Begin To Trust God With Your Whole Heart! LISTEN TO THIS EVERYDAY

[Music] every time jesus meets an earnest person he gives them his full attention one person is important to him you are important to him none of us is just another number or another name on a list you are significant in the eyes of god you are worth him stopping when you touch him with an earnest sincere prayer with jesus on your side you better believe he's going to march you to victory he's going to raise up a standard in your life and that's because everything about god is greater it's greater than any opposition it's greater than any amount of money it's greater than anybody's opinion even his promises are greater than the predictions of man so when the world tells you that you've got no chance or when the devil tells you to just give up stand firm in your faith keep on pushing forward ability to overcome hardship is not predetermined by a statistical analysis or a roll of the dice your future rests in the hands of god and he will equip you with whatever you need for the battle ahead because of the favor and providence of god you can look at any situation and say with man this is impossible but with god all things are possible when your back is against the wall what do you do and i'm talking about you being in a place where you have tried absolutely everything you've tried all you can to get a better job but nothing's come through you've tried all you can to be healed but nothing's happening you've tried all you can to change and improve your financial situation but nothing when your back is against the wall what do you do you've prayed god please let her be the one god please let him be my soul mate but nothing happens they walk away from you they still betray you the job says no to you the doctor says there's no hope for you in that moment what do you do in times like these we need more than just encouraging words we need practical steps on what to do here's what i would do i begin to write down all the things that god has done for me everything i would get a pen and paper and reach back into my memory as far as i can remember and write all of it down two years ago i was nearly in an accident on the highway but somehow my car wasn't hit eight years ago i didn't have a place to stay or call my own but today i've got this house it's small it's tight a few leaks but at least it's mine five years ago that could have been me but it wasn't when you begin to write down all that god has done for you what it does is it shifts your focus when you begin to remember all of the mountains that god has moved then this mountain you face today suddenly isn't so impossible when you begin to remember each and every goliath that have stood before you and how god led you to victory each time then this goliath becomes no match for you today when you focus on your history with god that then becomes the strength for your faith in the struggle you're in if you flip a coin there is a 50 percent chance it will be heads and a 50 percent chance it will be tails as humans we like that kind of simplicity we like to be able to measure we like predictable outcomes but life doesn't always work that way our earthly logic doesn't apply to every situation in our minds victory in life is all about our capability our credentials our material things we believe that unless we look impressive to the rest of the world we have no chance of succeeding in life but god has the power to override all of that god doesn't look for the strongest among us to demonstrate his power that would be too simple too predictable the bible says in first corinthians 1 verse 27 but god chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise god chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong this means you can't predict how god will move or act what we deem to be foolish god will use to shame the wise what we deem to be weak god will use to shame the strong so if anyone has ever put a label on you if they've put a limit on you so long as you have faith a willing heart god can use you he can use whomever he wants however he wants he can use the recovering drug addict just as much as he can use the school teacher [Music] god can take the ex-con and cause him or her to lead people who've never committed a single offense to turn to christ so stop doubting if you're chosen by god because you lack this skill you lack this type of style or you've made a few mistakes it doesn't matter if you have a baby out of wedlock a failed business or if you're homeless so long as you are willing so long as you have faith and an appetite to serve god can use you in his kingdom and so today if you're in a situation that seems hopeless you don't have to despair you don't have to lose heart because god has the power to grant you victory against all odds dare to believe in jesus [Music] think about david going up against goliath goliath was nine feet tall he was a giant an imposing figure a strong and a skilled warrior he had specialized armor and weapons but david david was just a shepherd boy he had no prior training he had no experience on the battlefield everything about him screamed average by all measurements david didn't stand a chance but against all odds david was able to overcome this impossible situation by trusting in the lord david was able to overcome he said to goliath you come to me with sword spear and javelin but i come to you in the name of the lord of heaven's armies it didn't matter how weak how inexperienced or how unprepared david was he put his faith in god and god empowered him to defy all human logic he empowered him to overcome a seemingly impossible situation and here's the thing if you believe if you dare to let all of your faith rest completely on god's word you too can experience the impossible becoming possible we can and should be depending on god for that same miraculous power today against all odds you can defeat your goliath against all odds you can overcome whatever trial whatever difficulty you are facing right now it doesn't matter how unworthy how unqualified they say you are it doesn't matter how undeserving they say you are if god is for you then no one can be against you if god is for you then goodness and mercy will follow you all the days of your life [Music] it doesn't matter if you have no savings left in the bank if the crowd you're in doesn't notice you if you call on the name of jesus if you reach out in faith and touch him he will give you his full attention and it doesn't make any difference if you are the opposite if you got it all together if you're in a good place and you don't need a healing but simply desire a relationship jesus will meet your need with the same grace and power our lord is good because he can pay attention to your need in any situation if you have heavy burdens jesus said come to me all who labor and are heavy laden and i will give you rest he can give rest he can give you peace he can make you whole we don't have to be in a special place or perform a sacred ritual he can meet a need even in the middle of a crowd he can pay attention to someone on the side of a dusty road he can be stopped by the smallest touch of sincere faith now our strength as children of god is found in prayer and we cannot afford to neglect our prayer lives this isn't the time to be consumed by thoughts of fear anxiety or worry be sober minded be watchful your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion seeking someone to devour this is a clear word of warning if you didn't know you have an adversary an enemy one who is likened to a fiercely hungry lion and the word i would like to give you today is that when this enemy we're told about tries to come at you in the cover of darkness or when he tries to deceive you in the light of day when he tries to make you question god's promises and lose your way remember that first peter 5 verse 9 in the amplified translation says but resist him be firm in your faith against his attack rooted established immovable knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being experienced by your brothers and sisters throughout the world you do not suffer alone we've been given instructions on what to do when this enemy the devil tries to attack us and i would like to highlight the first two points number one resist the devil number two be firm in faith against the devil's attacks there is no need to be afraid of the devil there is no reason to be frightened jesus christ rose again meaning the devil is a defeated foe if the devil tries to attack you in the darkness of night god will save you if he tries to attack you in the light of day god will save you with god on your side there is no giant too big no stronghold too tough no chain that's unbreakable for him so when you come to understand that adversity will come the devil will attack but god always wins [Music] if you have jesus christ in your life and in your heart you are privileged you are blessed and highly favored because make no mistake it's to our advantage that we should go to christ we're the ones that need saving we're the ones that need to be redeemed not him it is to our benefit that we should go to christ and the beauty of this deal is that jesus christ made a promise in the latter part of hebrews 13 verse 5. the bible says keep your life free from love of money and be content with what you have for he has said i will never leave you nor forsake you some situations can be painful they can be uncomfortable sometimes but what do you do when you're lost and hopeless keep the faith when there's no end in sight and the road seems long and lonely keep the faith when you're alone in the dark and in the den of lions keep the faith faith isn't something that we can just muster up for ourselves it is a gift from god and god will never deny it to anyone who asked thankfully when we're feeling discouraged and doubtful we can simply pray for god to increase our faith and the bible tells us that god rewards those who seek him he blesses those who loves him and stand unwavering in faith he stands with those that believe in him those willing to believe even if they have not seen he grants them victory even in the middle of difficulty that is why we must keep the faith we know that victory is up ahead even if it's not as soon as we'd like god's timing is not our timing but his way is always better so every day when you wake up believe that his hand is on your life believe that he's working even when we can't see it keep the faith and believe that he will never leave nor forsake you and let that promise inspire you to keep the faith no matter what it is wonderful that we are told to cast all your cares on jesus everything that bothers you cast it to the lord everything that worries or concerns you cast it all to jesus because he cares for you with the deepest affection and he watches over you very carefully but for the person who wants to live their life in the way god intended you have to decide you have to make a choice how will you handle worry at one point or another you will face something that will make you worry i have come to the realization that i need jesus i need him i need his love his mercy his presence i simply need jesus christ in my life i need him to preserve me i need him to provide for me and to protect me and my need for jesus christ is crystal clear there's no two ways about it i absolutely need the lord and i can say this now because once upon a time i tried to do things on my own i tried to fight battles with my own strength but i failed i've tried to find my own way through life but i have gone round and round in circles every time i tried it every time i tried to take matters into my own hands i failed so now i know that i need jesus i know where i'm coming from when i say that i need the lord i love the verse in psalms 37 it says i have been young and now i am old yet i have not seen the righteous forsaken that's what i call a faith verse it's one that's meant to strengthen your faith it's meant to encourage you to keep the faith when we're struggling it can be easy to think that god has abandoned us after all he has the power to deliver us with just one word he could make all our pain go away in an instant and yet this is not typically the way that god chooses to work sometimes he allows us to go through deep waters before providing a way out but that doesn't mean he doesn't love us that doesn't mean he has forsaken us it simply means he has a better plan even if we don't understand it [Music] but when we let worry and anxiety consume us it stops being adaptive it becomes destructive it becomes enslaving instead of focusing on god we focus on all the things that could possibly go wrong things that we usually have no control over but there's someone who is in control our risen savior jesus christ understand that the god who made the heavens and the earth is the same god who is watching over us right now he is intimately involved in every situation he is infinitely good and infinitely wise he sees everything that could possibly happen he sees our worries and yet he commands us not to fear he commands us instead to trust him he knows what's best for us even more than we do and he knows that in the end satan will be defeated love will conquer all and the forces of darkness will be no more the bible says to make our requests known to god because he cares for us he wants us to know that everything will be all right even if things don't turn out the way we'd hoped instead of disparaging every moment of every day let's be people of prayer let's be people of faith let's be known as people who rise above anxiety and trust that no matter what god is in control [Music] how can we claim to say christ is in us if we don't act like him or behave like him or at the very least attempt to love like him there are people in this world who are lost there are people in this world who are misdirected and they need us to say hey hey there is a man who died for your sins there's a man who rose from the grave and his name is jesus christ the son of god and that man loves you we are to follow in the footsteps of christ that means when you see a drug addict you tell them that there is a way for them to be delivered and set free when you come across a fornicator and an adulterer you tell them the wages of sin are death but there is a savior who can take away those lustful desires and renew and reshape you with holy and righteous passions someone out there in the world right now is an alcoholic a thief a liar and they need to be told to repent and turn to christ a god who can fix them and lift them up from that pit of sin there is a way that seems right to a man but its end is the way of death proverbs chapter 14 verse 12 there is no time like now for this scripture to be so poignant and relevant everyone seems to be doing what is right in their own eyes everyone is as the saying goes doing me no one is wrong and anything and everything goes the only ones that are in the wrong are the ones that oppose what the mainstream or popular thought is saying saints of god it is high time for us to wake out of sleep and see what the devil is doing behind the curtain the enemy is manipulating society we are being told what used to be right is now wrong we're being told that what used to be good is now bad what was once normal is now abnormal and we have to make a choice as to which side we will stand will you be on the devil's side and choose to go with popular opinion where any and everything goes or will you choose the less popular route and truly stand up for what you believe and know to be right the fact is my brothers and sisters as much as everyone seems to think that they know what's best the truth is everyone is not right there is still only one way to god there is still only one way to eternal life there is still only one truth and that is jesus christ the son of the living god ephesians 4 verse 4 through 6 says there is one body and one spirit just as you were called in hope of your calling one lord one faith one baptism one god and father of all who is above all and through all and in you all the world will have its own answers it will present you with all kinds of remedies but here's what i want you to know i want you to know that only jesus can offer peace beyond understanding only jesus can quench the thirst of your soul only jesus can feed the hunger in your spirit it's only jesus that can take your burdens so despite what theories you're presented with if it isn't centered around jesus christ if it isn't embedded in the gospel of jesus christ then it's not right so hear me saints when i say that every doctrine that seems like it's okay cannot be right just because the television tells you it's okay for this person to be this way or that way if it doesn't line up with god's word then it's not right even if the world says it's okay to dress this way or that way for a few likes and shares that doesn't make it right we need to be mindful about what the bible says we must realize that these are the ways that seem right to a man but the end of it will lead to certain death this is why you see that even preachers are falling away from the true gospel and leaving for false doctrine the bible says in ephesians chapter 4 verse 14 that we should no longer be children tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine by the trickery of men and the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting now when the bible says there is a way that seems right but leads to death it's not an immediate physical death being spoken of here but a spiritual death the way that seems right to men brings about death in your spirit it makes you dead to the things of god and what he has said to you about your life this is why we have to always be led by the holy spirit we need to always be filled by the holy spirit we absolutely need the holy spirit in our lives so that we can always stay in tune to the voice of the lord this may mean turning off the television the news the radio your phone and yes even turning away from certain friends and acquaintances it isn't easy at first to shut yourself off from these things however once you do you will find that it's so much easier to hear the voice of the lord you are able to focus more intently on his word when you read your bible when you block all interruptions all distractions in order to pray and meditate on the word of the lord and it's only then you are able to get a clear and more precise direction from the holy spirit have you ever noticed when you watch the news or even hear bad news how your attitude or spirit changes have you ever felt just bogged down fearful and confused and your mind won't sit still after seeing certain things children of god that's because it isn't meant for us to keep drinking in the poison of this world we are poisoned every day by the stuff we watch on commercials we are bombarded with ads telling us to eat this drink that watch this or wear this and that it's hard to even make a simple decision sometimes that's the way of this world but the bible in romans chapter 13 verses 11 through 14 says knowing the time that now it is high time to awake out of sleep for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed the night is far spent the day is at hand therefore let us cast off the works of darkness and let us put on the armor of light let us walk properly as in the day not in revery and drunkenness not in lewdness and lust not in strife and envy but put on the lord jesus christ and make no provision for the flesh to fulfill its lusts saints of the most high god we have to awake out of our sleep we are like that person driving home at night that has dozed off to sleep at the wheel we simply cannot afford to let any and every doctrine that isn't based on jesus christ to tell us that any old way of life is right you will not make it into the kingdom of heaven thinking you can do just any old thing because someone told you that it was right folks that have been in church for years are falling by the way and being led astray because they seem to think that they found a way that seems right in their eyes this is the reason why we as saints of god must know the word of god for ourselves when you know the word of god for yourself you will not allow false doctrine to lead you you will not allow a false prophet or false apostle to lead you second timothy chapter 2 verse 15 and 16 says be diligent to present yourself approved to god a worker who does not need to be ashamed rightly dividing the word of truth but shun profane and idol babbling for they will increase to more ungodliness and their message will spread like cancer have you noticed how ungodliness or rather the message and allure of ungodliness and sin can spread like cancer it's a message that's now in our schools infiltrating our homes and is accepted in society we must as men and women of god recognize the tactics of the enemy and cut out all forms of wickedness at its root i know it may not feel good to be different all the time sometimes it doesn't feel good to go against the grain and say no when everyone else is saying yes however we are called by god to come out from among them nothing in that statement tells you to fit in with everyone we have to be different we have to shun evil in every wicked way we have to embrace holiness we must stand up for what is right we must not be ashamed of the gospel of jesus christ [Music] you

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Published: Sun Oct 03 2021