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Summit Life with J.D. Greear

Despair

Summit Life with J.D. Greear

J.D. Greear Ministries

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.81.3K Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2022

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Most of us think of “good Christians” as those who are always smiling and encouraging others. So whenever we struggle with depression, despair, or doubts about God, we tend to feel a lot of shame or wonder if there’s something wrong with us. And it can be difficult to ask for help because we don’t want anyone to see us as broken. But as Pastor J.D. Greear explains, doubt can be a driving force to push us into deeper faith.

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Is it ever okay to question God?

0:02.5

Pastor J.D. Greer answers that question today on Summit Life.

0:06.0

A lot of you have gone through dark chapters

0:08.0

and you have thought these very things

0:09.5

and you have shut yourself up and said,

0:11.5

no, I cannot say this.

0:13.0

I cannot feel this.

0:14.0

Real Christians don't feel like this.

0:16.0

Jeremiah was a real Christian.

0:18.0

God, why are you God?

0:19.0

You're not listening.

0:20.0

Why God?

0:21.0

Every time I seem to be making some headway,

0:23.0

He crushes it.

0:30.0

Welcome to Summit Life with Pastor, Author, and Theologian J.D. Greer.

0:38.0

As always, I'm your host, Molly Bitovich.

0:41.0

For some reason, most of us tend to think of good Christians

0:44.0

as those people who are always smiling and encouraging others

0:48.0

and always confident, never wavering.

0:51.0

So whenever we struggle with things like depression,

0:54.0

despair, or doubts about God,

0:56.0

there tends to be a lot of shame that goes along with that.

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