Craig Groeschel

And it doesn't mean that I don't get frustrated when he doesn't do it. It doesn't mean that I'm not asking him to do it. There's so many times I don't understand. And his ways are higher than my ways. And I only see in part in one day. We'll see in full when we're with him.

Frustrating mysteries, meaning like, I am frustrated with God now, at this moment, as we're speaking. And I love him and I trust him and I don't understand him all at the same time. I mean, I got sick daughters and I'm like going, you know, I mean, it just sounds pitiful. It is like, God, do you know what I'm doing for you? Can't you do this for me? You know? Where are you, God?

Frustrating mysteries, meaning like, I am frustrated with God now, at this moment, as we're speaking. And I love him and I trust him and I don't understand him all at the same time. I mean, I got sick daughters and I'm like going, you know, I mean, it just sounds pitiful. It is like, God, do you know what I'm doing for you? Can't you do this for me? You know? Where are you, God?

And I talked about it transparently in a message. Like, I literally don't want to pray for sick people to be healed because I'd rather Amy do it because, like, she just prays with—she believes God will do it. I believe He can. I know he can, but I haven't seen him in a while. And so that frustrates me. And not only does she believe he can, she believes he will when she prays.

And I talked about it transparently in a message. Like, I literally don't want to pray for sick people to be healed because I'd rather Amy do it because, like, she just prays with—she believes God will do it. I believe He can. I know he can, but I haven't seen him in a while. And so that frustrates me. And not only does she believe he can, she believes he will when she prays.

And so I'm always like, you pray. And she's like, no, no, you gotta work through it. So it's like, I'm just blabbing, but it's just, it's just, it's, it's just, it's, The father whose boy was demon-possessed said, Jesus, I believe you can, but help me overcome my unbelief. That's a real good prayer. I believe you can. I know you're real.

And so I'm always like, you pray. And she's like, no, no, you gotta work through it. So it's like, I'm just blabbing, but it's just, it's just, it's, it's just, it's, The father whose boy was demon-possessed said, Jesus, I believe you can, but help me overcome my unbelief. That's a real good prayer. I believe you can. I know you're real.

And there's part of me that's still very human and broken and needs more help. Help me where I doubt. Help me where I have questions. Help me where I'm frustrated. That's a good prayer. It's an honest prayer.

And there's part of me that's still very human and broken and needs more help. Help me where I doubt. Help me where I have questions. Help me where I'm frustrated. That's a good prayer. It's an honest prayer.

Yeah, I want to talk to your family first because I just feel the angst. I feel your pain and your emotions. And for me, that was my dad for a long time. And so I would say a couple things. One is sometimes you're a prophet without honor. So you're the one too close to them. And so they don't listen to you. And it is not your job to save them. It's your job to reflect the love of Jesus.

Yeah, I want to talk to your family first because I just feel the angst. I feel your pain and your emotions. And for me, that was my dad for a long time. And so I would say a couple things. One is sometimes you're a prophet without honor. So you're the one too close to them. And so they don't listen to you. And it is not your job to save them. It's your job to reflect the love of Jesus.

And you do that, you pray, and God cares about their salvation even more than you do. And he's patient. And so he's, sometimes when they get worse and worse, sometimes they actually have to get so low that they have nowhere else to look but to call on him.

And you do that, you pray, and God cares about their salvation even more than you do. And he's patient. And so he's, sometimes when they get worse and worse, sometimes they actually have to get so low that they have nowhere else to look but to call on him.

And then what I've found, and just doing this for a long time, is that there are other people that God may be setting up to cross paths with those people that you love. And He is so good. And you guys are younger and have been walking with God five years, two years-ish. And it seems like forever, and God is a patient God. I've seen those miracles sometimes after 25 years, 30 years.

And then what I've found, and just doing this for a long time, is that there are other people that God may be setting up to cross paths with those people that you love. And He is so good. And you guys are younger and have been walking with God five years, two years-ish. And it seems like forever, and God is a patient God. I've seen those miracles sometimes after 25 years, 30 years.

And when you feel like there's no hope, sometimes a person that seems the farthest from God is actually closer than you think. So don't lose faith. When you were saved, the people around you never would have thought you'd be doing that. And so as big of a miracle as you were, I believe that you'll see that for many of the people in your life.

And when you feel like there's no hope, sometimes a person that seems the farthest from God is actually closer than you think. So don't lose faith. When you were saved, the people around you never would have thought you'd be doing that. And so as big of a miracle as you were, I believe that you'll see that for many of the people in your life.

Well, first of all, I would say that, you know, let's just start and recognize we live in a really big world with a lot of different traditions, faith backgrounds, families. And so for someone else to say, hey, I've been exposed to a different belief system, that's just really, really normal, right? So we don't want to judge that. We don't want to be arrogant.

Well, first of all, I would say that, you know, let's just start and recognize we live in a really big world with a lot of different traditions, faith backgrounds, families. And so for someone else to say, hey, I've been exposed to a different belief system, that's just really, really normal, right? So we don't want to judge that. We don't want to be arrogant.

But what we have to do is we have to investigate every kind of faith belief and say, okay, who's the main player here? What does he say about himself or what his witnesses say about him? And so for Christianity, we're gonna start with Jesus and say, let's consider who Jesus is. And so he claimed he's the son of God. He claimed he is the way, the truth, and the life.