It's not my way but the Higher Way | 8.25 F.M. | Episode 13

8.25 F.M. — Faith Matters
An innovative digital series inspired by Pope Francis' call for concise and meaningful preaching.

Episode Thirteen: It's Not My Way but the Higher Way!

The series continues as we welcome Samuel Dsilva from Our Lady of Nazareth Church, Bhayandar West, who's about to shatter every carefully constructed five-year plan you've been clutching! We're all planners with our Pinterest boards, vision journals, and "GRIND MODE" reminders, convinced we'll have it all figured out by a certain age. But then life doesn't follow our script, and we're left holding the shattered pieces wondering "God, why didn't You let it happen?" Through four powerful truths drawn from Isaiah 55:8-9 and Romans 8:28, Samuel reveals the life-altering difference between "Why is this happening?" and "What is God doing through this?" With raw honesty about his own seasons of chasing things that fell apart, he unveils the truth that will change everything: God wasn't rejecting you, He was redirecting you. That person walking away gave you space to grow, that job you didn't get saved your peace, and that silence protected you from noise. This transformative episode teaches that God's delays aren't His denials but divine recalibrations, because where we see a door, He sees the foundation; where we see delay, He sees development; where we see an end, He sees a beginning. Get ready to discover that if your plans are falling apart, you aren't. You're not off-track, you're being rerouted, not backward but upward, toward a Higher Way that's always greater, deeper, and full of purpose!

Episodes of 8.25 F.M. will give you 25 dynamic youth from across the city discussing topics like faith, relationships, social issues, spirituality, and then some, through a "youth lens." These topics, these voices, and these young people aim to inspire, challenge, and connect believers as they partake in raw, honest conversations on faith matters that truly matter.
It may be 8 minutes, it may be 25 voices, but the faith is timeless, it's eternal!