and I want to speak to somebody today who feels like life is crushing you how many of you would say honestly I feel like I am in one of the low seasons of life right now okay that's who this message is for anybody feel like that's where you are today circumstances went sideways things started happening in your life that you didn't have control over things have been done things have been said you've been mistreated and that nobody understands what it feels like to you that life is crushing you you just want to quit what do
you want to quit on maybe a marriage you're just ready to be done you going quit on your kids want quit on God maybe you just just quit on yourself I'm so thankful that Jesus didn't quit on us and he loves you way too much to quit God loves you so much and um I know it's hard to think about this right now but someday he's going to make it all right he's going to make it all right and right now it's not all right and there are people in this room that are going through
just just stuff they should never go have to go through and you're just going God I I'm following you but it's hard down here and he's and your father just wants you to know that he will never leave you and I know you feel like running right now and I know you feel like taking control but I'm telling you your heavenly father has his hand on your shoulder and he loves you so much it's not always going to be like this I promise you but in the meantime let's just stay steady let's just keep taking
the steps we're not going to overreact we're not going to jump to conclusions jump to decisions we're going to be who God has called us to be friend you are loved more than you could ever comprehend there is a God who is so in love with you and he is so invested in you and he is so involved with you the scripture says the name of the Lord is a strong tower and the righteous run into it in their safe I'm going into my strong tower and this thing it could crush me but there's no
way it's crushing Jesus and I am hidden with Christ in God and God is greater and so many of God's people often times they want to give up and quit and I'm saying do you don't give up and quit we make the choice we make the choice of how we live through the difficult times in life I would plead with you don't walk away don't quit don't give up but just tell the Lord Lord I'm going to trust you to see me through this I don't know how but I'm going to trust you because you
said you will never leave me nor forsake me and God I believe you always tell the truth in this world you will have trouble but take heart I have overcome the world you serve a God who is bigger than any problem difficulty obstacle or struggle that you have faced that you are facing or you will face people who come against you need to realize that they're not just coming against you they're coming against the God who created you and loves you and stands with you and walks with you and will carry you through to the
other side James 1:12 blessed is the man who perseveres under trial because when he stood the test he will receive the Crown of Life God has promised to those who love him one day I want to stand beside you in heaven and together receive the crown of life because when difficult times came we stayed faithful if you're going through a struggle if it feels like everything's going wrong if life is falling apart and you don't know why remember this you can trust him he's been there he sees you you're not alone stay faithful because even
when people lie about you Jesus knows the truth and because he's been there and because he sees you and because he knows the truth you don't have to fear God is going to reward your faithfulness listen to me look at me you are going to make it through this you're going to make it and on the other side you're going to receive the reward God has promised you I know it feels like you're losing you feel defeated but the day is coming when you'll be Victorious and you will stand and declare the faithfulness of your
God and you'll celebrate that he brought you through he says I'll never leave you nor forsake you as long as you and I are walking in his will and his way it doesn't make any difference how tough it gets if we don't give up we're going to be rewarded no matter what you're going through what you're facing you have the strength of God within you because you have the Holy Spirit living inside of you that's what you and I should start every day with the awareness that God is with us today and that we have
the strength of God to face anything and everything and anybody and everybody no matter what the situation is because listen it isn't our strength it's his strength if they go on my strength or your strength some days we wouldn't get up but it's the strength of the Lord that is it's watch this it's the Divine energy of God it's the power of all Mighty God within us and that doesn't mean you won't have difficult situations and circumstances but he will enable us to live through it no matter what when you're under attack it's easy to
think I can't go on the LIE Satan wants you to believe is it's not worth it it's not worth it you can't keep doing this his lying voice says you can't keep going it's too difficult you can't do this that lies is most powerful when you're lonely and tired when you can barely sumon the strength to get up let alone keep going have you ever been there maybe you're there now don't quit don't bind the lie that you can't make it God knows what you're going through and he'll give you the strength to make it
if you quit you'll never receive the reward Satan wants you to quit before the Harvest don't do it don't quit don't become weary and doing good for at the proper time at God's time there will be a harvest if you don't give up don't quit the Lord directs people's steps but if I could just get you to think about the next step maybe you'll take it and keep going what's your next step what's your next step what's your next step now plans will change so how will you please hear me take the next step the
moment you realize the next step isn't going to kill you and that next step is the first step to evolving changing growing and learning and becoming literally the best version of yourself that's the most beautiful thing it's not going to kill you and putting yourself in the game you're giving yourself an opportunity to achieve something that everybody else said was impossible come come on you might be one step away from a breakthrough this is not the time to quit this is not the time to sit down and complain this is not the time to blame
everybody else this is not the time to be offended at God this is the time for you to look to the Lord for Hope in a world full of Despair so when people say well you know if you just understood what I was going through well maybe I do maybe I don't I know somebody who does and that's God and God understood whatever you're going through before you ever started going through it and listen he's ready and willing to equip you so that you won't give up right before the best happens in your life so
I'm saying to you because God is saying to you whatever you facing in life at this moment no matter how difficult it is how tough it is how discouraging it is and all the reasons and the evidence you have for walking away and all all the all the proof that you have that things are wrong remember there is a God in heaven and if you saved he's living within you and that God will take you through whatever you're facing in life no matter what
