Podcast
Can Christians Have Desires? Ruslan KD Interview
The Bryce Crawford Podcast
Speaker: Bryce Crawford, with Ruslan KD
August 25, 2025 · 1 hr 26 min
PurposeDiscipleshipStewardship & GenerosityWork & Vocation1 Thessalonians 4:11–12Luke 22:24–271 Timothy 5:8
Summary
Ruslan discusses godly ambition—distinguishing selfish ambition from God-honoring pursuits rooted in service, sanctification, and stewardship. Drawing on his testimony of redemption from a broken home and criminal past, he helps young believers discern God's calling by examining their why, how, and identity in Christ rather than external validation.
Highlights
God's will is found in God's ways, and God's ways are found in God's word.
You don't have to be the best at one thing. You can be in the top 20 percent of four or five different things and have a unicorn of a skill set that makes you extremely valuable.
My identity is not my external validation, not what people say I am, and it's not what I subjectively feel. My identity is who Jesus says I am.