#140 LTLT S5 EP 14: Trusting God's Plan in Every Situation

I hope that you look for the good even in the bad . Amen . I pray that your circumstances aren't , I would say , keeping you under . Amen . I hope that you listened on last week or not last week , but yesterday and choosing to abide in Christ . Amen . Because when we do that , he will always give us a peace or grants us a peace that surpasses understanding .

Hallelujah . Because we simply just don't understand what we're going through , what we're going through , and don't listen to the world when they say you can't ask your father why ? Because you can . Amen , he's a good father . We can talk to our father , we're in relationship with him . Amen , he's a good father .

We can talk to our father , we're in relationship with him . Amen . And in his time he will bring the understanding that we need . But at the end of the day , we just got to trust him that he knows exactly what is happening in our life . Amen . So , with that said , we're going to get into the word .

Let's go ahead and pray , father , we thank you so much for your grace and your mercy . Again , god , we just bless your name as we bless your people . I pray , father , that you would just have your way , use me to your glory , that your people might be able to hear what it is that you have to say .

Lord , we love you so much and we pray this prayer and all of our prayers in the mighty name of Jesus Christ . We do pray Amen , amen and amen . Again , we want to recognize the relaxed movement that is the music you hear in the background . Thank God for it . You can find them on YouTube . You can subscribe to their channel . Amen .

Many , many videos of music you can play in your background , whether you're meditating , I'm doing , and it's copyright free , so that just means that you cannot use it in any way where you would make money off of it . Amen , um . So , uh , take that with a grain of salt , but go on to their channel and subscribe to their channel .

Um , I've been blessed by it and so can you . Amen . So we're in our bibles . First john , chapter three . First john chapter three , beginning at the first verse , amen . He says behold what manner of love the father hath bestowed upon us that we should be called the sons of God . Therefore , the world knoweth us not Because it knew him not .

And so this first verse he simply says to us Do you realize the blessing that you have , the fact that we are called the sons of God , sons and daughters of God ? Do you realize how blessed you are when you understand , really , what that means ? That means that you are an heir of the Most High .

That means that , just like as an earthly father or mother , and you're able to have a child that would look like you , that would um learn from you , that would um act like you . As they get older , they pick , they , they , they , um preferably good habits , but they become just like you . That's a I mean . I mean and and and and .

Look how about when you know they walk across the stage and they graduate from one level to the next , from elementary to middle school , to high school , to college ? Isn't that a great honor ?

I don't know if y'all you know , if you have children and you know you , you've seen them grow up from , you know , just holding them in your hands babies to adults and seeing them go into adulthood . It is an honor to know that you had something to do with that . Yeah , and so this is the same way .

This is just a vivid picture of what it looks like for us as God is watching us grow up in the spiritual . I'm talking about in the spiritual way For us to go from babies needing to be fed to grown adults able to feed somebody else . Jesus , hallelujah , amen .

I just can't even imagine how much he's smiling down at us , at those of us that is continually growing . Amen , look , your number , however old you are , that doesn't make a difference in the sight of God , but that you're growing spiritually .

Amen , that you have gone from being on the breast and being fed by the breast to now a mature Christian continuing to grow as long as you live . Amen , he said . If we stay in his word , he says look . He says look . If we're in his word , he said we are his disciples , meaning we're his students , students of Christ . Amen .

And if we stay in the word , he says we've shown up gonna be free . Hallelujah , because the reality is is that the word keeps us free , keeps us out of bondage ? Amen , he says the world can't recognize you because they didn't recognize Jesus , amen , hallelujah . They can't recognize who you are . They couldn't recognize the son of God when he walked the earth .

Hallelujah , amen . If they don't know him , if you don't know him for yourself , then you can't recognize him when he walked by . You come on somebody . Hallelujah , amen . I mean , it's just the same as if I didn't know

. If I don't know who your mother is , then how can I recognize that you're his daughter or her daughter ? Then how can I recognize that you're his daughter or her daughter , hallelujah . If I say to you , like people say to me , I'll say , hey , you look just like Diane , are you her daughter ? We'll say , yeah , I'm like , yeah , that's my mom .

Yeah , absolutely , girl , you look just like her . Yeah , you talk like her too . Hallelujah , amen . We look like our parents , amen , hallelujah , amen . We look like our parents , amen . But if they didn't know my mother , then they wouldn't know that I was connected to her . Does that make sense ? Hallelujah , makes perfect sense in my mind , hallelujah .

So this is why they can't recognize you as a child of God , because they don't know God himself . They don't know who Jesus is , amen . So they won't be able to recognize you . Stop trying to prove yourself to them . They don't know God himself , they don't know who Jesus is , amen , so they won't be able to recognize you .

Stop trying to prove yourself to them . Come on somebody . Hallelujah , that's a word , that's a simple word for somebody . Stop trying to prove yourself to them , hallelujah , because if they don't know him , they don't know you . Come on somebody . Jesus , that just freed somebody on now . Hallelujah that just freed somebody to God . Be the glory . Verse 2 .

He said beloved , now are we the sons of God ? John , in this moment , says we know who we are . Understand , it's okay to know who you are . Some people they get they ashamed of knowing Christ . Amen . John , in so many words , says it's okay to know who you are . He says now we are or now are we the sons of God .

And it do , if not yet appear what we shall be , he says , but we know that when he shall appear we shall be like him , for we shall see him as he is . So Paul said I mean . Or . John says we don't know exactly what he looks like , but we know we belong to him . Amen .

And we know that one day we're going to find out exactly what we look like because we're going to be with him . Hallelujah , amen . And everything that we are becoming speaks the identity of Jesus . Jesus , come on somebody , hallelujah . Don't try to do it the way the world says to do it . Just be and stay in your word , continually abide in him .

It's all going to be alright , hallelujah . It doesn't matter what they think this is for somebody . It doesn't matter what they think , amen . Don't get yourself caught up in more concern about what they're thinking , about what they're saying , than you being more concerned about what Jesus says , about what he says about you , about how he looks at you .

Hallelujah , you be more concerned about that than you are them . Look at verse 3 . More concerned about that than you are them . Look at verse three . He says and every man that hath this hope in him purifies himself even as he is pure . So this right here , verse three says intention . It says effort .

It says look that every man that believes verses 1 and 2 , he says you are cleansing yourself even more . He says even more because you're already pure Doesn't mean that you're not going to make mistakes in this life , doesn't mean that you're a perfect person , but you are just where Jesus desires you to be . Hallelujah .

Everybody got a different path or or a different thing that they gotta conquer . Yeah , everybody got stuff that they're dealing with in that life , that for them are stumbling stones . But here's the thing you can't get them over those stumbling stones . Only jesus can .

Jesus knows what we need to be able to filter out the things that are not , are no longer attached to us . He knows how to prune us in a way that won't kill us . Come on somebody , jesus , hallelujah , I just feel the spirit . Oh Lord , have mercy . He knows how to prune us in such a way that it won't kill us .

Know that you are just fine the way that you are and that how he wants to purify you and cleanse you , he will do that , hallelujah . All you got to know is that you belong to the master . Hallelujah you map . You belong to the potter . Hallelujah , you belong to Jesus . That's all that matters . That's it , amen .

So you know , forget trying to look the part . You don't got to look the part . You don't got to do what everybody else do . You don't have to do what the world says . You got to do , to identify , to say that I'm a child of God , amen .

All you got to do is know who you are , who you belong to , that one day you're going to see him , that your faith is enough . Hallelujah , amen . I just get the vibe . Amen , in the spirit that is somebody that is listening , that is being challenged with who they are . Amen , that people around them are making them question who they are .

Amen , but you don't have to prove yourself to anyone . I don't care who they are that are saying this and they saying that it could be the pastor , it could be the bishop , it could be the apostle , it could be this one , that one . It doesn't matter what they think about you .

You heard me , because at the end of the day , we have to be aligned with the word of God . You can heed to some of the things that they're saying , but you got to make that what . Make sure that what they're saying is attached to the word of God , that is rooted back to the word of God .

Hallelujah , because a whole lot of people have things that they say . They have a lot of things that they are saying that are not rooted in the word of God , but they look like it and they look like they sound like they should be in the word of God , but it ain't necessarily where you are . Hallelujah Again , I said it .

I think I said it the other day , but just , they might be right , but they don't make you wrong . They could be wrong , but it don't make you right . Hallelujah , amen . What's for them is for them .

They cannot take their burdens , the things that they hold as convictions , and make them yours , because what it does is it creates stumbling stones for you rather than being a help to you . Do you understand what I'm saying ? Hallelujah , because the reality is , you might not be where they are .

Hallelujah , the thing that they're saying that you need to do just might trip you up because you're not where they are spiritually . You could be further along in your walk , but then again you might not be as far in your walk as they are to be able to attempt to do the thing that they are doing . Jesus , jesus , come on somebody .

This is a word , hallelujah , do not miss it . You hear me . Don't miss what is yours . I want you to hear this . He says whosoever committed sin transgresseth also the law . He says , for sin is the transgression of the law . Now I , I'm gonna , I'm gonna pause . I'm gonna stop pause . I'm going to stop right here .

Okay , I'm going to stop right here at verse 4 . I'm not even going to go any further , because Verses 1 through 3 is really just a conversation about who . You are , okay , and verse 4 just brings us into a whole other topic , which would be for us , a whole other lesson . Amen , and so you know I'm a firm believer .

Anybody who's been here a number , any length of time you know I'm a firm believer . Anybody that's been here a number , any length of time you know concepts and little nuggets are enough , because it's just like any meal , you can't put too much on your plate . Amen , without feeling stuffed , feeling overwhelmed by what's on my plate .

And true enough , this might not be enough for somebody else , but what I want you to do is really meditate on what we got today , even if you have to stop , you know when this is over and listen to it again . I want you to really hear this .

This is a really , really important topic or lesson for today , because so many are going through the motions of being saved that they have no idea that they are saved . Come on on , somebody , did you hear what I just said ?

I said so many people are going through the motions of what it looks like to be saved , but so many have no idea what it means to be saved . Hallelujah , amen . Doing all the right things . You're going to church , right things .

You're going to church and you're going to Bible study and you're Y'all excuse me , they're on my phone You're going and you're Doing what you know the pastor , the preacher , whoever told you to do . You're doing all the things You're supposed to do , but you lack the relationship . You do the things , but you still to do , but you lack the relationship .

You , you do the things , but you still feel empty . You go , but you still leave with the same fears and the same worries and the same anxiety you still you're bringing in . You're coming in one way and you leaving out the same way you came in . That ain't the way it's supposed to be . Hallelujah , you know who you are . You ought to know whose you are .

You ought to know that in Jesus , you are free . You ought to know that you have been granted access to peace . You are peace . Hallelujah , you got all of these thoughts . You are peace . Hallelujah , you got all of these thoughts and all of these things going on in your heart . You're walking around with unforgiveness .

You got all of these things going on because , just simply because you don't realize who you are and who is your daddy , who is your father ? Amen , hallelujah , now . Look . Who is your father ? Amen , hallelujah , now look .

Here's the thing when you find out where you are , you figure out where you are and you hear the Spirit speaking to you not Catherine , but the Spirit speaking to you . That's your opportunity to yield to the Spirit . Amen , that is your opportunity . Right there , spirit , amen . That is your opportunity . Right there , hallelujah , amen .

You might be sitting where you are crying . That's the Spirit nudging on your heart , saying give me all of you , not a part of you . All of you . This is how people just do the thing . This is how you've gotten into the place where you're doing all the right things but you lack the relationship piece of it .

It's because it's like you are taking your heart and feeding it with a long-handled spoon to Jesus , when Jesus just wants you to come all the way in and trust completely in Him . Trust that he knows what is wrong , he knows what is out of order , he knows what you need . He has everything that you want . Amen . It all rests in him , hallelujah .

Take a moment , find out who you are . Who do you belong to ? Do you know that you are a child of God ? Hallelujah , hallelujah . Let's pray . Father , we thank you so much for your grace and your mercy .

One more time , god , I thank you , god , for this place , this moment , this platform that you've given us where we can really meditate on your truth , that we can really learn how to live the way you desire us to . You desire us to be prosperous . You desire us to have more than enough . You told us in jeremiah that you have a plan .

You have a plan that we would prosper and not perish , amen . One that is not filled with evil and not filled with a whole lot of harm , hurt and pain , but a prosperity . Amen

. We're supposed to prosper and I just pray for everyone that is here , that they will begin to prosper in their life , in their and the life and the life with you . Hallelujah , that we , all of us , continually abide in you . Father , we love you so much . We are so , so grateful , so grateful , so thankful .

We pray that this prayer , all of our prayers , are pleasing in your sight . In Jesus Christ name , we do pray Amen , amen and amen . Hallelujah . Your sight , in Jesus Christ's name , we do pray . Amen , amen and amen , hallelujah , thank you , god . How you feeling , amen , I hope that you feel refreshed .

I hope that you feel revived and and I I just believe that something has happened for somebody . Amen , jesus left the 99 to attend to the one , hallelujah . So if there was just one person impacted by this message on today , would you let me know hallelujah , however you're listening to it , would you let me know how good this was for you ?

Amen , let me know what is going on with you and how learning to live in truth is impacting you . Hallelujah , amen , I love you so much , so very grateful for you , so thankful . Make sure you come on back with me on friday as we hear a um interview .

I believe the next one I got in the lineup is Heather , heather , healy , hold on , let me get her name Healy Eichert . I think that's her name . I think that's how you say it . I hope so , but anyway , y'all make sure you come on back for that interview .

And if I got that name wrong , I hope so , but anyway , y'all make sure you come on back for that interview . And if I got that name wrong , I do apologize . But um , another heart to heart . That's all I can say . Amen , so um , great day , so many blessings , so much love for me to you . Y'all have a great day , great night , Amen , amen and a man .