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SummaryIโ€™m Brian, and from the time I was nine or ten years old, I dreamed of serving people in crisis. ๐Ÿ˜Œ๐Ÿ‘ฎโ€โ™‚๏ธ Early in my career, as a patrol officer, I saw a young mother and her little childโ€™s fear in a domestic violence situation. I wanted to be the person they could turn to in their darkest hour. Over the years I became a police chief and then a federal officer, even serving on the Nebraska Crime Commission. To everyone else, it looked like Iโ€™d reached the pinnacle of success. But inside, I felt an overwhelming lonelinessโ€”a nagging emptiness I couldnโ€™t explain. ๐Ÿ’”

By my mid-30s (or early 40s), I lost my youngest brother to brain cancer, then my father and mother one after another. The weight of those losses crushed me physically and emotionally. ๐Ÿ˜ข For over a year, I poured everything into caring for my brother, and after he passed, I still felt hollow. Then one Tuesday evening, it all came crashing down. In tears, I called a friend who was a true believer and said, โ€œI canโ€™t do this anymore. I need help.โ€ ๐Ÿ™

That night, I learned what it truly meant to be saved. I humbled myself, asked Jesus to forgive me, and let Him into my life. I realized that while I was trained to save others, Iโ€™d been ignoring my own need for rescue. Jesus died for my sins so I wouldnโ€™t have to carry that burden alone. Ever since that moment, Iโ€™ve experienced a peace I never thought possible. โค๏ธ

As a police officer, Brian spent his life learning how to save someone when they needed help the most. He forgot, however, about himself. Like so many of us, Brian came to realize that he couldnโ€™t fix everything himself or carry the weight of life alone. Jesus died on the cross for our sins and rose again to offer us salvation. We just need to be willing to humble ourselves, to let God into our lives, to be that savior and make all the difference.

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Time Chapters
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01:05 Career Success
01:36 Loneliness & Emptiness
03:52 Breaking Point
04:43 Encountering Jesus
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Lincoln Berean
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