When Your Path Leads to a Cliff

When Your Path Leads to a Cliff

From Unleashed by Brent Henderson

June 8, 2026 · 17 min · Season 1 · Episode 152

About this episode

Brent Henderson shares lessons from his experiences in Colorado about finding purpose and direction in life.

What do you do when the path you're following suddenly ends at a cliff? In Episode 152 of the Unleashed Podcast , Brent Henderson shares two unforgettable lessons from the Colorado mountains—one involving a bear trail where God repeatedly redirected his steps, and another where a GPS route led him and his friend Roger toward the edge of a cliff as daylight faded around them. Both experiences revealed the same powerful truth: Just because a path seems right doesn't mean it's leading where you think. Fresh off speaking at his international church convention and teaching from his new book, The Big 5 Mankillers , Brent was struck by the number of people wrestling with the same question: How do I know if I'm on the right path? From women brought to tears during a session on purpose, to a man in his thirties who broke down because he didn't know what he was supposed to do with his life, one theme kept surfacing: Purpose. Direction. And the fear of getting it wrong. In this episode: • Two Colorado hunting stories with life-changing lessons • Insights from Brent's international church convention and The Big 5 Mankillers seminar • Why purpose is a human struggle, not just a men's issue •…

People in this episode

Host: Brent Henderson

Topics covered

  • purpose
  • direction
  • faith
  • life lessons
  • decision making
  • spiritual guidance

Keywords

  • path
  • cliff
  • bear trail
  • GPS
  • wisdom
  • God's voice
  • life purpose
  • human struggle

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Big 5 Mankillers

Places: Colorado, Proverbs 14:12

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