What do you do when the dream dies, the lights go out, and everything you worked for goes up in flames? In this raw and powerful episode of The Travis Hearn Podcast, Travis is joined by Pastor Matthew Davis of Blueprint Church in Houston—a man who went from college football Quarterback with NFL hopes to $25,000 in debt, jobless, and crying out to God in the middle of a neighborhood walk.

This conversation isn’t just another church talk—it’s a front-row seat to a redemption story in real time. Pastor Matt shares the gut-wrenching moments of an identity crisis after tearing his ACL, the depression that followed, and the moment God told him, “You’ll fail at everything until you do what I told you to do.” From there, everything changed.

You’ll hear the behind-the-scenes of launching a church that exploded with nearly 2,000 people on day one, the crippling anxiety that hit the night before, and how the love of his wife—and the Word of God—carried him through. With honesty, humor, and deep spiritual insight, Matt and Travis unpack what it really means to walk through the fire and come out refined.

This episode is a must-listen for anyone who feels like they’ve been counted out. Because with God, the fire isn’t to burn you—it’s to build you.