
Episode #43
Playing Pro Football Taught Me To Surrender To God, Reward Of Diligence & Glorifying Jesus
From an estate in Bermondsey, Southeast London to one of the world’s leading football academies at 13. Pro Footballer Joseph Olowu shares his inspirational journey to fulfilling his football dreams - the years of rejection, disappointment, struggling to get signed and how his faith in God kept him determined and grounded. The Leyton Orient FC centre-back shares the highs and lows of pursuing a professional football career, balancing his love for football and his devotion to God. Note: Joseph signed to Arsenal at age 13, for eight years - as corrected later in the recording. Connect with us! https://www.instagram.com/comeseepodcast/ https://www.tiktok.com/@comeseepodcast https://www.instagram.com/damilolaokeke/ Connect with Joseph https://www.instagram.com/jolowu27/ Chapters 00:00 Coming up 01:32 Introduction 02:52 Leaving Nigeria and starting life in the UK 05:11 Impact of hardworking and resilient parents 10:19 Football an escape from the wrong path 12:09 Told you’re not good enough at age 10 15:48 Strong foundation of faith vs falling asleep at church 19:36 Dealing with disappointment, then getting signed by Arsenal 23:06 Challenging season transformed my Christian experience 34:06 Learning the spiritual controls the physical 38:47 Why do athletes have a strong faith 43:30 Navigating a digital generation, get offline 50:47 A heart for worship and revival 51:55 God is using footballers for His glory __________ Music: Flower by KV Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International — CC BY 4.0 Watch on YouTube

