What if Your Deepest Pain is Meant to Bring You to God?
The Matthew West Podcast
The Matthew West Podcast
5 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 22 October 2025
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Today I’m joined by Amber Smith, wife of Granger Smith. Amber shares their story of navigating the unspeakable tragedy of losing her 3-year-old son, River, and how that "bathroom floor" moment of ultimate grief and despair became the very place God met her.
If you are walking through a storm or know someone who is, this conversation is a powerful reminder that you are not alone and your story is not over. Let’s go to the Story House!
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| 0:00.0 | What's the ultimate why for writing the girl on the bathroom floor? I mean, grief is, it's a long road. The third day went out outside in this garden and we just looked at each other and said, we're not going to let this tear our family apart. I get emotional talking about it because it's been a joy to see him go from that stage to this stage of sharing the goodness of God. I guarantee you right now, someone's listening to this podcast, and they're one of two categories. They're in their own bathroom floor moment, or they know somebody who needs to read your story. I'm so thankful if God uses it in some way to help one person to know that they're not alone and to know that they can do it. And God has really done a magnificent work in our hearts. I mean, Granger and I were saved through this loss. |
| 0:38.2 | And I just want people to know just because you go through something awful, doesn't mean that |
| 0:41.4 | God's abandoned you. It doesn't mean that he doesn't love you. Oftentimes, he uses that |
| 0:45.3 | refining process to bring you to himself. |
| 0:55.2 | What's up everybody? Welcome to my friends. He really hope you like it. I really hope you like it. |
| 0:57.7 | What's up, everybody? |
| 1:00.2 | Welcome to another episode of the Matthew S. podcast. |
| 1:01.7 | I'm your host, Matthew West. |
| 1:03.7 | And as always, I really hope you like it. |
| 1:06.6 | Thank you for joining me today at the Storyhouse. |
| 1:09.7 | And thanks to you who listen, week in and week out, |
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| 1:17.2 | And leave us a comment. |
| 1:17.8 | Let me know. |
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| 1:21.2 | I'm reading what you guys are digging about the podcast. |
| 1:23.8 | So I'm excited about today's conversation. It's a very real, honest, and raw conversation about somebody who dealt with the most |
| 1:30.5 | heartbreaking tragedy that any parent could ever go through and how they found God in a very real |
| 1:38.9 | way in the middle of their very real pain. So I can't wait to share this conversation with you. First, I want to let |
| 1:46.6 | you know we are on the road. The fall tour is right around the corner. The Don't Stop Prating |
| 1:53.5 | Tour. It's our last time doing the Don't Stop Prating Tour. And we're doing seven Christmas shows as well. |
| 1:59.8 | The Come Home for Christmas Tour, you can get information |
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