What Carries Us Through the Darkness with Justin McRoberts

In this soulful and deeply human conversation, author, speaker, and coach Justin McRoberts joins us to explore the sacred tension between calling and rest, ambition and surrender. With humor, honesty, and theological insight, Justin shares the spiritual and emotional journey behind his book In the Low. We discuss fatherhood, friendship, control, and what it means to hold both grief and joy with open hands. If you’ve ever wrestled with doing enough or being enough, this episode is an invitation back to groundedness, belovedness, and the long road of faithful presence. Check out more of Justin McRoberts: 🌐 Website – www.justinmcroberts.com 📸 Instagram – @justinmcroberts 📚 Book – In The Low Learn more about Three Percent: 🌐 www.threepercentco.com Takeaways Your “calling” doesn’t have to be heavy—it can be playful and sacred. Ambition without rest leads to burnout and bitterness. Slowing down often feels like failure in a productivity-obsessed world. God’s invitation is not just to work for Him, but to be with Him. Real rest means learning to release control. Friendships that hold both celebration and grief are vital to resilience. There is no sacred calling without sacred rest. Chapters 00:00 Welcome & Meet Justin McRoberts 03:30 What Is In The Low All About? 06:00 Ambition, Surrender, and the Space Between 10:20 Calling as a Form of Relationship 13:40 Relearning the Pace of Love and Grace 16:00 Burnout, Shame, and Being "Too Much" 19:30 Parenting, Grief, and the Myth of Control 24:00 What He Learned From Deep Friendships 28:00 Masculinity and the Pressure to Perform 31:00 God’s Invitation to Rest and Trust 35:00 Questions That Help You Stay Human 39:00 Where to Find Justin Online Keywords Justin McRoberts, Three Percent, Sacred Strides, calling, rest, surrender, ambition, masculinity, Christian leadership, burnout, spiritual formation, work-life balance, grief, friendship, control, parenting, vulnerability, emotional health, faith and productivity, theological reflection, presence, fatherhood, resilience, healing, belovedness, performance pressure, letting go Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices