When God Puts You at Rock Bottom with Cole Earlewine | Episode 178
Release Date: 08/20/2025
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info_outlineGet ready for raw, honest conversations about finding your true identity when everything gets stripped away. Cole Earlewine shares how double shoulder surgery in his freshman year of college football became the catalyst for discovering who he really was as a child of God.
WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER:
⚡️ How rock bottom became the foundation for spiritual growth
⚡️ Why athletic identity can become a dangerous trap
⚡️ The power of diverse friendships in college
⚡️ How to find your true worth beyond performance
⚡️ Biblical wisdom for navigating major life transitions
⚡️ Why the hardest seasons often produce the greatest growth
This is part of a special family series where each Earlewine family member shares their perspective on transitions, faith, and finding purpose. Don't miss the powerful insights from their oldest son's journey through adversity.
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KEY TAKEAWAYS:
⚡️ Rock bottom reveals that God is the rock at the bottom
⚡️ Your identity isn't found in what you do but whose you are
⚡️ Diverse friendships bring perspectives you can't get elsewhere
⚡️ College lifestyle isn't as cool as you think it is
⚡️ Find people who will help you up when you fall down
⚡️ Athletics will end but relationships last forever
⚡️ Pursuing Christ requires intentional daily choices
KEY QUOTES:
⚡️ "God has to put you at rock bottom to make you realize he's the rock at the bottom"
⚡️ "I had to find out that I'm not an athlete, I'm not a friend, I'm not a son - I'm a child of God"
⚡️ "Getting stopped in my tracks was the greatest thing that ever happened to me"
⚡️ "You need to find people that when you fall down will reach out to help you up"
⚡️ "In five years no one will remember my tackles, but they'll remember who I am"