When the Wind Blows: Finding Your True Conviction When You Have Tried and Failed-Carl Grant III

How do you find the grit to completely rewrite your life story when every attempt to change your destructive habits on your own has ended in raw failure?

Carl Grant grew up in a secular environment with zero concept of sin, conviction, or spiritual purpose. For years, he lived entirely driven by his own desires, falling into repetitive cycles of temptation and failed attempts to clean up his act. His audacious pivot did not happen in a comfortable setting. It happened during a 1990 military deployment to a newly invaded Panama, where a gritty decision to follow a fellow soldier to a dirt-floor alleyway church instead of a local brothel changed the entire trajectory of his life.

In this conversation, Carl gets incredibly real about the raw struggle of trying to fix your own flaws and the undeniable power of a true awakening. He shares the messy reality of his radical transformation, from running out on his past life to remaining celibate until marriage. We also dig into his audacious work today as the founder of Bridges of Faith, where he takes his deep convictions into the Middle East to lead respectful, groundbreaking dialogues between Muslims and Christians.

In this episode of Becoming With Precious, you will discover:

• You cannot always rely on sheer willpower to overcome deep-rooted habits. Real change often requires a profound internal and spiritual shift.

• Sometimes the most audacious move you can make is walking in the opposite direction of the crowd, even when you have no idea where you are going.

• True peacemaking and bridge-building do not require you to water down your convictions. You can hold your ground while still showing deep respect for others.