[00:00:00] The following is a presentation of FCB Faith.
[00:00:07] This is The Hourglass!
[00:00:10] The Hourglass!
[00:00:25] Hello, everybody. I'm Reshemah Hagen.
[00:00:29] The Hourglass is here. Thank you, thank you. Thank you. It's good to be back with our family out there.
[00:00:39] I guess a trying time, some trials and tribulations that we've been going through as well but we are back. God is good. He is faithful.
[00:00:48] And we are back with you guys to share that good news.
[00:00:52] Amen.
[00:00:53] Amen. So I'm just going to be honest with you guys. I didn't really do a lot of studying this time but my wife did.
[00:01:03] So she's going to open up and we're going to just kind of feed off her and I'm going to piggyback off her and help out today because I didn't study it.
[00:01:18] I'm sorry. No pressure. I was tired. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm ready.
[00:01:27] I'm with you then, baby. Let's go.
[00:01:31] Hey everybody. Today we're talking about like Bruce said, trials and tribulations but this conversation is just about encouragement and to let you know that there is victory after this.
[00:01:45] Okay, hold on a what is after this? What does that look like after all you're going through the trials and tribulations, the relationship issues financial issues, the heartache, the breakups.
[00:02:00] Okay. Life. There you go.
[00:02:03] You know all the all the stuff we don't like to talk about that life brings. There is victory after that. Okay, let's get it.
[00:02:10] Okay, so we're starting with just just not to go through the whole story but we're talking about one of my favorite stories and about the walls of Jericho and how the Israelites marched around the city walls for once a day six days and seven times on the seventh day.
[00:02:31] They remind me that when you're asking God for something, when you're believing God for a victory and you're believing God that you're going to be delivered from something.
[00:02:42] There are instructions. There are things we have to do.
[00:02:47] There will be obedience to God until that deliverance comes until that victory comes. So I just want to encourage you today that once you've done all you can do physically, naturally, you know there are things you have to do physically and naturally on your own but once you do all of that and you feel like if you're feeling like what now why hasn't it happened?
[00:03:12] I'm sure that there is a lot of pressure for us that there is victory after this.
[00:03:17] So when we're talking about that, the story of the walls of Jericho is in 1 Samuel 1522 that I'm actually referring to how we know that there is victory.
[00:03:31] Samuel 1522 says has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as an obeyed the voice of the Lord, behold to obey is better than sacrifice and to heed than the fat of rams.
[00:03:46] I want to tie this in and let you guys know that the reason you will experience your victory is because you're obedient to God being obedient is what brings forth victory.
[00:04:00] The Israelites were obedient it didn't make sense to them. I'm sure that they had to walk around the walls of Jericho for seven days.
[00:04:12] I'm sure you know they didn't really understand why they had to do it but they were obedient and they did it.
[00:04:20] And when they were finished, the walls came down.
[00:04:25] So even if your issue or your problem looks like a wall of Jericho is too big to handle on your own is it's just too big for you to penetrate by yourself.
[00:04:36] Know that once you are obedient God will bring those walls down.
[00:04:42] Did you want to say something?
[00:04:47] I'm just looking at you and I'm talking because you look like you want to jump.
[00:04:53] Just keep the rope going.
[00:04:56] You know, but the guy gives us the instructions and a plan to overcome the obstacles and walking our season of victory and deliverance.
[00:05:06] We don't always understand the plan and it's entirety but that's when your faith comes in and you have to trust God.
[00:05:12] And I'm just I just want to encourage you to trust God and allow him to build your faith so that you are obedient even in things when you don't understand.
[00:05:22] You know if you know what God is telling you and he's told you what to do, do that.
[00:05:28] Don't add to it. Don't take away from it. Don't over it. Don't over analyze it.
[00:05:35] Stick to what he's told you be obedient to what God is saying to you and do what he's telling you to do.
[00:05:42] And trust that once you do that he'll take it from there.
[00:05:45] You know, he'll take it from that point once you do your part and he'll do the rest.
[00:05:50] Amen. Let me get in there a little bit.
[00:05:53] Okay.
[00:05:54] You know, it's interesting how you brought up the story of the walls of Jericho.
[00:06:02] In life we have many different walls that come up before us that you know we try to knock down on our own and what we can't do this in our own strength but the Lord says he will give you the strength to do a thing.
[00:06:20] And all things are possible through him when you know when we are in a place of like anxiety or you know we do something and we want it to be done.
[00:06:33] You know, we really have to rely on the Lord and first of all first and foremost let us make sure that that is his will.
[00:06:42] We, we, we, it's funny because even in this time right now everything is happening.
[00:06:53] I'm talking about this world is in a world where I'm talking about it's all kind of mess happening. This one is just messy but you know we still live in it and we have to blind you by what we need to do but we need to know that when we are going through something and that wall is up.
[00:07:11] Once we give it to the Lord he says bring it to him. He says you know my burden is my yoke is easy and my burden is like you know bring that to him.
[00:07:23] He said bring all that before him and he will and he will handle that for you.
[00:07:29] You know when we are dealing with situations that are just getting on our nerves and we started to worry him.
[00:07:36] The Lord says you know be still and know that he is God. He says to you he says that his word will not come back void.
[00:07:46] He will perform it you know and even says you know he says in prayer and petition with thanks given he said presented to God and he said he'll give you the peace of surpasses all understanding and guard your heart with your mouth.
[00:08:02] I mean through your mind and Christ Jesus we don't have to go through this alone.
[00:08:08] We don't have to deal with this fight this this is not even our battle.
[00:08:13] He said this fight they're George he said the fight is Lord. He said what you fight more if you fight with what you know he might just get on out the way.
[00:08:22] But he says be still and know that he is God. He is the one that you know a step back and see the salvation of the Lord give it you know don't you you
[00:08:37] have to do this in your own strength you you can't do it in your own strength.
[00:08:41] Right and Mark 1124 says therefore I say to you whatever things you ask when you pray believe that you will receive them and you will have them.
[00:08:52] See to believe you have to have faith though right and he says it's impossible to please God if you ain't got faith.
[00:09:05] Right so you have to have faith first and foremost and we all and you know what the crazy thing about this is if you read it we all have a man he all gives us he gives us all a measure of faith you know he didn't say how much but you start out to gate with some with some kind of faith.
[00:09:27] And the crazy and the really crazy thing about this is when Jesus says had a faith of a mustard seed I went one day and said I I didn't never really know just how small a mustard seed was.
[00:09:44] And I went to the store and I went and pulled out a mustard seed and put it up to a piece of Mary candy and the mustard seed was smaller than that.
[00:09:58] But what does that say about us in our faith if our faith is not even as big as this mustard seed he said if you have faith of a mustard seed.
[00:10:10] You can move mountains right right but check this out if you have this kind of faith.
[00:10:18] And he said you can move mountains and I'm sure I'm sure I got more faith as a mustard seed what do you think that holds you back from the breakthrough and I believe in my heart will hold us back from the breakthrough even if we have faith of a mustard seed is to then be still.
[00:10:38] And wait because if you have faith as that mustard seed is already done we can go on to the next right we go on to the next thing God got it he said he ain't going to never leave North for segme I got that faith bone let me move on was happening right.
[00:10:58] Yes so the next question is can you follow the instructions of God and follow his plan for your victory.
[00:11:06] You can what the Bible says the flesh is weak in the spirit is strong.
[00:11:15] And that's where we are now so we're in a place now where a lot of a lot of us are believing God for that breakthrough we're believing God to be delivered we're believing God for that victory.
[00:11:27] But we have to examine ourselves and ask ourselves have we followed the instructions have we been obedient to his instructions do we have the faith to be victorious meaning when we're talking to God and we're praying are we praying about our problem as in.
[00:11:46] Are we just telling God what our problem is like he don't already know or are we praying because we believe we're victorious.
[00:11:55] Well it could be a little bit of both yeah it was kind of a loaded question on purpose.
[00:12:00] Yeah it's a little bit of both but what the thing is the flesh wants to help because the flesh wants to done right then and there right you know and then when that happens it's not an avoid God like this here man I ain't on that either you're going to surrender all I'm going to go ahead move out the way and let you handle this until you know you get tired.
[00:12:24] So the other part of that is to what happens when you're not obedient then it ain't going to happen point blank you know we need to stop sugar coating what this is and what the Bible says and what God requires from us this is not something that God is saying okay let's sit down and compromise you know this is what he requires from you.
[00:12:49] But he is so merciful and so grateful that he's he will wait there until you know you get this together and come to him right we don't have to we don't have to keep up and I head up against the wall because he's there for us.
[00:13:08] Right and obedience is so important and that's excuse me obedience is so important because obedience really is the the conduit to bring forth the blessings right like we have to be obedient is and like Bruce was saying it is hard to be to not be human and not want to do it your way or.
[00:13:29] You know do it a faster way but you have to trust God which means you have to trust the process and as hard for us to trust the process because a lot of times we we're in this information age where we know everything by just googling it or just listening to a podcast like this one or something like that you know when it comes to how God works he's not required to respond on our time because it's not our time is he is.
[00:13:59] But he says this and this is so.
[00:14:04] This is so refreshing because this what God says.
[00:14:09] And this is in Isaiah one into 18 verse he says come now let us reason together says the Lord though your sins be as scarlet they shall be as white as snow though be read like crimson they shall be as as wall.
[00:14:28] You know even in spite of us getting in the way he like come on let us consider I'm still with you I'm still showing grace upon you and this is and he said this before even Jesus stepped on the same and he's showing you you know you don't have to go through this if you just be obedient.
[00:14:49] If you can just be obedient there is light at the end of the tunnel there is something after this so when we even read that scripture that's God still still showing his love towards you that he will make things all right.
[00:15:08] So even so even if you have been given instruction and you chose chosen to not do them or do them your way there's still hope.
[00:15:20] This whole what the rain yeah but I mean let again let us not sugar code this there's hope but you know it's going to be a minute because you're being disobedient to the word of God.
[00:15:31] You know if you want this like at the end of the time you want to reach to this light if you want this that's that's after that is for you to be obedient and put that trust in God and to be obedient to keep him he said go ahead and leave it before him and go ahead and keep living your life you can we cannot I cannot be in a situation and just worry myself.
[00:16:01] The death over after I said all right Lord go ahead and take it.
[00:16:05] Right you can't you can't worry about it you can't keep putting your hands back in it you can't keep you know getting involved back in it whatever it is no for you.
[00:16:14] When you say I'm giving it to God you have to give it to God wholeheartedly and stay out of it and let God do what God does.
[00:16:25] And every time you come back to it and you try to tweak it or you try to add to it all you're doing is halting the process because you really are getting in your own way and you know we hear older people used to say at all the time you get into God's way you getting in your way that's exactly what you're doing you're getting in the way.
[00:16:44] Things are going to happen when they're supposed to happen how they're supposed to happen because God is in control and he's going to make it so when he says so.
[00:16:54] So we can't maneuver and manipulate this thing like we think we can it always works out when he says so.
[00:17:05] And then we always talk about take the will Jesus. Take the will take the will Jesus take the will and he take the will and then you want to sell them and hold on to it too.
[00:17:19] Because we're not we have not practiced faith like we were taught to do you know back in the day I think a lot of churches have gotten away from even teaching with having real faith means and you know for me faith means
[00:17:34] total reliance on God and if I say take the will Jesus did I really have to be willing to sit in the passenger seat and that is a learn practice it's not something you just up and do because we've been taught to do things so different you know but we're in a new generation and it's
[00:17:54] so we so I'm going to go back to what we were talking about and let's start with your faith first and foremost do you actually believe victory is possible.
[00:18:04] Victory is possible I do believe that yes so that's the first part if you truly believe victory is possible and victory can happen for you and you can be delivered from your situation or this relationship,
[00:18:18] your financial struggles you know you really can be delivered from all of those things through the power of the Holy Spirit.
[00:18:26] It's not about dialing into a certain number you know of certain ministry or you know manifest in and stuff like that that people want to do you can go to guide yourself and talk to him and get the get the instructions and the insights you need for your deliverance and for you to do it.
[00:18:47] And deliverance and for your victory to become a reality.
[00:18:52] Okay, you can do that but what do you say to those who are not as seasoned in the belief of Christ or in the belief of God you know what if you are up against a new creature in Christ how do you assure them how do you teach them this faith.
[00:19:16] I mean because they just brand new you know they green green they real green in the faith.
[00:19:23] I started at math 1124 you know I think a lot of times Christians like you said new people new folks that are new in their faith struggle in their growth because a lot of times we make Christianity and we make our spirituality
[00:19:44] a lot more complicated than it needs to be we make it you know we make it all you know is we give people the impression you have to use real big words and you have to you know basically know the whole history of you know Jericho itself you know you have to literally know like have a map of Jericho in your head
[00:20:04] that's not what God requires you know he requires that we believe
[00:20:11] period is requires us to believe believe what though in him have faith in what he says he will do for you and if you believe that you'll be delivered from whatever you're struggling with
[00:20:24] that's the first start and that's a big start I mean that's really is bigger than what people think it is but that's a great start just have the faith
[00:20:39] and then of course we have to learn how to trust God and that is something we have to learn how to do which means you have to learn how to trust God how not the second guess what he's doing how not to see something and say well I don't know if I believe it anymore because what I see isn't what matches what God told me
[00:21:00] I mean yeah that's easier said than yes it is but you know what like we're living in this wicked and diverse world I mean it's like making a Halloween fun or something like Halloween is supposed to be you know
[00:21:17] something and really is a day of the devil's day I guess like I said you know I mean but you know they try to make it seem like you know it's okay you know
[00:21:31] you got kids running up and down having candy I mean nothing to say that we didn't do it we did it we didn't know it wasn't right no no right you know so now you know when do we start telling the children that hey you just this ain't really what you want to do
[00:21:45] you know so but when I say that because then they're like well what do we do and do I not have to I don't have candy can I what not work hard to know more I mean so you go to a place where of belief if I stop doing this is it going
[00:22:11] to be okay that something else I can do what would do I believe it now what was the belief what was this look like after that then well I think anything anything anything that you choose to participate in anything you choose to imitate you should always find out what exactly is it meaning from your holidays to you know
[00:22:32] your practices on on no which how you pray I think you should always do your own research and find out what exactly you're participating in so since we're coming up on Halloween okay we want to talk we can it doesn't take much to find out where Halloween originated from its celebration of the dead
[00:22:54] and if that's what you want to subscribe to just go into it knowing that that's what you're in agreement with and excuse me you know a lot of people do jump on the bandwagon of what they heard is popular on TV or YouTube or whatever because it's popular in this trending but to go into something ignorant is not only irresponsible is dangerous okay so I'm gonna tell you why I'm gonna tell you
[00:23:24] I'm gonna tell you why I brought this brought that in it was little all subject but I want to tell you why I brought it in so if I participate in Halloween festivities and I'm going through something does that hinder me from continuing to keep going through is that this obedient to God
[00:23:53] with that with that hinder me from getting my break to me yes okay because if I'm participating in a holiday that celebrates the dead celebrates evil spirits excuse me celebrates spirits that are not of God into my world
[00:24:23] how do I expect God to enter into that same world and do something good for me the two can't exist at the same time that's true so for me if that is a problem
[00:24:39] okay because I just want to know why we're in this space in this time when it comes to Halloween you know what let me just go here
[00:24:52] and I think I know where you trying to take me so let me just say this I personally don't believe in Halloween or any other holiday that doesn't celebrate a recognized Christ
[00:25:05] I believe one whole 100% whole heartedly that anytime you celebrate anything that deals with spiritual that deals with the spiritual you have to be very well aware of the spirit you're inviting into your life into your world into your home
[00:25:24] I don't like Halloween decorations in front of my house or in front of somebody's house with skeletons and demons crawling up into the window because as much as people want to play and say that is decoration and it's all fun and games the spiritual realm is real
[00:25:40] and for anybody whether you have experienced it or not hell is real the spiritual realm of hell is real so when you participate and you condone to be to just say oh it's just fun and it has no effect or impact on me or any other way
[00:26:09] anybody around me yes it does because you're inviting it in the minute to minute you participate in it you're okay in it you're inviting it in and just like you invited it in you have to know how to get it out
[00:26:26] and honestly the best way to get it out is to not deal with it in the first place.
[00:26:30] If it's there then how you get out if it's there then it's there then what you just out of luck no no I mean you're not out of luck you have to learn how to get it out once you've invited it in which means you have to repeat and change your behavior.
[00:26:45] Okay but we talked about let's say we talked about somebody that's new okay let's let's not say they do say they you know okay they they know they've been in the church a little bit but you know it ain't easy just to say
[00:26:59] you gotta know how to get it out you know you gotta know how to get this spirit out.
[00:27:03] Do you you have to go to a man or woman of God that you know and you have to get instruction I would prefer not to have that kind of conversation on this platform because there are different answers I mean they all are you know the same that you need to repent and get that stuff at your house but I believe each certain
[00:27:28] circumstance will come with the with a set of instructions specifically for that person and I think the person if this applies to anybody listening you need to find a woman or man of God that can help you with that situation if you don't know of a woman or man of God you can reach out to us on Facebook and we'll contact you to help you but I don't want to make a broad statement about that on this platform.
[00:27:59] So let's swing back to after this after this.
[00:28:08] The storm has passed the clouds are gone the sun is out there what?
[00:28:17] Well when I when I was hearing about after this after this right now is for all of those all of us that are going through and we've kind of done all we know what that we can do you know you ever been in that place where you know you going through something you've done all you can do you done all you can you've prayed you've talked to God you called this you know the God you can do it.
[00:28:47] This profit this profit as you know you've done all that and you still kind of there like you still kind of stuck.
[00:28:55] But you know there's nothing else you can do because you you have done what you supposed to do so that's the after this I'm talking about today okay so I'm going to use myself as an example okay after this now you and I know I feel not 82 positions for jobs and it was a lot of work.
[00:29:17] I'm very successful now listen all the others out there I feel doubt 82 I'm sorry no 83 positions and I was turned out all 83 of them.
[00:29:33] I was I was wanting these positions I wanted these jobs and I didn't get them but it's a part two after that so let me go back to this I did that what do you call that that I did if it wasn't you know being obedient you know you just can't I just what I said I said I need to do this because I just can't get it.
[00:30:03] I don't want to give up you know you can you call it not giving up I call it straight foolishness okay let's talk about because 83 times for real I mean let's talk about it.
[00:30:15] I just I think after the third time we should be going to God and saying okay Lord what am I missing what am I not learning because three times should tell you something.
[00:30:33] What that you know you just know that that that job what for you I mean I'm so not other people no no no come y'all it's a lot of other people that feels out for the position as well so who's to say that my chance would not come my breakthrough not come why would it be foolish then me just hoping that this position might just be for me.
[00:31:01] Because I'm from my perspective after the third time for me that would be a time to ask God if a reset is necessary am I even going in the right direction you know I apply for three things am I even in the right field.
[00:31:18] Am I in the right neighborhood where you where you want me to go and I think a lot of times we forget to ask God where he wants us to go and we just try to keep telling God where we want to go.
[00:31:30] Well didn't he say make your request known unto him yes but if it doesn't line up with his will it's not going to happen and if you aren't seeking his will you're just applying for jobs that you want because it's what you want not him.
[00:31:47] So don't feel out for what I want.
[00:31:52] So read I listeners if you're if you're this stubborn you know you're this hard headed please don't do this this is a cautionary tale please do not fill out for something 83 times it was I know honey I was there.
[00:32:13] But are we and we hear conversations about that and you didn't listen to me then so what is the positions of helping people listen all I'm saying is.
[00:32:26] Go for what you believe God has for you but you should be asking God at every every time you apply did you ask God is this what you want to do.
[00:32:36] Now you didn't and every time you got a note that you say well or what do you want me to do where do you want me to go.
[00:32:42] That's why you and see that's the thing until you start talking to God and listening to God you will do something 83 times and get 83 knows okay so okay.
[00:32:54] So then with that being said.
[00:33:01] Going in before after this you suggest that in all things go to God first absolutely okay so after this can really can really be before this if you just take it to the Lord first right.
[00:33:25] That's why I'm getting that okay and I didn't do that I didn't take it I went straight going okay I didn't get that one it must be this next one I didn't get that one it got to be this next you know I did that if I believe like you like you say and I say this to the listeners too.
[00:33:46] If it's something that you truly want or if it's something that you truly need or if it's something that's really happening that you are trying to press through and you're trying to get this after this moment take it to God first and let him give you the piece to surpasses all understand it because once you give it to him he will give you peace on it and that's what happened with me when I said okay and and and oh and this is very important now I believe Rashid.
[00:34:15] Rashid will back me on this you have to surrender all to him he just don't want half or a little bit it's us all surrender thing and I know sometimes well for me you know I was very very reluctant and I was like you know what do you mean surrender all what do you mean all
[00:34:40] and that's what he means he wants he wants it all you know we hear the song we sing the song yeah he wants it all we sing it you know we all hold hands and sway side to side he wants it all but that's what he truly wants because it's not in your strength it's not in my strength that we can be able to do this because he we forget the enemy is watching too
[00:35:06] and if the enemy is watching and the enemy is putting you in a situation that's what we come up with the strongholds and and those ties that we are trying to and I'm changed that we be trying to break you know we want to break every chain we want to break every chain we want to break every chain
[00:35:23] and we're not taking it to God you know we're going to break these chains on our own and then we wonder why we're an anxiety we're frustrated with depressed as because that after this it needs to be a setup you know we have to take it to God the anointing breaks to you is that right yeah okay
[00:35:48] your your faith and your obedience and God will always bring forth an easier path and I say that because I'm using you as examples since you brought it up okay I am afraid
[00:36:02] so in this pursuit for another job or another opportunity say we we do it on our own we go we do the job hunt we're going to get our dream job and okay and that and that may work out for you but
[00:36:22] it may happen for you in 83 times or 84 times but if you took it to God maybe you would have only had to go through five steps versus the 83 because God will open doors and your faith and your obedience open doors to connections opportunities job offers you know he
[00:36:43] puts your name on the consciousness of people because he works because Holy Spirit works for you when you have faith and you believe when you have faith in your obedient so when you're doing things or you're pursuing things God brings it to you and does the work for you versus you happen to toil and do it on your own
[00:37:09] so I want to motivate you that now that's my motivational speech for everybody to struggle with the surrendering if you don't understand why you should surrender or how can you surrender because when you do God does the work for you
[00:37:26] when you don't surrender he literally just steps back and let you do it your way if you're determined to do it your way he will let you he is a God of free will that the force anything on anybody so if you're going to do it your way he'll let you
[00:37:43] but that's how you end up with 83 knows so when you surrender and you say okay Lord whatever your will is I'll just wait to see what you say
[00:37:56] boom so what I what did well I didn't wait so I guess I guess what do you do why you wait you pray and you believe and you wait because when you think about it in the grand scheme of things and I know it sounds real simple and you like oh yeah who can really do that no she may make a sound like somebody got to be just no just unnatural how they do it but here's the thing
[00:38:24] when you don't do anything and you trust God then you trusted he and his angels are doing it for you and you can't help God or an angel what can you do for either one
[00:38:36] you know let's just not just real talk what can you really do
[00:38:40] is you don't have any control over what's going to happen you can't change what God's final answer is when you get to that place of surrender and peace and you know I say like like I you know I said it a little while ago
[00:38:58] about a situation we were dealing with I said Lord whatever you say I'm good either way you know and what happened he handled it handled it beautifully with very little effort for me
[00:39:12] yeah that's true yeah that was awesome you know I personally don't understand the struggle in and I'm not saying that I never struggle but in some aspects you know we make things a lot more complicated than they need to be
[00:39:32] because we don't let God take over immediately we wait till we mess it up we wait until we have just exhausted our resources our finances in some cases you know we almost driving ourselves and saying trying to make something happen when all we had to do was talk to God in the first place some stuff
[00:39:56] just is not going to ever come to pass because it's not his will to do so and there's nothing you can do about that so if you ask him immediately if this being your will you know yeah you supposed to tell him not like he doesn't already know
[00:40:12] but yes you're supposed to talk to God about the desires of your heart but understand that he will give you the desires of your heart if it lines up with his will and his plan for your life
[00:40:22] if you're trying to go into a different career field say for example then what he has you in because he has you where you are for a reason
[00:40:32] if you're trying to do something totally different it might not work out that's not his if it's not as well as definitely not going to work out
[00:40:40] but you have to be open to say whatever your will is whatever your answer is I trust you
[00:40:48] and when you trust him that's when you're surrendering and you have to be okay with whatever that answer is and please if you do pray a prayer like that be sincere
[00:40:58] don't just say it because it sounds good and you hear me say it be sincere
[00:41:04] that you're really okay with the answer that you're going to get I promise you nine times out of 10
[00:41:12] the answer you get will be way better than what you thought you were trying to build for yourself and that's the blessing
[00:41:20] in the obedience and trusting and believing in God
[00:41:24] a lot of the stuff we're trying to do on our own if we would just sit back and surrender and let God handle it
[00:41:30] he does so much better than we do he does so much better then our efforts are nothing to him
[00:41:38] so when you say you know God I'm trusting you and I'm leaving this up to you and I know you'll handle it
[00:41:44] he can handle it way better than you ever can
[00:41:50] yeah yeah amen
[00:41:54] you know you can't you cannot do God no you cannot do God
[00:42:02] and when we look at this thing while we're in the midst of a storm
[00:42:10] it's a funny thing because even in the midst of what you're going through he is there
[00:42:18] with you you know point taken like the story of the disciples on the boat
[00:42:26] you know the boat started the you know the winds and the waves started to crashing
[00:42:34] and you know they like hey you know Jesus here he on the boat he like he can let us die
[00:42:42] you know and it's crazy because Jesus is there all they had to do was call on the name of Jesus
[00:42:50] I say that to say this if you're going through something and you're trying to get to that
[00:42:56] place call on the name of Jesus to help you to give you relief
[00:43:02] because he will he got a piece of his deal it was calm
[00:43:08] man say what manner man is this to make the ways
[00:43:12] what was this to who was this Jesus he he used to want he will help you get through it
[00:43:22] you don't have to go through this alone you know there's nothing new under the
[00:43:26] sun that nobody has not been through and I'm not saying everybody has been through
[00:43:31] the same situation or the same problem but everybody's going through something
[00:43:35] right right huh everybody's going through something but if we can just
[00:43:40] we give myself you know when I just when I say it I surrender after that 83 at 83 time
[00:43:50] it was uh it was it was crazy because you know I was actually I was asking for
[00:43:57] increase I was asking for financial increase and that's what I was trying to do
[00:44:02] you know I was trying to I was trying to get the money for us baby
[00:44:06] I was trying to get to I don't I know we need to get this break you know I'm saying
[00:44:11] I say what you gotta say you know I'm saying you know I hustle you know I'm
[00:44:18] trying to get this why you know I'm saying this what I do
[00:44:21] but anyway I'll try to get this money baby get to the point please
[00:44:27] okay so thank you so after I have said okay I'm done the the Lord start bringing the
[00:44:37] increase you know imagine that I mean increase you know I mean he's tired
[00:44:44] now is it is it possible but what's what's he with this my thing and what I what did
[00:44:48] this he brought increase but everybody got it too
[00:44:53] everybody got everybody got it with me I'm like wait a minute I wanted this for me
[00:45:00] but you have no control over that I guess it you know what the worry is saying it raining on
[00:45:05] the Justin I just don't it actually all you need to be concerned about is what's going on in
[00:45:11] your house that's what I was doing so that's why I tried 83 times because I was
[00:45:18] hit about was going on in my financial house so that that that that based the question if
[00:45:25] it happened immediately when she surrendered yes what's our could it have happened sooner
[00:45:31] if you the surrender sooner you know what it could have it probably could I'm pretty sure it might
[00:45:38] up although that's where the anxiousness comes in there you know when and I'm and I'm making
[00:45:46] up and we might be snickering and joking about this but it's a serious thing as humans
[00:45:53] when you feel that your back is up against the wall especially trying to be a provider for
[00:46:00] your home you know we we can say we could we can read this word we can read this and we can say
[00:46:08] this but when that when that that pressure happens when that pinch happens you know it's hard
[00:46:17] to be like all right Lord you know a although that's where prayer face obedience comes in
[00:46:30] and I'm saying this to share to the audience I'm using myself as an example that I too
[00:46:38] is still pressing with you guys to learn that to hold on to that very little bit of that faith must
[00:46:46] to see then I got going on because it does work if I believe if we would just sit back and just
[00:46:56] surrender it and breathe you know sometimes it even feel like we can't even breathe it's so tight
[00:47:04] you know like the pressure like like what's going on now you know with life and with situations
[00:47:10] and with you know you worrying about if you're gonna be able to make this happen or you know
[00:47:16] or if you're gonna be able to trust God to make this happen it's tight now you know but I believe
[00:47:24] I believe and just by witness and what I had to do was surrender and then just breathe
[00:47:34] and let it go did I saw something different I seen him move I seen the Lord move in a different way
[00:47:40] and I say this to the audience if you do that this is from experience this is something that I think
[00:47:46] this is something that I know if you leave it to him and sincerely leave it to him and talk to him
[00:47:54] I mean just like my wife said you know we get to this you know some people get to this place where
[00:47:59] you got to come when you think you gotta be a theologian and talk to God you know like you kind of
[00:48:03] come with the deeds and the dolls and you gotta go to historical lands you know and speak to God
[00:48:10] just to get something it's not like that with him come to him true from your heart
[00:48:18] a contrite heart is what he what the Lord invites that's what he that's what he hears
[00:48:26] and when you come like that and you leave to him I believe wholeheartedly now that he will show
[00:48:32] what for you and you you'll get to that after that moment
[00:48:36] you man so I want to just encourage you guys in this place of after this now do all that you can do
[00:48:47] and trust that God will bring you to a place of victory and deliverance believe that deliverance
[00:48:52] and victory is possible believe that God can do it and understand what it means when we pray and
[00:49:01] we ask God to remove us out of the way and let the Holy Spirit take over you know understand that
[00:49:06] that is exactly what we're supposed to do ask his children ask his believers know like we said you
[00:49:14] know the disciples were on the boat with Christ Himself and they still doubted they still panic they
[00:49:22] didn't even they because of their anxiety and in the situation that they saw they forgot who
[00:49:29] they were on the boat with you know they they forgot they had Christ Himself on the boat so it's
[00:49:37] we're not saying this to condemn even when you're sitting with Christ Himself you you forget you make
[00:49:44] mistakes but when you ask him to speak to the situation his word alone changes everything
[00:49:55] he said a few words it stopped and he went back to sleep that's how it and it sounds so simple
[00:50:07] and I promise you it is it is really not as complicated or as difficult as a lot of people have made
[00:50:17] it seem or as a lot of as we have heard or been led to believe it is a discipline it is a
[00:50:24] learned behavior but you can learn you can become disciplined in turning things over to God and leaning
[00:50:33] not excuse me leaning not until your own understanding and not even being moved by the things you see
[00:50:40] because again they saw a lot of what they saw what was going on in the sea in the river and you know
[00:50:46] they saw that but God but God God spoke a word he didn't even have to stand up on the boat and deliver
[00:50:59] a sermon he had three words three words and that was it if he can do that for them that's the same
[00:51:08] God we're talking about right now it's the same God we pray to the same God can do the same for you
[00:51:16] if you just ask him to step in your situation
[00:51:21] man man that's good yeah that's good yeah that's a good ending I can't say nothing about that all right
[00:51:35] well that's good ending but you know what guys before we go this is the first step and the first step is
[00:51:48] receiving the Lord Jesus Christ as your personal Savior and Lord you have to get in that place
[00:51:57] for Jesus said I am the way the truth and the life no man come unto the Father but by Him so you have
[00:52:06] to tap me into Jesus first and the beautiful thing about it is like I said you know God before even
[00:52:17] Jesus stepped on the scene he was still he was still caring for his children for in John 316 says
[00:52:24] so God so loved for God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son for so whoever
[00:52:31] believe in him shall not perish but have everlasting life now when you get to that point and God
[00:52:40] has given his son for you for your salvation and in Jesus died on the cross for you
[00:52:50] and the blood that is shed on the cross for the remission of sins for you for which we all we all
[00:53:00] all are sinners and we all deserve what we get but it was through the blood of Jesus
[00:53:09] that we don't have to we don't have to go down that route but what I want to do if you're on the
[00:53:16] line if you're hearing this and you want to be saved I want you to say the sinners prayer with me
[00:53:25] and you can just repeat after me if you want to this is your access this is your pass
[00:53:30] to get on in it and the thing and this is lovely because you know Jesus says go into your prayer
[00:53:36] calls alone go privately if you have to that you know to pray but that's how you know he wants you
[00:53:44] know to come he wants you to come that's that all may be saved and non-perish so I would like you
[00:53:52] to repeat after me dear Lord Jesus I know that I am a sinner saved by your grace and mercy
[00:54:02] and I ask you for your forgiveness I believe you died for my sins and that you rose from the dead
[00:54:10] I turn from my sins and ask you to come into my heart and life I want to trust and follow you
[00:54:19] as my Lord and Savior in Jesus name I pray a man now if you have prayed that prayer
[00:54:30] that is the the angels in heaven the angels in heaven are excited you know the the angels what
[00:54:43] were made to assist us you know they don't understand why the Lord loves us so much but that's
[00:54:53] that's a story for another time but the even the angels in heaven are rejoicing with you if
[00:55:00] you have said that prayer that you can be sealed by the blood of Jesus well I'm done with that
[00:55:11] Rashima you you know you ran this one so it's anything as you I can't say nothing no thank you
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[00:55:42] you we wish peace and blessings upon you and your family I am Bruce a legged second
[00:55:50] no no I'm Rashima Hagen's and guys you have joined us for the hourglass bye bye bye