Some Christian testimonies about hearing God’s voice don’t start the way you’d expect.

Matthew Lovell thought he knew God. He was sure of it—until the night everything broke.

He was showing up. Praying. Doing what he believed was right.

He wasn’t questioning it.

He thought that was all faith was.

Then he found out his wife was having an affair—right before their 5-year anniversary.

That night, he’s in his kitchen.

Music blasting. Cleaning. Crying. Trying to process what just happened.

But instead of shutting down… something happens that doesn’t make sense.

Not slowly.

Not over time.

In that moment, everything in him changes.

And he encounters God in a way he never had before.

The anger you’d expect isn’t there.