Craig Groeschel

He had some people let him down. Yeah. Or he didn't, he was the guy that had prove it to me. And Jesus did, right? Jesus gave Thomas what he needed. Thomas said, I need to touch, I need to see. And Jesus said, here, touch and see. And that's encouraging to me. Jesus gave Thomas what he needed. Oh, I love that. He didn't get mad and say, why are you doubting? He said, okay, let me show you.

It is.

It is.

But he ended up with more faith I mean, he's the guy tradition tells us that he was preaching in India for years, and he wouldn't deny Jesus, and they ran a spear through him. So he's the one who said, I need to see the spear mark in the side, and then he died because he wouldn't deny his faith in Jesus. So he gets a bad rap.

But he ended up with more faith I mean, he's the guy tradition tells us that he was preaching in India for years, and he wouldn't deny Jesus, and they ran a spear through him. So he's the one who said, I need to see the spear mark in the side, and then he died because he wouldn't deny his faith in Jesus. So he gets a bad rap.

It's a relationship, right? So like Amy, and thank you for speaking highly of her. She is... a gift beyond measure. And she's the one who taught me, if we get in a kind of disagreement, I'll withdraw. And she's like, no, you won't. If you love me, we're going to work this thing out.

It's a relationship, right? So like Amy, and thank you for speaking highly of her. She is... a gift beyond measure. And she's the one who taught me, if we get in a kind of disagreement, I'll withdraw. And she's like, no, you won't. If you love me, we're going to work this thing out.

And I kind of think I had to learn that with God too, that if I am in a relationship with God and I don't understand, I might pull back. And I don't think He wants to pull back. You have to push in. And so that's one of the 50 million things I learned from Amy. Yeah.

And I kind of think I had to learn that with God too, that if I am in a relationship with God and I don't understand, I might pull back. And I don't think He wants to pull back. You have to push in. And so that's one of the 50 million things I learned from Amy. Yeah.

She is as beautiful inside, I promise you, as she is on the outside.

She is as beautiful inside, I promise you, as she is on the outside.

Well, it's a real... People ask questions all the time. So, you know, you said, I'll look at things differently. I think... I came to the Bible without Bible history knowledge. So I looked at it. I tried to look objectively. And so people will say, why do bad things happen to good people? We see it all the time.

Well, it's a real... People ask questions all the time. So, you know, you said, I'll look at things differently. I think... I came to the Bible without Bible history knowledge. So I looked at it. I tried to look objectively. And so people will say, why do bad things happen to good people? We see it all the time.

And when you take a step back, let's just ask some questions like, what does the Bible say our heart is? Without Jesus, what is our heart? It's deceitful, right? And is anyone righteous? No one's righteous. And so we've all sinned. So technically speaking, we're not. good people. And so bad things don't really happen to good people. Bad things happen to bad, sinful people, right?

And when you take a step back, let's just ask some questions like, what does the Bible say our heart is? Without Jesus, what is our heart? It's deceitful, right? And is anyone righteous? No one's righteous. And so we've all sinned. So technically speaking, we're not. good people. And so bad things don't really happen to good people. Bad things happen to bad, sinful people, right?

So the only time something bad happened to someone good was when Jesus paid the price for us. So if we look another way at it, I actually deserve the penalty of my sins. And so when I don't get that, that's the most amazing display of grace ever, is that I actually deserve the wrath of God, and He doesn't give it to me. He gives me grace. And so that changes... the narrative.

So the only time something bad happened to someone good was when Jesus paid the price for us. So if we look another way at it, I actually deserve the penalty of my sins. And so when I don't get that, that's the most amazing display of grace ever, is that I actually deserve the wrath of God, and He doesn't give it to me. He gives me grace. And so that changes... the narrative.

And so the evidence of God's goodness isn't just if I get a raise or have a job with benefits or have good friends or get to go on nice vacations. The evidence of God's goodness is His character and His grace for me. And it doesn't mean I don't get disappointed if one of my daughters is sick and she is and still is and hasn't been healed. Yes, I'm disappointed. Yes, I don't understand.

And so the evidence of God's goodness isn't just if I get a raise or have a job with benefits or have good friends or get to go on nice vacations. The evidence of God's goodness is His character and His grace for me. And it doesn't mean I don't get disappointed if one of my daughters is sick and she is and still is and hasn't been healed. Yes, I'm disappointed. Yes, I don't understand.

Yes, I'm frustrated. Yes, I get angry. And yes, God is still drawing us closer and she's closer to him than ever before. And we see his faithfulness and goodness. And so it's both. The evidence of God's goodness is not the quality of my life. The evidence of God's goodness is his character and his nature.