Hanging Onto Faith (When God Doesn't)

"I understand why people leave you."

Have you ever had unwavering faith, prayed with everything inside of you, and still watched God not come through the way you believed He would?

In this deeply personal and vulnerable message, Ricky opens up about one of the most devastating seasons of his life — a miraculous pregnancy that came to be after nearly 8 years of trying, fertility struggles, and being told it was medically next to impossible, only for it to end in a heartbreaking miscarriage on Mother's Day 2020.

What followed was a raw, honest moment where Ricky looked up at God and said, "I understand why people leave you." 

Drawing from Lamentations 3:18-26, Ricky shares three practical anchors that have carried him through nearly six years of continuing to continue trusting in God when He didn't do what he prayed for. He breaks down why daring yourself to hope again isn't weakness but one of the most courageous acts of faith you can make. He unpacks how retraining your mind to look for God's faithfulness — even when others seem to receive what you've been denied — can completely shift your spiritual perspective. And he challenges believers to wait for God's salvation, not as a passive surrender, but as an active, expectant trust that no part of your painful story will be wasted or forgotten.

This isn't a message about getting everything you prayed for. This is a message for the people who didn't and who are still trying to figure out how to keep going. Whether you're walking through infertility, loss, chronic illness, continued disappointment, or a season where your faith feels like it has completely failed you, Ricky's story will remind you that staying with God even when He doesn't come through the way you expected is not only possible, but it may be the most transformative decision you'll ever make.

So don't miss this honest, hope-filled conversation about faith, grief, and what it truly means to trust God in the middle of the miracle that never came.

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