"Questions and Doubts Don’t Make You a Bad Christian" With Lysa TerKeurst and Craig Groeschel
The Proverbs 31 Ministries Podcast
Proverbs 31 Ministries
4.8 • 4.5K Ratings
🗓️ 13 May 2025
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
God doesn't want tidy thoughts from us — He wants a real, authentic relationship with us.
In this episode with Lysa TerKeurst and Craig Groeschel, you'll learn:
- Why doubts and questions are not your enemy.
- How "deconstruction" can be a path to a more mature, authentic faith.
- How God welcomes us to share honestly with Him.
Helpful Links
- Get your copy of The Benefit of Doubt: How Confronting Your Deepest Questions Can Lead to a Richer Faith by Craig Groeschel.
- Sign up to receive Lysa TerKeurst’s FREE five-day devotional "Why Isn't God Answering My Prayer?" today!
- When you give to Proverbs 31 Ministries, you make it possible for us to help you and women like you know the Truth of God's Word and live the Truth every day because we know it changes everything.
- Click here to download a transcript of this episode.
Want more on this topic?
- Listen to "How Can I Feel Close to God Again?" with Dr. Joel Muddamalle.
- Listen to "Have You Felt Frustrated With God?" with Ashley Morgan Jackson.
- Watch “Is God Always Good?" with Lysa TerKeurst.
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| 0:00.0 | Every day, Proverbs 31 Ministries is here for you, providing countless opportunities for you to |
| 0:05.4 | experience hope, wisdom, and truth in the middle of life's hardest moments. And just on the |
| 0:10.7 | Proverbs 31 Ministries podcast alone, we have over 200 episodes available for free that provide |
| 0:17.1 | biblical truth for any girl in any season. So today, we are asking for your support. |
| 0:22.9 | Will you consider making a donation to Proverbs 31 ministries |
| 0:26.4 | so that we can continue to provide transformative, |
| 0:29.3 | biblical content for women just like you? |
| 0:31.5 | You can donate now using the link in our show notes. |
| 0:34.8 | Now, on to the show. |
| 0:51.1 | Music the link in our show notes. Now on to the show. Hello, friends. Welcome back to the Proverbs 31 Ministries podcast where we share biblical |
| 0:56.0 | truth for any girl in any season. I'm your host, Meredith Brock, and I am here with Kaylee |
| 1:01.2 | Olson, who is going to share a little bit about what you're going to hear today. Hey, Meredith, |
| 1:05.9 | and hey, listeners, so excited you're here. Today, you're going to get to hear from Lisa Turker, |
| 1:11.6 | so she interviews Pastor Craig Groshell,elle and honestly what more could you want in an episode lisa is talking with |
| 1:16.5 | one of the top voices in leadership whose podcast i personally listen to quite often and i would say |
| 1:22.4 | today's episode lifts the hood on the topic of doubt and what i mean by that is we're talking about |
| 1:27.4 | doubting god but how often are we really asking the questions that no one really wants to ask |
| 1:32.0 | out loud that are related to doubt? Things like not being afraid to admit that sometimes we believe |
| 1:37.5 | God will answer anyone else's prayers except for our own. That's real. Which leads me to the topic of |
| 1:42.5 | deconstruction. Yes, they go there and honestly, |
| 1:45.6 | I'm grateful they do because it needs to be talked about from a pastor's perspective and it's a |
| 1:50.3 | very, very helpful conversation. And honestly, so much more. This is such a rich episode that will |
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