The Faithful Servant

Ever felt like there's an untapped potential within you, just waiting to be unleashed? In this episode of the Faithful Servant we explore why uncovering and pursuing your passion is absolutely essential for living a life full of joy and fulfillment. Eric talks about what could be holding you back from unlocking that inner power God has for you. So don't miss it! Original release date: Jul 06, 2022

Have you ever loved someone so much that, in the depths of your heart, you'd give anything to make sure they succeed? Sacrificial love is an emotion that goes beyond anything else in its power to motivate and drive you. It's so strong, it can make you feel like you would move mountains just to see the person you care about reach their goals and fulfill their dreams.  In this episode, Eric explores...

Are you hoping to find peace in life in 2023? Are you faced with challenges time after time and it seems chaotic? If you find yourself struggling with the chaos and uncertainty of life in 2023, you are not alone. Many of us long for peace in our lives, but often don't know how to find it. Fortunately, God is with us even in times of chaos and as highlighted in this episode of The Faithful Servant,...

What good can come from pushing ourselves to the brink of failure? What can we learn about ourselves when we face our fears and let go of the doubt and worry of failure? This episode of the Faithful Servant explores the good that can come from failing–how being open to failure can also open up so many other beautiful opportunities. Though it's not easy to accept failing as an option, once we do, w...

What is Christmas really about? Gifts? Family? End-of-Year projections and goals? Or is it about finding your thin place where you can experience God? This episode focuses on the struggles we often find ourselves having around this time of year, and the contradiction of it being on the one hand the most joyous time of year and on the other hand the most stressful time of year. Eric explains that i...

The end of the year brings many things: joy, quality time with family, the hope for a new beginning. But perhaps the most valuable gift this time of year gives us is the opportunity for reflection. To look back on the last 12 months and contemplate what went right, what went wrong, what were my successes, and what were my failures. This episode of The Faithful Servant explores the power of reflect...

Can relationships help us overcome adversity? If so, who should we be building these relationships with? When it comes to growing up, it's hard to find someone more influential than our moms. For most of us, they teach compassion, patience, and love – three of the most important qualities in overcoming the challenges we face. In this episode, Eric sits down with not only his biological mom but his...

Can abandonment lead to healing? In this very special episode, Eric sits down with his biological mom as they discuss Eric's journey in understanding his adoption and why his biological mom decided to give him up. Through love, patience, and understanding they discover the experiences they've shared and how this abandonment has made their relationship even stronger through the healing process.

Do you know what you're really thankful for? When we let our negative thoughts take up most of our headspace, it can be difficult to remember the aspects of our lives, both big and small, that we're thankful for. Even in our negative spaces there are things to be thankful for, and this episode talks about how we can step back and recognize those moments. Through God, through patience, through unde...

Have you ever had your need to solve a problem prevent you from actually solving it? Sometimes when we recognize what's wrong or how to fix something, we can act too quickly or voice our opinions too loudly. This episode dives into how sometimes, even when you know you're right, patience is needed before a solution is presented. From talking with our kids to listening to our coworkers, sometimes w...

From fears of failure to fears of not being loved, how do we overcome our negative beliefs? This episode looks inward and examines our own life experiences using the metaphor of children. When we look at our negative beliefs as our own "children" it becomes easier to approach them with love rather than anger or hate. This allows us to more completely understand and overcome that negative belief.

When you think about your passion in life, what comes to mind? What happens when we combine our purpose with our passion? This episode features the talented musical group Soul Review out of Lincoln, Nebraska. Members Haylee, Jadyn, Robert, and Ether share how they discovered their purpose is their passion, which is playing music together. When you can pair your passion with what you believe your p...

One aspect of overcoming adversity is becoming aware of when you're starting to get busy just for the sake of being busy. This episode of the Overcoming Adversity series features Melissa Minassian, realtor, contractor, published author, singer, owner of Transpire Renovations, and mother. Minassian is no stranger to living a "busy" life, but she had to take a step back and figure out what she reall...

Adversity is a force that can break each and every one of us, so where do we turn when faced with such a formidable force? This episode features special guest Mark ??? who talks about his addiction to alcohol and how he found strength and peace through God's provisions. Together, Eric and Mark explain that to face adversity doesn't mean to face a complete and entire breakdown, but, sometimes, the...

Where do you find hope when faced with adversity? How do you confront your fears while not falling deeper into addiction or despair? This episode features an in-depth interview with Matt Tompkins, owner of Two Brothers Creative, as he discusses his journey with addiction while also running his own business. How most times it's not about curing the addiction, but it's about learning how to live wit...

Would life be better if we never experienced adversity? Would we really be happier if we removed all anger and sadness from our lives? First step is recognizing the challenge and then determining if it's a challenge that will benefit or harm us. This episode introduces a series focused on what prevents us from overcoming the challenges in our lives and how those challenges can often make life wort...

Are you rooted to be faithful? Are you rooted to rely on God's strength? Are you rooted to be patient? Nobody's perfect. We all struggle multiple times through each and every day. However, when we accept that patience is vulnerable, and that it's okay to be vulnerable–in fact, at times, it's necessary to be vulnerable–we will find peace. When we stop expecting everything to happen now , we will fi...

How do you show kindness? In a world where so many of us give sharp reactions, let's practice soft reactions. How can we show love over anger? At times, we let our own selfishness and impulsivity determine our reactions. Moments of fleeting anger can cause a lifetime of pain and anguish, so why do we let our emotions get the best of us and react in such harsh ways? In this episode of The Faithful...

What struggles have you faced during a relationship? How patient do you find yourself with the people you love? How often do you let impulse determine action rather than patience and reflection? This episode of The Faithful Servant explores not only the power of patience, but the need for patience especially in relationships. To find success and longevity in a relationship, we must practice patien...

Celebrate Life – do you find it hard to celebrate the good things that are happening in your life? Is it difficult to reward yourself when you've accomplished something no matter how big or small? This episode of The Faithful Servant focuses on how and why we should build habits of celebrating life, and how we can break down our feelings of guilt when it comes to lifting ourselves up.

Every one of us find ourselves in situations where we keep falling, getting back up, and falling again. What do we do when we find failure more than success? We keep swinging. In this episode of The Faithful Servant, Eric talks about the necessity to keep moving forward, to keep trying, to keep swinging. Life will always be full of struggles, but the real test is how we react when we encounter tho...

Forgiveness – what does that word really mean? How do you find the courage to not only forgive others but to forgive yourself? This episode of the Faithful Servant explores the need for forgiveness; how we forgive not to help others but to help ourselves. Even in our deepest misunderstanding, we need to live intentionally for ourselves and forgive those who have hurt us, and we need to forgive our...

Taking time for yourself is one of the hardest things for a person to do, but it's also one of the most beneficial. This episode of the Faithful Servant breaks down how important it is to set goals for yourself and then give yourself a reward after achieving those goals. What is the incentive to work hard? What are some of the simpler things in life that can be a reward for your hard work? Why do...

We all have doubts many times throughout each day, week, month, and year. How do we refocus those doubts and use that energy to lead us to a more positive outcome? What does it even mean to doubt something, and is it always a bad thing to have doubts? The overthinking, the questioning, the jumping to conclusions – this episode dives into the world of doubt and how we can refocus what we doubt most...

Where does our inner peace come from? This episode of the Faithful Servant dives into how we can each find our own inner peace and how to use that peace once you've acquired it. Eric sits down with guest Robert Leslie Jr. as they discuss the power of music, food, and trying to deliver a message even in the most casual of settings or circumstances – what is the message you want to give and what is...