Service Date: 01.13.16 8pm
you know it’s not with your series but
we’re just going to piggy back from last
week so for those that we’re not here
the message was the year of deception
now we are in a year of reward okay
deception is just us highlighting the
area that the enemy is trying to come
and you know confuse God’s people
there’s a passage in Colossians and it
says let no one cheat you of your reward
and that word she can also be deceive
you of your reward now in summary what
we looked at last week was deceived to
be deceived by the enemy is only in
areas that we have not been established
in God’s truth we see that in the life
of Eve right
even though because one thing the enemy
does is that he would always test what
you think you know so even though evils
aware that they shouldn’t eat the fruit
the devil comes and says did God say
this is that right and if fumbled and
you see that is a frequent tactic of the
enemy because even with Jesus right when
you see you have there’s a scene and
Jesus is being baptized and God speaks
and everyone there present can hear and
he says this is my son in whom I am well
pleased and then Jesus goes into the
world and as the spirit leads him into
the wilderness and he’s fasting for
forty days but the sprit is leading him
so that he would be tempted or tested by
the devil and it’s so interesting how
the devil says if you are the son of God
do x y&z so he’s testing his knowledge
of what he’s received God tells him this
is my son and the devil comes if you are
indeed this son right so he likes to
test the things that we know and that’s
why we have to be established on his
truth and so the heart of the message
last week was really about intimacy with
Christ that was what it all boils down
to because when we have intimacy we are
walking with truth and so today I want
to speak about you know God has been
dealing on this with me and the truth of
any the truth of the matter is
any perfect message you hear from
someone it’s probably one of their
biggest struggles that the person is
going through because it’s not just that
people come up here to dictate to you as
God is teaching us he’s teaching you
right so it’s you know I’m on the
Autobahn probably be at the altar
so today’s message is going to be about
living a fasted life now on Sunday y’all
liked what I did there hey so on Sunday
we know PT even mentioned and he spoke
about you know we need to get into
fasting right and fasting is not a
religious practice for many of us what
PT really did is he put words to what
has been taking place in our spirit
thank you baby here so he put words
because I’m sure for many of us there’s
been like this this pool in our spirit
like there’s something I need to do this
I need to go deeper and Pt just put
words to it and we what we know that we
should go into fasting now living a
fasted life is different from fasting
now both if you can do this and not fast
or anything like that but we see that
even in the life of Jesus right Jesus
fasted before he started his ministry he
fasted for 40 days and 40 nights but for
the duration of his ministry he lived a
fasted life and we’re going to go into
what that means and how we can apply
that because basically today what God
has really pressed in my heart there are
disciplines that we need to incorporate
in our daily lives when we’re talking
about intimacy with God now what does it
mean to live a you know a fasted life
fasting is what I believe lays the
foundation live in a facet like build
the house you see when we come well
we’re not gonna go into that right now
but y’all can learn what fasting is
right there but when we come before God
when we say Lord I’m coming to you you
know there’s something I wanna I wanna
fast about right you’re fasting because
there’s a specific word that you want to
receive we are in a new season and this
season we need to understand what is the
word of this
season God what are you doing in and
through my life in this time now the
thing about God’s Word is that what he’s
for many of us what he’s going to
release is the promise of this year but
to get to the promise you also need to
abide in his word and so fast then it
lays the foundation because fashion is
about your your seeking God for a word
right you’re not just fast in just a
fast there’s a word that you’re seeking
from him I believe that even as Jesus
was in the wilderness
it was just not about being tempted or
tested by the devil he was prepped he
was established in the truth of his
ministry and he was able to walk out and
just start that thing and so in order to
do this because we see that Jesus is
someone that he would say I only do what
I see my father do Jesus always stayed
in prayer right I want us even open to a
specific passage and we’re going to go
into a few things let’s go to 2nd Samuel
12 I want and even before we look at
this when we talk about you know what is
fasting it’s to start with what fasting
is not right fasting is not manipulation
when you’re fast is not because you’re
trying to move the hand of God to say
yes to something that you want
fasting is about receiving a word from
God now in this case we see David so
let’s even read it and I’m going to go
into the text so and he said while the
child was alive I fasted and wept for I
said who can tell whether the Lord will
be gracious to me that the child may
live let’s go to the next one but now he
is dead why should I fast can I bring
him back again I shall go to him but he
shall not return to me you see what
happened here is that David kind of he
was in a very funny situation you know
he took a woman you know that belongs to
someone else killed her husband it was
really messy and then she became
pregnant but because of the way that
child came and just the
yes in which that was that happened and
God sends a prophet Nathan to tell David
that the child would die and so there’s
a word that has already been established
and so David is coming before it got too
fast to see maybe this word might change
he’s not fasting to say God because I’m
coming with the fast that means you’re
going to do what I say it’s open your
heart to receive what God is going to
speak but the word didn’t change right
and so the child died and even something
I really want to highlight even when we
talk about that because for some that
might not even be well versed in this
children are a gift from God right and
everyone is burn with a purpose if God
takes a child away perhaps the purpose
of that child was to even teach a lesson
not because God is evil or God is like
I’m just going to strike this child or
whatever everything serves the purpose
every person serves a purpose there’s
one that that’s not the message but just
to clarify that God is not just evil and
just gonna oh you did this I’m going to
strike this no the child probably even
served a purpose to teach a show David
that this is not the way that I want you
to go right so in the fast even before
we go into what fasting is in the fast
what it is important what happens after
the fast as much as it’s important what
happens during the fast now many of us
might be in a fast many of us might be
starting soon many of us might have
started and stopped or whatever took
place but it is very crucial because we
see that there’s a man named Moses and
Moses is someone that he goes up to the
mountain he’s led by the spirit to fast
and he’s in the mountain fasted for 40
days and 40 nights and during that time
God writes the Ten Commandments on a
tablet and gives it to him so there was
something he receives from God in that
time but then Moses goes down and is
offended by what the people are doing
that he throws what God has given him
and it broke and so now he has to be led
again to the mountain too fast for
another 40 days and 40 nights – nah but
this time he like God has him right in
the the commandments just because it’s
like you know what if you write it
probably you won’t break it
I but I mentioned this because fashion
is not a religious practice it’s not
just something you do like you know what
every June of the year I’m going to do a
forty day fast right there is a reason
that we do this there’s a word that you
want to receive from God there was a
word that would build or establish a
foundation and something needs to be
built upon there’s a word in the Bible I
love so much and it says that unless the
Lord builds a house
the laborers labor in vain and so when
we receive a word from God we are
receiving a promise and in order to get
to that promise we also need God to
guide us there right so let’s talk about
what fasting is and unless we can pull
up that image now fasting hmm what is
that
fasting is positioning your heart to
hear from God
it’s a physical discipline for spiritual
development so when we come before God
was saying lord I am positioning my
heart to hear from you you see so
because you see a lot of times we’re so
caught up right with so many things in
the world we’re so caught up with what’s
going on an Instagram what’s going on on
whatever you know what’s going on here
what’s going on there even food could be
a distraction right and so when we say
that Lord and fasting we’re turning what
our heart is pointed to to God and so
it’s focused on God and that’s why you
know I’ll give you my personal story so
I started fasting and I fasted for you
know specific little deals a specific
reason and on the first day God answered
you know God gave me the word you know
the second day I’m like you know what I
said three days Lord we’re going with
this but on the second day around maybe
four o’clock my heart is positioned on
food I start thinking of clam chowder
you know things that I don’t even eat
rice krispie treats and God is like
break you can have some food I said Lord
we said three days you know and he’s
like that’s being religious because you
already received what you’re asking me
why you still fasted and if your heart
is no longer turned towards me and it’s
turned towards food you’re wasting your
time you see when you’re fasting and
your focus is on the very thing you’re
fasting off that’s torture not fasting
and God is not interested in that he’s
not because he’s saying that when you
come to me come with your heart turned
towards me right and we do this because
you see we are three dimensional beings
right we have the body the soul and the
spirit now God is spirit so when he
speaks to us he speaks to our spirit now
the spirit translates that message to
your soul and your so communicates that
to yourself right and so a lot of times
why we think we’re not hearing from God
is because our soul is turned to our
body and the body is influenced by its
environment and so you have all these
desires that are taking place based on
your environmental influence is the
thing that you’re after and so when we
say Lord I’m coming to you and fasting
and that’s why I love it when PT talks
about you know fast enough Instagram and
all these things because fasting is not
literally just about food it’s about the
things that feed you right and it’s like
you know what I’m going to take a break
on these things to be fed by God and so
we’re turning we’re positioning our
heart to hear what God is saying and
that’s why a lot of times even when you
start your fast you still you feel like
you’re getting attacked because the
attack is not about you it’s about the
word that God released towards you you
see there’s a man named Daniel and he
there was something that took place and
the Bible says that the moment Daniel
turned his heart to gain understanding
and he was fasting that God sent the
response right he sent an angel to
answer him but the only problem is that
Daniel was held up because obviously the
enemy is not interested in you getting
the answer and so the enemy had you know
there was these you know demonic forces
and in the realm that held his angel up
and so God had to send another angel to
release that and so I bring that up just
to say that when we are fasting as long
as your heart is focused on God whatever
is it one go
around you never let that distract you
because all that is to steal that word
right and that’s what and if the enemy
can have a word he can deceive you in
that area and that’s not what we’re
having amen
so now we’re going to talk about the
need to live a fasted life now a fasted
life we’ve talked about fasting and
we’re going to really apply these
principles in to what it means and how
we can do this the disciplines that it
takes out it know we’re going to carry
out but live in a fasted life is
dependency on God for your every step
you see when Jesus what’s really
interesting that you know when we talk
about when the the enemy was tempting
Jesus you know sometimes we read the
passages and were like oh he was really
silly for thinking that Jesus will fall
for that or something like that but the
truth of the matter is that you cannot
tempt someone with something they don’t
desire and so when God releases a
promise to you the enemy knowing okay I
have an idea of what this promise is let
me see if I can give you a counterfeit
version faster and so we need to live a
fasted life because we need God’s voice
directing the way we should go in order
to obtain the promise you see when Jesus
was in the wilderness and he was tempted
one of the things the enemy said to him
he said if you bow down to me I will
give you all the kingdoms of the world
that was a desire of Jesus you see there
was a promise towards the Son of God
that he would have a name above all
names that he would be the King of Kings
right and we will see that in um what
passage is that I believe we have that
once I want us to read it actually let’s
see here maybe we don’t have it
I believe it’s in Revelation so if you
read your whole Bible you will find it
like PG says but we see that there’s a
passage that talks about after Jesus had
you know he lived he was obedient to the
point of death right and because of that
because he was obedient to the voice of
God that he received
a name above every names and that is why
we call him the king of kings and the
Lord of lords right and so the enemy
knowing that look I know you have a
desire for this I am going to present to
you a counterfeit version and if you bow
down to me you don’t need to go through
the cross you don’t need to go through
the headaches of what is going to happen
tomorrow I don’t know the way I don’t
know how this is gonna happen right here
right now
I will give you maybe less than but
enough to maybe satisfy you that was not
just a random thing because you see
Jesus was as much man on earth as he was
God but he was man right and the reason
that we can he understands us is because
he went through what we go through
so that temptation was real you see
right before that we see that the enemy
tempted him with food and the Bible says
because he was hungry so we see that
these things were desires that he had
but he was able to say no and he was
able to say no with the Word of God not
by anything else with the Word of God
right and so let’s open so I want us to
look at something really quick actually
let’s open to proverbs 23 26 this right
here is the whole purpose of why we fast
and this right here is the whole purpose
of living a fasted life using the
passage it says my son give me your
heart and let your eyes observe my ways
that is it even when if when Jesus talks
about love the Lord your God with all
your heart all your soul and all your
mind if your heart is not with God we
are not fasting if our heart is not with
God
we can’t live a fasted life Jesus would
often say my will my you know my food is
to do the will of my father is it was
this there was this scenario and he’s
talking about food and his disciples
think he’s hungry and he says no and
they’re like oh there’s somebody give
him food and he’s like no no not that
kind of food my food is to do the will
of my
father because his heart was turned to
God now let’s go into let me let me see
here how to live a fasted life actually
not even that let’s go into the need
where what was you talking about the
need to live a fasted life
let’s open to John 5:19 2:20 it’s
something so fascinating here you see
right here Jesus is talking to his
disciples and then he says then jesus
answered and said to them most assuredly
I say to you the son can do nothing of
himself but what he sees the father do
for whatever he does the son also does
in like manner for the Father loves the
Son and shows him all things that he
himself does and he will show him
greater works than these that you may
marvel now what is interesting let’s go
to the previous passage really quick and
you see these are the benefits of living
a fasted life because we’re always
coming to God like God what does my day
hold now when I was reading this the
word do for some reason was really
highlighted to me and I said let me look
into that word what does it mean that
the son only you know the song will only
do what he sees his father do and what
is interesting in the in the Greek that
word actually means to agree or purpose
so Jesus is saying I’m only seeing what
God is in agreement with I’m only seeing
what God has purposed Wow
you see when we talk about the model
prayer people call it the Lord’s Prayer
you know one of the things that he said
is that our Father who art in heaven
hallowed be your name your kingdom come
your will be done on earth as it is in
heaven what we’re praying is that God
show me what you have agreed with what
has been the purpose of my life
you see when what the life were living
is a finished work we’re only in the
process of it but it’s a finished walk
on the path of what God has purposed to
take place and so when Jesus is speaking
here he’s saying we are only supposed to
be doing what God is in
agreement with we’re only supposed to be
doing what God has purposed for our
lives are you in a relationship that God
is in agreement with are you in a career
the God is in agreement with are you in
a place that God is in agreement with
Jesus was so in tune with God that
everything he did God was in agreement
with and this is the power because if
not if we don’t see this we can even get
caught up in false promotions you see
those are passage Jesus is doing all
these incredible things in Israel right
and as a pleaser there’s a passage if
you read your whole Bible you will find
it but it’s a passage that we see that
the people wanted to make Jesus King the
people are like let us make him king of
Israel but this is a low level promotion
when Peter talks about seed and harvest
that is below the seed because they’re
trying to make him a king of one region
but God is calling him to be the king of
kings and because Jesus was aware that I
know you want to promote me but these
promotion is not in agreement with God
and so because of that I have to walk
away and he leaves them this is the
importance family why we need to live a
fasted life because there are so many
things are going to take place it’s
going to look like there’s promotion is
going to look like the booze on the way
it’s going to look like all kinds of
things everybody likes that look at
y’all all right now I do too
hold up come on down but that is why
that is why family I tell you we have to
live a fasted life every area of our
life has to have total dependency on
Christ we need to know God what are you
in agreement with over my life what have
you purposed over my life the step I am
taking which path am I going right you
see David would say that your word is a
lamp unto
my feet so your word shows me which way
I should go imagine if this whole room
was dark we’re going to be bumping into
each other you know stepping on each
other whatever the case is but it’s
going to be a mess but when you can see
where you’re going you’re aware of what
the door is with exit is is there’s a
fire okay we know exit right there right
but when you don’t see where you’re
going probably we’ll just all burn up
nobody wants that come on now and so we
have to say Lord I need to know I need I
need you in my life I need you to I need
to know what you have agreed for me to
do because that is the path of success
family now let’s go into how to live a
fasted life okay and the the main thing
there’s one thing and it’s really tied
to a disciplined prayer life but it’s
not just a discipline prayer life is a
discipline that the planned disciplined
it’s a disciplined prayer life with the
intention to seek God right it’s not
just we’re praying just to pray we’re
praying with the intention to seek the
Lord
now prayer is not just what happens in
your bedroom you know when you’re laying
down or something like that what I find
amazing is that there are people in the
Bible that God was you know they would
they identify them as people that walked
with God no I was one of them
they said Noah was a man that walked
with God and everything he did he was
with God everything about his life was
with God if his farming he did it with
God if his cooking he did it with God
what I love about that sentence it is an
action word right it’s not just it
wasn’t that you know nowhere knelt with
God but he walked with him everything
about his life God was involved in it
right and so there are certain
principles from fasting that we can
incorporate into living a fasted life
now one of them I want us to look at
Ezra 821 and the first thing I want to
talk about is you
because fasting is an expression of
humility and how we can incorporate this
because you see family we’re not going
to pray every morning unless we
understand that God I need you today
more than I needed you yesterday I need
you to direct my path even more than I
needed you yesterday when we get out of
the way because pride is not just what
we think it is pride can also be saying
that I can rely on my own understanding
enough to get me through the day and now
we see this passage it says then I
proclaimed a fast there at the river of
was that I hava that we might humble
ourselves before our Lord to seek to
seek from him the right way the right
way for us you know the right way for us
and our little ones and you know all of
that possessions but what’s fascinating
about that is that they’re talking about
they humble themselves through fasting
that God may show them the right way to
go and so it’s humility because a lot of
times we are so caught up with how we
understand things we rely on our own
wisdom every time I have to get up here
and speak I said God if you are not with
me this ain’t happening Holy Spirit if
you don’t direct this I’m not speaking
because it’s not about oh God has given
me gift of wisdom of God has given me
gift of this you need God to do God
things you cannot rely on yourself and
everything that God has called you to do
family be it might not look like you
know on a pulpit as what the MGP talked
about on Sunday your ministry could be
your business right but everything every
purpose every desire every gift God has
placed in you you need him to carry
death in out when we start to rely on
ourselves even the Bible says relying
not on your understanding it’s not just
about people even you cannot trust
yourself we need God for these things
family secondly fasting is a sacrifice
it cost you something when we’re fasting
you know what’s one so hilarious is that
when it’s so interesting how people want
to invite you for all these things when
you set your mind to fast oh there’s a
birthday party there’s a wedding there’s
whatever you know in my in my language
who’s not even in my language in my
country who say no be me on you and what
that means is you can go but I’m not
going and so it’s a sacrifice right it’s
not everywhere you’re just you you you
want to go it’s not everything that
you’re going to do and so when we come
before God we’re saying god I’m going to
sacrifice this time for you
I’m not going to fit you into my
schedule but my schedule will fit into
you and so it’s not just about you know
let me see what I can work out here and
then we know God I’ll place you here but
no Lord I’m going to seek you first and
everything else comes after right
fasting is a discipline right you have
to be disciplined when we say we’re
fasting you know a lot of times God
would even drop a timeframe you know a
period like even when Esther will fasted
and she set her mind to fast for three
days you know and everyone else to fast
for three days and they all came
together it was a discipline there are
certain things you say no to there
studying food you say no to right and so
in the same way with God we have to be
disciplined about our time and this is
the this is the heart of the message we
have to be discipline and say Lord I am
going to spend this time with you I’m
going to spend this time to seek you as
I start my day I’m going to spend this
time and even as I walk with you I’m
going to be in tension I’m going to be
disciplined to say Lord what do you
think about this right
fasting is commitment you have to be
committed to what you’re doing when
you’re saying god I want to hear your
word I’m committed to hearing from God
and so in living a fasted life is a
commitment it’s not just for two days or
three days we’re saying Lord each and
every day of my life I am
mitad to hearing what you have to say
over that day you see there was a sermon
PT print it cracked me up because he
mentioned how we talked about you know
same thing different day and there’s a
way he’s like says who
but really who is saying that not God
right it’s never the same thing
different day today I’m just I’m looking
on the news and it’s crazy how it’s so
crazy how people that have all these
plans for their life and it’s ended just
like that and if we are doing the same
thing different day are we going to be
satisfied with our lives if it just it
ends just like that and that is why we
have to be in tune God what is it that
you have for me that is the whole point
of this family and it hit a really hit
me to write because there’s some things
I’m like okay God we got this you know
we’re going and he’s like no I really
want you I want you to hear what I’m
saying about that
don’t walk ahead of me walk with me you
see a lot of times we’re walking ahead
of God we’re like god this looks right
it feels right I’m going to do it and
then we get caught up in all these
consequences and then we blame God as if
he’s the one that told you to do it
right and it’s just to kill this myth
kill whatever that God cannot speak to
you in every area of your life he
desires to he desires that relationship
he desires that intimacy with you I want
us to read something and it’s proverbs 2
I’m going to look through verse 1 to 11
now this is a bit longer so I have it on
here because I’ll be straining okay it
says my son if you accept my words and
store up my commands with within you
turning your ear to wisdom and applying
your heart to understanding indeed if
you call out for insight and cry aloud
for understanding and if you look for it
as for silver and search for it as for
hidden treasure wow I was going to stop
there
quick because God is showing us this is
not just you know what let me just test
how it goes he says we need this in the
same way we need treasure if you search
for my word as a hidden treasure see
there’s a passage oh my gosh I love this
passage so much and that’s lazy would
move into that and we’ll come back to
this and it’s about Jesus let’s go to
mark 1 1:35 I’m going to come back we
are on another verse were on you see it
says now in the morning having risen a
long while before daylight he went out
and departed to a solitary place and
there he prayed there’s a lot of
intentionality in this word it says now
in the morning before daylight while it
was still dark Jesus gets up now he he
went and departed to a solitary place
first of all he got up how many of us
like praying laying down Lord the same
position you woke up Laurie I’m here
Jesus all the temptation to fall right
back to sleep right he got up he’s like
I am NOT going to be tempted in the same
position and then he went to a place
where no one could find him
he was intentional about removing
himself from distractions he’s a lot of
time we say we’re praying the TV’s on
somebody’s in other room having a
conversation and you put it the funniest
thing I’ve done it so I know you’re
praying with someone then you put it on
mute yeah girl will happen having a
whole conversation somebody else is
praying right and a lot of times we do
this even with God
we’re over here like yes thank you lord
Instagram pops up with who like my
picture hold up I need to know
all right somebody dropped the comment
we do this with him and so we see that
Jesus removed himself he removed himself
from distractions when we are saying
that we are intentional about our prayer
life we have to be all the way we have
to pursue it as though seeking for a
hidden treasure right so let’s go back
to the Proverbs and I believe we are on
lapel surgery on there five will go to
five right then you will understand the
fear of the Lord and find the knowledge
of God that is amazing to me find the
knowledge of God because of Jesus
lifestyle he lived the fasted life he
always had insight about his life he
always had insight about what God is
doing and inside as I described it is
God’s will insight it’s a visual word
you see when God gives you a word and
you begin to visualize what he’s saying
about you you begin to visualize what
he’s what he’s telling you to do you
have understanding you have knowledge
about it right so let’s go further where
we actually okay for the Lord gives
wisdom and his mouth come knowledge and
understanding
he holds success in store for the
upright Wow
he is a shield to those whose walk is
blameless for he guards the course of
the just and protects the way of the
faithful ones then you will understand
what is right and just and fair every
good path for wisdom will enter your
heart well and knowledge will be
pleasant to your soul discretion will
protect you list hold up there real
quick discretion will protect you you
see when you’re in tune with God you
become aware of what not to say and what
to say you see a lot of times what kills
our vision what kills the things that
God has told us is that we’re speaking
to the wrong people
but when he says discretion will
protect you because God will lead you to
the people you should discuss with God
will lead you to the people that you
shouldn’t discuss right because it’s not
just protecting and one and I love when
it says it will protect you because your
life is your purpose your life is the
vision God has given you and so when
that thing is taken from you because
those around you are discouraging you
because you spoke too soon you see you
cannot expect people to agree with what
they have not seen you cannot expect
people to agree with what they have not
heard and so when you are dependent on
approval from the wrong people we tend
to slow down we tend to start
questioning am i doing the right thing
because we opened our mouths in places
we should have been quiet and so
discretion will protect you and
understanding will guard you wow you see
this whole thing just fascinates me
because in this we see everything that
God is saying my word will do for you it
will protect you it would keep you it
would lead you into success in every
area one thing we need to understand is
that God is interested in every area of
our lives funny story
very very funny story you see sometimes
the good will tell you you don’t need to
ask God what you’re going to wear just
put something on and you know yeah you
know just put something on right but one
day I’m like Lord show me what to wear
and I picked this this particular shirt
that you know I was kind of more lean
towards too and I picked that out but
that day I met someone that the
character on the shirt was like his
favorite than ever and he’s like oh my
gosh that is such a dope shirt but that
person needed to hear about Jesus and so
when when you can give every
area of your life he can use every area
he can use what color you want to use on
your toe somebody might see that
so-and-so Wow
I do love yellow but really really I’m
telling you I try a lot of random things
because if you know me I’m very random
and oh my god what color should we use
on this pinky but but reals either and
it’s so funny that God always shows how
when we can open our lives to him he can
use it he can use every area of it so
family it’s really today is all about
living a fasted life and as I said this
message is as much for me as is as much
for all of us we receive a word from God
we receive a promise from God but how we
get there is still dependent on God
everything we need to know what his word
is saying to guide us to that place you
see what I love about this time we are
in and what I love about the promise you
see when the Israelites were in the
wilderness they were fed with you know
what the Bible calls manna and what is
fascinating is that God will tell them
only gather enough for that day only for
that day but the promised land was a
land of abundance it was not just about
enough for that day and so we’ve been
living a life that has been enough for
each day Lord I have enough for today
and God is like I am leading you to
abundance but you see one of the things
that God told the Israelites is that
when you get there do not forget my
teachings right do not forget
it’s not about getting to the
destination you see when we are so
focused and that’s that’s why a lot of
times we don’t live fulfilled lives when
we are so focused on the destination we
miss everything that happened in the
process and God is saying when you are
living when you are walking with me the
destination is just another level of our
walk it’s not a place to forget or
abandon me it’s not a place to imagine
that it is your understanding that
brought you here and so he is so key
about us having this mindset God out my
heart being turned towards you my heart
being positioned to hear from you always
because for God to tell the Israelites
when you get there do not forget is
because there was the possibility that
they will write no matter everything
that he showed them there was the
possibility that these people might
forget enter family
we’re not going to forget because the
purpose of the destination is still to
glorify Him is to carry out his will is
to do the things that he has positioned
us on this earth to do positioned us in
this time to do and to rise with me
we thank you Lord well you see as simple
as this message is it’s one of the most
important things that we have to hold on
to it’s great to come here and you know
we can encourage you all day right but
when God is in your ear you would always
be encouraged and so a lot of times you
want to hear you can do it you know I
was that movie you can do it well maybe
I’m just a movie person uh but we want
to be like that right we like that bum
telling you this the simplicity in this
is so key its key for our lives is a
game-changer because when God is in your
ear they’re setting things that you
would be so quick to say no and yes
because now his keys his training you up
in discernment his building you up to
know what is for you and what is not you
see when you have been in a place where
you’ve been receiving enough for each
day anything that looks like promotion
you would jump at it but that might be a
seed that might be below what God has
for you and like Petey says when you are
committed to one thing you are
automatically disqualified for something
else in that same you know region or
that same you know what I mean you know
what I mean
and so this is not a time to just jump
at anything this is not a time to just
say oh the special approach me know just
like Jesus said I only do what I see my
father do I only do what he’s in
agreement with I only do what he has
purposed for my life and that should be
our motto as we leave here we should say
Lord Jesus I only want to do what you
are in agreement with because time
is ticking life is too precious to be
wasted it is too precious to play games
with and I believe it was was David or
with the whole Bible and you’ll find it
and he said teach us to number our days
that we may have a heart of wisdom time
is not something to play with family
time is your life and you cannot give it
to things that God has not agreed over
and so if you’re like me and you’re like
Lord I want if you’re doing these things
already praise God right but if you’re
like me and you’re like Lord it is time
everything in me should be turned
towards you my heart should always be
turned towards you and what’s
fascinating is that God will help you it
sounds so crazy but he will I’ll give
you a pearl in a very transparent
Galloway’s you know I used to think I
know I dealt with you know dealing with
being like being approved by people and
when I felt like God I think I’ve passed
this stage you know there’s either one
because even when it came to ministry
and all those things I’m like I used to
really struggle with that even though
that was my passion even though that is
what I knew God called me to do but I
struggled with it because everyone had
these ideas of what I should do
Oh Stephanie you should model because I
got cheekbones right you should do all
these things and I’m like how can I be
modeling and doing all of that right and
not because it was and it was not even
about modeling but money was not my
passion I admired it but it wasn’t what
God had put in my heart and so I thought
that when you know Lord I wrote this
book I came out right I wrote this book
about you and all these things and I’m
like Lord I am not dealing with approval
and then all of a sudden you know when
we these messages go on YouTube and I’m
just going to be transparent
these messages go on YouTube and I’ll go
look at it and I’ll see you one dislike
I’m like why is this hidden whose
account does this belong to right and
I’m like God what did I say that made
them dislike this but there’s this so
and then he started showing me and he
started speaking to me he says my child
you don’t need to be approved by men I
have called you approved but it doesn’t
end there
because how many of us know the right
thing but we’re still in the wrong thing
you’re still like God I know but who is
this let me not say the word I want to
use right and literally I said god I
need help right because that is us Ben
that is us being humble God I need you
to help me take this thinner way and I
didn’t know what I was saying when I
made that prayer but that night in a
dream a man comes to me and is I don’t
even know to explain this but he took
something out of me and I knew that
thing to be a need for approval and I
woke up and I’m like there was just it’s
like the taste of wanting to know what
people are saying left me and so when I
say these things that you’re saying that
God I need you to help me turn my heart
to you because there are so many things
that my heart is turned to right now
that does not glorify you if that is you
come down because he will help you he
will help you
you see when we have been so and that is
why the the literal way of fasting when
you you know you fascinating things why
that is so important is because we’ve
been so turned to the world we’ve been
accustomed to things that have become a
stronghold in our lives and I’m just
going to say how how I see it
right some up some some in this house
have even an addiction to pornography
there’s been an accustomed to that and
you’re like God I and it’s it you’ve
been fighting that you’ve been fighting
that God how can I be so caught up in
this thing and I want to serve you I
want my heart to be turned to you and
God is going to break that family
whatever it is you’re going through
being being in the house of the Lord
doesn’t mean we’re all Saints right
we’re all developing and that’s what’s
beautiful about God that’s why he does
not judge us because he says I love you
enough to build you and so he’s not
looking at you and judging you insane
you have this problem why no he says you
have this problem but I need you to just
open that area to me that I can help you
that’s humility
and so whatever you are struggling with
that has caused your heart to not be
turned fully to God come on down mine
was the need for acceptance y’all and he
helped me with that because you cannot
serve God fully if you’re wondering if
people are going to like your message
because not everyone will like the truth
and he helped me with that thing
if that is you come down it doesn’t
matter what it is
God is not judging you he wants to help
you he wants to help you thank you lord
thank you lord
now there’s there’s some of you that
you’re you’re really going through it I
mean not really going through it
everybody’s fine named Jesus but you’ve
opened your mouth too soon and a lot of
people have discouraged you about the
very thing that God has told you to do
and he’s going to strengthen you and
he’s going to put people in your life is
going to surround you with relationships
that will build you and not tear you
down and so if you know there are dreams
that God has put in you and you are too
quick to let that thing go because of
how many people that said no not because
it’s a know just because discretion did
not guide you in that area calm down if
that’s you come down if that’s you God
will put yes family we see you we see
you what literally it’s going to be like
a fire you’re just is going to be a
fresh fire over that thing and you’re
not going to be bothered by who said no
because in this moment I tell you God is
saying yes and he wants you to know he
wants you to know how many you know
what’s so funny you know this is passage
where it says you know if two or
something confirms the thing you know
then the Lord is talking to you but you
got to be careful who’s confirming it to
you because if it’s people that God did
not appoint
you’re being deceived and so whatever
people have said you can’t do this thing
just because you spoke too soon that did
not mean God was the one speaking
through them and so if that is if
there’s any more of you in here come on
down come on down he’s gonna put then
you fire you yes thank you lord thank
you lord thank you lord Wow Wow and and
this is amazing you know some really
have a struggle waking up enough there
that you have the desire you actually
have the desire to pray you have the
desire that God I want to set you first
you have that desire but it seems that
every time you want to wake up you know
it’s like there’s this struggle there’s
this battle and you wake up and it’s
like you’re beating yourself up every
time and God is not in that God is not
in you torturing yourself because you
feel like you can’t come up you see if
there’s anything you need to take with
you alongside with this message
understand that any area that you feel
like you’ve reached your end
God is not over there judging you like
you can do better no they said that in
our weakness he is our strength he wants
to help you and so even as something as
you not feeling like you can wake up on
time the Holy Spirit will wake you up
and so if that is you you’ve been
beating yourself up about this thing
calm down calm down calm down
yes family we see you come down
calm down amen amen
and you come come on this seems like
there’s someone else there’s someone
else don’t be ashamed don’t be ashamed I
we see you come on down amen amen amen
amen god what god is our oh my gosh I
don’t even know what words to call him
he’s our everything and the Holy Spirit
Jesus sent the Holy Spirit he said I
will send you another helper right he
wants to help you in every area of your
life understand this anyone any any
feeling whenever you feel guilt or shame
or condemnation because of something you
did that did not glorify God he’s not in
the condemnation he’s not in that he’s
saying that open that area to me
whatever you’re struggling with open
that area to me let my light shine in
there so I can help you the Holy Spirit
will help you thank you Lord we are all
going to be stronger people we’re all
going to be better people we’re all
going to build ourselves right not even
else building ourselves with the Holy
Spirit building us right this is so
beautiful there’s something there’s
something hmm something someone is in
here and it seems either I don’t if it’s
a family member or it seems someone been
on life support I don’t know or
something something about life support
and if that is you God wants you to know
that or if it’s life to me if
you’re here God wants you to know that
that person will not die if you’re here
you can come down if someone in your
family or someone you’re connected to is
on life support amen amen amen
they will not die they will not die they
will not die
thank you Jesus Wow Wow
come on let’s praise God Wow amen amen
and God sees you when he says that he’s
healing people it’s like you had that
hesitation to believe that because it
seems that it was a done deal oh they’re
on life support but God is they’re going
to start breathing on their own their
God is gonna be amazing
come on Jesus hey I could sing right now
come on praise God praise God God family
God is in the business of healing
restoration right he wants you to have
everything he died for you to have
there’s no in-between right when he says
be fruitful and multiply these are signs
that he wants to bless you he wants you
to have every good gift come on let us
pray
this is so beautiful thank you Jesus
thank you Holy Spirit just you know what
just just don’t eyes closed everyone
even if you’re not up here don’t focus
on who’s next to you or anything like
that focus on Jesus focus on Jesus thank
you Lord for what you’re doing in this
house well thank you Lord oh god we just
lift you up father God we lift you up we
know that you are with us in all things
and we know that you would help us in
all things Lord God we open every part
of our lives to you we open and say lord
help us help us to live the life you
have called us to we thank you lord we
thank you for the healing that moved in
this house we thank you Lord for the
testimonies that would take place
we thank you Lord because even when we
decree a thing it is established and so
we declare and decree permanent healing
in the name of Jesus
Lord God we come against anything that
is none of you and we ask that thing to
leave and never return in the name of
Jesus Lord God we thank you because what
people call impossible you even laugh at
that word because all things are
possible with you
thank you Jesus when you died you said
it is finished everything we need is
finished in you Lord may we never settle
may we never settle may we never settle
may we never settle Lord but we would
always know that in you is abundance in
you is life in you is our healing our
restoration the blessings that do not
come with sorrow have your way in our
lives Lord not just here but outside
these four walls let this message Lord
God may it be applied each and every
single day of our lives
because Holy Spirit we know you would
help us we know and we trust you we
trust you lord have your way always in
Jesus name thank you Holy Spirit for
what you’re doing right now thank you
Lord amen
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