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From Shame to Grace: Roman’s Powerful Story of Restoration | EP. 244

“God allows things in our life so we can meet guys where they are.” – Roman

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In this episode of The Restoration Series, Colton returns to the podcast as we sit down with Roman, who shares his journey of restoration. Growing up in a Christian family, Roman seemed to have it all together on the outside—great family, successful in sports, popular, and doing well in school. It was during his junior year of high school that Roman started chasing after the wrong things. A relationship with a girlfriend resulted in a pregnancy and ultimately leading to a regretful decision. The pain of this decision led Roman to carry deep shame, depression, and guilt for years and caused him to harm himself.

Thanks to a prayer warrior of a mom and a loving father, Roman’s journey of restoration and healing would begin. His mom discovered what had happened, and his parents met him with grace and love instead of anger—mirroring the grace of God. “I told my parents about everything that had happened, it was such a weight off my shoulders.”

Around this time Roman also found a mentor in his coach, they started meeting weekly and doing life together. Roman’s faith and relationship with God starting growing exponentially. Through his restoration story, Roman now has a heart for mentoring young men, helping them avoid the same mistakes and experience the love and grace of God.

This 5-part series gives us a glimpse into the lives of 5 different men and their stories of restoration. Stay tuned for the another story of restoration next week!

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SHOW NOTES:

Today Colton is back on the pod as we continue “The Restoration Series”
This 5-part series gives us a glimpse into the lives of 5 different men and their stories of restoration
This week we sit down with Roman as he shares
For Roman church was always a part of his life, growing up in a Christian household with great parents and a great family
As a young adult he quickly realized he never really had an authentic relationship with Jesus
In high school sports and fitness were his identity
On the outside it looked as if he had it all together
He was popular, successful at sports, doing well in school – life was going good
During his junior year he started making bad decisions
“For me it seemed as if life was good, on the outside it looked like I had it all together.”
Junior year Roman started making bad decisions and pursuing a girl
With no mentor or close friends to turn to for advice, Roman felt all alone
“On the outside I tried to hold it all together, but on the inside all that shame started to build up.”
Roman felt an unbearable shame by everything that had happened, feeling attacked daily by the enemy
He was holding all of this sin and guilt inside, his parents and family had no idea
If people really knew who I was they wouldn’t love me
The guilt and shame caused him to be deeply depressed heading into college, to the point of cutting his wrists
Through prayer and a discovery, Roman’s mom found out what had happened and this began the healing process
“I told my parents about everything that had happened, it was such a weight off my shoulders.”
In that moment Roman’s dad met him with love instead of anger
His dad’s example of grace was a perfect representation of our Heavenly Father
It was around the same time that Roman met a coach at school who ended up being an important mentor in his life
They would meet once a week and do life together
“These little steps of faith and talking about my sin, God started really working on my heart.”
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28
God’s grace is constantly chasing you down
“God allows things in our life so we can meet guys where they are.”
My heart is for the college age guys after all the things I failed at during those pivotal years of my life, I just want to help people feel seen, to serve others
Just sit with God, He just wants a relationship with us
“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.” Galatians 6:9-10
Think about the impact you can have by leading just one man to Jesus, it’s a ripple effect
God is always working and God is always restoring, stay tuned for the next story of restoration next week
Men, you cannot do this on your own. Let us be a resource for you, contact us today
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