Frustrated or Fulfilled: Why Most Christians Stay Frustrated

You can be around the things of God and still not understand how to draw from the things of God. You can be close to a promise and still not be a participant, not be a partaker. You can sit in the room and not know how to access what the room contains, and that is why so many believers are near listen, I love this one. So many believers are near the language of victory, but they still live with internal defeat. Yes. Yes. They're near the message of abundance, but they're living with limitation. They're near the promises of God, but not yet living from them. And part of that is because we in the church continually underestimate the goodness of God. [00:34:32] (49 seconds)  #AccessGodsPromises

Before we get into this, I need to tell you, God can't be more to you than who you believe him to be. That that's how they limited the holy one of Israel. They couldn't see him for more than who they thought he was. Are y'all listening to me? Oh, yeah. And this is the reason why throughout history, God revealed himself through redemptive names because he wanted to paint a broader picture of who he was. I've said it in years past that every divine declaration is a divine invitation. Meaning, when god declares something of himself, it's not so that you can dismiss it or ignore it, it's so that you can partake of that aspect of his character. We're to be partakers of his divine nature. [00:00:04] (40 seconds)  #BelieveToReceive

But we gotta understand that we all have an image of god, and the question is who painted it? That's right. That's so true. Did god paint the portrait? Or did limited men who have limited God paint the portrait and you see God as something other than what he is? Are y'all with me? So a couple weeks ago, I was driving and praying, and I heard this bubble up on the inside. Those of you who come up in a Pentecostal area, you know, you'll understand what that means, bubbling up on the inside, an unction, you'll hear something. And I heard this phrase, you can live a frustrated life or you can live a fulfilled life. It's your choice. [00:00:44] (38 seconds)  #LiveFulfilledChoice

So, the limitation on provision has always been affection. If our heart is fully his, he withholds nothing from us. But, if we're in love with the world, he says, well, then run to the world, baby. You love the world so much. Let's see how the world does. Let the world put a ring on your finger, and we'll see how that works out for you. Because see, here's the thing. God cannot be deceived. The bible says it this way, he will not be mocked. He cannot be deceived and he will not be played. He will gladly be your husband, but he'll never be your sugar daddy. [00:09:34] (41 seconds)  #HeartControlsProvision

Then as I began to discover the love of God, which led me into the grace of God, I lost the adherence to poverty and struggle and sitting alone in the darkness. There are things that we have to do. Well, let me just say it this way. I won't get into all of them, but let me I want the limitation to provision always and forever has to do with your affection. Mhmm. It's not God's ordination. From the beginning of the book till the end, God has always said, don't have any other gods beside me. Uh-huh. Don't love anything more than you love me. So, the limitation on provision has always been affection. [00:08:48] (51 seconds)  #OverflowWithGodsGoodness

Before we go to the next verse when Jesus said, up till this time, boys, you've you've not accessed what I'm gonna make available to you. What he was saying was this, you've seen me do it. You've seen the way god responds to my voice. You've seen the manifestations of my prayers. You've experienced the provision that comes when I speak a blessing. But there's a day coming when it won't be me doing it anymore. It'll be you. Come on. You're gonna be the one who the father responds to the authority of your voice. Lord. And when you pray, things will happen. When you lay your hands on the sick, they'll recover, and you'll experience the abundance that comes when you speak the blessing. [00:16:29] (58 seconds)  #PowerOfAttorneyInChrist

And what that meant was anything I wanted done in his name, it was as if he did it. Yes, sir. Now, when I signed a document, I didn't forge his signature, but I was him. So I would sign the signature of James h Miller junior POA, and it was as if he signed it. That's what Jesus was saying. You're gonna be my power of attorney on the earth. Uh-huh. That whatever I would have done, that's what you do. Yes, sir. How I spoke, that's how you'll speak. Yes, sir. And when you experience this abundant Zoe life that flowed through the Christ, Can I ask you, did Jesus ever encounter a need that there was no provision for? No. No, sir. [00:18:12] (45 seconds)  #BridgeToGodsPromises

Yet he's sitting alone in the dark with a stubbed toe because he just kicked the ottoman. Why? Because he didn't flip the switch. Now hold on. Why? This is where a lot of God's people are. They attend church. They know the word. They shout amen. They sing the songs. But inside they're frustrated with life. And the frustration comes from that space between their experiences and his promises. They know there's more. There's gotta be more, and yet they've never stepped over into it. That's just as bad as the man sitting in the house, in the dark, sweaty, stinky, funky, and angry. [00:03:43] (61 seconds)  #ChooseLifeAndFulfillment