Combat veteran Ben Peterson joins us to discuss the glaring challenges in America's individualistic society, especially for people who have experienced the tight-knit military community. He offers practical advice to help you find your tribe, embrace your purpose, and be vulnerable about the struggles you're facing. 

Key Takeaways

• Our souls and psyches thrive when we are part of a tribe. 
• The transition from tribe culture to individualistic culture is an extreme challenge for veterans. 
• We are in a war for the souls of men.
• The strongest men are the ones who are willing to be honest about their shortcomings and struggles. 

Ben Peterson

Ben Peterson is a Jesus Follower, husband, father, and combat veteran. In 2016, Ben founded Engage Your Destiny, a nonprofit ministry that exists to engage with the military, veterans, and their families to lead them into their destiny. Ben and his wife, Rachel, live in Tennessee with their son. 

Key Quotes

• 27:29 - "Where's my 10,000 souls? I just think it's so important to live with that mindset. It doesn't have to be a fear based mindset, but this is the reality of the kingdom, and there is heaven and hell, and there are realities to us being disobedient, and there is free will and there's consequences for that. That's part of kind of the military coming out, because if you don't do your job, people die. And that's the same thing in the kingdom. There's a reason that Paul used the reference of the soldiers so much because we are in a war for the for the souls of men."
• 31:18 - "We can lean into some of those woundings, from a sense of humility and being honest that, you know what, I'm never going to be perfect until Christ comes back or until I go home. And in Him, I'm a new creature. And that gives me such a sense of peace and satisfaction, that my wounds are okay. It's okay to be vulnerable."

Links from Today’s Conversation

• Apply to join the Summer 2024 DadAwesome Accelerator Cohort: Email awesome@dadawesome.org to learn more  
• Save the Date for the DadAwesome Day Zoom Call: Monday, June 17 at 7pm CT
• Engage Your Destiny: Practical Ways To Run After Your God-Given Purpose by Ben Peterson
• The Power of a Praying Husband by Stormie Omartian
• Engage Your Destiny
• The Engage Your Destiny Podcast
• EP30: Power of a Praying Spouse: Part 1 (Engage Your Destiny Podcast)

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