Struggling to understand how God's control fits with your daily choices? Wondering if prayer really makes a difference? In this thought-provoking episode, Pastor Brian Miller addresses three crucial questions about God's sovereignty and human free will that every believer wrestles with.
🔥 What You'll Learn:
- How God's sovereignty and your free will work together perfectly
- The real purpose of prayer (it's not what you think!)
- Why God allows suffering and how He redeems it for good
- Biblical examples of people making choices within God's plan
- Practical ways to align your will with God's purposes
📚 Show Notes:
Three Life-Changing Questions:
- If God is in control, do my choices matter? (Acts 17:24-27)
- God places us in specific times/places to make free choices
- Our decisions either advance or hinder God's plan
- Example: Joshua's choice in Joshua 24:15
- If God is in control, why should I pray? (Philippians 4:6-7)
- Prayer changes our hearts, not God's plan
- Jesus' example in Luke 22:40 - "Not my will, but yours"
- Focus on relationship, not just requests
- If God is in control, why is suffering allowed? (Genesis 50:20)
- God redeems suffering to fulfill His plan
- Joseph's story: "You intended harm, but God intended good"
- Jesus' suffering as the ultimate example
💪 Next Steps:
- Examine your prayer life - are you seeking God's will or your own?
- Consider how your daily choices impact others' relationship with God
- If you're suffering, look for ways God might be using it for good
- Make the choice to follow God's plan over your own
Key Verses to Study This Week:
- Acts 17:24-27
- Joshua 24:15
- Philippians 4:6-7
- Genesis 50:20
- 2 Corinthians 4:16-18
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