GOD IS TELLING YOU TO WALK BY FAITH NOT YOUR EMOTIONS

will life always go the way you want well things always happen the way you wish for them to happen when they don't go as planned how do you react how do your emotions Define how your faith stands dear believer When God Made You he made you whole a spirit being with a heart a mind and a body you have the ability to feel think and respond to the things happening around you this ability is what makes you a living being this means that you possess all the characteristics of life necessary for living when you're in

pain happy sad excited hungry afraid or anxious there are certain feelings and expressions that accompany these it's your body's way of telling you it's aware of these things our feelings are our Soul's way of telling us that it recognizes that it's affected by what's going on it's our Soul's way of identifying with something or someone this can both be a blessing and a problem for the child of God when you become more spiritually aware you'll learn that Satan has a way of entering everything God has created in us than using them against us for example

think about bodily Cravings like hunger for food thirst and even our sex drive all of these are part of God's creation they're natural and a great blessing you need to eat or your body will deteriorate and die you need water or you'll die of dehydration sexual urges and sex itself are blessed experiences that should bind a legally married couple together in holy Union for life it was created by God as a means for each partner to express their passion and enjoy each other's company as they grow in their bond however you know how the enemy

can take each of these things and corrupt them a person who lets their hunger drive them could become a glutton or even steal some people would eat just about anything when their craving comes without any regard for their health or how their food choices now will affect them tomorrow then fast forward a few years later and some of them are starting to suffer for allowing their Cravings to direct their actions we're also aware of how the enemy is built an entire industry around sex to bind more and more people to a life of unrestrained craving

for sex without regard for how it affects them or those around them this has resulted in many broken homes and dysfunctional families like I said earlier the enemy did not create anything all he does is take what God's already created and corrupts it in order to destroy you the Bible calls him the thief because he steals he takes what God made and turns it into something corrupt for his own evil desires and what is his end to steal kill and destroy my message to you today is simple as much as God created you whole and

made you a being with feelings and emotions you are not called to be led or controlled by your emotions but by faith the Bible repeats it at least four times for us to live by faith habakkuk 2-4 Behold The Proud his soul is not upright in him but the just shall live by his faith Romans 1 17. for in it the righteousness of God is revealed from Faith to Faith as it is written the just shall live by faith Galatians 3 11 but that no one is justified by the law in the sight of God

is evident for the just shall live by faith in Hebrews 10 38 now the just shall live by faith but if anyone draws back my soul has no pleasure in him the rest of the Bible demonstrates this in many ways a call to walk with God is a call to walk by faith and not by emotions or mental prowess Paul the Apostle sums it up in second Corinthians 5 7 for we live by faith not by sight sight here refers to emotions or our natural senses beloved if you want to walk with God successfully and

have the experience of the supernatural in your life you must realize that your emotions will not do you any good nor bring anything to you emotions are unstable their situation dependent observe anyone driven by their emotions they're unstable they're up today and down tomorrow science May Call It Whatever name they want but it doesn't change the fact that it's the work of emotions and it's a limitation in your faith faith is the core of the Christian Life it's the air we breathe the foundation of our salvation Ephesians 2 8. for it is by grace that

you have been saved through faith and this is not from yourselves it is the gift of God you do not become born again because you're sorry for the things you've done in the past you become born again when you place your faith in the finished work of Jesus on Calvary declaring through the same faith that Jesus is Lord when Paul and Silas were miraculously saved from prison one night the Jailer met them and asked how he could be saved too hear what they said acts 16 29-31 the Jailer called for lights rushed in and fell

trembling before Paul and Silas he then brought them out and asked sirs what must I do to be saved they replied believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved you and your household faith in God is believing and receiving what God has said or is giving his truth and claiming it to be real for you if you want to follow your emotions you might begin to doubt your salvation do you know why because you're not gonna wake up every day feeling like a Christian in fact on the contrary you might wake up some

days feeling like just the worst person on Earth however faith is standing on the conviction that you believe in Jesus and you stand on what his word says about your salvation the enemy will fight you using your emotions in fact this is one of the fiercest battlefronts in Christian Warfare with the flesh the fight of the flesh is more of a fight of Faith than a fight for control there are many unsafe people who have mastered control over their flesh through different routines and disciplines however what makes Believers more privileged than them is the fact

that the Believers have faith in Christ and so they have Christ this is the hope of the Believers and their greatest confidence the Apostle Paul writes that the believer's hope of glory is Christ in them now when the enemy fights you with feelings feelings of guilt for your past or afflictions feelings of fear anxiety and other emotional attacks you must remember to respond with faith remind him that you're a being of faith born of faith and sustained by faith for instance you're not called a saint because you attain Perfection but because through the finished work

of redemption from Jesus Christ and your faith in him God has set you in the company of saints who have been perfected Hebrews 12 22-24 but you have come to Mount Zion to the city of the Living God the heavenly Jerusalem you have come to thousands upon thousands of Angels in joyful assembly to the Church of the firstborn whose names are written in heaven you have come to God the judge of all to the spirits of the righteous made perfect to Jesus the mediator of a New Covenant and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a

better word than the blood of Abel therefore in the face of the enemy you can remind him that God's Eternal Word is declared who you are and where you belong among the saints and so no matter how you feel God's word takes first place sometimes you want to express the way you feel angry frustrated discouraged disappointed or hurt however you must remind yourself no I'm a Child of God a person of faith I won't respond according to how I feel right now I'm not going to allow the enemy to use my emotions as a weapon

against me rather I'll find out what God's word says about the situation that's causing this feeling and stand on it when you begin to think and talk like this the Bible says you are submitting to God the only person who can rebuke the enemy and have him flee is the one who submits to God James 4 7 submit yourselves then to God resist the devil and he will flee from you how do you submit to God you submit by taking God's word is what it is the truth you submit by making God's word your standard

your reality your truth and the most important factor in your life God does not deny that your emotions are real the Bible says that we have a high priest in Jesus who understands how we feel and that he was tempted hard-pressed on every side just like you and me all without sinning it teaches us that through Jesus we have an example to follow and we see a possibility of living a life of faith and not one led by emotions when fearful emotions attack you although from the natural standpoint it's okay to be afraid you must

remember that the enemy will use that against you so what should you do shut out the noise and cause of that Outburst or feeling get yourself in your secret place the presence of God and soak up what God says about the situation when you do this you'll find that the fear begins to diminish and in its place a fresh confidence arises this is not limited to feelings of fear but everything else anger failure anxiety worry and even sickness this truth should become your weapon in the warfront of emotional attacks when you let your faith lead

you instead of crying over a relationship that's not working instead of thinking of avenging a her instead of thinking how happy you would be if you had a million dollars or instead of accepting hopelessness because of the news of a pandemic you go to your knees find out what God's word has said and pray to him with it prayer has a way of dealing with your emotions very effectively it helps you pour it all out before God and have it replaced with confidence in God's intervention so with faith you come out loving and smiling with

the person your emotion wanted you to punch a few minutes ago with faith you'll come out encouraging others when earlier they'd heard you complaining over how bad the economy was your emotions will never strengthen you or cause you to receive anything from God rather they may shut you out but faith is the key to receiving from God believe what God has said my friend you are a being of Faith let it lead you let it put your emotions in order and use it to channel God's compassion on the world don't let the enemy use it

to further corrupt the world or you I declare over you through faith that you've got this everything's gonna be great in this fight with God on your side you will end up well [Music] have you ever been faced with a situation that defies all the remedies your mind can think of do you remember how helpless and hopeless you felt in that situation when it seemed the challenge was going to linger and persist until it took your peace or your life there's nothing scarier than facing a problem without an idea of how to navigate your way

around it and you see yourself resigning to fate and hoping on that challenge or problem to either run its course or solve itself the place of hopelessness in the face of a problem becomes more dangerous than the problem because you do not have the solution for it you go through the newspapers and tabloids nowadays and you realize quickly that the world is tipped on the edge of commotion more problems keep rearing their heads in a world where Solutions are not as forthcoming as the rate at which these challenges and evils keep Rising I remember growing

up in a bible-believing Christian Home the very first thing my mother taught me early in life was the fact that the god that we serve does not recognize limitations my mother taught me that With God all things are possible every time my mother had to teach us about how trusting in God takes care of the impossibilities in our lives she always read a Bible passage to us Mark 9 23 if you can said Jesus everything is possible for one who believes did you notice where the passage says if you can there are many things in

the world that are impossible for a man and natural means but that is not the end of the story With God all things are possible because God's power is unlimited the best time in the life of any child of God is that time when you realize that your Affairs are being run by a God who carries the power to change impossible situations into victory God is not limited by any chance but we have limited ourselves because of our unbelief in the Bible passage that we just read from the book of Mark Jesus said to the

people that everything is possible for one who believes your unlimited belief in God removes the barrier that blocks his way from stepping into situations two cannot walk together unless there is an agreement that agreement translates into trust and Trust Fosters growth in a relationship if you can believe in God that he possesses the ability to totally reverse a solution-defying situation the power of your convictions and your trust is the Catalyst for your Speedy answers and access to help that you need at the material time having to trust God in critical situations is easier said than

done hope in the face of extremities is the farthest level of strength your mind can imagine trusting God for the impossible or in the impossible means you have to keep yourself steady and keep your mind trained on God's ability instead of looking at the situation trusting God requires your whole attention focused on all the impossible things he has done and how he did them have you ever come across the story of the Israelites before the Red Sea have you read the accounts of how Moses LED them out of the land of Egypt the story is

full of mysterious and impossible acts of God the Journey of the Israelites from Egypt to the promised land remains one of the finest Deeds of God so many impossible situations they faced on their way and each time God was right on hand to do something greater listen to me child of God when the situation looks impossible that is the setup for God to move if only your trust is only in God faced with a red sea and chased by the Pharaoh in his army it looked like a scene prepared for the end of their lives

but in the book of Exodus 14 13 but Moses said to the people do not fear stand by and see the salvation of the Lord which he will accomplish for you today for the Egyptians whom you have seen today you will never see them again forever your utterances in the face of tribulation communicate not just your words but your faith and trust in God when your heart fails you in the face of your problems your faith in God is non-existent and without faith in God you will never see his hand in your affairs just like

Moses stood and declared the children of Israel before that Red Sea I say to you child of God look up look at those problems and challenges that seem impossible that have defied all solutions proffered so far that have stood as a stumbling block over the years and to begin to speak their end through God many times I find that I am in a constant battle between my own will to begin to do everything humanly possible until I reach the end of my Humanity I have gone through unnecessary pains and agonies Knights of toil and prayers

I have suffered unnecessary injuries to my life and worth many times because I gave in to my human instincts and when I hit the limit of my trials I succumb to the hopelessness and the struggle becomes part of me but I found a Bible passage while scrolling through a journal online and the words of that passage became the light to my path I found peace Joy contentment and most importantly ease in dealing with my daily struggles Isaiah 23 6 you will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast because he trusts in you trust

in the Lord forever for the Lord the Lord is the rock eternal I found peace trusting in God and that peace translated into God becoming my rock listen those things you feel are impossible today if you try no matter how little your faith is if you try to hand that situation and your whole operation over to God you will find ease George Mueller once said Faith does not operate in the realm of the possible there is no glory for God in that which is humanly possible Faith begins where Man's power ends where your imagination ends

is the beginning of the thought of God the only path to True living in dominance over your life's toughest battles is trust in God does not glory in your defeat neither does heaven derive Joy from our sufferings but we have limited ourselves to our human abilities thereby shutting the access through which unsolvable problems are resolved God Jesus one day was teaching in the mountains for days and a group of his followers gathered around him in their thousands to listen to him The More Jesus spoke the more people gathered and this was a normal characteristic of

the ministry of Our Lord while on Earth but one day Jesus looked up after many hours of teaching and he saw that the people needed to be fed remember that these were not just his 12 disciples and the few followers he went about with this was a crowd of over five thousand people due to the crowd Jesus had retreated into a more secluded area away from the town and the people followed in thousands and now he wanted to feed them I can imagine how confused the disciples were when Jesus told them to instruct the people

to sit down and get ready to be fed they knew that no arrangements for food or welfare had been made beforehand they are aware that the coffers had no money and even if they did they knew how difficult it was going to be to get enough food that would feed a crowd that was the size of a small City in their days I can imagine many of the disciples were Whispering amongst themselves how the master wanted to achieve this feat the only things they had is food for the whole crowd were five loaves of bread

and two fish that food was only enough for five men and Jesus intended to feed over five thousand people with it this was a completely impossible situation for a human man there's no possible calculation in the human frame of mind that can feed over 5 000 people with five loaves of bread and two fish but in the Book of Matthew 14 18 Jesus said to them bring them here to me he said and he directed the people to sit down on the grass taking the Five Loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven

he gave thanks and broke the loaves then he gave them to the disciples and the disciples gave them to the people they all ate and were satisfied and the disciples picked up 12 baskets of broken pieces that were left over what is that situation that looks like it cannot happen what do people say to you about that plan of yours about how impossible your health challenges are what do people tell you about your financial situation what does your mind say about your own battles consider Jesus Christ his mindset was never set on the situation on

the ground the available resources or the unavailability of them were not his concern his mind and his faith were trained and steady on the ability and the possibility of his intentions he lifted his eyes to heaven and gave thanks he didn't ask heaven for the miracle to increase the bread and fish his faith and trust in the ability of God to do that already handled the impossible situation before it even occurred when you see a man or woman around you enjoying the level of ease and comfort checked very well that that man or woman is

totally sold to the idea that nothing is impossible with God child of God do not look at the challenge do not train your mind to look at the complexities in the situation instead train your mind to trust God that before any problems arise he is capable that is the secret to living in Victorious Bliss in life and Destiny put your trust in the god of the impossible Jesus Christ while he was on Earth doing his ministry had to use many means of transportation to move around sharing his gospel and one of such was a boat

ride across rivers and seas on one such trip Jesus was so tired that he went into the main bowl of the ship they were on to catch a little sleep and while he slept the ship ran into turbulence at sea the situation became an emergency the storm was so Fierce that the disciples began to panic because evidently the ship was about to sink they were toiling and trying to maneuver the ship away from the storm when they realized Jesus had been asleep all this time in the middle of the sea caught in a storm the

ship at the edge of sinking the whole crew and disciples were scared out of their wits trying to save the boat and themselves and here was Master Jesus sleeping peacefully and undisturbed in the same ship the situation looked like the end until the disciples went to his side and woke him up the Bible records in The Book of Mark 4 39 and he arose and rebuked the wind and said to the Sea peace be still and the wind ceased and there was a great calm and he said to them why are you so fearful how

is it that you have no faith who you look up to determines much of what you receive the disciples knew that they had Jesus on the boat they were aware that they had a solution on the boat but that solution was not available to them until they stopped applying their human abilities and cried out for Jesus instead as a child of God the only limitation to your success in difficult and impossible situations is your trust in God make a decision today to leave all your Affairs to God put your total trust in him and enter

into a life of Victorious existence and ease the peace of God is one of the greatest things you need to possess when life's pressures come at you heavily you must have heard the popular saying tough times do not last but tough people do Beyond the Lines of these words many other elements make it a complete truth to take it at face value alone is to put yourself under too much pressure then you can bear not many people can bear tough times let's be honest some people emerge from their challenges scared and in crutches for the

rest of their lives yes they outlasted their challenge but they will carry the scars although some people emerge with wings not everyone gets to experience this I do not know which category you fall into but one thing I know for sure is that if you have God's peace with you you will not only survive tough times you will also triumph over it there are three categories of people you will meet in life as you go about your business first you'll meet those who are going through challenges sometimes these people will look like it and sometimes

they might not you may be smiling at and putting smiles on other people's faces while dealing with unsettled bills at home you may be sharing your faith with someone while you are struggling to keep believing in God for a pressing miracle someone may be looking good to the admiration of everyone else without anyone knowing that he or she is supporting a sick relative who might not make it I may be encouraging you with this message while dealing with an evacuation notice for unsettled rent you just may never know until people let you into what they

are going through this is one of the reasons you must be kind to anyone you meet along the way because you don't know what they are going through you may think you are having it bad until you seat with someone to hear their own story then you'd realize that you are quite privileged compared to them Jesus asked us to treat others the way we would like others to treat us so if you would like someone to treat you kindly when you are going through tough times you should also learn to treat everyone you meet along

the way kindly because you never know if they are going through their own tough times Matthew chapter 7 verse 12. so in everything new to others what you would have them do to you for this sums up the law and the prophets secondly apart from those going through tough times the second category of people you might meet every day are those just coming out of a challenge one of the characteristics of this category is the psychological emotional and sometimes even physical fatigue that accompanies them another significant characteristic is the fear of reoccurrence this fear keeps

them from attempting anything so that the experience does not repeat itself these two features are very significant they help you not only in identify but also in sympathizing with the perspectives of these people you see a person who is just coming out of an abusive situation may not see life the way you do having never been in one yourself have you also noticed that people who have had similar life experiences are often drawn towards each other share a special affinity for themselves it's almost like they create a community like a special camp where you can

find rest after escaping your most recent crises the reason is because they understand what it means to have gone through what you went through and they understand that recovery can be challenging and because most situations do not have a physical sign on people again no one may know what you've just come out of everyone may expect you to be strong and responsible not knowing that you have overworked yourself for a long time trying to meet the needs of those you care about fulfill your dreams and just be alive they don't realize that you just want

to have a chance to breathe in fresh air and live free like everyone else for once it's easy they say to point fingers when the spotlight is not on you and then lastly the final category those who are about to enter a season of tough times you must have heard stories of people who got involved with one accident or another with no intention to hurt himself or herself or for it to happen to them I don't think that any of them plan for it to happen but it still happened someone goes home from work without

knowing he is going to meet an evacuation notice on his door another person goes to the hospital for a regular checkup without knowing he's about to be diagnosed with a terminal disease almost everyone is caught off guard by their crises no one wants to be a victim of tough times because they affect us and those around us heavily there is a unique reason I am sharing this special message with you today she might be able to relate with any of these categories and then think what am I to do to make it through this time

since I don't know how long this might go on before it comes to an end how can I maintain peace and Triumph even while going through my own crisis this message is not to put fear into you but to teach you something special that will give you the advantage over the tough times of life when they come or while you go through them I am not about to tell you that tough times won't come because you are a child of God that would be a lie children of God will face tough times at one point

or the other in their lives you will face oppositions of Faith you will face challenges that concern your integrity you will face temptations that would need you to depend on God's grace to overcome them the list can go on and on God never promised us that tough times would not come in fact the Bible tells us that they will surely come when they do he will rescue us and keep us from being destroyed by it Isaiah chapter 43 Verse 2. when you pass through the waters I will be with you and when you pass through

the rivers they will not sweep over you when you walk through the fire you will not be burned the Flames will not set you Ablaze I know how the Bible describes tough times as rivers and as fire you know how strong the current and a flowing river goes the water always flows Downstream Whatever Gets In comes under the current and gets pulled Downstream too takes extra strength and skill to swim against the current and not be carried away by the water that is why people get exhausted during and after various challenges they did not only

battle the water they did not only battle the court case they dealt with the trauma that accompanied it and yes was draining the Bible calls it fire you know how fire consumes everything on its path it removes hope dries up your reason to be happy ends relationships and does heavy damage to other things we could go on with this but my point is that God knows about your challenge he is aware that you are in the middle of the waters he is aware that the fires surround you you have been taught and have also read

from the Bible but no matter what you go through God is with you and you believe but somehow you are struggling to find peace in that promise and it seems you do not even believe it in the first place now let me show you how you can find God's peace during your battles during those tough times of life this may come to you like a cliche but the word of God has the answer and it's been there before you all along Jesus said in John chapter 16 verse 33 I have told you these things so

that in me you may have peace in this world you will have trouble but take heart I have overcome the world the Bible is very clear on this matter just as it was in the book of Isaiah the same in the worlds of Jesus there will be trouble there will be tough times don't be surprised when they come when they do remember this don't take your eyes off your heavenly father focus on Jesus is the key to finding peace Isaiah chapter 26 verses 3 through 4 says you will keep in perfect peace those whose minds

are steadfast because they trust in you trust in the Lord forever for the Lord the Lord himself is the rock eternal no one trusts God completely and then loses his or her peace if you trust God that trust will fill you with perfect peace if you commit your situation into his hands he will remove your anxieties and fill you with peace instead Hebrews chapter 12 verse 2 says fixing your eyes on Jesus the Pioneer and Perfecter of faith for the joy set before him he endured the cross scorning its shame and sat down at the

right hand of the Throne of God and First Peter chapter 5 verse 7 says cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you it's easy to say you believe that God is in control but does that belief have an effect on you the true effect of your faith in God is Not anxiety and impatience but peace Romans chapter 15 verse 13 says May the god of Hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit when a

father throws his baby in the air the child is confident that the father will catch it it laughs and gets excited a child only panics because it doesn't trust the father to catch him again peace is the product of faith it is not the absence of the storm but the steady advancement within the storm and who gives power to advance through the storm definitely not I nor you God your strength might fail you in your trials but God's strength will never fail those who depend on him therefore the key to finding God's peace in tough

times is focusing on him you cannot find his Peace by searching other places you will find his Peace by standing on the Integrity of his promises what does he promise concerning what you are going through search for it and then keep reminding yourself of it look for and listen to testimonies from people who have seen God come through for them the more you hear the promises and testimonies of the promise the more your faith in God will grow and when Faith grows rest comes there's no room for panic dear friend God is on the throne

before any crisis will arise he will remain on the throne while the crisis remains and when the crises are over God will still be God sitting on and if you are in him why are you panicking when he has said that he will take care of you don't give in to the anxiety my friend follow this path and find the rest which only God's Assurance can give God bless you if you have a history of unfavorable situations that turned your life in the opposite direction of your expectations well then this message is for you by

the plan of God and according to his good intentions he's made it possible for you to be right here right now watching or listening to this message and he wants you to know this he is about to make your life beautiful again you're not hearing the sound of my voice by mistake my friend I'm not about to stand here and talk to you about how everyone else is having a hard time through life I'm not about to tell you how you have to be strong for yourself because no one cares and no one's coming to

help you rather I'm here as a messenger of the heavenly father who deeply loves you and wants you to know of his intentions to step in on your behalf and make your life beautiful again I don't know what happened to you in the past I can't even begin to imagine what's happening right now in your life however I can tell you that I know that unexpected situations can turn a person's life around in an instant and shatter their hopes for a better future consider this a message to encourage your faith and provide another reason to

get up dust yourself off and move on into the destiny God has for you job said something which I love so much and find applicable to this message today he said in Job 14 7-9 at least there is hope for a tree if it is cut down it will Sprout again and its new shoots will not fail its roots May grow old in the ground and its stump die in the soil yet at the scent of water it will bud and put forth shoots like a plant job is the one person in Biblical history whom

I can point to to have had a very difficult life he experienced what it meant to lose almost everything he had in one day his children properties and even servants he was left with only his wife in his life the devil even tampered with his health so much that job had boils all over his body he could only sit on Ashes to find some little comfort this man was considered to have been the richest in the east in his days he loved and feared God he was faithful in worship and devotion but when life hit

it hit job hard everything in job's life changed in one day but let me show you something that happened later in job's life job 42 12-17 the Lord blessed the latter part of job's life more than the former part he had 14 000 sheep six thousand camels a thousand yoke of oxen and a thousand donkeys and he also had seven sons and three daughters the first daughter he named Jemima the second Keziah and the third Karen Epic nowhere in all the land where their found women as beautiful as job's daughters and their father granted them

an inheritance along with their brothers after this job lived 140 years he saw his children and their children to the fourth generation and so job died an old man and full of years although job experienced a painful and unfavorable turn of events in his life God turned it back again into something more beautiful than the first part of his life what does this say about God it confirms that when God moves on your behalf he can make your life beautiful again he can rewrite the Hopeless story and turn it into a testimony if he could

do it for job then he can do it for you he said in Joel 2 25-27 I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten the great Locust and the young Locust the other locusts and the locust swarm my great Army that I sent among you you will have plenty to eat until you are full and you will praise the name of the Lord your God who has worked wonders for you never again will my people be shamed then you will know that I am in Israel that I am the Lord your God

and that there is no other never again will my people be shamed this is proof that God can make your life beautiful again I believe you need to hear this because you're alive in the world today yes that's right according to God's ultimate plan for you what you went through or what you're going through is meant to be a part of your story not the script for all of it what do I mean God doesn't plan for you to live your life only to end up dying as a victim of an abusive relationship he didn't

intend for you to grow up as a young man with dreams of a beautiful marriage in a blissful home only for you to end up divorced broken frustrated and alone God didn't intend for you to get that job work for a while then lose the job lose your insurance lose your home and your relationships and end up on the streets you may battle depression fears and insecurities and deal with setbacks here and there those may be a part of the story but it's not the end that's not the direction of the plot God has set

for you his plot's been outlined in his word three John two dear friend I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you even as your soul is getting along well his plot is the Declaration of his heart for you just like Jesus said in Matthew 7 11. if you then though you are evil know how to give good gifts to your children how much more will your father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him maybe your life may not look like it now but when you

come under the Refuge of God's name which is when you come to Jesus he will make your life beautiful again Only God Can restore what you've lost my friend only he can heal what's been broken only he can fix what's been damaged Beyond repair there are things no therapist or government Rehabilitation can fix only God's intervention there are issues that no one can explain how they happened or why but God sees them and can set them back in order [Music] if you're hearing these words today I want to encourage you it's not the time for

you to quit or live the rest of your life in hopelessness there is hope I repeat there is hope why do I know this you're alive and you're here Ecclesiastes 9 4. anyone who is among the living has hope even a live dog is better off than a dead lion [Music] now as your faith begins to rise make sure that you're standing right with God in your eyes on him this is the first thing in experiencing the beauty God is about to bring into your life the story of the prodigal son is confirmation that as

long as you stay far from God or away doing your own thing there is nothing he can do but wait until you give him the chance you see God will never Force this beautiful change of story into your life he will never Force healing on you he will never force people into your life even if they're the ones meant to bring the things you've lost however when you're close to him and maintain your devotion of Faith you give him room to decorate your life if you've stepped away from God because of compromise distractions or the

errors of Life know that God hasn't given up on you and there is a place for you in his arms it doesn't matter how far you've gone or what you've done the word of God shows us that even the worst set of people turn to God and received a change of story regardless of what you've done or where you are if you turn to God then you can see God transform your life into something beautiful make that prayer today make that decision to let go of that lifestyle that doesn't please God according to what the

Bible says make that decision to return to the faith you've thrown away it is the step to the transformation into something more beautiful than you could ever imagine secondly though you still may be in the faith if you build a fence around certain areas of your life God can't do much for you unless those fences come down one of the reasons most people build fences in their hearts is mostly due to past experiences maybe someone hurt you yesterday but now you see everyone the same way maybe your last relationship didn't work or you were abused

as a child maybe a parent wasn't there or a parent was there but caused more damage to you or your loved ones those things can turn people into what God did not make them to be however if you continue to live in the past licking your wounds nurturing your Brokenness and not believing in the possibilities of Love healing and freedom you will sentence yourself to that life however if you let God in he brings light into the darkness if you let God speak to your heart those things which are dead can come back to life

and what's broken can be healed it's time to open up my friend a life of joy and victory is possible it's not a fantasy faith and fantasy are two different things it is possible to trust God to give you a happy home that will last a lifetime in a world where marriages don't last it's possible to experience complete freedom from your addiction life of crime or unhealthy lifestyle and to become a completely different person in Christ all that makes a beautiful life is possible in Christ but to whom is it possible Jesus said in Mark

9 23. if you can said Jesus everything is possible for one who believes will you dare to believe these words today will you dare to take God by his word and commit all the ashes of your life into his care he is still in the business of giving Beauty in the place of ashes and he is about to make your life beautiful again turn to the Lord and hold on to his promises my friend he will never fail those who trust him [Music] do you just wonder why so many people seem to be going through

constant fights and battles While others are living relatively peaceful lives and leading effortless existences believe me when I say that there was a time in my life that I thought exactly the same way I saw people around me having the hardest things in life happen very easily for them while I battled my way around them but as I grew in life and began to understand the depth of God's words it became clear to me sometimes God will simply build a fence around his children to protect them from their enemies other times we would have to

go through the fire to reach the point battles are constant in our lives and in the lives of every child of God in fact God told us to expect battles that will not only be physical or carnal but also spiritual and against adversaries in very high places your ability as a human and more so as a child of God to handle and survive these battles will be determined by who is fighting on your side I have come to realize that sometimes God will fight the battles through you because your story of Destiny must be complete

other times God will tell you to take a seat while you watch him completely devastate your enemies in the book of second Chronicles chapter 20 verse 17. the Bible says you will not need to fight in this battle stand firm Hold Your Position and see the salvation of the Lord on your behalf o Judah and Jerusalem do not be afraid and do not be dismayed tomorrow go out against them and the Lord will be with you the battles of Life existed before you were born all of us were born into a system where from the

very first day you make it into conception you start fighting your fair share of battles as it is in the physical so it is in the spiritual many times God will avert unnecessary fights and battles for your sake but other times he will take you through them so that your Victory song can have the correct lyrics listen to me child of God if you are going through battles of life and it seems like you're always on the losing end cheer up I came to give you some very good news God is going to fight your

battles there came a time in my life when I was struggling so much I had to be the last to own everything and I still have to be the one who worked hardest I was winning some battles on my own but when I look back now I see the scars that accompanied that victory many times I would be sitting down with an item I had to work for months to be able to afford and I would cry because of how much I had to go through to get it as sweet as the victory is at

the end it left my life's scarred in so many ways that I began to ask myself if it was worth it then I learned of a new way to achieve effortless victory a confident way to win battles without all the unnecessary scars of War I met Jesus Christ and realized through his words how confident he is in his winning strategy the almighty God cannot lose in a battle where he is the strongest throughout the Bible from the Old Testament to the New Testament there are records of what happens every time God steps into your battle

consider what the Bible says in the book of Exodus 15 3. the Lord is a man of war and the Lord is his name you'll find in other verses of the Bible where God is referred to as the Mighty Man of War remember when you were growing up and those of us who had older brothers believed they could help us beat everyone else up do you remember the confidence you get to enter the dark alley holding your father's hand that is the confidence you have in your assured Victory when you let God step in when

the Mighty Man of War steps into a battle guess who wins listen to me the reason you are still fighting tooth and nail and it seems the battles just keep intensifying is because you are fighting it alone no Destiny has ever been shaped without the help of God your strength will fail you it has failed you before your family and friends have their own battles to fight so they are bound to fail you they failed you in times of need when you needed them as backup before God is a man trained in The Art of

War who has never lost the battle pick up your Bible today and go through every reference of a battle and every time you'll realize God won when God steps into the battle there's a guarantee of Victory Isaiah 43 2. when thou passes through the waters I will be with thee and through the rivers they shall not overflow thee when thou walkest through the fire thou shall not be burned nor shall the flame Kindle upon thee God has promised that even when we go through different battles we will have victory the victory plan of God covers

every area of our lives so even when you are dealing with an addiction going through financial difficulty or struggling in your marriage or job you have a word from God he will be with you and you will overcome all the Bible records that David sought the face of God before every battle and that victory was guaranteed before he took his army into a fight James 1 verse 2. says that blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because having stood the test that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to

those who love him the Crown of Life represents the blessings of victory after every battle that you win there's an appropriate blessing apportioned to that Victory and the Victor keeps the spoils many times when Victory is achieved God will let the soldiers Keep The Spoils of the land as their reward and blessing for the victory the same way it is in the realm of spiritual battles and victories The Spoils of the battle become your reward Victory comes with commensurate blessings from God the same King David became the chosen King to replace Saul even while he

was still on the throne and David was just a Shepherd boy because of a victory that David won over Goliath the Kingdom of Israel fell into the hands of David after he won the battle that the whole of the Israeli Army couldn't attempt remember when I said the issue of letting God take total control is a prevailing thing with every human we all love to feel confident in our choices many times we even become violent when our choices are not followed to the latter but in our work and walk with God letting him take control

is sacrosanct there cannot be two captains on a ship so why do you need to let God fight your battles because he cares for your victory in the book of Deuteronomy chapter 20 verse 4 the Bible says for the Lord your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you Victory God cares deeply for your Victory your life is not a mistake you are a calculated part of God's plans everything he does is in accordance with your Victory plans you have given your burdens to people who

couldn't carry them in the past and now they have returned to your shoulders I bring you very great news today God cares about your Victory and he wants to ensure it he has the master plan he knows the beginning the way and the end one of the reasons why you must let God fight your battles for you is because he already knows everything God's plans for you go beyond what you can see or imagine he resides in a realm where he has the advantage of being there from your beginning the added advantage of being there

through your journey and he will be there at the end God speaking in Jeremiah 29 verse 11 says for I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord plans to prosper you and not to harm you plans to give you hope and a future God is not talkative he does not just speak because there is an ear to hear he speaks specifically to handle the challenges of life and Destiny people who have heeded his words from time past even today can testify that his words come to handle specific assignments in our lives a

God who knows all and sees all tells you he has a plan for you that is a God I want to trust in the daily battles of my life when God shows up in the battle Victory is guaranteed and blessings are released it makes no sense to put your life through unnecessary stress foreign