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In Dog Tags and Discipline, I step into the season where identity was no longer just who I thought I was—but who I was being trained to become.
This episode dives into the early days of military life, where obedience was demanded, weakness was exposed, and discipline wasn’t optional. From the weight of dog tags around my neck to the pressure of standards that didn’t bend, I share how structure, authority, and accountability began shaping me—sometimes through grit, sometimes through failure.
But this isn’t just a story about the Army.
It’s about how God uses discipline long before we recognize His purpose.
Through moments of pride, correction, and hard-earned humility, this episode explores the tension between rebellion and submission, self-reliance and surrender. It’s about learning to stand in formation on the outside while God begins aligning the heart on the inside.
If you’ve ever wrestled with authority…
If discipline felt more like punishment than preparation…
If God used structure to break you before building you…
This episode is for you.
☕ Grab a cup of coffee.
🎖️ Tighten your laces.
✝️ And listen as God meets us in the lessons we didn’t know we needed.
By Royce BottomsIn Dog Tags and Discipline, I step into the season where identity was no longer just who I thought I was—but who I was being trained to become.
This episode dives into the early days of military life, where obedience was demanded, weakness was exposed, and discipline wasn’t optional. From the weight of dog tags around my neck to the pressure of standards that didn’t bend, I share how structure, authority, and accountability began shaping me—sometimes through grit, sometimes through failure.
But this isn’t just a story about the Army.
It’s about how God uses discipline long before we recognize His purpose.
Through moments of pride, correction, and hard-earned humility, this episode explores the tension between rebellion and submission, self-reliance and surrender. It’s about learning to stand in formation on the outside while God begins aligning the heart on the inside.
If you’ve ever wrestled with authority…
If discipline felt more like punishment than preparation…
If God used structure to break you before building you…
This episode is for you.
☕ Grab a cup of coffee.
🎖️ Tighten your laces.
✝️ And listen as God meets us in the lessons we didn’t know we needed.