how do you know that you are God's
chosen is it possible to have a great
call upon your life without knowing it
what if I told you that God has been
giving you a sign a confirmation that
you have a great call upon your life and
you didn't know before now this message
is for you dear child of God this
message is a confirmation maybe you've
been asking God to confirm what you've
been sensing to answer if you have a
call or if you're just responding to
your passions and emotions God is saying
to you today you are my chosen one there
is a great call upon your life it is
possible for God to place his call upon
someone without them knowing about it do
you know the story of the man called
Samuel in the Bible Samuel was a miracle
child his mother had struggled to
concede for years and had prayed to God
for a child
she promised to give the child back to
God if he answered her prayers which he
did
Samuel was born and his mother honored
her pledge although Samuel was growing
up under the tutelage of the priest Eli
he had little to no knowledge of God's
call upon his life in fact the first
time God spoke to Samuel Samuel thought
he was being summoned by Eli and ran to
answer after three times Eli knew God
was trying to speak to the young man
here's how the Bible puts it first
Samuel chapter 3 verses 8 through 10. a
third time the Lord called Samuel Samuel
got up and went to Eli and said here I
am you called me and Eli realized that
the Lord was calling the boy so Eli told
Samuel go and lie down and if he calls
you say Speak Lord for your servant is
listening so Samuel went and laid down
in this place the Lord came and stood
there calling as at the other times
Samuel Samuel then Samuel said speak for
your servant is listening Eli had to
point to Samuel to God before he could
know that God was the one trying to get
his attention how about the man called
jephthah
see how the Bible introduces him in
Judges chapter 11 verses 1 through 6.
jephthah the Gilead was a mighty warrior
his father was Gilead his mother was a
prostitute Gilead's wife also bore him
sons and when they were grown up they
drove jephthah away you are not going to
get any inheritance in your family they
said because you are the son of another
woman so jebtha fled from his brothers
and settled in the land of Taub where a
gang of Scoundrels gathered around him
and followed him
sometime later when the ammonites were
fighting against Israel the Elders of
Gilead went to get jephthah from the
land of Taub come they said be our
commander so we can fight the ammonites
here is a man introduced as a mighty
warrior and when you look at his
background it is nothing to write home
about he was born to a prostitute hated
and ostracized by his father's
legitimate children and became the
leader of a gang of vagabonds and
Raiders
what would God want to do with the
person such as this
I'll tell you God wanted to do the same
thing he wanted to do with Jacob the
liar Moses the murderer Gideon the
coward saw the persecutor and so on you
see the calling of God the Bible says is
not based on your background but rather
despite your background
First Corinthians chapter 1 verses 26-29
says brothers and sisters think of what
you were when you were called not many
of you were Wise by human standards not
many were influential not many were of
noble birth but God chose the foolish
things of the world to shame the wise
God chose the weak things of the world
to shame the strong God chose the lowly
things of this world and the despised
things and the things that are not to
nullify the things that are so that no
one may boast before him you may have
looked at yourself and even when God
tells you that you have been called to
do great things you find it hard to
believe however let this video be the
confirmation you need to have dear
believer God has placed a great calling
upon your life it is high time you
embrace it and start walking in your
calling you see God has a special plan
for your life his thoughts for for you
are good and not for evil there is
something special that God has created
and prepared for you your fulfillment in
life and Destiny are attached to your
obedience to this plan when God chose
you for his plan for your life many
things began to happen in and around
your life both spiritually and
physically if you take a look at
everyone God chooses for his agenda on
the earth you will notice that each time
God chose them it turned their lives
around completely Joseph was sold into
slavery Moses was exiled from Egypt
David became a fugitive I could go on
and on with these all of them are proof
that the challenges in your life are
proof that you are God's chosen one not
the opposite the devil has lied to you
enough trying to make you believe that
you are facing these challenges because
you are outside God's will for you yes
it is possible for a person to face
challenges when they walk outside God's
will Jonah is a perfect example however
observe something every crisis that
occurs in your life outside God's will
is meant to be God's way of trying to
redirect your steps back to him just
like in the stories of Jonah and the
Prodigal Son
the devil doesn't show you that aspect
he just tells you that you are facing
these challenges because you are not
useful to God which is a lie he tells
you that you are a sinner and are God's
reject this is another lie even Sinners
no matter how far gone they seem are
still being welcomed into God's family
like a hospital Christ is the only place
where you can find the cure to your sin
Jesus Still Remains the cure for sin so
tell me would the cure for sin reject
the ones who need it that doesn't make
sense does it well that is because it is
a lie now you may look at the lives of
all who have gone before us and also at
yourself and think but why does my life
need to turn upside down simply because
I am God's chosen why did each of these
people start facing one problem after
the other assembly because they decided
to serve god well those things can
happen for different reasons and
sometimes God himself can be the reason
behind some of the challenges a person
who is called faces why so that he can
use those challenges to prepare you for
the assignment he has destined you for
yet no matter what whether the devil
places the challenges in your way
because he wants to discourage you from
taking your place in it where God places
them there because he wants to establish
you before rewarding you you need to
realize that all things work together
for good to every person who loves God
and has been called by his purpose so
what should you do when you face the
crises of life
praise God because they are proof of the
great calling upon your life let it
strengthen your conviction that you are
not just another ordinary person passing
through the Earth you may be struggling
with one habit or another sickness lack
or life issue today all of these are
proof that God wants to make you a
testimony you are a living witness with
a great call on your life
hence rather than being frustrated and
depressed start rejoicing in God lastly
there is good news I reserve this for
the last point so I can Inspire your
faith with it when you read about all
the people I mentioned earlier in this
video One Thing common among them is not
just the crises they faced because of
their calling but also the experiences
they gained an anointing that manifested
while they went through their crises we
do not always hear about or see these
things but it is true you see the
anointing of God upon your life is the
power you need to fulfill his calling
upon you the anointing of God endorses
your calling you used to look at
yourself like a nobody a failure someone
may have looked at you and told you that
you were deranged and deceiving yourself
with the idea of God's calling for you
but get this
if God calls you he will use the
situations in your life to refine you
and bring out the anointing he has put
in you to fulfill it Joseph's ability to
interpret dreams was always present even
while his brothers hated and sold him
but it could yield no positive results
in his life at that time instead it kept
getting him into trouble but when the
time was right the same ability made a
way for him to stand before the greatest
King in his day not only did he see the
king but his gift was the solution they
needed to save their nation and other
surrounding Nations when the years of
famine hit
what about David although he received
the anointing to be Israel's King the
day the prophet Samuel anointed him we
heard nothing special about him however
the day came when God made him to be
present at the battlefield when Goliath
the Philistine giant was intimidating
God's people and the anointing in David
responded with an ordinary sling in a
stone David took down the giant if you
were asked who would win in that fight
you would have chosen Goliath because on
every ground he was the better man in
size skill and experience however David
had understood what I am sharing with
you now he believed God was with him and
would give him the victory in other
words he believed that the anointing of
God to protect his name and his people
was upon him and would back him up and
the rest of the story was proof that God
endorsed that calling upon him and it
became clear that day that God had
showed in David to lead his people when
you Embrace that you have been chosen by
God and follow the path he is carved out
for you you'll be giving the anointing
the medium to manifest don't worry about
who is or who isn't with you now when
the anointing finds expression God will
bring the right people around you maybe
No One Believes In you now don't worry
take your place in God's agenda and see
what happens people will begin to see
that indeed they were wrong about your
convictions if they did it with Jesus
then they are sure to do it with you so
do not let what you see around you sway
you this is God telling you with this
video I have chosen you start standing
in your place today I encourage you to
take time to talk to God and wait on him
to show you where and how he wants you
to begin walking in your calling
when you listen to what God's spirit is
saying in your heart you're saving
yourself from regret and the results I
would have happened if you had disobeyed
God speaks to his children through many
ways
and each of them is carried out through
a spirit in your heart it's one of the
greatest blessings for a Christian to be
instructed and guided by the Holy Spirit
Romans 8 14 says
for those who are led by the spirit of
God are the children of God
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we've heard believers who say they would
like to know how to hear or be guided by
the spirit of God in their hearts
I believe it's because of our inability
to hear or our clear Disobedience of the
holy spirit that makes many of us live
the way we do from one negative
experience to the next
however the Lord desires to lead and
show his children the right paths and
decisions to make that will lead to our
safety and well-being
the Bible says in Isaiah 30 21
whether you turn to the right or to the
left your ears will hear a voice behind
you saying this is the way walk in it
so what do you need to know as you begin
your journey of learning to listen to
what God's spirit speaks to your heart
it's your heritage as a believer
I already began with this point from
Romans 8 14. it is your advantage over
the unbeliever
if you're in a school or a working
environment with unbelievers and you
develop an ability to listen and be
instructed by God he can lead you to
outstanding results
you can always count on the Holy Spirit
to speak in your heart because you're a
child of God living to carry out his
Counsel on Earth today
a humble heart makes it easier to hear
and obey more
one of the reasons many Christians don't
hear the spirit of God speaking in their
hearts is that they haven't fully
yielded themselves to him yet you may
wonder how to do that
look no one knows your heart like God
does he can look into your heart and
know your thoughts and intentions
he knows you can say one thing and mean
another
Hebrews 4 12.
for the word of God is alive and active
sharper than any double-edged sword that
penetrates even to dividing Soul and
Spirit joints and Marrow it judges the
thoughts and attitudes of the heart
when you have an unyielding heart one
that always wants to have its own way
and you keep asking God to speak it
won't be of any use because when he does
say something to you you won't obey
David wrote in Psalms 51 17.
My Sacrifice oh God is a broken Spirit a
broken and contrite heart you God will
not despise
in other words more than the words of my
mouth or religious Declarations of my
faith God wants me to offer my heart and
humility
it's the only sacrifice that makes the
difference
like what is the point of saying I serve
him as my Lord if I still want to keep
doing whatever I want
do you see why it becomes difficult to
hear and obey
humility of the heart will help you drop
your pride and like Jesus says not my
will but yours be done Lord
learn the art of shutting out the noise
of the world
as you make the decision to listen to
God's spirit when he speaks in your
heart you have to learn to shut out the
noise of the world
it's becoming more and more difficult
for many of us to hear the spirit of God
and avoid certain dangers or sins
because we fill our hearts with so much
noise that drowns out his voice in our
hearts and dampens our spiritual senses
to his intuitions
music social media movies or images
worrying fear anxiety worldly interests
and you name it all of these things have
a way of becoming a weight in your
spirit
if you don't develop a routine that
carefully filters out and silences them
it will be harder to focus and hear when
God speaks
you have to be careful how you spend
your time and what you feed your heart
with
the Bible says in proverbs 4 23
Above All Else guard your heart for
everything you do flows from it
so if you want to have Heavenly
instructions and thoughts flowing into
and through your heart you have to keep
it free from things that will contend
with God's voice
learn to surround yourself more with
Spirit lifting and faith-building
information
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everything God says is for your benefit
no matter how it sounds or what it is
you have to know that everything God
says is for your good
it's not going to always feel good or
easy
it may not even make sense
however when you decide to always listen
and obey you set yourself up for a
future full of glory and joy
Psalms 37 37 says
Mark the blameless man and observe the
upright for the future of that man is
peace
isn't it awesome how God doesn't just
force you to do whatever he says
instead he shows you how much you'll
benefit when you trust and humble
yourself enough to be instructed
so if you're choosing to Listen and Obey
God's spirit today
rest assured there's no regret there
you are on the right path
Godly Association encourages more
development and obedience than ungodly
Association
lastly one of the best ways to help
yourself obey God is to keep company
with people who also delight and obeying
God
such an association serves as an
accountability group that challenges you
to keep yielding yourself as you see
what God's doing in the lives of your
friends and loved ones
today we likely want to have people who
tell us it's okay to be less
people who make us feel good and not
take responsibilities even when we're
not walking the right path
this is not the best way to walk my
friend
go the extra mile and make friends or
connect with people who are going all
out for God in their daily lives
humble yourself and stay close to them
the more you see how God speaks leads
and works in their lives you'll also
become more familiar with God's dealings
and can more easily be instructed
yourself
if you want to be among those winning
and prevailing over the devil sin and
the endless Troubles of this world today
then you need to learn all these things
I'm sharing with you now let the Lord
open your heart and strengthen you to
obey him when he speaks you can't miss
it with God's voice my friend everything
you need in this life can begin to
happen when you hear God's voice
when you begin to listen to God's spirit
speaking in your heart you'll find
Comfort peace refreshment and
empowerment in his words
the voice of God in your heart gives
life to your relationship with them
the holy spirit of God speaking in your
heart is able to revive you when you're
weak
instruct you when you need guidance and
comfort you when you feel lost
now to conclude this how can you
cooperate with God to listen when his
Spirit speaks in your heart number one
learn to carry the right atmosphere
building the right atmosphere is
important in your spiritual journey
it's one of the reasons to guard your
heart at all times from every form of
corruption
it's one of the reasons you must walk in
Holiness and Purity by always living
according to what the Bible says
the more you stay conscious of your
spirituality the more you build a
spiritual atmosphere around yourself
that makes it easier for the spirit of
God to speak to you
and for you to hear them
I make it a habit to have a calm
atmosphere with worship songs playing in
the background in my room all the time
I believe this helps me stay connected
to the spirit and I can easily lock on
to whatever signal he sends me
building a healthy spiritual environment
for yourself will make it easier for you
to hear and connect with the Lord when
he speaks in your heart at any time of
the day
number two
develop an obedient heart
I can't over emphasize this my friend I
know you want to express yourself and
experience life's adventures
however if you decide to follow Jesus
you have to make up your mind to obey
him when he calls on you for anything
when you resolve to obey God his Spirit
can easily speak and guide your steps
but when you're not yet willing to obey
you will miss him
lastly number three
spend time with the word and prayer
consistently pray in tongues often
personal devotion is a healthy way to
communicate with the Holy Spirit every
time you read your Bible or spend time
in prayer you're building up your
spiritual senses and exercising your
faith
if you're filled with the Holy Spirit
praying in tongues consistently builds
you further
Jude 2021 says but you beloved building
yourselves up on your Most Holy Faith
praying in the Holy Spirit
keep yourselves in the love of God
looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus
Christ unto eternal life
your spiritual capacity increases When
you pray in tongues
I encourage you to yield yourself more
and more this season to the voice of the
spirit of God
he will tell you where to go and where
not to go what to do and what not to do
and so on
the more you listen to each instruction
the more you will grow in your
Christianity then the more God can trust
you with more spiritual responsibility
and Power
maybe you're listening to my voice right
now and feeling lost or confused
maybe you're struggling to break out of
a certain cycle in your life
this is the secret my friend if you can
run with these truths you will see the
difference and become the bright shining
like God created you to be
I have complete faith in God's ability
to do whatever he wants anytime he
desires and however he desires I know
that God is The One and Only God that he
is the creator of all things and that he
is all-powerful and all-knowing with
every fiber of my existence
however there have been occasions when I
doubted God's ability to achieve what I
know he can
that's a lack of faith at least that's
how it feels sometimes
I sometimes doubt God's ability to
perform something I know he is totally
capable of because I am persuaded it
isn't his will as a result you're
probably wondering how I know which is
which
a lack of faith is simply a refusal to
believe that God will keep his promises
that he can accomplish something or that
he desires to bless and control Our
Lives
studying the Bible and understanding
that there are some things God will not
accomplish for us
because he knows better leads to believe
something is not his will
for instance pursuing a love connection
with a non-Christian and praying to God
to give you this person as your husband
or wife but the relationship does not
work out
it's not because God was untrustworthy
or because you lacked faith
God doesn't want us to be unequally
yoked therefore this is why
he replied because you have so little
faith
truly I tell you if you have faith as
small as a mustard seed you can say to
this mountain move from here to there
and it will move nothing will be
impossible for you
Matthew 17 20-21
because the Mustard Seed grows into
something much much bigger than its
original size
Jesus uses it to demonstrate the kind of
faith we need
to put it another way our faith is
supposed to grow a lot our first
encounter with the concept of faith is
brief it is a faith that is founded on
hearing and believing God's word however
the only way for our faith to grow after
that is to put it to use give your
disobedient teen to God
tithe go on a mission trip and allow God
to utilize you outside of your comfort
zone
stop attempting to mend broken
relationships and allow God to do so for
you let go of your grievances forgive
and just go on
if you've been fortunate enough to live
in the midwest you know that Springtime
is our favorite season millions of small
seeds will be planted by farmers and
we'll see nothing but rows of dirt for
days if not weeks then one morning the
tiniest most undetectable shoots of
green will appear by the Fall the corn
will have grown to a height of eight
feet the parable of the Mustard Seed was
used by Jesus in the same way that the
parable of the grain was used it was one
of their times most severe examples of
expansion the seed is the tiniest of all
seeds found on the planet they thrive in
hot dry environments
a tree can grow up to 20 feet tall and
20 feet broad from this little seed our
faith is in the same position
the Son of God is Jesus he has
infallible knowledge of the heavens and
the Earth
he knew exactly what he needed to say in
order for his words to have an impact on
his disciples Hearts just like how a
mustard seed grows into a 20-foot tall
tree every one of us begins Our Lives as
a pinprick the Bible is full of stories
about little insignificant beings Samson
defeated tens of thousands of
Philistines and restored a little Town's
faith
Hannah's prayers resulted in Samuel one
of History's Greatest Prophets
before becoming King David was the
youngest of his siblings and an ordinary
Shepherd boy
Gideon was the smallest member of his
tribe but he grew up to be the best
warrior
it is the same with our spiritual
journey
he is strong even when we are at our
weakest he is Hope filled even when we
are hopeless
he pours a fresh wind of faith into our
Spirits when we doubt
he gives us the faith of a mustard seed
when we are faithless
you might be dealing with a cancer
diagnosis a rocky marriage raising
Toddlers and teens or even raising a
special needs child
it's possible that God directed you to
quit your job and establish your own
business
we can't rely on our own talents to do
whatever God asks of us
if we lack faith
God promises to not only restore our
faith
but also to assist us in accomplishing
Feats we could never have dreamed of
God wants you to go beyond your
abilities
John 15 5 sums it up perfectly when
Jesus said I am the vine you are the
branches if you remain in me and I in
you you will bear much fruit
apart from me you can do nothing
Abraham is revered as the father of
Faith by Christians he was after all
his faith was unmistakable even though
it was literally impossible Abraham
believed in God's promise of a son
Abraham and Sarah had no Offspring
because they were past childbearing age
when he told his wife about the promise
she laughed
with this promise Abraham's faith in God
was put to the test to see if he would
believe God no matter what his logic
told him Abraham's Faith was unwavering
and God kept his word Romans 4 verse 20.
Sarah gave birth to a son whom they
called Isaac according to God's
instructions the name Isaac meant the
one who laughs alluding to the fact that
Sarah laughed when God promised them a
son
Romans 4 20.
he did not waver at the promise of God
through unbelief but was strengthened in
faith giving glory to God
Abraham was put to another test and this
one was unlike any other
years later when Isaac was a young boy
God appeared to Abraham once more to
speak with him and instructed him to
offer Isaac as a sacrifice
despite the Situation's apparent
impossibility he got up in the morning
packed his donkey
cut the wood for the offering and began
the three-day Journey up the mountains
with Isaac
Genesis 22 1-21 it didn't matter to him
what the situation looked like from a
human standpoint this Shield of Faith
deflected and destroyed the doubts that
Satan whispered in his ear he was
convinced that God would follow his word
even if it meant resurrecting Isaac from
the grave
similarly when we take a step of faith
that God is working in us to take we may
be tempted to have doubts we may not
know how the future will turn out if we
do this but Faith empowers us to act
even when we don't know what the outcome
will be
we can also fight the thoughts of doubt
that Satan tries to spread when we have
the shield of faith
Abraham's God is the same God we worship
today
God is capable of performing a miracle
in my life
no matter how improbable this
circumstances appear to be
he has promised that by faith a sinful
human being might be conformed to the
image of Christ
the prophet of the Lord Elijah's Victory
against the false prophets of Baal at
Mount Carmel displays the power of Faith
even further after Israel had gone
Without Rain for more than three years
as a punishment Elijah confronts the
wicked King Ahab and dares him to a
spiritual duel
Mount Carmel was to be the Gathering
Place for all of Israel as well as the
450 prophets of the false god Baal and
the 400 prophets of the false goddess
asherah Elijah then challenged the
prophets of vow to sacrifice a bull to
their deity with the stipulation that
they could not set fire to their altar
the true God would be the one who
retaliated with a blaze from the heavens
First Kings 18 36-37
at the time of sacrifice the Prophet
Elijah stepped forward and prayed Lord
the god of Abraham Isaac and Israel let
it be known today that you are God in
Israel and that I am your servant and
have done all these things at your
command
answer me Lord answer me so these people
will know that you Lord are God and that
you are turning their hearts back again
Elijah was confident that God would not
let him down in fact Elijah's prayer was
merely 32 seconds in Hebrew but God's
fire burned the altar demonstrating the
power of these words
as the fire consumed the sacrifice The
Altar and the stones the onlookers must
have been amazed
Elijah didn't have to put on a big show
to catch God's notice
God had been with us the whole time he
burned the offering at Mount Carmel
despite the fact that it was dripping
wet
when the people returned his gaze he
drenched the countryside with rain to
demonstrate that he was still concerned
about them
God was worthy of their worship
incredible things can happen when prayer
is coupled with strong faith only a
Believer has the ability to please God
we satisfy God both when we are
Justified initial salvation and when we
live a Sanctified life ongoing salvation
we can only please God through Christ's
imputive righteousness because it is
impossible to please him without faith
however after we have been rescued we
must live by faith in order to satisfy
him believe that he is a rewarder for
those who seek him we are told once we
have believed in him
believers who have been justified by
faith are to continue to trust him by
believing his word living by faith and
diligently seeking his face on a daily
basis and without faith it is impossible
to please him for he who comes to God
must believe that he is and that he is a
rewarder of those who seek Him Hebrews
11 6.
the more a Christian accepts God's word
believes everything he says has faith in
his promises and thinks he rewards those
who seek to know him earnestly the more
they will grow in Grace develop in faith
walk in spirit and truth and please him
for to the one who has much more will be
given
let us resolve to conduct our Christian
lives in a way that pleases the Lord as
we diligently seek Him and place our
faith in his word let us keep our
confidence in God and never doubt the
gospel message is authenticity even when
his truth is hidden from our sight or
when the reality of his word does not
match our life experiences
for without faith it is impossible to
please him
you need to allow God to direct your
life
the Bible said in John chapter 11 verses
9 through 10.
Jesus answered are there not 12 hours of
daylight anyone who walks in the daytime
will not stumble for they see by this
world's light it is when a person walks
at night that they stumble for they have
no light
few chapters before that Jesus had
confirmed what it meant to walk in the
light
John chapter 8 verse 12.
when Jesus spoke again to the people he
said I am the light of the world whoever
follows me will never walk in darkness
but will have the light of life
Jesus meant that to walk in the light
meant to walk in his steps after him
with him taking the lead
I once listened to Pastor Joyce Meyer
teach along this line and she said that
one of the reasons many people run away
from God are struggle to submit to his
direction for their lives is the fear
that he will mess up their plans or
leave them down paths they don't want to
walk
she concluded that point by saying
yes you're right you'll mess up your
plans
it was funny there was a deep message
for us there you see today we all get
emotional during worship making promises
to God that we don't truly understand
and when he comes calling you may act
like he's demanding more than you can
offer
however the truth is that before you can
call yourself a follower of Jesus Christ
you must have first surrendered your
life to God to direct it how he deems
fit
it means you've made the decision that
you are not going to live the way you
want or do just anything you want unless
God permits you why because now
it's no longer your life
but his life
Paul wrote that you have been bought
with a price and must honor God with
your life now
what was the price
the blood of Jesus on the cross
he bought you and me back from the devil
who was reigning in our lives that's why
we can call ourselves the redeemed
people of God
yes I agree that it's not going to
happen overnight I mean you've been used
to living the way you want you were
probably raised in a system or family
that encouraged you to do whatever you
want say whatever you want go wherever
you want or be whatever you want
now you've come to Jesus so it's going
to be challenging to give in to the
directions God now places before you
no wonder Jesus said that the road to
eternal life is narrow
Matthew chapter 7 verses 13 through 14.
enter through the narrow gate for wide
is the gate and Broad is the road that
leads to destruction and many enter
through it but small as the Gated narrow
the road that leads to life and only if
you find it
what does that mean s that now that
you're in Christ not everything is
acceptable when you were yet to come to
Jesus you could do anything and
everything
you're like animals on the loose
destroying and being destroyed however
when we accepted Jesus he transformed us
from brute beasts into children of God
with hearts and consciences to perceive
God and carry out his purpose for us
here
so now that you're saved not only do you
need to know that you have been called
to live by a different set of rules you
need to also learn the art of finding
and following God's direction for your
life
the first one knowing you've been called
through a different life is easier
the real battle begins when you make the
decision to seek and allow God to direct
your life
this is when all hell will literally
break loose
do you know why
that one decision is going to change
everything about you that's right the
day you decide to begin to allow God to
direct the course of your life
everything about you will change
the good news is that the change will be
for the better and you'll be glad you
made the decision
you need to know that God Is A Gentle
Spirit he does not force anyone and will
not force himself on you
if when he knocks on your heart's door
you refuse to open to him then he may
stay knocking but not forever
one day your time on Earth will be over
and because you shut God out of your
life you will experience in eternity
without him too
someone once said that everyone in hell
right now is a believer
the only problem is that they believe
too late if only they'd believed a
little bit earlier they would have
missed an eternity of Torment apart from
God
but this message is not just for the
unbeliever but for the believer who
wants to lead a meaningful life
you would Escape most of the many
possible mistakes regrets pains and
losses in your life and if you let God
direct you like I said earlier to let
God direct you means to walk in the
light of Jesus the light of the world
otherwise you'll continue to stumble
Christian writer named Israel more Aya
Vore once wrote you need God's Direction
before you can prosper in anything you
do however it takes your choices to
begin it takes your passion to stay on
it also takes your integrity to finish
it well let God direct your steps the
main reason why many steps fail is that
people know God is an expert in
directing steps but they don't want to
give him the contract
these words agree with what the Bible
says in Job chapter 33 verse 14. for God
does not speak now one way now another
though no one perceives it as long as
you continue to struggle with God over
any area of your life you will never
find fulfillment there
don't get me wrong you may or may not
find happiness there you may even
Prosper become rich and buy houses and
cars there however because you have the
spirit of God in you you'll never find
rest for your soul in all these things
no matter what you try to use to cover
it up
entertainment pleasures
projects or anything else you'll never
be able to fill that vacuum
in all my life every area where I
allowed God to direct me have been the
best areas of my life
I remember reading a book many years ago
by Kenneth E Hagin and that book Pastor
Hagin said you had the opportunity to
meet a very successful businessman
during a time in U.S history known as
the Great Depression
this businessman was remarkable and
distinguished among other businessmen
because he held the record no one else
could argue with or reproduce among his
contemporaries
what was his record it was that despite
the economic recession he had not lost a
dollar in business or any other Venture
you could try to be analytical about
this and doubt it but when I looked
further I found out why and how this was
possible
this man said his secret wasn't in his
business intelligence but in God's
guidance
he confessed that he never made a
business decision without first hearing
from God he said that no matter how
juicy a deal looked God told them not to
take it he wouldn't and no matter how
discouraging a deal looked if God said
he should take it he did and it turned
out successful
he said some proposals left because they
wanted him to reply immediately but he
always told them to give him time to
hear from God he always spent time in
prayer sometimes even fasting just
waiting until he sensed that this was
the best decision to make
I guess you now realize why some of your
decisions didn't go well and some others
just got you into more trouble maybe you
didn't wait to let God direct you you
thought you had it covered but it proved
otherwise
time to get back to the drawing board
and retrace your steps it's not too late
to surrender my friend yes sometimes God
will interrupt the things you really
thought were the right thing to do
however you need to trust three things
number one
that being God he knows more than you
and his decision far exceeds yours in
benefit he sees what you can't see and
you must trust that he knows what's best
for you after all wouldn't you rather
feel the pain now and enter the
Fulfillment that lasts then enjoy your
so-called Liberty to choose whatever you
want only to live your days in regret
2. trust is love for you
you trust that he is a wise God and
knows what's best now you need to trust
that he loves you too much to abandon or
leave you in any complicated situation
without good intentions for you
the Bible says that all things work
together for the good of not everyone
but only those who love God and are
called into his purpose
you can also say those who have entered
into the love of God because we cannot
love him apart from experiencing his
love first
first John chapter 4 19 says
we love because he first loved us
three
trust his power to give you what you
need in the end what if one of your
biggest challenges is that deep down in
your heart you really don't have
confidence in God's ability to give you
what you need
most Christians may claim to believe God
and know he is all-powerful however you
may notice how they are quick to jump on
any other available option rather than
waiting on God
some do this because they are afraid
afraid that might lose the opportunity
or God may come late others may not be
afraid their own challenge may be
refusal to spend time with God and wait
long enough
we live in a hasty world where we talk
about patience and Trust for God but in
truth we want God to move instantly
God is calling you back to his presence
with this message my friend
it's time to take back the confidence
and security of your life by entrusting
it into the hands of the one person who
knows it all loves you no matter what it
can give you even more than you imagined
this takes one thing
faith
you need to believe that you're waiting
in prayer studying the word and seeking
God and fasting for direction are not in
vain even when it seems that others are
overtaking you
you have to believe that no matter what
you face God will give you what's right
for you at the right time
take your time today and make the
decision that you're not going to
continue making decisions or running
your life by how you feel what you want
or what people say but by what God
himself says
this is what surrender to God means and
it is how you allow God to direct your
life because you know that anywhere you
find yourself God brought you there and
he will take care of you
vet my friend
is guaranteed
you need to stop accepting every gift
from people
not everyone is sent from God nor has
good intentions towards you
in Proverbs 23 6-7 the Bible warns us
against taking things from people whose
hearts are not with us even when it
seems they are
do not eat the bread of him who has an
evil eye neither desire his Delicacies
for as he thinks in his heart so is he
eat and drink he says to you but his
heart is not with you
I hate to break it to you but not
everyone in your life means you well
and not everyone in your life is sent
from God
some people are sent from the Devil
just like the thoughts of God concerning
you or thoughts of good the thoughts of
the devil concerning you are of evil
just as when God sends people into your
life when he wants to bless you when the
devil wants to destroy you he also sends
people into your life
the difference between those sent by God
and those sent by the devil is those
sent by God commit themselves to lifting
you up while those sent by the devil
want to bring you down
this isn't to make you suspicious of
everybody around you but as children of
God we are enjoined with God to always
be on our guard spiritually
this is where the power of discernment
comes in
sadly many Christians don't know what
the sermon is or how it works
you see every day you'll meet and
interact with different categories of
men and women
some are in your workplace Neighborhood
Church school and any other place you
carry out your business
some of these people you'll meet by
chance others will be a direct contact
however you need to realize that there
is a supernatural activity behind any
encounter you make with people who come
into your life
no one comes into your life by mistake
either God brings them or the enemy does
hence through discernment the Holy
Spirit helps you connect with those who
have the right motive concerning you and
stay on your guard with those whose
intentions aren't pure
the power of discernment is a gift every
child of God needs to ask for and
develop in his or her life
the Bible asks us to test all Spirits
without exemption
first John 4 1. beloved do not believe
every Spirit but test the spirits to see
whether they're from God because many
false prophets have gone out into the
world
remember that the Books of John were
built around love and diligently
reflecting Christ's affection on those
around us
however it takes a moment to straighten
things out
don't assume that everyone's nice
because they smile at you or give you
gifts don't assume that their motives
are right because they express kindness
to you
one of the reasons we tell children not
to take gifts from strangers is because
they could be lured away and Anything
could happen to them
however this warning should be adhered
to by all believers for our own good
the fact that a man or woman Smiles at
you doesn't mean they wish you well
sometimes you need to know why the Bible
said that the heart of man is
desperately deceitful and wicked God
didn't make a mistake to say that he
knew what he was saying
Jeremiah 17 9. the heart is deceitful
above all things and Beyond cure who can
understand it
let me give you an example
when you trust God and work hard at your
workplace God will favor you in the eyes
of your employers and you'll be promoted
sometimes God's promotion can come in
the form of you leading that
organization
either to start your own successful
business or to join a better
organization
however right there among your
colleagues there will be a few who envy
your progress
some may even feel like they deserved
your promotion more than you some may
feel like you're going to start acting
bossy all over them when you were just
recently promoted
you too may share lunch together hang
out from time to time exchange favors
and so on
however you must trust God to help you
discern and protect you from whatever
evil such a person may develop against
you
why is this an issue Judas Iscariot is a
perfect example of how a person can open
up their heart for the devil to occupy
and make them do something they never
imagined they do
remember that after betraying Jesus
Judas came back to the Pharisees and
remorse he tried to return the money
they paid him to betray Jesus and they
refused to take it then he threw the
money and went out to hang himself
I know someone was meant to betray Jesus
in order to fulfill the prophecy however
there was no name on that prophecy it
could have been anyone
Judas made himself the right candidate
because he opened up his heart to the
devil
then the Bible says and Satan entered
him
Luke 22 2-6
and the chief priests and the teachers
of the law were looking for some way to
get rid of Jesus for they were afraid of
the people then Satan entered Judas
called Iscariot one of the twelve and
Judas went to the chief priests and the
officers of the temple guard and
discussed with them how he might betray
Jesus they were delighted and agreed to
give him money he consented and waited
for an opportunity to hand Jesus over to
them when no crowd was present
they couldn't find a way to get Jesus so
what'd they do they waited for an
opportunity and they got it when someone
in his inner circle made himself
available
just like Judas you can't always tell
why people may not wish you well and you
don't need the answer to that question
you also don't have to offend anyone for
them to submit themselves to the devil's
tools against you
what you need to do is walk in love but
be on your guard at all times
first Peter 5 8.
be alert and sober of mind your enemy
the devil prowls around like a roaring
lion looking for someone to devour
one of the ways Satan can damage your
life is through gifts I know that
everyone loves a gift especially when
the gift comes from someone you respect
or who meets a desire in your life
however you must look beyond your
emotions and walk in the spirit where is
this gift coming from is it a place of
Love or is there a string attached to
take more from me
have you seen how fishermen use baits
and hooks to lure fish out of the water
without the bait the fish wouldn't go
near the hook however the bait covers
the hook and keeps the fish from seeing
the tiny string in sharp metal behind
the sweet bait when the fish comes close
and eats it that's the end
some gifts that will come into your life
may look like free gifts
but many of them are baits
my pastor used to tell us you can eat a
man's Delicacies and refuse his request
some innocent people have become
accomplices to crimes they never
committed simply because they accepted a
gift from a criminal they shouldn't have
some young people have subjected
themselves to an abusive relationship
because their abusers lured them in with
good gifts which unknown to them were
the devil's baits
you are not going to be a victim of the
devil's baits in Jesus name
now how can you identify and stay on
your guard against gifts sent by the
devil
1. Walk In Love
I must establish this first you see
always being on your guard doesn't mean
you shouldn't walk in love towards
others
that you can't or won't take things from
just anybody doesn't mean you stop
loving them
our Command from God is to love our
neighbors and show kindness even to
those who hurt us
however another benefit of
loving-kindness is that it keeps your
conscience clear but they become a
weapon God uses to step in and fight for
you
Proverbs 25
21-22 says
if your enemy is hungry give him food to
eat but if he is thirsty give him water
to drink in doing this you will keep
burning coals on his head and the Lord
will reward you
this is the power of love being used by
God to torment and keep anyone with bad
intentions away from you its greatest
benefit is that it keeps your conscience
clear from any form of accusations by
the devil
then when you go to pray about an
opposition God will not see greed in
your heart but genuine love
two
pray consistently
prayer is the Christian's powerhouse
it's said that a prayerful Christian is
a powerful Christian in a prayerless
Christian is a powerless one
you remember that I talked about the
spirit of discernment earlier
you're more likely to grow in spiritual
sensitivity when you're a prayerful
believer then when you're one who
doesn't pray
you can't keep sleeping and eating while
your spirit is growing lean and then
expect it to be sensitive to the dangers
around you
you need to build yourself up through
prayer and fasting
let God see you walking in love and
declaring your dependence on him through
your prayerfulness
this will draw him into your situation
and keep you from falling into the snare
of the wicked one against you
when you let God fight for you he will
expose the evil intentions of those
around you and also keep you from
falling into their hands
three develop self-control
know when and how to say no
stop saying yes to everything and to
everyone
as you test all Spirits learn to walk
away from free things and from greed
yes gifts are great but if you can't
control your desires for gifts you'll
become prey to the devil
self-control is one of the fruits of the
spirit if you learn to trust God to meet
your needs rather than looking to people
you're less likely to be the victim of
the enemy's gifts
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three keys will help you develop a safer
place for yourself in life
learn to appreciate the little things
around you as gifts from your heavenly
father as you keep trusting him and
thanking him in advance for the ones yet
to come
I hope this video has blessed you today