This week on The Life Stories Podcast, David sits down with worship leader and songwriter Sarah for a deep, honest, and powerful conversation about faith, freedom, and what it really looks like to walk with Jesus when life gets messy. 🎙️🔥
Sarah opens up about growing up in church, struggling with addiction and a double life, and how a personal encounter with God in the secret place changed everything. 🙏✨

She shares how obedience, even when she felt unqualified and afraid, led her into healing, deliverance, and a completely new direction for her life. 💛
Together, they talk about the difference between performing for God versus being with God, why true worship starts long before you ever walk into a church, and how time alone with Jesus shapes everything we carry into the world. 🎶🕊️

This episode also dives into anxiety, shame, and the pressure to “get it all together,” especially for students and young adults trying to figure out their faith. 💭💔
Sarah speaks directly to anyone who feels stuck in cycles, reminding us that God’s mercy is still available, the blood of Jesus is still powerful, and getting back up matters more than getting it perfect. ✝️❤️

With laughter, real talk, scripture, and heartfelt encouragement, this conversation is a reminder that God still rescues, still restores, and still calls people into purpose right in the middle of their process. 🌈🙌
If you need hope, a reset, or just a reminder that you are not too far gone, this episode is for you. 💯✨

What does it really mean to surrender everything to God—not just the parts that feel easy?

In this episode of The Life Stories Podcast, I sit down with Amerie for one of the most honest and unfiltered conversations I’ve ever had on this show. We talk about identity, faith, struggle, and what it truly looks like to follow Jesus in a world that constantly tells us to define our own truth.

Amerie shares her story of searching for belonging, wrestling with addiction, depression, and identity, and encountering God in moments that completely changed the direction of her life. From a powerful early encounter with the Holy Spirit, to a breaking point that revealed her purpose, to the ongoing process of laying down old identities and learning what it means to live fully surrendered—this conversation doesn’t shy away from the hard topics.

This episode isn’t about perfection.
It’s about obedience.
About grace.
About coming out of agreement with lies and stepping into freedom.

If you’ve ever struggled with identity, felt torn between culture and conviction, questioned whether God could really change you, or wondered if church is truly a place you belong—this episode is for you.

Following Jesus isn’t easy—but it is worth it.

“Come as you are, but don’t stay as you are.”

In this episode of The Life Stories Podcast, photographer and videographer Lane Nolan dives deep into a journey filled with faith, creativity, and personal growth. 🌟

From growing up in a Christian household to finding his voice at UTSA and stepping into ministry at CBC, Lane shares how student ministry shaped his walk with God and built a strong sense of community around him. 🙌

But Lane’s story goes beyond ministry—he opens up about his powerful testimony of learning to accept himself fully and love who he is, realizing that only through embracing self-love could he truly love and serve others. 💙✨

The conversation also explores the influence of Christian music in connecting with youth, and the beauty of living authentically in your faith journey. 🎶🙏

Tune in for an episode that will inspire you to embrace your story, love yourself, and live your faith out loud.

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