Turning Trials Into Triumphs

When you show up to my service, I want you to bring a fork with you and I want you to put it in my hand and I want people to see you put that fork in my hand. But you don't say a word as to why unless somebody ask you. And he says, okay, you've got my curiosity up. Why do you want me to do that? She said, because the whole time I grew up after we got through eating dinner, we were told, hang on to your fork, something better is on the way. [00:31:42] (42 seconds)  #BringAFork

Because I'm telling you right now, it doesn't matter who you are in this world, we're going to go through trials and struggles. If anybody ever tells you, and I've heard it said before on the radio and on TV, and I've heard it at, you know, places where I've heard the gospel preached, and they say if you give your heart to Christ, you'll never have another problem. That's the biggest bold faced lie that came straight from the pits of hell. And I'll give you the perfect example. You know, trial and struggles are no respecter of people. [00:26:39] (40 seconds)  #TrialsDontDiscriminate

Are we willing to surrender our will up to him and let god have his way in us and through us? Are we really willing to do that? Because you know what a lot of us want, we're control freaks. We want to admit it, but we like being in control. We like we like knowing what the outcome is going to be. But when you surrender to God and you're trusting God, whatever the outcome is, is what God wants for you. Sometimes what we want is not what God wants. We want the easy thing, and God says it's through the hard that you get better. It's through the hard that your faith gets stronger. [00:52:14] (47 seconds)  #LetGoLetGod

Patience is critical for us to be able to have in this life. The world is teaching us to have a microwave mentality. We want it now. We want to pray and ask God to give it to us now. God, need peace from this trial. And God says, I'm gonna give you peace in the trial. I'm gonna I'm gonna help you through it, but it may not come right away. The peace comes the more we trust, the more we pray, the more we believe, and God will give us a peace that passes all understanding. And he will guard our heart and minds through Christ Jesus. [00:44:30] (50 seconds)  #ChoosePatience

That glass is full. It may be half full of water, but the rest of it's got air in it. That glass is full. And so when I look at whatever I'm going through in life, my glass is always full because I know God is always at work. Isn't it great to know that God never sleeps, he never slumbers, it doesn't matter what time of the day or night you are going through something, God is there with you. He is always with you. You can be in a room all by yourself and you ain't alone because God is with you and folks, God is all you need. He is all we need. [00:46:12] (51 seconds)  #GlassIsFull

many of us in here are going through a trial right now in our life. We're going through some kind of struggle, and if you're not, just wait, it's coming. And I want you to not only take that trial, turn it into a triumph, but continually do it every time you face a trial. Because I believe we serve a great and a mighty God. The Bible tells us nothing is too difficult for him. All things are possible no matter what it is. We just don't know how God's gonna get it done, but God promises that he's gonna take care of you. [00:30:11] (47 seconds)  #TurnTrialsToTriumphs

God is in control, God is sovereign, but God is also for you, he is not against you. God knows what you're going through, he knows why, and he knows what he wants to teach you. So, what you have to do and what I have to do is we have to do what it says in verse three. Look at what verse three says, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. Oh, man. Don't we hate that word? Patience. Somebody said, hey, don't ever pray for patience because I guarantee you, God will give you a reason to grow in it. [00:43:13] (45 seconds)  #TestingProducesPatience

I mean, how many times have you gone through a trial or struggle in your life and you ask god for peace and you prayed for god to just remove it? When maybe god's wanting to give you peace in the midst of the storm, through your faith and trust in believing that he's gonna provide for you, that he's gonna take care of you. Whatever the need is, bible says, my god shall supply all your need according to his riches and glory because he's Jehovah Jireh. He's the great provider. There's nothing God cannot provide. Now, I'm gonna have to be honest with you. Why sometimes God provides some things for people and not for others? I don't know. [00:53:01] (46 seconds)  #GodOurProvider