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Confession and Prayer Confess faults to one another and pray for one another for healing. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous person has great power. Elijah was a man with similar passions, prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain for three and a half years. He prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit. 1 Kings 18:41 Elijah told Ahab to eat and drink, for there was a sound of abundance of rain. Ahab went to eat and drink, and Elijah went to the top of Carmel. Elijah cast himself down on the earth and put his face between his knees. He told his servant to look toward the sea. The servant looked and said there was nothing. Elijah told him to go again seven times. At the seventh time, the servant said there was a small cloud like a man’s hand rising out of the sea. Elijah told the servant to tell Ahab to prepare his chariot and go down, so the rain would not stop him. The heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. Ahab rode and went to Jezreel. Faith Under Attack The apostle James believed a man could pray like a lion. Faith is under attack in these last days. The devil is trying to cause people to give up their cross. James believed that if people got right with God and each other, they could pray prayers that would have great effect. Looking for God to do something that will turn things upside down. Conditions for Effective Prayer Being right with God: Getting righteous. Turning loose from sin. Letting go of the things of this world. Being right with one another: Forgiving one another. Praying for one another. When in line with God, prayer can accomplish work. Introspection through the Holy Spirit and the Word of God should move one to pray and seek God. Effectual Fervent Prayer Effectual fervent prayer is for those who have sought God and one another, and are in line with both. They don’t have sin or trespasses, and have gotten clean with God and man. There is a place in prayer that becomes effectual fervent. The word “effectual” is one word in the original Greek, “energeo.” It is used 18 times in the King James Version. 12 of those times, it is translated as “work.” The King James translators identified the word by context. Need to be reminded that effectual fervent prayer is work. Need to pray better. God can strip away the blinders and show what one can’t see. Need to open hearts and become earnest before God, and see prayers make a difference. The choir needs reminded that there is more to God than what we think. We get complacent, pray little prayers, check off lists, and think God is satisfied. Until God has looked into the depths of the soul, and one becomes submissive and surrenders to the will of God and yields to the Holy Ghost, one is not praying yet. Energeo: Energized Prayer The Greek word for effectual is “energeo,” from which we get the English words “energy” or “energize.” Engage in energized prayer, built of hard work. Of the 18 times “energeo” is used in the King James Version, 12 times it is translated as “work” (75%). Prayer is not a side deal or something to play around with. Prayer should change you, make you humble and weak before God, make you want to carry a heavier load, love people more, and help sinners get saved and prodigals come home. The basic premise behind “energeo” is hard, passionate work. The flesh is contrary to prayer and will never enjoy it. Tell the flesh it doesn’t matter and focus on getting right with God. Prayer should be hard, passionate work. If we added up the minutes spent in prayer this week, would we be impressed? How many have really gotten into the place where hard, passionate prayer comes from us? Elijah: An Example of Effectual Fervent Prayer Elijah got to see extraordinary things within hours of each other. Don’t give up praying. Get to the hard work, passionate prayer that God is listening for. Consider it a worthy occupation to be a prayer warrior. Make sure to identify and define correctly what kind of prayer we’re trying to pray. Not just “Now I lay me down to sleep” prayer, but more like Peter’s prayer when he was drowning: “Lord, save me.” Be willing to do the hard work prayer, not just any prayer, but a prayer that reaches the portals of God. Hard work prayer is not very enticing to many. On days when you don’t feel like it, put your flesh behind you and try. Hard work prayer gets into the throne room of God. Jesus Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane understood hard work praying. His sweat became great drops of blood. He asked if there was any other way, but ultimately submitted to the Father’s will. Years ago, people would pray in barns during the day, giving up their time and flesh. Romans 12:1: Present your bodies as a living sacrifice to God, which is your reasonable service. Need hard work prayer. James gave liberty to pray personally. Elijah’s Humanity and Obedience James said Elijah was a righteous man, but also a man subject to like passions as we are. Elijah went through everything we’re going through and experienced the same temptations. He made a choice to stand for God and do the hard work of praying and staying honest before God. God blessed him for it. God had sustained Elijah for three and a half years. God gave Elijah liberty, and he stepped out of hiding. Elijah lived in Zarephath, Jezebel’s hometown, while she had the whole army hunting for him. Elijah told Obadiah to tell Ahab that he wanted to talk to him. Ahab blamed the drought on Elijah. Elijah told Ahab to gather all the people of Israel, the prophets of Baal, and the prophets of the groves to Mount Carmel. They had a contest to see whose God would answer by fire. God answered Elijah’s simple prayer with fire, consuming the sacrifice, the dust, the stones, and the water in the trenches. God answered by fire with a simple prayer. Elijah was obedient to God. If we’re going to see the power of God through hard work prayer, we’re going to have to be obedient servants. We need to be willing to do what God tells us to do, when he tells us to do it, and how he tells us to do it. Line up when we pray and say, “God, I prayed it. Now here I am. Send me. Use me for this work.” When you pray hard, you’ll find out there’s work for you in it. It’s not all on God; we have to be obedient. The problems they had were Jezebel and the adulterous hearts of the people. They had 850 false prophets corrupting the minds of the people. God dealt with it, and Elijah was obedient. Deliberate Faith and Diligence Elijah was deliberate. After one of the prophets was slain, Elijah told Ahab to get out of there because he heard the sound of abundance of rain. The fire had fallen, and people got right with God. Need some fire first to burn up the chaff and purge the dross from our souls. Need the power of God to come in. Won’t have revival until fire has come in through our soul and hard work praying has made us shine like new before God. The rain is the extra, what produces the fruits, but you won’t have rain until you’ve got fire. In Africa, they burn the old, dead grass to allow new growth to come after the rain. There was nothing growing through that messed up, useless grass that had no fire to it. Need some fire, even though it’s not comfortable. All 850 prophets had to be dealt with. Elijah went to the bottom of Carmel to be obedient to God. When he finished what God had assigned him, he told Ahab to leave. Elijah went back up the mountain because he believed. The same place that Elijah called fire down was where he went back to call for rain. There’s some consistency about where we choose to pray. Deliberately make a place to hard work pray. Hard work prayer becomes a part of our daily life. Elijah was tired after killing 850 people, but he went back up the mountain with faith. He told Ahab he heard rain, even though he didn’t physically hear it. He believed God because the fire had fallen. Elijah was diligent. He fell on his knees, put his face between his knees, and cried out to God. Between verses 42 and 43, there was some serious praying. The first time Elijah looked up, his servant was just standing there. Elijah told him to go look out over the ocean and tell him what he saw. The servant said he didn’t see anything. Been in hard work praying and not seeing anything. God knows when we’re frustrated, down, and the devil’s after us. Get serious about praying and talking with God Almighty. Hard work praying. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much. This was the hard work part of the prayer. The first time he prayed, there was nothing. Weary of praying for certain things because you can’t see anything. When you think your prayer didn’t do any good, go back. Try again. Pray harder. Keep working at it. Dig in. Do the hard work praying. Believe God for it. If it’s as a grain of a mustard seed, if we just believe that he can do all things. Go back seven times. Each time, be doing what you’ve got to do, and that’s hard work prayer. Elijah put his face between his knees again and cried out to God. God sent the rain. Hard work praying is about not giving up, not giving in, and not believing the lies of the devil. God can do anything, and hard work prayer gets to his ears. It shocked the little fellow when he went that seven times. It wasn’t his faith that Elijah was dependent on, but that hard work praying and Elijah’s own faith in God. The servant came back and said he saw something about the size of a man’s hand rising up out of the sea. Elijah said that’s all he needed to know. God started to move. Personal Testimony Stripped naked in prayer this morning. Needed a word from God. Justin told a story about a man who had preached and evangelized for all of his life and then got called to be a pastor. He packed everything into his worn-out van and headed to the new pastorate. The transmission went out at the top of a hill, and he coasted to a car dealership at the bottom. Within two hours, men had unpacked his belongings and packed them into a new van that was just like the old one, but eight years newer. God said, “This is my church. I’ll fix it just like a car. Don’t you doubt it.” Asked God to speak to me. Quit worrying about this. It ain’t your church. It’s mine. Them ain’t your children, they’re mine. I’ll fix it. Needed to hear it again. Elijah told the servant to tell Ahab to get off the mountain because it was fixing to rain. The clouds rolled in, the sky turned black, and it rained. Commitment to Prayer We ain’t where we’re supposed to be prayer-wise. There’s another gear to prayer building. You’ve got to be stripped clean of the fire. Hard work praying will set in. It’ll come from your soul like a fountain. Your guts will pour out of you and lay at his feet. You’ll feel it. We can get closer to God with some hard praying. It’s going to take a commitment. You won’t accidentally get to this place. You’re going to have to really want it. When you get low, that’s when your heart gets nearest to it. It feels like ain’t nothing happening. It feels like it ain’t gonna happen. It’s the best time to pray. Allow God to step in and strip aside everything that’s keeping your heart from bursting open with all your care, worry, fear, and requests. Commit to hard work prayer. Effectual, fervent prayer. If Elijah could do it, James said, you can too. If Elijah seen the results of the fire and the rain, God is not a respecter of persons. He’ll bless you just like he blessed Elijah. Both fire and rain. Before we do anything else tonight, I want us to pray. If you ain’t got nobody else to pray for, please pray for me. Time’s running out on us. Our people ain’t saved. I want to get it right. I can’t do it. I ain’t got the power. I’m of little strength and little ability. I need God to help me. We need help tonight. We need revival. We need to see the fruit of rain. That all has to come from God.

Evangelist Terry Ellis- A sermon preached Sunday Morning, on October 26, 2025.

What if the life you want, peace over pressure and identity over insecurity, hinges on a shift most of us never make? This message challenges the way we measure worth and presses on the gap between knowing about God and actually knowing God. Expect a few uncomfortable questions, a surprising lens for seeing yourself and others, and a clear next step you might be avoiding. What do you see when you look in the mirror? Does the image looking back at you ever seem foggy or out of focus? Have you ever slowed down long enough to consider how well you know you? And how do we even get to know ourselves, anyways? What if Getting to Know You starts in a place you never expected and can take you to places you never thought you could go?

Get ready for raw, honest conversations about finding your true identity when everything gets stripped away. Cole Earlewine shares how double shoulder surgery in his freshman year of college football became the catalyst for discovering who he really was as a child of God. WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER:  ⚡️ How rock bottom became the foundation for spiritual growth ⚡️ Why athletic identity can become a dangerous trap ⚡️ The power of diverse friendships in college ⚡️ How to find your true worth beyond performance ⚡️ Biblical wisdom for navigating major life transitions ⚡️ Why the hardest seasons often produce the greatest growth This is part of a special family series where each Earlewine family member shares their perspective on transitions, faith, and finding purpose. Don't miss the powerful insights from their oldest son's journey through adversity. WORK WITH DARON: ⚡️FREE: Jumpstart to Purpose ➡️ https://rb.gy/4qpsgb ⚡️BOOK: The Death of a Dream ➡️ https://rb.gy/a9ifwi ⚡️COACHING: Register ➡️ https://rb.gy/0is05k

Send us a textWe will set out in this study to show that the one true God is a God that requires patience. For patience is a defining attribute of His character. Being as such, He requires for us to become like Him and be patient just as He is. We must foster a willingness to wait upon God and not let our hearts stir with fear and worry.Being “Patient and Waiting” on God are really “Code Words” for giving up control. Patience and Waiting are more like verbs, better applied to the idea of submission. If we can understand that this most precious exercise of our time is to build up within our own soul the ability to receive all of God Blessings, then we are well on our way to being joyful and hopeful as we wait for our Faithful Father God.  #patience  #waitingonGod  #GodOfPatience Watch The Videohttps://youtu.be/ZhFb0efrnmQWebsite With PDF Downloadhttps://brotherlance.com/all-about-god/New IntroSupport the showBecome A SupporterJOIN US!> Main Website: https://brotherlance.com/> Free Book: http://weshallbelikehim.com/> Free Music: https://brotherlance.com/brother-lance-music/> Social - Gab: https://gab.com/BrotherLance

"Sir, we wish to see Jesus" (John 12:21) – this profound desire, coupled with the gift of God, lies at the heart of every believer's Christian journey. In this video, explore how to live with purpose and reflect Christ in every area of life: Reflect Christ at work, home, and in the marketplace. Embrace the universal call of the Great Commission to make disciples of all nations. Experience the empowering presence of the Holy Spirit, promised to all who repent and are baptized. Learn how the Body of Christ thrives when we use our unique spiritual gifts in unity. Understand the importance of relational alignment in achieving God's mission. This week, take time to: Reflect on God's purpose for your life. Engage with your community. Fully commit to God's calling, eliminating distractions and advancing His kingdom. Don't miss this powerful message—watch now and align your life with God's mission!

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The Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost   Text: Mark 12:38-44   Theme: "Is God Getting Just Our Leftovers?"   Readings: 1 Kings 17:8-16, Hebrews 9:24-28, Mark 12:38-44   Rev. Daniel Redhage   Trinity Lutheran Church   The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod   Lowden, Iowa

Where is God? Life goes by so fast and sometimes it goes by SO fast we don't see Jesus even in the smallest of moments. TODAY my friend, we are gonna see the Lord. We are gonna SEE Him! So, ask yourself this.. 1) Are you actively looking for God? 2) Are you allowing God to be seen? 3) Which lens are you wearing? xxxx, Jo Click here for all of my links :) INSCRIBED IDENTITY DEVOTIONAL ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BESTIES WITH JESUS DEVOTIONAL⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FRESHMAN DEVOTIONAL⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TIKTOK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠INSTAGRAM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AMAZON STOREFRONT --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jorja-gust/support

A new MP3 sermon from The Bible Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Is God Getting All the Glory? Subtitle: Romans 1 Speaker: James W. Knox Broadcaster: The Bible Baptist Church Event: Sunday - AM Date: 1/28/2018 Bible: Romans 1 Length: 43 min.

Isaiah 30:15-18Luke 15: 8-10

A new MP3 sermon from Kosmosdale Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Remember the Deeds & Promises of God: Getting Prepared to Enter & Possess the Land Subtitle: Deuteronomy Speaker: Mitch Chase Broadcaster: Kosmosdale Baptist Church Event: Sunday Service Date: 4/28/2024 Bible: Deuteronomy 11 Length: 45 min.

A new MP3 sermon from Kosmosdale Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Remember the Deeds & Promises of God: Getting Prepared to Enter & Possess the Land Subtitle: Deuteronomy Speaker: Mitch Chase Broadcaster: Kosmosdale Baptist Church Event: Sunday Service Date: 4/28/2024 Bible: Deuteronomy 11 Length: 45 min.

SermonRomans 12:3-21March 17, 2024

Sunday, January 28, 2024 Sunday Morning Message by Jeff Colon Website: www.lighthouseontherockky.org Facebook: https://facebook.com/lotrchurch

Today we open the advent season in preparation of Christmas by sharing the depth of God's love & Jesus deep desire to walk with us. I open up the scripture in unpacking part of chapter 6 of Luke's Gospel which helps us learn more about how we can get to know God verses merely know of Him. Jesus —Emmanuel is God with us. We reflect on the transformation that happens through faith and how there is redemption for all people. I also discuss how these next 30 days are separation season & the seeds we sow will be the catalyst for immense growth heading into the new year! For more insights & inspo check out the video version of the podcast on YouTube, and my the books I've published on ef3life.com/books. Follow for daily inspo @ef3life on social media. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ef3life/message

In this weeks sermon Rev Dr. Roger Revell preaches from John 1:19-34.

Yay for our Season 8 premiere! This season is all about our relationship with God- how do we have a real and impactful relationship with God in the midst of our Greek experience. Alison is joined by Greek IV National Director, Brian Mann (Delta Upsilon). Instagram @greekiv TikTok @greekintervarsity greekiv.org

Welcome to Champions for Life online sermon player. We pray that each message will bless you by teaching you how to walk in love, live by faith and experience God's prosperity in every area of life. We know faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word

Welcome to Champions for Life online sermon player. We pray that each message will bless you by teaching you how to walk in love, live by faith and experience God's prosperity in every area of life. We know faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word

This Sunday Pastor Lynn shares a message entitled "Loving God--Getting Honest." As we launch our 21 days fast it is a time to respond to the Holy Spirit's cleansing stream. We want to dig a deeper well allowing the roots of faith in Jesus and love for Him to become stronger, stout, unflinching and unwavering. This begins with taking an inventory of our love for God! Matthew 22:37 tells us the greatest commandment is to "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind." These three parts of our being is how Scripture chooses to describe loving God with ALL. Central to loving God with ALL requires our surrender to Him and His commands. This Sunday is a day to take inventory of our love for God and grow deeper by removing those things that resist surrender and thereby embracing His presence in the deepest parts of our lives. You do not want to miss the first Sunday of the Daniel Fast. This is going to be an incredibly powerful month!

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Is God getting your best in your priorities, relationships, purity and though life, speech, and witness?

Get inspired by Podcasts from seasoned ministers from ICGC Calvary Temple Omega Generation. Follow us on our social media @icgccalvaryteen (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Telegram)

When we hide behind a facade–a false-front–trying to pretend we're someone we're not, we're not fooling God. He knows who we really are. In fact, He knows us better than we know ourselves. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie points out the peril of living an imitation life. It's a disappointment to the Lord, and our act may not be believable to those around us either. It's a good opportunity for a reset, and to live a life of transparent honesty going forward. Listen on harvest.org --- Learn more and subscribe to Harvest updates at harvest.org. A New Beginning is the daily half-hour program hosted by Greg Laurie, pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Southern California. For over 30 years, Pastor Greg and Harvest Ministries have endeavored to know God and make Him known through media and large-scale evangelism. This podcast is supported by the generosity of our Harvest Partners.Support the show: https://harvest.org/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When we hide behind a facade–a false-front–trying to pretend we're someone we're not, we're not fooling God. He knows who we really are. In fact, He knows us better than we know ourselves. Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie points out the peril of living an imitation life. It's a disappointment to the Lord, and our act may not be believable to those around us either. It's a good opportunity for a reset, and to live a life of transparent honesty going forward. Listen on harvest.org --- Learn more and subscribe to Harvest updates at harvest.org. A New Beginning is the daily half-hour program hosted by Greg Laurie, pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Southern California. For over 30 years, Pastor Greg and Harvest Ministries have endeavored to know God and make Him known through media and large-scale evangelism. This podcast is supported by the generosity of our Harvest Partners.Support the show: https://harvest.org/supportSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Romoe 10 30:43 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aei-leon/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aei-leon/support

It is not about Heaven or Hell but God getting the HELL out of earth

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Sermon Passage: Galatians 1: 11-24   May 8, 2022 at Harvest Bible Church Windsor.    

Sermon from Dr. Aaron Rock on May 8, 2022

I love God but can I still go out? Why can't I party on Saturday and worship on Sunday? In today's episode, we discuss what it means to halfway follow God and how our own personal experiences got us to where we are today. God sacrificed so we could live eternally, is Jesus getting what he died for? Tune in and learn how to fully commit to God and turn lukewarm faith into a fire for God! Scripture Reference: Deuteronomy 4:29-31 Deuteronomy 10:12 James 4:7-10 1 John 2:15-16 Revelation 3:15-16 2 Corinthians 13:5 Matthew 6:24 --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lets-talk-but-gods-way/support

Through the end of the year, we'll be rerunning some of the best Life Lifters from 2021. We hope you'll join us each Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning!

Sometimes we all NEED a new beginning, don't we? When our spiritual lives have meandered and we're not as close to the Lord as we used to be, it's okay to make an adjustment. God allows U-turns. It's legal in every state! Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie points out how we may have come to this point, and how we can get beyond – way beyond. And you want to invite someone else to hear today's study, just direct them to our website. They can listen for free at harvest.org. View and subscribe to Pastor Greg's weekly notes. --- Learn more and subscribe to Harvest updates at harvest.org. A New Beginning is the daily half-hour program hosted by Greg Laurie, pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Southern California. For over 30 years, Pastor Greg and Harvest Ministries have endeavored to know God and make Him known through media and large-scale evangelism. This podcast is supported by the generosity of our Harvest Partners. Support the show: https://harvest.org/support See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sometimes we all NEED a new beginning, don't we? When our spiritual lives have meandered and we're not as close to the Lord as we used to be, it's okay to make an adjustment. God allows U-turns. It's legal in every state! Today on A NEW BEGINNING, Pastor Greg Laurie points out how we may have come to this point, and how we can get beyond – way beyond. And you want to invite someone else to hear today's study, just direct them to our website. They can listen for free at harvest.org. View and subscribe to Pastor Greg's weekly notes. --- Learn more and subscribe to Harvest updates at harvest.org. A New Beginning is the daily half-hour program hosted by Greg Laurie, pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in Southern California. For over 30 years, Pastor Greg and Harvest Ministries have endeavored to know God and make Him known through media and large-scale evangelism. This podcast is supported by the generosity of our Harvest Partners. Support the show: https://harvest.org/support See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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'As the High Priest used to say when he lifted up the Showbread in front of the people in the temple, "Behold God's love for you".' Join Fr. Brendan Kilcoyne for episode 23 of 'The Brendan Option' where he discusses God in the flesh, the Body of Christ, 'Corpus Christi'. Visit our website: http://www.immaculataproductions.org #CorpusChristi #Christian #God #JesusChrist #CatholicMedia #Catholic #Christianity #Orthodox #Tradition #Irish #Ireland #TheBrendanOption #ImmaculataProductions - - - ---------------- SUPPORT US ---------------- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/immaculataproductions PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/ImmaculataProctions Our work won't be possible without your help. Thank you! ...And a special thank you to those who have already given us so much support! ---------------- FOLLOW US ---------------- There's the Benedict option, the Dominic option, and now we have the Brendan Option! Whilst you would have found St. Brendan voyaging the seas, our very own Brendan can be found as you surf the net. ⛵️ ✔ W E B S I T E http://www.immaculataproductions.org ✔ F A C E B O O K http://facebook.com/ImmaculataProductions ✔ I N S T A G R A M http://instagram.com/ImmaculataProductions ✔ T W I T T E R http://twitter.com/ImmaculataMedia ✔ L I N K E D I N https://www.linkedin.com/in/ImmaculataProductions ✔ V I M E O https://www.vimeo.com/ImmaculataProductions ✔ E M A I L info@immaculataproductions.org All Rights Reserved © 2021, Immaculata Productions

Your struggle IS NOT meant to last forever   Have you ever felt like you've been struggling with a certain challenge for a long time, and seems like nothing is changing?   Here's what I NEED you to know…   Whatever your current struggle is…it IS NOT meant to last forever…   Your struggle is meant to LEARN & GROW from…not last forever!!   If there is a struggle in your life that seems to be lasting really long time, then I'm going to challenge you to begin asking yourself this question…   “What have I yet to learn or grow from in the midst of this challenge in my life?”   For example: Remember the video game Super Mario Bros? There would be circumstances where I would get stuck and couldn't move on to the next level. There was something I hadn't learned or a task I hadn't done on that level that was preventing me to move on to the next level.   Also think about working out or weight training in the gym. In order to lift more weight and get stronger, you have to be able to eventually grow and eventually master a certain pound of weight before you can increase the weight.   Our struggles and challenges of life are no different. We must GROW THROUGH, and not just GO THROUGH the struggles of life…in order to get to the next level.    Listen, I completely get it…I've struggled with: Being a loving husband that respected my wife Anger as a father Forgiveness of others Being out of shape Building quality trustworthy relationships Feeling stuck   Thank God, I was able to eventually grow past these hurdles in my life. It was not overnight, but it was worth learning and applying new ideas to my life so I could grow through my challenges and not remain stuck.   Therefore, I'd like to offer 5 key principles to understand to help you get past your current greatest struggle:   You are at your optimum performance the closer in relationship you are with God Getting unstuck and growing past your challenge requires you be at your best performance. A high-performance car requires high-performance fuel and maintenance. Without God, it's like putting old oil and regular unleaded in a Ferrari…it won't perform at it's best.   This whole life is designed to either get closer to God and grow and improve, or get further away and stay stuck and unfulfilled. Think about a doctor-patient relationship. If a patient is ill (aka stuck and struggling), and they refuse to go to the doctor, then they will continue to struggle and not improve. However, as soon as they establish a consistent healthy relationship with the doctor…they can get better and improve. This is no different in our lives without struggle. The more we put off going to the doctor of our lives…aka God, the longer the struggle will take to improve.   God has been chasing you this entire time to be in relationship…and the sooner you take his hand…the sooner you can see things change. He wants you to depend on him instead of you depending on you! God knows what he is capable of, and what your limits are. Therefore, he's always with you waiting with his hand out, offering his help. However, it requires us to put our pride to the side and accept his help. It's THE BEST decision we can make.   Be reminded of your TRUE IDENTITY. Often times we forget who we are OR have never understood who it is we REALLY are. Typically we define our identity by something external to us. For example, we define ourselves by our occupation, our title, status, or level of success. Your TRUE identity is defined by God. You are MORE THAN A CONQUEROR! You are FEARFULLY & WONDERFULLY MADE! You are made in the IMAGE & LIKENESS OF GOD! Therefore, you are more than equipped to overcome and grow through whatever struggle you are facing.    The rate of your transformation is directly tied to how soon you reach out and receive help. You were not meant to do life alone! Typically we, as high-achieving men, look at reaching out for help as a sign of weakness. This is not true! Reaching out for help is a sign of WISDOM! And the sooner you do, the sooner you will be on the road to more success and fulfillment in life.   So, here's what I want you to do. I want you to make a decision. Decide to embrace and establish the greatest relationship that will be directly related to you being your VERY BEST SELF in ALL AREAS OF WORK & LIFE! Decide to start building a relationship with God, And decide NOW!   If I can help you form that relationship…don't hesitate to reach out!   Book a 1:1 discovery call with me at https://drbradmd.com   Talk to you soon, Dr. Brad   P.S. Do you want more consistency in your faith, work, and life? Learn how to create an unstoppable morning routine that will create more consistency in your faith, more productivity in your day, and more fulfillment in your life. Enroll now to learn the ELITE Power Hour Morning Routine at elitepowerhour.com

Mark 5:21–43 (NLT)

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