Finding Hope After a Prodigal Season: Grace, Recovery, and Christian Identity: Matthew Wingo

Send me a text and let me know your thoughts! Matthew Wingo went from corporate success to losing everything after ignoring the Holy Spirit's whisper at a stoplight: "turn right." In this honest conversation, he shares his seven-year prodigal season, the "Job season" that followed, and how he found Jesus in the desert. Now the founder of Turn Right Ministries and a Regeneration recovery leader, Matthew reminds us that we're never too far gone, that God never moves, and that in Christ we're already noble. Hope, grace, surrender, and perseverance, all in one episode. Get Matthew's book here: Turn Right, the Pursuit of Noble Things https://bookshop.org/p/books/turn-right-the-pursuit-of-noble-things/492f7e1efe0eafee Chapter Markers | Time | Chapter | 00:00 | Welcome and Matthew's introduction | 00:26 | Testimony: boundless grace and a wild streak | 01:37 | Both feet in the deep end: using your drive for self or for God | 02:40 | The stoplight: straight ahead or turn right? | 04:21 | Divorce court and the prodigal son | 05:35 | "I took me with me": the seven-year prodigal season | 07:00 | The Job season: losing everything | 08:26 | Mountaintop success vs. the desert where God was found | 10:30 | God never moves: character refined in the crucible | 12:08 | Turn Right Ministries and the call to noble character | 13:18 | Identity in Christ is the root of everything | 14:33 | How Matthew first met Jesus, and how buried pain stole his joy | 15:51 | Regeneration recovery and the "connect the dots" picture | 18:20 | "Write": the book and the "yes and amen" | 19:32 | Stories of change: abuse, alcohol, addiction | 21:18 | "No magic in 12 steps": building on the rock | 23:39 | How God used a corporate career to prepare a ministry | 25:25 | Blessing others and "it's His story" | 27:12 | Noah and the power of perseverance | 28:20 | Final encouragement: hope, nobility, and running the race | 30:15 | Closing thanks Welcome to Just Talkin' About Jesus. I'm Jan Johnson, a seasoned believer who loves relationships and, you know, just talkin' about Jesus. Here you will find testimonies of those who God has changed through his grace. Stories of feeling unworthy because of being sex trafficked, or of radical redemption of a woman who grew up with abuse, neglect, abandonment and drugs. A story of an abortion survivor. This and more. Lean in now. Consider subscribing to this podcast, YouTube and Substack- all with the same name: Just Talkin' About Jesus! https://www.youtube.com/@JustTalkinAboutJesus https://jan-johnson.com/ https://justtalkingaboutjesus.com/ https://janjohnsonauthor.substack.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@JustTalkinAboutJesus Thanks for listening! If you have a story to tell, check out the form on my website- justtalkingaboutjesus.com. I'd love to connect with you! No, really.... hit me up!