When Life Falls Apart, How Do You Keep Your Faith? with Michael Wright
How do you keep trusting God when life gives you reasons to question everything?
Michael Wright joins Mark Osborne for an honest conversation about grief, addiction, spiritual growth, and becoming a better husband and father.
Michael shares the loss of his daughter to a heroin overdose, a house fire shortly after his ordination, and a near-fatal accident he believes he should never have survived. He also opens up about twenty years of alcoholism and the moment he finally admitted, “I need to be a better dad. I need to be a better husband”—and asked for help.
Together, Mark and Michael explore what it means to move beyond going through the motions and build a faith that shapes everyday life.
In this episode:
• Trusting God through grief and unanswered questions
• Recognizing spiritual stagnation
• Why men struggle to ask for help
• Leading your family through your example
• The difference between practicing what you preach and preaching what you practice
• Finding encouragement and support when life feels overwhelming
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Episode chapters:
00:00 A life tested by loss and addiction
01:38 Welcome to The Valiant Forge
02:05 Meet Michael Wright
04:23 From the rodeo to the pulpit
07:21 When the church closed
11:40 Losing his daughter and trusting God through grief
14:25 A house fire and faith through trials
18:03 Breaking out of spiritual stagnation
21:09 “I should have died”
23:44 Following God into an unexpected opportunity
27:01 Church, hypocrisy, and living your faith
32:18 Welcoming a man who didn’t believe
33:42 Why men struggle to ask for help
35:49 Becoming a better leader at home
38:37 “I need to be a better dad”
40:16 Encouragement for discouraged men
42:02 Twenty years of alcoholism—and a new beginning
43:55 Final encouragement and connecting with Michael
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