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Mirage #2: I Want God to Fix Everything without Touching Anything

Daniel McCoy

By Daniel McCoy | Bio

Daniel McCoy is happily married to Susanna, and they have 3 daughters and 2 sons. He is the editorial director for RENEW.org as well as an affiliate professor of philosophy for Ozark Christian College. He has a bachelor’s in theology (Ozark Christian College), master of arts in apologetics (Veritas International University), and PhD in theology (North-West University, South Africa). Among his books are the Popular Handbook of World Religions (general editor), Real Life Theology Handbook (with Andrew Jit), Mirage: 5 Things People Want From God That Don’t Exist, and The Atheist’s Fatal Flaw (co-authored with Norman Geisler).

Fix Everything without Touching Anything — Why God Changes Us First

  • Pharaoh’s “please…no thanks” pattern illustrates our habit of wanting relief while resisting the repentance God requires.

  • Genuine help begins with inner transformation; God addresses the problem in us before removing problems around us.

  • Lasting change comes when we say yes to God’s reshaping of our lifestyle instead of demanding painless, cost-free fixes.

Sometimes we ask God “Please,” followed by “No thank you.” Why? This video based on Daniel McCoy’s Mirage: 5 Things People Want from God That Don’t Exist examines the desire that people tend to have for God to intervene in their lives without changing their lifestyles. The other videos in this series include the Introduction, Part 1, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5.

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