{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"#121 The Purpose Behind Our Trials, From Drug Dealing To Family Man - Jon Lugo Part 1","description":"What is the purpose behind our trials?&amp;nbsp; This answer is beyond us.&amp;nbsp; We only need to know that there is a purpose.&amp;nbsp; We call this knowledge faith.&amp;nbsp; In this episode Dino talks with Jon Lugo about his faith as well as: 1. The Power of Sharing Your Christianity 2. The Pain of Denying Jesus. 3. Drugs and Alcohol. 4. Selling drugs at church. 5. Fighting with a pipe, arrested &amp;amp; sent to court. 6. Unleashing his drug addiction in college. 7. Selling drugs on a large scale. 8. Being attracted to evil. 9. The power of guilt. &quot;Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds,&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.&quot; - Jame 1 Verse 2&amp;amp;3 For past shows and to learn more about the God's Men of Influence community, check us out at &amp;nbsp;www.godsmenofinfluence.org Join us on Facebook for our daily devotionals and updates and please like our page www.facebook.com\/GodsMenOfInfluence &amp;nbsp; Help us spread the Word and please rate our show on itunes and leave comments for us. Tell us what insights you took from this episode. ","author_name":"God's Men of Influence PODCAST","author_url":"http:\/\/godsmenofinfluence.org\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/5229742\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/5229742"}