What happens when the life you’re chasing leaves you empty.. and God meets you at rock bottom?

Jackson Ford didn’t grow up deeply rooted in faith. For years, God felt distant - something reserved for holidays and church buildings, not everyday life. College only amplified that distance as partying, addiction, and isolation quietly took hold.

Then everything changed.

In this episode, Jackson shares his raw and hopeful story of transformation:

Growing up around church but never really knowing God

How COVID isolation exposed deeper emptiness and addiction

Hitting rock bottom during college and encountering grace for the first time

Saying yes to Jesus and watching identity, relationships, and purpose change

Learning to love selflessly instead of living for himself

Discernment, surrender, and an unexpected call into ministry

This isn’t a story about having it all figured out.

If you’ve ever:

Felt far from God even when you knew about Him

Tried to numb emptiness with success, relationships, or habits

Wondered if God could really use your past

Wrestled with obedience when it didn’t make logical sense

Jackson’s story is a reminder that God doesn’t wait for us to clean ourselves up - He meets us in the mess and leads us forward.

The Four Loves by C.S. Lewis