Summary

SummaryI’m **David Pooler**, 57 🎂. For decades I hustled for approval—grades, promotions, ministry kudos—believing I must perform to earn love. When harsh workplace criticism shattered my image, humiliation and a six-year ego death exposed an old childhood wound: “I don’t matter.” My faith crumbled; I even whispered, “God, I’m not sure You exist.” 🤯 Yet in the silence Jesus met me inside my pain. Night after night I sat with my wounded little boy, letting tears fall, learning to treat myself the way God already does—tenderly, without demands. 🌿 As I embraced pain instead of escaping it, green shoots of joy sprouted. Now I live from abundance, not applause; I’m ordinary, frail, and finally **enough**. If God could turn my humiliation into peace, He can heal your hidden shame too. 🙌✨

David Pooler built his life on performance, achievement, and people-pleasing—until everything fell apart in his 50s. What followed was a slow, painful unraveling of his identity, theology, and ego.

In this deeply honest testimony, David shares:
– The childhood wound that shaped him for decades
– The moment he gave everything and still got rejected
– His long battle with humiliation, shame, and doubt
– The night he stopped praying—and what showed up in the silence
– How he finally learned to love himself the way God already did

This is a story for anyone who’s ever felt like they had to earn love, prove their worth, or fake their faith.

If you’ve ever doubted God, struggled with identity, or carried wounds from childhood—this is for you.

#GodsStories #Testimony #Faith #Deconstruction #Healing #PerformanceCulture #EmotionalHealing

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Time Chapters
 
01:10 Striving for approval
05:45 Pain re-defined
09:30 Humiliation surfaces
13:05 Ego collapse
17:50 Childhood wound
21:15 Army success
25:40 Leadership failure
29:55 Crisis of faith
33:20 Letting God die
36:10 Self-love discovered
38:45 Joy in humility
40:30 Living enough