086. Does God want us to be Happy?
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This episode explores whether God wants us to be happy, emphasizing growth and reliance on Him through hardships.
This episode explores the question of whether God wants us to be happy, using Paul's life and writings as the central case study. It argues that God's goal is not our temporal happiness or comfort, but our growth, faithfulness, and deep reliance on Him through every circumstance. Paul's suffering — beatings, imprisonment, anxiety — shows that hardship is normal even for the faithful, and that the proper response is not to suppress emotions but to bring them honestly to God in humble, thankful...
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