Why Satan Can Be the Author of Opportunity

02/10/2025 21 min Episodio 31
Why Satan Can Be the Author of Opportunity

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Do you live your life looking for opportunities and open doors, or do you live it based on your convictions?Bill and Scott unpack the difference between living by open doors of opportunity versus living by convictions rooted in truth. Bill shares formative stories of discovering conviction, divine interruption, and learning to trust God without knowing outcomes. Together, they invite you to consider how God’s influence shapes your past, present, and future.Topics Bill Thrall and Scott Boyd discuss in this episode: (00:24) How Satan can use opportunity to distract from God’s purpose.(01:53) Mother Teresa’s decades of silent struggle were lived through conviction.(03:59) Bill recounts being invited to Bible college after becoming a Christian.(08:43) The importance of looking back at life to see God’s influence.(10:36) How our Creator’s presence is in our hearts to trust.(11:20) Bill’s first experience sensing God’s presence as a teenager.(16:53) How God brings people through suffering when they trust Him.(19:08) Unless we experience grace, we won’t truly understand God or ourselves.This episode was brought to you by Bill Thrall, Scott Boyd, and the Living Influence team. Learn about Living Influence: https://www.livinginfluence.com/ Subscribe to the Living Influence podcast: * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LivingInfluencePodcast * Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/4kP9Mm2 * Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2F2RSvXKfU08Q5LVTCyIYI Learn about Bill Thrall’s books: https://www.livinginfluence.com/books Follow and like the Living Influence podcast on social media: * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livinginfluencepodcast * TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@livinginfluencepodcast * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/61576202821527 This episode was produced by Story On Media: https://www.storyon.co/