{"id":1989,"date":"2026-09-22T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/confidenceingod.com\/?p=1989"},"modified":"2026-09-22T09:57:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T13:57:47","slug":"so-what-do-you-want-finding-the-abundant-life-god-has-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/confidenceingod.com\/es\/so-what-do-you-want-finding-the-abundant-life-god-has-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"So, What Do You Want? Finding the Abundant Life God Has for You"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1989-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2503792\/episodes\/19828833-so-what-do-you-want-finding-the-abundant-life-god-has-for-you.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2503792\/episodes\/19828833-so-what-do-you-want-finding-the-abundant-life-god-has-for-you.mp3\">https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2503792\/episodes\/19828833-so-what-do-you-want-finding-the-abundant-life-god-has-for-you.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>When God answers your prayers exactly the way you asked \u2014 is that always the best outcome? In this episode of the Confidence in God podcast, host Julie McGhghy explores what happens when God grants our requests, even when they fall short of His best for us.<\/p>\n<p>We often think of answered prayer as a reason to rejoice, and many times it is. The Psalms are full of praise for God&#8217;s answered prayers. But Scripture also shows us that God sometimes gives us what we want \u2014 when what we want isn&#8217;t what He wanted for us. In this episode, we look at three biblical examples where God granted requests that were inconsistent with His will, and examine the consequences that followed.<\/p>\n<p>We then turn to John 10:10 and John 15:7 to discover what the abundant life Jesus offers actually looks like and the key to obtaining it.<\/p>\n<p><b>Resources:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/confidenceingod.com\/when-god-doesnt-heal-what-to-do-when-healing-doesnt-come\/\">When Healing Doesn&#8217;t Come<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/scl\/fi\/amm328orto7pbrnohxqvz\/Two-and-a-Half-Tribes-So-What-Do-You-Want-Handout.pdf?rlkey=8jwmi78vawyk6e92r998ym28u&amp;st=lmwvxpw8&amp;dl=0\">So What Do You Want &#8211; Abundant Life Resources<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Episode Timeline: Total Time 16:58<\/b><\/p>\n<p>| <b>0:00<\/b> | <b>Intro &amp; welcome to the Confidence in God podcast<\/b><br \/>\n| <b>0:11<\/b> | <b>John 10:10 &amp; John 15:7 \u2014 Jesus&#8217; promises of abundant life and answered prayer<\/b><br \/>\n| <b>0:55<\/b> | <b>The question: Where is the abundant life even when prayers are answered?<\/b><br \/>\n| <b>1:42<\/b> | <b>Answered prayers in the Psalms and songs of Moses, Miriam, Deborah &amp; Barak<\/b><br \/>\n| <b>2:35<\/b> | <b>Example 1 \u2014 The two and a half tribes settle east of the Jordan (Numbers 32)<\/b><br \/>\n| <b>4:42<\/b> | <b>Example 2 \u2014 Israel demands an earthly king (1 Samuel 8)<\/b><br \/>\n| <b>5:13<\/b> | <b>Example 3 \u2014 The Gadarenes ask Jesus to leave (Mark 5)<\/b><br \/>\n| <b>6:15<\/b> | <b>Reflection: What do these examples teach us about God granting our requests?<\/b><br \/>\n| <b>6:43<\/b> | <b>The rest of each story \u2014 examining the consequences<\/b><br \/>\n| <b>6:54<\/b> | <b>Consequences for the two and a half tribes \u2014 captivity first (1 Chronicles 5:26)<\/b><br \/>\n| <b>8:13<\/b> | <b>Consequences for Israel&#8217;s demand for a king (1 Samuel 12:16\u201318)<\/b><br \/>\n| <b>9:24<\/b> | <b>Consequences for the Gadarenes \u2014 missing Jesus&#8217; teaching and miracles<\/b><br \/>\n| <b>10:21<\/b> | <b>Returning to John 10:10 &amp; 15:7 \u2014 abundant life vs. our human nature<\/b><br \/>\n| <b>11:23<\/b> | <b>What abundant life looks like according to Scripture<\/b><br \/>\n| <b>12:23<\/b> | <b>The call: Don&#8217;t settle \u2014 pray as Jesus prayed, &#8220;Not my will, but thine be done&#8221;<\/b><br \/>\n| <b>13:04<\/b> | <b>Placing our wants under God&#8217;s will and trusting His best<\/b><br \/>\n| <b>13:36<\/b> | <b>The best part of abundant life \u2014 the gift of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38)<\/b><br \/>\n| <b>14:17<\/b> | <b>Recap &amp; summary \u2014 lessons from all three examples (Ephesians 3:20\u201321)<\/b><br \/>\n| <b>15:17<\/b> | <b>Closing prayer<\/b><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When God answers your prayers exactly the way you asked \u2014 is that always the best outcome? 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