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How do you break a cycle of trauma that has claimed the lives and freedom of so many your age? Pastor Ricky Howard joins Austin Gardner to discuss the "survivor's guilt" and the overwhelming mercy that pulled him out of a life of instability.

Ricky shares how he lost his entire freshman year of high school because he lacked the family structure to stay afloat. But in the midst of that "lost year," God was using "regular people"—not war heroes or wealthy businessmen, but simple church volunteers—to show him a different path.

In this episode, Austin and Ricky discuss:

• The danger of letting "current circumstances" define your future.
• Why the "Loved Love": How our own healing allows us to reach the next generation.
• The pursuit of God: How mercy chases us even when we aren’t looking for it.

Closing Thought: "The moment we stop defining ourselves on ourselves and start looking to Him... that’s when we truly find out who we are."

Links Mentioned:

• waustingardner.com
• Alignment Ministries: https://alignmentministries.com
• Followed by Mercy Daily: https://followedbymercy.beehiiv.com

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