When we come to God with faith, it pleases Him because He wants to give us His blessings.
faith has nothing to do with what we see
or what we feel faith is something in
our heart that says in our heart God is
good god keeps his word
and if God said he’ll do this and I
believe you’ll do it I don’t care what I
see or what I feel like or what anybody
says or how long it takes
without faith it is impossible to please
God and those who come to him must
believe that he is and I love this part
and that he is the rewarder wow wow wow
wow wow wow it’s not just that he is
he’s good and he wants to be good to you
without faith we cannot receive and walk
in God’s good plan for our lives and
that’s why he’s not pleased when we try
to come to him without faith because he
wants to give us good things faith is
not the price that buys the blessings of
God it’s simply the hand that reaches
out and receives it grace is the price
that bought every blessing from God it’s
not my faith that buys blessings Jesus
bought the blessings with his blood but
I can receive with the hand of faith
there’s no reason for God to want to
bless me there’s no reason in the
natural if you want to know the truth
for him to want to bless you I don’t
deserve it you don’t deserve it but I’m
ready I’m willing to receive it
I’m willing to have it and I think the
fact that we don’t deserve it makes it
all the more amazing amazing amazing
absolutely jaw-dropping
amazing you say well what does God want
me to do that’s everybody’s biggest
question what do you God what do you
want me to do
you’ve prayed you’re not getting your
breakthrough so what do you want me to
do if I’d like you to stop doing
something try like some worship or
something like that well you want what
you want me to do anyway did God what do
you want me to do I’ve done everything I
know to do God nothing’s work I just
don’t know what to do and I still
remember one day falling in the floor
dramatically do you ever do the dramatic
thing with God God I just give up
I’ve done everything I know to do God if
nothing’s working I just give up and
honestly I’m telling you the truth I
heard the Holy Spirit excitedly st.
really really I remember like really and
I thought well why are you so excited
and then all of a sudden it just like
came to me like as a revelation because
the only time that God gets to work are
those few moments in our life when we
get out of works of the flesh long
enough to say God I could do this if you
think it’s done it’s gonna have to be
you oh really like God surprised by that
come on do you ever have you ever get
dramatic with God house goes get a
script anymore some of you tell God God
if I don’t get a word from you at that
seminar I just can’t go on now look at
me yeah you will go on because God is
not going to let you quit all right John
628 then they said what are we to do
don’t you love it that we may habitually
be working the works of God what are we
to do to carry out what God requires
somebody asked me the other day God’s
been really dealing with them about
waiting on God and spending time as a
presence and they said what am I
supposed to do while I’m waiting on God
that’s the whole point isn’t it what are
we to do what is it that God requires
and I love this verse 29 jesus replied
this is the work the service that God
asks of you that you believe see that
that’s such a shock to some of your
systems that are workaholics you’re like
well yeah I believe but what else well
obviously you know if God tells us to do
something then we need to be obedient
but a lot of times we’re in works of the
flesh and then we actually miss the work
that God would have us do we get into
what I call works that don’t work and
then we get frustrated because we’re not
flowing under grace when our own
strength trying to be holy ghost’ jr.
not just wonder if I bought that
forgiveness book of choices and
underlying some stuff and left it laying
out on the table at home I just wonder
if my I just wonder if maybe my husband
would read that
so you get my point
I also love John 11:40 jesus said to her
did I not tell you and promise you that
if you would believe you would see the
glory of God isn’t that wonderful
what do you want me to do believe well
every time we set ourselves to obey to
believe to receive something by faith
you can count on it fear will come fear
will come but we can meet it every time
with faith and say I will not fear I
will not fear Hebrews 11:1 now faith is
the substance of things hoped for the
evidence of things not seen now look at
that faith has nothing to do with what
we see or what we feel faith is
something in our heart that says in our
heart God is good
God keeps his word and if God said he’ll
do this and I believe he’ll do it I
don’t care what I see or what I feel
like or what anybody says or how long it
takes you have to understand what faith
is because if you think it’s something
you’re supposed to feel you’re gonna
miss the whole thing I just don’t feel
like God loves me don’t ever say that
don’t ever say I don’t feel like God
loves me no the scripture well enough to
say I don’t care how I feel I am rooted
in his love his love makes me more than
a conqueror through Christ God loves me
he loves me unconditionally
when I was still an enemy of the Cross
he died for me and loves me can I tell
you that God will never love you any
more than he does at this moment right
now come on
I said God will never love you any more
than he does at this moment right now
you say well what about if I behave
better nope he won’t love you any more
than he does right now you’ll be happy
for you because that obedience will open
up new levels of what God can do in your
life but he won’t love you any more than
he does right now
God loves even the person that is
unsaved as much as he loves those of us
who think we are the most religious we
don’t obey God to get him to love us we
obey Him because he loved us first and
we’re responding out of that love in
amazement that he could love us fear is
the enemy of faith well everything has
to have an opposing force in the earth
and I can’t really think of anything
that doesn’t you know for faith to work
and be valuable there has to be fear
coming against it you said well I’d
rather not have all this opposition well
you know what you might be surprised if
you had no opposition you might be a
worse mess than what you or we might be
worse messes than what we even are I
think of the bee who was taken on a
space shuttle into flight to go to the
some other planet and in the weightless
atmosphere with no gravity they never
had to flap a wing he just floated
around in the weightless atmosphere no
opposition no wing flapping just
floating around and the end of the story
was he enjoyed the ride but he died
and that’s exactly what would happen to
us if all we could do was just all we
had to do is just float around
hallelujah hallelujah I’m sorry girl if
all we had to do was just float around
and be spiritual
never have to deal with anything we
would never develop we wouldn’t grow an
eaglet when it’s born has a little tooth
on the end of its beak and when it’s
still in the egg it uses that little
tooth the peck peck peck peck peck peck
peck peck peck peck peck peck peck peck
peck peck peck peck
I mean hours and sometimes days pick
pick pick pick pick pick pick pecks and
picks and picks and finally gets a
little correct and then Peck and peck
and peck a peck a peck peck peck peck
peck peck peck peck peck now you know
the way we are but we have to picked a
peck peck peck peck peck peck that we’re
like come on God enough with the pecking
already
could you get me out of here come on
well one man reported that he saw the
little baby eaglet trying to get out and
just decided to help well it didn’t work
and died
it needs the opposition to be strong and
we need opposition to be strong amen
so just remember the next time things
are taking a little longer than you’d
like just they devil I’m going to keep
on back and peck peck peck peck peck
peck peck peck it in faith everything
has to have an opposition for there to
be good there must be evil otherwise who
would even know what good was love and
hatred depression joy harshness kindness
noise quiet positive-negative generosity
greed light dark fear faith
opportunities adversaries you know we
see that in each one of these God gives
us one and the devil comes against us
with the other trying to steal the one
that God has given us but we’re going to
keep on picking
I think I’ll change the name of this to
the peck of faith you know why there’s
opposing forces because God does not
want robots mechanically serving him
because that’s all they can do you know
why God created man he wanted fellowship
he created us for relationship he wanted
someone to have a relationship with and
so he made us in His image because it’s
kind of cool if you can fellowship with
someone that’s kind of like you now you
know I love my dog but I don’t get the
same kind of fellowship with my dog that
I do a really good friend well sometimes
I do but we won’t go there okay
God gives these opposing things because
he wants us to choose our choices the
choices that we make are some of the
most important things that we do in our
life every choice is a seed that we sow
that brings some kind of harvest in our
life when we have the privilege of
leading people to Christ we always tell
them this is the most important decision
that you will ever make and you can make
a decision to not stand against fear to
just let it go ahead and rule you
because it’ll be a little bit of work to
stand against it may be a little
uncomfortable sometimes but then that’s
your choice and you will reap the
benefit of allowing that fear to stay in
your life which means you won’t
experience the fullness of everything
that God had for you he’ll love you you
go to heaven but there’ll be things that
you’ll miss here that God had planned
for you
that he won’t be able to release to you
if you don’t learn how to develop your
faith and be bold and courageous I mean
do we honestly think that I could be
doing what I’m doing if I was timid and
fearful
no.not is right not I could not well
Joyce you does naturally bold well you
know in some ways I am but in some ways
I wasn’t there have been many things
that I’ve had to do afraid many many
many things I’ve had to do afraid
Deuteronomy 30:19 I sent before you life
and death good and evil God couldn’t you
just give me the good stuff I set before
you death and life good and evil
choose life that you and your
descendants may live we have to be
responsible for our choices amen well we
like to take responsibility for the good
ones the ones that work out good oh yes
praise the Lord
but we’re not always so keen on taking
responsibility for the bad ones let’s
look at John 14:27 peace I leave with
you my own peace I now give and bequeath
unto you not as the world gives do I
give to you do not let your hearts be
troubled neither let them be afraid I
can’t help the way I feel feeling fear
is not being afraid being afraid is
caving in to the fear and doing what the
fear is telling you to do rather than
what God is telling you to do amen time
that you knit you need me to say that
again
neither let them be afraid do not let
your heart be afraid you see I can’t
help you answer you we’re not talking
about the way we feel you can feel
afraid but that doesn’t mean you are
afraid unless you cave in to the fear
and do what the fear says instead of
what God says now let me be clear you
know if you’re afraid of deep water I’m
not suggesting you go dive off the
diving board tonight to prove something
somebody asked me the other day if I was
a good swimmer I said well let’s just
put it like this if I fall in you better
come in too but I have no need to do
that
that’s not something God is telling me
to do I’m talking about the things that
God is telling us to do fear has torment
first John 4 says fear has torment
now obviously the only way we can ever
totally get over fear is to know the
perfect love that God has for us first
John 4 16 through 18 perfect love
casteth out fear and he who has fear has
not yet known or had love perfected in
them so the more we know and have a
revelation on how much God loves us the
less we have to be afraid of because we
just believe like a little kid my daddy
is going to take care of me
and you know what to be honest even if
we don’t get what we wanted we don’t
really even care all that much because
we trust dad so much that we know that
what he gives will be better than what
we wanted amen
and that just gives us such peace man I
tell you when I was struggling to get
what I wanted all those years I was so
miserable and I imagine I got a few
people here tonight and you’re like
right there like yep well you know what
what do you just give it up
why torment yourself just like God if
this is never going to happen you’re the
only ones going to make it happen and if
you want it to happen nobody’s going to
stop it from happening and if you don’t
want it to happen I’m not going to make
it happen and you know probably one of
the biggest areas that we fuss and fume
over is what we would like to see happen
in other people’s lives that we love
come on now don’t you miss what I’m
saying I said probably one of the
biggest problems that we have is fussing
in fuming over what we want to see
happen in our kids and the person we’re
married to in our parents you know what
I finally figured out you can’t make
somebody love God I don’t care how hard
we try we can’t make somebody love God
now we can live a life in front of them
that will make them maybe righteously
jealous we can be salt make them thirsty
but we can’t make them make the choice
if God can’t make them we sure can’t
make them it’s one of the hardest things
to watch somebody that you love make bad
decisions he’s all I can do is pray well
let me tell you something that’s the
most powerful thing that we can do
but still when it comes right down to it
God will protect that person’s freedom
to make their own choice amen when we
pray it gives God an opportunity to work
so keep praying but losing your joy is
not going to make things any better do
not let your hearts be troubled neither
let them be afraid stop allowing
yourselves to be agitated and disturbed
and do not permit yourselves to be
fearful and intimidated and cowardly and
unsettled isn’t John 14:27 wonderful so
see now if we put that back up and you
look at it realistically that’s given
all of us a responsibility he didn’t say
pray and I’ll make it all go away you
said whether what am i praying for for
strength for courage for confidence for
boldness for the power to endure
whatever comes with good temper – never
give up – never quit
– keep a smile on your face even when
you’re hurting so bad you feel like you
can’t stand it not to be phony but just
to let the devil know he’s not going to
get your joint and do not for a moment
be frightened or intimidated in anything
by your opponents and your adversaries
for such constancy and fearlessness when
fear comes against us what should our
position be to remain constant to keep
going forward to keep putting one foot
in front of the other one for such
constancy in fearlessness will be a
clear sign of proof and a seal to them
your enemy of their impending
destruction but a sure token and
evidence of your deliverance and
salvation and that from God so it’s
almost like when we’re in a battle
there’s God’s watching in the devil’s
watching and if we remain constant and
steadfast it’s assigned to God that we
really have our faith and confidence in
him but it’s a sign to the devil that
his day is just about over and then
you