Crash the Chatterbox by Steven Furtick

Week 3: Chapter 2 — God Won't

Read Chapter 2 of Crash the Chatterbox. Key passages: Romans 8:28-39; Jeremiah 29:11.

The first great lie the chatterbox tells us is about God's character and intentions — that He won't come through, won't show up, won't be enough for what we are facing. This week, let the questions push you toward an honest look at where you've stopped trusting God's goodness.

Discussion Questions

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1.Furtick identifies 'God won't' as a lie that strikes at the character of God — His goodness, faithfulness, and power. What specific situation in your life right now is the chatterbox most loudly insisting God won't come through?

2.The author points out that this lie often masquerades as wisdom or realism — 'I'm just being practical.' How do you tell the difference between genuine, faithful realism and a disguised lack of trust in God?

3.Romans 8:32 asks, 'He who did not spare his own Son, how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?' Furtick uses this logic to argue that God's track record at the cross is the ultimate proof of His intentions. How does anchoring trust in the cross specifically (rather than in your circumstances) change your perspective?

a.Think of a time God came through in an unexpected way. How did that shape — or fail to shape — your current trust in Him?

4.Furtick notes that the 'God won't' lie often grows in seasons of unanswered prayer or prolonged waiting. How does delay in God's response differ from denial — and why is that distinction so hard to hold onto in the middle of the wait?

5.Jeremiah 29:11 is often quoted as a comfort, but it was originally spoken to people facing seventy years of exile — a much longer timeline than most of us would choose. How does the original context of that promise sharpen or soften its meaning for you?

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Closing Prayer

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God, we confess that we have believed the whisper that You won't come through — that You are somehow holding back, that Your goodness has limits, that our situation is the exception to Your faithfulness. Forgive us. You did not spare Your own Son; how could we doubt Your intention to be good to us? In the places where we have stopped hoping, rekindle hope. In the places where the wait has felt like abandonment, remind us of the cross. We choose to trust what You have proven rather than what the chatterbox predicts. Amen.

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