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Chapter 1: What is the significance of discussing eternity?
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Chapter 2: How can we find hope in overwhelming times?
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Chapter 3: What should we understand about God's promises?
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Chapter 4: How do we handle the desire for marriage and family?
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Usually I just do it for the occasion. Got it. Yeah. Well, then we but we did it for today. So we're feeling good. Amazon.
Chapter 5: What truths does the Bible say about eternity?
That's even better. Amazon, Ulta. I'll be I'll be looking because I am the queen of getting my nails done. And I know that there were new reports that said how bad gel nails are. I get a Russian manicure. It lasts like five weeks. Russian manicures are the best. They're the best. That's what I did before I had Hosanna. They're literally the best. And I didn't bring my Bible for this episode.
So we were talking about this yesterday. It's my emotional support. It is. It's like a security blanket. But it's in my heart. It's written on our hearts. It is written on our hearts. Where is your Bible? It's in the back with Hosanna.
Chapter 6: How do we confront the fear of discussing heaven and hell?
And she's asleep. So we're just, right now it's written on my heart. When she wakes up, we can get the Bible. That's good. Okay. Well, we've had so many great conversations. We've talked about living an honest life. We talked about lies. We talked about truth. We talked about sin and shame, all kinds of things. And today we're going to talk about eternity, which I'm excited to talk about. Yeah.
I feel like we don't talk about it enough. But of course, we're going to start with a listener question. Yes. This one is from Allison. She says she's 31 years old. She's single. And she's been wanting to be a wife and a mom since she was a little girl. She says, I've watched my closest friends all get to be pregnant together and get married around the same time.
Chapter 7: What is the importance of free will in our choices about eternity?
And I often ask God, when will it be my turn? Any advice? First of all, that is so real. And I'm so sorry that that's just felt so hard. And like, God, where are you? Why have you not answered my prayers? And why have I not gotten this desire? And it feels like everyone else has. And I remember for me when I graduated college, I mean, I lived in Alabama.
I know it's a little bit different in California, but you also got married really young. But everyone got married at like 21, 22. And so I graduated college young. And I remember I was actually going through a breakup and all of my friends were getting married. I was in like 10 weddings and I was single. And I was just asking the same question. And I just wrestled with the Lord.
Like, why isn't this happening for me? Is there something wrong with me? Why are you not blessing me in this way? Why does it feel like everybody else is getting the gift that I'm not getting?
Chapter 8: How can we encourage others to seek eternal life?
And I just remember coming across, I believe it's Psalm 84, and it says, no good thing does God withhold from those whose walk is blameless. And just reminding myself that God is not withholding good from me, that this where he has me right now is intentional and beautiful if I allow it. And also reminding myself that this desire is not bad.
That the desire for marriage and having kids is not a bad desire, but reminding myself that Jesus is the ultimate gift and making sure that he stays the greatest desire. And my hope continues to stay in him. And that's just what I would encourage you with, Allison, is just Put your hope in Jesus and not in just what he can give you. And that desire is a God desire. God created marriage.
And especially for females, that was something that I believe is kind of innate in us. But just making sure that Matthew 6, 33, that we seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and everything else will be given to us. And so making him the greatest desire and the biggest priority. Yeah. I would say. I mean, what would you say? Yeah.
You know, I feel like it's a difficult question because my heart comes with compassion and understanding. Even though... Listen, I was married at 20 years old and had three kids by 25. So I feel a little bit like I don't want to sound like I'm just giving advice, but I've never had that struggle before. But my heart comes with compassion for you.
But I think I've watched some of my friends that are my age or a decade younger than me that have been praying for their husband and praying for family. And some of them got that a lot later in life than they were hoping, but some of them got that. Like my best friend, she got married at 40 years old and had her one and only child at 41 years old.
And that happened way later than she wanted, but she got that. And then I have other friends that are still in their 40s, still praying, still waiting, still desiring, still wanting. And the thing is the Bible doesn't promise any of us that we will have a spouse. He calls some people to singleness. And like you said, our greatest desire should be with the Lord.
But I understand that sometimes that actually feels like the disappointment and you're trying to reconcile how do I want to desire God so much so that It outweighs me having a husband and children and that kind of stuff. So my heart goes out. But you have to remember what God says. Look to truth and know that he has good things planned for you.
It just might not be what you have desired or hoped for, but he's not going to withhold good from you. And so I also would say to Allison or anyone struggling with this is that keep keep moving through life. Keep doing what you're doing. Your life shouldn't be on hold because you're waiting for a spouse, because you haven't had a child yet. Life doesn't start at marriage.
Life doesn't start at having children. There's so much for you to do and who to be and And so keep but keep praying. I mean, I still keep I continue to pray faithfully for those friends that I know still want a husband and children and and believe it, you know, believe it. But the reality is he doesn't always promise that to everyone. Absolutely.
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