Episode notes
What happens when the one dream you’ve built your entire life around is ripped away—and God’s “better plan” feels like anything but better?
In this deeply personal episode, [Host Name] shares his journey from a lifelong desire to serve in the military to a string of crushing rejections—from every branch of the armed forces, to the FBI, to local police. Born deaf in one ear, he faced a closed door at every turn, and the bitterness that followed led to years of alcohol abuse, depression, and distance from God.
But that wasn’t the end of the story. Through rock-bottom moments, unexpected blessings, and the slow work of the Holy Spirit, God was writing a plan that didn’t look like the one he wanted—yet turned out to be far better than he could have imagined. Now alcohol-free and walking with Christ, he reflects on how God used detours, pa ...