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Life.Church with Craig Groeschel

When God’s Will Feels Confusing

Life.Church with Craig Groeschel

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Lifechurch.tv, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Christian, Sermon, Lifechurch, Sermons, Messages, Life Church, Life.church, Message, Craig Groeschel

4.93.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 July 2026

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

God promises to guide us, but what does that mean? How do we know what He wants us to do—especially when our path in life becomes unclear? Discover how to recognize God’s voice and follow His direction with confidence.

Transcript

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0:00.0

We're talking about God's will. If you're a Christian, certainly you want God's will,

0:04.8

but I wonder how many of you've ever had a decision to make and you prayed about it,

0:10.8

you looked in God's word, you might have taken wise counsel, you had a decision to make,

0:15.9

you sought God, and you still felt unsure. Raise your hands. Online you can type in the comment section, I can relate.

0:23.5

Sometimes I just kind of want to say, God, make it obvious.

0:29.4

I mean, like, you're the God that writes on the wall.

0:31.9

You're the God that speaks, like, just make it obvious.

0:34.2

Like, God, send an email from heaven.

0:36.8

Dear Chad, ask her out. And P.S. Stop

0:42.2

eating grocery store or sushi or whatever it is. You know, and you're like, sometimes you wonder,

0:47.8

you're praying for direction and you wonder, is that God leading me, or is it just my own thoughts?

0:55.2

Did God prompt me, or am I being overly emotional?

0:59.8

Was that the Holy Spirit speaking to me?

1:02.6

Or is that the sushi that I shouldn't have eaten so late last night?

1:06.2

How do I know?

1:07.4

And occasionally, it's even tempting when you're seeking the will of God

1:10.7

to either over-spiritual will of God, like, either

1:11.1

over-spiritualize it or, like, make a deal with God on your own terms. I confess I've done that.

1:17.7

When I was not yet married to Amy and praying about future wife, God show me, lead me,

1:24.4

there was a girl that made fun of me to my face and made fun of Amy. She had not met Amy. She'd only heard about Amy, but someone said the same thing about Amy. They said about me. She said, you're so weird. You're overboard for God. And I heard about this girl. She's weird like you. She's overboard for God. Her name is Amy. You two should get married and just be weird together.

1:51.3

And when she said it is the weirdest thing, like I'm telling you, I thought, okay, that's God's will. And so I literally, I'm not kidding you when I tell you, and I'm not recommending this. Do not

1:57.7

try this at home without angel supervision. I went and started telling everybody,

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