"Can God Trust You?" - Stephanie Ike

[Music] but let us go into the Word of God and we're gonna pray God is doing something oh my god um we're gonna read from 1st chronicles 14 16 to 17 and the Word of God says so David did as God commanded him and they drove back the army of the Philistines from Gibeon as far as Gaza then the fame of David went out into all lands and the Lord brought the fear of him upon all nations Heavenly Father we thank you we thank you for your word we thank you for your presence in this house we thank you Lord for what you're doing even when we don't see you you're working even when we can feel it you're working Lord you never stop you never stop working and so Lord God we thank you that everyone who came into this house you appointed them to be here everyone who would listen to this word you appoint to them to listen Lord God we thank you for this posture that says Lord what we seek is you that what our life is the goal of our lives is to worship you is to have a heart that is after what you are after and so lord have your way in this room like you're already doing Holy Spirit we thank you for the work you've already began completed through this word and through the lives of your children in Jesus mighty name amen family may be seated amen amen you see I love that scripture as we talk about David and as we just come into this moment in this posture and this mindset of worship David was such a powerful worshiper and there's something about a worshiper that way that is such a weapon in the in the hands of God because the key to a worshiper is their heart that their heart is after what God is after they have a heart for God and that was the man David was you see the Lord began to show me what he's about to do in this season what he's already started but what would be a cell raided and so the title of this messages can God trust you can God trust you to carry his assignment can God trust you to carry the weight of his glory can God trust you with what he has ordained to be established on the earth you see we read about David a little back story about David David is introduced to us in the scripture you know in the time of the reign of a man named Saul Saul was king at the time over Israel and so he so wasn't King because of like birthright or anything like that Israel was a at that time Israel didn't before Saul even started raining Israel didn't have a king you know the Lord said pride in being their King but all of a sudden they lost sight that they were the royal priesthood that they were of the royal family of God that they did not need a royal family to reign over them you see the way their structure was it was a bit different they had a prophet named Samuel and the prophets were the ones who would speak the mind of God to the people that they would reveal the will of God for the people to walk in and to follow and so this prophet would appoint judges and he would instruct the judges and that was the the system of authority at the time the Prophet was really the person of the person who had an authority figure but all of a sudden they were like no we want a king like everyone else they were looking at the neighboring towns and the neighboring cities and nation if they said that no we want a king just like them and so Samuel tells the Lord he's like they won a cake the Lord tells someone he's like you know what they're not rejecting your leadership they're rejecting mine and he says they won a king will give them a king so the Lord appoints this man saw but Saul was appointed and anointed by God but the appointment of Saul did not withdraw the hand of God from the people it did not stop God being leader over the people you see every time that God appoints us into a position it is our submission our continual submission to his word that keeps us there and so Saul is appointed by God and so he's appointed by God to be part of God's agenda that's all your appointment is not for you to do whatever you want that this is to be part of my agenda and my will and my purposes but Saul becomes King Saul is happy the Prophet is happy everybody's living their best life but all of a sudden Saul begins to stray from the Word of God he begins to go against the Word of God because now he had his own personal issues fear came in the mix he wanted validation from people he say having anxiety the people are leaving him he's like and so he started making this impulsive decisions because now instead of having a fear of God a reverential fear of God he started focusing on the people and so God looks at what Saul is doing and God says Saul you are coming against my will for this nation and if you're not going to be part of my agenda I will find the person who is so then God finds David so God reveals he calls the Patels the prophet Samuel he's like you know what I've rejected Saul as king but I have found a man after my own heart God said concerning David that he will fulfill my will and so David is now introduced to the scripture you see when God talks about David he's looking for a man he could trust and that was what he found in David one thing I've learned about God is that God loves everyone equally you will never need to worry about God loving you the moment God stops loving you he stops being God because that is just who he is God cannot help but love you but God does not trust everyone equally because Trust is something that is developed Trust is something that went God there is a posture you have before God in order for God to trust you with what he desires to do you see there's a scripture that says it's in 2nd chronicles 16:9 it says for the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth to show himself strong on behalf of them whose hearts are fully committed to him for anyone taking notes that is 2nd chronicles 16:9 you see and sometimes I used to wonder my god what is this thing this you know this big deal the Bible we always read about commitment surrender trust and all of this why what is the big deal about us being so committed to your will and the Lord began to show me that in life if you're really only building two kingdoms you're either building the kingdom of God or you're building the kingdom of darkness that there is no in-between you see and in building the kingdom of God the beautiful thing is that it actually builds you because the truth of who you are is in the kingdom of God the kingdom of God we see the manifestation it's not this vague concept about the kingdom of God you know it's really it's really about following the Word of God obedience to God it's a small skill as your kindness to or somebody that reveals the fruit of the Holy Spirit you can scale it up by when God instructs you to start a business because of what he desires to do through that business and you can scale it up even more if you're running for president under a call of God it does not matter what it looks like because how we establish the kingdom of God on the earth is through our obedience to who God says we are through our obedience of the call of God on our lives and so this is how the kingdom is established but sometimes we may wonder but God what if I want to just do my own thing for a little bit it's not gonna harm anybody but when we've truly examine it a lot of times this idea and concept of doing my own thing it's always rooted in something that is outside of the fruit of the Holy Spirit that we want to do something out of our selfishness out of our pride out of our fear out of our insecurities and we don't realize that all of this makes room for the enemy to bring in his agenda you see there was something that Jesus gave us insight to there was a moment that he was with his disciples and Jesus was telling his disciples he's like you know what I'm gonna go to the cross I'm gonna died and I'm gonna be resurrected it was above their heads but Peter instead of saying hey Lord explain to me what do you mean by this cuz they couldn't understand like Jesus what do you mean that you're gonna die gonna be resurrected I mean your Lord so why are you gonna die in the first place Peter pulls Jesus aside Peter the Bible tells us that Peter rebukes Jesus he's like Jesus you gotta chill out bro you trippin and then the Bible tells us that Jesus looks at Peter and says Satan get behind me but then the kid said that is that he later tells Peter in that in that same breath he tells Peter that your mind is focused that your mind is not on them on the concerns of God but that your mind is on humanly concerns he was almost like he was telling Peter that the way the enemy had access to you was because of where your focus was that Peter yes you may be afraid because you see if you if you follow the pattern of Peter Peter changed based on whatever environment he was in when he was with the Lord he was a warrior for God when the Lord is going to the cross he's like I don't know this man so Peter Peter is someone who he he didn't know who he was like he was still trying to find himself and so the thought of Jesus dying it's like Who am I gonna become what is gonna happen to me what about everything I've sacrificed Peter ultimately was afraid that what would this mean for me and Jesus reveals in that moment that Peter any actions that comes from the place of fear or your insecurities the result of it is gonna build the enemies Kingdom and not mine because Peter if I listen to the words that you're saying then I'm going against the very will of the Father and so everything we do in life it's either building the kingdom of God or it's building the kingdom of darkness and so for God's desire when it comes to obedience it's not that it adds to God it makes him more God obedience has a benefit for us we find ourselves in the Word of God the most authentic version of who we are is in the Word of God and so we find this story with David we see David as this man in the scripture the Bible shows us the story of how his obedience let all of a sudden led to him raining and fame and what is so fascinating about this is because you see there's something God showed me and I'm trying to see what parts just here but there's something to look at because there are some things that it's not just it's not to bring um you know worry or anything like that but one of the things that the Lord showed me is that we are in a season already we're seeing it where we're seeing people in with influence and authority where they are carrying the message of God and the Lord began to show me that it is going to increase at a greater capacity but he is looking for the people that he can trust to carry what he's doing now the interesting thing about that is because there is something connected to obedience and something connected to God bringing you influence now there is a process to it because it does not mean that if you don't have influence because you can have influence in your home you can have influence in a community in a group in a society in a country but that there is something that the Lord is about to do that is going to shift a turn of events and this and we're going to look into some things I'm just I'm just I feel like there's a shift in this message and I want to see how God wants us to go thank you Jesus thank you Jesus thank you Lord amen amen okay I guess we're gonna go there all right okay okay okay we're gonna just take a quick step in the dive but before I go to where I want to go let me just go let me let me trace back to David let me let me start there you see interesting but you see something that I love so much about David is that when God sought him out it was not just about God seeking a man to establish his kingdom it was also about God seeking a man that could handle the weight of being revealed because it was always the destiny of David to be king it was always part of his destiny God is not just looking for someone to throw into something random God is looking for who he can reveal who he can trust by showing them who they really are you see earlier I was studying when I was studying for this word and so in where it's where I live I have a home office area and so I was in the home office area and all of a sudden a corner of the floor it like it changed so you know how like in the movies you have like the little spiral things and it looks like you're going somewhere I don't know what that is but yeah back boom so a certain corner of the floor changes like completely and it turns into this thing and I'm like am i you know high on the Lord not sure what's happening and all of a sudden in the middle of it something is beating like almost like a heartbeat like just book and it's just going like at a rhythm and I'm looking at it and I'm very confused and I'm like should I go closer I might go into this Lincoln place or something and it happens for a few seconds maybe lasted maybe about 30-40 seconds and then the floor just goes back to normal and and this is on the second level so it's not that you know something that's happening downstairs and some people are just you know bumping it was just the whole floor changed the its form and everything and while I said that happened the Lord began to speak to me about the scripture in the Bible that says that all creation are eagerly awaiting the revealing of the sons of God and he began to show me and then took me all the way to Genesis you said you know what's so interested in the book of Genesis is that everything God created was created for man who was now Korea on the sixth day and so all creation came to serve what God would do through man and it was an image in an interesting way this dynamic and this hunger of all creation waiting for us to be revealed but the Lord began to show me again that but the revealing of us comes at a cost because it comes at the cost of our desires and our will and what we feel like we should be doing in order to surrender to say God what is it that you desire of my life and the beautiful thing is because you see family that has been there there is often this misconception and I talk about it a lot and I will keep talking about it there's this misconception about what it means to be obedient to God and we always think that it comes with loss and it comes with God but you're taking from me but just again you're either building the kingdom of God or you're building the kingdom of the darkness so if you're building the kingdom of God you realize that God I cannot even fully trust what I think is my desire I need to submit it because there's something powerful about submission submission purifies what it is that you're desiring when God begins to reveal to you the intent and the motive of your desire you see the beautiful thing in the scripture we read at this point in David's life he was already king and he just became king I mean David had been through it all you know the man was for like ten plus years he has been he had this call in his life for ten plus years and then he finally becomes king and he becomes king and his enemies hear about it and they're like wait hold up now they want to attack David David could have easily said you know what they're coming against me let me grab my men and let's go to war the first thing David does is that he sought the Lord should we go after them and he was willing to accept God's no because he wanted to make sure God you show me is this desire out of my ego is that my pride is it to show people that please I am NOT the one to mess with I finally just got here so he brings it before the Lord and the Lord says go and the Lord gives him a specific strategy on how to go about it and when he did as the scripture said that David did as God commanded him and all of a sudden as a result of this David's name goes throughout all the nations and the fear of him is on all the nations you see out of that David had influence influence has seen when your person has an effect on the character or the decisions of people all the nations it was like who David was had an impact on how every nation would come would would respond or would interact with Israel because of what God has caused his name to produce and what God was showing me is that there are things that their ideas and there are things that he would do with his people that will cause them to be sought out by leaders because what what needs to happen in our time is that the prophetic voice is the voice that will begin to rule over nations and he's gonna do it in such weird and uncommon ways God would begin to give you visions that would begin to do uncommon things to the things that he has called you to and they would raise you to a place of prominence but it's not for what you want to do because ultimately it is to draw people to God you know we're in a generation that it's so interesting that you ask you know you acts are where the next the generation coming after us you know what you want to do when you grow up and they say social-media influencer and you're like what are you influencing social media and we have lost the understanding that no influence is not just for influence that there has to be a purpose behind it you see what I love what I love about this story of David when I look at David and Saul you see a lot of people would argue and say you know what if God always called David then why did he appoints all but the beautiful thing is that they're sometimes in life that what God appoints you to he does not call your seed to because he called Saul in a time that David one was not ready because again even though David was anointed king he didn't become King until 10 plus years later and secondly there are things that were that needed to be developed and David and all of that but God called Saul but God did not call sauce children and so the same way that God would call us the things that he did not there's no reference in your family for there's no reference to the people that you're connected by blood for but God all of a sudden begins to surround you with a spiritual family that you can be exposed to and you can be exposed to the things that they've done and and the way their belief in God and all of a sudden you have a reference for faith on another level and so this is the beauty family this is the beauty of even the house of God that when we come into the house of God we know that Lord that you are connecting me to people's stories and their testimonies that they could be a reference to believe at a greater level for the things that you're calling me to and so yes God called Saul but God did not call his seed and the beautiful thing with David David did not even hear what God said about him God spoke about him that this is a man after my heart David never heard that David was just doing this thing he was after God and I wonder sometimes if he ever questioned God am I really who I am was this out of it was this a mistake was just a fluke as it's because I simply killed Goliath but you see even before time it was already written that that would be David's destiny how many of us sometimes feel like I got in I got in here by accident I don't know this was really who that the life that God called me into God did I just show up here was this a default plan or was this always the plan you had for my life you see David it's so amazing that the book of Matthew in Matthew 1 chapter 1 when it's when we are introduced to Jesus as line it it says jesus the son of David the son of Abraham that before time it was already written because Abraham would represent the Covenant that God made to Abraham that Abraham through your seed all the earth will be blessed but that David will represent the Royal line itch of Jesus it was already written before time but when we walk in it when we when we start walking in the unfolding of God's plan there are times where the enemy would want to creep up and start making us feel like David that this just happen because Goliath showed up or David is it because of who you are Goliath showed up he says you see sometimes we think it's the other way around that I just happened to be here or is it because I am here that the Giants showed up and so family there are a few things I want to touch on because your heart would be a greatest weapon pastor to Ray said during the called leadership experience he said my heart is my soil as God expands my heart he expands me he expands my territory and so there are a few things that God placed on my heart when it comes to what would prevent God from trust in us and the first thing is that what is the story you tell yourself you see something I love about David is that if when you study the life of David David was the eighth son of his father but it seemed like David and his father were not really on the best of terms it seems like David went through some kind of rejection from his father because ultimately when this prophet samo comes to that to the father's house and he's coming and he's telling them that have come to anoint the personnel only if you really told them all the information but basically they know that whatever reason is there it's big the father calls everybody to line up except David he leaves David with the Sheep almost and it shows us that there was this disconnection there was this you know trauma of rejection that David could have been dealing with but for some reason David was able to overcome the limitations of his experience because we see David as a shepherd he was the one that took care of his father's sheep when we take on the identities that are placed on it would reveal itself somehow there are some things you cannot hide you cannot hide your if you're carrying on the spirit of rejection you it cannot it's not hidden with your relationships you if you find yourself pushing people away when you're called to steward over things you would rather than it be rejecting you you would reject it first so you will find yourself in this rhythm of sabotage that before I can fail at something I rather just quit right now you see if David carried on this identity of rejection then it would have been revealed in how he he was a steward over what belonged to his father if he saw his father as someone who rejected him then he would have rejected that which he was supposed to take after but then we see David as the man who would put his life before the Sheep the Bible tells us about how he conquered the bear and he conquered the lion but all these things was to protect what belonged to his father and so while he was going through whatever he was going through as a child he took on that I am NOT the seed of rejection I am a child of the Most High God David did not tell himself the story that things will never work out he told himself the story that if God before me what can be against me you see we have so we cannot take on this this false humility about life I remember when the Lord showed me he there were things that he will show me a glimpse of the things that he was calling me to and for a moment I began questioning I was like God are you sure because the truth is it's good to be a little bit afraid because then you realize that I need God in order to do this but it's not it's it's a different thing if that fear cripples you but when the Lord showed me this I was like god I don't I don't know this this this is this is different and the Lord reminded me of something when I was 16 years old my mom till this day she keeps this in our heart we're now sixteen years old at the airport and I was coming out here for college and I told my mom I said mom the devil doesn't want me to come there America because he knows that I will overcome him in America and my mom didn't know where that came from and I didn't know either because r16 I wasn't really on you know teamfight The Devil's also I live my best life and loved the Lord but that came from my spirit even though it had not caught up fully in my mind and what the Lord began to show me is that there is always a seed of who you are in your spirit that is trying to come out and we have to have we have to be able to be still enough and silence the doubts in the mind and you would hear who you are but if you allow your mind to overtake you you will never give room for your spirit to breathe and communicate to you the more that is trying to come out the Lord revealed to me he said that's Stephanie at 16 that understood that there was a call in her life that understood what it meant against the kingdom of darkness he said you did not understand it but your spirit knew it and that spirit that was awakened to what I was doing should be the spirit that aligns what I'm showing you right now and there was no room God did not even give me room to say oh I understand it's all right you see there are times when God gets angry and a lot of times he gets angry over ignorant the Bible tells us about two occasions where Jesus wept the first one he wept out of the compassion of his heart and his love for this woman Mary because Mary was just a worshipper Lazarus had died her brother had died and Jesus was taking his time because he understood that hey I'm about to go raise Lazarus everything is gonna be good but all of a sudden he sees Mary and she's crying and she's like Lord if you would have been here he would have been alive and the Bible tells us that Jesus looked at Mary and he looked at the people crying with her and he wept so Jesus wept once you know he went for compassion love the second time the Bible tells us that he was going into Jerusalem and it was because of the ignorance of the people he was so sad that it brought him to tears because he wondered that if you would have known what would have brought you peace but now you are blind to it you see God does not take ignorant slightly so when he reveals who you are to you he does not dance around with this idea of God could it be we see the same interaction with Moses when God is speaking to Moses about who he is and Moses is like oh I can't speak but he's speaking and God clearly understands him and God is like what is wrong with you who is the maker of mouth first of all you just saw a bush burning without being consumed now you're trying to debate with me that you can't go because you can't speak and so when God shows you who you are take some time and be still don't be in a hurry to say God could it be because we want to tap into this false sense of humility take some time and say God if this is what you're showing me then I want to run after this I want to cling to who you say I am what is a story that we tell ourselves David did not tell himself the wrong story he told himself the story that I am a child of God and anything God empowers me to do I can do that thing you see the second thing that prevents us is on faithfulness the Bible says something in Luke 16 12 it says and if you have not been faithful in that which is another's who will give you that which is your own David was faithful as a shepherd David was faithful under the under the leadership of saw even though he knew he was next even though he knew that he was anointed as King David you served saw and the Lord put this question on my heart what is the record of your faithfulness you see too often we jump around and we bounce around one idea to the net to the next this and that and it's not because we're confused it's not because we're trying to find out God what are you in if we're honest is because we got bored we felt like I'm you know this is taking too much out of me we start making all this excuses but just like I spoke on Sunday if God put you there you need to stay there because God looks at your record of faithfulness that if you have not been faithful with that which belongs to another then how would you be faithful with who you really are because what you're handling when you're serving and under someone when you're serving an idea of vision or person you're being faithful with what God has revealed about that person and if you cannot be faithful with the revelation of God that is outside of you how can you be faithful with the revelation of God that is you you see we always think that when it's us we will do better but the truth is it's really about character it's really about what you develop it's a muscle that must be trained that if you can handle what belongs to another when God begins to give you ideas and revelations about the things that he has called you to do you will be faithful to that thing too because the process of faithfulness it shows you the impact of the hand of God over a thing and so when God begins to reveal things about who you are you recognize that God if your hand is on this then I have to be a good steward over it you see the third thing is impatience you see one of the things I love about David so much during his while he was you know called as King and anointed as King there were times that salt really did not like him because Saul recognized that okay you look like a threat and then you might be the one that got called and rejected me for so there were many times as Saul tried to kill him and so David was on the run but David had several opportunities to kill Saul and he would have had every reason to do it you're after my life I'm actually the ones to be kinky anyway you and these were men of war you know these were men that God had raised in war so David killing Saul I don't think God would have really frowned upon it I'm just thinking here in the feel like you know David this is just like when you killed Goliath this is a giant in front of you but David had several opportunities and David never laid a finger on him because David realized he said no this is still a man anointed by God God I don't need to help you for you to get to get me where I need to be you see patients in our lives reveals that we trust God impatience is when we are trusting what we feel like we should do and a lot of times impatience is rooted in our own selfishness God it needs to happen now because self my time feels like it's running out I've been on this for too long it's taken I'm tired but David said god I'm not gonna help you get me to where you said I will be I'm not gonna cheat the process I'm gonna trust you I'm gonna wait on you you see our ability to wait before God shows God that that one I can trust you see the last thing is fear and I'm sure there might be other things that God begins to reveal to you but just that the things that he drew up to my spirit fear you see Saul what costs all his position ultimately was fear the wrong type of fear he said to be afraid of the people and their opinions and what they were say about him and and what would happen if he does this this way and he does that that way but David was a man who had a fear for God and not man David was not looking at the popular opinion of people if it did not serve the will of God and so sometimes having the wrong fear can hinder you you see I'm even remind they're talking about Lazarus and Mary and all of this there was a time that Mary she takes this expensive of perfume the Bible tells us that it was almost worth one year of wages that's all bad money Mary takes this and breaks it at the feet of Jesus to anoint him the disciples look at Mary and they're like why this waste Mary what what is this and then Judas the one who betrays Jesus is like oh you're gonna show that I'm giving it to the poor and and the Bible the Bible is like first of all Judas you didn't care about the poor [Laughter] Judas with those I don't know Jesus was a thief and he controlled the money back so Judas was like wow we could have sold it and I could have you know gun shopping or something you see the beautiful thing and that is that when people oppose what you do what you hear is their opposition but you don't know their agenda so you may wonder and feel like God but they're against me but in being against you whose kingdom are they building and so there are moments that you have to step back and not be so quick to listen to what is coming against what you're doing because you're not validated because the people don't agree with what you're doing what is their agenda because Mary could have listened and said oh my gosh like you guys are right there's the poor we should sell this and give to the poor Jesus is like the poor will always be with you [Laughter] Real Talk family because Jesus realized the value of her sacrifice he realized that Mary in this moment your focus is not on anyone else but your focus is to prepare me for what I'm about to step into and so it's not to listen because when you're listening to the voices of others whose Kingdom are they building and sometimes the people on the wrong side are much louder than the people on the kingdom side and so is to take the time and say God whatever you speak to me it may not be popular opinion but I'm after building something that is worthwhile I'm after building something that will last I want to build what you're building and ultimately that also builds and reveals me God is looking for people that he could trust and it's going to shake up our nation and you're gonna see this this is not something that's gonna be hidden there things are gonna happen in this generation that it would make the Bible not just a storybook to people it will make the bible come to life because we there is there is there there is a move of God there is a real move of God that will point the way that we worshiped and we honor that Jehovah you are the Most High God there is a move of God that would reveal that indeed Jehovah is the Most High God and he's gonna do it through in ways that it's just it's almost unimaginable when I loved it when they were singing and they were saying exceedingly abundantly above all we can ask or think when God goes beyond your imagination to reveal his power on the earth but all he's looking for can I trust you with it can I trust you to carry Authority and influence and not be consumed by it but to serve my purpose with it because that's all it's about there are two things one thing one thing the Lord showed me one time about the spiritual realm is that there is no emptiness everything is occupied by something there is no void and what I love about that is that it shows us that there is nothing you do is random it's serving one or the other nothing you do is just this random thing that you wake up and decide to do it either is empowered by the Spirit of God or it's empowered by a demonic spirit there is really no in-between because you see from we are spiritual beings and so when we are when we're looking at the decisions in our lives decisions that carry weight be mindful not to be so quick to make a decision simply because you're frustrated or you're angry or you're mad or you're fearful who was whose agenda are you serving right in that moment because I kid you not Peter was never thinking that he was walking hand-in-hand with the devil Peter was never thinking that in this moment my mind is influenced the thing that is so crazy is that right before that moment with Peter and Jesus the father spoke to Peter Peter heard from God about the identity of Jesus so Peters on the spiritual high he's not look at me here and straight from heaven and he got a little cut up what's filling himself a little too much they even thought my fears are appointed by God sometimes you have to check yourself and do a self assessment God whose kingdom am i building in this moment and that should be what drives us and what directs us god I want to serve what you're about I want to build what you're building stand with me family there are two things I want to pray into and the first one is when speaking about the things that causes that that prevents God from from trusting us if any of those things spoke to you and you know that you need to lay that before God I want you to meet me at this altar thank you lord thank you lord thank you Jesus thank you Jesus thank you Lord and the second thing if you know that God is already doing a work in you and his elevating you and he's putting you in in new rooms and he has elevated you to new realms of authority and influence but you've been distracted and to be honest you're abusing the power of where he's positioned you and that does not mean that you will stay down that does not mean that you will be you would you would be outside of the will of God because there's always a way to get back up the Bible tells us that though that talking about a righteous person that though they fall seven times they would get back up you see even David a determinist life got really distracted while he was King doing this thing one day hit there his his army they're at war David decides you know what I find a lot of battles you guys I'm gonna sit this one out he should have been there and then he's on this balcony just taking a stroll and somehow I don't know how the kingdom was set up at that time he sees a woman taking a shower I said what kind of building is this David sees this woman and he's like wow look at that woman taking a shower I must have her David is so far from himself he finds out that this woman is married and her husband is someone who serves faithfully in his army David now says well seems like they're at war already so arm let's position him where he could die but the crazy thing is that David was so distracted that even when the Lord brought it to his attention and the Lord did it in such a way that a prophet came to him and expressed to David what should be done to this type of man and explains what David had done David was like oh my gosh this person should be killed and the Prophet is like wow I guess you want to kill yourself the Prophet shows him that David that person is you he was so removed from his access he was so distracted by his position that he lost sight but David came right back to God and submitted and surrendered that to God he said God I've been distracted and I've abused the place that you've put me in but forgive me and if you know that God has changed your circles but you've been abusing the authority and the power and the position that has put you in I want you to meet me at this altar that we would pray and I'm praying for the strength for you to have the grace for submission the grace to say god I never want to lose sight that you're the one that brought me here I don't want to get caught up in the in the glam of things that I lose sight and for some maybe you're distracted even by people by relationships just finding yourself in different situation ships simply because you can and what you don't realize is that not only is there is they are you leaving a trail of hurt and betrayal and disappointment and now people have to work out their issues with God simply because you engaged in something that you knew was never supposed to start in the first place and so in those moments you think that I'm just having my fun but the enemy says I could use you to so hurt in this person and so we get distracted this woman lost her husband out of David's distraction even though yes her and David ended up together you know that was interesting turn of events but there was a pain there was a loss even she was pregnant with David's child and that child died because the Lord understood that I cannot let this this is a seed of contamination and I would take this child with me and he would be I would raise him in heaven but the Lord gave them another son and that some was king after day after David Solomon because at the end of the day God is a restorer it was beautiful to see that the person that God would appoint as king will come from the relationship that started as a distraction because God would restore but we have to be honest with ourselves God if I am using what you've given me to build what the enemy's agenda god I want to submit again give me the grace to always know that Lord you are the one I live for if you're still if you're still standing and you're wondering and you're like in your seat or in your rules and you're wondering about the person looking next you don't worry about that because maybe this is a moment for you to break out of that fear right now the fear of what would people think so if you're not speaking to you come down to this altar right now thank you Jesus thank you lord thank you lord thank you lord thank you lord the most beautiful thing is that God sees you it's not about who's looking because what you don't even know is that you buy you just walking you're actually encouraging another person why you think someone else is talking about you and lastly family if you know that you have not given your life to Jesus if you know that you have been living a life of your own agenda of your own will and in this house you're recognizing that maybe what I think is just this free-spirited nature that I'm actually building a kingdom that does not serve me that does not serve my best as that does not serve my good it does not even reveal me rather it conceals me even more and you want to know what it's like to hear the voice of God you you see this is the interesting thing about God talking about Saul when the Lord understood that Saul it doesn't matter what I say to you you're not listening the Bible tells us that the moment that God rejected so that the Prophet who symbolized the one who he saw would hear what is it that God is saying it said the Prophet did not see Saul until the day he died he backed away because God cherishes his word he's not gonna release a word for that word to just be Jude for that word it's almost like that there's a way that the scripture puts it that do not cast your pearls before swine that I will not release that which is valuable to the one that does not know how to handle it and so maybe you've never heard the voice of God and it's not because you haven't heard him instruct you or direct you he's been knocking on your heart and you feel that you feel that there is an invitation from God but before God begins to speak to you about things that are valuable he wants to know who you handle them properly because the Word of God is not something that could to be played with though Bible tells us that he watches over his word for it to be fulfilled so when he releases a word there is an atmosphere that is required for that word to fall into an atmosphere that he knows that you will cultivate what I'm saying and so you've been questioning God I feel like I don't know and I feel like I'm not hearing you and the Lord is saying have you made room to take what I've said as valuable because I will not release a word in an atmosphere that does not value it you can feel my presence you can feel me around you you can feel me knocking on your heart but until you make room for me there are things that will always be hidden in me and if you know that Lord I want to give my life to you I want to surrender I don't want to live this life does this free spirit person in different ways and and do whatever I feel like doing no god I want to build your kingdom if that is you I want you to boldly lift up your hands in this room thank you Jesus thank you Jesus thank you Jesus thank you lord can we just rejoice about what God is doing thank you Jesus hallelujah hallelujah family let us pray Heavenly Father we thank you Lord you invaded this space you invade it tonight oh god I thank you because there's so many miracles already happened that healing already took place oh thank you Jesus thank you that cycles were already broken addictive patterns have been stopped tonight Oh God that even the taste of the things that there was addiction connected to Lord that it has been removed and lord I thank you for your children at the altar I thank you Lord for the things that they have recognized they say God I don't want anything about my life to stop you from trusting me with who you say I am Lord as you are looking as you are searching for who you can make yourself strong in for the earth and all the nations to know who you are to draw people to who you are Oh God Lord here we are send us here we are oh God I thank you Jesus because where there is an awareness that God this area in my life it's it seems like that is the barrier but the moment of awareness means that that barrier is broken and so Lord we thank you here we are Lord send us we know that you love us but God we desired that you trust us everything that you have spoken Lord we're not gonna take it lightly we're not gonna look at our lives as this random thing looga we're gonna recognize that our lives our decisions our words it is building something and we desire for it to build the right thing I thank you Lord for those who have acknowledged and said Lord you have positioned me in places and I have abused it and this is a moment where they are renewing their minds towards the place that you have sent them we thank you Lord and we thank you for the grace the grace that comes from you to empower us to stay in a submitted place and say Lord your will be done your kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven and Heavenly Father I thank you for those that you also showed me that they have been faithful and they have been wondering God then what you say is it still active in my life what I thank you that their service their worship your faithfulness has come before you like a sweet smell a sweet set before you and in a short time in a short time in a short time oh Jesus in a very very short time you're flipping the script because you have seen your development and your speaking over them that I trust you and because I trust you with this I will you will carry what will cause my will to be manifested on the earth in a short time in the in a short time in a short time Lord even as we're even right now you're showing me a clock thank you Jesus thank you Jesus [Music] thank you [Music] thank you lord thank you lord thank you lord but it's so beautiful how you watch over your people and the truth is is that even really even when we don't see it you're working that there is a time and a season attached an assigned to their lives and their season is approaching that there is a season Lord I am reminded by your word I said they would be like those that dream that it would seem so good to be true that it would wonder is this a dream or is this my reality but Lord may we never lose sight of what it serves may we never lose sight that this is to serve your kingdom and is to serve your purpose have your way Oh God I thank you for everyone who said Lord I want to surrender and submit my life to you come into their hearts actually for those that lifted up your hands just repeat after me Lord Jesus come into my heart I confess with my mouth that you are my Lord and my Savior I belong to you have your way in me speak Lord I'm listening thank you Jesus thank you Lord family can we just praise God in this house [Music] [Applause] [Music] God is doing something it's so beautiful thank you look at we just praise him can we magnify him in this house [Applause] amen Hey [Applause] [Music]

Channel: ONE | A Potter's House Church

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Length: 57min 49sec (3469 seconds)

Published: Thu Feb 27 2020