Cory Nickols: From Brokenness to Purpose: Finding Identity in God: Page 256
The Unfolding
Northwestern Media
4.9 • 867 Ratings
🗓️ 17 October 2025
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
What do you do when life takes everything, your home, your job, even your hope? Cory Nickols knows those struggles intimately. Raised in a Christian home, he thought he understood who he was, but trauma, loss, and doubt left him questioning everything, including his value. One heartfelt prayer, "God, I want to know You," set him on a journey through what he calls The Breaking, The Crushing, and The Stripping. These seasons challenged everything he knew about God and himself, ultimately revealing his true identity: loved, chosen, and a child of God. Today, Cory helps rescue children trapped in human trafficking, showing how God can transform brokenness into purpose. Content caution: This episode includes references to suicidal ideation, childhood sexual abuse, and human trafficking.
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Website: https://corynickols.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/corynickols/
Destiny Rescue: https://www.destinyrescue.org/
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| 0:00.0 | Page 256 of the unfolding is the story of Corey Nichols. |
| 0:05.8 | God, I have nothing left. |
| 0:07.7 | You broke me. |
| 0:09.1 | You crushed me. |
| 0:10.2 | You stripped me of everything. |
| 0:11.8 | He goes, that's exactly where I want you. |
| 0:14.4 | Now you're pliable in my hands. |
| 0:16.6 | I said, God, whatever that means, it's yes. |
| 0:21.0 | God's story has been unfolding. |
| 0:24.4 | Since the beginning of time. |
| 0:27.5 | He invites you to be a part of it. |
| 0:32.9 | Another page in the unfolding. |
| 0:36.7 | What if the very things that broke you were actually the tools God used to set you free? |
| 0:43.7 | Hey, this is Meredith Foster. |
| 0:45.6 | Corey Nichols grew up in a Christian home, but like so many who start out sure of what they believe, |
| 0:51.5 | life eventually handed him wounds that left him with questions about his |
| 0:55.3 | faith. In college, he met a group of people who radiated something that he didn't have, |
| 1:00.7 | joy, confidence, and a real, tangible love for Jesus. Whatever they had, Corey says, I wanted it. |
| 1:08.4 | So one night, he prayed a simple, honest prayer. God, I want to know you. |
| 1:14.1 | I don't understand your grace completely, but I want to. Well, that prayer became an invitation for |
| 1:20.5 | God to begin a long, difficult process of transformation. Corey calls it the breaking, the crushing, and the stripping. Three seasons that |
| 1:30.7 | stretched over a decade and challenged everything he thought he knew about God and himself, |
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