1 00:00:00,569 --> 00:00:03,029 Speaker 1: What a joy to be with you today. We're praying 2 00:00:03,050 --> 00:00:05,590 Speaker 1: for you and your family. I know God has great 3 00:00:05,650 --> 00:00:08,330 Speaker 1: things in store. You wouldn't be alive if there weren't 4 00:00:08,450 --> 00:00:11,049 Speaker 1: more victories in front of you. So know that we 5 00:00:11,100 --> 00:00:13,240 Speaker 1: love you. We're praying for you. Hey, I hope you'll 6 00:00:13,260 --> 00:00:15,400 Speaker 1: stay tuned to the very end. We've got some special 7 00:00:15,460 --> 00:00:19,300 Speaker 1: resources to help you stay encouraged and inspired. Well, God 8 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:22,180 Speaker 1: bless you. It's a joy to come into your homes. 9 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:25,120 Speaker 1: And if you're ever in our area, please stop by, 10 00:00:25,430 --> 00:00:28,090 Speaker 1: be a part of one of our services. I promise you, 11 00:00:28,270 --> 00:00:30,990 Speaker 1: we'll make you feel right at home. I like to 12 00:00:31,010 --> 00:00:33,850 Speaker 1: start with something funny and I heard about this pastor. 13 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:37,420 Speaker 1: He found a dead mule on the church grounds. He 14 00:00:37,460 --> 00:00:39,820 Speaker 1: called the health department and they said they couldn't pick 15 00:00:39,860 --> 00:00:43,720 Speaker 1: it up without authorization from the mayor. Well, the mayor 16 00:00:43,780 --> 00:00:46,520 Speaker 1: was known to be rude and hard to get along with. 17 00:00:47,100 --> 00:00:50,650 Speaker 1: When the pastor called, the mayor didn't disappoint. He started 18 00:00:50,729 --> 00:00:54,350 Speaker 1: ranting and raving. Finally said, why are you even calling me? 19 00:00:54,770 --> 00:00:58,120 Speaker 1: Isn't it your job to bury the dead? The pastor 20 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 1: asked God for the right response. He said, yes, mayor, 21 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:03,610 Speaker 1: it is my job to bury the dead, but I 22 00:01:03,730 --> 00:01:06,709 Speaker 1: always like to notify the next of kin first. Amen. 23 00:01:08,410 --> 00:01:10,650 Speaker 1: Say it like you mean it. This is my Bible. 24 00:01:11,170 --> 00:01:13,500 Speaker 1: I am what it says I am. I have what 25 00:01:13,530 --> 00:01:15,840 Speaker 1: it says I have. I can do what it says 26 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:18,600 Speaker 1: I can do. Today, I will be taught the word 27 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:22,680 Speaker 1: of God. I boldly confess my mind is alert. My 28 00:01:22,740 --> 00:01:25,899 Speaker 1: heart is receptive. I will never be the same in 29 00:01:26,020 --> 00:01:30,110 Speaker 1: Jesus name. God bless you. I want to talk to 30 00:01:30,150 --> 00:01:34,110 Speaker 1: you today about night seasons. We all go through times 31 00:01:34,150 --> 00:01:37,690 Speaker 1: that we don't understand. We're praying and believing, but our 32 00:01:37,770 --> 00:01:41,690 Speaker 1: health isn't improving. Our finances haven't turned around. We still 33 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:45,660 Speaker 1: haven't met the right person. We can feel alone, forgotten, 34 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 1: like it's never going to change. It's a night season. 35 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:53,440 Speaker 1: In these night seasons, you can't see what God is doing. 36 00:01:54,140 --> 00:01:57,590 Speaker 1: Doesn't look like anything is happening, but God is working 37 00:01:57,910 --> 00:02:02,170 Speaker 1: behind the scenes. He does his greatest work in the dark. 38 00:02:02,910 --> 00:02:05,960 Speaker 1: We don't see anything changing. We're still dealing with the 39 00:02:06,020 --> 00:02:10,570 Speaker 1: same problem, but God hasn't forgotten about you. In the 40 00:02:10,630 --> 00:02:14,530 Speaker 1: dark times, when life feels unfair, you have to remind 41 00:02:14,550 --> 00:02:18,850 Speaker 1: yourself that God is still in control. Just because you 42 00:02:18,870 --> 00:02:22,450 Speaker 1: don't see anything doesn't mean that God is not working. 43 00:02:23,030 --> 00:02:26,460 Speaker 1: He doesn't always show you what he's up to. And 44 00:02:26,500 --> 00:02:28,740 Speaker 1: it's easy to trust him when you're getting good breaks, 45 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:31,620 Speaker 1: things are going great. but you have to learn to 46 00:02:31,700 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 1: trust him in the night seasons. When things aren't going 47 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:39,220 Speaker 1: your way, you don't see anything happening. The heroes of 48 00:02:39,260 --> 00:02:42,970 Speaker 1: faith all went through these night seasons. David, as a 49 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:47,250 Speaker 1: young man, defeated Goliath. It was a great victory, but 50 00:02:47,410 --> 00:02:51,590 Speaker 1: after that, he spent years running from King Saul, having 51 00:02:51,630 --> 00:02:55,450 Speaker 1: to hide in caves, sleep in the desert. I'm sure 52 00:02:55,490 --> 00:02:58,929 Speaker 1: he prayed, God, deliver me from Saul. This is not right. 53 00:02:59,690 --> 00:03:02,790 Speaker 1: but it was like the heavens were silent. God didn't 54 00:03:02,830 --> 00:03:06,770 Speaker 1: change it. Saul was wrong. It was unfair to David, 55 00:03:07,330 --> 00:03:10,850 Speaker 1: but the night seasons are a time of testing, a 56 00:03:10,900 --> 00:03:15,220 Speaker 1: time of proving. Are we going to get negative, live discouraged, 57 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 1: or are we going to say, God, I don't understand it. 58 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:21,959 Speaker 1: It's not fair, but I trust you. I know you're 59 00:03:21,980 --> 00:03:24,400 Speaker 1: not just the God of the daytime, but you're the 60 00:03:24,460 --> 00:03:28,810 Speaker 1: God of the night seasons. In the scripture, Ruth lost 61 00:03:28,870 --> 00:03:31,830 Speaker 1: her husband at an early age. He was killed in 62 00:03:31,870 --> 00:03:36,610 Speaker 1: a battle. She was devastated, heartbroken. She could have given 63 00:03:36,690 --> 00:03:41,390 Speaker 1: up on life, lived in self-pity, but she understood this principle. 64 00:03:41,750 --> 00:03:45,670 Speaker 1: The night seasons are not the end. The bad breaks, 65 00:03:45,970 --> 00:03:50,410 Speaker 1: the disappointments, the loss, the sickness, that's simply another step 66 00:03:50,790 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 1: on the way to your destiny. The psalmist said, weeping 67 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 1: may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning. 68 00:03:59,940 --> 00:04:04,220 Speaker 1: Your story doesn't end in the night. The night is temporary. 69 00:04:04,930 --> 00:04:09,650 Speaker 1: The sickness is temporary. The loneliness is temporary. That addiction, 70 00:04:10,050 --> 00:04:13,750 Speaker 1: it's only temporary. Ruth went on to meet another man. 71 00:04:14,170 --> 00:04:17,470 Speaker 1: They fell in love, got married, had a baby. Her 72 00:04:17,550 --> 00:04:21,980 Speaker 1: story didn't end in the dark. When things aren't working out, 73 00:04:22,529 --> 00:04:25,470 Speaker 1: You feel like you're going the wrong direction. God's not 74 00:04:25,529 --> 00:04:29,990 Speaker 1: changing it. Don't get discouraged. It's just a night season. 75 00:04:30,330 --> 00:04:34,029 Speaker 1: It's not permanent. It's not how your story ends. You 76 00:04:34,070 --> 00:04:37,810 Speaker 1: may not see anything happening, but God is at work. 77 00:04:38,550 --> 00:04:42,310 Speaker 1: Dare to trust him. Keep moving forward in faith. Keep believing. 78 00:04:42,570 --> 00:04:45,620 Speaker 1: It's just a matter of time before the morning breaks forth. 79 00:04:46,570 --> 00:04:49,940 Speaker 1: Job went through a night season and Everything was going great. 80 00:04:50,460 --> 00:04:54,839 Speaker 1: He was happy, healthy, successful, and life took a sudden turn. 81 00:04:55,620 --> 00:04:59,080 Speaker 1: Out of nowhere, he came down with an illness, had 82 00:04:59,180 --> 00:05:03,279 Speaker 1: boils all over his body. It's very painful. He lost 83 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:07,200 Speaker 1: his business, lost his family. His whole world was turned 84 00:05:07,260 --> 00:05:11,599 Speaker 1: upside down. And what's interesting is Job was a good man. 85 00:05:12,120 --> 00:05:15,820 Speaker 1: He loved God. He was a person of excellence and integrity. 86 00:05:16,650 --> 00:05:19,529 Speaker 1: This would make more sense if he was a compromiser, 87 00:05:20,010 --> 00:05:24,169 Speaker 1: making wrong choices, not honoring God. But the scripture says, 88 00:05:24,529 --> 00:05:29,060 Speaker 1: rain falls on the just and the unjust. Just because 89 00:05:29,100 --> 00:05:31,940 Speaker 1: you're a good person doesn't mean you're not going to 90 00:05:31,980 --> 00:05:35,720 Speaker 1: have some night seasons. You may be in a difficult 91 00:05:35,779 --> 00:05:39,700 Speaker 1: time now. It doesn't necessarily mean you've done something wrong. 92 00:05:40,120 --> 00:05:42,830 Speaker 1: God's not pleased with you. You don't have his favor. 93 00:05:43,130 --> 00:05:47,310 Speaker 1: It's just life. You're getting some rain. Without the rain, 94 00:05:47,570 --> 00:05:51,290 Speaker 1: we couldn't grow. God wouldn't have allowed it if it 95 00:05:51,330 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 1: was going to keep you from your destiny. He has 96 00:05:54,460 --> 00:05:58,500 Speaker 1: you in the palm of his hand. He's closely watching you. 97 00:05:59,279 --> 00:06:01,870 Speaker 1: You may feel like you're in the fire, but God 98 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:05,490 Speaker 1: controls the thermostats. He won't let it be more than 99 00:06:05,529 --> 00:06:08,440 Speaker 1: you can handle. Now quit telling yourself, I'll never make 100 00:06:08,480 --> 00:06:11,880 Speaker 1: it through this, Joel. I'll never get well, never accomplish 101 00:06:11,920 --> 00:06:15,410 Speaker 1: my dream. No, it's just a night season. It's not 102 00:06:15,450 --> 00:06:19,050 Speaker 1: a surprise to God. He already has the solution. The 103 00:06:19,070 --> 00:06:23,070 Speaker 1: breakthrough is headed your way. But Job did what many 104 00:06:23,130 --> 00:06:25,969 Speaker 1: of us do in the difficult times. He focused on 105 00:06:26,010 --> 00:06:30,340 Speaker 1: the problem, magnified what was wrong and let it overwhelm him. 106 00:06:31,120 --> 00:06:35,480 Speaker 1: He said in chapter seven, I will never again experience pleasure. 107 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:40,070 Speaker 1: I have been assigned to long, weary nights of misery. 108 00:06:40,910 --> 00:06:43,849 Speaker 1: He was saying, this is permanent. This is how my 109 00:06:43,910 --> 00:06:48,710 Speaker 1: story ends. I've been assigned to nights of misery. We 110 00:06:48,750 --> 00:06:51,480 Speaker 1: do an event called a night of hope. If Job 111 00:06:51,500 --> 00:06:53,060 Speaker 1: would have been touring, he would have called it a 112 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:56,790 Speaker 1: night of misery. I'm not making light of what he 113 00:06:56,850 --> 00:07:00,370 Speaker 1: faced because it was serious, but the mistake he made 114 00:07:00,690 --> 00:07:04,830 Speaker 1: was thinking it was permanent. What you're going through may 115 00:07:04,890 --> 00:07:08,460 Speaker 1: be difficult, but the good news is you are going 116 00:07:08,620 --> 00:07:13,520 Speaker 1: through it. It's not your final destination. It's a night season, 117 00:07:13,920 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 1: not a night lifetime. In Job's darkest hour, when he 118 00:07:18,800 --> 00:07:22,240 Speaker 1: was the most discouraged, God said to him, I will 119 00:07:22,300 --> 00:07:25,880 Speaker 1: fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts 120 00:07:25,940 --> 00:07:29,460 Speaker 1: of joy. God was saying, Job, it looks bad. You 121 00:07:29,500 --> 00:07:33,260 Speaker 1: don't understand it, but don't worry. It's not permanent. It's 122 00:07:33,300 --> 00:07:37,030 Speaker 1: just a season. I'm about to fill your mouth with laughter. 123 00:07:38,130 --> 00:07:40,590 Speaker 1: God is saying to you what he said to Job. 124 00:07:41,380 --> 00:07:43,980 Speaker 1: Life may not have been fair, but you're not going 125 00:07:44,020 --> 00:07:48,920 Speaker 1: to live discouraged, overwhelmed by problems, burdened down by illnesses. 126 00:07:49,420 --> 00:07:53,880 Speaker 1: Joy is coming. Health is coming. Breakthroughs are coming. Promotion 127 00:07:53,940 --> 00:07:58,060 Speaker 1: is coming. God is about to fill your mouth with laughter. 128 00:07:58,420 --> 00:08:03,140 Speaker 1: That means God's going to do something so unusual, so extraordinary. 129 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:06,250 Speaker 1: You'll be so amazed. All you can do is laugh. 130 00:08:06,880 --> 00:08:09,870 Speaker 1: Your morning is going to be turned to dancing. Your 131 00:08:09,940 --> 00:08:13,450 Speaker 1: sorrow turned to joy. This is what happened with Job. 132 00:08:13,830 --> 00:08:16,650 Speaker 1: He didn't just make it through the night season, but 133 00:08:16,710 --> 00:08:20,510 Speaker 1: God restored back to him double what he lost. He 134 00:08:20,550 --> 00:08:23,370 Speaker 1: came out with twice the cattle, twice the sheep, twice 135 00:08:23,410 --> 00:08:27,310 Speaker 1: the business. He felt twice as healthy. God always makes 136 00:08:27,380 --> 00:08:30,740 Speaker 1: the enemy pay for bringing the trouble. If you'll stay 137 00:08:30,820 --> 00:08:33,359 Speaker 1: in faith, you won't just come out. You will come 138 00:08:33,460 --> 00:08:38,329 Speaker 1: out better than you were before. The scripture says after this, 139 00:08:38,890 --> 00:08:44,090 Speaker 1: Job lived 140 years and saw four generations. Then he 140 00:08:44,150 --> 00:08:48,230 Speaker 1: died an old man having lived a long, good life. 141 00:08:49,170 --> 00:08:51,700 Speaker 1: When we think of Job, we usually think all the pain, 142 00:08:51,860 --> 00:08:55,540 Speaker 1: all the suffering. The truth is that was just one season. 143 00:08:56,630 --> 00:08:59,530 Speaker 1: You may be in a dark time, but like Job, 144 00:08:59,550 --> 00:09:02,390 Speaker 1: you're going to come through it and still live a long, 145 00:09:02,700 --> 00:09:07,580 Speaker 1: blessed life. It says after this, Job lived 140 years. 146 00:09:07,700 --> 00:09:12,099 Speaker 1: After what? After the ninth season. That means after the loss, 147 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:16,280 Speaker 1: after the disappointment, after the divorce, after the sickness, there 148 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:27,809 Speaker 1: are still many great days up ahead. My father went 149 00:09:27,850 --> 00:09:30,610 Speaker 1: through a night season. He was married at a very 150 00:09:30,670 --> 00:09:34,850 Speaker 1: young age and unfortunately the marriage didn't work out. He 151 00:09:34,890 --> 00:09:38,810 Speaker 1: was devastated. He resigned from his church and got out 152 00:09:38,850 --> 00:09:42,559 Speaker 1: of the ministry. Denominational leaders told him that he would 153 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:46,819 Speaker 1: never pastor again. People said he was finished. The good 154 00:09:46,880 --> 00:09:52,450 Speaker 1: news is people don't determine your destiny. God does. Two 155 00:09:52,500 --> 00:09:57,070 Speaker 1: years later, he got back in the ministry. He ended 156 00:09:57,110 --> 00:10:00,700 Speaker 1: up marrying my mother. They had five children. were married 157 00:10:00,740 --> 00:10:04,660 Speaker 1: for almost 50 years. Then they started Lakewood. He pastored 158 00:10:04,700 --> 00:10:09,350 Speaker 1: here 40 years, touching the world. This all happened after 159 00:10:09,370 --> 00:10:13,830 Speaker 1: the divorce, after the disappointment. He thought that would sour 160 00:10:13,890 --> 00:10:16,870 Speaker 1: the rest of his life, but it was just a season. 161 00:10:17,510 --> 00:10:20,530 Speaker 1: He went on to live a long, blessed, faith-filled life. 162 00:10:21,070 --> 00:10:24,200 Speaker 1: Don't let the night seasons convince you that you've seen 163 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:27,500 Speaker 1: your best days. You wouldn't be alive unless God had 164 00:10:27,540 --> 00:10:30,840 Speaker 1: something amazing up in front of you. But in the 165 00:10:30,860 --> 00:10:34,360 Speaker 1: dark times, it's easy to talk about the difficulties, talk 166 00:10:34,420 --> 00:10:37,900 Speaker 1: about how bad life is treating us, like Job, exaggerate 167 00:10:37,940 --> 00:10:40,440 Speaker 1: our problems. All that's going to do is make you 168 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:45,110 Speaker 1: more discouraged, more defeated, take your joy. Instead of complaining, 169 00:10:45,510 --> 00:10:48,099 Speaker 1: one of the best things you can say is all 170 00:10:48,170 --> 00:10:51,540 Speaker 1: is well. When you say all is well, what you're 171 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:54,760 Speaker 1: really saying is God is still on the throne. I'm 172 00:10:54,780 --> 00:10:58,240 Speaker 1: not going to live upset, bitter, guilty. I may be 173 00:10:58,300 --> 00:11:01,500 Speaker 1: in a night season, but I know this too shall pass. 174 00:11:01,980 --> 00:11:05,350 Speaker 1: All is well. Somebody says, well, I thought the medical 175 00:11:05,390 --> 00:11:08,709 Speaker 1: report wasn't good. Yes, that's true, but all is well. 176 00:11:09,190 --> 00:11:12,410 Speaker 1: God is restoring health back into me. Your child is 177 00:11:12,450 --> 00:11:15,610 Speaker 1: still off course? Yes, but I'm not worried. All is well. 178 00:11:15,910 --> 00:11:19,650 Speaker 1: As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Joel, 179 00:11:20,170 --> 00:11:22,689 Speaker 1: how can you say all is well when you went 180 00:11:22,710 --> 00:11:25,810 Speaker 1: through a breakup? You lost a loved one. You still 181 00:11:25,850 --> 00:11:28,809 Speaker 1: haven't met the right person. The way you can say 182 00:11:28,870 --> 00:11:33,050 Speaker 1: it is because you know the night season is only temporary. 183 00:11:33,620 --> 00:11:36,780 Speaker 1: You know joy is coming. You know what was meant 184 00:11:36,820 --> 00:11:39,969 Speaker 1: for harm, God is turning to your advantage. You know 185 00:11:40,170 --> 00:11:44,670 Speaker 1: after this is a long, blessed, faith-filled life. Now, don't 186 00:11:44,750 --> 00:11:48,929 Speaker 1: talk yourself into being miserable. We all have night seasons, 187 00:11:49,350 --> 00:11:52,790 Speaker 1: things we don't understand. Keep a report of victory coming 188 00:11:52,830 --> 00:11:55,780 Speaker 1: out of your mouth. If you're going to magnify something, 189 00:11:56,140 --> 00:12:00,760 Speaker 1: don't magnify your problems, magnify your God. Talk about His greatness. 190 00:12:00,820 --> 00:12:05,429 Speaker 1: Talk about His favor. Amen. Yes, you may have big challenges, 191 00:12:05,660 --> 00:12:07,880 Speaker 1: but can I tell you, we serve a big God. 192 00:12:08,760 --> 00:12:12,660 Speaker 1: The sickness may seem impossible. God can do the impossible. 193 00:12:13,500 --> 00:12:17,250 Speaker 1: That obstacle may look permanent. One touch of God's favor 194 00:12:17,390 --> 00:12:21,349 Speaker 1: will thrust you to a next level. Quit worrying. God 195 00:12:21,429 --> 00:12:25,990 Speaker 1: is saying all is well. In your finances, all is well. 196 00:12:26,790 --> 00:12:30,020 Speaker 1: In your health, all is well. In your family, all 197 00:12:30,100 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 1: is well. It may be night right now, but morning 198 00:12:34,320 --> 00:12:37,300 Speaker 1: is coming. You're going to see what God was doing 199 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:41,059 Speaker 1: behind the scenes. And every day you stay in faith. 200 00:12:41,740 --> 00:12:45,119 Speaker 1: Every day you keep a good attitude, despite the darkness, 201 00:12:45,340 --> 00:12:48,929 Speaker 1: you are passing the test. That night season will come 202 00:12:48,970 --> 00:12:53,960 Speaker 1: to an end. The Psalmist said, when darkness overtakes the righteous, 203 00:12:54,320 --> 00:12:59,870 Speaker 1: light will come bursting in. It's going to happen suddenly, unexpectedly. 204 00:13:00,309 --> 00:13:02,989 Speaker 1: You didn't see it coming. You woke up and it 205 00:13:03,030 --> 00:13:06,670 Speaker 1: was still dark. Nothing had changed. Then suddenly you get 206 00:13:06,710 --> 00:13:10,189 Speaker 1: the break you need. Suddenly your health turns around. Suddenly 207 00:13:10,230 --> 00:13:13,420 Speaker 1: you meet the right person. The light will come bursting in. 208 00:13:14,550 --> 00:13:17,680 Speaker 1: Moses went through a night season. As a young man, 209 00:13:17,860 --> 00:13:21,699 Speaker 1: he made a mistake and killed someone that was mistreating 210 00:13:21,740 --> 00:13:25,140 Speaker 1: a Hebrew slave. He knew he was called to deliver 211 00:13:25,179 --> 00:13:28,620 Speaker 1: the Israelites, but he got out of God's timing and 212 00:13:28,660 --> 00:13:31,320 Speaker 1: tried to do it on his own. He had to 213 00:13:31,460 --> 00:13:35,090 Speaker 1: flee for his life. He spent 40 years on the 214 00:13:35,150 --> 00:13:40,030 Speaker 1: backside of the desert in hiding. He felt alone, forgotten. 215 00:13:40,490 --> 00:13:44,179 Speaker 1: It was his fault. Every voice said, too bad. You 216 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:48,370 Speaker 1: blew it. You're a failure. but God doesn't waste anything 217 00:13:48,410 --> 00:13:51,450 Speaker 1: that we go through. He uses it to get us 218 00:13:51,530 --> 00:13:55,610 Speaker 1: prepared for our destiny. In those years out in the desert, 219 00:13:56,250 --> 00:13:59,690 Speaker 1: Moses couldn't see what God was doing behind the scenes, 220 00:14:00,190 --> 00:14:03,920 Speaker 1: but God was making him and molding him. He thought 221 00:14:03,960 --> 00:14:07,520 Speaker 1: he was finished, but God was using that time to 222 00:14:07,580 --> 00:14:12,459 Speaker 1: develop his character. He was getting him prepared for his comeback. 223 00:14:13,559 --> 00:14:17,370 Speaker 1: Like Moses, You may have made mistakes that have put 224 00:14:17,429 --> 00:14:21,160 Speaker 1: you in a night season. Something was delayed. You had 225 00:14:21,200 --> 00:14:23,800 Speaker 1: to take a detour. You're not where you thought you 226 00:14:23,840 --> 00:14:26,940 Speaker 1: would be. Now you think you have to settle there 227 00:14:27,480 --> 00:14:30,810 Speaker 1: and never accomplish what God put in your heart. You 228 00:14:30,850 --> 00:14:34,229 Speaker 1: may not realize it, but right now God is getting 229 00:14:34,310 --> 00:14:38,600 Speaker 1: you prepared for your comeback. What he started, he's going 230 00:14:38,640 --> 00:14:42,800 Speaker 1: to finish. He's already taken into account every wrong turn, 231 00:14:43,380 --> 00:14:47,320 Speaker 1: every mistake, every bad break. It may look like the 232 00:14:47,500 --> 00:14:51,540 Speaker 1: end to you. The truth is, it's just a temporary delay. 233 00:14:52,300 --> 00:14:55,800 Speaker 1: It's a time of testing, a time of proving where 234 00:14:55,820 --> 00:15:00,210 Speaker 1: your character is being developed. God is working in you, 235 00:15:00,750 --> 00:15:04,390 Speaker 1: polishing off the rough edges. He's getting you prepared for 236 00:15:04,410 --> 00:15:08,620 Speaker 1: where he's taking you. 40 years later, God came back 237 00:15:08,660 --> 00:15:11,420 Speaker 1: and said, all right, Moses, now I'm ready for you 238 00:15:11,480 --> 00:15:15,780 Speaker 1: to deliver my people. The scripture says Moses was the 239 00:15:15,840 --> 00:15:20,609 Speaker 1: most humble man in all the land. In that night season, 240 00:15:20,850 --> 00:15:24,790 Speaker 1: Moses changed. He learned to wait on God, to listen 241 00:15:24,830 --> 00:15:27,970 Speaker 1: to his voice, to walk in humility. He came up 242 00:15:28,110 --> 00:15:33,350 Speaker 1: higher in his character. In the difficult times, stay pliable, 243 00:15:33,910 --> 00:15:38,359 Speaker 1: stay open. Say, God, make me and mold me. Show 244 00:15:38,420 --> 00:15:41,880 Speaker 1: me where I need to change. You grow in the 245 00:15:41,940 --> 00:15:46,780 Speaker 1: tough times. Even physically, you grow at night when you're asleep. 246 00:15:47,730 --> 00:15:50,670 Speaker 1: In the same way, when you're in a night season, 247 00:15:50,950 --> 00:15:53,810 Speaker 1: you may not like it, but it's working for you. 248 00:15:54,310 --> 00:15:58,210 Speaker 1: You're getting stronger. You have to be prepared for where 249 00:15:58,250 --> 00:16:01,950 Speaker 1: God has taken you. Moses couldn't handle it the first time. 250 00:16:02,530 --> 00:16:06,110 Speaker 1: He made a mistake, had to run. God didn't write 251 00:16:06,150 --> 00:16:09,730 Speaker 1: him off. He didn't cancel his destiny. He used the 252 00:16:09,810 --> 00:16:14,390 Speaker 1: night season to refine him. When Saul was chasing David 253 00:16:14,510 --> 00:16:18,690 Speaker 1: through the desert, there were several opportunities for David to 254 00:16:18,750 --> 00:16:22,080 Speaker 1: kill Saul. He could have taken his life, gotten rid 255 00:16:22,100 --> 00:16:26,300 Speaker 1: of his problem. David wouldn't do it. He knew Saul 256 00:16:26,340 --> 00:16:30,070 Speaker 1: had been anointed by God. He told his men, I'm 257 00:16:30,130 --> 00:16:33,540 Speaker 1: not going to harm what God has anointed. After he 258 00:16:33,620 --> 00:16:37,500 Speaker 1: passed these tests, after David showed God what he was 259 00:16:37,600 --> 00:16:41,670 Speaker 1: made of, a man of character and integrity, God took 260 00:16:41,710 --> 00:16:45,110 Speaker 1: care of Saul and David was made the king. In 261 00:16:45,150 --> 00:16:49,580 Speaker 1: the night seasons, if you will pass these tests, Change 262 00:16:49,620 --> 00:16:52,520 Speaker 1: where you need to change. Deal with the areas God's 263 00:16:52,580 --> 00:16:55,840 Speaker 1: bringing to light. Prove to him that you'll do the 264 00:16:55,900 --> 00:16:59,170 Speaker 1: right thing when it's hard. You'll forgive even though they 265 00:16:59,250 --> 00:17:04,129 Speaker 1: hurt you. Then like David, because your character has been developed, 266 00:17:04,609 --> 00:17:07,710 Speaker 1: God will bring you out of that night season and 267 00:17:07,770 --> 00:17:10,790 Speaker 1: get you to where you're supposed to be. But some 268 00:17:10,850 --> 00:17:14,990 Speaker 1: things we can only develop in the dark. Without the 269 00:17:15,060 --> 00:17:18,920 Speaker 1: night seasons, we wouldn't become all God created us to be. 270 00:17:19,920 --> 00:17:24,159 Speaker 1: A caterpillar can be going along just fine. Everything is great. 271 00:17:24,660 --> 00:17:28,530 Speaker 1: But down deep, something says, you're not supposed to crawl 272 00:17:28,670 --> 00:17:32,150 Speaker 1: your whole life. You have more in you. He gets 273 00:17:32,210 --> 00:17:35,469 Speaker 1: excited thinking, yes, that's right. Then he looks in the 274 00:17:35,490 --> 00:17:39,040 Speaker 1: mirror and says, what was I thinking? I'll never fly. 275 00:17:39,740 --> 00:17:44,020 Speaker 1: I'm just a glorified worm. That's impossible. But one day 276 00:17:44,359 --> 00:17:49,030 Speaker 1: the caterpillar spins a cocoon around itself. He hangs upside 277 00:17:49,090 --> 00:17:53,530 Speaker 1: down from a branch. It's dark. He can't move. He 278 00:17:53,590 --> 00:17:56,510 Speaker 1: can't eat. If you were to ask him when he 279 00:17:56,550 --> 00:17:59,790 Speaker 1: was in the cocoon, he would say, let me go 280 00:17:59,830 --> 00:18:02,369 Speaker 1: back to where I was. Let me go back to 281 00:18:02,410 --> 00:18:06,530 Speaker 1: being a caterpillar. I don't like where I am. I'm uncomfortable. 282 00:18:06,890 --> 00:18:11,080 Speaker 1: It's dark. It's lonely. What he doesn't realize is in 283 00:18:11,140 --> 00:18:15,610 Speaker 1: the dark, a transformation is taking place. Before long, he 284 00:18:15,630 --> 00:18:19,530 Speaker 1: starts feeling some wings. He gets the strength to push 285 00:18:19,609 --> 00:18:23,060 Speaker 1: out of that cocoon. Now, instead of crawling on the ground, 286 00:18:23,300 --> 00:18:28,340 Speaker 1: he's a beautiful butterfly floating through the air. Like the caterpillar, 287 00:18:28,940 --> 00:18:31,820 Speaker 1: none of us like the night seasons. We don't like 288 00:18:31,859 --> 00:18:35,800 Speaker 1: being uncomfortable. We don't see anything happening. but there are 289 00:18:35,859 --> 00:18:40,179 Speaker 1: times that God incubates us. He takes us through the 290 00:18:40,240 --> 00:18:44,210 Speaker 1: dark places, not to make us miserable, but in the dark, 291 00:18:44,550 --> 00:18:49,270 Speaker 1: a transformation is taking place. You're growing, you're being refined. 292 00:18:49,609 --> 00:18:51,650 Speaker 1: You may not like it, but you have to keep 293 00:18:51,710 --> 00:18:56,070 Speaker 1: reminding yourself your wings are developing. You're about to step 294 00:18:56,190 --> 00:19:00,690 Speaker 1: up to a new level. No more crawling, living in mediocrity. 295 00:19:00,970 --> 00:19:03,909 Speaker 1: You were made for higher things. You may be in 296 00:19:03,950 --> 00:19:07,410 Speaker 1: a night season, but by faith, I can see your 297 00:19:07,450 --> 00:19:10,679 Speaker 1: cocoon starting to open up. I can see a wing 298 00:19:10,740 --> 00:19:14,360 Speaker 1: coming out. This is no time to be discouraged. You're 299 00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:17,439 Speaker 1: on the verge of taking off. You're about to become 300 00:19:17,480 --> 00:19:20,790 Speaker 1: a beautiful butterfly. You're going to go places that you've 301 00:19:20,850 --> 00:19:25,630 Speaker 1: never dreamed. Now, don't complain about the cocoon. It's dark. 302 00:19:25,670 --> 00:19:29,680 Speaker 1: It's uncomfortable. I'm lonely. Keep a good attitude. It's all 303 00:19:29,700 --> 00:19:32,820 Speaker 1: a part of the process. God is changing you from 304 00:19:32,900 --> 00:19:37,420 Speaker 1: glory to glory. In the scripture, Jacob had not lived 305 00:19:37,460 --> 00:19:41,080 Speaker 1: the right kind of life. He was dishonest. He cheated people, 306 00:19:41,380 --> 00:19:44,740 Speaker 1: tricked his brother out of his birthright. You would think 307 00:19:44,810 --> 00:19:47,830 Speaker 1: that God wouldn't have anything to do with him, but 308 00:19:47,890 --> 00:19:51,330 Speaker 1: God doesn't write us off. He keeps working with us, 309 00:19:51,650 --> 00:19:55,810 Speaker 1: showing us his mercy. Jacob was traveling on a long 310 00:19:55,930 --> 00:20:01,379 Speaker 1: journey through the desert. He was hot and tired, hungry. 311 00:20:01,720 --> 00:20:04,939 Speaker 1: Nothing was going his way. He came to a place 312 00:20:05,000 --> 00:20:07,960 Speaker 1: to spend the night. All he could find for a 313 00:20:08,040 --> 00:20:11,629 Speaker 1: pillow was a rock. He was in a hard place, 314 00:20:12,320 --> 00:20:16,680 Speaker 1: a lonely time, a night season. I'm sure he thought 315 00:20:16,720 --> 00:20:19,760 Speaker 1: that God had forgotten about him. He went to sleep 316 00:20:19,820 --> 00:20:25,090 Speaker 1: that night down on himself, discouraged, full of regrets. While 317 00:20:25,160 --> 00:20:28,490 Speaker 1: he was sleeping, he had a dream. He saw the 318 00:20:28,570 --> 00:20:32,560 Speaker 1: heavens open up. There was a huge staircase with angels 319 00:20:32,619 --> 00:20:35,360 Speaker 1: going up and down. At the top, the Lord was 320 00:20:35,420 --> 00:20:39,459 Speaker 1: standing there. He said, Jacob, the ground you are lying 321 00:20:39,720 --> 00:20:43,970 Speaker 1: on belongs to you and your descendants. I will protect 322 00:20:44,030 --> 00:20:47,730 Speaker 1: you wherever you go. I will be with you continually 323 00:20:48,109 --> 00:20:51,930 Speaker 1: until I give you everything that I have promised. When 324 00:20:51,970 --> 00:20:54,909 Speaker 1: Jacob woke up, he couldn't believe what he had seen. 325 00:20:55,530 --> 00:20:59,810 Speaker 1: He said, surely the Lord was in this place. What's 326 00:20:59,869 --> 00:21:03,879 Speaker 1: interesting is he wasn't in the church, wasn't in a temple, 327 00:21:03,970 --> 00:21:07,820 Speaker 1: wasn't in the synagogue. He was in the desert. God 328 00:21:07,880 --> 00:21:11,220 Speaker 1: was showing us that he's the God of hard places, 329 00:21:11,790 --> 00:21:15,649 Speaker 1: the God of lonely times, the God of night seasons. 330 00:21:16,510 --> 00:21:19,930 Speaker 1: You may be in a difficulty now, fighting a battle 331 00:21:20,010 --> 00:21:24,189 Speaker 1: in your health, dealing with depression, raising a special needs child. 332 00:21:24,369 --> 00:21:28,780 Speaker 1: You feel alone, forgotten, discouraged. God is right there with you. 333 00:21:29,240 --> 00:21:32,460 Speaker 1: Like with Jacob, I believe the heavens are about to 334 00:21:32,600 --> 00:21:35,760 Speaker 1: open up. God is going to make things happen that 335 00:21:35,800 --> 00:21:40,150 Speaker 1: you couldn't make happen. You may be in a hard place, 336 00:21:40,510 --> 00:21:44,340 Speaker 1: but you're not staying there. your health is going to improve. 337 00:21:44,600 --> 00:21:47,600 Speaker 1: You're going to break that addiction. The right people are 338 00:21:47,640 --> 00:21:50,100 Speaker 1: going to show up. You're going to say like him, 339 00:21:50,320 --> 00:21:53,119 Speaker 1: the Lord was in this place. The Lord healed me 340 00:21:53,160 --> 00:21:56,820 Speaker 1: from cancer. The Lord freed me from depression. The Lord 341 00:21:56,960 --> 00:22:00,640 Speaker 1: blessed my business. He's not going to stop until he's 342 00:22:00,680 --> 00:22:04,760 Speaker 1: given you everything that he's promised. You've heard the phrase, 343 00:22:05,080 --> 00:22:08,220 Speaker 1: the night shift. That means, of course, people that work 344 00:22:08,260 --> 00:22:11,639 Speaker 1: during the night. But think of it another way. In 345 00:22:11,700 --> 00:22:15,649 Speaker 1: the night, things are going to shift. The scripture says 346 00:22:15,950 --> 00:22:19,830 Speaker 1: God never sleeps. He doesn't just work the night shift, 347 00:22:20,170 --> 00:22:23,780 Speaker 1: but he shifts things in the night. You may be 348 00:22:23,820 --> 00:22:25,640 Speaker 1: in a night season. You don't see how it could 349 00:22:25,680 --> 00:22:29,179 Speaker 1: work out. Don't worry. A night shift is coming. The 350 00:22:29,240 --> 00:22:32,399 Speaker 1: God who works the night shift is going to shift 351 00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:35,399 Speaker 1: things in your favor. There's going to be a shift 352 00:22:35,460 --> 00:22:38,980 Speaker 1: in your health, a shift in your finances, a shift 353 00:22:39,140 --> 00:22:42,520 Speaker 1: with that addiction. You think you're gonna have it for years. 354 00:22:42,580 --> 00:22:45,540 Speaker 1: It looks permanent. No, get ready for a night shift. 355 00:22:46,460 --> 00:22:49,030 Speaker 1: This is what happened with Paul and Silas. They were 356 00:22:49,109 --> 00:22:52,149 Speaker 1: in prison for spreading the good news. Down in the 357 00:22:52,210 --> 00:22:56,790 Speaker 1: deepest dungeons, their feet were in chains. But at midnight, 358 00:22:57,270 --> 00:23:00,709 Speaker 1: as they were singing praises to God, suddenly there was 359 00:23:00,770 --> 00:23:04,350 Speaker 1: a great earthquake. The prison doors flung open. The chains 360 00:23:04,390 --> 00:23:07,150 Speaker 1: came off their feet. They walked out as free men. 361 00:23:07,710 --> 00:23:11,990 Speaker 1: What happened? God shifted the earth. shifted the prison doors. 362 00:23:12,390 --> 00:23:15,740 Speaker 1: When did it happen? At midnight. It was a night 363 00:23:15,859 --> 00:23:20,260 Speaker 1: shift from the God who works the night shift. Things 364 00:23:20,320 --> 00:23:24,460 Speaker 1: that look permanent in your life, the addiction, the sickness, 365 00:23:24,760 --> 00:23:28,540 Speaker 1: the panic attacks, the lack and struggle, thoughts will tell 366 00:23:28,560 --> 00:23:31,340 Speaker 1: you you'll always have to deal with that. Don't believe 367 00:23:31,380 --> 00:23:35,400 Speaker 1: those lies. You're in a night season. That means you're 368 00:23:35,480 --> 00:23:41,139 Speaker 1: in perfect position for a night shift. God specializes in 369 00:23:41,290 --> 00:23:45,250 Speaker 1: shifting things in the dark. Instead of worrying all through 370 00:23:45,270 --> 00:23:48,490 Speaker 1: the day, Lord, thank you for a night shift. Thank 371 00:23:48,530 --> 00:23:51,700 Speaker 1: you that things are changing in my favor. It's dark now, 372 00:23:51,960 --> 00:23:54,780 Speaker 1: but God, I believe what you said. Light is about 373 00:23:54,820 --> 00:23:59,810 Speaker 1: to come bursting in. Genesis chapter two, Adam was in 374 00:23:59,850 --> 00:24:04,070 Speaker 1: the garden of Eden by himself. Life was good. He 375 00:24:04,130 --> 00:24:08,250 Speaker 1: was naming the animals that God created, enjoying the crystal 376 00:24:08,310 --> 00:24:13,260 Speaker 1: clear river, beautiful trees, delicious fruit. There were no problems, 377 00:24:13,420 --> 00:24:16,780 Speaker 1: no sickness, no opposition. He didn't think it could get 378 00:24:16,920 --> 00:24:20,300 Speaker 1: any better, but God didn't want him to live alone. 379 00:24:21,100 --> 00:24:25,830 Speaker 1: Verse 21 says, God caused Adam to fall into a 380 00:24:25,910 --> 00:24:31,010 Speaker 1: deep sleep. God put him in a night season. He 381 00:24:31,070 --> 00:24:34,149 Speaker 1: took a rib from his side and used it to 382 00:24:34,230 --> 00:24:37,850 Speaker 1: create a woman. When Adam woke up from this deep 383 00:24:38,010 --> 00:24:42,270 Speaker 1: sleep and saw Eve, the first thing he said was, wow, God, 384 00:24:42,690 --> 00:24:46,860 Speaker 1: you have outdone yourself. But I'm sure at the time, 385 00:24:47,460 --> 00:24:50,600 Speaker 1: he didn't understand why God was putting him to sleep. 386 00:24:51,140 --> 00:24:55,139 Speaker 1: He was happy. Life was good. But some things we 387 00:24:55,180 --> 00:24:58,900 Speaker 1: can only develop in the dark. If God didn't put 388 00:24:58,960 --> 00:25:01,640 Speaker 1: us to sleep, so to speak, have us go through 389 00:25:01,680 --> 00:25:05,119 Speaker 1: a night season, we would never see the fullness of 390 00:25:05,180 --> 00:25:08,389 Speaker 1: what he has in store. You may feel like God 391 00:25:08,450 --> 00:25:11,890 Speaker 1: has put you to sleep. Things have slowed down. You're 392 00:25:11,930 --> 00:25:16,270 Speaker 1: in a challenge. It's a night season. Be encouraged. When 393 00:25:16,310 --> 00:25:19,430 Speaker 1: you wake up and see what God has been up to, 394 00:25:19,830 --> 00:25:22,899 Speaker 1: first thing you're going to say is, wow, God, I 395 00:25:22,920 --> 00:25:26,110 Speaker 1: never dreamed you'd take me here. I never dreamed we'd 396 00:25:26,130 --> 00:25:29,150 Speaker 1: have the compact center. I never dreamed I'd be this 397 00:25:29,210 --> 00:25:34,110 Speaker 1: healthy again. God has some wows in your future. Don't 398 00:25:34,150 --> 00:25:37,250 Speaker 1: complain about the dark places. They are leading you to 399 00:25:37,270 --> 00:25:40,680 Speaker 1: the amazing things God has in store. You may not 400 00:25:40,820 --> 00:25:44,179 Speaker 1: understand it, but God wouldn't have allowed it if he 401 00:25:44,240 --> 00:25:47,660 Speaker 1: wasn't going to use it to your advantage. Right now, 402 00:25:48,060 --> 00:25:52,020 Speaker 1: God is working behind the scenes. He sees what you're 403 00:25:52,040 --> 00:25:55,860 Speaker 1: dealing with. He knows how you feel. He's saying the 404 00:25:55,960 --> 00:26:00,300 Speaker 1: night seasons are not permanent. You may be in that cocoon. 405 00:26:00,359 --> 00:26:04,320 Speaker 1: It's dark, uncomfortable, but he's making you and molding you. 406 00:26:04,660 --> 00:26:07,830 Speaker 1: Your wings are developing. You're about to take off to 407 00:26:07,869 --> 00:26:11,389 Speaker 1: a new level. I believe and declare you're about to 408 00:26:11,470 --> 00:26:16,229 Speaker 1: see a night shift. From sickness to health, from lack 409 00:26:16,290 --> 00:26:20,070 Speaker 1: to abundance, from addictions to freedom, the light is going 410 00:26:20,109 --> 00:26:25,050 Speaker 1: to come bursting in. Get ready for some wows in Jesus' name. 411 00:26:25,450 --> 00:26:29,970 Speaker 1: If you receive it, can you say amen? 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