Episode 28: Obedience Without Enthusiasm: Following God’s Will When You Don’t Want To

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What happens when God’s will collides with your desires?

In this episode, we have an honest, unscripted conversation about obedience to God, the tension between calling and comfort, and what it looks like to say “yes” when you don’t actually want to.

One host returns from a mission trip to Guatemala.
 The other submits—reluctantly—to the pulpit.

Two very different paths.
 The same uncomfortable obedience.

Using the story of Jonah, along with Scripture from Isaiah, Hebrews, James, and the Gospels, we wrestle with the reality that obedience doesn’t always come with excitement, clarity, or peace—and that waiting to feel ready may be the very thing keeping us stuck.

This episode explores:

• Why obedience doesn’t require enthusiasm
• The difference between God’s will and personal preference
• How good things can still be partial obedience
• Why calling isn’t always dramatic—or visible
• The danger of negotiating with God instead of trusting Him
• What it means to obey without knowing the outcome

If you’ve ever:

• delayed obedience because it felt uncomfortable
• confused wisdom with fear
• assumed God’s will would “feel right”
• wrestled with a calling you didn’t ask for

…this conversation is for you.

There’s humor, honesty, theology, and zero hype—just two believers processing what it really means to follow God when obedience costs more than convenience.

🎧 Listen now and ask yourself one hard question:
 What has God already asked you to do that you keep renegotiating?