Pope-style advice: stop asking for 'your will in my life'
Boova (speaker-0, addressed on-air as 'Buba'/'Pope Boob') gives his Pope-style advice on understanding God's will: God rarely reveals the whole plan — Jesus called the fishermen with just 'follow me,' no apostle job description. After a week of solid prayer, Boova says he has dropped 'in my life' from his prayers: 'I don't need to know my specifics. I just need to know how I fit into his story.' His two points: be faithful in the means, and understand God's plans happen on His time, heard through an active personal relationship with Him.
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Would God's design still be best without the promise of eternity?
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Ask the pastor: Ezekiel 39:17 — God telling a prophet to speak to birds and beasts
- In Ezekiel 39:17, why would God tell a prophet to speak to birds and beasts, and is there precedent for God interacting with animals this way?
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