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Takeaways with Kirk Cameron

Ben Peterson: OVERCOMING Setbacks To Find Your CALLING and Purpose | Ep. 208

Takeaways with Kirk Cameron

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Tv & Film, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8586 Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Iraq veteran Ben Peterson joins Kirk Cameron for a conversation overcoming incredible setbacks in pursuit of God's purpose for your life. He shares how his vision for serving the Lord led him toward great obstacles and, ultimately, an even greater calling than he'd imagined for himself. Don't miss this insightful discussion here on Takeaways with Kirk Cameron on TBN! Missed the last episode? Listen in as Dr. Joel Muddamalle joins Kirk Cameron for a conversation on how to find true peace through humility. WATCH Takeaways with Kirk Cameron episodes for free on TBN+! Each episode of Takeaways with Kirk Cameron features knowledgeable guests having a respectful and thoughtful conversation surrounding topics that are impacting our society every day. Kirk’s hope is that you will walk away from this show with practical steps on how to better your family, your community, and your nation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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None of us would qualify because Jesus is the only one qualified to truly do anything.

0:05.1

But he chooses the most unqualified people that I think are willing to relentlessly pursue.

0:11.8

Because that's what the disciples did.

0:13.6

They were unqualified.

0:14.6

They were unlearned men.

0:15.6

They did not have what it took to be the greatest leaders.

0:18.4

I mean, these men have impacted 2.87-314 billion people

0:22.8

today, and they were unqualified. Joining us again on takeaways is veteran and founder of

0:35.2

Engage Your Destiny, a ministry to active military members and their families.

0:56.2

Man, I'm so happy that you've come back to be with us. Thanks, Ben, for being on takeaways. Good to see you again, there. So last time we were together, I don't think it was in person. I think we were actually remote. Yeah, we were telecasting. We were telecasting. You were in California. And you were right on the cusp of putting on this amazing festival.

1:15.7

You were sharing with us all about your testimony, about your time in the military, and then the honoring of Vietnam veterans. What happened with that event? And then what have been, what have you been doing since? Yeah, you know, the real heart behind it, I'm an iraq veteran and when i came home i was met with honor and love and joy and all that and vietnam veterans they got the exact opposite and so you know god had really put a vision in my

1:20.7

heart of giving them the most incredible welcome home and and then talking to them about the love of

1:25.3

jesus right so it was an unbelievable event.

1:28.4

You know, we had over 35,000 in attendance. And to be honest, man, like going out into that

1:34.5

crowd of seeing thousands of veterans that had never been honored, never been welcomed home,

1:39.9

never been celebrated, we had to wipe the wonder from our faces as we held and hugged 70-year-old

1:48.4

men as they just sobbed and thanked us for the welcome home. And so that was the Lord. And I got

1:53.4

to share my testimony and share about Jesus. And we had over 1,200 veterans take a next step to get

1:58.4

into PTSD programs and to really enter into their healing.

2:03.0

Yeah. So it was unbelievable. We made an incredible impact. The financial side turned out a

2:08.8

little bit different, which I get into in my story a little bit. That's right. Yeah, so we went

2:13.7

through some challenges. So your book just came out and it's Engage Your Destiny, Practical Ways to Run After

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