PUT GOD FIRST | Best Sermons Of 2023 - 3 Hour Powerful Christian Motivation & Inspiration

On creation's morning and all-powerful God  flung the glittering Stars against the Velvet of   the night he holds the seven seas in the palm of  his hand he measures face with his fingertips he   waves the mountains and the scale and the hills  and the balance the god that we serve has total   control he said let there be light and in  that moment of time Darkness was shattered   and conquered forever his son Jesus Christ walked  upon the rage and sea of the Sea of Galilee and   he held the winds in his fifths and said peace  be still that's control that God is in control   of planet Earth and he can be absolutely  in control of your life if you'll let him   he will make a way where there seems to  be no way stop worrying and start living   worry proves that you don't believe God  can take care of you worry is Faith In Fear   worry is Faith In Fear the two words in the New  Testament from the mouth of the Apostles fear not   fear not fear not the past why because your  past has been forgiven and forgotten fear not   the present I will never leave you nor forsake  you Joshua 1 and 9 be not afraid for thy God is   with you wherever you go David said yea  though I walk through the valley of the   shadow of death I will fear no evil for thou  art with me death has been reduced to a shadow   the Lord is my light and my salvation Whom Shall  I Fear the Lord is the strength of my life of whom   shall I be afraid psalms 27 and 1. Hebrews 13 6  the Lord is my helper I will not fear what man can   do with me free and not death the Bible says I am  he who was dead and behold I Am Alive forevermore   fear not sickness because this is the book of The  Great physician fear not poverty for it is the   Lord that gives you the power to get wealth fear  not other people the Bible says I will make your   enemies to be at peace with you you will climb  the impossible Mountain I'll give you the ability   to defeat the impossible foal one thousand shall  fall at your left hand ten thousand shall fall at   your right hand David said I will fear no evil why  because God Almighty is with me that's why worry   is trust in the unpleasant worry is assurance  that disaster is coming worry is believing   in your personal defeat and despair worry is the  polluted stream that flows through your brain that   drowns hope and optimism that kills Faith worry  is interest paid on trouble that never happens   think about that one old man said and I quote  most of the trouble I've had in life never   happened [Music] how many of you have worried  yourself silly about something you just knew   was going to be disaster and it never happened  [Music] worry enters our life through thoughts   but the Bible teaches us to cast all of  our care on God because he cares for us   life is real and we never know exactly what's  going to come our way but we do know God   we don't have to live in fear because he's with us  and he's on our side well worry sees the problem   but it doesn't see God I don't think it's wrong to  see the problem matter of fact I think we should   look at our problems squarely and then we need to  tell them where they stand in relationship to God   worry sees the problem but Faith sees the God who  can handle the problem and that's what we have to   do in whatever situation you're in right now in  your life whether it's something with your kids   or your marriage or your finances or you think  you're never going to recover from your past or   you're fighting with some kind of a an addiction  or some kind of a sin that just keeps trying to   cling to you whatever it is you have to know that  God is greater than any problem that you have   and you have to not worry because when you pray  and then you worry the worry nullifies your prayer   prayer is something you do instead of worry if we  pray and then worry we're saying with our mouth   that we're depending on God but we're saying  with our actions that we don't really believe   that God's going to come through so we're going  to worry and have a backup plan just in case he   doesn't we don't have to know what God is going to  do we don't have to know when he's going to do it   all we need to know is that he is and he has  a plan and at the right time not our time but at the right time God will execute that plan  matter of fact I'm going to tell you something   that's just bubbling up in my heart right now God  is working in your life every single one of you   God is working in your life right now in ways that  you cannot feel don't see and don't understand   and everything that we go through we need to lift  up our voice and say God I believe you're working   in my life right now I'm expecting something  good and God is with you in your situations   some of you are in very difficult situations  and yet in the midst of that you have joy and   peace and you have hope and only God can give  us that God is with you just because you have   a problem that does not mean that God has  abandoned you God is with you Jesus Christ   made the profound statements about worry that the  world has ever heard in Matthew the sixth chapter   therefore I say to you do not worry about your  life what you will eat or what you will drink nor   about your body what you will put on is not life  more than food and the body more than clothing   look at the birds of the air for they neither  sown or reap nor Gather in Barns yet your heavenly   father feeds them or you not of more value than  they which of You by worrying can add one cubit   to his stature so why do you worry about clothing  consider the lilies of the few how they grow they   neither toil nor spend and yet I say to you that  even Solomon all of his glory was not arrayed like   one of these now if God so closed the grass of the  field which today is and tomorrow is thrown into   the oven will he not much more clothe you o you of  literal faith therefore do not worry saying what   shall we eat or what shall we drink or what shall  we wear for after all these things the Gentiles   seek for your heavenly father knows that you need  all these things but seek first the kingdom of God   in his righteousness and all of these things shall  be added unto you therefore do not worry about   tomorrow for tomorrow will worry about its own  things sufficient for the day is its own trouble   simple profound God gives you what you need and  I'm sure that many of you have things looming   out there in the future that you know is going to  require answers and you don't have those answers   but you know what the greatest way that you  can show faith in God is to refuse to worry   about it refuse to think about it excessively  and every time it comes to your brain just say   I don't know what I'm going to do but I know the  God who does know what I'm going to do [Music]   and that's what that's what we where he can do it go past our time many of you have got a wonderful testimony  in your life of what God has done for you   and God has brought you some from some places  that nobody would ever thought that you could   have recovered from of course I have that same  testimony myself and I'm telling you what God   is no respecter of persons his promises  are not for somebody else or an elite for   you they are for you he is here right now  and he is taking care of your situation   you don't have to worry gotta do one  of two things if you have a problem   he will either remove the problem  which is always our first choice   and usually the only thing that we think  we can even be remotely satisfied with   he will either remove the problem  or he will give you the strength   the grace the ability to go through the problem  now I know we don't like the going through part   but I'm telling you if you can say God I know  you'll do one of two things you're either going   to remove this you're going to move it you're  going to take it away or you're going to give me   the grace to deal with it and if we can trust God  enough to leave that choice up to him because if   he lets us go through it then he's got a purpose  in mind there's something we're going to get out   of it that we need trusting God is wonderful it's  so wonderful to just say I don't understand this   but I believe God's going to work it out I  do not understand this it hurts so bad I feel   like I can't stand it but I believe that God is  going to work it out some way somehow I believe   that God is going to work it out our journey with  God is a very wonderful wonderful wonderful thing   and I'm asking you today to choose boldness  don't live a little bitty narrow nothing life   when there's such a great big wonderful life  available to you just because you won't take that   chance that just maybe maybe maybe  maybe maybe what you feel really is God has not given us a spirit of fear he doesn't  want us living timid weak wimpy fearful lives   he wants us to be bold and courageous and  strong and not afraid to try new things   I think a lot of the reasons why people  don't step out and try new things   is they already think before they even try about  all the things that might happen if they fail and   I think that if you know that how much God loves  you really understand how much he loves you then   you can live without that fear of failure which  immediately sets you free to try things if you   just do the best you can when you step out then  God will promote you a little bit at a time so   often I think we look at the way we think it needs  to be in its Perfection and if we can't do that   yet then we won't even step out and do anything  and I can tell you my beginning was pitiful but I was following God I think that  some of you are at a point in your life   and I just I feel this in  my heart that some of you you're facing something new maybe something  in your life has come to a to a close   and now you're facing something new and fear  always comes against us when we Face new things   you're not the only one every time you try to  make any kind of progress you can be assured   that Satan will try to frighten you that's the  way that he keeps people from going forward   and courage is not the absence of fear but courage  is actually Forward Motion in the presence of fear   I don't want you to forget that you're not afraid you're not  a coward because you feel fear   but we're cowardly when we let the fear control  us rather than continuing to follow the leadership   of the Holy Spirit God will lead us through  fear and into his perfect will for our lives   if you ever really want to live your  life led by the Holy Spirit you have   to understand that God doesn't even  usually call people that are qualified   are who feel ready to do what they're being asked  to do that's why it takes Faith to do it and faith   means that you step out based on what's in your  heart not based on what's in your circumstances instead of being afraid of new things  we should be excited about new things   and I know this sounds really like  kindergarten simple but honestly and   truly if people would just have the courage  to just follow God for their individual lives   you would have an outrageously wonderful life not  everybody might like what you do not everybody   might approve of your choices you might not  always get a lot of encouragement and hand   claps when you begin but God will prove himself  to you if you'll be bold enough to follow God and   not the crowd myself included we regularly come  to places in our life and we haven't been there   we haven't done that we have no experience with  that and so we have a tendency to want to start   backing off from it and just stay in our little  boat of safety but God's encouraging you today   to step out and be bold enough to follow the  leadership of God for your life and it never   ceases to amaze me what God enables a person  to do if they will just step out bold faith Christianity is viewed increasingly with  not only skepticism but open hostility   and it requires of us to Boulder faith and  willingness to say out loud I'm for Jesus   I'm for Jesus I Think Jesus is a good thing  I think he'll help you he's now acceptable in   our culture to if you hold that worldview it is  suggested openly not hinted at not nuanced it's   openly suggested that that somehow you're  not quite up to speed with the 21st century   that intellectual even left a little behind that  your your moral development and your philosophical   awareness and your worldview is is a bit jaded a  bit skewed it's it's underdeveloped and you're a   diminished person in some way [Music] it takes  bold Faith to be a Jesus person these days   and I want to encourage you and let it be  known in your circle of influence with your   friends and your neighbors and your family  members and your co-workers you're with Jesus   it's important they need to  know people like you love Jesus bold faith the faith it says on the daily basis  I want to do my best to make choices that honor   Jesus of Nazareth I'm for him and I would  encourage you to be for him he's made my life   better Jesus doesn't diminish life he extends the  quality of life he expands the contentment in life   bold faith not critical  not harsh not mean-spirited   but a passion for Jesus that influences  your life if we would go to Joshua 1   we would say that when God sent Joshua to  take Moses's place to lead the Israelites   across the Wilderness into the promised land he  said there's only one thing that you have to do   fear not and be bold God can't work through fear  he works through faith fear opens the door for the   enemy to work in our life and faith opens the door  for God to work in our life fear comes out of your   flesh out of your circumstances out of what you  think and feel but faith comes out of your heart and you have to follow your heart  you have to keep your heart safe   and you have to keep your heart free and if  you're not following the leadership of God   for you then your heart is not going  to be free it's going to be burdened and I believe that even if you step out  to try something that you believe is God   and you don't make it all the way God likes  that Spirit of aggression and that boldness   that says I'm going to step out and  try it I'm not going to live in fear   so we have a choice of facing the difficulties  we face in life in one of two ways we can do   it courageously or we can do it fearfully and  God doesn't want his people living fearfully he   says I have not given you the spirit of fear  but of power and of love and of a sound mind   God wants us to be triumphant he wants us to be  courageous and bold whatever we face in life and   he's made promises to make it possible for us  to face anything and everything and still be   standing when the battle is over in difficult  times dangerous times we don't look around we   look where up and so we get courage and strength  and we're willing to trust God and be fearless and   bold no matter what God requires of us God will  change your life God is ready to give you the best   the question is are you ready to trust him Boyd  well scripture is just for encouragement and your   ear will hear a word behind you saying this is the  way of walking it when you turn to the right hand   and when you turn to the left God is promising  us now get this this is a promise to every one of   us that when we step out into what we believe is  God's will that he will guide us every step of the   way but he's not going to give you a blueprint for  the next 10 years before you make the first move Psalm 118 6. [Music] the Lord  is on my side I will not fear   what can man do unto me Isaiah 12 2.  behold God is my salvation I will trust that I feel but I will trust and not be afraid for  the Lord God is my strength and my song and he has   become my salvation Isaiah 45 2 is another great  promise and I man I pray this one all the time   and I will go before you and level the mountains   to make the Crooked places straight and I  will break in pieces the doors of bronze   and cut us under the bars of iron I know that  everywhere that I go there's always opposition   there's always a plan that the enemy has to stop  the good that we want to do but I just pray this   scripture that God will go before me and send his  angels before me and he'll prepare the way before   me and prepare the hearts of the people before me  and you know what if you will make a decision to   stop letting other people make your decisions and  to step out and try some things you'll find God's   Destiny for your life you'll find what's going to  fulfill you and what you're meant to do and what   you're meant to be but you've got to be bold you  have to be bold enough to step out and find out do we dare to dream what is a dream do you dare to dream when  others say it's impossible   do you dare to dream when others live in doubt and  despair was Christ the author and the finisher of   our faith said all things say that with me  all things are possible to them who believe   that God will do what he said he will do our  God is able to overcome the limitations that   others have placed on you whatever forecast  they stated for your future God can cancel it   in a second if you put your faith in him our  God is able to overcome the pain of your past   and heal the wounds of yesterday our God is  able to give you strength for today and fill   you with Hope For Tomorrow our God is able to  take all things the good the bad the pleasant   the unpleasant and work them together for  your good but what you have to do is believe   believe that the dream that he placed in  your heart is a glimpse of your destiny and   then press on endure hardness God will not fail  you God will give you the desires of your heart   you just have to trust in him and know that  he didn't bring you this far to let you down   and if God has you in one hand and your destiny in  the other I assure you your dream will come true   breathe consider the power of a dream our  dreams are the Golden Ladder by which we   climb to Heavenly places dream s are the mountain  peaks of vision that we climb and look over into   the promised land that God has given us dreams are  the lanterns by whose light we pass safely through   the darkest Valley dreams are the interflame in  your soul that gives you the strength and the day   of adversity to fight through the darkness until  the dream comes true all great things are born   in a dream art books music sermons buildings  skyscrapers corporate Empires Beethoven used   to wander in the woods to get his music in the  theater of his mind he heard great Symphonies of   sound that blessed the world James Watt invented  the steam engine and he cranked it up he shouted   to his friends you see it today with your natural  eye but years ago I saw it in my mind's eye   dreams are the stuff that life is made of Walt  Disney said if you can dream it you can do it   and I hope and pray that you have a dream for your  life not having any kind of goals or any kind of   dreams for your life is kind of a boring dull  way to live don't ever stop dreaming no matter   how old you are don't stop dreaming you're not  too young to dream you're not too old to dream   and even if you've got some Shattered Dreams in  your life I want to encourage you to dream again I don't care if you don't have  the money you don't have the help   and you don't have the family for it and you don't  have the background for it and you don't have any   friends for it don't you give up on your dream  don't you do it don't you do it don't you do it   it may take you twice as long you may have  to take courses and classes you may not read   as fast you might not move as quick you  might not have as much but don't you quit sometimes it's best that you  just keep your dreams to yourself because your dream is about you it is God's  Divine Way of giving you a glimpse of your destiny   it was God's way of saying to Joseph one day  I'm going to exalt you and you're going to rule   and all of the nations are going to Bow before  you that was Joseph's destiny that was the dream   that God planted in his heart in order for that  dream to become a reality Joseph had to endure   he endured misery and pain and a season of Hell  on Earth that would be difficult to describe but   all that he went through he was able to walk  through because before it ever began God gave   him a glimpse of what was to come and he walked  down that long road believing that if God before   him who can be against him child of God I believe  that he is no respecter of persons if God had a   dream for Jacob and God had a dream for Joseph  then God has a dream for you the devil's job   he got one mission is to make you think you  ain't gonna make it the devil wants to keep you   from your destiny that's his one job Satan got one  job to keep you from your destiny the devil don't   ever want you to be what God created you to be if  you've been dreaming opening that business start   the process don't try to figure out how to make  the business make a million dollars just start the   process see if you make one step he'll make two  but he can't make his two unless you make your one   and don't worry about where you're going with  it just get started he'll show you the way to   go because he wants you to get to your destiny  but he got to make sure that you want to get to   your destiny first if you tell him you want to  get to your destiny that God you serve he gonna   show you how to do it you can believe that don't  forget to pray don't be ashamed to pray and don't   ever be too proud to pray because prayer prayer  changes things why is it that sometimes people's   dreams don't come true you know the devil's  always trying to dig some kind of a pit for us   and trying to pitch Us in it whether it's a pit of  depression a pit of discouragement pit of poverty   a pit of sickness and disease he always wants  us to be somewhere between before besides on top   where God wants us to be it's kind of hard you  know when you're having to wait longer than you   thought you would things are a lot harder than  you thought they would be and it seems to be   costing you more in your life than what you ever  think that you can bear and it just keeps going   on and on and on and on and on but the people who  refuse to quit the people who won't give up I can   tell you I promise you if you won't quit and you  won't give up you will make it to the finish line you will make it to the finish  line but it goes without saying   that life can push you through Seasons  where it becomes difficult to dream   is it right to hope for a better tomorrow is it  fair to believe that there's a brighter day ahead   this mindset is something that is contrary to what  the word of God tells us we are to believe for   and believe in we may indeed be in a world that is  spinning in absolute Financial cultural and Global   chaos but the Bible tells us that we are not in  this we are in this world we are not of it we have   been told that greater is he who is in us than he  who is in the world we are told that even though   we may see the hardest of times we can expect  the best of things because it is our God who said   who sit upon the throne in a world of hardship he  has promised to be the Divine provider he has said   I have a plan for you it is a plan not to harm you  it is a plan to give you a hope and a future in a   world of need he has said I am still the god that  shall supply all of your needs according to my   riches in glory in a world of chaos and confusion  he said I am the prince of peace and my peace not   only do I give it unto thee but it surpasses all  understanding you may be in a dry season today but   our God has said he would be a spring of Living  Water for your thirsting soul you may be walking   through a dark Valley but the light of the world  has promised that he'll be right beside you and   he'll lead you every step of the way to the other  side you may be in a world of trouble but he is   a strong tower he is a shield and he is a defense  in your day of adversity he said I'll be the rock   of your salvation I'll be the glory the lifter  of your head my goodness and my Mercy they shall   follow you all the days of my life for even David  himself declared since the Lord is on my side what   can man do to me child of God if you have a dream  today don't give up on the dream that God gave you   businessman don't quit pursuing the dream that  he planted in you mother and father continue to   believe for the dream that he has in store for  you young person don't abandon the dream that   he planted down deep in your soul because God did  not bring you this far to pale he brought you this   far to Crown you dream a new dream and believe in  a God who can never fail everyone wants a miracle   but no one wants to be put in the crisis that  requires a miracle the only way you really   need a miracle is that you have a problem and the  bigger the problem the bigger the miracle you need   we like Miracles but not the problems that go with  them but sooner or later is going to happen to you   the phone is going to ring and your calm  tranquil well-ordered life is instantly going   to be in a raging Storm or later you're going  to face a crisis beyond your power to control   our God is a God who wants to perform the  miraculous in your life there are times in   our lives where we Face something that it just  seems like there's no way out we could do all   the math in our mind and our mind will tell us  there's nothing that can be done here maybe you're   in a job and and you know God wants to bless you  but you look at your situation you think well God   can't move here my boss doesn't like me I can't  get along with the other people at work there's   there's such a ceiling in my environment it's  impossible for God to move in this situation other   times we might say well my marriage Pastor is  just so bad it's been so many years that it's been   sliding in the wrong direction I I don't know that  God could ever move our marriage into the position   that he keeps talking about how is God going to  change these things in my life Pastor I've been   acting my body for so long and the diagnosis  is that it's incurable nothing can be done here   I'm not sure that God could even move I don't  know what he would do and our brain starts to   opt us out of God's best in our lives it says well  the impossible things I don't know that God still   does that anymore we begin to forget the things in  our past where God did perform the miraculous can   you think back to a time when God did something  miraculous in your life that no one could explain   something happened and you got a breakthrough  when there seemed to be no way there was a   miracle that happened in your life  that could not be explained with the   mind the Mind wants to get in your way  it wants to say well that's impossible a lot of people believe in the Bible  they believe in the Miracles in the Bible   what they don't believe is that God  will do it for them and do it now   that's what faith is believing that God  can do it for you and do it right now   um there we we live in a world where  everyone's telling you you can't pull this off   um we live in a time when when people even in  the church don't believe in the power of the   Holy Spirit and what he can do sometimes we just  look at the scriptures and go well yeah that was   back then and you guys it's it's not about back  then it's it's about always it's about ever since   the beginning of this book and all the way to the  end the followers of God were filled with courage   there was a fearlessness in them there was a  confidence of my God will come through we grew   up with these stories we really did and don't  you remember as a kid just having this Faith   like God can do anything God loves to work best  and shine his glory when things seem the darkest   when the Israelites were in a situation where  the hemmed in by the mountains they couldn't   escape the mountains they had the sea in front  of them they couldn't swim across that and the   Egyptians were coming in and God had positioned  them there what is going on this is impossible   you know what even when it looks impossible God  can either blow up the mountains or he can part   the sea he's going to figure it out we just have  to keep believing that no matter how impossible   it looks God can still do it I don't know how  he's going to come through in this financial   situation but here's what I do know I know that  my God will meet all of my needs according to   those riches and Glory I don't serve a god of  the practicals I serve a god of the Miracles   the god of the Bible is a miracle  working God in the Genesis of time he   breathed into a handful of dirt and Adam  became a living soul that was a miracle   he separated the day from the night he flung the  glittering Stars against the Velvet of the night   to glisten like diamonds as an eternal reminder  to mankind that he is the infinite creator   he sets the son Ablaze and placed it in the  heavens as his version of the Eternal Flame   the infinite power of God to create is far beyond  our imagination to grasp the God of this Bible   is a god of Might and miracles he's the god of  Grace and Glory he's a god of power and patience   Moses parted the Red Sea and walked across  on dry ground with almost 2 million people   he healed the lane he healed the death he healed  the blind that my friend is Miracle working power   we serve a Jesus who walked around making the  uncommon events and the power of God look like   they were common every day he was performing a  miracle you have that same Spirit on the inside   of you and it's so rare that someone even in  church Gatherings it's so rare for someone to   put their arm around you and remind you of how  powerful you are how powerful your God is who   dwells inside of you and what you can do you know  we we kind of we become more and more cowardly   he's never been pleased with cowardice  he's never been pleased with people   who don't believe that he can come  through and that he can do anything but have we lost the Wonder of God do we see  his might and Majesty so often we're blind   to its presence have you ever watched the sunset  or the sun rise that ball of fire that's glowing   on the horizon it's a staggering miracle  that really you can't wrap your mind around   why should you know this because on creation  mourning a Divine spark of Glory escaped from   the fingertip of almighty God it blazes in the  heavens on a daily basis as God's billboard to   the nations of the earth he's saying this is my  Miracle working power of the god that created   heaven and earth that you can serve he is awesome  he is full of wonder he is the light of the world   sometimes we think of all the busyness we're  going to do to help God try and do what he's   doing listen take a step back and let God do  what God's trying to do just put your faith   that when things get impossible he's going to  unlock the impossible he's going to show up in   his glory so that we could say all these years  later that was God that did that and not us   people get the idea it's easy for God to  heal a head cold and he can't touch cancer   let me tell you cancer is not a challenge for  God when you have the faith for it I mean you   can move mountains here God's just waiting for  you to uncross your fingers and start believing   he wants you to see that Miracle he wants  to wow you and when we stop expecting and we   negotiate we say well how God's gonna do that  I don't know but you know what God I'm fine   our brain tends to look at what the devil's  bring in and say well that might be working   you know it's not what I thought it was going  to be it's not a wow but it'll do I'll settle   in this situation I'm just gonna take what  this compromise is remember this if you   remember anything on it today God is not a god  of compromise he's going to bring a miracle into   your life don't accept second best we get knocked  down here and there and then people start telling   you you can't pull it off and and our faith  and that risk and that courage just seems to   subside and and it's not right it's it's not  good that's not that's not how we want to live   why don't I believe like I used to with children  of God is still God not just when he was when we   were little kids but when we're 40 when we're  80 . just go man I'm gonna go for it God's done   some amazing things throughout time and as I grow  in my knowledge I want my courage and my boldness   to grow with it not not the opposite Our Father  which art in Heaven is still Jehovah roofie the   Lord that heals all disease his son Jesus Christ  is still the great physician he is the bomb of   Gilead he's the Conqueror of death Hell In The  Grave this is the word of the Living God it is a   two-edged sword this is the bread of life this is  Living Water this word spoken under the anointing   of the holy spirit is a Divine Proclamation that  can move mountains and Conquer diseases you are   what this book says you are you can do what this  book says you can do you can have what this book   says you can have you can know what this book  says you can know you can go where this book   says you can go nothing is impossible unto you  if you go in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ   This Book says whatsoever you ask in my name I  will do it and if that was the only verse in the   Bible it would make Christianity the greatest  faith on the planet ask and you shall receive that will turn your life around   the only way you're ever going to know your  purpose for your life why you're here on this   planet what on Earth you're here for is a talk  to your creator God who made you and be read   the owner's manual God has never created anything  without a purpose every plant has a purpose every   Star has a purpose every animal has a purpose  God does not create things without a reason   without a purpose and if your heart is beating and  you're breathing there's a purpose for your life   because God never makes anything without a purpose  and the Very fact that you're alive makes your   life meaningful that God had a reason for creating  you it is in Christ we find out who we are what   we're living for part of the overall purpose that  he God is working out in everything and everyone   the next verse Colossians chapter 1 verse 16  says this everything at absolutely everything got   started in Christ and finds its purpose in him it  is in Christ that we find out who we are and what   we're living for so he said I really got to find  myself you're going to find yourself in Christ   you were made by God you were made for  God until you understand that your life   is never going to make sense you're going to go  through life wonder what on Earth am I here for   you got to start with God God wants you to know  him and love him back here's what he says in the   book of Hosea in the Bible chapter 6 verse 6. God  says I don't want your sacrifices I Want Your Love   this is God talking to you I don't want  your offerings I want you to know me the   most important thing you can know in life is that  God loves you and the most important thing you can   do in life is love him back First Timothy  chapter 6 The Bible says this some people   have missed the most important thing in  life they don't know God they don't know God   now how do you know when you don't know God how do  you know when you're disconnected from God how do   you know when in that moment you're not knowing  and loving God God has given us a warning sign   and it goes off like a bright yellow light in  your life every time you get disconnected from   God and that warning sign is this [Music] worry  when you worry you're acting like God doesn't   exist you're acting like if it's to be it's  up to me no it's not up to you it's up to God   and you when you when you worry you're acting like  it's all your responsibility that you don't have a   heavenly father who loves you that there aren't  seven thousand promises in the Bible that God   hasn't already agreed to take care of all your  needs we're always worried about what does God   want me to do God what job should I have where  should I go to work where should I go to school   what should I do we're always worried about what  we should do God is much more interested not in   what you do but in what you become and the reason  why is you're not taking your career to heaven   you're not taking your car to heaven  you're not taking your cash to Heaven   how much money you're making you're not taking  your China debt you're taking your character   the only thing that's going to heaven after  you're 80 years or so here on Earth is you you're   not taking any of your accomplishments you're not  taking any of your achievements you're not taking   any of your Acquisitions you're not taking any  of your things you've piled up stockpiled money   materialism stuff like that none of that's going  to heaven the only thing that's going to heaven is   the person you became the man you became the woman  you became the only thing you're taking to Heaven   is your character and God put you on this planet  to develop your character to grow up spiritually   and to become like Jesus Christ when things happen  to you the normal question you ask is the word why   why is this happening why is this happening to  me why is this happening now and the answer to   all the why questions of life is this [Music]  to make you like Jesus to make you like Jesus   if God's going to make you like Jesus he's going  to take you through everything Jesus went through   and Jesus wasn't spared from difficulty was there  were times when Jesus was lonely yes time when he   was misunderstood yes were the times when Jesus  was disappointed by people yes were the times   when he was tempted to be discouraged and give up  yes were there times when he was just tempted yes   and if God let his own son go through all that  don't you think he's going to let you go through   it too yes why because he's more interested  in your character than your comfort this is   not the Comfort side of life the comfort's going  to come in eternity Comfort is going to come in   heaven this is the classroom side of life where  you were to learn and some things you only learn   through difficulty if you got everything you want  everything went your way you had no problems you   would be a spoiled brat self-centered brat and  the whole goal of life is learning unselfishness   it's not about you it's about learning to  love God and learning to love other people   and that's where fulfillment  and joy and purpose comes from   you know those problems you don't like  in your life every problem has a purpose   and that purpose is to make you like Jesus  there is no situation in your life you cannot   grow from if you'll just trust Jesus and if  you'll just learn to respond in the right way   God knows that you've been frustrated with  your life he knows you're hurts he knows   your sadnesses he knows your fears he knows  the turmoil that goes inside of you he knows   the loneliness you feel when you put your head  down on the pillow at night he knows the the   insecurities that you feel that you don't want  to admit to anybody else he knows all of that he knows every part of you you're not  going to surprise him by by the hidden   part of your life or the life that you're  leading he knows you he is a loving father   he is the father that cares for you  more than for you can ever imagine   and a father wants to guide his  children [Music] before you were born   the Bible says I knew you before you in your  mother's wombs I know the hairs on your head your   names are written on the palms of my hand I have  plans for you plans for welfare and not for evil sometimes you may feel just too insignificant  when God Called Moses to free the Israelites   Moses protested that he could not speak publicly  when Sarah was promised a son she protested that   she was too old when Jeremiah was told to prophesy  he protested that he was too young when God sent   Gideon to fight the midianites Gideon protested  that the family was insignificant when Samuel   anointed Saul with oil Saul protested that his  tribe was too small and when Samuel anointed David   Jesse protested that David was the youngest of  his eight sons and even Mary when she was promised   that she would carry the Messiah protested  that she was a virgin he sees us not as we are but as we will become no man will ever  love you no woman will ever love you   like your creator does on Jesus Christ does  and to go entirely through your entire life   disconnected from your creator  who loves you that much makes no sense at all if somebody was willing to  die for you wouldn't you want to know about it   if somebody loved you so much they died  for you wouldn't you want to know them   somebody did die for you his name  is Jesus Christ and he died for   you to pay for all the things you've done  wrong so you could live a life of purpose and my plea to you as your pastors do not waste  your life decide right now that for the rest of   your life you're going to give the best of your  life not to your girlfriend not to your boyfriend   not to your job not to something else but to  God in his kingdom become what God made you   to be the man God paid you to be the woman God  made you to be Jesus Christ commanded the church fear is mentioned in the bible over 600 times  it's no small subject in the word of God   from Genesis to Revelation Abraham to John on  the Isle of Patmos we hear that commandment   given over and over fear not that command was  given to Abraham that command was given to Israel   that command was given to Moses it was given  to David who ran from Saul for years who lived   in caves before he became a king that command was  given to Daniel who was going into the lion's den   that command was given to the city of Jerusalem  the angel Gabriel gave that message to Mary   to Peter who was sinking in the swirling tide of  the Sea of Galilee to Paul who had been on a ship   for 14 days and it looked like all would be lost  the angel of the Lord appeared and said fear not   fear not fear not every time you see in the  Bible fear not which is all over the Bible   fear not for I am with you fear not for  I am with you fear not for I Am With You   fear not for I will never  leave you nor forsake you   that's the main reason that the Bible gives for  us not fearing is to know that God is with us and   that if he's with us he loves us and he will take  care of us that God says over and over fear not   for I Am with You Remember we're not  talking about not having the feeling   of fear we're talking about not letting it  stop you we can't live our lives in fear and Dread of what's going on and what's going  to happen Satan wants us to shrink back in   fear and live little tiny useless lives but God  wants us to be Brave and Bold do not be afraid   it is said in different ways different variations  but it's basically the same thing fear not do not   be afraid be Fearless fear ye not over and over  and over again in different ways God wants to   say to us the exact same thing in fact it is so  critical and so important to him that he gets to   the New Testament and Paul writes a letter to a  young man named Timothy and he says Tim this is   what you need to know that he has not given us a  spirit of fear he says of all the important things   Timothy that you need to know in your life and in  this ministry that God is sending you through two   as you go through things in this journey of life  that you will inevitably go through he says would   you remember that what our God does not give is  fear he gives power and love and a sound mind fear is a real Thief in our lives Isaiah 41 10  says fear not there's nothing to fear well isn't   that interesting for I am with you that's the only  answer he gives because I'm with you and so if we   really know who the Lord is I'm not talking about  just going to church but I mean if you really   know who the Lord is then we don't have to know  what he's going to do we don't have to know when   he's going to do it we don't have to know what the  way is going to be we just say Lord I know you're   with me and therefore I can do what I need to do  because when fear causes you to stop and to do   nothing it's the master spirit I believe that the  enemy uses to try to keep us from fulfilling our   destiny and so he he tells us there's no way he  says you you got to be afraid of this you know if   you failed before then you got to be afraid that  you're going to fail again but God says fear not   for I Am With You I love that there's nothing  to fear do not look around you in Terror and be   dismayed you know it's one of our problems we  look around us too much instead of looking up   the more you stare at your problems  the more you rehearse your problems   the bigger they're gonna get every  time you go through something   difficult it makes you a Little Bit  Stronger Just a Little Bit Stronger fear of the future fear of danger fear  of the past others fear the loss of their   job the loss of your health there's a sudden and  unexplainable pain and it brings fear to your mind   some of you fear the loss of position the loss  of self-esteem you fear failure you fear the   criticism of other people you fear exposure  you fear being disliked there's a fear of   death there's the fear of the unknown the era  of human history is the era of anxiety and fear   when the fear knocks at your door send  Faith to answer and no one will be there   Isaiah wrote I will trust and I will not  be afraid we have to understand that fear   first of all is a demonic spirit it's not  from God I think it's the enemy's favorite   tool in his toolbox [Music] the sole purpose  of which is to keep us from making progress   and going forward fears whole design is to stop  you in your traction to drive you back where   you came from instead of you going forward  and becoming all that God wants you to be   if we believe that our God  does not give a spirit of fear but you find or I find in my life   that there is a spirit of fear attached to  something specific in your life or in your journey   an opportunity that you're intimidated by a  relationship an Endeavor a Ministry a um an   interest of yours that just seems to cause you to  feel a little bit paralyzed and insecurity of feet   or fear it you and I know what we know now based  on the scriptures that God does not give fear   but you sense that there is a spirit of fear  attached to something in your life and you know   God didn't give it that means you know who did and  if the inner enemy has placed a spirit of fear on   something in your life it must mean that he is  trying his best to keep you away from something   that's if he's trying to keep you away from it  that must mean there's something in it that he   does not want you to have he wants you and I  to be so paralyzed so crippled so disarmed so   disinterested from the very thing that he knows  is exactly what God wants to take you through   so that he can bring you to a new place in  him do not be afraid a believer in Jesus   Christ can only have one attitude toward fear  and this must be their attitude I will not fear I will not fear fear prevents forward progress  is there anyone here who ever feels like that   you have let fear keep you from doing what  you know you were supposed to be doing   I beg you not to give up but to press  through and to be all that God wants   you to be do all that he wants you to  do so you can have all that he wants you   to have the reason why you have no reason to be  afraid my friend as God calls you to go hear or   do that or go through this particular thing in  your life it's not because you're so capable   it's not because you're so prepared it is because  you have a Daddy who loves you he has already gone   behind the scenes he has already orchestrated and  uh manipulated events and people and circumstances   so that all he needs is a woman that's willing to  say yes Lord and stand there at the plate of his   grace and His glory and his a calling on your life  and to do what he's called you to do and if you   and I will just do it we will realize we've been  set up to hit a home run every single time [Music]   so if right now there is something crippling you  the enemy is working overtime to cause you to be   afraid in your life will you hear this message  from the Holy Spirit today step up to the plate   do not be afraid your God has got your back if  God is for us then what difference does it make   really who's against us because God is  certainly greater than anything or anybody   that could come against us and you know  I think that where we get into trouble   is we believe that God is for other  people but are we sure that he's for us   can I tell you something you having a  problem is not a sign that God doesn't care it does not mean that God doesn't see you it  does not mean that he does not care about you   he wants to help you in your time of need and  trouble we give the enemy access to our life   through fear and we give God Access to our life  through faith we don't have to be afraid of things God will take care of us first whatever's  coming up in your future even the stuff that   you don't know about God will take care of  you come on I said God will take care of you   get it in your head God will take care of you  amen and that's really all we need to know   God's going to take care of us God  has not given us a spirit of fear never has uncertainty than  any greater than it is today   in uncertain times because as uncertain as things  are of this I am certain that God Almighty is   still on his throne I am certain that the word of  God is true from page to page and cover to cover   I am certain that every promise locked in these  pages is good for a thousand Generations I am   certain that even though men on this Earth May  plan and they may plot and they may have devised   schemes and try to control the things of this  Earth it is God who exalts one and it is God   who uses men here on this Earth I am certain that  God Is A Healer I am certain that God is faithful   I am certain that God is all sufficient I know  that he has given his angels charge over me I   know that he will protect me I know that he is a  help to the helpless and hope to the Hopeless I   know that his goodness and his Mercy shall follow  me all the days of my life and I shall dwell in   the house of the Lord forever I know in whom I  have believed and I believe that he is able to   do exceedingly and abundantly above all that I can  ask think or imagine I know who he is his name is   Jesus Christ and he is a resurrected savior the  son of the Living God the bright and The Morning   Star the fairest of ten thousand the lion of Judah  and he is a soon coming King of this I am certain   and the reason I know is because his word has  told me his holy spirit has confirmed in me   and I hear his voice saying lift up your  heads and rejoice your Redemption draweth nigh   our God is a refuge and our God is a strength and  he is an ever-present help in a time of trouble   Jesus Christ loves you and I know you may  have issues in you but you're doing better   than you think you are somebody needs  to know today you're going to make it   somebody needs to know today you're doing all  right you may not be what you ought to be but   you're not what you used to be and you're going  to get there by God's grace don't you give up   don't you quit and don't you keep putting yourself  down you're doing better than you think you are here's the assurance that we have not that we  would go through life without difficulty not   that we would go through life without struggle  not that we would go through life without some   storm of some kind or some need arising but  that when we go through life we go through   life with the promise that in our struggle he is  our strength in our struggle he is our provider   in our struggle he is our healer in our struggle  we have a firm foundation and Jesus is his name   Ecclesiastes chapter 3 gives 28 times and seasons  in life it says there's a time to be born there's   a time to die there's a time to laugh there's a  time to cry there's a time to dance there's a time   to mourn there's a time to gather there's a time  to to to to to let go all it's 28 different times   in life the one time I can't find in there is the  time to quit there is no time to quit in your life   in this if you'll keep going that's how you get  to heaven tell somebody this is no time to quit   you may have bars you may have chains but you're  still blessed God loved you so much that he gave   his only begotten son to die for you what shall  we say of these things if God before us who can   be against us seeing that he has given us his only  begotten son how will he not give us all things   there is not one ounce of defeat in these words  so don't you let the attitude of defeat come into   you because God created you to be more than  a conqueror you will go through a season of   lack but God created you to conquer lack you  will go through a season of weakness but God   will bring you through that season of weakness  stronger than you've ever been before you need   to understand what David said when he said it  was good that I had been afflicted why because   it was in his Affliction that he learned God's  faithfulness it was in his Affliction that he   learned how to run into the secret place of  the most high and dwell in the shadow of the   almighty it was in his Affliction that he learned  the words God as a refuge and God is a strength   the name of the Lord is a strong tower and the  righteous run into it and are saved [Music]   when you come into a season of struggle like  you're in right now do not be defeated because   if you're breathing and the sun is shining then  God has a purpose for you [Music] I'm speaking   to families right now that don't know what to do  they're overwhelmed turned to Jesus he's for you   I'm speaking to businessmen who are looking at the  future forecast and they're uncertain about where   the provision is going to come from turn to Jesus  he's a business partner that will provide for you   but don't let defeatism enter your  heart your mind or your spirit   because we are more than conquerors through Christ it's awfully hard when I don't understand what  God is doing it takes real Faith to trust in God   when I don't understand why God has allowed  certain things to happen but I am convinced   that God's ways are better than my ways and I'm  convinced that his ways are far wiser than my ways   it's one thing to worship God because you've  got a nice house because you've got a nice   car because everything's good because all  your people are blessed that's wonderful   but it's another thing to worship God in spite  of Trials and bars and chains and tribulations   and heartbreaks and tears when you can  do it then when you can praise in pain   when you can lift your voice and say the Lord  gives the Lord takes away I don't praise you   because of I Praise You In Spite of my hardships  you're worthy of the praise it's not about you   it's about him do not be afraid we  know all things work together for good   when you have that attitude it takes the adversity  that you're in and it shapes you and it molds you   when you have that attitude you look at struggle  as a season for you to gain strength and for it   to pour the rock ribbed confidence into your soul  that God is on his throne and everything is going   to be all right when you have that attitude  that we know all things work together you   can say this is the day that the Lord has  made let us rejoice and be made glad in it   because the man of faith has the promise of  God that God is going to take care of him   that God is going to supply and the man of Faith  realizes that God has means that he isn't aware of God has resources that I don't know anything about and thus though things look to be hopeless and  dark yet I don't look at the circumstances the   man of Faith looks at the Lord who is above  all of our circumstances and he doesn't look   to his own abilities but he looks to God's  ability to take care of and and to supply for   him and thus he rejoices because God is on the  throne and God has promised to take care of me   today I want you to make the  decision wherever you are to rejoice   Rejoice that you're saved Rejoice that the  blood of Jesus is strong enough to conquer   every sin and every shackle of shame in your past  it is strong enough to conquer every disease and   every sickness in your body it is strong enough  to protect you you rejoice that God has a plan   for you he has a plan to prosper you and not to  harm you he has a plan that is far better than   you could ask think or imagine Rejoice that in  the darkest of midnights the name of the Lord is   a light and it is a Salvation Rejoice that in  the midst of the storm you are worshiping the   master of the wind Rejoice that in an hour of  need he is still El Shaddai the all-sufficient   one Rejoice that in a day of trouble many are  the afflictions of the righteous but the Lord   delivers them out of them all child of  God you have a reason to Rejoice today because we know all things  they work together for good   all things aren't good but we have a god  who's greater and he said I'll use it for good all things work together it's an Outlook that  says if God is for me who can be against me   if God loves me if God cares for me if he  has a purpose for me then no adversary seen   or unseen shall come near my dwelling God is  on the throne you have the promises of God   the Lord will take care of you God has  Provisions that you don't even know about and so rejoice be lifted up that  is the position that Faith takes   above the circumstances not looking at  the circumstances but looking to God   who is in control so I want you to ask  yourself what is your outlook today   are you determined are you in denial  are you walking around in defeat   don't deny the problem because the problem  is real but the god that you serve is greater don't deny that the world needs Jesus now more  than ever you see when you're called according to   God's purpose you call upon his name and I assure  you of this in his name you find provision you   find peace you find protection you find direction  you find Health you find satisfaction you find   sufficiency you find righteousness you find  Comfort when you call upon the name of the Lord   that means that there's not one hour of one day  that you will face one situation when Jehovah   God your God The Great I Am does not have  the strength and the power to sustain you   call upon his name and he said I'll answer you and  show you Great and Mighty things that you know not   no matter what you face in this life as long as  you can call Upon Jesus you can overcome anything   I don't know what you may be going through today  it could be that you have that feeling that God is   adhering you when you pray or it may be that you  even feel worse than that that God doesn't care   that God isn't concerned but I can assure you  from the word of God that He does care and he is   concerned and he tells you to just cast all your  cares on him because he does care for you [Music]   and so I would encourage you to look up quit   looking at the problem quit looking at  the circumstances quit being overwhelmed by your weakness and ineptness to take  care of the situation and look to God who is promised to take care of you  and to provide all of your needs   but I don't see where you don't have to he  has resources you don't know anything about   when You Face a problem that you can't answer  call upon Jehovah because Jehovah Jireh means   he's the God who can see there are men sitting  in office buildings that are empty trying to see   their way to a solution call upon Jehovah Jireh  he sees your provision before you ask for the need when the weight of the world has pulled  you to your knees and you're about to   break under the pressure of fear call upon  Jehovah Shalom he is the Prince of Peace   and the peace of God which surpasses all  understanding will rule your heart and mind   in Christ Jesus when you feel abandoned and alone  call upon Jehovah shama he's the god who's there   when your soul is Barren and dry and you're  searching for some form of satisfaction   call upon Jehovah mckettesh because he  is the Living Water who will satisfy   if you're needing healing call  upon Jehovah Rufe he's the Healer   but whatever you do not be defeated do not live  in denial live in determination God is for you and   therefore no one can be against you when I look  through the scriptures every famine that happened   every economic downturn every plague every  disease the people of God were sustained   through every season that the world went  through because they put their trust in him   because when your trust is in the Lord you are  secure you know it's easy to say that we trust   God when everything's good and everything's  happy and all is going according to plan we   say oh yeah I'm just trusting the Lord and look  how good everything is but it's a whole other deal   to trust God when things are not so good you  see to trust God means you have to allow him   to do what he wants to do even if he fails  and you say well he can't fail he's God   and that's the point he can't fail therefore  we must trust him enough to let him succeed   but to let him succeed on his terms and in  his way and in his time not on my terms or   in my way or in my timing to trust God is to say  I'm going to let God do what he wants to do Lord   I'm not going to argue with you I'm not going to  fight I'm not going to resist I'm going to let   you do what you know is best and I am not going to  fear the outcome the Lord the Lord is my shepherd   and I shall not be in want. in other words God  says I will take care of all your needs if you'll   just trust me the Lord is my shepherd I shall not  want and even though I walk through the valley   of the shadow of death I will fear no evil for  you are with me the Bible says it like this in   First Peter 4 verse 12. dear friends don't  be surprised or shocked when you go through   painful trials and fiery tests in life the Bible  says in the world you will have tribulation   second Corinthians Chapter  4 verses 17 and 18 says this   for our temporary listen it's not going to last  our temporary and momentary troubles will not last   but they are achieving for us an eternal  glory that far outweighs them all   so we focus not on what is seen the problems  around us but on what is unseen for what is seen   is temporary it's not going to last but what is  unseen is eternal sometimes when you're following   Jesus he leads you right into a storm remember  in the New Testament there are two times when the   disciples found themselves in a storm in a boat  they thought they were going to die both times   but they were in the storm they were in their  trouble not because they were doing things wrong   they were in trouble because  they were doing things right   they were following Jesus they were obeying  what he told them to do they were following his   directions and his directions LED them right into  a storm but if they had not been in those storms   they would never have discovered truths about  Jesus there were things that they saw about him   they had never seen before and they never could  have learned them any other way except by going   through the storms that they experienced my  tendency when it comes to storms is I want to   go around the storm if I see it coming up on the  horizon I want to find a way around the trouble   but sometimes God wants to lead you straight into  the middle of it all because the Lord has his   way in the Whirlwind and in the storm and so you  follow him into the middle of it he says trust me   because the Lord has his way in that when you are  in the middle of the storm that's when you look   for God always look for God in the way things are  not in the way that you hope they will be but look   for God in the way things are because he is not  waiting for you on the other side of the trouble   waiting for you to figure it out and find your way  through he is in the middle of it walking with you   working his way and his will but you've got to  trust him in it so when God says do you trust me   well then you have a decision to make will  you allow him to do what he wants to do   and not fear the outcome because to fear the  outcome says Lord I don't really quite trust you will you allow him to do what he wants to do and  not fear the outcome focus on what never changes   in the days ahead that'll give you stability  don't focus on what's Ever Changing because   we don't know where it's all going to end up you  say well what are the unchangeable truths that uh   that aren't I should focus on well  God sees everything I'm going through   focus on that God cares about everything I'm  going through that's unchangeable God sees and he   cares God has the power to change what I'm going  through he has the power to answer prayers that's   unchangeable God always acts out of his goodness  to me that's never going to change no matter what   happens God is always going to act good to  me God's plan is always better than my plan   I may not see it but it's better because  he's a good God God will never stop loving me   that's never going to change in your life these are things you need to focus on the  things that never change God's love for me   God's grace for me God's goodness for me remember this remember that no matter what  I go through God will go through it with me every stage every phase every crisis no  matter what I go through God is going to   go through it with me you will never  really ever be alone God is with you   he's with you right now God has never been  closer to you than he is right now he'll   never be any further away than he is right now and  remember the great promise of Isaiah 43 Verse 2.   when you go through deep Waters I will be with  you when you pass through the rivers of difficulty   you will not drown when you walk through the fire  you will not be burned up it will not consume you   that's what you want to focus on maybe a little  less listening to the internet and a little bit   more listening to God that will give you  confidence that will give you stability   that will replace your Panic with prayer  it will replace your worry with worship   it will replace your anxiety with adoration you  have to believe that God knows what is best that   he will not abandon you he will not let go of you  that you will not be destroyed by this trouble   you have to take him in his word when he says I  will never leave you or abandon you you have to   take him at his word when he says I take all  things and work them together for your good   the seed of faith the seed of faith  planted in the soil of adversity   under the watchful eye of the gardener will bring  forth life and beauty in its season the Bible says   that God makes all things beautiful in their  time the trouble that you are in will not last   the trouble will not last it is  light and momentary compared to the   eternal glory that awaits you it is all about  your perspective how you see the trouble   is how you will face the trouble if you see it in  fear you'll face it in fear if you see it in doubt   you'll face it in doubt if you see it in faith you  will face it in faith so don't see it as the end   see it as the beginning you have to look  through eyes of Faith through a lens of   Hope a lens of expectation remember  this is not the end of the story   because we don't know what the future holds but  we do know who holds the future we don't know all   it's going to go ahead but we're not frightened  by it because we know the end of the story we've   read the last chapter of the book we know that God  is in control we know that God is not surprised by   this that God Is Bigger Than This and Romans  8 28 is still true all things work together   for the good of those who love God with a called  according to his purpose if the truth be told and we were being totally honest most of us don't like waiting particularly if we're waiting for something  to change or something to get better waiting can be a very frustrating experience  but the worst kind of waiting of all is waiting on God when God forces you to wait for  things to get better in your life the things to improve to change to  reverse and nothing is happening   and yet over and over and over and over and over  again in the Bible we're told to wait on the Lord   the most difficult place for you to  be in life is in God's waiting room   in God's waiting room some of you are in God's  waiting room right now what is God's waiting   room when you're in a hurry for something to  happen and God isn't that's God's waiting room   some of you are in a hurry to graduate  some of you are in a hurry to get married   some of you are in a hurry to start a family some  of you are in a hurry to launch a new business   to to close a big deal some of you in a hurry for  a big goal a big dream a big accomplishment some   of you are in a hurry for all kinds of different  things and God isn't we as human beings hate to   wait and we especially struggle with waiting on  God have you ever been in a hurry when God wasn't   and your God I know you're going to come through  and I'm praying this really Godly prayer I know   it's your will so where are you why aren't  you coming through and you're in the waiting   room of life and we get so impatient we want  to hurry God up and we want things right now   and some of you been waiting for God to come  through and you're about to give up and you're   getting discouraged and you realize that God's  Standard Time is not always running on my time   and it's in the waiting rooms of life we learn  to trust God the most in those difficult waiting   rooms of life that's where God grows us and builds  our character the most through the pain of waiting   we learn to trust God and without faith it's  impossible to please God that's when he builds   our character you see while you're working on your  project your goal your dream your vision God's   working on you and God's much more interested  in you than in what you're trying to accomplish   because you're not taking your accomplishments  to heaven but you are taking your character   and sometimes God says yeah I intend to give you  what I've promised you I intend to answer that   prayer I intend to fulfill the vision but you're  not ready yet I want you to grow and when you're   ready then it's going to happen a lot of times we  think we're waiting on God for something to happen   like a prayer to be answered God says you're not  waiting on me I'm waiting on you I'm trying to   prepare you I'm testing your faith will you trust  me but I'm also trying to grow you up because the   blessing I want to give you so much bigger than  you can handle right now you're not ready for it   you can't handle it yet another thing you have  to learn in life is that a delay is not a denial   there's a big difference between no and not yet  now immature children don't know the difference   you tell a kid not yet they start crying and  having a hissy fit because they think it means no   they don't understand a delay is not a denial  God is saying I I intend to do these things in   your life that I've given you the vision the  dream to do but you're just not ready yet and   at the right time I will answer your prayer God's  often waiting on us now why is this important   because when you're in God's waiting room you  fall temptation to all kinds of negative emotions   you start worrying you start stressing out you  get anxious you get irritable you get spiritual   add you can get envious you can get jealous hey  he got a promotion I didn't get the promotion   that she's having a baby I'm not having a  baby she got engaged I didn't get engaged   he's starting a new business it's taken off what  about mine and and all these kind of negative   emotions can come into your life and then you get  frustrated and then you start having a pity party   so what does God want you to do when you're  in the waiting room of life and because you're   going to go through it many many times God is not  a vending machine where you put in the prayer and   then you pull the thing and you instantly get it  there's always a delay the delays are by Design   the delays are by Design to teach you to trust him  and to grow up in your character hey a delay is   not a denial there's a big difference between  no and not yet for those of your parents you   understand this there's a big difference between  telling your kids no and not yet it's just not   time yet and a delay is not a denial we see it all  through scriptures God told Noah to build a boat   that would save his family from a great flood but  it didn't rain for 120 years God told Abraham he'd   be the father of a great nation but he didn't  have his first child until he was 99 years old   God told Moses that he would lead the people  out of slavery from Egypt they'd been in for   over 450 years but then God sends Moses  out into the desert for 40 years to wait   God gives Joseph this great dream that he'll save  his family and his people from famine and he'll   be a great leader but then Joseph gets sold into  slavery he gets falsely accused and imprisoned   and he's waiting there in prison until finally God  takes him from prison and positions in a second in   command in all of Egypt and the promise comes true  King David God had King David anointed as king   but he didn't really get to beat king until years  later even Jesus Christ spent his first 30 years   waiting in a carpentry shop before he started his  Earthly Ministry see a delay is not a denial when   God delays sometimes we feel forgotten Psalm 13  1 says how long O Lord will you forget me forever   you come to a point sometimes of believing  that God has forgotten you don't worry it's   a common experience we all go through it one  time or another feeling that God isn't there   or at the very least he's forgotten us perhaps  our problems aren't important to him we imagine   the psalmist encounters those very doubts in Psalm  chapter 10 and verse 1. here's what he says there   why do you stand afar off O Lord  why do you hide in times of trouble   what you believe is that he has given up on you  you may even be feeling that way right now if   so please allow me to remind you that what you're  contemplating is a simple impossibility God never   gives up on you he never ceases to care about you  and he will not abandon his work on you of which   your trial is apart he even says that your name  is written on the palms of his hands your very   name is tattooed on the palms of God's hands it  is engraved there it cannot be removed and such   is God's concern for you he cannot forget you no  matter what storm you're weathering now you have   never left God's mind or his heart yes sometimes  when God delays we feel forgotten but God never   delays without a purpose he knows you he knows  your heart he knows everything you're asking him   for if he's not doing what you think he should do  just be patient because God loves you don't forget   it's got your name tattooed on his palm he knows  who you are he hasn't forgotten and he never will   the often God's timing disappoints us you know  there's something maybe something you've been   praying about for a long time and you really you  need an answer you know maybe you've been praying   for something really specific and you needed  God to show up within a particular time frame   you know it's an urgent need and he doesn't  when God doesn't answer when you need him to   I wonder what conclusions do you come to do you  think to yourself you know did I do something   wrong did I ask the wrong way do you find  yourself asking does God even hear my prayers   so often we think when God doesn't answer in our  way or in our time that it's because he doesn't   love us God loves you he doesn't love anybody  else one grain of sand more than he loves you   you know in those darkest moments of life I want  you to hear Jesus looking right through your fear   and saying to you trust me I am right here God's  timing might not have been everything you hoped   for in your life but I hope you understand that  you can trust the one who keeps the time clock   we don't like to trust somebody else's  timing why because if we lose control and so we'd rather than trust God because trusting  God means my goodness I actually have to Trust God   we'd rather go listen I like the plan and purpose  you have for my life but can we do it my way   and here's the funny thing now that  I'm a parent I recognize in my children   that they don't like it to wait on my timing they  don't like to wait they don't like to chill and be   patient but the thing is if they would just trust  my timing they would recognize it's for their good   it's for them to be blessed and prosperous and  so you can live life frustrated anxious stressed   out angry or you can rest and go God I have to  trust in your timing just trust his timing why   because it'll give you peace it'll give you rest  and it will help you to remove all disappointment   and hurt and bitterness from your heart because  you'll know actually God's in control of my life   why didn't God just tell you everything that's  going to happen in your life right up front I think there are two or three reasons first it  would overwhelm you probably scare you to death   but the real reason God doesn't announce his  timetable to you is he wants you to trust him   he says just live one day at a time trust me I  I'm a good God I'm a loving God everything I do   in your life is fruit for love but you just gotta  trust me in Acts chapter 1 in the Bible the Bible   says this Jesus said in verse 7 you don't get to  know the time timing is the father's business so   you're just not ever going to know stuff in  advance you don't know what's going to happen   tomorrow in your life much less the rest of your  life God does not tell us the details in advance   he has a timetable for your life but he doesn't  tell you the details in advance if you could   understand why God does everything God does  you'd be God 's timing isn't good it's perfect   because he knows all the details he knows  past present future he knows what we need   what we want what's the wisest thing to do you  can never go wrong waiting upon God's timing   if I'm going to wait upon God I'm going to trust  him because my waiting is saying I'm trusting you   God that your timing is better than mine you know  what I do not know your time is always right and   so I'm going to trust you and I'm going to wait  till you give me permission to go there or do this   I have that of Bobby Ella it isn't that God's  trying to deprive us of anything he only wants   what is best for us so it takes faith and what I  mean by that simple is am I willing to trust God   for his timing before I make a decision just  imagine how amazing life would be if we could   trust God all the time in every thing all  the time in every thing and trusting God   means that we stop trying to make things happen  ourselves and we wait on God how many love waiting we wait on God it's a painful word even to say it  and God doesn't do it when we'd like him to or the   way we'd like him to but I can promise you today  if you will keep your eyes on God and trust him to   be your recompense and to be your reward and to be  your Vindicator you will get double blessings for   your farmer trouble trusting him doesn't mean  I'm going to get what I want when I want it   trusting him says I believe that when the timing  is right God will provide what I'm asking him for   you know broken hearts do mend bodies do  healed this appointment turns into new   dreams and the end of one thing can open the  door for something new if we will just put our   trust in God you know what if you're still  here on the planet God's got a plan for you   it seems to you like God's forgotten all about  you well he hasn't he hears you and he sees you   can I tell you today that you're not invisible God  knows exactly where you're at and he knows exactly   what's going on in your life and he knows exactly  how much you can take and how much you can't take   and he may not be early but he won't be late God's  timing is always perfect do I believe that he has   our best interest at heart if I believe that I'm  going to wait but watch this if somebody says I   don't have any time to waste you never waste time  waiting on God never you'll always find out that   his timing is always the right time let's start  in Matthew 6 Jesus is speaking he said I tell you   do not worry about your life what you'll eat  or drink or about your body what you'll wear   who of You by worrying can add a single hour  to his life and why do you worry about clothes   oh you have little faith so do not worry saying  what shall we eat or what shall we drink or what   shall we wear but seek first his kingdom and his  righteousness and all these things will be given   to you as well therefore do not worry about  tomorrow for tomorrow will worry about itself   each day has enough trouble of its own and then  in Philippians 4 do not be anxious about anything   but in everything by prayer and petition with  Thanksgiving presents your request to God and the   peace of God which transcends all understanding  will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ   Jesus Jesus said very plainly very repetitively  do not worry I'm of the opinion that if Jesus says   not to do something he has our best interest at  heart he's not being meddlesome he's not trying   to limit us he's concerned about our well-being  and we've missed something something has eluded   us we have tolerated something in our lives in  our thoughts in our emotions we've tolerated   something allowed it to flourish that in reality  is destructive that Jesus has said don't do that   that we are so twisted and tied up and and melting  down in our own worries and problems and we forget   that we have a heavenly father right there saying  do you want my help and we just got to say I want   your help and trust that he can do what he needs  to do let him do the work that needs to be done   look if you're counting on yourself to solve all  of your problems then of course you're worried   and stressed out it doesn't matter how strong or  wise or capable how charismatic you are it doesn't   matter how much wealth or influence you have you  are not designed to be able to take on everything   and handle everything you will have more problems  come at you than what you are capable of handling   when you carry the responsibility of everything  then you have to do everything you have to find   the solutions you have to choose the right  direction you have to power through problems   you have to plan for the future make adjustments  you have to do all of it at the speed of Life yeah   you're stressed out you're worried of course  but God does not want you to do it on your own   he wants you to recognize that he is there  to lead you to walk you through to guide you   through every step of the way and and here's  the deal he doesn't want to just give you   every resource that you need to get through your  problems he wants to be what you need in every   situation it's amazing the problems that are  solved the moment that you decide to trust God   in everything because when you trust God you  don't have to try to figure anything out anymore   as you lean on him then you take the pressure  off of yourself because you don't have to try   to figure stuff out you don't have to try  to change things that you've already tried   a million times to change and the more you try  to change them the more frustrated it makes you   because you can just finally say well God I'm  trusting you with this and if you can't change it   then I guess it don't need to be changed [Music]  the only way you can learn to stop worrying and   stop trying to figure things out stop  being jealous of what other people have and   is I just honestly think that in addition  to studying the word I think that we just   have to try it our way long enough  to find they just get worn out enough to just say Okay God I Surrender do you know  that beginning you know the end and everything   in between you know every flaw that I have every  fault that I have you know every weakness that I   have as well as my strengths I Surrender so many  times I've just said God I don't know what to do   God I'm overwhelmed or God I'm in over my head and  you know I've said this many times God help please   it doesn't have to be long it doesn't have  to be eloquent I don't have to have the   answers or the solutions I just need to  go to the one who does have the answers   have you ever been on an emotional roller coaster  I mean you're just up you're down you're this and   you know what God says I'll take care of that  you ever go to bed thinking about it wake up in   the middle of the night thinking about it in the  morning you get up you're thinking about it man it   has captured your thinking God says I'll take your  emotion and your thinking through Christ Jesus   first Peter 5 7 says cast all your  cares on him because he cares for you   and what that means is that we take all of our  problems and our worries and we choose to place   it in God's hands and say I trust that you will  handle the outcome are you confident that you can   take your problems and your worries and place it  in God's hands and that he can handle everything   worry is the anticipation of the negative in fact  there's a relationship between faith and worry   it's in verse Faith diminishes as worry flourishes  or as your faith flourishes your worry will   diminish worry is the negative expression of what  faith in God is one of them would be I don't want   Jesus to ever look at me and use my name and  person of little faith in the same sentence   do you I want to be a man of faith where are  you saying I don't think God can handle this   so I'm going to pick it up and I'm going to  invest emotional energy in my thoughts and   my anxiety I'm not going to change the outcome a  bit Jesus said you can't add one hour to your life God can add yours God has the best  solution for all of our problems he   sees and knows everything he sees the future  he understands every angle of what is going   on in your life right now he understands  how people are viewing it and perceiving it   he sees the best solution to your  problems he's incredibly wise when I worry   I am basically saying I am afraid that my life is  not going to be that I the way that I wanted to   but when I trust that God has the best solution  I am saying God I I believe that you have the   best way for me even if it's not the path  that I chose or that I came up with and we   can trust that if we follow God and if we trust  him he will give us every resource that we need   every step of the way and that at the end he can  turn that into something wonderful and beautiful   and let me tell you if you have  someone who loves you enough   and who is strong enough and who has the  best solution what do you have to worry about   see the reason that worry exists so often  is because we just think it's normal   it's not normal it's common but it's not  normal it doesn't have to be in our life   and it's robbing us of God it's robbing us of  our family it distracts me from God and people   it robs me of my joy and it exists because I  allow it to exist listen to what I'm saying   worry exists and anxiety exists because we'll out  we are in complete control of Our Lives God would   never command us to do something that we don't  have the ability to do worry is a choice and   trust is a choice you can't do both at the same  time you have to choose to put your trust in God   put the full weight of your problems and your  life and your future into his hands and let   him carry it worry and anxiety means the devil  has implanted something in your life that's just   sitting there intimidating you and because of  that you can't focus on God and the people that   you love and that's the greatest problem with  wearing anxiety it robs you of your ability to   worship to love the people that you love so it's  an enemy the root of all fear worry and anxiety is   an orphan spirit because orphans are on their own  and they have to take care of their own problems   and the devil wants you to feel as though  that you're on your own and you have to solve   your own problems you have the best father in the  universe stop grieving over the father you didn't   have and start rejoicing that you have the best  father in the universe and he loves helping you   process anything in your life nothing is too small  nothing is too large he just enjoys the ride he   just enjoys the relationship and as we're sitting  here obsessing about something what it means is   we're wasting the relationship [Music] he does  see your problems and he wants to help you God's   love if for you is so immense and that means that  you can come to him with anything and everything   we don't have to lead lives that are  defined by worry and anxiety and fear   doesn't mean those things won't come and  they may even come with justification   but Jesus said we don't have to worry about them   he is my provider he is my protector he is my  promoter he is the person that I long for in every   relationship he is the place that I look to to  find home he is my professor to reveal beautiful   new things to me he is everything that I need  and everything that I long for when I go to him   the key to peace is not being able to solve every  problem the key to peace is resting in who God is   when we give God control there's a beautiful  promise that he will never leave or forsake you   man we can walk in that path in that promise  towards peace he doesn't want you to be   overwhelmed with worry and problems he wants  you to be overwhelmed with his love for you   and you may be saying look you don't understand  how many problems I have how many issues and how   much I've gone through well you know what God says  no matter what you have I want to take all of your   problems all of your worries all of your failures  all of your sin all of your Brokenness give it to   me because I can handle it and the truth is only  I can handle it 365 times the Bible says fear not   that's a fear not for every day of the year  fear paralyzes it makes you spiritually immobile   fear produces pain when there is no hurt fear  binds without cords fear hinders what hell can't   halt fear binds your friend and loses your enemy  what faith does to God feared us to the devil   fear sees obstacles not opportunities fear is  a magnet to call in everything opposite of what   God wants to do in your life that's why job said  the thing that I feared the most has come upon me   when you enter into a life of fear you attract the  thing that you hate we do not have to fear because   when God is near we don't have to live a life  tormented with fear to Zachariah the message was   fear not your prayers have been heard to marry the  message was fear not Mary don't be afraid because   you have found Divine favor with God to the  Shepherds the message was fear not exceeding great   joy is coming in your future and to the message  to Joseph was fear not what is happening in your   life is being birthed by the Holy Spirit himself  fear not because your prayers have been heard   fear not because you have obtained the Divine  favor of God upon your life fear not because   exceeding Joy is coming in your future and fear  not because what God is doing is supernaturally   birthing something in and through you by the  power of the Holy Spirit great joy is coming don't   Rejoice about just what you've got Rejoice about  what you got rid of and I'm here today to tell you   you don't have to be afraid because your past is  pardoned fear not because your present is powerful   but don't stop there fear not because your  future is Promised have you forgotten that   we're headed to a city where the lamb is the  light and there is no sorrow there is no tears   there is no sickness death or dying fear  not death fear not Devils fear not disease   fear not calamity why because he is Emmanuel  Emmanuel means three things he's God in us   he's God With Us but many of you have forgotten  the third thing he's God who is for us   God is not just with you and in you but somebody  needs to hear this today God is for you he knows   what you've done he knows who you are and he  still wants you to know I'm not against you   I'm with you I'm in you and I am for you stop  thinking I'm trying to get you back I'm for you   I'm for you the realization of the presence  of the Lord with us what a great comfort   to have the Lord say don't be afraid I am with you  Paul writing to the Romans said if God be for us   who can be against us David said I'm not  going to fear because the Lord is with me   the prophet Isaiah said fear not for I Am  With You be not dismayed for I am your God   I will strengthen you I will help you yes I will  uphold you by the right hand of my righteousness are you going through uncertain times right now are you troubled about the future as you seek  the Lord and as you commit your ways to him he's promised to be with you   he said I will never leave you or forsake you lo  I Am With You Always even to the end of the world David said I will not be afraid of what  man can do to me for the Lord is on my side you with David can confidently  face the Giants of this world who may come against you with the Sword  and the shield but you come against them   in the name of the Living God the Lord is with  me the Lord is with me to help me the Lord is   with me to guide me he's with me to strengthen  me he's with me to deliver me from the enemy   God said my ways are not your ways  my ways are beyond your finding out   and in those places where we don't know we just  have to trust ourselves to the wisdom of God   you're wise and I'm just trusting you  Lord and I find Comfort I find rest   the fear and the apprehension leaves as I put it back in his hand and say well  Lord I am yours I know you're in control of   these situations and though I don't know why yet  Lord I trust you and I'm confident that you have   a plan and a purpose far beyond anything that  I can see God is for you and if God is for you   who cares who's against you if you're under the  Divine favor of God how can man stop you God can   do more than I can say God can do more than I  can believe God can do more than I can imagine   but it has to to come in my life there has to come  something where the spirit of fear gets broken off   fear not that you're going to go  back to what God brought you out of   fear not that you're going to get  cancer or the cancer is coming back   fear not that bad things are going to happen  to you that's not the voice of the Holy Spirit   fear not that your children are going  to be harmed in some horrible accident   here's what I feel like saying today you will have  that baby you will live and not die you you are   going to get married if you will wait on the Lord  in the timing of the Lord and it will be blessed   don't let fear dominate your life I rebuke fear  fear not it's going to be all right he has not   given you the spirit of fear that attacks your  mind and your body and you live wondering what's   going to happen today he's not giving you a  spirit of fear but as a power and of love and   of a sound mind [Music] I guess what I'm saying  is don't go to the funeral till something's dead we're bearing stuff that's not dead some  of you buried your vision and your dreams   and your call and it's not even dead quit  trying to bury things that are still alive I said fear not man enjoy  your life while you're here and I I tell you I think that it's time to  celebrate what didn't happen a lot of things   could have happened and a lot of things should  have happened but here you sit by the goodness   of God and I know you're thankful for all that  God has done but I think when we get to heaven   we're going to shout over more what what didn't  happen than what did happen when we get to see   the full picture of how God held back the enemy  and protected and didn't let us get things that   we thought we had to have but God said I won't  let it happen because that's not my best for you   you say thank you for what didn't happen  God wants us to become so grateful for   what he has done and what he didn't  let happen because the real antidote   to panic is praise the antidote to to worry is  worship and that's why every one of those people   that had a fear and the angel came and said fear  not because your prayers have been answered fear   not because there's great joy coming in your life  fear not because you're under the divine favor of   God fear not because the holy spirit is moving in  your life to bring to pass the thing God wants to   birth through you fear not because Emmanuel is in  you with you and for you the way to defeat fear   is to begin to magnify God magnify means you make  him bigger than your fear I don't want you afraid   of tomorrow I want you to lift up your head and  I want you to walk in confidence knowing that   your prayers have been heard knowing fear not the  Divine favor of God is on you we can trust God in   any circumstance we encounter with the Assurance  found in these three words God's got this   we can we can overcome we can have Victory we  can believe in Deliverance we can believe in   healing we can believe that we can overcome in  any situation as long as we know God's got this   is there anything that I ever go through that God  don't know about the answers are resounding no is   there any situation I ever find myself in that  God's not aware of the answers are resounding   no is there any sickness that God can't heal  me of the answers are resounding no is there   any situation that my marriage or my family  or my finances can find ourselves in that God   can't fix and the answer is a resounding no  is anything too hard for God no as believers   as children of God we know it's going to be okay  as long as we keep our eyes fixed on Jesus Christ   now if you're looking to the world  right now for help you're depressed and there is nothing too hard  for thee and there is nothing   that's too hard for thee is there anything  too hard for me what's the answer to that   question that God's asking us knew nothing  too hard for him say it again God's got this   we all have things that come against us it's easy  to live up tight wondering how it's going to work   out what if the medical report isn't good what  if my finances don't get better what if my child   doesn't get accepted in that school we tried to  figure it out we've done our best but we don't see   anything changing if we're not careful we'll live  worried discouraged not expecting it to get better   but there's a simple phrase you have to keep  down in your spirit God's got this he's on the   throne he sees what's happening he already has the  solution you don't have to figure it out there may   not be a logical answer in the natural you don't  see a way that's okay we serve a supernatural   God he has ways to do it we've never thought of  instead of trying to force it to happen living up   tight you have to let go and let God when you  turn it over to him and say God I know you've   got this I know you're in control not only will  you feel the heaviness the weight lift off of you   but God will make things happen that you couldn't  make happen you have many problems you have many   challenges you have many questions you have many  struggles you need to know that you have a mighty   God because when you face Mighty problems you need  to know that God who will help you face them is   up to the task and he is up to the task right now  my friend for God so loved the world he has never   messed up he has never struggled and he is not  messing up now and he is not struggling now he   will help us he will help us really what we need  to do during these seasons is focus Less on the   muscle of mankind and more on the muscle of God  reach up and you'll see that our God has got this   in Psalm chapter 46 and verse number 1 that  psalmist David wrote God is our refuge and   strength a very present help in trouble I've  told you this before but it Bears repeating   the only time and place in your entire Bible that  God promises to be a present help is when we're   in trouble he said I'm going to be a very present  help I'm not going to be a casually present help   I'm not going to be a spotty present help I'm not  going to be here and there here a little there a   little present help he said I'm going to be  a very present help in the time of trouble God is not just with you on the  mountaintops he's with you in The   Valleys when you're going through things he  knows what you're up against the scripture   says God is concerned about what concerns  you a sparrow doesn't fall to the ground   without God knowing about it how much more  is God concerned about what's happening in   your life trust him live from a place of Peace  this is a decision we have to make on a daily   basis because every day there's something to  worry about there's some reason to get upset   all through the day keep this phrase close to your  heart God's got this he's concerned about me he's   working in my life he's bigger than my enemies  he's lining up the right people he's arranging   things in my favor that attitude of faith is what  allows God to do amazing things do you know why   and how the shepherd boy David was able  to Prevail over the warrior Giant Goliath   very simple David didn't compare himself to  the Giant he compared the Giant to God [Music]   we need to quit comparing ourselves to our  troubles quick comparing ourselves to our   pain and our pressure and the things we think we  can't do anything about their Giants in our lives   and instead of trying to figure out what can I do  about it do I have enough money do I have enough   clout do I have enough friends is there any way  I can solve this and when you look at it through   that eye you're comparing David to Goliath but  David was smart enough to say you come to me with   sword and spear but I come to you in the name  of the Lord of hosts and the Bible said David   ran right toward him and let the rock go and the  giant come down he compared the giant to his God what you're facing may be bigger stronger more  powerful but when you refuse to worry when you   refuse to live stressed out instead you stay in  peace thanking God that he's fighting your battles   knowing that he's in control you are showing God  by your actions that you're trusting him we worry   too much we worry about all sorts of things don't  we we worry about things we can't even change   we worry until we're a nervous wreck we worry  ourselves into high blood pressure [Music]   we worry ourselves into a stroke or a heart  attack we worry ourselves into ulcers [Music]   we worry until we become  absolutely miserable people   the kind of people nobody wants to be around  we worry when it would be easier to trust God   is something weighing you down today are  you worried about a situation frustrated by   what didn't work out or maybe down on yourself  because you're not where you thought you would   be God is saying to you I've got this it's  not a surprise to me I have New Beginnings   I have healing I have breakthroughs I'm  asking you to change your perspective   switch over into faith that situation at  work that you're worried about God's got it   I'm asking you to quit worrying about what you're  facing quit losing sleep over that child that's   not doing right quit being upset because somebody  Did You Wrong your dream hasn't come to pass yet   can I tell you God's got this I like what Corey  ten Boom the famous Jewish Holocaust Survivor   said she said worry does not empty tomorrow of  its troubles it empties today of its strength   your worry don't change tomorrow your worry  doesn't change next week your worry isn't going   to change your situation your worry isn't going to  help you make more money on the job it's not going   to fix your car it's not going to fix the house  it's not going to keep it from raining tomorrow   all the time you're worrying about whether or not  it'll rain tomorrow you're missing today's Sun life is too short for you to live your life every  day worrying about something that might happen   worrying about what somebody has said   or what somebody has done life  is too short to spend it worrying   life is too short for you to allow yourself to  constantly all be all worked up about something life is too short to go around miserable   life is too short for you to make everybody around  you miserable life is too short to Harbor grudges   life is too short to hate quit worrying  about stuff that hadn't happened yet   it's a proven fact that 99 of the things we worry  about never happen quit worrying about what can go   wrong and get excited about what can go right it  doesn't take any more effort to believe something   bad is going to happen than it does to believe  something good is going to happen no more effort   and by the way they're really both faith you can  either have faith that something good is going   to happen or you can have faith something bad  is going to happen either one is you got faith   I choose to have faith God's  going to do something good   I said I choose to have faith God's  going to do something good [Applause] quit worrying about the future as children of God we don't know what the  future holds but we know who holds the future   quit worrying about the future put it in the  hands of God that's where it belongs anyway   sometimes we're trying to play God we're trying to  make our boss promote us make ourselves get well   and make the contract go through but when you take  your hands off and say God I know you've got this   I'm not going to worry about my finances I'm  not going to live uptight because of the medical   report I'm not going to be frustrated because  I haven't met the right person God I trust your   timing and I trust your ways my life is in your  hands God never promised that we wouldn't have   difficulties but he did promise he would give  us strength for every battle he would take what   was meant for harm and use to our advantage you  may have a good reason to worry about something   in your health your finances a dream you've done  everything you can doesn't look like it's going to   work out stay in faith God is saying I've got  this I'm working behind the scenes I'm in the   process of turning it around it's just a matter  of time before you see things change in your favor   now live out of a place of Peace a place of  trust it may not happen the way you thought   but God's ways are better than our ways God knows  what's best for you he's got this and if you're   in the middle of a storm right now instead of  going home tonight and worry yourself Sleepless go to work tomorrow feeling bad cause  you're worried all night and didn't sleep   you know once you realize in the morning  after you've worried all night [Music]   is that the problem's still  there worrying didn't fix it so I'm worried about my child  I'm worried about our money   I'm worried about jobs I'm worried about a  car I'm worried about a place to live I'm   worried about my spouse I'm worried you can  worry worry worry worry and you're not going   to change no kids no spouse no family no bank  balance because worrying how you fix the stuff   the way you get a miracle is lay the  worry aside and have faith in God don't worry God's got it all in control God  makes a way where there seems to be no way when you're stuck when you confuse when your  backs against the wall when your marriage is   struggling when your finances aren't doing well  when your children aren't doing well when you   have a health issue God makes a way where there  seems to be no way where there's nowhere to turn   there's nothing to do there's everything is lost  God makes a way where there seems to be no way   father God is the Waymaker Isaiah 43 verse 16  the New Living Translation reads I am the Lord   who opened a way through the waters making a dry  path through the sea the Red Sea for his people   one more Isaiah 43 Verse 1 Message  Bible when you're in over your head   I'll be there with you when you're  in Rough Waters you will not go down   when you're between a rock and a  hard place it won't be a dead end   seems to me that there are a lot of people  finding themselves between a rock and a hard place   now these powerful verses State very clearly  that God can make a way that he is the Waymaker   he is the path opener he is the Trail Blazer he  is the road Builder he makes a way when there is   no way so there is no way there is no way but  but he makes one or there seems to be no way   and he reveals one that we couldn't see or haven't  seen he makes a way when it is impossible to us   have you ever been between a rock and a  hard place ever feel like you can't make it   ever ever feel like you you can't it's impossible  you you can't make it yeah I've been there a few   times ever feel like you're in over your head I  mean the situation is just too deep you're you're   treading water [Music] throughout scripture one  principle is always constant God Can Make A Way   when there seems to be no way there are times when  life hands us situations and many are in them now   with the atmosphere in our world situations  in which our faith must rise and push us   to keep right on going trusting that God  will make a way for us to pass through   the difficult times to pass through the the  trying time pass through the unknown places   to pass through the unknown destinations  times you can't when you can't see   like Abel sacrificial times like Noah like  Noah stormy times like Abraham times when   there's destinations before you that you  can't you can't know you can't see like   Sarah Barren times like Elijah lonely times like  job painful times homesick times testing times   death bed times just plain old times when it  takes Faith to handle what we don't know or   see or feel or hear or understand times when we  have to put our faith in the Waymaker [Music]   if you will trust him you can find him to  be the Waymaker just like everyone that I   just mentioned in the scripture it's  been my experience that God doesn't   mind getting between a rock and a hard  place and creating ways for his people listen to me today when I tell you that  God Can Make A Way where there is no way   hold on when you are in one of those places  where you say there's no way out of this   there's no way through this there's nobody  that can help me with this that this is the one   that's going to destroy me this is the situation  that is the end of me that's when God steps up says you can put your trust in me because I can do  anything the things that we think are blocking us   God is going to use to bring us victory  when we feel lost and we can't find our way   we're going to find out that God will always make  away unseen hands are working you may not see it   but unseen hands are working unseen plans are  are forming and unfolding you may not see it   but that doesn't mean that it isn't happening   he's working behind the scenes to turn things for  your good to turn things around for your families   to turn things around for prodigals to turn  things around he's he's working behind the   scenes on ways to bless you he's working behind  the scenes on ways to to provide for you to   open Paths of connection for you he's leading  others into your life you don't even know about   couldn't possibly know about he's leaning others  into your life that will become the answers to   your heart cry answers to your prayers  he's blazing a path beyond the dead ends   he doesn't stop when it looks like it's over  never has he makes a way that's why Hebrews   11 teaches so emphatically keep going  keep trusting keep believing don't quit well for you as a dead end to him as an  entryway to a place you haven't seen yet   to a place of awesome Victory his love will  make a way for you to get there the Waymaker he has a plan that we haven't  seen yet oh I'm confident of that   there's no dead end to him and I came today to  tell you he's the Waymaker you may not see it but   he's the Waymaker you may came in today or you may  be watching today and you say I cannot see this   okay he's behind the scene he's  working and he's the Waymaker   he's going to anoint you  to see beyond the dead end   and he's going to anoint you to move into  an area you didn't even know anything about   God will make a way where there seems to be  no way and I want to add this to it God will   make a way where there seems to be no way  just don't forget him when you get there   when things feel hopeless they feel helpless you  just need to know that God promises to make a way   when you feel like every door has been shut you can't see how something is going to  happen in front of you he will make a way   because our God is a Waymaker and he will make  a way through providing a miracle he'll make   a way through keeping a promise or he'll just  shine light into the darkness of your situation   God makes a way in the middle of no way Israel  found himself at the Red Sea and God separates   the waters and in the midst of impossibility  Israel walks through on dry ground sea separated   on each side and they walk through that's a  God that makes a way in the middle of no way you know when we talk about God being a miracle  worker there are a lot of Skeptics in the world   today even within the Christian Community that  that would say that the Miracles of the Bible   just either never actually took place or they're  not for today but the question for all of us is   is really is he's still working miracles that's  the question is he still The Miracle Worker today   is God still in the miracle business can can  blind eyes that have never seen miraculously   still be opened can God still take just  a small amount of food and still multiply   that food to to feed thousands can people still be  miraculously healed when everything else says that   there's just no way does God still intervene  into human Affairs in an extraordinary way   and based on what I read in scripture and what  I've seen with my own two eyes and what I've   experienced God I want to tell you that God  is still in the business of doing miracles   I want you to know that today I believe that  with all of my heart he is still a miracle worker   over the past few years I've watched God  heal relationships at seem Beyond repair   I've watched him heal people of cancer when  doctor said it couldn't be done I've watched him   provide financially for people when all  hope seem to be lost watch God provide for   my family when we said there's just no way  that this can happen I've watched him heal both of my boys from back injuries when the  doctors looked at both of them and said it's   never going to happen then I watched God do it  God is still in the business of doing miracles   I want you to know that I want you to believe it  because I believe it with everything inside of me   most of us I would say we have no problem  believing that God does Miracles today   but we're not quite sure he'll do them for us in order to experience a miracle  sometimes you have to take a step of faith   Miracles are God's business obedience is mine  Miracles are God's business obedience is yours   I'm still The Miracle Worker but  you've got to take a step of faith   I like what Mark Batterson says he says you can't  expect God to do the supernatural if you aren't   willing to do the natural and here's the point if  you want to see the miraculous sometimes you have   to take a step of obedience you have to trust  God you have to have faith and you have to ask   you have to do what he's asking you to do even  if you don't want to even if everything inside of   you is screaming no that doesn't make sense some  of you are believing God for a desired outcome   but quite honestly what you are asking God to do  for you requires a miracle to get it done [Music]   you need a miracle and Jesus is the  miracle worker he is the miracle worker   nothing is impossible for Jesus to do for you  Luke chapter 1 verse 37 says for nothing will   be impossible with God Matthew Chapter 19  Verse 26 says but Jesus looked at them and   said with with man this is impossible let's say  it together but With God all things are possible   I love Ephesians 3 20 Paul writes now to him  who is able to do immeasurably more than all   we ask or imagine according to his power that is  in work with that doesn't work with inside of us   what does that mean it just means simply God  is able God is able Eugene Peterson says most   Miracles are the byproduct of a long obedience  in the same direction for some of you guys are   saying to you get up get up trust me move forward  take a step of obedience here's another thing   Jesus does a miracle miracle in your life  there's always a bigger purpose involved what's the purpose it will always always be about  bringing God glory and drawing you closer to him   to deepen your faith to put Jesus  on display listen every one of the   Miracles in the Book of John every one of  the Miracles in the Bible is about bringing   glory to God and deepening the faith  of the people involved in the miracle   but here's what you need to know God  will never waste your pain he will   never waste your hurt he will never waste your  suffering and he will never waste a miracle and here's the other thing regardless of  how long you've been waiting on a miracle   Jesus has not forgotten about you there  are no promises in God's word that says   that God's going to heal every person that is  suffering or every person that's paralyzed or   every person that that's in pain while we're  here on this Earth could he heal everyone in   the world right now that's suffering absolutely  but for whatever reason he chooses not to   even though Romans 8 23 says we groan to  be released from pain and suffering in this   lifetime it won't be until we get to heaven  that will be healed and be given new bodies   and listen that's a tough reality to accept  about God's sovereignty especially tough if   maybe you're a child or you have a child that is  suffering or it's someone that you love deeply   and you just watch them suffer all day long  however even though I don't understand why God   may choose to do a miracle here but he chooses  not to do a miracle over here I do know this   he is compassionate he is loving he is  good and he's not forgotten about anyone   he is with you just as much as he's with  the person that he does the miracle for   just as much and listen some of you are waiting  on God to do a miracle in your life listen our   savior is still a miracle worker he is still  a promise keeper he's not forgotten about you Isaiah chapter 40 verse 28 says have you heard  have you never heard have you never understood   the Lord as the Everlasting God the creator  of all the Earth he never grows weak or weary   no one can measure the depths of his understanding  he gives power to the weak and strength of the   powerless even youths will become weak and tired  and young men will fall in exhaustion but those   who trust in the Lord who put their faith in The  Miracle Worker will find new strength they will   soar high-end wings like eagles they will run  and not grow weary they will walk and not faint   that means that regardless of what you have  been through today Jesus is still a miracle   worker and the question for you today is do  you need a miracle God's timing is rarely   our timing which is why one of the most frequent  cries in the Psalms is how long how long why not   now God what possible reason could you have for  making this protracted suffering even longer   faith is at least in part the ability to  trust that if you knew everything God knew   and if you understood everything God understood  and if you could see everything God sees   you'd say that's right takes faith to  believe that because our vision is so   limited and our pain can seem so long but if we  knew what God knew and could see what God sees   we would say of course of course I see why  that had to happen to him and to them and   to her into that country and that people and that  decision and that thing God knew what he was doing   I love what the commentator Victor Hamilton says  God's delays are not necessarily God's denials   and as some of you endure what seems like a  long period of God's delay delay delay know   that it is not necessarily his denial when  thoughts tell you it's too late it's never   going to happen now let that go in one ear and  out the other God is faithful what he promised   you is still in route you may not see any sign  of it every circumstance says there's no way   things are happening that you can't see in the  Unseen realm God is moving the wrong people out   of the way lining up the healing the favor the  good breaks they're already on your schedule   here's the key if you could see how it was  going to happen that wouldn't take any faith   God can use anything and anybody to get you  where he wants to take you and so I just came   to tell somebody who came in here feeling for  your sorry for yourself and came in here just   feeling woe is me never nothing good ever happens  to me I'm never I'm always the last one higher   than the first one fired I'm always and you and  you got your little sad song that you've loved   uh uh to sing I came to tell you pick up the  needle put on a new song I am who God said I am   time for you to quit disqualifying yourself some  of us disqualify ourselves for we ever show up   I serve a God who can give me a job I'm not  technically qualified for but because I'm in his   bloodline if he Wills me to work there he's going  to put me there no matter how he gets me there   but sometimes your plan and God's plan are  two different things oh I came to tell you you   don't worry about your plan when yours falls apart  that just means it wasn't God that's all it means   somebody needs to take that with you when it  doesn't work out the way you thought it would   work out that just means that wasn't God's way  that's all it means don't get desperate don't   get frustrated don't certainly don't get mad at  God he didn't give you the plan you had to plan   sometimes we give God our deadlines and get mad  when he doesn't meet him oh but God does things in   his own way his ways are not our ways his thoughts  are not our thoughts and so you got to learn to   walk by faith and promises that you've given up on  dreams you've let go of you've accepted it's too   late to accomplish that goal too late to break the  addiction too late to have a baby that may be true   looking at a normal schedule you don't see it on  there but God is saying it's still on my schedule   I still have a way to bring it to pass I wouldn't  have promised it if I wasn't going to do it   now all through the day father thank you that  what you started in my life you're going to finish   it may seem too late for me but I know it's not  too late for you thank you for these unscheduled   blessings blessings out of season I came to tell  you your timeline is in the hand of your God he knows where he's taken you and  you gotta walk by faith and not   by sight and stop getting mad at all  the people around you it's not their   job to elevate your life God is the one who  will exalt you in good time humble yourself   under the mighty hand of God In Due season  when the time is right he will exalt you don't ever mistake your feeling of urgency don't  ever mistake your feeling of urgency for purpose   from God your urgency your sense of having  to do something should can deceive you into   thinking that's your purpose from God I've got  to do this right now but here's the thing you   feel urgency and I feel urgency but God does not  it doesn't mean that your urgency is felt by God   may put something urgent in your life but  here's the reality your urgency doesn't mean   that God also feels it when we handle things  ourselves and don't trust in God's timing we   always make things worse right isn't that what  we do we help things along we try to find a way   to get the ball rolling I you know I know  God spoke this but you know it seems like   God needs a little help so you know lean in and  get the ball rolling come up with some solutions   we don't understand how God could do something  but remember he's God he works in Supernatural   ways often using natural systems but he does  things above creation is anything too hard for   the Lord is there anything too hard for the Lord  just because it seems like God is too late doesn't   mean that he's not going to come through don't  be fooled by the circumstances you may not see   anything the odds are against you the experts  say it's not going to work out God controls   the universe don't be impatient for him to act  keep believing keep praying and every blessing   that belongs to you will show up you won't  have to go after it it's going to come to you   it's going to happen at the time God has planned  have you given up hope have you given up hope did   God speak something to you and you look at it and  say there is no physical real way that this could   happen scientifically emotionally whatever there's  no way this could happen this word of God that was   given to me there's no way it could happen you're  in the perfect place for God to show up and speak   into your desolation the word that he has which  is hope that his word never returns void then   his purposes and his plans for you will not be  thwarted he is God and when he speaks it it is so   just check out the first Narrative of  scripture in the creation of all things   he spoke it when God speaks it comes to be but we  are limited by time and we look at it and we know   that time matters to us it matters we are looking  at time linearly I do not believe that God does   God looks in for maternity time is something God  created he's not subservient to it he uses it he   gave us all the numerology that's in the Bible the  seven days being so significant six days in a rest   and the whole like Rhythm of the Earth in  its Seasons God of course uses time but   God is Not subservient to it God is eternal  he is the Alpha and the Omega the beginning   in the end he was he is and he will be he is  outside of time he is God so remind yourself   that when God speaks it will come to be but  it doesn't mean that it will happen tomorrow   God doesn't do things on a normal schedule  a normal time frame he has some unscheduled   blessings for you things that are out of season  out of the ordinary that shouldn't happen now the   medical report says it's too late the financial  experts say things should be down that's when God   steps in and says let me show you who I am I'm not  limited by time I'm not affected by the economy   I'm not restricted by your age your background  the opposition by how long it's been I control   the universe when I speak wombs come back to life  when I speak Red Seas part when I speak sickness   is leave when I speak addictions are broken  marriages are restored opportunities show up   remember every calling every pull into something  is a journey of faith based on his timing   not yours we cannot engineer a life of Faith hear  that church you cannot engineer a life of faithful   obedience you can only live into it trust him  when you don't see anything happening believe   when Heaven is silent he's working behind the  scenes every blessing that has your name on it   if you will be patient it's not only going to find  you it's going to be much better than you think   friends know this your life is purposeful but  we have to wait on his perfect timing we may   not understand God's timing but we can trust  his character will we be courageously obedient   even when we have to wait and here's the thing if  you won't say yes to it you'll never get to see   the Fulfillment of God you will have to wait in  courageous obedience for the word of the Lord to   come to pass he works out his plans and purposes  in US nothing I want I want this to be the final   words you hear nothing is wasted when we trust  in God's timing he is The God Who says I will   give you Beauty for Ashes I will give you the  oil of joy in your time of mourning and grief   only God can do that only God  can redeem time spent waiting   time spent hopeless God is The God Who invites us  to believe in his character above and beyond our   circumstances nothing is wasted when we wait on  our faithful God's timing to reach its fulfillment if the truth be told we were being totally honest most of us don't like waiting particularly if we're waiting for something  to change or something to get better waiting can be a very frustrating experience  but the worst kind of waiting of all is waiting on God when God forces you to wait for  things to get better in your life the things to improve to change to  reverse and nothing is happening   and yet over and over and over and over and over  again in the Bible we're told to wait on the Lord   the most difficult place for you to  be in life is in God's waiting room   in God's waiting room some of you  are in God's waiting room right now   what is God's waiting room when you're in a hurry  for something to happen and God isn't that's   God's waiting room some of you are in a hurry to  graduate some of you are in a hurry to get married   some of you are in a hurry to start a family some  of you are in a hurry to launch a new business   to to close a big deal some of you in a hurry for  a big goal a big dream a big accomplishment some   of you are in a hurry for all kinds of different  things and God isn't we as human beings hate to   wait and we especially struggle with waiting on  God have you ever been in a hurry when God wasn't   and you're God I know you're going to come  through and I'm praying this really Godly   prayer I know it's your will so where are you  why aren't you coming through and you're in the   waiting room of life and we get so impatient we  want to hurry God up and we want things right now   and some of you been waiting for God to come  through and you're about to give up and you're   getting discouraged and you realize that God's  Standard Time is not always running on my time   and it's in the waiting rooms of life we learn  to trust God the most in those difficult waiting   rooms of life that's where God grows us and builds  our character the most through the pain of waiting   we learn to trust God and without faith it's  impossible to please God that's when he builds   our character you see while you're working on your  project your goal your dream your vision God's   working on you and God's much more interested  in you than in what you're trying to accomplish   because you're not taking your accomplishments  to heaven but you are taking your character   and sometimes God says yeah I intend to give you  what I've promised you I intend to answer that   prayer I intend to fulfill the vision but you're  not ready yet I want you to grow and when you're   ready then it's going to happen a lot of times we  think we're waiting on God for something to happen   like a prayer to be answered God says you're not  waiting on me I'm waiting on you I'm trying to   prepare you I'm testing your faith will you trust  me but I'm also trying to grow you up because the   blessing I want to give you is so much bigger than  you can handle right now you're not ready for it   you can't handle it yet another thing you have  to learn in life is that a delay is not a denial   there's a big difference between no and not yet  now immature children don't know the difference   you tell a kid not yet they start crying and  having a hissy fit because they think it means no   they don't understand a delay is not a denial  God is saying I I intend to do these things in   your life that I've given you the vision the  dream to do but you're just not ready yet and   at the right time I will answer your prayer God's  often waiting on us now why is this important   because when you're in God's waiting room you  fault temptation to all kinds of negative emotions   you start worrying you start stressing out you  get anxious you get irritable you get spiritual   add you can get envious you can get jealous hey  he got a promotion I didn't get the promotion   she's having a baby I'm not having a  baby she got engaged I didn't get engaged   he's starting a new business it's taken off what  about mine and and all these kind of negative   emotions can come into your life and then you get  frustrated and then you start having a pity party   so what does God want you to do when you're in the  waiting room of life and because you're going to   go through it many many times God is not a vending  machine where you put in the prayer and then you   pull the thing and you instantly get it there's  always a delay the delays are by Design the delays   are by Design to teach you to trust him and to  grow up in your character hey a delay is not a   denial there's a big difference between no and  not yet for those of your parents you understand   this there's a big difference between telling  your kids no and not yet it's just not time yet   and a delay is not a denial we see it all through  scriptures God told Noah to build a boat that   would save his family from a great flood but it  didn't rain for 120 years God told Abraham he'd   be the father of a great nation but he didn't  have his first child until he was 99 years old   God told Moses that he would lead the people  out of slavery from Egypt they'd been in for   over 450 years but then God sends Moses  out into the desert for 40 years to wait   God gives Joseph this great dream that he'll save  his family and his people from famine and he'll   be a great leader but then Joseph gets sold into  slavery he gets falsely accused and imprisoned   and he's waiting there in prison until finally God  takes him from prison and positions him second in   command in all of Egypt and the promise comes true  King David God had King David anointed as king   but he didn't really get to beat king until years  later even Jesus Christ spent his first 30 years   waiting in a carpentry shop before he started his  Earthly Ministry see a delay is not a denial when   God delays sometimes we feel forgotten Psalm 13  1 says how long O Lord will you forget me forever   you come to a point sometimes of believing  that God has forgotten you don't worry it's   a common experience we all go through it one  time or another feeling that God isn't there   or at the very least he's forgotten us perhaps  our problems aren't important to him we imagine   the psalmist encounters those very doubts in Psalm  chapter 10 and verse 1. here's what he says there   why do you stand afar off O Lord  why do you hide in times of trouble   what you believe is that he has given up on you  you may even be feeling that way right now if   so please allow me to remind you that what you're  contemplating is a simple impossibility God never   gives up on you he never ceases to care about you  and he will not abandon his work on you of which   your trial is apart he even says that your name  is written on the palms of his hands your very   name is tattooed on the palms of God's hands it  is engraved there it cannot be removed and such   is God's concern for you he cannot forget you no  matter what storm you're weathering now you have   never left God's mind or his heart yes sometimes  when God delays we feel forgotten but God never   delays without a purpose he knows you he knows  your heart he knows everything you're asking him   for if he's not doing what you think he should do  just be patient because God loves you don't forget   it's got your name tattooed on his palm he knows  who you are he hasn't forgotten any never will   the often God's timing disappoints us you know  there's something maybe something you've been   praying about for a long time and you really you  need an answer you know maybe you've been praying   for something really specific and you needed  God to show up within a particular time frame   you know it's an urgent need and he doesn't  when God doesn't answer when you need him to   I wonder what conclusions do you come to do you  think to yourself you know did I do something   wrong did I ask the wrong way do you find  yourself asking does God even hear my prayers   so often we think when God doesn't answer in our  way or in our time that it's because he doesn't   love us God loves you he doesn't love anybody  else one grain of sand more than he loves you   you know in those darkest moments of life I want  you to hear Jesus looking right through your fear   and saying to you trust me I am right here God's  timing might not have been everything you hoped   for in your life but I hope you understand that  you can trust the one who keeps the time clock   we don't like to trust somebody else's  timing why because if we lose control and so we'd rather than trust God because trusting  God means my goodness I actually have to Trust God   we'd rather go listen I like the plan and purpose  you have for my life but can we do it my way and here's the funny thing now that  I'm a parent I recognize in my children   that they don't like it to wait on my timing they  don't like to wait they don't like to chill and be   patient but the thing is if they would just trust  my timing they would recognize it's for their good   it's for them to be blessed and prosperous and  so you can live life frustrated anxious stressed   out angry or you can rest and go God I have to  trust in your timing just trust his timing why   because it'll give you peace it'll give you rest  and it will help you to remove all disappointment   and hurt and bitterness from your heart because  you'll know actually God's in control of my life   why didn't God just tell you everything that's  going to happen in your life right up front I think there are two or three reasons first it  would overwhelm you probably scare you to death   but the real reason God doesn't announce his  timetable to you is he wants you to trust him   he says just live one day at a time trust me  I I'm a good God I'm a loving God everything   I do in your life is for love but you just gotta  trust me in Acts chapter 1 in the Bible the Bible   says this Jesus said in verse 7 you don't get to  know the time timing is the father's business so   you're just not ever going to know stuff in  advance you don't know what's going to happen   tomorrow in your life much less the rest of your  life God does not tell us the details in advance   he has a timetable for your life but he doesn't  tell you the details in advance if you could   understand why God does everything God does  you'd be God 's timing isn't good it's perfect   because he knows all the details he knows  past present future he knows what we need   what we want what's the wisest thing to do you  can never go wrong waiting upon God's timing   if I'm going to wait upon God I'm going to trust  him because my waiting is saying I'm trusting you   God that your timing is better than mine you  know what I do not know your time is always   right and so I'm going to trust you and I'm  going to wait till you give me permission to   go there or do this I have that of Bobby Ella it  isn't that God's trying to deprive us of anything   he only wants what is best for us so it takes  faith and what I mean by that is simple is am I   willing to trust God for his timing before I make  a decision just imagine how amazing life would be   if we could trust God all the time in every thing  all the time in every thing and trust in God   means that we stop trying to make things happen  ourselves and we wait on God how many love waiting we wait on God it's a painful word even to say it  and God doesn't do it when we'd like him to or the   way we'd like him to but I can promise you today  if you will keep your eyes on God and trust him to   be your recompense and to be your reward and to be  your Vindicator you will get double blessings for   your farmer trouble trusting him doesn't mean  I'm going to get what I want when I want it   trusting him says I believe that when the timing  is right God will provide what I'm asking him for   you know broken hearts do mend bodies do  healed disappointment turns into new dreams   and the end of one thing can open the door  for something new if we will just put our   trust in God you know what if you're still  here on the planet God's got a plan for you   it seems to you like God's forgotten all about  you well he hasn't he hears you and he sees you   can I tell you today that you're not invisible  God knows exactly where you're at and he knows   exactly what's going on in your life and he  knows exactly how much you can take and how   much you can't take and he may not be early but  he won't be late God's timing is always perfect   do I believe that he has our best interest  at heart if I believe that I'm going to wait   but watch this if somebody says I don't  have any time to waste you never waste   time waiting on God never you'll always find  out that his timing is always the right time sometimes you need to get knocked down before you  can really figure out what your what your fight is   and how you need to fight it sometimes you need to feel the pain  and sting of defeat to activate the   real passion and purpose that  God predestined inside of you God says in Jeremiah I know the plans I have  for you plans to prosper you and not to harm you   plans to give you hope and a future hear me well  on this day this day when you have reached the   hilltop and you are deciding on on Nick's  jobs next steps careers further education   you would rather find purpose than a job or a  career purpose crosses disciplines purpose is an   essential element of you it is the reason you are  on the planet at this particular time in history   your very existence is wrapped up in the things  you are here to fulfill whatever you choose for   a career path remember the struggles along the  way are only meant to shape you for your purpose when God has something for you it doesn't matter  who stands against it if it's meant for you God will move someone that's  holding you back away from a door   and put someone there who will open it for you I don't know what your future is but if  you're willing to take the heart away   the more complicated one the one with more  failures at first their successes the one that   has ultimately proven to have more meaning more  Victory more Glory that you will not regret it   press on with pride and press on with purpose  and appreciate what God has brought you through

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Published: Mon Sep 18 2023