So Many Believers Need To Know This When They Doubt God's Plan for Their Life

Defining Your Life

In this section, the speaker emphasizes that allowing the world or people around you to define your life will lead to frustration and regret. He draws inspiration from Isaiah 50:7 and Jesus' resolute nature in fulfilling God's plan for his life.

Flintstone Resoluteness

• The speaker explains that Isaiah 50:7 refers to a prophecy of Jesus' resolute nature in facing the cross and obtaining the glory set before him.

• He notes that Jesus was so focused on fulfilling God's plan for his life that nothing else mattered to him.

• Hebrews 12:2 is cited as evidence of Jesus' unwavering focus on God's plan for his life.

• The speaker encourages listeners by stating that there is a glory prepared for them attached to God's plan for their lives.

Embracing God's Plan

In this section, the speaker emphasizes that no matter who you are or what you've gone through, God has a plan for your life. He urges listeners not to be distracted by trends or seek validation from others but instead embrace their true identity in Christ.

Building Construction

• The speaker uses an analogy of a building construction being put in place by God, who holds the master plan.

• He notes that where you are today is because of your level of cooperation with God's plan.

• The speaker acknowledges that it can be difficult to understand and embrace God's plan but reminds listeners of Jesus' resolute nature as an example to follow.

Walking in Purpose

In this section, the speaker emphasizes that in order to walk in God's purpose for your life, you need courage, strength, and direction. He notes that apart from Christ living and working in you, you have no identity or hope.

New Life

• The speaker cites 2 Corinthians 5:17 as evidence of the transformation that occurs when someone comes to Jesus in faith.

• He notes that coming to Jesus means admitting that you need him as Savior because you are a sinner.

• The speaker encourages listeners not to seek validation from others but instead find their identity and hope in Christ.

Conclusion

In this section, the speaker concludes by reminding listeners of their new identity and hope in Christ.

Believer's Hope

• The speaker reminds listeners that their security is in their relationship with Christ.

• No further bullet points.

Walking in God's Plan

The speaker encourages listeners to take charge of their lives and walk in God's plan for them. They explain that God's plan is revealed through his instructions and commands, which are found in the Bible.

Understanding God's Plan

• None of the things you see or hear about yourself will matter on Judgment Day. What will matter is how you lived your life.

• Time is short, so it's important to take charge of your life and live intentionally now.

• God reveals his plans in bits through his instructions or commands. His plans are revealed as we follow his word concerning us.

• The first step in taking back your life and walking in God's plan for you is having faith in Jesus Christ.

Discovering God's Word

• Taking back your life and walking in the plan of God means discovering what God's word says you should do as a child of God.

• Committing yourself to practice and living out what the Bible says every day is key to walking in God's plan for you.

• The Bible tells us that it is the will of God for us to be sanctified, thankful at all times, and conduct ourselves in such a manner that we silence anyone who looks for a fault with what we believe.

Living Intentionally

• Walking in its meaning being able to observe those little details or committing ourselves to do them courageously each step you take according to the wisdom you receive from his word.

• Each step taken living whichever way everyone else wants which does not agree with God's plan for you throws away your life.

• The finished work of Jesus made us candidates of God's inheritance and citizens of God's kingdom. It also gave us the ability to operate in God's grace and represent God on Earth.

Conclusion

The speaker concludes by emphasizing that we will be held accountable for the way we live our lives, even though we are not saved because of what we could do or not do but because of what Jesus already did. They encourage listeners to take back their lives by walking in God's plan for them and living intentionally according to his word.

Your Life is More Valuable Than You Realize

In this section, the speaker encourages listeners to stop wasting their time and start living intentionally. They should not seek validation from spiritually blind people but instead come back to the drawing board and realize that everything they seek is in God.

Stop Wasting Your Time

• Realize that your life is more valuable than you realize.

• Stop wasting your time when you should be living intentionally.

• Don't seek validations from people who are spiritually blind.

Everything You Seek is in God

• Come back to the drawing board.

• Everything you seek is in God.

• When you walk in His plans, you won't lack those important things needed to fulfill destiny.

Resist the Devil and Take Charge of Your Life

In this section, the speaker encourages listeners not to be afraid of challenges from the devil. Instead, they should resist him and take charge of their lives by submitting themselves to God's authority.

Resist the Devil

• The devil will try to challenge your decision to walk in step with God through one thing or another.

• Don't be afraid; instead, resist him and he will flee.

• James 4:7 says "Submit yourselves then to God, resist the devil and he will flee from you."

Submit Yourself to God

• Before resisting the devil and taking charge of your own life, submit yourself first to God.

• The devil only respects those who respect Christ's authority over their own lives.

Embrace Time and Seasons for Consistency with God

In this section, the speaker emphasizes how understanding and embracing time and seasons can lead to peace, strength, and consistency with God.

Learn and Embrace Time and Seasons

• One of the biggest challenges Christians face is understanding and working with God's timing and seasons.

• Genesis 8:22 says "As long as the Earth endures, seed time and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease."

• God is intentional about times and seasons; although He's not bound by it, He respects and works with it.

Growth Requires Time

• Growth requires time.

• Although various geographical locations on Earth experience day and night differently, every person knows that during the day you go about your business, at night you go to bed.

• One of the characteristics of a living thing is growth.

Waiting on God

In this section, the speaker talks about waiting for God's promises to come to pass and how it can be challenging but not impossible. He emphasizes that God will never ask you to do something he knows you can't do, nor give you a promise he cannot fulfill.

The Three Things You Need to Understand About Waiting on God

• Waiting for God's promises is not easy, but it's not impossible either.

• You need to understand three things:

• Firstly, God will never ask you to do something he knows you can't do.

• Secondly, God will not give you a promise he knows he cannot or will not fulfill.

• Thirdly, God will not ask you to do something without providing support for you.

The Importance of Faith and Patience in Waiting on God

• Faith in itself works with patience.

• Learn from and follow those who through faith and patience inherit the promise.

• Rushing or blackmailing God into doing something before his perfect time is not possible.

Examples of People Who Waited on God

• Abraham and Sarah, Hannah (the mother of Samuel), David, Daniel are examples of people who waited on God despite having more reasons to quit than we do.

The Importance of Trusting in God's Timing

• A proof that you truly trust in God is your ability to wait on his time.

• It doesn't take anything for him to move on your behalf and change things for you.

• Your waiting season is your making season. God will use your waiting season to work on you first.

The Importance of Focusing on God

• God wants our eyes on him rather than on what we need.

• Your inability to wait on God can lead to depression, anxiety, and certain ungodliness.

• Your Miracle may be ready but it's you who aren't.

Conclusion

• Waiting for God's promises is not easy, but it's not impossible either.

• You need to understand that faith works with patience and that rushing or blackmailing God into doing something before his perfect time is not possible.

• Examples of people who waited on God despite having more reasons to quit than we do include Abraham and Sarah, Hannah (the mother of Samuel), David, Daniel.

• Trusting in God's timing is important because it doesn't take anything for him to move on your behalf and change things for you.

• Your waiting season is your making season; therefore, focus on God rather than what you need.

The Waiting Season

This section talks about how God uses the waiting season to prepare and humble us, rid us of things that could destroy our reputation and destiny later in life. It also emphasizes the importance of trusting God during this period.

Trusting God During the Waiting Season

• The cause of an accident is not because anyone is bad but because they were not ready or qualified for the blessing they were given.

• God uses our waiting season to humble us and rid us of things that could destroy our reputation and destiny later in life.

• Sometimes it might cost you relationships and resources, but it's all part of it.

• We must not measure God's operation in our lives by what's happening in the lives of others.

Keep Believing and Keep Waiting

• If we're expecting what seems like a silent operation of God in our lives while we're waiting, we should keep waiting and looking up to Him.

• We should keep serving, believing, and waiting.

• We will never regret our waiting season like Joseph did.

Dealing with Hate

This section discusses how no matter how wonderful your personality is or how much community service you render, you will still be despised by some people. It emphasizes that the devil hates all men without exception.

Hated Regardless

• No matter how much good you do or how positive your outlook on life is, some people will still hate you.

• The devil hates all men without exception.

Taking Life Seriously

• We cannot go through life without issues as long as we are good guys and avoid all conflict.

• We have to take life more seriously than that and be prepared for hate and trouble.

The Distinct Line Between the World and the Lord

• Jesus made it clear that a very distinct line had been drawn between those of the world and those of the Lord.

• Our decision to go all out for God will frequently be undermined by this system, people, and policies.

Jesus' Prayer Life

This section discusses the importance of prayer in Jesus' life and how it helped him fulfill God's plan for his life.

The Fickle Nature of Man

• Jesus was fully aware of the fickle nature of man's thoughts and actions.

• He was unmoved by the insults, doubts, or commendations of anyone but God.

Daily Waiting on God

• Jesus could be found daily waiting on God in the hidden crevices of mountains and hills far from the rights of men.

• He made time for God to tell him the true worth of his daily work for God.

Desperate Clinging to God in Prayer

• Jesus was given desperately to prayer because he knew that he deeply needed the counsel of God on all things if he must fulfill God's plan for his life with distinction.

• The tenacity of Jesus' prayer life then was powered by hunger, a deep hunger for God.

Wisdom from Prayer

• If he had to be safe from the attempts of his enemies to trap him using his words and tricks, he had to wait on God to give him the wisdom to avoid these traps.

• In one such encounter, the wisdom that God gave to Jesus to answer these evil men was so profound that it ended such attacks against him.

Above All Attacks

This section discusses how as a child of God, you are above reproach above the enemy's harassment and above the destructive influence of the devil.

Far Above All Principality and Power

• According to Ephesians 1:20-22, which he wrought in Christ when he raised him from the dead and set him at his own right hand in the Heavenly places far above all principality and power and might and dominion and every name that is named not only in this world but also in that which is to come.

• God's special agenda is to keep you far above all the attacks and schemes of the enemy.

Full-Blooded Son of God

• As a full-blooded Son of God, your life is hidden in the very center of God's will.

• Your life will not be cut short, and your destiny will not be summed up unless you reach your full potential.

Light of the World

• You are the apple of God's eye and therefore cannot be touched.

• The one who will touch you must first ascend to Heaven, gain access to God, and remove his eyes because as certain as it is impossible, you are far above all the antics of Hell attempting to destroy your life.

Jesus is Coming Through for You

In this section, the speaker talks about how Jesus is coming through to heal, lift, guide and protect individuals. He also mentions that God's peace, power, joy and excitement will never leave or exit one's dwelling place.

Key Points:

• Jesus is coming through for you to heal you, lift you, keep you from harm and guide and protect your family.

• Your paths drop fatness and your ways are anointed with the blessings of God.

• The Lord's wisdom has been released on you to aid in your pursuit of happiness and stability in your relationship and marriage.

• Your home will not be destroyed by the enemy; your children will be taught by the Lord.

• Jesus heals you this very moment from all the attacks of the enemy; you are free from all the yoke of the enemy now in Jesus' name.

Every Day is a Divine Gift

In this section, the speaker emphasizes that every day is a divine gift from God. He encourages listeners to wake up each day seeing God's blessings from the start instead of focusing on their problems.

Key Points:

• Every day is a divine gift from God to you.

• Instead of waking up to see that you still have no money in your account, wake up to see that you are alive and healthy.

• Waking up each day should be one of the happiest things in your life; opening your eyes to a brand new day should not serve as a reminder that your life hasn't changed for the better.

• So much in your life will change if you can wake up seeing God's blessings from the start.

Living a Joyful Life

In this section, the speaker talks about how many believers are unhappy, weak, uninspired and depressed. He encourages listeners to live a joyful life by focusing on God's love, joy and hope.

Key Points:

• Many believers are angry, unhappy, weak, uninspired and depressed.

• Instead of blaming external factors for their sadness or lack of joy, individuals should focus on God's love, joy and hope.

• Individuals should wake up each day with unexplainable love, joy and hope that exudes from them as children of God.

Starting Your Day with Joy

In this section, the speaker encourages listeners to start their day with joy and gratitude by focusing on God's love and faithfulness.

Focusing on What's Right

• The speaker encourages listeners to focus on what's right in their lives, such as being a child of God and having hope in Him.

• The love of God is therapeutic and has the power to lighten your day, put a spring in your step, and make you glow.

• No matter what happens or is happening in your life right now, your hope in God is sure. He will make things work out for you both in this life and eternity.

• Many people who seem to have everything going for them outside of God do not have any hope outside of those things. They try to console themselves through philanthropy, charities, and other acts of kindness but it wears off after a while.

Confidence in God's Love

• Knowing that you are loved by God should give you confidence like a couple who knows that each partner is madly in love with them.

• Paul wrote about how nothing can separate us from the love of Christ. This is how God wants us to think - knowing that we belong to Him gives us hope and strength.

Gratitude for Life

• We should wake up each morning with gratitude for another chance to experience life on Earth. It's an opportunity to bless others with our gifts, try again when the devil wants us to quit, grow again, meet new people, share our faith, learn something new, and enjoy Jesus' love.

• Focusing on God's blessings and choosing to enjoy the day does not automatically take all your problems away. It also doesn't mean that you embrace living in denial. The believers of old had this conviction in their heart so strong that even when they were dying, they still declared their hope in God's faithfulness for the glory of eternity in Jesus.

Unbreakable Love of God

The love of God is greater than any suffering we may face. We should not define it by what we have in this world or not. Those who know their God shall be strong and do great things.

Living with a Different Perspective

• Let God take the lead and you will never get lost.

• Gratefully appreciate all that God is working in and through you.

• Wake up today and start living. There is more to your destiny than what you are going through today.

Making the Right Choice in Marriage

Choosing the right partner for marriage is crucial for one's life and destiny. Signs to look out for include a lack of priority on their relationship with God.

Importance of Choosing the Right Partner

• Your life and Destiny will literally be determined by the kind of partner you decide to live your life with.

• Many lives and destinies were cut short or damaged by their spouses because they ignored signs that showed that these people were not the ones for them.

Signs to Look Out For

• A person who does not love God cannot translate the love as a child of God.

• Your partner cannot appreciate or know how much your heart beats for God until their heart beats in the same rhythm for Him.

Warning Signs in Relationships

In this section, the speaker warns against allowing negative people into one's life and how it can affect one's future.

Quality of People Around You

• The quality of people you allow into your life determines the quality of information that flows into your life.

• The level of information they will bring into your life will be a reflection of what they have been hearing from people around them.

• Show me your friends and I can literally guess your type just by observing them.

Red Flags to Quit

• Do not ignore signs that someone is not right for you.

• Anyone who downplays your choices, actions, and plans in life does not support your growth.

• A person who loves you does not put you down to reveal your flaws and sins; their love covers it.

• When someone criticizes your choices and actions without providing solutions, it is a red flag to quit.

Moving On From Your Past

In this section, the speaker encourages listeners to move on from their past mistakes and focus on their future with God.

Leaving Negative People Behind

• Leave negative people in the past; forget them.

• There is nothing in your past that God does not have plans to restore to you in the future.

Embracing Your Future with God

• The purpose of God for you cannot come to fruition until you accept putting the past behind you and surrendering to Him as He brings you into a future in which you will conquer and regain all.

• You cannot attain destiny until you move away from the past.

Laying Your Baggage at the Foot of Jesus

In this section, the speaker talks about how we can lay our burdens at the foot of Jesus and take up his grace to live in his purpose.

The Joy of Laying Your Baggage at Jesus' Feet

• We can feel relieved when we lay all our baggage at the foot of Jesus and take up his grace to exist in his purpose.

Leaving Behind What Hinders Us

• Moving on means leaving behind people, things, habits, characters, personal belongings, family and friends that will hinder us.

• God tells us to cast all our cares upon him because he loves and cares for us.

• What God has for us is way better than what we left behind.

God's Plans are Beyond Our Imagination

• Our imagination might run wild, but our dreams and visions about our future in God are nothing compared to the plans and purposes of God for our lives.

• First Corinthians chapter 2 verse 9 says that what no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived these things God has prepared for those who love him.

• These are the things God has revealed to us by his spirit; the spirit searches all things even the Deep things of God.

Surrendering Our Will

• The confidence that we have in God is that His plans for us are beyond our imaginations. All we need to do is believe and surrender our wills.

• No two captains can successfully manage one boat unless one agrees to take instructions from the other.

• We cannot lead a life controlled by our past and expect to move ahead. No man moves forward looking backward.