You just haven't found where you are yet. But I remember being there. I remember being at that place where I was kind of doing things or I wanted to read the Bible. I knew who Jesus, this Jesus guy was. But I'll tell you what, the mindset, that kind of brought everything together for me. And it was. It starts off as discipline. Okay? If you don't want to do it, it's typically going to start off as discipline, and then it's going to turn into a habit, and then it's going to become a lifestyle. So I would say I remember being like 19 years old, and that was the process that I was going through. Because to me, at that point in time, reading the Bible wasn't appealing to me, especially because I didn't understand it. I was, like, kind of afraid of different words if I couldn't pronounce it. I felt like I shouldn't have been reading it and I wasn't equipped. But that's how it started for me. So I think you are on the right journey and just know you aren't the only one that's there. I was there, too. So you can definitely overcome it.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Most people are. I mean, I love that you said you are listening to the word. You're understanding it more. You can visually read the Bible, you can listen to the Bible. So don't discount that. And just like Jason said, you have to create a habit. You just have to have the discipline to do it. So make a commitment to yourself and to God that you're going to read the Bible and choose your time, choose your place, write it in your calendar, in your schedule, make it a priority, just like you would a meal or a workout or whatever. Like, that's your commitment to God and you'll just continue to grow over time. And one thing I love doing is listening to the Bible while I'm in the car or on a walk. So I will often put on my Bible app and I just listen to it, and it's fantastic.

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

It works.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Yeah.

It says. Okay, well, I really. I really want to know because you had told me when we first talked that you are a big duck dynasty.

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

Yes.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

So I need to hear about that. Are you. Do you like to hunt or do you just want to grow a really big beard or what?

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

I grew up in the country. Okay. So hunting and fishing and all that type of stuff, that was all we really had. Okay. If it. If it wasn't a season for a particular sport that I played, it wasn't really much to do. So I really just had a clinging to Doug Dynasty because it was this faith family, and they were. It just blew my mind that they had a reality TV show and they were like, just living life, you know, they weren't starting drama with people.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Yeah.

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

And I was like. And they aren't going against their religious beliefs and stuff to have this show. So I just loved it because when I would watch it and I would see them duck hunting and I would see, for instance, Sadie trying to drive and. Or learning to drive inside, teaching her what to do and what not to do, it was just so funny. It felt like home for me. So I. I spend. Even now, I spend a lot of time catching up on episodes and. Re. Watching episodes and stuff like that. Yeah.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Yeah. And they have the. They have the new show now.

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

They do, right? Yep. Yep.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Have you. Are you all caught up on that one?

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

Not all the way. Not all the way.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

You have a lot of things on your plate right now. And I know Sadie played a pivotal role.

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

Yes.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

In your walk, too.

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

She did. She. Sadie Robertson, the way that she delivered the message, it was the first time that I had ever had the Bible really come to life and speak to me, where I was in my situation. I heard her tell the story of the prodigal son, and I think she was. I think she was on Georgia in Athens. I think she was on their campus. And the way she delivered that message, it was a situation I had just got out of, and I was like, wow. And from that day forward, it was October 3, 2019, I said, I am about to live my life with Jesus in a way that I never have before, and I haven't stopped since then, so that's how much it impacted me. Yeah.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Shout out to Sadie.

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

Shout out to Sadie. Shout out to Sadie.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

She's doing some good work.

[Guest or Advertiser Voice]

Yeah.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Well, I know that a lot of people can relate to your story about being raised by a single mom, and so I would love to know even more how that affected you how it affected your relationships with your brothers?

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

Yeah, I'll tell you. Me and my. My older brother, he's a year older than I am, and I don't know how it was with your children, but we used to fight every day. Fighting, arguing, bickering about something. We would find something every day. And ultimately that led me to. We just had, like, this. This sibling rivalry. So whatever he liked, I automatically disassociated myself from it. So he was a Green Bay packers fan, and I didn't dislike the packers, but I was like, okay, I like the Cowboys, and I like the Eagles. Or he didn't like. It's like, even the smallest stuff. He loved ketchup. And I was like, I don't like ketchup. I eat mustard. Only. Like, I don't. And so I would do stuff that I know I didn't like just because if I. If I did something different, it would be like, oh, I'm too close to him. I would dip my, like, French fries in mustard, and I'd be like, I know I don't like how this tastes,

[Candace Cameron Bure]

but I can't just despite him. Just because you didn't want to be like him.

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

Exactly. Yeah.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

And so was it out of a jealousy, or was it you just.

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

It was.

[Guest or Advertiser Voice]

It was really.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

You really didn't like who he is as a person?

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

I think it was, like. Because truly I loved him because, like, I mean, we would fight, and then 30 minutes later, we'd be playing together.

[Guest or Advertiser Voice]

Okay.

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

But I think it was just, like, probably ego. Like, ego.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

You just wanted to be your own person, right?

[Guest or Advertiser Voice]

Yeah.

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

And he's the big brother, too, so I can't have him having any footstool on me. Yeah. Yeah.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Okay, that makes sense. I know that dynamic in my family, too, because I've got two boys.

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

Ah, yeah.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

You know, I know it. Is there anything within that relationship that you've learned about yourself that you've carried into adulthood?

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

Absolutely. I think the biggest one is just the perspective of life, you know? And I think about in the story the Prodigal Son, that's actually the story that I heard Sadie share. And that story speaks to me in so many different ways. One of them is perspective and pride will keep you in the pit. You know, there were things that I didn't want to do in life, like, that I was talking about with my brother, and simply because he liked to do those things, it caused me to say, I don't like to do it, and I was missing out on the life that I really dreamed of the things that I actually liked in life and the things that I wanted to experience for so long. I was holding my own self back from those experiences because of this prideful nature of. I can't let him know that we like the same thing. But when I think about the prodigal son, I think about the younger son. You know, he asked the father for his inheritance, which he really shouldn't have even gotten, because in that time, contextually, the younger son didn't get an inheritance.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Right.

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

So the father was just being gracious by even giving him anything. And so he wanted independence. But his immaturity led him to a place of ruin, really. And what the father did was the father honored his request, and he said, okay, I'll let you have this. And the father wanted to instruct him and guide him on how to live in these situations. But when you refuse to learn through the father's instruction, you will be forced to learn through a life experience. That's what I have learned in my own life. When God is trying to guide you and instruct you on how to do certain things, and you just refuse to listen, at that point, he has to be a good parent. I mean, I'm sure, as you know and say, I tried to guide you as best I can, now you're gonna have to allow life to teach you, since you didn't allow me to.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

And would you say that that part of life that you now have to learn on your own is the pit?

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

That's the pit. That's the pit. Because you're experiencing a side of life that you could have avoided. And it's typically stuff that you want to avoid. You know, some things you need to learn on your own. But a lot of times parents are trying to protect you, and the child sees it as you're trying to restrict me from doing certain things. So what should have been seen as protection, he saw as. No, you're trying to prevent me from doing this.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

So, yeah, I think I'm. I'm still there with. With some of my kids. You know, they are all adults.

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

Yeah.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

So they. They get to make their own decisions. And I still want to instruct because I'm. I'm mama. Like, I'm never going to not instruct. However, I'm sitting on my hands and I'm like, closing my mouth, just going, okay, you make the choices, whatever you want to make, and play out the consequences. Not that any of them have to be that drastic. But when you're further ahead in years, it's Hard to even watch someone in the pit struggle. But you know that they have to learn that lesson on their own. And a good parent will guide you as much as they can, just like a good. The good father will guide you as much as he can. But at some point, we're not robots. We don't have to listen to what anyone tells us or even what God tells us. But there will be consequences, and we

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

have to deal with them every time.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

And so talk about. Just talk about the pride some more that can be found in that pit and how you get out of it.

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

Well, first of all, you have to acknowledge that you are dealing with pride. And I heard a preacher one time say, you know why they don't sell shirts that say I'm prideful? They said, because the people that need to buy them probably wouldn't think that they needed it. And I was like, that is the absolute truth. So you have to first acknowledge I'm struggling with pride in this area. And we read about the Prodigal Son story. There was a moment when it says, he came to his senses, right? And that means I realized that I went away from the very person that was trying to help me because I thought that I knew better on my own. And God is a good, good father, like a great father. And though he wants what's best for you, he won't force what's best on you. And so, ultimately, this is how I'm going to allow you to express your free will. But by him being such a good father, he knows that I have instilled enough in you to cause you to turn back to me whenever you realize that you went too far out.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Yeah.

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

Because one thing that I've noticed especially, and pride will lead you to this place, it takes no effort at all to drift. You know, maybe you've been reading the word for a while, and then you just slowly start to drift. That doesn't require any effort, but it does require effort to be anchored. So you have to really kind of uproot yourself and say, no matter where I am right now, I'm never too far away to where I can't be found again. And the only way that you do that is by repentance. And the church, that's like a. Almost like a curse word now to say repentance. But repentance is the only way back to the Father. You know, you have to literally turn from your ways in order to get back to where you need to be going. And everything else can then be restored. But before then, it's going to be hard to to make those steps.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Yeah. Yeah. Repentance is turning 180 degrees and walking away from what you were once doing.

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

Right.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

And moving forward in a completely opposite direction. And that never ends. I know I just gave an example of a mom to her kids. But as an adult, however old we get, I mean, pride, it. Pride can always just be right there. Like right there waiting for us. It's so easy to allow our own egos to get a ahead of what's best for us and what we know is best for us and none of us are. And apart from that, and it's still something Even as a 50 year old, I have to think about all the time to not let my pride get the best of me. And that's why I pray for humility all the time. But it can be difficult when we don't see it in ourselves and that we're stuck and to try to get out of that. So repentance is what we're called to do, to repent. And have there been any more recent revelations in your life where you're like, oh God, show me where I need to repent. Help me get out of this prideful situation.

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

Yeah. For me recently it happened in a way that most people wouldn't think of it as pride. And it is financially. And it's not like I'm making more money. So I think I'm better than everyone. It came from investments. As I'm making investments and I'm doing wise things with the money. But the moves that I'm making aren't wise because I'm like, I'm gonna just figure it out on my own. I don't need anyone's help. And God is like, I have trained people up to be experts in this area so that you don't have to learn the lessons on your own. And one thing that my mentor always tells me is don't make all the mistakes by yourself. You know, a lot of people have lived a lot of life, a lot more life than you already have. Learn from their mistakes so that you can have a head start and you can get there faster. So making those financial decisions, when I'm like, okay, I just got this money, I'm gonna put it into this, not even knowing what it does, not knowing how it works, that's a prideful move. You know, instead of sitting down and even going as far as paying someone to teach you, that is like, that's a sign of humility. Saying, I don't have all the knowledge that I Need in this area. Can you teach me? Most people won't think about that as being a prideful or an act of humility, but it. Absolutely.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

That's a great example. The great thing is, again, with technology, there are so many free resources available.

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

Yes.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Especially on that subject. I think my. My son lives. Knows a whole lot more about finances.

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

Yeah.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Than I ever have in my life, because he's listening to every podcast possible and just eats all the information up in a way that I'm like, oh, proud of you.

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

Right.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Yeah, it's good. Well, is there anything else that you want to share or add about. About pride in the pit that we haven't covered?

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

I would say that the pit, as we speak about this pit, it was when he found himself in a plate in a place with the pigs, and he even was questioning, should I eat what I'm feeding to these pigs? And when you find yourself in that pit, whatever that pit may be for you, I remember, for me, it was when I was with my teammates, we were dancing, and we were at this bar, and I've. I've never been a guy to drink or smoke or anything like that, but I just knew I found myself in an environment where someone like me, with a father like mine had nowhere had. I had no business being in that place, you know, and that place in that pit with. I'm not calling the people pigs, per se, but it will cause you to consider things that you wouldn't consider if you were in the right community. So if you find yourself asking, should I indulge in this act? It's not hurting anyone. But just because it's not holding you back doesn't mean it's not holding you up. And what I mean by that is there's a version of you that God is waiting for you to get to so he can give you certain things. Like the father was in this story, when the son finally returned, he said, let's get the fattened calf, put the nicest robe on him. There's a version of you that God is waiting for you to get to. And if you stay in that pit, you will never get to that person. So ask yourself that question. How long am I willing to stay committed to a version of myself that God has been waiting for me to leave? That's the question that most people need to ask.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

It's a great question. And then they need to find the motivation or the effort to get up and get out. That's always the hardest part. It's taking that first step.

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

Yeah. Because this is us in in hindsight looking at but that's the hardest part for sure.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Was there anything that helped you make that decision to turn and do an about face? It was really the message is it just it's conviction.

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

It was conviction. It was Sadie and the way she said it, the spirit working, that's what did it for me.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Have you met Sadie or any of the Robertson family?

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

I have not. I have not. We have.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

I feel like it's in your future.

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

Yeah, I that is. She's one of the one like the only people that I'm like, I have to meet her. Yeah.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

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we're going to go to our question for today. This is from Georgia, and she asks, how do you keep believing that people are naturally good? I was raised to treat everyone with kindness and to be a friend to everyone. But my friends keep hurting me and going behind my back. I want to have faith that most people are good and that God takes these people out of my life for a reason. But it's hard when I feel like I'm being punished with losing friends for being kind to others. Do you have any?

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

Well, first of all, shout out to your parents for, for being great parents. Not everyone has that, that privilege to be raised in a household where those morals and principles are instilled at an early age. So the first thing is you can't expect you from anyone, from anyone else, you know, the way that you would handle a situation, you can't necessarily expect that from someone else.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Right. Meaning if you were raised in a household that taught and practiced kindness, not

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

everyone has been, not everyone has that experience. And so people are, they're living life based off of their own experiences. And we think about the human brain. It's designed to survive. So a lot of people are still in survival mode and their whole purpose is I need to do whatever I can to make it to tomorrow. They're not thinking about how you will feel today. If I do that, it's, this is in my best interest and that's what I'm going to do. So naturally we, God created us and said we are good, but our actions aren't good. We had to be saved from our actions. And that's why Jesus came and saved, died on the cross for our sins. So you have to, this is what I tell people, leave a little bit of room for God to get some glory. So you may see where this person started but just continue to continue to work with them a little bit if you can, and then eventually you will see where God takes them.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Yeah, that's good. Well, I would say when you say, how do you believe that people are naturally good? That was the first part of the question. And I would say, Georgia, people aren't naturally good. We're born sinners. We're born into sin. And God says that above all, we are wicked and deceitful in our hearts and not to even trust our hearts, but we do. And again, you were raised in a home like mine in the sense that my parents taught us good morals, good values, right from wrong, but inherently, we're not born good people. And so that's why sin is in the world. And so I would say keep practicing kindness and keep being a loving friend. I know it does hurt when people don't treat you the same way or decide not to be your friend. But there are other people out there that want to be your friend. I know that to be true. I think that's why there's so many people placed in the world, because there's someone out there for every right. And don't change who you are because people are unkind to you and be the bigger person. But I would say because it's just more rewarding in the end. And I would also add to pray for new friendships. Pray for new friendships in your life and that God would bring you a new. A new friend that would appreciate your friendship and kindness back. Okay, we have another question. This is from Jennifer, and she asks. Hi. You mentioned a product you use to

help you with stress and cortisol levels

in your most recent episode. Is this the product you were referring to? Courtesy recovery and stress support. 60 capital capsules. If so, please let me know. I'd like to try it. I love your show. It's really gotten me back into praying daily and following the Bible again. Oh, Jennifer. Well, thank you for that comment. I absolutely love hearing that. That is what this show is all about. Just helping you take one step closer to knowing Jesus and allowing him to be the Lord of your life and reading the Bible and all those things. Jason, I don't. I don't. I don't know if you're in the supplement world at all, but I am.

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

I'm not much. I'm not much.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

I take all the things that I can to help me be in the best shape and navigate through this age in my life. But yes, Jennifer, I do take Court Ease from New Ethics. I really like it. It helps Ease cortisol levels. It is, there's no, it's just an, an easy thing. It's not drugs or anything. It's like herbs and stuff like that. And yeah, it helps with stress. I take that in the morning, sometimes in my mid afternoon and before I go to bed. And if I'm actually like, if I've had a crazy busy schedule, like I was out of the country for several weeks and coming back in and the time change and the jet lag was awful. So I will actually do like a cortisol reset on my body so my stress levels come down and I will take that cort ease like two capsules every three hours throughout the day and then it just kind of settles everything. And I love that. So hope you enjoy it too. It's been a great addition to my, my routine in my life. Okay, next question is from Martha and she asks, I know you have adult children. How do you cope with the fact that they are now adult adults and they need to make their own decisions and letting go and cutting the umbilical cord. Oh, we kind of talked about this.

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

Yeah, I know from, I mean I don't have children, but I know that my mom and the several parents around me that have helped raise me, they say it's tough. Like we said, you know, it's tough to watch them and you just gotta sit there, sit on your hands and allow them to touch the stove to learn that the stove is hot, even though you told them. But for me, because I asked this question, I'm like, I know I was hard headed growing up. Like that may be why I have learned so quickly now, what did you

[Candace Cameron Bure]

want most from your mom or your grandparents or the parents around you to do?

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

I wanted them to not do anything for me. Like just let me do my own thing and helped me a lot in the beginning. And as I got older I was like, okay, I need to accept that I don't have all the answers. You know, so early on I didn't want help with anything. Like don't help me with my homework, don't help me learn to drive. I want to learn. And it's like you will hurt yourself more than you can help yourself at this point in time. So that's what I, that's what I wanted the most.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Yeah, it is, it's really hard as an adult. And especially I think I have a close relationship with all three of my kids. And I think the encouraging part, at least in our family, was that we did cultivate a relationship where my, my Kids do enjoy us. So they haven't totally wanted to flee. They've all come back in some form or capacity that they like having dinner with mom and dad, they like coming over, they like hanging out. And so obviously, the groundwork that you lay is really important to that. But it's hard. It is hard, Martha. I'm. I mean, Jason, my Max, my youngest, is the same age as you, and he's out on his own now, and it's hard to just. Just let him do all the things he's gonna do. And I'm ex. I'm genuinely excited for him, and I think it's exciting. Martha, when you watch your kids become adults and to make decisions like, this is the time when we get to let them fly. Fly and expand their wings. And there's something that is very prideful in a good way. Like, I'm proud of my kids. And you see the efforts that you've put in throughout their whole life. And yet they're different people than us. So they've got to make whatever decisions they want to make. And they're going to be different from mine and my husband's and what we would do and. But my. I know that Val and I have decided that we want to encourage, we want to support, we want to let them know that we are always here for them. And we will probably not prevent them from falling. They need to fall on their own if they choose to do that. But we'll always be there to help pick them up.

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

Right.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

To lend them a supporting hand. But, you know, this is their. This is their time. You've done all the hard work. They are adult adults now. This is where you get to just let them see you get to watch them become who you've helped create them to be.

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

Yeah. Yeah, that's what I was going to say.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Yeah.

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

I've noticed that with me and the people that have helped raise me. Like, I think a lot of times my parents and stuff, they think about raising me up from a kid. And then you're grown and now you're. But they're like different phases of raising a human. You know, when you get to that young adult age, it's like, okay, now I need you probably more than I needed you when I was 13 years old, because I'm going into a phase of life that I've never experienced before. And you usually don't have. You haven't found that for life friend group yet. So I think it's the parents being there to support is beautiful.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Yeah. And kids are all different too, I'm thinking, because the last part of her question said, you know, how do you let go and cut the umbilical cord? And sometimes that's the parents not wanting to cut the umbilical cord, and sometimes it's the kids that don't want to cut the umbilical cord. Like they are just hanging on to mom and dad for everything. And there they might be timid, they might be scared to walk out into the real world. They're not confident about their choices and what's out there, and it could be scary. And so sometimes we actually have to help push our kids out just to experience life on their own. Making some decision, paying some bills, like just understanding how the world works. Sometimes it. It goes that way. And then sometimes we're the ones hanging on so much and it's like, mom, dad, you gotta let me go.

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

Yeah, yeah.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

So just be there for them either way. And I. Sure. I'm sure you know your kids pretty well and you're gonna do great, Martha. Okay, we have one last question for the.

For today.

This is from Emily. Oh, we talked a little bit about this. What is your best financial investment advice? Do you have any as a young man who is making money, who has things to invest that is just learning all about this? What is your best investment advice?

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

My best advice is don't invest in anything that you don't understand. That's my best advice.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

That's very good advice.

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

Yeah. Because, I mean, you. It sounds good to have this huge portfolio with so much diversity, but if you don't understand how the money is actually being made and how it compounds, like, then there's no point in really doing it. It's really like for ego at that point. So I only invest in what I understand. And if you want to diversify, just learn more.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Yeah.

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

And most people don't want to learn more though, right? Yeah, that would be my advice.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

That's very good advice. I will say from my end, there are. There are people that hold on real tight to money, and then there are big risk takers out there. I think where I fall is not quite in the middle. Definitely more on the conservative end. You know, it's exciting when you make money and it's very easy to just go out and spend it all.

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

Oh, yeah.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

And then yet, you know, you want to think about your future and you want to kind of make sure that you prepare for it. And then we can make the point that we don't really know how long our future is. We don't know how many days and we can save up all this stuff and God could take us at any moment. Like there's both sides of it. So we have just learned over the years that what's been best for us, we do get good financial advice from people that are smart. However, we do not make decisions that we don't understand. We take the time to understand where where we are investing our money and we personally stay on the safer side of things because I we don't want to risk everything in hopes of making, you know, having the big pot of gold at the end. We'd rather understand where we are at from year to year and live within those means. So that's my financial advice.

[Jason Jackson Jr.]

Great advice.

[Candace Cameron Bure]

Thanks for asking. Well, we are going to see you next week, but don't forget that we made a brand new resource for you this season and it is an exclusive paid video series called Unfiltered Faith. Jason walks you through several questions that Christians have but might be too afraid to ask. And you can watch [e-mail] together and you'll find a link to buy that course. And you can also find a place to ask questions like we just answered right here for future episodes. Until next time, be grateful all day, every day.

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