Tag: trials
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#295 – When Feel Good Faith Dies
What happens to your faith… when life stops feeling good? Let’s be honest… When things are going your way, when life feels good, when everything’s working out— it’s easy to trust God. But when life gets hard— when your world gets shaken— that’s the proving ground. This episode helps you understand the difference between “feel…
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#294 – Critics in the Bleachers
Over the years, most of us have experienced it… People forming opinions about our lives without ever asking what’s really going on. They hear something. They see something. They assume the rest. And from the safety of the bleachers… they criticize. In this episode of The GRIZ Podcast, we’re talking about: -Why criticism often comes…
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#292 – Failure Is Not Fatal
Winston Churchill said it right, “Success isn’t final. Failure isn’t fatal. It is the courage to continue that counts.” Failure will visit every man. But the real question is not whether you’ve failed — it’s whether failure finished you… or forged you. In this episode, I speak honestly about failure, pain, setbacks, and the brutal…
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#291 – How Men Survive Prison
Some prisons are made of steel. Others are made of suffering. Every man will face a season he cannot escape — illness, loss, loneliness, betrayal, or hardship. The question is not how to escape… but how to endure without losing yourself. In this episode, we examine how men like Viktor Frankl, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Admiral James…
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#288 – I Will Survive Today—1 Peter Study—Part 5
Some days you’re not thriving.Some days you’re just surviving. And if that’s where you are right now, this episode is for you. In this message, Jason walks through 1 Peter 1:3–5 and reminds us of the living hope and eternal inheritance every believer in Christ has — an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading,…
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#287 – You Must Reframe Your Pain
Suffering has a way of breaking men when they don’t understand it. But when suffering is given meaning, it can become the very thing that forges strength, endurance, and purpose. Drawing from Scripture and the life of Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl, this episode will help you: This is not motivational, self-help hype.This is battle-tested, biblical…
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#286 – Still Climbing—Hard Lessons from 2025
Some years build you.Some years break you.This one did both. In this episode, I’m sharing the hard lessons God taught me through 2025 — about gratitude, how short life really is, and what it really means to trust Him when life feels out of control. If you’ve been walking through a tough season and wondering…
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#284 – God is Sovereign—You’re Not in Control
We think we’re steering the ship — managing outcomes, holding everything together, directing how life is supposed to go. But the truth is… we’re not running anything. God knows. God sees. God rules. And I’m learning to let Him be God — right in the middle of pain, uncertainty, heartbreak, and unanswered prayers.
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#282 – Beat Down But Born Again—1 Peter Study—Part 4
Life hits hard sometimes — sickness, heartbreak, loss, spiritual warfare — and in the chaos, it’s easy to forget who we are and what God’s already done for us. That’s why 1 Peter 1:3–5 hits so deep. It reminds us that even in our pain, we’ve been born again to a living hope through the…
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#280 – 5 Stoic Rules to Make You Stronger
Storms are coming, chaos is guaranteed, and if your foundation isn’t deeper than your feelings, you’re going to fold like a paper tiger. That’s why in this episode, we’re looking at 5 ancient Stoic rules for life—principles that shaped warriors, leaders, and thinkers for over 2,000 years. But here’s the twist: I’m running all of…
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#279 – The Blood of Christ and Charlie Kirk—1 Peter Study—Part 3
Last week’s headlines shook the nation: Charlie Kirk assassinated while speaking at a university. His boldness for the gospel cost him everything. And now we’re left asking: Would I be willing to follow Christ with that kind of courage? In this episode, we continue our study of 1 Peter and unpack the strange but powerful…
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#277 – Elect Exiles—1 Peter Study—Part 2
In this episode, we step into the shoes of the first-century believers who were mocked, rejected, and persecuted for following Christ. Imagine getting a letter from the Apostle Peter himself … a letter that calls you elect, chosen, God’s own possession. That letter didn’t just give them hope — it gave them an identity to…
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#275 – Daniel Ritchie—Unarmed and Dangerous
This is a past conversation I had with Daniel Ritchie – Dan is a husband, father, speaker, author, and the 1st Vice President of the Southern Baptist Convention. Born without arms, Dan has faced unimaginable challenges, but by the grace of God, he’s lived a life of courage, faith, and impact. His story will challenge…
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#272 – If You Ain’t Dead—God Ain’t Done
What do you do when life just beats you down? When you’ve been thrown in the pit — betrayed, abandoned, falsely accused, and left for dead? In this episode, I’m gonna hit you with a fresh word of encouragement and motivation from the life of Joseph — a man who went from the pit to…
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#269 – Men and Depression—Part 2—The Fall and Negative Self-Talk
On this episode, I unpack two of the root causes of depression — not from a textbook, but from real life. From my own journey …As a man.As a pastor.As a coach. And as a brother in Christ who has walked through many dark valleys — and walked with other men through theirs. Listen to me…
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#268 – Men and Depression—Part 1—You’re Not Alone
On this episode, I’m kicking off a new series on something a lot of us men wrestle with—but few of us are willing to admit: depression. That dark cloud that hangs over you … that heavy weight pressing down on your mind, your emotions, even your body … making you wonder if it’ll ever lift.…
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#265 -Katie Cousins—Pro Soccer Player—Just Be Faithful
On this episode, I have a conversation with Katie Cousins. Katie is a professional soccer player who plays for NWSL and Icelandic Teams. She was a two-time All-American at the University of Tennessee, Gatorade Player of the Year, and part of the U20 Women’s World Cup Team. Katie’s resume is pretty impressive, but to me…
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#261 – Your Comfort-Zone is Killing You
Some of you are comfortable. Way too comfortable. And honestly… it’s killing you—and you don’t even realize it yet. Comfort was killing me too. We’ve been lied to, my brothers. We’ve been deceived into believing that perpetual comfort is the goal of life. That we’re happiest when we stay inside our comfort zone. But that’s…
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#259 – When Pit Happens—Psalm 40
I’m sure you’ve heard the famous phrase … “Shit happens!” Well, I have a much better phrase for us to begin using … “PIT HAPPENS!” That’s right … pit happens my brothers. At some point, pit happens to all of us. And when pit happens … you need to know how to respond to it…
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#257 – When Life is Hard, Unfair, and Hurts
If you live long enough, you will eventually come to realize that … life is hard … life is not fair … and being human hurts. At times, life will just suck! At times, storms are going to hit and hit hard. You may not like this fact, but it doesn’t matter – that’s how…
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#184 – Former Navy SEAL Chad Wright—Finding Jesus in War
On this episode, I sit down with Chad Wright — former Navy SEAL and SEAL Team instructor, elite ultra-endurance athlete, and co-founder of The 3 of 7 Project and The 3 of 7 Podcast.This conversation was originally recorded in January 2022. Connect with Chad Wright: Website:https://www.3of7project.com Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/3of7project Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/3_of_7project/ Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/three-of-seven-podcast/id1480615007 Connect with Jason George: Email:jason@narrowtrail.com Website:http://narrowtrail.com…