<description>&lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW198622392 BCX0"&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW198622392 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW198622392 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"&gt;&lt;span class="TextRun SCXW198622392 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW198622392 BCX0"&gt;What happens inside someone who walks away from faith? For Jakob&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW198622392 BCX0"&gt;Happs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW198622392 BCX0"&gt;, it &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW198622392 BCX0"&gt;wasn't&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW198622392 BCX0"&gt; sudden. Long before he stepped away, there were questions, doubts, and a growing sense that something &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW198622392 BCX0"&gt;wasn't&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW198622392 BCX0"&gt; working the way he thought it should&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW198622392 BCX0"&gt;.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW198622392 BCX0"&gt;Over time, that tension led him &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW198622392 BCX0"&gt;further and further&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW198622392 BCX0"&gt; from God, and from the people who loved him most.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "EOP Selected SCXW198622392 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":257}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW198622392 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW198622392 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW198622392 BCX0"&gt;In this powerful and honest conversation, Jakob shares his story from the inside.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW198622392 BCX0"&gt;&lt;span class= "SCXW198622392 BCX0"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br class= "SCXW198622392 BCX0" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "TextRun SCXW198622392 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW198622392 BCX0"&gt;The wrestling, the distance, the decisions that followed, and the unexpected moments that changed everything&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW198622392 BCX0"&gt;.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW198622392 BCX0"&gt;Alongside his mom, Suzanne, this episode offers a rare, deeply personal look at both sides of a prodigal story. What it felt like to walk away, and what it meant to come home.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "EOP Selected SCXW198622392 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":257}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW198622392 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW198622392 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW198622392 BCX0"&gt;This episode explores what doubt and deconstruction can feel like from the inside, the tension between belief and questions, and how God continues to pursue even in the middle of distance. For anyone praying for a prodigal child, a loved one who has walked away from faith, or anyone wrestling with belief, this story offers both honesty and hope.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "EOP Selected SCXW198622392 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":257}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW198622392 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW198622392 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW198622392 BCX0"&gt;Show Notes: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP Selected SCXW198622392 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":257}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW198622392 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW198622392 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW198622392 BCX0"&gt;Jakob Instagram &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a class="Hyperlink SCXW198622392 BCX0" href= "https://www.instagram.com/whatshappsin.n?igsh=MXRtNjUwOG1hMDdkaQ%3D%3D&amp;utm_source=qr" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW198622392 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/whatshappsin.n?igsh=MXRtNjUwOG1hMDdkaQ%3D%3D&amp;utm_source=qr&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="EOP Selected SCXW198622392 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW198622392 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW198622392 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW198622392 BCX0"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "EOP Selected SCXW198622392 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW198622392 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW198622392 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW198622392 BCX0"&gt;Jakob Facebook: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a class="Hyperlink SCXW198622392 BCX0" href= "https://www.facebook.com/share/1Df1sbwviJ/?mibextid=wwXIfr" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW198622392 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink"&gt;https://www.facebook.com/share/1Df1sbwviJ/?mibextid=wwXIfr&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="EOP Selected SCXW198622392 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW198622392 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW198622392 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW198622392 BCX0"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "EOP Selected SCXW198622392 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":257}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW198622392 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW198622392 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW198622392 BCX0"&gt;Suzanne Facebook: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a class="Hyperlink SCXW198622392 BCX0" href= "https://www.facebook.com/suzanne.happs" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW198622392 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink"&gt;https://www.facebook.com/suzanne.happs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="EOP Selected SCXW198622392 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":257}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW198622392 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW198622392 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW198622392 BCX0"&gt;Book: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a class= "Hyperlink SCXW198622392 BCX0" href= "https://www.amazon.com/We-Who-Wrestle-God-Perceptions/dp/0593542533" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW198622392 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink"&gt;https://www.amazon.com/We-Who-Wrestle-God-Perceptions/dp/0593542533&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="EOP Selected SCXW198622392 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":257}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW198622392 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW198622392 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW198622392 BCX0"&gt;YouTube Channels: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="EOP Selected SCXW198622392 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":257}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW198622392 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW198622392 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"&gt;&lt;a class="Hyperlink SCXW198622392 BCX0" href= "https://www.youtube.com/@bibleproject" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW198622392 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/@bibleproject&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="EOP Selected SCXW198622392 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":257}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW198622392 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW198622392 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"&gt;&lt;a class="Hyperlink SCXW198622392 BCX0" href= "https://www.youtube.com/@RuslanKD" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW198622392 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/@RuslanKD&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="EOP Selected SCXW198622392 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":257}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW198622392 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW198622392 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"&gt;&lt;a class="Hyperlink SCXW198622392 BCX0" href= "https://www.youtube.com/@ExpeditionBible" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW198622392 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/@ExpeditionBible&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="EOP Selected SCXW198622392 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":257}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW198622392 BCX0"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW198622392 BCX0" lang="EN-US" xml:lang= "EN-US"&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW198622392 BCX0"&gt;Share your Unfolding story:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW198622392 BCX0"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a class= "Hyperlink SCXW198622392 BCX0" href= "https://bit.ly/UnfoldingStories" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW198622392 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink"&gt;https://bit.ly/UnfoldingStories&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class= "EOP Selected SCXW198622392 BCX0" data-ccp-props= "{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":276}"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; 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The Unfolding

Meridith Foster

Jakob & Suzanne Happs: Why I Walked Away from Faith and How God Brought Me Back: A Prodigal Son's Story of Doubt, Distance, and Redemption: Page 280

MAY 1, 202653 MIN
The Unfolding

Jakob & Suzanne Happs: Why I Walked Away from Faith and How God Brought Me Back: A Prodigal Son's Story of Doubt, Distance, and Redemption: Page 280

MAY 1, 202653 MIN

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What happens inside someone who walks away from faith? For Jakob Happs, it wasn't sudden. Long before he stepped away, there were questions, doubts, and a growing sense that something wasn't working the way he thought it should. Over time, that tension led him further and further from God, and from the people who loved him most. In this powerful and honest conversation, Jakob shares his story from the inside. The wrestling, the distance, the decisions that followed, and the unexpected moments that changed everything. Alongside his mom, Suzanne, this episode offers a rare, deeply personal look at both sides of a prodigal story. What it felt like to walk away, and what it meant to come home. This episode explores what doubt and deconstruction can feel like from the inside, the tension between belief and questions, and how God continues to pursue even in the middle of distance. For anyone praying for a prodigal child, a loved one who has walked away from faith, or anyone wrestling with belief, this story offers both honesty and hope. Show Notes: Jakob Instagram https://www.instagram.com/whatshappsin.n?igsh=MXRtNjUwOG1hMDdkaQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr Jakob Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/1Df1sbwviJ/?mibextid=wwXIfr Suzanne Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/suzanne.happs Book: https://www.amazon.com/We-Who-Wrestle-God-Perceptions/dp/0593542533 YouTube Channels: https://www.youtube.com/@bibleproject https://www.youtube.com/@RuslanKD https://www.youtube.com/@ExpeditionBible Share your Unfolding story: https://bit.ly/UnfoldingStories