Page 170: Kevin Santiago: Devastating Consequences, Depression, and God's Power to Redeem
The Unfolding
Northwestern Media
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🗓️ 1 September 2023
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
Kevin Santiago was driven to succeed. He set out to acquire the things he thought would bring happiness – a good job, house, car, and family. But when his plans began to crumble, he fell into depression. One night he got in his car after having a few drinks. It was a choice that had devastating consequences and left Kevin overwhelmed with guilt and shame. Facing years in prison, he began to believe his life wasn't worth living. Kevin's story is a reminder that there is no one who is too far gone, no sin or story that is beyond God's power to redeem. This episode includes references to depression and suicidal ideation. If you're struggling, call 988, the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.
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| 0:00.0 | Page 170 of the unfolding is the story of Kevin Santiago. |
| 0:05.0 | I start looking at seven to 14 years in prison. |
| 0:07.9 | Then I have to live with this guilt of what I did. |
| 0:10.6 | The guilt alone was too much. |
| 0:13.2 | And then I was going to have to sit in that in a prison for seven to 14 years. |
| 0:17.3 | There's no way. |
| 0:19.0 | God's story has been unfolding. |
| 0:22.2 | Since the beginning of time. |
| 0:25.3 | He invites you to be a part of it. |
| 0:31.6 | Another page in the unfolding. |
| 0:44.5 | Yeah. in the unfolding. Hey, this is Meredith Foster. |
| 0:46.7 | So we live in this culture that's driven toward success. |
| 0:50.4 | And the American version of that is often tied to a house and a car, money, maybe a family. |
| 0:56.1 | Kevin Santiago grew up with a passion to succeed. |
| 0:59.4 | And he was successful. |
| 1:00.7 | He really didn't need God's help. |
| 1:03.2 | But when the house of success he was building collapsed, he fell into depression. |
| 1:08.3 | And in the midst of that depression made a choice that had devastating |
| 1:11.7 | consequences, the kind that can make you think life isn't worth living. Sometimes we can get the |
| 1:18.1 | idea that we have messed things up so badly. Not even the creator of the universe can redeem it. |
| 1:24.2 | If that's where you are, hold on. This is Kevin Santiago's story. Yeah, so I grew up in |
| 1:31.9 | south side of Chicago, two older brothers, mom and dad, like just the fun, competitive household. |
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