Service Date: 06.28.17 8PM
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you know hey hey you see the Bible that
there’s a history well not really
history but they’re there events of
people looking back you know how many
people know the story of Lot’s wife
looked back to tones of salt
God made her a preservative I guess she
was trying to preserve the moments of
her past she became the preservative you
see if they were looking back is yeah
we’re trying to hold on to something
that is gone right I haven’t heard of
God turning anyone to salt as of recent
so it’s uh we’re good but it’s about
trying to hold on to this life of what
you believe like okay maybe this feels
safe right but you’re holding on to
something that is already gone
and don’t look back it’s not like this
you know I’m not I’m not even talking
about I’m not going into the carnal
things right I’m not talking about like
you know what don’t call that person no
more because you know it’s you know you
guys be doing things that the Lord is
not watching none of that right I’m
talking about the things that that feels
right right we’ve been talking you know
prostituée has been on the series of
kings and queens and he’s been talking
about how every King has a Lane right
and and in this Lane in this industry
and this path that God has called you to
it doesn’t mean that you know anything
outside the lane is bad per se is just
not for you and so a lot of times we are
we are living in things that have we
have no business in our purpose our
lives not nothing in our destiny aligns
to that you know the version of that
person their jobs that for many of you
God has called out of their careers that
God has called out of its not that it is
a bad thing oh it’s Corrin
none of that it’s just that it is not
your truth and so when I talk about
don’t look back for many this is a
message that you might have to just hold
on to and keep replaying because what
God is calling you to the process of you
realizing the fullness of that identity
can can seem shaky can seem uncertain
can seem like you know what I rather
just go back to what I know what seems
you know tangible what seems secure and
so when you know when God gave me this
word the passage that he gave me what
this was hi guy chapter 2 and before we
go into Haggai chapter 2 you know for
some backstory the Prophet Haggai is
telling the leaders of the Israelites
you know on behalf of the people he’s
telling them to rebuild the temple of
the Lord so this isn’t a guy once so he
he gives them this command that the Lord
has has said right and when we think of
a command a command is simply an
instruction for alignment a command is
simply what when God gives a command it
is the evidence that you’re settling in
a place that is not your truth and so
the command is a directive word to bring
you back to a place of identity and so
there’s this command to the Israelites
to rebuild the temple of the Lord now
the story of the temple Solomon had you
know when David was King David had this
had this you know a desire to build a
Lord a temple you know he God told him
that your son is going to build a temple
but the Lord gave him specific
instructions to build this temple that
you know when Solomon became King he
built the temple but Solomon’s ways he
started he started serving other gods
and you know ultimately it led to God
allowing the temple to be destroyed and
so huh guy comes in and he tells the
people consider your ways and it’s
almost as though because even in
rebuilding this temple there’s been a
lot of opposition right and so it seems
like the people had an excuse for why
they were rebuilding the temple but when
you listen to what the Lord is saying it
means that they were
opportunity for you guys to start
rebuilding the temple and so he tells
the people consider your ways and I love
that because it’s almost like he starts
talking about you you earn wages to put
in a pocket full of holes
it talks about how you know you so much
but you harvest little and what is so
fascinating about that because this is a
picture of what success looks like but
not being a success so because two so
much means you have a lot right but
you’re not getting anything back really
in return you’re earning something but
it’s going it just it’s kind of just
washing away and so in the lane that is
not yours it looks like it you look like
a success but you know you’re not a
success and in this culture where you
know social media there is the image of
success but perception as we know is not
always reality and so when God says
consider your ways because you look like
you’re making it you’re sowing a lot
you’re not really getting anything back
economically that’s a loss right you’re
you’re making money somehow but you
don’t see it and so he says consider
your ways and that is why he tells them
about rebuilding the temple you see what
about the temple why the temple it’s
almost like a sign of alignment because
these Israelites if we do a little
teaching this Israelites can be linked
back to those that were delivered from
Egypt and so when the Lord delivered the
Israelites from slavery it was by his
Spirit because the Lord was with them
that was the only way that they were
delivered it was the only way that
everything happened the way it happened
because the Lord was with them now when
we fast-forward where now the temple
represents where the Lord’s presence
lives so when the temple is destroyed
it’s almost as though
it’s symbolic that the Lord’s presence
is no longer amongst them and so you
have a people that are trying to live a
life moving forward without the one
thing that brought them to that place
and so the Spirit of the Lord that lets
them out of slavery the spirit of the
Lord that actually gave them the ability
to move forward now they think that we
can do this thing without it and so you
know that this is passage I love it so
much it’s Psalm 24:1 and I actually gave
it to them and it talks about how the
earth is the Lord’s and all it contains
right the world and those who dwell in
it
so now let’s let’s look at this right
the earth belongs to God the people he
created them the earth has no
responsibility to give you something if
it does not reach the earth does not
recognize it as a god thing and so
because the whole concept of harvest you
know sowing and harvest it’s an it’s a
it’s you’re putting seed in the earth
but for some reason it’s not really
giving anything back to them people
don’t have to do anything for you God
may not touch anyone’s heart to favor
you if you’re in a path that he never
called you to he has no responsibility
to do anything and so when they said the
earth is the Lord’s the earth answers to
God and so when we’re living a life
outside of his intention and his will he
has no responsibility to do anything
about it
and so we see our lives where it seems
like god I’ve been doing this and I’ve
been grinding you know grinding is our
word right you know just grinding Yoshi
don’t grind and just everybody do it
well I expel him crying no you’re not
right
[Laughter]
and so what what’s so what’s so
interesting about this picture is
because it explains to us why the
Scriptures tell us how all creation is
eagerly awaiting for the revealing of
the sons of God because creation wants
to serve you God they’re they’re angels
that have been assigned to touch
people’s hearts to favor you but they
cannot do it to a you they do not
recognize and so we see we’re going into
Haggai we’re going into the scripture
where the people have started building
the people have brought themselves to a
place of alignment hi guy gives them
this word he says we’ll consider your
ways the people consider their ways
they’re like wait you know what we
should probably haven’t been doing what
we’re supposed to be doing and so they
start rebuilding the temple and now this
is where we are in hi guy – so they’re
building this temple now mind you
they’re there people there is there
mindful of maybe there’s going to be
some opposition they may not have enough
resources there you know in their mind
Solomon’s Temple I mean what the temple
Solomon builds was incredible but all of
it was still based on the instruction of
God right and so what’s so fascinating
about this but let me just read this so
it says on the 21st of the seventh month
the word of the Lord came by high guy
the Prophet saying speak now to
zerubbabel the son of shealtiel I don’t
even say that Reza God’s good governor
of Judah and so Joshua the son of what
is there now Jehoshaphat the high
priests and to the remnant of the people
saying who is less among you who saw the
temple in its former glory and how do
you see it now does it not seem to you
like nothing in comparison but now take
courage let me just stop there now
whenever God what I love so much about
God is
that when he has a conversation with you
he’s communicating not to what you’re
doing but what is in your heart he’s
communicating to the intention behind
what you’re doing he’s communicating to
the emotions that you’re feeling that’s
why a lot of times when Jesus would have
conversations they would say one thing
Jesus is talking about something else
and it’s like Jesus that’s not what they
said but he it’s almost like the
conversation is having with you is not
based on this is based on this and so
and so when God tells them he says who
amongst you remembers this temple in the
former glory because it appeared to be
that the people were discouraged because
they are comparing ongoing work to past
finished work they are wondering how is
it possible that we’re going to rebuild
this temple because of it we know we
don’t have the resources we don’t have
the silver we don’t have the gold we
don’t know how we’re going to make this
work and so they’re comparing this isn’t
it funny before I even continue I’m
going to digress a bit isn’t it funny
how sometimes we compare what we’re
building to something that has been
built in the past we forget that we are
in the process but we want to compare it
to something that has already been
completed and it’s past tense and we
start feeling discouraged because the
process we’re in does not look like what
someone already finished and we forget
that we are still building we cannot
live we cannot live life looking at
what’s behind whether it’s in your
passive it’s what someone else has done
because that is God’s past work and
there’s so many things that he still has
to do that’s what he always talks about
I am doing a new thing because you’re
you’re you’re killing yourself looking
at God’s past work and so let’s get back
here and so now he’s telling them
because he understands where they are at
you’re thinking of this working
wondering how would it you know how are
we going to make this look like what
Solomon built you see the funny thing is
what Solomon built was not based on
Solomon’s intuition
God gave David specific instructions
about the temple it was God’s
responsibility for the temple to be
built what they were rebuilding is still
based on the instructions that were
given by God you see when you live a
like what I loved about there’s a
passage actually in his second
Chronicles it’s in chapter 7 where God
talked about the temple when Solomon had
first built it he talked about how my
name shall be there God will put his
name on what he spoke two words – and
and and the interesting thing about the
name of God being somewhere this is what
the people perhaps didn’t realize
because they’re thinking that Solomon’s
ability to build the temple maybe was
because Solomon
you know it was the favorite Solomon had
or whatever you know maybe it was it was
about solar month but the truth is it
was about God’s Word when God says my
name shall be theirs what does the
scripture tell us about the name of the
Lord that in his name every knee shall
bow and every tongue shall confess that
he is Lord that sounds like alignment
when God puts his name on the thing
anything that tries to oppose you would
bow should that being being fulfilled
and so when God gives a word he is the
word God’s name is the word you know in
Genesis in in Genesis it talks about how
they describe God was the voice the
voice was walking in the cool of day he
is the word his name is the word when
God gives you a word he’s put his name
on the thing and so that thing must
happen because his name is on it and so
the fact that anything about this
is because how many people have a word
from God how many people have a promise
from God right because his word is the
promise of what will happen now why do
we get tempted to look back because we
start we’re looking at us okay God you
know you know the circumstances don’t
look right you know I’m I don’t really
have the education for this you tell me
I’m going to do something but it doesn’t
seem like I’m qualified for you know on
and on and on and number we forget that
because it is his word he said about his
word not your word he said about his
word that he would see to the
fulfillment of it so it talks about how
he says that I am watching God is
watching over his word to complete it
and so we get caught up because we’re
looking at ourselves rather than looking
at the Word of God when God says we
build the temple I have put my name on
the completion of it and so the people
are feeling discouraged because it’s you
know how are we going to do this how are
we gonna get it going to compete with
what Solomon did it was never about
Solomon it was always about the Word of
God angels respond to the Word of God
you know when we’re looking for
sometimes we pray and we’re like God you
know I just need supernatural help get
in alignment with his word because
angels don’t respond to us angels they
talk about how angels if you know the
description that says you mighty angels
who do his bidding who carry out his
word so you can you can cry and pray for
Supernatural help but unless that thing
you’re praying for is in alignment with
what God has spoken they’re not moving
but it doesn’t mean that angels have not
been positioned to help you because they
are called ministering spirits they’re
not supposed to minister to one another
right they are supposed to minister to
you and so before they can move on your
behalf it has to do with they need to
recognize the name of God
on you on your career on your project
and so god it’s speaking to them and you
said take courage but now take courage
zero Babel Bell sounds like a tongue
twister Babel you know who knows I’m
clueless Institute I’m sorry I love
music there’s a group they have the song
called Babel I can’t remember when you
and Mom tweet it but but he says now
take courage they’re about because you
see what I love about taking courage is
that to take courage means that in the
face of adversity stand in the face of
adversity
you can still prevail you see family if
something did not kill you it does not
have the ability to stop you the only
way you can stop me is if you kill me
and so if you’re still standing do not
sit in this place of you know I just
feel like the enemies after me if you
didn’t kill you
you can’t stop you and so when God says
take courage I know you might be afraid
that the opposition might come I know
you might be afraid that you guys might
not even have the resources how long are
we going to be building this thing what
are we going to do but take courage
because it’s about God’s Word so he said
he says to him declares the Lord take
courage also Joshua son of was that
josedech the high priest and all the
people of the land take courage stand
keep moving even when you face adversity
a lot of you in this room are facing
some serious adversity and it feels like
you’re and you’re contemplating God did
you really call me to this place did you
really call me to this career did you
really call me to this food am I
supposed to act am I supposed to sing am
I supposed to am I supposed to be in
this in this job position because
everyone is attacking me my boss doesn’t
like me but she hasn’t fired you
that’s the part we forget we dwell with
dwell on the environment is against me
but they haven’t kicked you out we dwell
on you know people are gossiping about
me but it didn’t change your position we
blow on even the CEO it’s saying
something about you but the same person
could fire you what if they really did
not like you why are you still there
so we miss it we look at adversity as
though it’s it’s killed something that
God gave us no when you recognize that
God your name is on this your name is on
my life it changes your position it
changes and I’m not talking about
because your position stays the same but
I’m talking about your inter position
you’re not walking around with your head
down slouched you know no vibes at all
God is trying to tell you like it’s a
vibe out here a child just you know
depressed no no no no no when you know
that God’s hands upon your life that the
thing that he’s spoken to you he has a
responsibility to you see you can only
put your name on things you’re
responsible for it your car your house
apartment whatever it is you’re not
going to put your name on something you
have no responsibility towards – even if
you cosign for someone and the person
don’t pay the bill guess who’s gonna pay
it to save your credit yes
and so God and saving his name when he
calls himself that he that when he said
that he’s a faithful God to save his
name that’s why sometimes the Lord will
say for my name sake he’s not even
saying he’s not even saying up google it
because I can’t remember when it
happened but the by Google will charge
you all kinds of things of the Bible but
what the Lord will often say he’s not
even
saying oh because of these people no he
says because of my name because I cannot
go back on myself and so and so when you
find yourself in this position then
you’re like okay what is supposed to
happen remember God’s name is on my life
and as long as I stay in the past not
looking back because I feel like versity
not looking back because I feel
discouraged understanding that because
he said it he will do it we keep pushing
we take courage we stand even when
adversity hit and so it says it says
that in all you in all you people
declares the Lord and work and work we
see why would God say and work because
that mindset has slowed them down that
mindset made them so discouraged that
even though they’re you know probably
still like putting you know there’s a
ladder but no one is up the ladder you
know just showing right there lunch
break for like hours he says and work
for I am with you keep going to the
audition keep recording the music keeps
showing up at your job whatever it is
that God has called you to do keep
showing up at school get that degree
even though you feel like what am I
going to use it for there’s a word that
was connected to it and so he says work
because I am with you that is the most
powerful thing because now God is
bringing them back to the place of now
that you have come back to the place of
alignment my spirit is amongst you my
name is on this thing so it says work
for I am with you declares the Lord of
Hosts as for the promise which I made
when you came out of Egypt my spirit is
abiding in your mist
do not fear let’s continue for thus says
the Lord of Hosts I love this so much
once more in a little while
I am going to shake the heavens and the
earth and see also ant way and see also
and the Joe and the see also and the dry
land let’s continue I will shake all the
nations and they will come with the
wealth of all nations and I will fill
this house with glory says the Lord of
Hosts what I love about this you see in
Hebrews the Lord talks about the shaking
when he was shake the heavens when he
was shake and it talks about how
everything that can be shaking will be
shaking so that which remains can stand
in this passage he’s talking about
another shaking but this shaking is more
foreign outpourings so you see there is
a shaking that concerns you to enter
your truth there is a shaking that went
when God starts shaking up your life
he’s removing the things that you
created so that that which he spoke
would live now so that is one shaking
this shaking is when God shakes the
earth to respond to you and so so we’ve
been in this place of kings and queens
understanding your identity God has
shaken things up in your life he has
called you out of a lot of things and
he’s giving you this promise family if
you stay faithful to the path if you put
your hands to work I know there’s
adversity I know there’s hardships I
know that it looks like you know what
looking back or returning to the former
things might seem easy but if you’re
honest with yourself it gave you the
look of success but not success itself
and so the Lord says if you’re faithful
I will then shake the heavens and the
earth to respond to you because this
shaking this shaking is about wealth now
coming into the house of God so the
people are where the people are
complaining you know what we
I have the silver we may not have the
gold and God says no no no don’t worry
about that because in the next passage
we can even look at the next one he
talks about how the silver and the gold
is mine see the silver is mine and the
gold is mine declares the Lord because
as we read earlier the earth responds to
him he can such people to favor you and
do according to that which he has spoken
and even you know in your personal study
we see we see the results of all of this
and I believe it’s in Israel as a
chapter like from chapter 6 just keep
reading the whole Bible you know we see
the result when God literally touched
the hearts of people that caused them to
have everything that they needed what is
it that you’re asking but what is it
that you’re looking for you see when I
when I spoke about how God responds to
your heart posture if if you are in a
place where you say okay God if I don’t
get this by you know three months I’m
done it that’s not going to move him
because that is already a mind that is
wavering so he’s not going to respond
because in your mouth you what you’re
saying with your mouth is god I really
want to do this thing is call me to do
this thing buddy no I only got three
months you know to give you that means
in your heart you’re saying god I really
don’t believe what your swatches saying
you know I’m already I’m already looking
back but I’m right right about now you
know I’m just having walked back yet
I got three months to do the walking
right and so God responds to your heart
posture but when in your heart you’re
like God you know what if I perish that
parish I’m going to go after this thing
the only thing that will stop me if it
kills me because you’ve given me a word
why would we want to go back to the
former thing because it looks safe you
see that the Lord gave me a word and it
really it really
shoot me a few days ago and he said you
know the problem with you know even with
me sometimes is that you think you are
Stephanie with a purpose you don’t
recognize that you are the purpose so
you think you are you are this person
that God has given an assignment you are
this person that God has put the answer
for something with and when you have the
mentality that means well you know guys
could just give it to somebody else or
you know give me something else to do
but you don’t recognize that the very
thought the intention behind your
creation was for that very purpose so
you are the purpose so walking out of it
is it’s just it’s like you’re not even
existing so why do we want to live a
life that is just a pure light – you see
Society has a standard why the scripture
always talks about we are in this world
but we are not of the world it has
nothing to do with carnality not nothing
like that doesn’t mean that you know if
you’re Christian you don’t live in the
future
I like future right it’s not about that
okay you know God is not tripping right
[Laughter]
it’s a has more to do about this system
of the world you see the world has a
system about this is how you live this
is what you do you you know you do this
you you make that you make this kind of
money you you know maybe donate to a few
charities right and then you get a like
a Fame back so it’s not really donating
and so the world has a system in which
we live as long as I can pay my bills as
long as I can do this as long as I can
do that I’m good but when God says you
are not of that system because what
heaven recognize this is as long as you
are living in your truth that is what’s
good in eyes of God
God is not looking at oh man I sure hope
you know they pay the bill this month
because he will provide for it that’s
why Jesus says do not worry about what
you will eat or drink because see when
Jesus talks about do not worry he says
look at the flowers in the field when he
says that he’s talking to a part of you
that he wants to awaken the reality that
you are not of this system it’s not
about your troubles in life should not
be your highest priority is not about
eating and drinking because God can can
handle that your highest priority is God
am i living in my truth am i living for
the purpose you created me and so
there’s this temptation to look back but
the truth is what God has spoken he is
responsible – he would not leave you he
would not that’s what the scripture
talks about he will not leave you and he
will not forsake you I don’t know what
it is that you have had to let go for
this walk there’s a reason why these
messages don’t look bad because you
might be feeling weary you might be
feeling discouraged but if it didn’t
kill you it cannot stop you and so the
last verse the last verse says oh I love
this
it says the later the latter glory of
the house would be greater than the
former says the Lord what is so good
about this it’s eventually before this
passage it talks about how God will fill
the house with glory you see the word
glory can be you know defined in
different things from the from the
Hebrew text in the former passage when
it says the Lord will fill this house
with glory you can see that he’s
speaking particularly to material things
because there was the vision behind
rebuilding the temple it deals with
silver it deals with gold it deals with
all those things and that’s why the Lord
says the silver and the gold
this mind right and so there is this in
the previous passage filling the houses
glories that indeed God would release
the resources that they need but now
when it says that late the lots of glory
of the house will be greater than the
former this is not about the beauty of
the house anymore this is not about how
the house looks because it’s the same
template it’s like having to like 2017
to your Prius it’s the same car one is
not more beautiful than the other is the
same car you know unless you do some
extra stuff to it so this glory is more
talking about the weight of God’s
presence and because you see no matter
how beautiful the temple was in the past
King Solomon still worshiped other gods
because his relationship he didn’t have
the relationship he had with God was
shaking and so the scripture often talks
about how his heart was divided and so
because of his love for women also he
ended up worshiping their gods
so this glory that God is talking about
is the influence of his presence the
impact of his presence that his presence
that it’s not just going to be okay this
is where we worship the Lord no but
there’s going to be something about his
presence that changes the people from
the inside out why this is so critical
is because for some people God may have
called you to some from from something
that had the look of glory to something
that does not look glorious but this is
this is what is so beautiful about this
when you carry a weight it doesn’t
matter if you’re an intern there’s a
favor that will be on your life that the
CEO would recognize you it doesn’t
matter if you’ve never had an acting job
before you will end up landing something
that doesn’t even make sense because
what God is doing with you is a work
from the inside out and he’s giving you
it’s almost like the presence of God in
your life
you see we all
have what’s interesting is that this
passage is talking about a temple the
Bible refers to us as the temple so the
holy spirit lives within us but now what
gives us access to work with the holy
spirit is our agreement with what he
says about us because the scripture also
says how to how can to work what work
together unless they agree and so you
know it was talking about walking but
I’m going to use the word work so for
the Holy Spirit to work in your life
there has to be agreement now when you
agree with what God says about you it’s
almost as though the weight of who God
is becomes your normal so there is not a
favor on your left I love how PT talked
about Joseph Joseph came in as a slave a
slave but Joseph was carrying it this is
this is an interesting thing right
because what God is doing in this time
it’s not about titles it’s not about I
don’t have the title for this position I
don’t have the things to put on my
resume for this thing it’s about the
presence of God in your life and so
wherever you are family pay attention to
the rooms you’re in don’t pay attention
to the title you have in the room pay
attention to the room you’re in Joseph
was in the palace as a servant it was
about the room not his title it was
never about his position as a servant
because the glory of God on his life
raised him to become king well not be
the actual King but you know what I mean
right because he has and I like to
clarify things a little bit but I raised
him to a position of power he literally
was acting as the king and so don’t look
don’t be so focused on God I don’t have
you know my my credentials or whatever
whatever whatever when he says the lack
of glory would be greater than the
former because it’s not about titles
it’s not about okay you know I don’t
have this I don’t have that he’s saying
that the my presence will speak on your
behalf and then it says that okay says
the Lord of Hosts and in this place I
will give peace
you see family that the crazy things
sometimes about following God is that
you’re following God
you’re trusting in God but sometimes you
have anxiety right because the anxiety
is coming from a place of you know could
I be wrong am i am i trippin what’s
going on like and this piece this piece
is almost as though in this place you
would see what I have said you will
begin to experience the very promises I
gave you and you would know that it was
worth it sometimes it takes you to
experience the very thing God said for
you to so it’s not but it’s not a piece
like oh the peace of the Lord because
God’s peace is always with you it’s a
piece of Wow God you did that thing and
he’s promising you that he would do it
because his name is on your life hmm
tell me rise with me
you see for some in this house even the
moment I said the message don’t look
back there is this there’s this anxiety
there’s this frustration of God what’d
you call me – doesn’t seem like it’s
working out I’ve left this I know I’m a
king again and I know this is my lane
but there is a process to actually live
out that thing and God wants you to know
that you are not alone he is with you
heaven is backing you up
heaven is backing you up this is not a
thing of let me go back to this because
you’re just going back to a lie we are
created whoo-hoo God says we are is
literally that is that is why I love
this song of of tell me what can I do I
can’t live without you because outside
of my identity in you I’m nothing it’s
almost actually even be existing and if
you’ve been feeling weary I want you to
come to this altar and God is going to
renew your strength it says those who
wait on the Lord he will renew their
strength and you will fly baby that’s my
version thank you Jesus thank you Jesus
thank you Jesus you see for some the
issue has been you’ve been trying to you
you’ve been trying to do it without God
you haven’t fully accepted him and let
him into your life and if that is you he
drew you out today only Wednesday night
not just for you to come check it out
because that was your thought behind it
he drew you here to say that my spirit
is what brought you here and I want to
take you to where you desire to go but
it requires me
because you see if you want to do things
in the natural way of doing it all or
child it could take you for a long time
but if you want supernatural back up
when God goes before you he goes into
real day you have no businesses to touch
people’s hearts concerning you or you
need God for that because angels will
only move on his word if you want to go
the natural way it’s a very long process
people need to know you know what you’re
about you know background checks if you
want to juvenile oh my gosh you know and
someone here actually I joke a lot but
in the jokes is actually for somebody
and someone here that has been your
testimony you went to juvenile and it
seems because of what has been on your
record you’re afraid that certain places
would not open doors for you but when
God is with you trust me that is
supernatural backup angels are going
before you they’re ministering on your
behalf and so if there’s anyone still
out there and and you’ve been feeling
like God I haven’t involved you in this
thing you feel as though I’m earning
wages only to put it in the pocket with
holes or in a bag with holes who am I
talking to you you’re you’re in the
position where you have the look of
success but when you’re by yourself how
people perceive you is not the truth
version of you and it seems like I
should be wait I should be so much
farther along than I am now but it just
seems like every time I pour this out
nothing is coming back to me I see you I
see you come on down just come as I’m
talking
thank you Jesus thank you Jesus for many
this is a word that would encourage you
to not look back
for some this is a word that will
challenge you to find your lane because
you’ll recognize that perhaps some I’m
holding on to something that God never
called me to it’s not about it being and
that’s where we get it twisted because
we think that you know the thing that
it’s not a god thing is it should look
like a wrong thing like wrong to
everybody like you know just doing some
crazy and I don’t know what it is but
some crazy right you know drug dealing
or something like that I don’t know but
[Laughter]
and so we have this idea that is this
crazy scene but if it would be a good
thing one thing God told me years ago
and I never let it go and he said
Stephanie do not be distracted by what
you know and I’ll tell you the story of
this this is in college and we used to
do like this you know we had like this
evangelism team and we’ll go like door
to door you know have you met the Lord
Jesus Christ have you met the Lord Jesus
Christ have you met the Lord Jesus
Christ right I thought I was little
Gracie I forgot I’m over here trying to
have people meet you and he told me not
to hey I did not call you to do that I
need you during your weekends I don’t
that’s not where I need you I need you
somewhere else to represent me I don’t
need your door-to-door in with that
group it sounds crazy but we will see
this in the Bible where there are
disciples that would actually want to go
into a city to preach the gospel and the
Holy Spirit will tell them no so what
I’m talking about don’t look back it’s
not it’s not what the week that you know
what looks world way you know whatever
that is it’s just what is not in your
lane
it’s just what is not true to you it’s
what God didn’t create you for and so
for something happen having this dilemma
or this confusion of but God it’s not
like this is wrong you know I’m still
helping people I thought I was I was
bringing people to the Lord he told me
to leave that alone and I was so
confused and he said Stephanie you’re
being confused you’re being distracted
by what you know you know it’s an
jealousy so you think that door the door
is what I’ve called you to do at this
point he’s like nah you know it’s just
like God you know or not you know if you
like nah you know I’m sorry guys I’m
very random but I’m saying this for you
people feel comfortable it’s not like
what God is not this like rigid thing
it’s very beautiful when you own it when
you own who you are in him it’s very
beautiful thank you Jesus thank you
Jesus
and it’s if you’re still standing and if
you’re on livestream you’re with us in
the Psalter but if someone is here and
where your dilemma is see when Jesus
talked about do not worry about what you
would eat or drink that is your biggest
worry and and and it’s valid because
you’re you’re literally in this place
where you feel like you can’t you don’t
have anything you feel like you know
what God at this me no argument I’m
starving you know you feel like I don’t
know what’s going to happen I’m in this
place of confusion and it feels like I
may not be able to sustain myself God is
calling you to a place where he wants
you to know him as provider and if that
is you that your your decisions are
driven by need I want you to come out
here because any decision driven by a
need can drive you to the wrong things
let that mean surrender that knee to the
Lord because if your life is driven by I
need this I need that I need this it
talks about that Wow let me let me pause
on this thank you Jesus thank you Jesus
and I’m saying this because you’re about
to enter something that can destroy you
and that is not God’s portion for you
the Lord is my shepherd I shall not want
you don’t know how it’s going to happen
and that’s the problem because you’re
used to having control of things but if
you’re trusting God he will not
disappoint you and why I’m saying is
don’t even put an expectation to how he
provides for you because you might want
it one way and he’s still going to get
it to you let your priority be God I
desire to be who you’ve called me to be
in that place family everything will be
added on to you I stated from experience
there are things in my life that I’m
like God I need this and I need to do
that and he’s like I will get you what
you need but that is not what you need
to be doing you’re in a place of just
like okay I don’t know what to do I
don’t know what to do something I’m just
gonna run to this I’m going to move back
I’m going to make this quick decision
based on the need removing ourselves
from God let me let me try to trust you
you see something I love something I
love is when it talks about how Jesus
said the multitude
the 5000 or the 4000 right it says how
Jesus saw that they have not they have
been with him for three days and they
had not eating and he said if I send
them away
they will faint on their way the people
obviously if they’re going to faint I’m
sure they were very aware they were
hungry but it wasn’t the people that
decided to leave Jesus is the ones
saying if I send them away they will
faint I want you to catch something
because these are people that their
number one thing was God what do you
have to say they were hungry they were
thirsty they were tired they were
probably about to pass out but they were
digging their one desire was God and in
that place in that place is where the
supernatural happened the supernatural
didn’t happen because in day two they
got tired and you’re like God well you
know what we gotta go eat God find
something to eat
they were like God we desire you even
above our hunger and in that place the
supernatural was activated and that is
where he uses two loaves and five spino
five fishes and all that good stuff and
set all the people I’m saying this
family because sometimes sometimes God
would allow you and it’s almost like
evil desires for you to reach the end of
yourself because it’s in that place he
would activate the supernatural in your
life if you are not dead obviously
you’re here don’t stop don’t make a
decision because you think you need
something when he is your Shepherd God
is so funny because when he knows you’re
about to do something that you don’t
need to do when he knows that she’s
really rich the end of herself he will
step in he would always step in some me
hold on don’t look back
there’s nothing there for us anyway
God will not fill me he will not
disappoint you he will not thank you
Jesus thank you Jesus thank you sir
thank you Jesus
there are a few more people that need to
come down and we’re going to pray and
the purpose is coming down the altar
looks beautiful when it’s packed that’s
true but that’s not the purpose the
purpose of coming down is because
comments to the altar is so symbolic to
the Lord it’s saying that beyond I’m not
concerning I’m not here to it’s not
about people it’s not about anything’s
about you and I’m going to lay this down
before you the altar the place of
sacrifice so if you know that this is an
area that you’ve been battling with god
I want to move forward and listen and
God understands that’s why he brings a
word I want to move forward but I feel
like things are not just working out for
me have that have that spirit of if I
perish I perish unless it kills me I’m
not going to stop if that is you come
down come down thank you Jesus thank you
Jesus thank you Jesus thank you Jesus
we’re going to pray family if anyone is
in need of healing you know I don’t know
if someone is here or watching but it’s
almost like you’ve you busy report about
your ear like you’re losing hearing or
something of so that maybe you’re
watching and anyone if you’re in need of
healing just touch that part of your
body the Lord is here the Lord is here
thank you Jesus thank you Jesus
sonna God we thank you for your love
we thank you for your goodness Lord
Jesus we thank you Lord for you have
brought a word to remind your people
that you are with them you have brother
word Lord God because of your love Lord
God I thank you that we will no longer
compare ourselves we would own the path
that you have called us to not looking
at it as any less because it’s not even
about the title it’s about that which
you have called us to shift in the
places it’s called us to it doesn’t
matter how we got in the door the fact
is that we are in the door the fact is
that we are in these rooms that you have
brought us to whether we came in there
by the way of a friend or by the way of
a job or by the way of a meeting it does
not matter I thank you Lord that what
you have spoken they would see I thank
you Lord that they would be patient
because you are loved and love is
patient and so everything you call us to
requires patience I thank you that they
would have patience with themselves and
with the process they would know Lord
God that you are their Good Shepherd
even when they wrestle with that thought
that they would hold on and know that
Lord God I rather die for something I
believed in then live just to exist
thank you Jesus for you have called
leaders and warriors all over this place
and they will see themselves as you see
them they will own their identity Lord
Jesus thank you Lord burn the bridges
that we hold on to burn the bridges that
lay behind a zowie
we think we can walk Lorca we’re asking
for your supernatural help because as
they have come to the altar Lord God
burn those bridges it would not even be
an option
look back because there’s nothing there
there is no way to walk there as they
have come to the altar Lord God they’re
laying it down and so we say that what
they have laid down Burnet Lord God for
you are the consuming fire thank you
Jesus
set a fire within the things that you
have spoken to them reawaken their
passion for it Lord God and for some
that this might be a week or two weeks
later they may need this word again let
that replace don’t look back there is
nothing there everything that you desire
is right now right here and God is doing
a good work and we just have to be
patient with you lord thank you lord
thank you Lord those who have trusted
you right now in this moment trusting
you for healing I thank you Lord that
you’re touching those areas I thank you
Jesus have your way father God have your
way with each and every one who came to
this also with everyone watching on
livestream with everyone present in this
room because there are different parts
of the word that touch them in different
ways thank you Lord that everyone would
leave here strengthened everyone will
leave here Lord God awaken to the
reality that you would not forsake them
awaken to the truth father God that your
name is on them and so anything that
stands in their way by right has to bow
because your word said that in your name
every knee shall bow and so whatever
stands in our way Lord God if it hasn’t
bowed out now it will bow down we thank
you Jesus and we seal this in your name
thank you lord Silva’s message in their
hearts still let Lord God this would not
just be a thing of this moment Lord God
but this would be a sin of their life we
choose that we make a covenant with
ourselves to not look back in Jesus name
Amen
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