It's Only A Test

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I'd like to start with 0:02:46.080 --> 0:02:49.000 something funny each week, and this is just a joke. 0:02:49.160 --> 0:02:50.440 Please don't be offended. 0:02:51.360 --> 0:02:51.480 Now. 0:02:51.480 --> 0:02:55.720 I heard about this blonde lady. That's what gets me 0:02:55.760 --> 0:02:59.080 into trouble. But this blonde lady was speeding down the 0:02:59.120 --> 0:03:02.440 freeway when she was pulled over by a female police 0:03:02.480 --> 0:03:06.200 officer who also happened to be blonde. The officer asked 0:03:06.240 --> 0:03:08.960 to see her driver's license, and the lady doug and 0:03:09.040 --> 0:03:11.840 dug through her purse, getting more and more agitated, and 0:03:12.120 --> 0:03:12.840 finally said to. 0:03:12.800 --> 0:03:14.160 The officer, what does it look like? 0:03:14.639 --> 0:03:16.880 The officer said, it's just a little square that's got 0:03:16.919 --> 0:03:19.480 your picture on it. The lady found a mirror in 0:03:19.520 --> 0:03:22.400 her person saw herself in it to dawn, handed it 0:03:22.400 --> 0:03:25.040 to the officer. The officer looked at the mirror and 0:03:25.040 --> 0:03:27.560 saw herself and handed it back and said, you can go. 0:03:27.760 --> 0:03:31.680 I didn't realize you were a police officer. Hold up 0:03:31.720 --> 0:03:36.560 your Bible. I'm gonna need a ride home today. Say 0:03:36.600 --> 0:03:39.280 it like you mean it. This is my Bible. I 0:03:39.320 --> 0:03:41.440 am what it says I am. I have what it 0:03:41.480 --> 0:03:43.760 says I have. I can do what it says I 0:03:43.760 --> 0:03:46.640 can do. Today I will be taught the word of God. 0:03:47.080 --> 0:03:51.160 I boldly confess. My mind is alert, my heart is receptive. 0:03:51.440 --> 0:03:54.840 I will never be the same. In Jesus' name, God 0:03:54.920 --> 0:03:58.160 bless you. I want to talk to you today about 0:03:58.560 --> 0:04:03.320 It's only a test. We all face situations that are uncomfortable. 0:04:03.720 --> 0:04:06.840 We're not getting our way, We're dealing with the person 0:04:06.880 --> 0:04:09.680 that's hard to get along with. We get caught by 0:04:09.720 --> 0:04:13.720 the train driving to work, miss the morning appointment. As 0:04:13.800 --> 0:04:18.360 much as we don't like it, God allows uncomfortable situations 0:04:19.040 --> 0:04:20.440 when we're put under pressure. 0:04:20.880 --> 0:04:22.440 It shows what we're made of. 0:04:23.400 --> 0:04:27.440 These tests bring delight impurities in our character that we 0:04:27.520 --> 0:04:30.920 need to deal with. Peter said to Jesus, I'll never 0:04:30.960 --> 0:04:33.760 deny you. I'm your best friend. I'll be loyal to 0:04:33.839 --> 0:04:38.240 the very end, Peter's heart was right, he had good intentions, 0:04:38.760 --> 0:04:41.080 but when he was put under pressure, it was a 0:04:41.080 --> 0:04:44.800 different story. He denied three times that he knew Christ. 0:04:45.520 --> 0:04:48.880 And it's not that God just wants us to be uncomfortable. 0:04:49.440 --> 0:04:54.520 These tests are beneficial. They show us weaknesses in our character, 0:04:55.400 --> 0:04:58.720 like Peter, areas that are keeping us from being our best. 0:04:59.360 --> 0:05:00.920 And if we'll be be willing. 0:05:00.880 --> 0:05:05.480 To make adjustments, improvements let God refine us, then will 0:05:05.520 --> 0:05:10.000 pass the test. That's when promotion comes. The scripture says 0:05:10.040 --> 0:05:14.200 in first Peter, don't be amazed at the fiery ordeal 0:05:14.440 --> 0:05:19.080 that is taking place to test your quality. Notice the 0:05:19.120 --> 0:05:23.440 purpose of the trial is to test your character. Every 0:05:23.480 --> 0:05:27.880 traffic jam, every person that irritates you, every time you're 0:05:27.920 --> 0:05:31.359 tempted to worry, to be critical, to be jealous, to 0:05:31.360 --> 0:05:35.599 get discouraged. Those are not just random trials. That is 0:05:35.720 --> 0:05:40.039 God testing your quality. It's an opportunity for you to 0:05:40.120 --> 0:05:43.880 grow in the difficult times. We show God what we're 0:05:43.880 --> 0:05:47.320 made of. Many people get stuck at the same level 0:05:47.600 --> 0:05:51.400 because they're not dealing with what God brings to light. 0:05:51.480 --> 0:05:54.080 The next time you get caught in traffic, instead of 0:05:54.080 --> 0:05:57.839 fighting against it, being all upset, try a different approach. 0:05:58.240 --> 0:06:00.599 Say, I realize this is only a test. 0:06:01.200 --> 0:06:03.560 This is an opportunity for me to come up higher. 0:06:03.800 --> 0:06:06.200 I'm gonna keep my peace and just go with the flow. 0:06:06.600 --> 0:06:10.080 That's passing the test. When you go through a disappointment, 0:06:10.480 --> 0:06:15.680 something unfair happens. Instead of being discouraged living in self pity, No, 0:06:15.839 --> 0:06:17.920 I realize this is only a test. 0:06:18.279 --> 0:06:21.040 I'm gonna keep my joy. God's still on the throne. 0:06:21.200 --> 0:06:25.040 He's got something amazing in my future that's passing the test. 0:06:25.520 --> 0:06:29.600 That's how God refines us. But so often we try 0:06:29.640 --> 0:06:31.600 to pray away what God. 0:06:31.400 --> 0:06:32.160 Wants to use. 0:06:33.000 --> 0:06:35.560 God, I shouldn't have to put up with this grouchy boss. 0:06:35.800 --> 0:06:39.520 He's getting on my nerves. He irritates me. No, have 0:06:39.680 --> 0:06:42.760 you ever thought God may have you there on purpose 0:06:43.080 --> 0:06:46.760 to do a work in you, to test your quality. 0:06:46.839 --> 0:06:49.120 You may not like it, but that boss is an 0:06:49.120 --> 0:06:53.240 opportunity for you to grow. That boss is like sandpaper 0:06:53.520 --> 0:06:56.719 that can rub the rough edges off of you. God 0:06:56.880 --> 0:07:00.719 uses the people in our life, our spouse, our children, 0:07:00.920 --> 0:07:04.120 our friends, to show us areas we need to improve in. 0:07:05.040 --> 0:07:07.640 We pray, God, you got to change these children. They're 0:07:07.680 --> 0:07:10.360 about to drive me crazy. Now the key is to 0:07:10.400 --> 0:07:14.640 look inside and say, God, how can I change? Can 0:07:14.720 --> 0:07:18.720 I learn to be more patient, more understanding, more forgiving. 0:07:19.560 --> 0:07:23.239 Don't ever ask God to change somebody else without first 0:07:23.320 --> 0:07:27.240 asking God to change you. Well, Joel, my spouse knows 0:07:27.280 --> 0:07:30.240 how to push just the right buttons. He aggravates me, 0:07:30.800 --> 0:07:34.080 She gets me so upset. That may be true, but 0:07:34.160 --> 0:07:38.680 it's only a test. If you'll start ruling over your emotions, 0:07:39.240 --> 0:07:41.360 exercising self control. 0:07:41.600 --> 0:07:43.280 Before long, those. 0:07:43.080 --> 0:07:46.440 Buttons won't work anymore. They can push all they want. 0:07:46.600 --> 0:07:50.920 It doesn't affect you. They didn't change, but you changed. You. 0:07:51.040 --> 0:07:55.680 Let God refine you. What happened. Your quality came up higher. 0:07:56.600 --> 0:07:59.760 Every time you overlook an offense, you're passing the test. 0:08:00.520 --> 0:08:03.720 Every time you bite your tongue when you feel like arguing, 0:08:03.920 --> 0:08:07.200 you're passing the test. When you let someone else be 0:08:07.360 --> 0:08:11.080 right even though you know they're wrong, that's passing the test. 0:08:11.960 --> 0:08:15.320 When you do that, that's allowing God to make. 0:08:15.160 --> 0:08:17.760 You and mold you into who he wants you to be. 0:08:18.680 --> 0:08:22.360 Now I've learned God is more interested in changing me 0:08:23.000 --> 0:08:27.160 than he is in changing my circumstances. And yes, God 0:08:27.240 --> 0:08:31.320 will change the circumstances. God will change other people. But 0:08:31.400 --> 0:08:34.720 you have to look inside and say, where can I 0:08:34.800 --> 0:08:38.320 come up higher? I know people they're dealing with the 0:08:38.400 --> 0:08:42.960 same issues year after year, arguing with their spouse over 0:08:43.000 --> 0:08:46.680 the same petty things, getting upset every time they don't 0:08:46.720 --> 0:08:49.959 get their way, stressed out every time they get caught 0:08:50.000 --> 0:08:53.160 in traffic, they wonder, God, when are you going to 0:08:53.280 --> 0:08:53.720 change this? 0:08:54.000 --> 0:08:55.280 When are you going to make it better? 0:08:56.040 --> 0:08:58.640 Now? God is not going to remove it. He wants 0:08:58.720 --> 0:09:02.080 to do a work in you. You've got to stay pliable. 0:09:02.520 --> 0:09:06.760 You've got to be willing to make adjustments. Sometimes you'll 0:09:06.760 --> 0:09:11.120 even have to sow a radical seed of obedience. That 0:09:11.240 --> 0:09:14.000 means you got to do the right thing when it's hard. 0:09:14.720 --> 0:09:17.160 It's hard to be kind to someone when they're being 0:09:17.240 --> 0:09:20.040 rude to you. It's hard to be happy for them 0:09:20.320 --> 0:09:23.320 when they got the promotion you wanted. It's hard to 0:09:23.360 --> 0:09:26.839 stay in peace when the traffic's slowing down and your 0:09:26.880 --> 0:09:28.360 plane leaves in thirty minutes. 0:09:29.040 --> 0:09:32.840 But when you sow a radical seed of obedience, you do. 0:09:32.800 --> 0:09:35.880 The right thing when it's hard, you will reap a 0:09:36.040 --> 0:09:39.760 radical harvest. And anytime we're going to go up higher, 0:09:39.960 --> 0:09:43.360 part of our flesh has to go down lower. We'll 0:09:43.440 --> 0:09:46.520 never see our character fully developed if we're getting our 0:09:46.559 --> 0:09:49.960 way all the time. The next time you find yourself 0:09:50.000 --> 0:09:53.760 in a situation that's uncomfortable you don't like it, instead 0:09:53.800 --> 0:09:57.480 of fighting against it, have the attitude. I must need 0:09:57.520 --> 0:10:00.160 this or I wouldn't be here. See it as an 0:10:00.200 --> 0:10:03.440 opportunity to come up higher. Maybe all of your friends 0:10:03.480 --> 0:10:06.800 are getting married, you're still single, you haven't met anyone. 0:10:07.200 --> 0:10:10.760 That's a test. Have the attitude. No big deal. 0:10:11.040 --> 0:10:13.880 I'm not going to live discouraged. I know God is 0:10:13.920 --> 0:10:16.880 working behind the scenes and at the right time, he'll 0:10:16.920 --> 0:10:18.840 bring the perfect person into my life. 0:10:18.960 --> 0:10:19.840 Pass that test. 0:10:20.559 --> 0:10:23.439 Maybe you're standing with a group of friends and they 0:10:23.480 --> 0:10:27.640 start to talk bad about someone, start to gossip. Understand 0:10:27.760 --> 0:10:31.040 it's not a coincidence that you're there. You are there 0:10:31.120 --> 0:10:33.520 so you can show God your quality. 0:10:34.080 --> 0:10:36.240 You can prove to him you're going. 0:10:36.080 --> 0:10:38.560 To take the high road and not say something that 0:10:38.600 --> 0:10:42.800 could damage their reputation. Maybe the person they're talking about 0:10:43.000 --> 0:10:47.360 has done you wrong. You know, some juicy information could 0:10:47.400 --> 0:10:50.520 really make them look bad. In your minds, you can 0:10:50.679 --> 0:10:53.959 justify it. You can think of a thousand reasons why 0:10:54.000 --> 0:10:57.760 it would be okay. Now you've got to recognize that 0:10:57.920 --> 0:11:01.000 is a test. That's an opportunit unity for you to 0:11:01.080 --> 0:11:04.400 come up higher. If you will bite your tongue cover 0:11:04.480 --> 0:11:07.080 the offense, then you pass the test. 0:11:07.160 --> 0:11:09.720 That's what puts you in position for promotion. 0:11:10.760 --> 0:11:13.839 But if you give in talk bad about them, fail 0:11:13.920 --> 0:11:17.559 the test. The good news is God doesn't write us off. 0:11:18.120 --> 0:11:21.040 He'll give you another opportunity. You'll get to take the 0:11:21.080 --> 0:11:25.080 test again. When you pass that test, not once, but 0:11:25.200 --> 0:11:28.960 again and again. Every time you do, it'll get easier. 0:11:29.360 --> 0:11:30.959 That's God refining you. 0:11:31.640 --> 0:11:34.520 What happened. Your quality came up higher. 0:11:35.520 --> 0:11:37.720 Now some of you are going to be tested before 0:11:37.760 --> 0:11:41.079 you get home today. Driving out of the parking lot, 0:11:41.360 --> 0:11:43.920 the police officer is going to let four hundred cars 0:11:43.960 --> 0:11:47.280 go in front of you. Will you keep a good 0:11:47.320 --> 0:11:51.079 attitude and remember this is only a test, or will 0:11:51.120 --> 0:11:53.200 you think I don't care what that young minister says. 0:11:53.200 --> 0:11:56.959 I'm honking my horn. You get home and you want 0:11:57.000 --> 0:11:59.720 to watch the ball game. You've been looking forward to it. 0:12:00.080 --> 0:12:03.679 The doorbell rings. It's the new family in the neighborhood. 0:12:04.160 --> 0:12:06.920 They stop by to spend some time getting. 0:12:06.640 --> 0:12:08.640 To know you. That's a test. 0:12:09.200 --> 0:12:11.240 Are you going to be friendly and invite them in 0:12:11.800 --> 0:12:13.559 Are you going to tell them we don't live here, 0:12:13.559 --> 0:12:14.840 We're just cleaning the carpets. 0:12:16.280 --> 0:12:19.439 Pass that test. Most of the time we. 0:12:19.440 --> 0:12:23.600 Are tested in the area of our greatest weakness. If 0:12:23.640 --> 0:12:26.920 you struggle with jealousy, don't be surprised if you see 0:12:26.920 --> 0:12:28.079 every person. 0:12:27.840 --> 0:12:29.520 That has more than you. 0:12:29.520 --> 0:12:33.200 Your coworker that makes half of your income will drive 0:12:33.240 --> 0:12:36.160 in in a brand new car. Your cousin will call 0:12:36.200 --> 0:12:38.840 and tell how they just won the lottery. You're going 0:12:38.920 --> 0:12:41.840 to take your family to Galveston for a few days 0:12:42.280 --> 0:12:45.120 just to get away. You're excited till your friend tells 0:12:45.160 --> 0:12:47.360 how she's going to Paris for a couple of weeks 0:12:47.480 --> 0:12:51.200 with her whole family. God will put you right in 0:12:51.280 --> 0:12:54.320 the middle of the fire, so to speak, to see 0:12:54.320 --> 0:12:56.800 what you're made of, to test your quality. 0:12:57.520 --> 0:12:58.959 Are you going to keep. 0:12:58.760 --> 0:13:02.160 A good attitude, happy for them? Or are you're going 0:13:02.200 --> 0:13:04.880 to think God is not fair. I work harder than 0:13:04.920 --> 0:13:07.320 they do, come to church every Sunday. 0:13:07.640 --> 0:13:09.679 Why don't I get any of these good breaks? 0:13:10.400 --> 0:13:14.080 That pressure is bringing delight impurities that we need to 0:13:14.120 --> 0:13:19.200 deal with. It's not a coincidence the uncomfortable situations we 0:13:19.280 --> 0:13:20.280 find ourselves in. 0:13:20.720 --> 0:13:23.240 God puts us there on purpose. 0:13:23.080 --> 0:13:26.800 So we can see the problem and hopefully deal with it. Now, 0:13:26.880 --> 0:13:30.800 pay attention to the areas where you're being tested. In 0:13:30.840 --> 0:13:34.240 my life, I never liked waiting, But it seemed like 0:13:34.280 --> 0:13:37.600 the more impatient I was, the more I had to wait. 0:13:37.679 --> 0:13:40.360 Wouldn't have a choice. At the grocery store. 0:13:40.480 --> 0:13:43.520 If I was in a hurry, Inevitably I would get 0:13:43.559 --> 0:13:44.359 into line. 0:13:44.120 --> 0:13:45.400 With the slowest cashier. 0:13:45.960 --> 0:13:48.240 First day on the job, man in front of me 0:13:48.280 --> 0:13:49.880 would have twenty three items with no. 0:13:49.880 --> 0:13:54.120 Price on it. Get so frustrated. Seemed like the more 0:13:54.160 --> 0:13:57.200 impatient I was, the longer it would take Victoria to 0:13:57.200 --> 0:13:57.800 get dressed. 0:13:58.920 --> 0:14:02.000 If we were running late to church, Little Alexandra wouldn't 0:14:02.000 --> 0:14:04.680 be able to find her shoes, the iron wouldn't work, 0:14:05.080 --> 0:14:07.400 Jonathan would spill something on his shirt, on and on. 0:14:07.679 --> 0:14:10.200 I never saw that as a test. I saw that 0:14:10.320 --> 0:14:13.880 as the enemy trying to delay me. So I'd try 0:14:13.920 --> 0:14:16.760 to pray it away, rebuke, resist, God. 0:14:16.800 --> 0:14:18.160 I need to get there on time. 0:14:18.360 --> 0:14:21.080 I'm the pastor of the church God, and it's a 0:14:21.120 --> 0:14:22.840 big church, God, liquid church. 0:14:24.600 --> 0:14:26.680 God. All these things are coming against me. 0:14:27.160 --> 0:14:29.480 God, you got to help me out. The more I prayed, 0:14:29.480 --> 0:14:33.280 the slower things win. One day, I realized what I'm 0:14:33.320 --> 0:14:37.080 telling you. That wasn't the enemy attacking me. That was 0:14:37.200 --> 0:14:41.760 God attacking my problem of being impatient. You can rebuke 0:14:42.040 --> 0:14:45.720 until your rebuke her wears out. You can pray, bind 0:14:45.840 --> 0:14:49.600 loose thing shalt not gonna do any good. God's interested 0:14:49.680 --> 0:14:50.640 in changing you. 0:14:51.320 --> 0:14:54.000 He's not going to leave you alone. That test is 0:14:54.040 --> 0:14:55.920 going to come again and again. 0:14:56.360 --> 0:14:59.560 The sooner you deal with it, the sooner you make adjustments, 0:14:59.600 --> 0:15:02.880 the better off you will be. Years ago, I was 0:15:02.960 --> 0:15:05.560 driving to church. It was a Tuesday morning, had a 0:15:05.640 --> 0:15:09.000 very important meeting to attend. Back then, the drive was 0:15:09.040 --> 0:15:11.880 thirty minutes. I was running a little late, but I 0:15:11.920 --> 0:15:14.040 knew if I didn't hit any traffic, I could still 0:15:14.080 --> 0:15:16.640 make it on time. So I prayed that God would 0:15:16.680 --> 0:15:19.680 give me favor. On the freeway, quoted the scripture of 0:15:19.720 --> 0:15:22.280 God's going before me making crooked places straight. 0:15:22.600 --> 0:15:25.120 I rebuked every slow driver out of my path. 0:15:26.400 --> 0:15:30.240 Just the opposite happened. It was almost comical. There's a 0:15:30.320 --> 0:15:33.640 light leaving my neighborhood that in three years I have 0:15:33.800 --> 0:15:37.400 never seen it red. It's always green, But that day, 0:15:37.440 --> 0:15:39.240 when I got to it, it turned red. 0:15:39.720 --> 0:15:41.880 I could not believe it. I just knew that was 0:15:41.920 --> 0:15:42.440 the enemy. 0:15:42.960 --> 0:15:46.320 Got on the freeway and took off, praying for discernment 0:15:46.600 --> 0:15:49.000 that God would show me which hell the police officer 0:15:49.040 --> 0:15:52.800 would be sitting over. I was doing fine, still had 0:15:52.840 --> 0:15:55.680 time to make it. Then the traffic started to slow down. 0:15:56.040 --> 0:15:59.040 I started to pray even harder. God, you parted the 0:15:59.080 --> 0:16:01.920 Red Sea for mo j you can part these cars 0:16:01.960 --> 0:16:06.480 from me. My prayer didn't work. My lane got slower slower. 0:16:06.600 --> 0:16:10.320 Finally it came to a complete stop. I was so frustrated. 0:16:10.760 --> 0:16:12.960 The lane next to me was still moving ten or 0:16:13.040 --> 0:16:15.880 fifteen miles an hour. And put my blinker on, but 0:16:16.040 --> 0:16:20.280 nobody would let me over. I smiled, I waved, I 0:16:20.320 --> 0:16:21.960 blew kisses, I held up money. 0:16:22.040 --> 0:16:25.200 None of that worked. Thought, these are the meanest people 0:16:25.200 --> 0:16:25.880 I've ever seen. 0:16:27.400 --> 0:16:31.000 After the longest time, this little old lady slowed down. 0:16:31.160 --> 0:16:33.720 Let me in that lane, I thought, Thank you Jesus. 0:16:34.400 --> 0:16:36.880 The moment I got in that lane, it stopped and 0:16:36.960 --> 0:16:41.760 my old lane started going. I realize now that wasn't 0:16:41.760 --> 0:16:45.840 a coincidence. That was God allowing me to be in 0:16:45.880 --> 0:16:50.520 an uncomfortable situation so I could grow. It didn't happen overnight, 0:16:50.960 --> 0:16:54.400 but little by little I let God refine me. Now 0:16:54.800 --> 0:16:57.240 doesn't bother me anymore. I've learned to just be patient, 0:16:57.560 --> 0:17:00.400 go with the flow. Maybe some of you are doing 0:17:00.440 --> 0:17:03.880 what I did. You're trying to pray away the very 0:17:03.880 --> 0:17:07.439 thing that God wants you to deal with. The situation 0:17:07.720 --> 0:17:11.240 may not change, but when you change. 0:17:10.680 --> 0:17:12.240 It's not going to bother you anymore. 0:17:13.119 --> 0:17:15.320 I'd love to tell you that if you let God 0:17:15.400 --> 0:17:19.359 refine you, you deal with these impurities, then all these 0:17:19.400 --> 0:17:22.560 things that annoy you, that irritates you, that they'll go away. 0:17:23.040 --> 0:17:26.280 But that's not reality. I still get stuck in traffic, 0:17:26.800 --> 0:17:29.080 still get in the longest line at the grocery store. 0:17:29.200 --> 0:17:33.040 Our flights are still delayed. Now it doesn't stress me. 0:17:33.119 --> 0:17:36.520 I don't get upset. I stay in peace. Why my 0:17:36.720 --> 0:17:41.240 quality has improved because I work with God and let 0:17:41.320 --> 0:17:44.920 him make me and mold me. Those tests have actually 0:17:44.920 --> 0:17:47.919 made me better. And the next time you're tempted to 0:17:47.960 --> 0:17:52.320 be impatient, remind yourself, this is only a test. I'm 0:17:52.320 --> 0:17:55.760 gonna stay in peace. I know God has directed my steps. 0:17:56.480 --> 0:18:00.120 When you're tempted to get your feelings hurt somebody says 0:18:00.119 --> 0:18:05.040 something insensitive, remind yourself, this is only a test. I'm 0:18:05.040 --> 0:18:07.840 not gonna get better. I know God is fighting my battles. 0:18:08.480 --> 0:18:11.399 You go through that disappointment, This is only a test. 0:18:11.800 --> 0:18:14.280 I know what's meant from my harm. God's gonna use 0:18:14.320 --> 0:18:18.280 to my advantage. See it as a test. Show God 0:18:18.440 --> 0:18:22.240 what quality you are. Sometimes God will allow us to 0:18:22.280 --> 0:18:25.600 be in a situation where we're not getting any thanks, 0:18:25.960 --> 0:18:29.880 any kind of appreciation. At the office, you're doing all 0:18:29.880 --> 0:18:31.919 the work but not getting any credit. 0:18:32.520 --> 0:18:34.480 In the nursery or at the hospital. 0:18:34.560 --> 0:18:37.800 You've been volunteering for two years, not one person has 0:18:37.840 --> 0:18:41.200 ever said thank you. It's almost like people have gone 0:18:41.200 --> 0:18:44.720 out of their way to not express appreciation, to not 0:18:44.920 --> 0:18:45.680 compliment you. 0:18:46.600 --> 0:18:49.639 That is not a coincidence. That is a test. 0:18:49.920 --> 0:18:52.639 God is wanting to teach us to trust Him in 0:18:52.680 --> 0:18:57.119 a greater way and to not rely on other people's approval. 0:18:57.800 --> 0:19:01.560 Don't get discouraged, keep a good additude, knowing that God 0:19:01.800 --> 0:19:03.520 is using that to work. 0:19:03.280 --> 0:19:04.080 Something in you. 0:19:04.400 --> 0:19:07.919 He's growing you up, getting you prepared for greater things. 0:19:08.960 --> 0:19:11.920 When I first started ministering back in nineteen ninety nine, 0:19:12.200 --> 0:19:16.159 I was very insecure, never done this before, and I 0:19:16.240 --> 0:19:19.320 relied so heavily on people's compliments. 0:19:20.040 --> 0:19:21.680 After the service, if. 0:19:21.680 --> 0:19:23.960 Enough people didn't tell me that was good and they 0:19:24.040 --> 0:19:27.000 enjoyed it. I'd get discouraged and wonder if I was 0:19:27.040 --> 0:19:29.840 even called to do this. In the first year or so, 0:19:30.320 --> 0:19:34.000 I had all kinds of compliments, I'd go home Sunday 0:19:34.040 --> 0:19:37.240 afternoon all fired up, ready for the next week. A 0:19:37.320 --> 0:19:39.560 year or two into it got to the place where 0:19:39.600 --> 0:19:43.560 I wasn't getting the appreciation like I had before. I 0:19:43.600 --> 0:19:47.640 remember one Sunday in particular, I spoke the best message 0:19:47.640 --> 0:19:51.000 that I possibly could. Afterwards, I was just waiting for 0:19:51.080 --> 0:19:54.320 everybody to tell me how much they enjoyed it. But 0:19:54.400 --> 0:19:58.040 do you know, not one person said anything about it, 0:19:58.320 --> 0:19:59.440 not even Victoria. 0:20:00.000 --> 0:20:02.920 He always would compliment me what am I saying. 0:20:03.560 --> 0:20:07.600 Sometimes God will cause people in your life. 0:20:07.320 --> 0:20:10.400 To not give you something so that you can grow up. 0:20:11.240 --> 0:20:14.840 I mean, Victoria's personality is very encouraging for her to 0:20:14.880 --> 0:20:18.080 not say something. It had to be God, especially since 0:20:18.080 --> 0:20:19.240 my message was so good. 0:20:21.000 --> 0:20:21.880 But one day I. 0:20:21.800 --> 0:20:25.679 Realized that was a test. That was God teaching me 0:20:26.320 --> 0:20:29.720 to not rely on what everybody thinks, and not to 0:20:29.920 --> 0:20:33.400 just live to please people, but instead to be my best, 0:20:33.760 --> 0:20:36.919 knowing that He is pleased with me. I have a 0:20:36.920 --> 0:20:40.159 minister friend. He struggled in the same area. He just 0:20:40.920 --> 0:20:43.040 lived by how many compliments he could get and how 0:20:43.080 --> 0:20:43.920 many people. 0:20:43.680 --> 0:20:44.480 Liked his message. 0:20:44.480 --> 0:20:47.440 And one Sunday after the service, he asked the man 0:20:47.520 --> 0:20:50.960 that sold his CDs in the back, did anybody buy 0:20:51.080 --> 0:20:54.240 a CD from this morning's message? And he's hoping to 0:20:54.240 --> 0:20:57.040 get a good report and be encouraged. The man said no, 0:20:57.160 --> 0:21:00.720 pastor nobody bought a CD of today's message, but one 0:21:00.800 --> 0:21:05.159 lady did return one from last week. We have to 0:21:05.240 --> 0:21:10.560 realize those are testing times. If your spouse is not 0:21:10.600 --> 0:21:14.080 giving you compliments like they used to, that's a test. 0:21:15.000 --> 0:21:17.520 If you're doing the work and not getting the credit, 0:21:17.720 --> 0:21:21.679 it's a test. If people are overlooking you take it 0:21:21.720 --> 0:21:24.200 all in stride and pass that test. 0:21:24.680 --> 0:21:26.400 That's God growing you up. 0:21:27.119 --> 0:21:29.159 It's easy to get a chip on our shoulder and 0:21:29.240 --> 0:21:31.159 think nobody appreciates me. 0:21:31.520 --> 0:21:33.639 See if I do anything for you. 0:21:33.640 --> 0:21:36.439 Now keep the good attitude and say, God, I'm going 0:21:36.480 --> 0:21:39.919 to be my best each day under you. If people 0:21:39.960 --> 0:21:42.560 don't give me credit, if they don't recognize that, that's 0:21:42.600 --> 0:21:43.040 all right. 0:21:43.240 --> 0:21:46.880 I know You'll give me everything that I need. See. 0:21:46.960 --> 0:21:50.800 God wants us to get our approval, our worth, our 0:21:50.960 --> 0:21:55.760 value from him. That way, we're not dependent on other people. 0:21:56.560 --> 0:21:59.919 People will let you down, People will be too busy, 0:22:00.600 --> 0:22:02.840 people won't always be there when you need them. 0:22:03.560 --> 0:22:04.640 Really, no one. 0:22:04.480 --> 0:22:07.960 Person can keep you cheered up, keep you feeling good 0:22:07.960 --> 0:22:12.600 about yourself. Only God can. When we start off like babies, 0:22:12.960 --> 0:22:16.120 where we need somebody to take care of us, somebody 0:22:16.240 --> 0:22:19.239 to encourage us when we're down, to make sure we 0:22:19.280 --> 0:22:24.439 feel loved, appreciated, valued, approved, that's all important. 0:22:24.800 --> 0:22:26.440 We need that for a season. 0:22:27.320 --> 0:22:29.800 But there will come a point where God will say 0:22:30.200 --> 0:22:33.280 it's time to grow up. I want you to depend 0:22:33.600 --> 0:22:37.720 not on people, but on me, and God will remove 0:22:37.960 --> 0:22:41.840 that crutch, so to speak, that person that's always keeping 0:22:41.880 --> 0:22:44.720 you cheered up, that friend that calls you all the 0:22:44.800 --> 0:22:47.680 time to compliment you and tell you how great you are. 0:22:48.480 --> 0:22:50.159 He will remove maybe. 0:22:49.920 --> 0:22:54.280 Not the person, but the encouragement, the compliments, the approval. 0:22:54.920 --> 0:22:58.439 Don't get mad at them. It's a test. God is saying, 0:22:58.880 --> 0:23:02.080 I want you to look to me. I'm everything you need. 0:23:02.440 --> 0:23:05.639 I'm your encouragement, I'm your approval, I'm your validation. 0:23:06.119 --> 0:23:10.679 I'm your friend. I love you, I'm for you. I 0:23:10.720 --> 0:23:12.040 will never let you down. 0:23:13.080 --> 0:23:16.320 If God didn't remove the crutch, we would never grow 0:23:16.440 --> 0:23:20.240 up and become all He's created us to be. Our son, 0:23:20.320 --> 0:23:23.520 Jonathan is seventeen years old now. When he was a 0:23:23.560 --> 0:23:26.640 little boy, I used to cut his food up for him, 0:23:27.040 --> 0:23:31.120 make sure that he'd brush his teeth every day before he'd. 0:23:30.960 --> 0:23:31.760 Go to first grade. 0:23:31.800 --> 0:23:33.919 He'd come into my room and say, Daddy, fix my 0:23:34.000 --> 0:23:37.000 hair like you fix yours. I'd get that gel and 0:23:37.080 --> 0:23:41.480 pull it back just right. We told him morning, noon, 0:23:41.600 --> 0:23:44.639 and night how much we loved him, how proud we 0:23:44.640 --> 0:23:46.639 were of him, how he was going to do great 0:23:46.720 --> 0:23:48.800 things in life, and that's important. 0:23:49.119 --> 0:23:50.880 We should do that as parents. 0:23:51.160 --> 0:23:54.000 But now that he's seventeen, I don't cut his food 0:23:54.080 --> 0:23:54.920 up for him anymore. 0:23:55.600 --> 0:23:57.120 He won't let me touch his hair. 0:23:58.119 --> 0:24:01.200 He doesn't have to hear every tear minutes how much 0:24:01.240 --> 0:24:04.159 we love him, how much we're proud of him. For 0:24:04.280 --> 0:24:07.200 him to still feel good about himself, he's growing up. 0:24:07.960 --> 0:24:11.280 It's the same way with our heavenly Father. We start 0:24:11.320 --> 0:24:15.200 off like little babies. God will make sure somebody's there 0:24:15.359 --> 0:24:18.399 to encourage us, somebody to tell us how. 0:24:18.440 --> 0:24:20.800 Loved and valuable and needed we are. 0:24:21.680 --> 0:24:25.399 There's a season where it seems like everything falls into place. 0:24:26.040 --> 0:24:29.639 Your prayers are getting answered, left and right. A friend 0:24:29.720 --> 0:24:32.560 calls it just the right time, gives you a word 0:24:32.640 --> 0:24:35.480 in due season. You hope in the Bible and read 0:24:35.680 --> 0:24:38.560 just what you need to hear. You know God is real. 0:24:38.960 --> 0:24:42.640 You see his hand again and again, and that's great 0:24:42.760 --> 0:24:46.880 for a season. But the truth is it won't last forever. 0:24:47.680 --> 0:24:51.159 God won't let us stay babies. There'll be a point 0:24:51.400 --> 0:24:55.360 where God removes the pampering. If he didn't, it would 0:24:55.440 --> 0:24:59.160 hinder our growth. I could still be cutting Jonathan's food 0:24:59.240 --> 0:25:02.040 up for him, but that would be doing him a disservice. 0:25:02.840 --> 0:25:05.919 And if you're not getting what you used to the 0:25:05.960 --> 0:25:09.920 approval from another person, your prayers don't get answered the. 0:25:09.880 --> 0:25:11.439 First day like they did before. 0:25:11.960 --> 0:25:15.320 This may sound strange, but take that as a compliment. 0:25:16.000 --> 0:25:20.000 God is growing you up, He's maturing you, getting you 0:25:20.040 --> 0:25:23.440 ready for the amazing future he has in store. This 0:25:23.520 --> 0:25:27.800 scripture talks about how as long as we remain a child, 0:25:28.400 --> 0:25:32.919 will never receive our inheritance, will never reach our full potential. 0:25:33.760 --> 0:25:36.800 But as you grow up, as you let God make 0:25:36.880 --> 0:25:40.359 you and mold you, then those seeds of greatness God's 0:25:40.400 --> 0:25:42.080 placed on the inside, they're going. 0:25:42.080 --> 0:25:44.200 To take root and start to flourish. 0:25:44.480 --> 0:25:46.880 It's funny how when we first start off, how many 0:25:46.880 --> 0:25:50.360 times have we opened our Bible just randomly closed our 0:25:50.359 --> 0:25:53.399 eyes and pointed to a scripture and there's something just 0:25:53.440 --> 0:25:53.800 what we. 0:25:53.800 --> 0:25:55.880 Needed to hear, just spoke to us. 0:25:56.520 --> 0:25:58.760 You go a few years and start to grow up 0:25:58.800 --> 0:26:02.320 and open that Bible randomly point and it says repent, 0:26:02.400 --> 0:26:06.920 you brew the vipers. That's when you know you're growing up. 0:26:07.520 --> 0:26:11.360 Now pass the test. Learn to encourage yourself. 0:26:12.280 --> 0:26:13.640 Stay faithful even. 0:26:13.400 --> 0:26:17.440 Though your prayers aren't being answered on your timetable. Don't 0:26:17.480 --> 0:26:21.840 rely on other people for their approval, their validation. Get 0:26:21.920 --> 0:26:24.880 up every morning and say, Father, I want to thank 0:26:24.920 --> 0:26:28.719 you that you approve me. You made me in your image, 0:26:28.920 --> 0:26:33.000 you breathed your life into me. You said I'm a masterpiece. 0:26:33.359 --> 0:26:37.360 I'm valuable, I'm approved, So God, I don't need other 0:26:37.400 --> 0:26:38.280 people's approval. 0:26:38.440 --> 0:26:39.520 I have your approval. 0:26:40.359 --> 0:26:43.920 The more we grow, the more we mature, the less 0:26:44.400 --> 0:26:48.320 and less dependent we become on what other people think, 0:26:49.000 --> 0:26:51.480 or on what other people do or don't give us. 0:26:51.720 --> 0:26:53.399 We get it from our heavenly Father. 0:26:54.240 --> 0:26:56.600 And some of you today are frustrated because a prayer 0:26:56.640 --> 0:27:00.000 is not being answered, another person is not giving you 0:27:00.080 --> 0:27:02.879 the approval They used to you kind of feel like 0:27:02.960 --> 0:27:06.520 that God has forgotten all about you. But it's just 0:27:06.600 --> 0:27:11.120 the opposite. God is closely watching you. This is a 0:27:11.280 --> 0:27:15.280 test of your quality. God wants to see what you're 0:27:15.320 --> 0:27:18.680 made of. This is not the time to get discouraged. 0:27:19.119 --> 0:27:21.720 It's not the time to think what's the use It's 0:27:21.760 --> 0:27:22.600 never going to change. 0:27:22.640 --> 0:27:25.479 I'm stuck here. No, it's only a test. 0:27:26.200 --> 0:27:28.720 This is the time, more than ever, to dig your 0:27:28.760 --> 0:27:33.000 heels in and sow a radical seed of obedience. Do 0:27:33.160 --> 0:27:36.199 the right thing in spite of what somebody is not 0:27:36.280 --> 0:27:39.840 giving you. Keep praying even though it feels like God 0:27:39.880 --> 0:27:43.760 went on vacation, Keep believing, even though your mind is 0:27:43.760 --> 0:27:46.679 telling you it's never going to change. If you'll do that, 0:27:46.800 --> 0:27:50.360 you'll pass that test. You will see that radical harvest. 0:27:50.920 --> 0:27:53.960 That's what it says in James. When we pass the test, 0:27:54.600 --> 0:27:58.960 you will receive a victor's crown of life. Friends, there 0:27:59.040 --> 0:28:02.840 is a crown of victory waiting for you. The test 0:28:02.920 --> 0:28:06.520 you are in is not permanent. It's only for a season. 0:28:06.880 --> 0:28:10.879 You keep moving forward. Don't fight against everything that's hard. 0:28:11.600 --> 0:28:13.679 Let God make you and mould you. 0:28:14.080 --> 0:28:15.119 Work with God. 0:28:15.960 --> 0:28:20.440 Be willing to make adjustments, make improvements. God's always giving 0:28:20.560 --> 0:28:24.360 us opportunities to come up higher as you grow. As 0:28:24.359 --> 0:28:27.959 you mature, God is going to release the inheritance that 0:28:28.040 --> 0:28:31.200 he has laid up for you. It's like nothing you've 0:28:31.240 --> 0:28:35.320 seen before. God's going to release favor in a greater way. 0:28:36.000 --> 0:28:38.800 You're going to come into supernatural opportunities. 0:28:39.320 --> 0:28:40.760 Problems that have dogged you. 0:28:40.720 --> 0:28:44.280 For years are going to suddenly turn around. Loved Ones 0:28:44.320 --> 0:28:46.320 that wouldn't have anything to do with the Lord are 0:28:46.320 --> 0:28:49.560 going to suddenly come back home. Dreams you've been praying 0:28:49.600 --> 0:28:51.680 about are going to suddenly come to pass. 0:28:52.120 --> 0:28:53.800 Because you pass the test. 0:28:54.160 --> 0:28:57.440 God promises a crown of victory is waiting for you. 0:28:57.760 --> 0:29:01.480 That means victory in your health, victory in your finances, 0:29:01.800 --> 0:29:06.480 victory in your career, victory in relationships. I believe and 0:29:06.520 --> 0:29:11.240 declare victory is in your future in Jesus' name, if 0:29:11.280 --> 0:29:15.880 you receive it today, can you say amen? 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