Finding True Fulfillment and Purpose in God
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"Know for certain that it will not satisfy and trouble is around the corner. You need to find your hope and your purpose in the Lord and our faith needs to be in Jesus and what He'll do for us. That doesn't mean we don't go to work, it doesn't mean we don't go do these things, but our intent and our focus and our ambition should not just be on these things. Our ambition should be to please the Lord, whether it's at the job site or it's at home raising your kids." [00:44:39]
"The Holy Spirit also helps our weaknesses, for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. You know, this is encouraging that sometimes when you're really weak, that the Holy Spirit inside of you can intercede on behalf of the will of God for His help." [01:41:12]
"Sometimes when we're in situations we're perplexed, but we're not despairing, but we don't understand the situation and what to do. But you know what? The Holy Spirit does, and He can intercede according to the will of God. So when you pour out your heart to the Lord and you say, 'Help me, Lord, carry me through. I have no words to say except thank you and praise you, Lord. I know I'm going to learn to trust you that you're going to help me,' the Holy Spirit inside of you will intercede on behalf of the will of God in your life." [02:09:20]
"Our relationship with God is personal and requires us to be still and wait for His guidance. We must remember that all things work together for good for those who love God and are called according to His purpose. Guys, did you know that all things in your life, even the monotony, even the day-to-day regularity that seems so frustrating, raising children is hard. It's a joyful thing. I love it. I love going to the park and seeing my kids slide down the slide." [04:24:00]
"Pour out your heart to Him, love Him, and if you don't have that love, say, 'Lord, give me that first love back. Give me that first love where I sensed your sweet presence.' Some of us have gotten so caught up in the regimented Christianity that we've lost our first love and the reason why we do these things in the first place because He died for us and He rose again on my behalf and He's living inside of me." [05:23:52]
"Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or peril or sword? Just as it is written, 'For your sake, Lord, we are being put to death all day long. We are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.' This is amazing. It's for God's sake that we're being put to death all day long. It's for God's sake that we're considered as sheep to be slaughtered." [06:23:36]
"The Lord wants you to die. The Lord wants you and your strong will and your pride and your rebellion and your frustrations. He wants it to die so that you can become like Christ, so that you can become like Him. This is the reason why. This is why He's given you the Holy Spirit, so that you may be able to endure the trials, that you may be able to endure the sufferings. You couldn't do it on your own, but the Lord has given this to you." [07:10:24]
"Some of us here, we need to ask the Lord to help us to forgive people, to forgive them in their maybe their ignorance, or they may not even know that what they've done is wrong. But we can't hold bitterness in our hearts towards people, especially in marriages. You can't have hidden bitterness. You need to bring it to the light. You need to bring it to the Lord and say, 'Lord, give me the victory in this.'" [10:18:24]
"Bitterness will take us down, you guys. It will separate a husband and a wife. It will separate friends. It will separate sisters. We don't want that. We want the Lord to help us, and if somebody has wronged you in any way, you pour to the Lord and say, 'Lord, I was hurt by what that person did, but I'm going to choose to forgive. I'm going to choose to forgive. Why? Because the Lord has forgiven us as such a greater debt.'" [10:40:48]
"Thanks be to God who always leads us in His triumph in Christ, and He manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place. We are a fragrance of Christ to God among those who are being saved, but among those who are perishing, the one an aroma from death to death, but the other an aroma from life to life. And who is adequate for these things? We are not adequate for anything in this life." [11:41:12]
"Thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph. You may not have victory in an area in your life right now, but the Lord is going to lead you in that victory. That's by having faith in Christ. Lord, I haven't had victory with my children. I scream at them still. I yell at them. I get impatient with them. Lord, I get frustrated with them. Lord, I trust that you're going to leave me in triumph in this area. You're going to help me through Christ." [12:09:20]
"We have to judge ourselves rightly. We have to humble ourselves and say, 'Lord, help me. I'm not receiving your grace, but I'm going to believe in you that you're going to help me in the circumstances ahead. I believe that you're working all things together for good, and I'm going to trust you, and you're going to guide us to our desired haven.' May the Lord bless you." [12:34:16]
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"The Holy Spirit also helps our weaknesses, for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. You know, this is encouraging that sometimes when you're really weak, that the Holy Spirit inside of you can intercede on behalf of the will of God for His help." [01:41:12]
"Sometimes when we're in situations we're perplexed, but we're not despairing, but we don't understand the situation and what to do. But you know what? The Holy Spirit does, and He can intercede according to the will of God. So when you pour out your heart to the Lord and you say, 'Help me, Lord, carry me through. I have no words to say except thank you and praise you, Lord. I know I'm going to learn to trust you that you're going to help me,' the Holy Spirit inside of you will intercede on behalf of the will of God in your life." [02:09:20]
"Our relationship with God is personal and requires us to be still and wait for His guidance. We must remember that all things work together for good for those who love God and are called according to His purpose. Guys, did you know that all things in your life, even the monotony, even the day-to-day regularity that seems so frustrating, raising children is hard. It's a joyful thing. I love it. I love going to the park and seeing my kids slide down the slide." [04:24:00]
"Pour out your heart to Him, love Him, and if you don't have that love, say, 'Lord, give me that first love back. Give me that first love where I sensed your sweet presence.' Some of us have gotten so caught up in the regimented Christianity that we've lost our first love and the reason why we do these things in the first place because He died for us and He rose again on my behalf and He's living inside of me." [05:23:52]
"Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or peril or sword? Just as it is written, 'For your sake, Lord, we are being put to death all day long. We are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.' This is amazing. It's for God's sake that we're being put to death all day long. It's for God's sake that we're considered as sheep to be slaughtered." [06:23:36]
"The Lord wants you to die. The Lord wants you and your strong will and your pride and your rebellion and your frustrations. He wants it to die so that you can become like Christ, so that you can become like Him. This is the reason why. This is why He's given you the Holy Spirit, so that you may be able to endure the trials, that you may be able to endure the sufferings. You couldn't do it on your own, but the Lord has given this to you." [07:10:24]
"Some of us here, we need to ask the Lord to help us to forgive people, to forgive them in their maybe their ignorance, or they may not even know that what they've done is wrong. But we can't hold bitterness in our hearts towards people, especially in marriages. You can't have hidden bitterness. You need to bring it to the light. You need to bring it to the Lord and say, 'Lord, give me the victory in this.'" [10:18:24]
"Bitterness will take us down, you guys. It will separate a husband and a wife. It will separate friends. It will separate sisters. We don't want that. We want the Lord to help us, and if somebody has wronged you in any way, you pour to the Lord and say, 'Lord, I was hurt by what that person did, but I'm going to choose to forgive. I'm going to choose to forgive. Why? Because the Lord has forgiven us as such a greater debt.'" [10:40:48]
"Thanks be to God who always leads us in His triumph in Christ, and He manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place. We are a fragrance of Christ to God among those who are being saved, but among those who are perishing, the one an aroma from death to death, but the other an aroma from life to life. And who is adequate for these things? We are not adequate for anything in this life." [11:41:12]
"Thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph. You may not have victory in an area in your life right now, but the Lord is going to lead you in that victory. That's by having faith in Christ. Lord, I haven't had victory with my children. I scream at them still. I yell at them. I get impatient with them. Lord, I get frustrated with them. Lord, I trust that you're going to leave me in triumph in this area. You're going to help me through Christ." [12:09:20]
"We have to judge ourselves rightly. We have to humble ourselves and say, 'Lord, help me. I'm not receiving your grace, but I'm going to believe in you that you're going to help me in the circumstances ahead. I believe that you're working all things together for good, and I'm going to trust you, and you're going to guide us to our desired haven.' May the Lord bless you." [12:34:16]
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