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Welcome to episode #1 of the Building Great Lives podcast!
I grew up hearing it was wrong to question God. Having questions for God meant you didn't trust Him. However, I must be honest with you, there have been many times I’ve had to navigated circumstances that left me asking God why.

Because I didn’t think I could ask God questions, when I did, I would question my faith. Admittedly, I felt condemned for having questions. Condemned is how I felt, but how did God feel about me having questions?

Let’s get this settled once and for all, having questions is completely normal.

Having questions isn’t wrong. God knows the intent of our heart. Having questions for God doesn’t offend Him. There’s a huge difference between a question and an accusation.
There’s over 5,600 questions in the Bible. Jesus’ disciples had questions. Those questions didn’t eliminate them from being chosen. This revelation has been extremely liberating for me. I believe it will be for you too.
We should feel free to respectfully ask God anything.
Even disciples have questions for God....
Remember, great lives are not born, they’re built.
Let’s start building!

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Greetings everyone, my name is Trent Gilliam. I’m exited to introduce you to the Building Great Lives podcast.

A podcast about real life, facing real issues and finding real answers.

Have you ever had difficult questions?

Are you ready to find answers?

Have you ever been hurt?

Are you ready to be healed?

Have you ever felt like you were just wondering through life?

Are you ready to find direction, peruse your passion and fulfill your purpose?

Then this podcast is for you!

For almost 30 years I’ve been privileged to minister around the world. Over the years I’ve experienced many unique situations, many of them powerful... some of them painful. Each dilemma presented me with two options... I could either give up or grow... I chose to grow and I want to help you do the same.

The Building Great Lives podcast offers biblical, yet practical solutions to life’s complicated problems.

Jesus said... Upon this rock I will build my church...

The church is more than the place we gather to worship.

We the people are the church.

Jesus was telling Peter, “I want to build people!

Great lives are not born, they are built one day at a time.

I’m Trent Gilliam and this is the Building Great Lives Podcast.

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Welcome to the process!

Let the building begin!

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Welcome to episode #99 of the Building Great Lives podcast!
In this episode we’ll answer the intriguing question, what does God expect from us? Does He expect us to do the impossible.
We begin by exploring the significance of expectation in spiritual growth by drawing from Acts 3 and the miraculous healing of a lame man. Expectation is learned by our past experiences with God's faithfulness. Because He has in the past, we expect He will again. Expectation is a key ingredient to the miraculous. However, an often overlooked aspect to expectation, is God’s expectation of us!
So what does God expect from us? Mark 14:9 reveals a profound revelation. The story of the woman with the alabaster box answers the question—she did what she could. God doesn't expect us to do the impossible but rather what we can do.
Through biblical examples like the crossing of the Red Sea, the resurrection of Lazarus and Paul and Silas in prison, we learn: when we do the possible, God does the impossible.
We challenge listeners to assess their own actions—are they doing what they can? And we encourage them with the reminder that when we speak to our mountains, God will move them.
Thank you for listening. Please subscribe and share this message of hope with others!
Let’s keep building!

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We all have scars, and each of those scars have stories. Our external scars remind of us certain events and feelings. Our internal and emotional scars bring up much different feelings. Although emotional scars are easier to hide, they affect us on a deeper level and can take much longer to heal.

God made our human body incredibly resilient. For example, when you get a cut, your body immediately goes to work to heal it. However, when we experience an emotional wound, our body does not naturally go into recovery mode. We have to take an active role in processing what happened and asking the Lord to help us heal.

Scars prove we survived the struggle, yet these struggles can leave emotional scars that we carry for years.

Jesus had scars too. Jesus, God manifest in the flesh, performed many incredible miracles, including resurrecting Himself from the dead. Without question, Jesus could have completely removed the marks of His death. Yet, the Bible tells us scars remained on His body.

Why did Jesus keep the scars? Simply, He chose to. These scars proved His identity to His disciples. He chose to keep the scars because scars revealed who He was and what He can do to others.

You’ve been through so much. You’ve been wounded by life. You’ve felt the pain of disappointment and regret. You’ve experienced hardship and hurt. There’s chapters of your life that, given a choice, you wouldn’t have written. The pain of heartbreak. The trauma of physical or emotional abuse.

You’re carrying scars from the pain. But there’s a purpose for your scars as well. What the enemy meant for evil, God is going to use to save many people alive.

In this episode, we’ll talk about how God wants to use your scars to reveal Himself to others.

Thanks for listening!

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Welcome to episode #88 of the Building Great Lives podcast!
Life can be unpredictable, one moment it’s going great, the next thing you know, everything can change. Along with all the joys in life, there will also be times of struggle, heartache, disappointment and tears. At times, we can feel so courageous. At other times, we struggle with fear. There are moments of bold faith. And also, times we struggle with doubt. Tears, fears and doubt are all part of being human.
With this in mind, is it possible that were people in the Bible that had these same life experiences? People that cried tears, felt fears and struggled with doubt? Thankfully, we can find the answer in John chapter 20.
Join me in this episode as we discuss how Jesus responds to Mary Magdalene’s tears, the disciples’ fears and Thomas’ doubts. These examples offer us hope during our times of struggle.
Thanks for listening!
Let’s keep Building!

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