Hard Questions of Faith: Wrestling with Doubt and Belief with J.D. Greear

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🗓️ 8 April 2024

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Today's show welcomes the insightful J.D. Greear, a pastor, author, and podcast host. We'll explore challenging faith questions that many grapple with or may encounter when interacting with others. This episode promises to be concise yet impactful for anyone seeking answers or desiring to support loved ones on their spiritual journey. J.D. Greear's book, 12 Truths & a Lie: Answers to Life's Biggest Questions, guides our discussion. We'll address prevalent lies we may believe, how God transforms doubt, the reasons behind suffering, unanswered prayers, and the persistent struggle with anxiety despite faith. Join J.D. and I as we talk about: The big lie we believe God can use our doubts If God is in control, why is there suffering Why isn’t God answering my prayers If I am a believer, why do I still struggle with anxiety Favorite quotes: (4:08)- “The majority of our Bible is written by people who are in a season of doubt whether we are talking about the Old Testament or New Testament.” (5:03)- “Doubt is often divinely used as a way of drawing you deeper into who God is and the majesty and mystery of who he is.” (10:59) - “One of the things you find is when you are praying you are praying to a God who is not only infinite in power and infinite in love. He is also infinite in wisdom.” (11:44)—“Sometimes, He says be persistent and keep asking and knocking, but sometimes, He says he heard you. He is always answering, but the answer right now is: I know more than you, and I am going to do something better than what you’re asking.” Coaching this week: (21:14) Simple Things That Give You the Most ROI Today in coaching, I share a list of easy-to-do things that can have a huge impact on your daily life. Small, consistent changes can bring amazing results over time, and I challenge you to choose a few simple habits from my list to improve your health, relationships, and future. Links to great things we discussed: J.D. Greear Website J.D. Greear Instagram 12 Truths & a Lie: Answers to Life’s Biggest Questions Thank You Jesus for the Blood - Charity Gayle Should've Been A Cowboy - Toby Keith The Chosen For All Mankind Master of the Air Massage Gun Endel App Ember Mug Lapsang Souchong Black Tea Athleta Brooklyn Skort The Course Creator's Blueprint: 10 Lessons That Will Help You Get Started Alli on YouTube Order your copy of Remaining You While Raising Them here. Hope you loved this episode! Be sure to subscribe in iTunes and slap some stars on a review! :) xo, Alli

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0:00.0	One of the things you find is that when you pray, you're praying to a God who is not only
0:04.4	infinite in power and infinite in love. He's also infinite in wisdom.
0:11.3	Hey, hey, I'm Allie, and I believe that an emotionally healthy you is the greatest gift you can
0:17.1	give yourself, your family, and the world. This is your weekly investment in your
0:22.1	personal development. Join discussions with top experts as we focus on how to achieve your dreams,
0:28.0	grow your business, and deepen your faith. As always, we keep it practical with lots of tools
0:32.9	and action steps that you can put into motion today. I'm so glad you're here. Let's dive in.
0:41.4	Welcome to the show today. You're in the right place because today we're tackling some of the
0:45.8	hardest faith questions with Pastor J.D. Greer, whether you are asking these questions right now,
0:51.6	or you want to be empowered to know how to answer these questions
0:54.5	when someone else comes to you who has them a loved one, a friend, a child, a grandchild,
1:00.3	we've got you covered. It's super short and it's power packed. After we talk with JD, it is time for
1:05.5	coaching and today I'm coaching you on finding your highest ROI activities. R.O.I is return on investment. I want to help you find
1:13.3	those high ROI activities that are easy to do in your life. We have enough to do that's hard, right?
1:19.7	I want to help us identify a few things with massive return on investment for you that are easy to do.
1:26.0	Because it's all about being intentional.
1:28.3	And again, small changes brings big results. And for the final segment of the show today,
1:33.7	I'm bringing you a favorite clothing item for us now that it's warming up, something that
1:38.4	isn't too expensive, something that's super flattering, something that you can wear for years
1:43.1	and years. Okay, now, if you have ever thought
1:45.8	of building an online course just to make some passive income, to help others or supplement the
1:51.0	work you're already doing, I want to invite you to a new masterclass that I'm launching this week.
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