Churches in Cashmere

“My kids had the when they were younger, they would find furniture that was way too high and they would jump off of it. Any other kids in here do that? Any parents with kids that like jumping off furniture? My kids would do it. And, yes, there were some broken bones, but for the most part, they felt confident when they jumped off if I was next to them. It wasn't because because they trusted in their jumping ability. It was because they trusted in my catching ability. They knew I would catch them. They would even have me throw them way up in the air. And they didn't put faith and confidence in their landing ability, but in my catching ability. That's what God wants in all of our lives. Don't trust in your landing ability, your your jumping ability, but trust in his catching ability. Faith is not confidence in yourself. Faith is confidence in your father. We're celebrating Father's Day. That's where our faith needs to be is in our father.”

“You see in in in the Exodus, it didn't begin when Moses discovered his purpose. It began when Moses obeyed. You see potential does not free slaves. Obedience does. Potential does not part Red Seas. Obedience does. Potential does not create amazing families. Obedience does. We all have potential. The question is, are we gonna obey the voice of the Lords? God's miracles are often waiting on the other side of the very first step that you take, your next step. When God says go, it takes the step before you see the miracle. And the distance between where you are and where God wants you to be is usually that one word, obedience.”

“See, the greatest mistake that we make is not trusting his presence is enough, and his presence is more than enough for all of us. Moses keeps focusing on what he lacks, but God keeps focusing on who he is. You see, God never asks you to be enough. He asks you to trust that he is enough. That's did you hear that? God doesn't ask you to be enough. He just asks you to trust that he is enough. How many times have you done something that God said to do and you knew in your flesh you couldn't do it, and yet it got accomplished not because of how great you were, but because God showed up.”

“See, fear asks, what if I fail? Faith asks, what if God shows up? And lastly, God's presence is greater than all of our excuses. It's greater than all of our excuses, his presence. The most important part of the conversation that Moses and God had was not even the command. It was the phrase in Exodus three twelve where God simply says, I will be with you. Notice what God doesn't say. He doesn't say, you'll be talented enough, you'll be gifted enough, you'll have all the right tools, It'll be fun. You'll have no issues. You'll have no conflicts with anyone. He just says, I will be with you.”

“And then at the second half of this today is you don't just have a signature. Did you know that we actually carry God's signature? The book of Haggai ends with this incredible, significant, endearing promise. God says to Zerubbabel, I will make you like my signet ring because I have chosen you. Now a signet ring, back in the day when the king wore it, and you actually see it on your envelope, it's like a wax seal. It's like a wax seal.”

“But what I learned when I looked at my signature and how other people experience me is when people would work with me because I love efficiency. I love excellence. It could come off that I'm nitpicking what's wrong with everything. Fun to work with Brandy. Right? So but I didn't give up my love for excellence. But when I learned that's how people experienced me, I was able to change my approach. That's not who I wanna be. That's not the signature I want.”

“God is not taken by surprise when we have past. Where it trips us up is when we let it haunt us, and we let it stop us from being what God wants to be in us and through us. And there's many in this room that you feel like, you know what? I've made decisions I'm not proud of or I regret. And if people knew, I wanna let you in on something really beautiful. God knows. And he's the god of forgiveness.”

“He's the God who sets free. He's the God who says, I forgive you and I cast it as far as the East is from the West, and I remember it no more. And for some of you, you're letting it hold you hostage. And today is your day to say, God, I wish I could do that over, but I'm sorry. I accept your forgiveness, and I forgive myself because God makes things new.”