Ep. 47: Trusting God With Your Future
Are you willing to trust God with your future, even when it feels like the scariest step of all?
In this episode, Bill and Scott explore what it truly means to trust Christ with your future and why this step of maturity can feel so unsettling. They reveal how freedom grows out of believing who God says you are and learning to trust both God and the new heart He has given you. This conversation will challenge you to move from control, fear, and obligation into trust, freedom, and shared growth.
Topics Bill Thrall and Scott Boyd discuss in this episode:
(00:06) The three phases of spiritual maturity.
(01:52) Bill shares a personal story from his marriage that illustrates love meeting needs.
(03:17) How trust allows influence in relationships without manipulation or control.
(04:45) Why trust is required before truth can be heard without feeling like criticism.
(06:25) Connecting workplace leadership to relational trust.
(07:30) Understanding Christ-centered living as loving others the way Christ loved.
(09:01) Why growth in relationships must be processed together rather than fixing one person independently.
(12:31) Living in freedom is being rooted in who God says you are, not what you ought to do.
(14:52) The importance of trusting the new heart given through Christ instead of viewing oneself as deceitful.
(18:11) Why trusting God is foundational before pursuing His purposes for your life.
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