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Thanks for listening to 34 00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:36,840 Speaker 3: our podcast and thanks for supporting the ministry. 35 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:39,319 Speaker 5: If you enjoy today's message, why don't you be a 36 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 5: blessing and share it with a friend. 37 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 3: We appreciate you and pray put God's very best in 38 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:58,800 Speaker 3: your life. Well, God bless you. It's a joy to 39 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 3: come into your homes and if you're ever in our area, 40 00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:04,920 Speaker 3: please stop buying. Be a part of one of our services. 41 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 3: I promise you we'll make you feel right at home. 42 00:02:08,160 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 3: I like to start with something funny and heard about 43 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:13,600 Speaker 3: this man that called the church office. He said, I 44 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:16,360 Speaker 3: want to speak to the head hog at the trough. 45 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:20,560 Speaker 3: The secretary was offended. She said, if you mean the pastor, 46 00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:23,240 Speaker 3: you're going to have to call him pastor, but you 47 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 3: may not call him the head hog at the trough. 48 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 3: He said, well, that's fine, but I was thinking about 49 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:31,880 Speaker 3: making a five thousand dollars donation to your church. She said, 50 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:36,000 Speaker 3: hang on, poor Ky just walked in. Say it like 51 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:38,960 Speaker 3: you mean it. This is my Bible. I am what 52 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 3: it says I am. I have what it says I have. 53 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 3: I can do what it says I can do. Today 54 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 3: I will be taught the word of God. I boldly confess. 55 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 3: My mind is alert, my heart is receptive. I will 56 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 3: never be the same. In Jesus' name, God bless you. 57 00:02:57,400 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 3: I want to talk to you today about unconditioned trust. 58 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:04,440 Speaker 3: It's easy to trust God when things are going our way. 59 00:03:05,040 --> 00:03:09,080 Speaker 3: We're getting good breaks, our business is blessed, our children 60 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 3: are healthy. That doesn't take much faith. Life is good. 61 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:17,079 Speaker 3: But what about when things aren't going our way? Our 62 00:03:17,120 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 3: prayers aren't being answered, The problem isn't turning around. We're 63 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 3: not seeing favor. Too often we get discouraged. Think God, 64 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:29,279 Speaker 3: why aren't you doing something? You can see I'm being mistreated. 65 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:32,640 Speaker 3: My health isn't good. I worked hard, but I didn't 66 00:03:32,639 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 3: get the promotion. We think when it changes, we'll be 67 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 3: happy when I meet the right person, when my health improves, 68 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:44,640 Speaker 3: when we have this baby, then we'll have a good attitude. 69 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 3: That's conditional trust. God. If you meet my demands, if 70 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 3: you answer my prayers the way I want on my timetable, 71 00:03:53,040 --> 00:03:56,960 Speaker 3: then I'll be my best. The problem with conditional trust 72 00:03:57,440 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 3: is there will always be things we don't under stands, 73 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:04,440 Speaker 3: something that's not happening fast enough. It didn't work out 74 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:07,760 Speaker 3: the way we wanted. We prayed just as hard for 75 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 3: my father when his health went downhill as we did 76 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:15,200 Speaker 3: for my mother. We quoted the same scriptures. We asked 77 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:18,160 Speaker 3: God to restore his health, to let him live. But 78 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:21,159 Speaker 3: my father went to be with the Lord. It didn't 79 00:04:21,200 --> 00:04:24,279 Speaker 3: happen the way I wanted. If I would have had 80 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 3: conditional trust, I would have gotten upset bitter. Why didn't 81 00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:32,360 Speaker 3: you answer my prayers? The truth is God did answer 82 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:36,080 Speaker 3: my prayer, it just wasn't the way I wanted. Are 83 00:04:36,120 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 3: you mature enough to accept God's answers even though they're 84 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:44,320 Speaker 3: not what you were hoping for? God is a sovereign God. 85 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 3: We're not going to understand everything that happens. Faith is 86 00:04:48,839 --> 00:04:53,160 Speaker 3: trusting God. When life doesn't make sense, there will always 87 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:56,560 Speaker 3: be unanswered questions. Why didn't my loved one make it? 88 00:04:56,839 --> 00:04:59,640 Speaker 3: Why am I not getting better? Why did this person leave? 89 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:03,400 Speaker 3: Some things are not going to make sense. But God 90 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:06,239 Speaker 3: wouldn't have allowed it if he wasn't going to bring 91 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 3: good out of it. You may not see it at 92 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:12,839 Speaker 3: the time, but God knows what he's doing. He has 93 00:05:12,960 --> 00:05:16,359 Speaker 3: your best interest at heart. It's not random. It's a 94 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:20,119 Speaker 3: part of his plan. Dare to trust him. I didn't 95 00:05:20,120 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 3: want to lose my father, of course. He was one 96 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:25,200 Speaker 3: of my best friends. I'd worked with him here at 97 00:05:25,279 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 3: Lakewood for seventeen years. We had traveled the world together. 98 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:31,400 Speaker 3: I didn't know what I would do when my dad 99 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 3: was gone, But I found God had another plan. He 100 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:38,279 Speaker 3: had something else for me to do. I couldn't see 101 00:05:38,279 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 3: it at the time. I wanted God to do it 102 00:05:40,839 --> 00:05:44,599 Speaker 3: my way, but God had a better way. I thought 103 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:47,840 Speaker 3: I would spend my life behind the scenes, doing production, 104 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:51,400 Speaker 3: running the cameras. I didn't think I could get up 105 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:54,040 Speaker 3: here in front of people. I didn't know this ability 106 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:57,240 Speaker 3: was in me. But God can see things in you 107 00:05:57,600 --> 00:06:00,720 Speaker 3: that you can't see in yourself. This plan for your 108 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:04,599 Speaker 3: life is bigger than your plan, but it may not 109 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 3: happen the way you thought. God doesn't take us in 110 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:14,080 Speaker 3: a straight line. There'll be twist turns, the disappointments, the loss, 111 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:17,040 Speaker 3: the bad breaks. They're all a part of his plan. 112 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 3: But if you have conditional trust, you'll get discouraged and think, 113 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:24,880 Speaker 3: why is this happening? I'm going the wrong way. But 114 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:28,839 Speaker 3: God is still directing your steps. Trust him when you 115 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:32,800 Speaker 3: don't understand. Trust him even when it feels like you're 116 00:06:32,839 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 3: going the wrong direction. What I thought would be my 117 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:40,880 Speaker 3: darkest hour, the loss of my father, I say this respectfully. 118 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:44,360 Speaker 3: In one sense, it turned out to be my brightest hour. 119 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:48,359 Speaker 3: It launched me into what I'm doing today, into a 120 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:52,679 Speaker 3: new level of my destiny. But sometimes we want things 121 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:55,800 Speaker 3: so bad we're not going to be happy unless it 122 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:59,400 Speaker 3: happens our way. I can't be happy unless I get 123 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 3: the house, unless I meet the right person, unless we 124 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:06,360 Speaker 3: have the baby. That's out of balance. Anything you have 125 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 3: to have in order to be happy. The enemy can 126 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:14,239 Speaker 3: use against you. And it's good to be honest with God. 127 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:17,560 Speaker 3: Tell him your dreams, tell him what you're believing. For God, 128 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:20,240 Speaker 3: this is what I want. I'm asking you to heal 129 00:07:20,280 --> 00:07:23,520 Speaker 3: my loved one. Turn this problem around. God, open these 130 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:27,600 Speaker 3: new doors. It's fine to ask, but then be mature 131 00:07:27,720 --> 00:07:31,000 Speaker 3: enough to say, but God, if it never happens, if 132 00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:33,680 Speaker 3: I don't get the promotion, if my loved one doesn't 133 00:07:33,680 --> 00:07:37,040 Speaker 3: make it, if my health doesn't improve, I'm still going 134 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:41,160 Speaker 3: to trust you. See, we can get so consumed with 135 00:07:41,320 --> 00:07:44,360 Speaker 3: what we want that it can become like an idol. 136 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:47,600 Speaker 3: That's all we think about, all we pray about. It's 137 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:50,680 Speaker 3: always on the forefront of our minds. Turn it over 138 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 3: to God, pray, believe, then leave it in God's hands. 139 00:07:56,200 --> 00:07:59,520 Speaker 3: Don't get so focused on what you want that you 140 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 3: miss the beauty of this day. Everything may not be perfect, 141 00:08:04,320 --> 00:08:07,240 Speaker 3: there are things that need to change, but God has 142 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:11,640 Speaker 3: given you the grace to be happy today. It's very 143 00:08:11,680 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 3: freeing when you can say, God is in your hands. 144 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:19,320 Speaker 3: I trust you, not conditionally. If it works out my way, 145 00:08:19,640 --> 00:08:23,880 Speaker 3: I trust you unconditionally, even when I don't understand it. 146 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:27,600 Speaker 3: In the Scripture of the Apostle, Paul had what he 147 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:31,360 Speaker 3: described as a thorn in his flesh. It was something 148 00:08:31,440 --> 00:08:35,080 Speaker 3: either physically or spiritually that he didn't like. It was 149 00:08:35,160 --> 00:08:39,240 Speaker 3: bothering him. Three times he asked God to take it away, 150 00:08:39,840 --> 00:08:44,240 Speaker 3: but God didn't remove it. Paul was honoring God, he 151 00:08:44,360 --> 00:08:47,360 Speaker 3: was being his best. He wrote half of the books 152 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:50,600 Speaker 3: in the New Testament. You would think God would fix 153 00:08:50,720 --> 00:08:53,839 Speaker 3: what was bothering him. But God said to him, Paul, 154 00:08:54,360 --> 00:08:57,880 Speaker 3: my grace is sufficient for you, he would say, And 155 00:08:57,960 --> 00:09:01,160 Speaker 3: in effect, I may not remove it just yet, but 156 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:05,040 Speaker 3: I will give you the grace to handle it. If 157 00:09:05,080 --> 00:09:08,320 Speaker 3: God is not removing what you want removed, if he's 158 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:11,800 Speaker 3: not changing what you want changed, don't use that as 159 00:09:11,840 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 3: an excuse to live sour, bitter. God has given you 160 00:09:15,960 --> 00:09:19,400 Speaker 3: the grace to be where you are with a good attitude. 161 00:09:19,640 --> 00:09:22,640 Speaker 3: You can enjoy your life in spite of what's not 162 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:26,840 Speaker 3: working out. And sometimes the reason our prayers aren't answered 163 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:30,199 Speaker 3: the way we want is because it's not the right time, 164 00:09:30,960 --> 00:09:34,400 Speaker 3: or God has something better that we can't see, or 165 00:09:34,440 --> 00:09:37,440 Speaker 3: perhaps he's using the difficulty to do a work in 166 00:09:37,520 --> 00:09:42,040 Speaker 3: us to help us grow to get stronger. Unconditional trust 167 00:09:42,120 --> 00:09:46,360 Speaker 3: says God. I don't like it. I'm uncomfortable, but I'm 168 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:50,400 Speaker 3: smart enough to recognize you're God and i'm not You're 169 00:09:50,440 --> 00:09:53,840 Speaker 3: on the throne. You're in control of my life. You 170 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:58,040 Speaker 3: said your plans for me are for good. You said 171 00:09:58,080 --> 00:10:01,199 Speaker 3: you would lead me down the best path for my life. 172 00:10:01,320 --> 00:10:04,400 Speaker 3: And even though I don't understand it right now, God, 173 00:10:04,679 --> 00:10:09,840 Speaker 3: I trust you. Are you living frustrated unhappy because something 174 00:10:10,080 --> 00:10:14,319 Speaker 3: is not going your way? That's conditional trust. You'll live 175 00:10:14,360 --> 00:10:18,599 Speaker 3: a lot freer, a lot happier if you'll quit fighting 176 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:23,040 Speaker 3: what God is not changing, quit being upset over what 177 00:10:23,160 --> 00:10:27,480 Speaker 3: he's not removing. Paul said, I have learned how to 178 00:10:27,559 --> 00:10:32,760 Speaker 3: be content. Didn't happen automatically. He made this decision. I'm 179 00:10:32,800 --> 00:10:36,560 Speaker 3: not going to live sour because God hasn't removed this thorn. 180 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:39,800 Speaker 3: When he wants to remove it, he'll remove it. But 181 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:43,120 Speaker 3: until then, I'm going to be happy where I am, 182 00:10:43,559 --> 00:10:48,240 Speaker 3: foreign and awe. The truth is, we all have some 183 00:10:48,480 --> 00:10:52,720 Speaker 3: thorns things that God is not changing. He could if 184 00:10:52,760 --> 00:10:56,040 Speaker 3: he wanted to, He's God. All he'd have to do 185 00:10:56,120 --> 00:10:59,280 Speaker 3: is speak, and that problem would turn around. That person 186 00:10:59,280 --> 00:11:02,679 Speaker 3: would treat you wouldn't be any big deal. But since 187 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:05,839 Speaker 3: he's not doing it yet, will you do like Paul 188 00:11:06,320 --> 00:11:10,000 Speaker 3: and be happy where you are? Throign and all trouble 189 00:11:10,080 --> 00:11:14,080 Speaker 3: and all loneliness and all. It takes a mature person 190 00:11:14,120 --> 00:11:17,800 Speaker 3: to say, even though God is not removing this, I'm 191 00:11:17,840 --> 00:11:20,400 Speaker 3: still going to have a smile. I'm still going to 192 00:11:20,400 --> 00:11:23,400 Speaker 3: be good to people. I'm still going to give God praise. 193 00:11:24,360 --> 00:11:27,520 Speaker 3: This is what happened with the three Hebrew teenagers in 194 00:11:27,559 --> 00:11:31,400 Speaker 3: the scripture. They wouldn't bow down to the king's golden idol. 195 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:34,520 Speaker 3: The king was furious. He was going to have them 196 00:11:34,559 --> 00:11:38,320 Speaker 3: thrown into a fiery furnace. They said, King, we're not 197 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:42,400 Speaker 3: going to bow down. We know our God will deliver us, 198 00:11:43,240 --> 00:11:46,079 Speaker 3: but even if he doesn't, we're still not going to 199 00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:51,120 Speaker 3: bow down. That's unconditional trust. I believe God's going to 200 00:11:51,200 --> 00:11:54,840 Speaker 3: turn this situation around, but even if he doesn't, I'm 201 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:57,720 Speaker 3: still going to be happy. I believe I'm going to 202 00:11:57,720 --> 00:12:01,440 Speaker 3: get the promotion, believe my health is proving. I believe 203 00:12:01,520 --> 00:12:05,200 Speaker 3: the right person that is coming. But if it doesn't happen, 204 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:08,920 Speaker 3: I'm not going to get bitter sour. I know God 205 00:12:09,080 --> 00:12:11,960 Speaker 3: is still on the throne. If he's not changing it, 206 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:15,240 Speaker 3: he has a reason. My life is in his hands. 207 00:12:15,880 --> 00:12:19,160 Speaker 3: Dare to trust him, not just when things are going 208 00:12:19,240 --> 00:12:22,880 Speaker 3: your way, but even when you don't understand it. The 209 00:12:22,920 --> 00:12:27,400 Speaker 3: Psalmist said, God will work out his plan for your life. 210 00:12:28,120 --> 00:12:30,480 Speaker 3: You don't have to work it all out. You don't 211 00:12:30,520 --> 00:12:33,360 Speaker 3: have to make it happen in your own strength, try 212 00:12:33,360 --> 00:12:37,760 Speaker 3: to manipulate people, fight all your battles. Why don't you relax, 213 00:12:38,360 --> 00:12:42,400 Speaker 3: take the pressure off yourself, and let God work out 214 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:45,679 Speaker 3: his plan for your life. He can do it better 215 00:12:45,720 --> 00:12:49,280 Speaker 3: than you can. He knows the best path. And that's 216 00:12:49,280 --> 00:12:52,520 Speaker 3: what these teenagers were saying. We know God will deliver 217 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:55,880 Speaker 3: us from this fire, but even if he doesn't, we're 218 00:12:55,920 --> 00:12:59,560 Speaker 3: not going to get upset and start panicking. We know 219 00:13:00,120 --> 00:13:03,640 Speaker 3: we're not doing life on our own. The Most High God, 220 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:07,360 Speaker 3: the creator of the universe, is working out his plan 221 00:13:07,480 --> 00:13:12,000 Speaker 3: for our lives. All the forces of darkness cannot stop 222 00:13:12,120 --> 00:13:16,320 Speaker 3: what God has ordained. That sickness can't stop him. Trouble 223 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:20,320 Speaker 3: at work can't stopp him. The disappointments, the setbacks. You 224 00:13:20,400 --> 00:13:23,120 Speaker 3: may have a lot coming against you. You feel like 225 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:25,960 Speaker 3: you're about to be thrown into a fire. The good 226 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:28,840 Speaker 3: news is you're not going to go in there alone. 227 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:32,719 Speaker 3: You couldn't be put in that fire unless God allowed it. 228 00:13:33,440 --> 00:13:36,280 Speaker 3: The enemy is not in control of your life. God 229 00:13:36,320 --> 00:13:41,079 Speaker 3: is in control. He is working out his plan. Sometimes 230 00:13:41,280 --> 00:13:48,959 Speaker 3: his plan includes fiery furnaces. Sometimes it includes giants, red seas, pharaohs, 231 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:53,720 Speaker 3: people that don't like you, obstacles that seem insurmountable. You 232 00:13:53,800 --> 00:13:56,840 Speaker 3: don't see a way, but since you know the Lord 233 00:13:57,080 --> 00:13:59,599 Speaker 3: is directing your steps, you don't try to figure it 234 00:13:59,640 --> 00:14:03,560 Speaker 3: all out. It may look like the end, but like 235 00:14:03,640 --> 00:14:08,600 Speaker 3: these teenagers, you have unconditional trust. I know God will 236 00:14:08,600 --> 00:14:11,840 Speaker 3: deliver me. But even if he doesn't, I'm still going 237 00:14:11,880 --> 00:14:14,360 Speaker 3: to have a song of praise. I'm still going to 238 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:17,360 Speaker 3: have an attitude of faith. I'm still going to live 239 00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:21,520 Speaker 3: my life happy. The king had these teenagers thrown into 240 00:14:21,560 --> 00:14:25,040 Speaker 3: the furnace. The fire was so hot. When the guards 241 00:14:25,080 --> 00:14:28,560 Speaker 3: opened the door, they were killed in a few minutes. 242 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:31,360 Speaker 3: The king came to check on them. He looked through 243 00:14:31,400 --> 00:14:34,960 Speaker 3: the window and couldn't believe his eyes. He said, didn't 244 00:14:35,000 --> 00:14:39,360 Speaker 3: we throw in three men bound? I see four men loosed, 245 00:14:39,640 --> 00:14:43,240 Speaker 3: and one looks like the son of God? What was that? 246 00:14:44,040 --> 00:14:48,320 Speaker 3: God working out his plan for their lives? But I 247 00:14:48,400 --> 00:14:51,800 Speaker 3: wonder what the outcome would have been if they would 248 00:14:51,840 --> 00:14:55,880 Speaker 3: have had conditional trust. God. If you deliver us from 249 00:14:55,920 --> 00:14:59,080 Speaker 3: this fire, then we'll stay in faith. God. If you 250 00:14:59,160 --> 00:15:02,440 Speaker 3: do it our way. We'll keep a good attitude. But 251 00:15:02,520 --> 00:15:06,000 Speaker 3: when the king didn't change his mind, when God didn't 252 00:15:06,040 --> 00:15:10,880 Speaker 3: remove the obstacle, if they would have gotten negative, complained God. 253 00:15:10,960 --> 00:15:14,160 Speaker 3: We don't understand it. We prayed, we believe, we stood 254 00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:17,280 Speaker 3: in faith. Why didn't you turn it around? Maybe the 255 00:15:17,320 --> 00:15:20,080 Speaker 3: furnace would have been the end. Maybe we wouldn't be 256 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:23,920 Speaker 3: talking about them today. If you want to get God's attention, 257 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:26,280 Speaker 3: if you want him to take you where you've never 258 00:15:26,400 --> 00:15:30,960 Speaker 3: dreamed and turn impossible situations around, do like these teenagers. 259 00:15:31,360 --> 00:15:34,240 Speaker 3: I know God will deliver me from this fire. Have 260 00:15:34,320 --> 00:15:37,160 Speaker 3: a statement of faith, but then follow it up with 261 00:15:37,920 --> 00:15:41,040 Speaker 3: but even if he doesn't, God, I'm still going to 262 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:44,520 Speaker 3: honor you. I'm still going to be my best. When 263 00:15:44,560 --> 00:15:49,160 Speaker 3: you live like that, you take away all the enemy's power. 264 00:15:50,040 --> 00:15:54,080 Speaker 3: He's expecting you to get upset, to be worried if 265 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:57,360 Speaker 3: it doesn't work out, to fall apart, live in self pity. 266 00:15:58,160 --> 00:16:03,000 Speaker 3: When you have unconditional trust, you can't be defeated. You 267 00:16:03,080 --> 00:16:07,040 Speaker 3: may have challenges that look bigger, stronger in the natural, 268 00:16:07,080 --> 00:16:10,880 Speaker 3: you don't have a chance. Don't be intimidated. The forces 269 00:16:10,920 --> 00:16:13,760 Speaker 3: that are for you are greater than the forces that 270 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:17,480 Speaker 3: are against you. The scripture says in job you will 271 00:16:17,480 --> 00:16:22,200 Speaker 3: not be harvested before your time. You may get thrown 272 00:16:22,360 --> 00:16:25,120 Speaker 3: into a fire, But if it's not your time to go, 273 00:16:25,600 --> 00:16:28,520 Speaker 3: you're not going to go. God has the final say. 274 00:16:29,000 --> 00:16:32,280 Speaker 3: Right now, he is working out his plan for your life. 275 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:37,400 Speaker 3: There may be some fiery furnaces. Are you only going 276 00:16:37,440 --> 00:16:40,080 Speaker 3: to trust him if he delivers you from the fire, 277 00:16:40,640 --> 00:16:42,600 Speaker 3: if he takes away all the thorns, if he does 278 00:16:42,640 --> 00:16:46,240 Speaker 3: it your way? Or are you going to have unconditional 279 00:16:46,320 --> 00:16:50,040 Speaker 3: trust trust him like these teenagers, even if he takes 280 00:16:50,080 --> 00:16:54,120 Speaker 3: you through the fire. Looking back over my life, things 281 00:16:54,160 --> 00:16:57,480 Speaker 3: haven't turned out the way I thought. I had a plan. 282 00:16:58,120 --> 00:17:01,000 Speaker 3: I had it all figured out. I told God what 283 00:17:01,160 --> 00:17:04,760 Speaker 3: to do, when to do it, what I needed, who 284 00:17:04,800 --> 00:17:07,320 Speaker 3: to use, how to get me there. I gave him 285 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:11,520 Speaker 3: good information, my very best. The funny thing is God 286 00:17:11,560 --> 00:17:16,280 Speaker 3: didn't take my advice. He had his own plan. What 287 00:17:16,359 --> 00:17:20,400 Speaker 3: I found is God's plan has always been better than 288 00:17:20,400 --> 00:17:27,360 Speaker 3: my plan. His ways have always been more rewarding, more fulfilling, 289 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:31,840 Speaker 3: bigger than my ways. If God would have done everything 290 00:17:31,880 --> 00:17:35,399 Speaker 3: I ask, answered my prayers the way I wanted on 291 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:39,840 Speaker 3: my timetable, it would have limited my destiny, I wouldn't 292 00:17:39,840 --> 00:17:42,600 Speaker 3: be where I am. I couldn't see it at the time, 293 00:17:43,119 --> 00:17:46,600 Speaker 3: didn't make sense, seemed like a good thing. But one 294 00:17:46,680 --> 00:17:50,440 Speaker 3: day I learned what Isaiah said that God's ways are 295 00:17:50,600 --> 00:17:54,800 Speaker 3: higher than our ways. His plans are better than our plans. 296 00:17:55,720 --> 00:17:59,480 Speaker 3: Quit being discouraged over something that didn't work out the 297 00:17:59,520 --> 00:18:04,000 Speaker 3: way you want it. Don't live frustrated because maybe somebody 298 00:18:04,119 --> 00:18:07,320 Speaker 3: left that you wanted to stay, a door closed that 299 00:18:07,400 --> 00:18:11,239 Speaker 3: you want it open. God knows what he's doing. You 300 00:18:11,320 --> 00:18:14,080 Speaker 3: may not see it now, but one day, when you 301 00:18:14,200 --> 00:18:16,760 Speaker 3: see what God was up to, you'll be glad he 302 00:18:16,880 --> 00:18:20,240 Speaker 3: close the doors. You'll thank him for not answering those prayers. 303 00:18:21,280 --> 00:18:25,120 Speaker 3: The longer I live, the more I pray God, not 304 00:18:25,240 --> 00:18:28,639 Speaker 3: my will, but let your will be done. I don't 305 00:18:28,640 --> 00:18:32,480 Speaker 3: fight the closed doors anymore. I don't get frustrated when 306 00:18:32,520 --> 00:18:35,760 Speaker 3: things aren't changing as fast as I would like. I 307 00:18:35,880 --> 00:18:39,760 Speaker 3: know that God is in control. As long as you're 308 00:18:39,800 --> 00:18:43,800 Speaker 3: honoring Him being your best at the right time, God 309 00:18:43,840 --> 00:18:46,719 Speaker 3: will get you to where you're supposed to be. It 310 00:18:46,760 --> 00:18:49,199 Speaker 3: may not be where you thought. God is going to 311 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:51,520 Speaker 3: take you further than you ever imagine. 312 00:18:52,359 --> 00:18:52,439 Speaker 6: Now. 313 00:18:52,480 --> 00:18:56,280 Speaker 3: I believe in praying for our dreams and praying bold prayers, 314 00:18:56,320 --> 00:18:59,760 Speaker 3: believing for big things. But I've learned to let God 315 00:18:59,840 --> 00:19:04,600 Speaker 3: do it his way. Hold tightly to what God put 316 00:19:04,640 --> 00:19:08,040 Speaker 3: in your heart, but hold loosely to how it's going 317 00:19:08,080 --> 00:19:11,280 Speaker 3: to happen. Don't get set in your ways. Don't be 318 00:19:11,359 --> 00:19:14,800 Speaker 3: discouraged because it hasn't happened the way you thought. God 319 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:18,560 Speaker 3: is working out his plan for your life. A couple 320 00:19:18,600 --> 00:19:21,359 Speaker 3: of years after Victoria and I were married, we sold 321 00:19:21,359 --> 00:19:24,720 Speaker 3: our townhouse. We were going to buy our first home. 322 00:19:25,280 --> 00:19:28,600 Speaker 3: We were so excited. We looked for months and monson. 323 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:31,600 Speaker 3: We found this house that we really loved, so in 324 00:19:31,640 --> 00:19:36,119 Speaker 3: a beautiful lot, big trees, so picturesque. It was like 325 00:19:36,160 --> 00:19:40,359 Speaker 3: our dream house. We made an offer, not much less 326 00:19:40,440 --> 00:19:43,119 Speaker 3: than they were asking. We didn't hear back for a 327 00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:46,040 Speaker 3: couple of weeks, and the house was empty. So we 328 00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:48,520 Speaker 3: would go out at night and pray over it and 329 00:19:48,880 --> 00:19:51,840 Speaker 3: thank God that it was ours dream about living there. 330 00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:55,280 Speaker 3: Here's where we'll put our furniture, Here's where we'll put 331 00:19:55,280 --> 00:19:58,240 Speaker 3: a swing set. One day, we were sure it was 332 00:19:58,280 --> 00:20:01,680 Speaker 3: going to happen, but they called back and said they 333 00:20:01,720 --> 00:20:05,439 Speaker 3: weren't going to accept our offer. We knew that was 334 00:20:05,480 --> 00:20:08,080 Speaker 3: the devil trying to take our house because that's supposed 335 00:20:08,080 --> 00:20:10,800 Speaker 3: to be ours. Have you noticed the devil gets blamed 336 00:20:10,840 --> 00:20:12,719 Speaker 3: for a lot of things he had nothing to do with. 337 00:20:13,720 --> 00:20:16,240 Speaker 3: We went back to that house and we started marching 338 00:20:16,280 --> 00:20:19,879 Speaker 3: around it, praying, binding loose, and doing everything we could. 339 00:20:20,520 --> 00:20:23,440 Speaker 3: A few days later, they sold it to somebody else. 340 00:20:24,640 --> 00:20:27,919 Speaker 3: Have you ever felt like God lets you down? He 341 00:20:27,960 --> 00:20:31,000 Speaker 3: could have changed it so easily. We were right there, 342 00:20:31,440 --> 00:20:34,520 Speaker 3: but the door closed. We said, God, where were you? 343 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:38,240 Speaker 3: This was our dream house. But if you're only going 344 00:20:38,280 --> 00:20:41,800 Speaker 3: to be happy if God does it your way, that's 345 00:20:41,880 --> 00:20:47,080 Speaker 3: not trusting, that's giving God orders. You'll be frustrated. Why 346 00:20:47,080 --> 00:20:50,160 Speaker 3: don't you put your life in his hands. He knows 347 00:20:50,200 --> 00:20:52,960 Speaker 3: what's best for you. He can see things that we 348 00:20:53,000 --> 00:20:56,719 Speaker 3: can't see. A couple of months later, we found another 349 00:20:56,760 --> 00:21:00,880 Speaker 3: house in close to the city. We purchased that. Two 350 00:21:00,960 --> 00:21:04,720 Speaker 3: years after that, we sold half of that property for 351 00:21:04,880 --> 00:21:07,560 Speaker 3: more than we paid for the whole property. We ended 352 00:21:07,640 --> 00:21:10,280 Speaker 3: up building a new house there. God blessed us in 353 00:21:10,359 --> 00:21:14,840 Speaker 3: ways greater than we ever imagine. But now sometimes I'll 354 00:21:14,920 --> 00:21:18,000 Speaker 3: drive back by that other house I wanted so bad 355 00:21:18,440 --> 00:21:21,400 Speaker 3: and say Lord, thank you for closing this door. Thank 356 00:21:21,440 --> 00:21:25,080 Speaker 3: you that it didn't work out some of the things 357 00:21:25,160 --> 00:21:28,080 Speaker 3: that are not working out in your life. Now one 358 00:21:28,160 --> 00:21:31,119 Speaker 3: day you'll be doing like I did. Lord, thank you 359 00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:33,960 Speaker 3: that it didn't work out my way. You could save 360 00:21:34,040 --> 00:21:37,080 Speaker 3: yourself a lot of frustration if you'd learned to have 361 00:21:37,400 --> 00:21:42,760 Speaker 3: unconditional trust. The closed doors, the disappointments, the delays, it's 362 00:21:42,800 --> 00:21:46,200 Speaker 3: all working for you. And yes, it's good to be determined, 363 00:21:46,560 --> 00:21:50,320 Speaker 3: be persistent, but let God do it his way. If 364 00:21:50,320 --> 00:21:53,840 Speaker 3: he's not changing it, not removing it, not opening it, 365 00:21:54,240 --> 00:21:58,520 Speaker 3: don't fight it. Learn to embrace where you are. He's 366 00:21:58,560 --> 00:22:01,199 Speaker 3: given you the grace not to just be there, but 367 00:22:01,280 --> 00:22:04,360 Speaker 3: to be there with a good attitude. If you're going 368 00:22:04,440 --> 00:22:07,080 Speaker 3: to pass the test, keep a smile on your face, 369 00:22:07,560 --> 00:22:10,880 Speaker 3: keep a song in your heart, keep passion in your spirit. 370 00:22:11,400 --> 00:22:14,560 Speaker 3: Don't drag through the day disappointed. This is the day 371 00:22:14,680 --> 00:22:18,119 Speaker 3: the Lord has made. He's still on the throne. He's 372 00:22:18,160 --> 00:22:22,040 Speaker 3: working out his plan for your life. He's going to 373 00:22:22,040 --> 00:22:28,240 Speaker 3: get you to where you're supposed to be. But living worried, frustrated, disappointed, 374 00:22:28,560 --> 00:22:31,840 Speaker 3: that takes our passion, It steals our joy, and it 375 00:22:31,880 --> 00:22:35,720 Speaker 3: can keep us from seeing God's favor. And sometimes the 376 00:22:35,800 --> 00:22:40,920 Speaker 3: closed doors, the disappointments. They are simply a test. God 377 00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:43,880 Speaker 3: wants to see if we'll trust him when we don't 378 00:22:43,960 --> 00:22:47,639 Speaker 3: understand it, when life doesn't make sense. This is what 379 00:22:47,760 --> 00:22:51,439 Speaker 3: happened with Abraham. He waited twenty years to have his 380 00:22:51,560 --> 00:22:54,840 Speaker 3: son Isaac. He and his wife Sarah were way up 381 00:22:54,880 --> 00:22:58,800 Speaker 3: there in their eighties. They prayed, believed, stood in faith. 382 00:22:59,280 --> 00:23:02,000 Speaker 3: They finally saw the promise come to pass. They were 383 00:23:02,040 --> 00:23:06,719 Speaker 3: so excited. You can imagine how Abraham must have felt 384 00:23:06,800 --> 00:23:10,520 Speaker 3: years later when God told him to take Isaac on 385 00:23:10,600 --> 00:23:14,879 Speaker 3: top of a mountain and sacrifice him. That didn't make sense. 386 00:23:15,640 --> 00:23:19,239 Speaker 3: Isaac was what Abraham loved the most. This was the 387 00:23:19,280 --> 00:23:23,560 Speaker 3: fulfillment of the promise. Now God was asking him to 388 00:23:23,640 --> 00:23:28,640 Speaker 3: put his dream on the altar. Abraham didn't understand it. 389 00:23:28,640 --> 00:23:32,760 Speaker 3: It didn't seem fair, but he was obedient. He passed 390 00:23:32,760 --> 00:23:36,359 Speaker 3: the trust test. Just as he was about to follow through, 391 00:23:36,600 --> 00:23:39,960 Speaker 3: God stopped him and said, Abraham, don't do it. Now. 392 00:23:40,040 --> 00:23:45,399 Speaker 3: I can see you trust me more than anything. Like Abraham, 393 00:23:45,800 --> 00:23:48,879 Speaker 3: There will be times God asked us to put our 394 00:23:48,960 --> 00:23:52,560 Speaker 3: dream on the altar. We have to show him that 395 00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:54,920 Speaker 3: we don't have to have the house to be happy. 396 00:23:55,560 --> 00:23:57,520 Speaker 3: If we don't have the baby. We're not going to 397 00:23:57,640 --> 00:24:00,720 Speaker 3: live bitter and sour. You believe even for your health 398 00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:03,679 Speaker 3: to improve. But when you can say, if it doesn't 399 00:24:03,720 --> 00:24:06,520 Speaker 3: get better, God, I'm still going to honor you. I'm 400 00:24:06,560 --> 00:24:09,280 Speaker 3: still going to be my best. You are doing what 401 00:24:09,359 --> 00:24:13,000 Speaker 3: Abraham did. You are putting your dream on the altar. 402 00:24:13,920 --> 00:24:16,400 Speaker 3: When God sees that you don't have to have it 403 00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:20,359 Speaker 3: many times like him, God will give you back what 404 00:24:20,480 --> 00:24:23,639 Speaker 3: you were willing to give up. During World War II, 405 00:24:24,240 --> 00:24:27,680 Speaker 3: there was a young soldier in a library in Florida. 406 00:24:28,160 --> 00:24:30,600 Speaker 3: While he was reading a book. He noticed all the 407 00:24:30,720 --> 00:24:35,359 Speaker 3: handwritten notes in the margin. They were very thoughtful and heartwarming. 408 00:24:36,000 --> 00:24:37,560 Speaker 3: He turned to the front of the book. It just 409 00:24:37,600 --> 00:24:41,880 Speaker 3: so happened it had the previous owner's name and address. 410 00:24:42,200 --> 00:24:44,760 Speaker 3: It was a lady named Holly that lived in New 411 00:24:44,840 --> 00:24:49,280 Speaker 3: York City. He wrote her a letter introducing himself and 412 00:24:49,359 --> 00:24:52,800 Speaker 3: telling how he was about to be shipped off overseas 413 00:24:52,920 --> 00:24:56,560 Speaker 3: to Europe. The next day, he invited her to respond 414 00:24:56,800 --> 00:24:59,920 Speaker 3: and they could talk about the book. Much to his supper, 415 00:25:00,520 --> 00:25:04,760 Speaker 3: he received a letter in return. For the next thirteen months, 416 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:09,000 Speaker 3: they wrote back and forth, again and again, getting closer 417 00:25:09,080 --> 00:25:13,239 Speaker 3: and closer. They were actually falling in love, yet they 418 00:25:13,280 --> 00:25:16,800 Speaker 3: had never seen each other. He had requested a picture, 419 00:25:17,200 --> 00:25:20,359 Speaker 3: but she refused. A year and a half later, he 420 00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:23,720 Speaker 3: was coming back home through New York City. This was 421 00:25:23,760 --> 00:25:26,240 Speaker 3: their big opportunity. They were going to meet for the 422 00:25:26,280 --> 00:25:29,600 Speaker 3: first time and go out to dinner. She said, I'll 423 00:25:29,640 --> 00:25:32,120 Speaker 3: be waiting for you when you get off the ship. 424 00:25:32,320 --> 00:25:35,600 Speaker 3: You'll know it's me by the pink rose I'll be wearing. 425 00:25:36,640 --> 00:25:40,520 Speaker 3: Sailing back across the ocean. He was so excited and 426 00:25:40,600 --> 00:25:44,280 Speaker 3: so nervous at the same time. He stepped off the ship. 427 00:25:44,480 --> 00:25:49,440 Speaker 3: The big moment finally arrived. This beautiful young lady came 428 00:25:49,520 --> 00:25:55,440 Speaker 3: walking toward him. She took his breath away. She was stunning, tall, 429 00:25:55,960 --> 00:25:59,920 Speaker 3: gorgeous features, in great shape. She looked like a movie star. 430 00:26:00,680 --> 00:26:03,720 Speaker 3: He couldn't believe what he was seeing. He was so 431 00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:08,200 Speaker 3: taken aback by it. He didn't realize she wasn't wearing 432 00:26:08,280 --> 00:26:12,920 Speaker 3: a pink rose as she passed on by. He finally 433 00:26:12,960 --> 00:26:16,520 Speaker 3: came back down to earth. About that time, this lady 434 00:26:16,600 --> 00:26:21,520 Speaker 3: in her forties walked up to him. She wasn't necessarily attractive, 435 00:26:21,600 --> 00:26:25,000 Speaker 3: had gray hair, and just so happened she was wearing 436 00:26:25,040 --> 00:26:29,960 Speaker 3: the pink rose. Disappointed, but not showing it. He walked 437 00:26:30,040 --> 00:26:33,920 Speaker 3: up to her with a smile. He saluted and said, hello, man, 438 00:26:34,560 --> 00:26:37,760 Speaker 3: you must be Holly. I'm so glad to meet you. 439 00:26:37,960 --> 00:26:40,920 Speaker 3: Can I take you to dinner? The lady said, son, 440 00:26:41,280 --> 00:26:44,359 Speaker 3: I'm not sure what's going on, but the young lady 441 00:26:44,359 --> 00:26:47,960 Speaker 3: that just passed you asked me to wear this pink rose. 442 00:26:48,840 --> 00:26:52,240 Speaker 3: She said, if you invited me to dinner, to tell you, 443 00:26:52,359 --> 00:26:55,120 Speaker 3: she'll be waiting for you in the restaurant across the way. 444 00:26:57,119 --> 00:27:00,840 Speaker 3: It was simply a test. When you do the right 445 00:27:00,880 --> 00:27:04,440 Speaker 3: thing when it's hard, will you trust God when it's 446 00:27:04,480 --> 00:27:07,879 Speaker 3: not what you thought, when you don't understand it? God 447 00:27:07,920 --> 00:27:12,080 Speaker 3: said to Abraham, because you did not withhold your only son, 448 00:27:12,520 --> 00:27:16,080 Speaker 3: I will surely bless you and make your descendants as 449 00:27:16,200 --> 00:27:19,840 Speaker 3: numerous as the sand on the seashore. When you do 450 00:27:20,040 --> 00:27:23,359 Speaker 3: like Abraham, you do like this young soldier, and you 451 00:27:23,560 --> 00:27:27,000 Speaker 3: pass the trust test. God will not only give you 452 00:27:27,080 --> 00:27:29,960 Speaker 3: the desires of your heart, He'll do more than you 453 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:33,800 Speaker 3: can ask or think. Are you living frustrated because your 454 00:27:33,800 --> 00:27:37,360 Speaker 3: prayers aren't being answered the way you want, Your plans 455 00:27:37,440 --> 00:27:41,840 Speaker 3: aren't working out. Take the pressure off. God is in control. 456 00:27:42,359 --> 00:27:45,160 Speaker 3: He knows what's best for you. You're not always going 457 00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:48,800 Speaker 3: to understand it. If you did, it wouldn't take any faith. 458 00:27:49,480 --> 00:27:53,960 Speaker 3: I'm asking you to trust him unconditionally. If you'll do this, 459 00:27:54,440 --> 00:27:57,880 Speaker 3: I believe and declare God is going to work out 460 00:27:58,119 --> 00:28:01,480 Speaker 3: his plan for your life, going to open the right doors, 461 00:28:01,640 --> 00:28:05,400 Speaker 3: bring the right people, turn negative situations around, and take 462 00:28:05,440 --> 00:28:08,840 Speaker 3: you to the fullness of your destiny. In Jesus' name, 463 00:28:09,240 --> 00:28:11,359 Speaker 3: if you receive it, can you say him in today? 464 00:28:13,000 --> 00:28:15,640 Speaker 3: I'd like to give you an opportunity to make Jesus 465 00:28:15,720 --> 00:28:18,040 Speaker 3: the lord of your life. Would you pray with me? 466 00:28:18,760 --> 00:28:23,960 Speaker 3: Just say, Lord, Jesus, I repent of my sins. Come 467 00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:27,720 Speaker 3: into my heart. 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