God of the Impossible: Stand Still, He Fights

Oh, friend, I want somebody to know right now that it's not about your glory. If you make it about your name and and your status and your accomplishments and your net worth and and your networks and your children and and your goals and your ambitions and your vision board and your plans and your business plan and your desire, If you make it about you, you're gonna miss the whole point. You're gonna be at a dead end and be depressed and be anxious and be frustrated and be fussing and be cussing and be complaining. But if you can learn how to say, God, I want you to get the glory [01:07:37] (40 seconds)  #GodGetsTheGlory

He says, listen, I want you to know that the reason you're in a dead end is not not to punish you, is that God is trying to gain glory out of the dead end, out of the diagnosis, out of the report. The dead end is not about the Israelites. The dead end is about the glory of God that is about to be revealed. [01:05:50] (25 seconds)  #GloryFromDeadEnds

Black history is a witness that God is the God of the impossible. We consider the history of black people in this nation, it's nearly impossible to explain how we are still standing. When you trace the journey from slave ships to scholarships, from cotton fields to corporate boardrooms, from auction blocks to elected office, it defies logic. [00:55:22] (24 seconds)  #BlackHistoryWitness

Why would God send them to a dead end? You ever asked that question? Why would God send you to a dead end? A dead end in a career with a job loss or a job change or relocation. A dead end in a relationship that doesn't seem like there's much left to be resolved. A dead end from a diagnosis. A dead end from a betrayal, a dead end from a mental health issue that seems to get worse, a dead end from a struggling business, a dead end emotionally and spiritually. There are moments in time where sometimes it feels like the Lord has led you to a dead end. [01:04:25] (42 seconds)  #GodLeadsThroughDeadEnds

God, I don't like it. It's hurtful. It's painful, but God, I believe you can get the glory out of this thing. It ain't about my name. I don't care what they say about my name, but God, I want your name to be glorified. I wanna go I don't wanna go through it, but if I go through it, God, I just wanted your name to get glory out of my life, out of my sickness, out of my pain, out of my struggle, out of my heartache, out of my misunderstanding. God, get the glory out of this thing. [01:08:17] (39 seconds)  #GloryThroughMyPain

But don't you see the dust and don't you see the chariots and don't you see those people coming at us? Don't be afraid. I didn't say I didn't see it, but I see more than what's coming at me. You may think you have me surrounded, but I'm surrounded by him. I got I got a God that is bigger than that's what's coming my way. And so I do not have to fear. [01:14:36] (28 seconds)  #SurroundedByHim

Our ancestors attest to this. And it's not just a story of our own heritage, it's your story. It's your family's story. It's the story of our church that God is the God of the impossible. That God is the one who does hard things in hard times to help his people be and become all he's called them to be. [00:57:07] (25 seconds)  #GodOfTheImpossible

Somebody in this room today, as you look back over your life, you've learned how to thank God for the long way. Now it wasn't what you chose initially, but by the grace of God, now looking back, you can see how God was using every single month and year of your journey. You didn't wanna go through it then, but now when you look back, you can say, God, thank you. [01:01:02] (25 seconds)  #ThankfulForTheLongWay