Episode 418 - God Chose Me with Charles Metcalf

The Nothing Is Wasted Podcast

Davey Blackburn and Aubrey Sampson

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2026

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

WARNING: This episode contains conversations about suicide ideation and may not be suitable for all listeners/viewers. How do you find hope again when the pressure of life builds to an unbearable level? What does it look like to find confidence in God’s love instead of worldly success?Like many leaders, Pastor Charles Metcalf found himself at a breaking point. After the challenges of 2020 left him spiraling and the relentless pressures of life in ministry caused him to question his calling—and even led him to consider ending his own life—he knew something had to change. Through the support of friends who encouraged him to get the help he needed, a reframing of his spiritual life around how God truly saw him, and the development of new, healthy rhythms, Charles began to emerge from the fog of anxiety and depression. In that healing, he encountered a life-changing truth: God chose him. That message ultimately became the foundation of his book, God Chose Me: Untouchable Confidence for the Unstoppable Christian.In this episode, Davey and Charles discuss how many leaders find themselves at a crossroads under the pressure of ministry, why we need friends to point us back to Christ when we’re at our breaking point, and how simple shifts can lead to lasting healing.If you’ve ever found yourself overwhelmed, wondering how you could possibly keep going, this conversation will remind you that you are not alone—that God sees you, and most importantly, that God chose you for whatever He has called you to do. Website: charlesmetcalf.comInstagram: instagram.com/charlesmetcalfBook: God Chose Me: Untouchable Confidence for the Unstoppable Christianhttps://amzn.to/4np0LRIStories matter. They inspire, uplift, and remind us we’re not alone in our pain. Hope in the Valley: 42 Days of Healing Through the Psalms After Loss, Grief, and Tragedy is a new devotional featuring real stories from the Nothing Is Wasted community—offering strength, comfort, and hope in life’s hardest moments. Order your copy today at: www.nothingiswasted.com/hopeinthevalley Looking for help in navigating the valley of pain and trauma? Our Nothing is Wasted coaches can help: www.nothingiswasted.com/coaching Want a pathway through your pain? The Pain to Purpose Course can lead you through all you've been through: www.nothingiswasted.com/paintoppurpose Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Nothing is Wasted podcast, where we meet you in your pain and help you discover a pathway through.
0:09.6	No matter what you've faced or what you're walking through now, we believe your story isn't over.
0:15.0	Each week, you'll hear powerful conversations with people who've partnered with God to reclaim their stories of trauma, loss, and heartbreak, and we'll chat with Christian experts who offer wisdom and
0:26.2	practical tools for healing. This is a place of hope, redemption, and the reminder that
0:31.5	even in your darkest moments, God is still writing your story, because with him, nothing is wasted. I'm your host, Davey Blackburn. Well, hello, hello, welcome to the Nothing is Wasted podcast. I'm so grateful that you're joining us again for another great conversation. And for the final time, I'm right here in the Moncton, New Brunswick Airport. If we've listened to the past several weeks, you know why. I'm leading a pastor's conference in Sussex, New Brunswick, and I'm heading home, heading back to my family. I can't wait to see them.
1:11.5	It's going to be such a sweet, sweet thing to embrace those kiddos and my wife.
1:16.5	I love the calling that I have to travel and preach and help pastors and ministry leaders as
1:24.2	they're creating environments in that church where people can heal, help people meet people in their pain all over the country and help them help to provide a pathway through. I mean, that's what nothing is wasted is all about. But I can't, I just love going home and being with my kiddos, being with my wife, taking some time to rest. So looking forward to a little bit of that. In the meantime, you're joining me here
1:44.6	in the Moncton, New Brunswick Airport, as I'm waiting to catch a flight to Montreal, then to Chicago,
1:49.2	then to Indianapolis. It's going to be a long travel day. So that's why I need that guy right there,
1:55.7	old Timmy Hortons. If you are at all familiar with Canada, you know that this is liquid gold.
2:02.6	That's where it's at.
2:04.1	If you listen to this on a podcast platform, you have no idea what I'm talking about.
2:07.3	You just hear background noise, and I apologize for that.
2:10.8	But today we have a great conversation with my new friend Charles Metcalf.
2:15.0	And Charles lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with his wife, Abby Rose. Together,
2:19.5	they have four beautiful children, Arlo Phoenix, Luna Rose, Jade October, and Blue Sunday. Incredible
2:26.0	names. I just love the uniqueness of those names. And Charles currently serves as a campus pastor
2:33.0	for Transformation, Tulsa. And he just as a campus pastor for Transformation Tulsa.
2:35.4	And he just as a very dynamic pastor and communicator, he really has, I was just very impressed my conversation with him.
2:46.7	I hadn't met him before, but we got on the podcast to record.
2:50.5	And I was just like, wow,
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