Your thoughts about God will shape your belief in God. When you face circumstances that terrify or overwhelm you, you'll either question God's trustworthiness or choose to trust His goodness despite the pain. This choice determines whether you move toward fear or faith.

Episode Summary
Life has a way of making us question whether God is truly good. In this episode, Khalil shares his personal story of losing everything he valued—his job, car, relationship, and dreams—after praying a dangerous prayer asking God to remove anything keeping him from His best. Through his journey from his lowest low to discovering his calling in ministry, you'll learn why your perspective of God's character is the foundation of spiritual growth. This isn't about getting easy answers to hard questions, but about anchoring your faith in the unchanging goodness of God when circumstances don't make sense.

What You'll Learn:

• Why your thoughts about God determine the direction of your life
• How to trust God's goodness even when you can't understand His ways
• The difference between God being good and life being easy
• How suffering can coexist with God's perfect character
• Why remembering God's goodness transforms your perspective on trials

Scripture References:

• Psalm 136:1
• Genesis 1:4, 10, 12, 18, 25, 31
• James 1:17
• John 10:11
• Psalm 23

Key Quotes:

• "Your thoughts about God will shape your belief in God, and the direction of your life will follow what you believe about God's goodness."
• "God is not good because he makes good things. Things are good because they are like Him."