{"podcast":{"title":"The Dialog","slug":"the-dialog-7546821","podcast_index_feed_id":7546821,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6742822/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-dialog--6742822","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/dc9324ef1d1aa61cf3caad325cf5682c.jpg","author":"Josh Craft","episode_count":42,"summary":"Ancient philosophers used the dialog to find answers to life’s greatest questions. The Dialog is a search for truth in modern life through the lens of ancient philosophy, history, and theology. This podcast will challenge your assumptions, change your thinking and show you how to master modern living.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T14:18:14.118784+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dialog-7546821"},"episode":{"title":"28. It was never about you","slug":"28-it-was-never-about-you","published_at":"2026-04-21T05:00:05+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dialog-7546821/28-it-was-never-about-you","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dialog-7546821","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/28-it-was-never-about-you--71508661","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71508661/the_dialog_episode_28.mp3","summary":"In this episode of The Dialog, we wrestle with a shift most people resist but eventually have to face. Your life is not ultimately about you. Not your preferences, not your timeline, and not the outcomes you thought you needed. Growth begins when you stop interpreting everything through a personal lens and start seeing your life as part of something bigger. We talk through the tension between what you want, what people expect from you, and what you are actually called to do. Because those three are rarely aligned. If you build your life around what you want, you will constantly feel frustrated. If you build it around what people need, you will burn out. But when you begin to align with what God is doing, your perspective shifts from control to responsibility. This conversation is an invitation to mature. To stop chasing outcomes and start focusing on who you are becoming. To let go of the need for everything to go your way, and instead step into the part you have to play. Because when you understand it was never about you, you finally become someone who can be used in a way that actually matters. Follow Josh Craft on Instagram by clicking here Follow Nick Surface on Instagram by clicking here Get more information and get in touch at joshuacraft.com","meta_description":"In this episode of The Dialog, we wrestle with a shift most people resist but eventually have to face. Your life is not ultimately about you. Not your pre…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2040,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-dialog-7546821/episodes/28-it-was-never-about-you/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-dialog-7546821/28-it-was-never-about-you.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}