Good & Plenty: Trouble is Not the End

I wish to God we could see him for who he is. Yes, And quit quit behaving like he's a tyrant. That he's punishing you because he doesn't really like you, that's a lie from the enemy. He placed them in a garden. He said, be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it. That wasn't a desert. No. It wasn't. That was a wide open moist place. It was a garden. Amen. That means the original environment of man was not scarcity. No, sir. It was supply. Scarcity entered through the fall, through sin. Mhmm. Yep. Abundance was there in the beginning. [00:24:03] (53 seconds)  #CreatedForAbundance

See, when we hold on to the promises, the promises do primarily two things. One, they manifest for us. Two, they manifest in us. Yes, sir. Okay. They not only change where we are, they change who we are. Yes. Yes. And as we hold on to the promise and each one is manifested, we become more like him. So there's a duality of the promises. It's about more than just changing the color of your lawn. Right. It's about changing the nature of your heart. Amen. Yeah. That's good. So the eventuality is that you and I become just like Jesus. [00:19:28] (39 seconds)  #PromisesTransformUs

God has never abandoned you. He has never forsaken you. The Bible says he will stick closer to you than a brother. He's an ever present help in trouble. You are people of promise. Yes. And because you are people of promise, you are individuals with potential. Don't give up on yourself just because of a season that you've gone through. Yes. That's right. Don't identify with those things that named you less than what God has called you to be. [00:18:10] (28 seconds)  #EverPresentPotential

And there are two things that can make you forget the promises. You ready for this? Hard times and good times. Yes. Sir. There are sometimes when life gets hard well, I'm gonna chase a rabbit. We all got time for a rabbit? The Bible says a fool has said in his heart, there is no God. Doesn't say he says it with his mouth. Some of the biggest fools are people that attend church every Sunday. Because it doesn't say they say it out loud with their mouth, but they say it in the heart, the place where decisions are made. That's right. And what it literally means is this, a fool makes his decisions as if God is not. [00:20:54] (44 seconds)  #DontLoseThePromises

The testimony was where God was bringing them into. Yes, sir. The fire was part of the journey, absolutely, but it was never the destination. And that's the message. God's heart has always been more than barely enough. Are you all with me this morning? If you and I wanna understand God, we can't fixate on our seasons of loss. We have to focus on his promises. [00:17:18] (30 seconds)  #JourneyNotDestination

Listen to that. If you if all you do is study your pain, you will misinterpret your god. Amen. Talk about it. Mhmm. From the beginning, god did not introduce man to lack. He introduced man to abundance with assignment. Yes, sir. That's the beginning. In Eden, there was provision, beauty, fruitfulness, multiplication, dominion, and purpose. Amen. That was in the beginning. God did not place Adam in a desert and say try to survive. Right. Mhmm. He didn't place Adam in a dry place and say, hope that works out for you. No, sir. No. No. He placed him in a garden. He placed him in a garden. [00:23:15] (47 seconds)  #EdenProvision

I've discovered over the years listen. There are there are great many people who know god as forgiver, but they do not yet know him as a provider. In fact, they'll fight you on that point. There are people that know him as the one who saves them from hell, but they do not yet know him as the one who supplies them in life. Are you all listening? They know him as the one who pardons sins, but not yet as the one who leads his people into fullness, fruitfulness, and overflow. [00:09:13] (33 seconds)  #GodProviderToo

Mercy for the moment. Yes, Lord. Manna was not God's desire. Yes. It was a necessity. Yes. Manna was mercy for the moment, but milk and honey was always the plan. Yes. Yes, sir. Mhmm. Where we would live in houses we did not build. Eat of vineyards we did not church of God just got me. Drink from wells we didn't have to dig. And out of whose mountains we have plenty of opportunities to do business. [00:33:31] (37 seconds)  #MilkAndHoneyPlan