How Do I Know I Believe?

Some days you feel strong in your faith. Other days, you wonder if you even believe at all. You read your Bible and it feels distant. You pray, and it’s quiet. You see others walking confidently with God, and you start to wonder if you’re faking it.

In this episode, Donnie gets honest about the doubts many Christians carry but rarely say out loud. What does it really mean to believe? Can faith survive the seasons when you feel nothing? How can you cling to God when your emotions betray you?

Through Scripture and personal reflection, this episode reminds you that real faith isn’t about feeling certain — it’s about holding on to God’s Word when everything in you wants to let go.

• What if believing doesn’t always feel like believing?
• Have you ever wondered if you’re just pretending to have faith?
• How can you know your faith is real when life feels uncertain?
• What do you do when your heart says “I believe,” but your doubts shout louder?

This episode is for every weary believer who loves Jesus but still wrestles with questions — and needs to hear again that even when you struggle to hold on to God, He never stops holding on to you.

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Episode 28: The Beauty of the Broken — How God Uses Our Scars to Heal Others

Have you ever wondered why God didn’t erase the scars after the healing?
Why He lets the reminders stay?

In this episode of the OnePastor Podcast, Donnie Lafferty opens up about the deep beauty hidden inside our brokenness — and how God turns wounds into witnesses. This isn’t a message about pretending the pain never happened. It’s about learning how grace seeps through the cracks.

💔 You’ll hear:

• Why scars aren’t signs of failure — they’re proof of survival.
• How God uses your story to help someone else find hope.
• What the Bible reveals about redemption through pain.
• The difference between healing from something and healing through something.

This conversation is raw, hopeful, and honest — the kind that meets you where you really are.
If you’ve ever thought your story disqualified you, this episode will remind you that your scars are the very place God’s light shines through.

✨ “The world doesn’t need polished perfection. It needs real people who have walked through fire and still love Jesus.”

Listen to Episode 28 — The Beauty of the Broken.
Because sometimes, the most powerful ministry begins with a scar.

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Life is full of ups and downs — and sometimes, it feels like more downs than ups. We chase happiness, but it slips through our fingers. The Bible never promises constant happiness — it promises something deeper. In this episode, Donnie opens up about the difference between happiness and true, lasting joy, and how God uses even sorrow to shape a peace the world can’t steal.

With Scripture, real talk, and personal reflection, Donnie explores why joy isn’t a mood — it’s a miracle. He looks at what it means to live with both pain and praise, to grieve yet still trust, and to find that quiet strength that holds steady when everything else falls apart.

Teaser Questions:

• What if joy isn’t something you feel — but something you choose?
• Why does God let our happiness fade at times?
• Can peace and pain really live in the same heart?
• What does it look like to live with joy that can’t be shaken, even when life is?

This episode is for the believer who’s tired of pretending everything’s okay — and ready to discover that real joy doesn’t depend on how you feel, but on Who you’re anchored to.

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What OnePastor Podcast is and is NOT.

So many in the church today are hurting, skeptical, or simply worn out. We show up, but we don’t always connect. We listen to sermons, but we don’t always feel heard ourselves. OnePastor is about pointing back to the only One who never fails us — Jesus, our OnePastor and Good Shepherd.

In this episode, Donnie shares the heart behind why OnePastor exists, why church hurt is real, and how we can return to the simplicity of drawing near to Jesus. With honesty and hope, this conversation challenges us to grow deeper in the Word of God and to believe the truth — that no one is too far gone for Christ’s mercy.

Questions:

• What if the very place you’ve been hurt is the place Jesus wants to bring healing?
• Have you ever felt like you were too far gone, too broken, or too skeptical for God to reach?
• What would change in your life if you truly believed Jesus is your OnePastor — the Shepherd who sees you and calls you by name?

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Episode 25 of OnePastor Podcast asks the life-shaping question “Who am I?”—inspired by Casting Crowns’ powerful song of the same name. Donnie opens his heart and the Word to show that our worth isn’t in what we do, feel, or fear, but in who Jesus says we are—chosen, loved, and secure. If you’ve ever wondered where your identity truly rests, this short but rich episode will point you past labels and failures to the unshakable truth of Christ. Subscribe at OnePastor.com to stay connected and receive monthly “special moments” that keep your faith growing.

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When Life Doesn’t Go Like You Thought: Trusting God’s Higher Ways

Life rarely plays out the way we planned—and that can shake our faith.

In this heart-to-heart episode Donnie shares his own “off-script” journey and offers strong biblical hope for anyone wondering what God is doing.

• “My life is nothing like I imagined. What now?”
• “Why does God allow detours, delays, and heartbreak?”
• “Can I still trust Him when I don’t see the plan?”
• “Is there mercy hiding in the mess?”

Join Donnie as he unpacks Isaiah 55:8-9 and other key Scriptures, showing how God’s higher ways bring purpose even through pain.

You’ll leave encouraged to release old expectations, trust His unfolding story, and rest in the truth that God’s plan is better—even when it’s different.

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Jesus calls His followers the salt of the earth and the light of the world (Matthew 5:13-16). In this episode we explore how everyday believers can quietly preserve goodness, bring flavor to their world, and shine God’s hope in dark places—right where they live and work.

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Episode 22 – Greater Blessings
Life can feel heavy. The struggles are real, and some days it’s hard to see past the weariness. But what if God has already poured out blessings on you that nothing—not hardship, not loss, not even death—can take away? This episode isn’t about chasing temporary highs; it’s about discovering the lasting treasures that anchor us in every season.

We’re talking about Greater Blessings—the kind that overflow from Christ and remain even when the world shakes.

• What blessings can’t be stolen by circumstances or time?
• How do you hold onto joy when everything around you feels uncertain?
• What’s the difference between blessings that fade and blessings that endure forever?
• Could it be that you already have more in Christ than you’ve been looking for everywhere else?

Join me as we lift our eyes, remind our hearts, and celebrate the victory that is ours in Jesus. This is an episode for the weary, the rejoicing, and everyone in between—because greater blessings are here for you today.

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