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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.32,0:00:10.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A religious mindset attempts to replicate results at the price of process.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.12,0:00:16.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The religious mindset substitutes inspiration with imitation.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.80,0:00:21.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It replaces revelation with repetition.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.56,0:00:30.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wow, people of God! Grace and peace to you all in Jesus’ mighty name.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.44,0:00:32.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank You, Lord.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.24,0:00:39.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're all very welcome to this Partner Service here at the God's Heart TV Studio.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.88,0:00:45.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want us to begin this time together \Nin a moment of prayer.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.56,0:00:48.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let us pray right now.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.20,0:01:01.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lord Jesus Christ, we are connected here at this moment unto Your glory.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.92,0:01:12.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Help us to remain spiritually\Nand mentally alert
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.64,0:01:20.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in this time of fellowship, \Nmeditation and prayer.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.44,0:01:29.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Manifest Your strength in our weaknesses.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.04,0:01:35.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Jesus’ mighty name we pray.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.44,0:01:42.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the people of God said, “Amen!”
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.76,0:01:49.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have a word of encouragement for you today, a word of exhortation
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.16,0:01:57.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the dangers of a religious mindset.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.20,0:02:01.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this is going to be taken from a story \Nin the Old Testament actually.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.88,0:02:11.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's contained in two passages - \Nin 2 Samuel 5 and also in 1 Chronicles 14.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.20,0:02:16.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But for today's message, I'm going to read the account from 1 Chronicles 14.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.40,0:02:24.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So please, I would encourage you to turn with me in your Bibles to this portion -
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.40,0:02:35.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,1 Chronicles 14:8-17.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.88,0:02:40.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And once again, I'm going \Nto read the story and
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.40,0:02:51.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really highlight the dangers\Nof a religious mindset.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.92,0:02:56.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is one thing to start in the Spirit,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.68,0:03:03.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it is another thing to stay in the Spirit.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.12,0:03:07.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As we're preparing to read the Scripture, you can just say that to your neighbour,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.76,0:03:10.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or speak it out right now:
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.00,0:03:19.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“Don’t just start in the Spirit; \Nstay in the Spirit.”
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.44,0:03:24.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's keep that in our hearts\Nas we read this portion.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.40,0:03:27.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As we read the verses, I'm going to be emphasising some lessons,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.56,0:03:29.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,practical lessons of life from this account.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.40,0:03:31.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is about King David.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.04,0:03:42.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,1 Chronicles 14:8 - “Now when the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.20,0:03:50.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,over all Israel, all the Philistines\Nwent up to search for David.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.60,0:03:54.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And David heard of it and \Nwent out against them.”
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.76,0:03:57.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, let's just pause the story here.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.20,0:04:00.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because there's already \Na very big lesson here.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.08,0:04:02.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want you to think about this.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.72,0:04:15.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God had been equipping David in private long before anointing him in public.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.96,0:04:29.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was being prepared spiritually long before the battle broke out physically.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.60,0:04:37.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because anointing attracts attacks.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.76,0:04:45.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't be surprised when blessings are accompanied by battles
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.84,0:04:54.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to remind us just how much we need God.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.92,0:05:05.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ammunition selected by your enemy\Nis a clue to his fear of you.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.12,0:05:07.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That’s a deep statement.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.72,0:05:12.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm quoting Prophet T.B. Joshua there.\NI'll say it again.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.44,0:05:27.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ammunition selected by your enemy \Nis a clue to his fear of you.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.40,0:05:34.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The devil does not waste attention on those who don't threaten his kingdom.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.48,0:05:38.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why am I pausing to emphasise \Nthis point, children of God,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.60,0:05:42.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before we even get into the \Nmain focus of this story?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.08,0:05:46.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a point of reflection because
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.72,0:05:58.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there are many of us today who fall \Ninto the trap of attributing delay
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.56,0:06:05.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the blockage of the devil, \Nrather than to the building of God.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.68,0:06:12.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What many of us see as delay - ‘I'm praying for this, but it's not yet come to pass.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.56,0:06:15.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm expecting this in my career; \Nit’s not yet happened.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.92,0:06:17.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm expecting this to happen.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.48,0:06:21.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm seeking God for this, but I have not seen the visible results.’
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.56,0:06:32.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What you see as delay is God building you, not the devil blocking you - as a Christian.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.16,0:06:40.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's common for people today to attribute their delay or their disappointment
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.08,0:06:43.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the work of the devil - \N‘The devil has blocked me.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.36,0:06:48.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The devil is behind this. The devil has stopped me from fulfilling my destiny.’
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.04,0:06:51.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whereas rather than the devil blocking you,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.00,0:06:57.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is actually God building you, \Npreparing you, equipping you.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.80,0:07:05.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if you are so focused thinking about\Nwhat is the cause of this blockage,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.80,0:07:08.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you may miss the process of building.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.56,0:07:12.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why must God build us? \NWhy must God equip us?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.92,0:07:21.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because blessings are accompanied by battles. Anointing attracts attack.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.88,0:07:26.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God's favour draws man's envy.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.56,0:07:29.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's why we must be equipped.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.52,0:07:38.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The problem today is when, out of impatience or man's ambition,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.08,0:07:48.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we take actions to jump ahead of God's time or try to skip ahead of God's process.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.40,0:07:52.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But in your skipping, you miss equipping.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.84,0:08:00.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you have skipped the building, \Nthen you are not equipped for the battle.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.92,0:08:08.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What many of us are passing through today is the process of God building us.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.84,0:08:14.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can say that to your neighbour right now or speak it out if you are alone.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.04,0:08:18.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“I am being built, not blocked.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.80,0:08:23.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am being strengthened, not stopped.”
Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.68,0:08:29.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Say it again, “I am being built, not blocked.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.44,0:08:34.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am being strengthened, not stopped.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.44,0:08:37.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My delay is not denial.”
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.84,0:08:48.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just as God was equipping David in private before anointing him in public,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.16,0:08:54.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a child of God, what you are going through is part of the process
Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.08,0:08:57.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of building your character.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:57.04,0:09:01.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A word of warning:
Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.48,0:09:13.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you rise by gift, you may fall by character.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.04,0:09:15.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or let me put it even clearer.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:15.96,0:09:24.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you only rise by gift, you will \Nsurely fall by character.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.60,0:09:33.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't get carried away by your gift to a place your character cannot carry you.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:33.68,0:09:38.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your gift can lead to greatness of man.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:38.96,0:09:42.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it takes character to \Nhave greatness of God.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.80,0:09:45.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your gift can entertain men.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:45.84,0:09:49.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It takes character to entertain angels.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.80,0:09:56.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is just a pause in this story \Nto think about this point.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.48,0:10:06.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The moment the Philistines learned that David had been anointed, the attack started.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:06.16,0:10:11.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't be surprised when \Nwhat you are praying for
Dialogue: 0,0:10:11.72,0:10:17.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,attracts the attention of what \Nyou are praying against.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:17.24,0:10:20.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God must build your character.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:20.64,0:10:27.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because what is being built in private will equip you to face the attacks in public.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:27.76,0:10:30.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anointing attracts attack.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:30.88,0:10:34.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's read on - this story: 1 Chronicles 14:9.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:34.76,0:10:44.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“Then the Philistines went and made a raid on the Valley of Rephaim.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:44.76,0:10:50.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And David inquired of God...” -\Nthis is very important.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:50.48,0:10:55.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Before anything else, before setting up his military tactics, strategy and plans -
Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.76,0:11:00.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,‘How are we going to face the Philistines’ - his first source was God.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:00.84,0:11:07.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“David inquired of God, saying, \N‘Shall I go up against the Philistines?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:07.28,0:11:09.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Will You deliver them into my hand?’
Dialogue: 0,0:11:09.28,0:11:17.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Lord said to him, ‘Go up, for I will deliver them into your hand.’”
Dialogue: 0,0:11:17.28,0:11:18.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank You, Jesus.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:18.64,0:11:25.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“So they went up...” - in accordance with that instruction, that direction.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:25.48,0:11:31.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“They went up to Baal Perazim, \Nand David defeated them there.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:31.60,0:11:37.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then David said, ‘God has broken through my enemies by my hand
Dialogue: 0,0:11:37.60,0:11:39.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like a breakthrough of water.’”
Dialogue: 0,0:11:39.96,0:11:44.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He did not say, ‘I have defeated my enemies by my hands.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:44.12,0:11:46.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My tactics have defeated these enemies.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:46.72,0:11:50.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My superior military strength \Nhas defeated these enemies.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:50.92,0:11:56.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The skills and gifts of my men and myself have defeated these enemies.’
Dialogue: 0,0:11:56.88,0:12:00.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even though they, of course, will have played a part in the victory.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:00.52,0:12:02.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But David did not say that.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:02.08,0:12:12.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He said, “‘God has broken through my enemies by my hand like a breakthrough of water.’
Dialogue: 0,0:12:12.64,0:12:18.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Therefore they called the name \Nof that place Baal Perazim” -
Dialogue: 0,0:12:18.16,0:12:22.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which literally means, \N‘Master of breakthroughs’.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:22.12,0:12:28.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,1 Chronicles 14:12 - “And when they left their gods there, David gave a commandment,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:28.48,0:12:32.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they were burned with fire.”
Dialogue: 0,0:12:32.56,0:12:36.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's a lot to think about here. \NLet’s pause a moment.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:36.56,0:12:44.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The evidence of the genuineness of David's relationship with God
Dialogue: 0,0:12:44.88,0:12:53.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was shown in his attitude \Nbefore battle and after victory.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:53.16,0:13:00.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Before the battle, David sought God's face.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:00.28,0:13:06.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After the victory, David glorified His name.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:06.20,0:13:13.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The intensity of the battle and the immensity of the victory
Dialogue: 0,0:13:13.36,0:13:23.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,did not take his focus from God\Nor his dependence on God.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:23.84,0:13:30.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a very big lesson for all of us today.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:30.88,0:13:34.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When a battle comes, who do you seek?
Dialogue: 0,0:13:34.76,0:13:37.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whose opinion do you seek?
Dialogue: 0,0:13:37.48,0:13:40.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whose direction do you seek?
Dialogue: 0,0:13:40.64,0:13:44.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whose counsel do you seek?
Dialogue: 0,0:13:44.56,0:13:49.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To whom do you entrust your heart\Nwhen the battle comes?
Dialogue: 0,0:13:49.52,0:13:53.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look, at this time, we know we are talking about a physical battle.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:53.12,0:13:59.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am, of course, referring here to \Nthe battles that life can bring.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:59.92,0:14:06.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not just physical - emotional battles, financial battles, marital challenges,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:06.40,0:14:15.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,challenges in health, work, career - \Njust name it. Battles.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:15.28,0:14:17.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Who do you seek before?
Dialogue: 0,0:14:17.88,0:14:22.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you know a battle is coming, \Nwho do you seek?
Dialogue: 0,0:14:22.44,0:14:27.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when victory comes, \Nwho do you ascribe the glory to?
Dialogue: 0,0:14:27.60,0:14:32.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The evidence of David's \Nrelationship with God -
Dialogue: 0,0:14:32.52,0:14:37.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how God had equipped him in private before anointing him in public -
Dialogue: 0,0:14:37.24,0:14:42.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was his attitude before battle and after victory.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:42.20,0:14:45.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Also, I want you to take note.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:45.12,0:14:49.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He did not attribute the victory to his strength.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:49.72,0:14:54.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He did not attribute the victory to his skills.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:54.40,0:15:02.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He did not attribute the victory to the strength of his men or himself.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:02.32,0:15:05.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He took no credit for the victory.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:05.96,0:15:12.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The spoils of success did \Nnot spoil his spirit.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:12.28,0:15:16.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His conquest did not \Ngive rise to compromise.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:16.96,0:15:22.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is why, immediately after the victory, he glorified God.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:22.44,0:15:29.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But not only that, he burned the idols rather than keeping them as trophies.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:29.36,0:15:35.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some of us are busy toying with \Nwhat is meant to be burning.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:35.52,0:15:40.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,David knew the source \Nof his victory was God.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:40.64,0:15:48.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that is why he didn't give any space to the devil after the victory
Dialogue: 0,0:15:48.92,0:15:55.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by collecting those idols as trophies.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:55.80,0:16:02.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He acknowledged God, \Nglorified God for the victory,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:02.32,0:16:05.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,did away with any form of idolatry,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:05.72,0:16:11.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the result of this is reflected \Nin what happens next.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:11.72,0:16:14.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So let's read on - 1 Chronicles 14:13.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:14.32,0:16:20.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“Then the Philistines once again \Nmade a raid on the valley.”
Dialogue: 0,0:16:20.88,0:16:23.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People of God, this is an interesting story.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:23.28,0:16:25.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They had just been defeated.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:25.84,0:16:31.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,David had won the victory by the hand of God after seeking God's opinion.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:31.56,0:16:39.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the Philistines attacked \Nthe very same area.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:39.32,0:16:46.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't think that victory today automatically assures you of victory tomorrow.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:46.80,0:16:50.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That you overcame today
Dialogue: 0,0:16:50.44,0:16:54.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,does not automatically qualify \Nyou to overcome tomorrow.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:54.68,0:16:57.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God gives grace for each day.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:57.16,0:17:01.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You must depend on His grace each day.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:01.16,0:17:05.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I hope you follow what I'm saying here, children of God.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:05.60,0:17:08.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They attacked the very same area.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:08.68,0:17:13.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That an area of your life is attacked and by the grace of God you overcome
Dialogue: 0,0:17:13.88,0:17:19.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,does not mean you are automatically immune from attacks in that same area.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:19.36,0:17:24.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If David had attributed the success to himself,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:24.76,0:17:29.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or he was busy toying with \Nthe trophies of past victories,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:29.92,0:17:34.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he would not have had the \Nsensitivity to recognise
Dialogue: 0,0:17:34.24,0:17:37.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the needed revelation for \Nthe present decision.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:37.56,0:17:40.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because if we read what happens,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:40.44,0:17:48.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,David did not just assume that the tactic he used last time would work this time.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:48.08,0:17:54.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He didn't just conclude, ‘Well, the Philistines attacked here. God said I should do this.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:54.12,0:17:59.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so let me repeat the same process and the same victory will ensue.’
Dialogue: 0,0:17:59.24,0:18:01.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No! What did he do?
Dialogue: 0,0:18:01.32,0:18:09.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let's read 1 Chronicles 14:14 - “Therefore, David again inquired of God...”
Dialogue: 0,0:18:09.80,0:18:20.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People of God, don't think that the approach of yesterday will work today.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:20.56,0:18:25.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You need to depend on God daily.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:25.72,0:18:31.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the danger of a religious mindset
Dialogue: 0,0:18:31.36,0:18:42.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because a religious mindset attempts to replicate results at the price of process.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:42.60,0:18:48.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,‘We did it like this. It worked. \NWe will continue to do it like this.’
Dialogue: 0,0:18:48.56,0:18:56.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The religious mindset substitutes inspiration with imitation.
Dialogue: 0,0:18:56.16,0:19:02.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It replaces revelation with repetition.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:02.40,0:19:05.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,David did not repeat the \Nsame approach to battle.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:05.84,0:19:10.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He repeated the same approach to God. Take note of this.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:10.64,0:19:14.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He still ran to God for guidance.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:14.12,0:19:19.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He still ran to God for wisdom \Nof how to manage this battle.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:19.00,0:19:21.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He still sought God’s opinion.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:21.12,0:19:26.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He didn't just conclude that the guidance he received in the last battle
Dialogue: 0,0:19:26.60,0:19:30.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would automatically be the same \Nfor the next battle.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:30.04,0:19:35.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, if we read on, God gave him a different tactic. Let’s read.
Dialogue: 0,0:19:35.68,0:19:40.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“Therefore David inquired again of God...”
Dialogue: 0,0:19:40.52,0:19:46.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Did God say to him, ‘I have already told you what to do. Follow the same path...’?
Dialogue: 0,0:19:46.36,0:19:54.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No. God said to him, ‘You shall \Nnot go up after them.’
Dialogue: 0,0:19:54.76,0:20:00.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the first battle, the instruction from the Spirit of God was to go up.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:00.60,0:20:04.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If David had succumbed \Nto a religious mindset,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:04.44,0:20:09.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he would have taken the same approach and expected the same result.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:09.68,0:20:14.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what did he do? He sought God again.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:14.12,0:20:18.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this time “God said, \N‘You shall not go up after them;
Dialogue: 0,0:20:18.48,0:20:27.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,circle around them, and come upon them in front of the mulberry trees.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:27.28,0:20:33.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it shall be, when you hear a sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:33.28,0:20:39.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then you shall go out to battle, \Nfor God has gone out before you
Dialogue: 0,0:20:39.48,0:20:44.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to strike the camp of the Philistines.’
Dialogue: 0,0:20:44.00,0:20:49.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So David did as God commanded him,
Dialogue: 0,0:20:49.72,0:20:57.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they drove back the army of the Philistines from Gibeon as far as Gezer.
Dialogue: 0,0:20:57.24,0:21:01.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then the fame of David \Nwent out into all lands,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:01.36,0:21:05.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the Lord brought the \Nfear of him upon all nations.”
Dialogue: 0,0:21:05.84,0:21:10.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People of God, I hope you \Nunderstand the lesson
Dialogue: 0,0:21:10.32,0:21:13.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm bringing forth from this passage.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:13.64,0:21:19.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s a practical lesson for each \Nand every one of us today.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:19.00,0:21:37.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look, the religious mindset subtly seeks to disconnect your daily dependence on God.
Dialogue: 0,0:21:37.40,0:21:42.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If David had been overwhelmed by the spoils of success
Dialogue: 0,0:21:42.96,0:21:47.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or busy toying with the trophies\Nof his past victories,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:47.48,0:21:53.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or attributing the results to his own efforts, rather than God's grace,
Dialogue: 0,0:21:53.80,0:22:01.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he would not have been sensitive to seek God's direction when the next battle came,
Dialogue: 0,0:22:01.92,0:22:05.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even though it was in \Nthe same battleground.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:05.84,0:22:08.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What am I saying here, people of God?
Dialogue: 0,0:22:08.52,0:22:15.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We must be careful of anything\Nthat tries to interfere
Dialogue: 0,0:22:15.24,0:22:20.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with our total dependence \Non God for everything.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:20.12,0:22:24.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need God each and every moment.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:24.92,0:22:29.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That you are in the right \Nplace with God today
Dialogue: 0,0:22:29.72,0:22:35.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,does not give you the space\Nto relax in the spirit.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:35.56,0:22:41.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you relax in the flesh, \Ndon't relax in the spirit.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:41.00,0:22:45.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Victory should not give room to complacency.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:45.56,0:22:52.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your victories today should not breed complacency tomorrow.
Dialogue: 0,0:22:52.96,0:22:57.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,‘Everything was fine. We overcame this. \NI can relax.’
Dialogue: 0,0:22:57.64,0:23:01.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you relax in the flesh, \Ndon't relent in the spirit.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:01.64,0:23:05.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You need God each and every day.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:05.72,0:23:09.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the danger of the religious mindset.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:09.56,0:23:13.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We reduce the things of God to a formula
Dialogue: 0,0:23:13.00,0:23:17.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we can apply irrespective \Nof the state of our hearts.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:17.88,0:23:25.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The religious mindset does not recognise the importance of the heart.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:25.16,0:23:33.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's why we can just follow a plan of man, even if initially it was inspired by God.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:33.08,0:23:38.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We now turn it into a blueprint that we adopt irrespective of the heart.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:38.24,0:23:42.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You may look at this message and say, ‘Brother Chris, can you be more practical?
Dialogue: 0,0:23:42.64,0:23:46.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do I apply what you're talking about? \NI don't think I have a religious mindset.
Dialogue: 0,0:23:46.80,0:23:51.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Be more practical with what \Nwe are talking about here.’
Dialogue: 0,0:23:51.68,0:23:57.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If reading the Bible just becomes a routine...
Dialogue: 0,0:23:57.68,0:24:02.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every day I must read my verse, \Nread my chapter.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:02.84,0:24:16.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If prayer just becomes a ritual -\NI say the words but I don't mean them -
Dialogue: 0,0:24:16.20,0:24:23.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then the heart is no longer required\Nand the Spirit can no longer inspire.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:23.92,0:24:29.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Christianity is a relationship, not a religion.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:29.36,0:24:34.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Relationship lies in the heart.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:34.64,0:24:45.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Without the help of the Holy Spirit, your prayers can just impress man, not reach God.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:45.28,0:24:48.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Without the help of the Holy Spirit,
Dialogue: 0,0:24:48.60,0:24:54.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you will read the Bible just to be informed, not to be transformed.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:54.44,0:24:58.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You may read the Bible.\NThe Bible will not read you.
Dialogue: 0,0:24:58.40,0:25:05.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Without the help of the Holy Spirit,\Nour fasting is just a hunger strike.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:05.36,0:25:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You must be careful to not fall \Ninto a religious mindset
Dialogue: 0,0:25:15.00,0:25:22.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that sets the mind or the mode \Nabove the heart.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:22.72,0:25:29.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We just follow tradition, \Nconvention, ceremony.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:29.64,0:25:33.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a word that calls for self-examination.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:33.56,0:25:39.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even in churches today, \Nwhen we go to the house of God,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:39.28,0:25:43.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the perspective of you \Nthat are attending,
Dialogue: 0,0:25:43.04,0:25:45.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are you just going because it's traditional?
Dialogue: 0,0:25:45.88,0:25:52.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,‘On Sunday, I must go to church’ - \Neven if your heart is not in church.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:52.60,0:25:54.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's religious.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:54.44,0:25:56.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We may tick the box that \Nwe have attended church.
Dialogue: 0,0:25:56.84,0:26:00.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We will not truly receive what \Nwill change our lives.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:00.52,0:26:07.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even from the perspective of those leading church, ministries, the work of the Lord -
Dialogue: 0,0:26:07.92,0:26:16.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if everything is pre-planned, \Nthe heart is no longer required.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:16.40,0:26:22.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If the script is already written, \Nthe heart can be missing.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:22.24,0:26:28.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If the script is present, don't be \Nsurprised the heart is absent.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:28.32,0:26:30.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It can become a ceremony.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:30.20,0:26:33.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If everything is prepared before in a script,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:33.76,0:26:38.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what's the difference between\Na service and a show?
Dialogue: 0,0:26:38.36,0:26:44.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm not in any way discouraging godly routine or regularly attending church.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:44.40,0:26:50.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that something is regular does not mean it should become religious,
Dialogue: 0,0:26:50.12,0:26:58.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where we just go through the form, the motions without taking care of the heart.
Dialogue: 0,0:26:58.60,0:27:02.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need inspiration from the Holy Spirit, not imitation of man.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:02.08,0:27:07.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need revelation from the Holy Spirit, \Nnot repetition of what has worked in the past.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:07.00,0:27:12.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need relationship with God, \Nnot religion.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:12.68,0:27:17.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is a message I take \Nfrom this story of David.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:17.00,0:27:22.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a reflection of David's \Nrelationship with God.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:22.20,0:27:26.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He sought God before the first battle.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:26.16,0:27:29.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He glorified God after the victory.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:29.12,0:27:33.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when another battle came, \Nhe didn't automatically conclude
Dialogue: 0,0:27:33.48,0:27:35.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the same approach would work.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:35.36,0:27:42.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He still went back to seek God, and this time the approach was given differently.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:42.96,0:27:48.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because David knew the military tactics were not the source of his victory.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:48.24,0:27:50.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was the Source of those tactics.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:50.88,0:27:54.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was the Source - God.
Dialogue: 0,0:27:54.32,0:28:00.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The source behind it determines \Nthe force behind it.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:00.04,0:28:13.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is why we need God \Nevery day, every moment.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:13.80,0:28:21.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That you took a wrong step in the past does not disqualify you,
Dialogue: 0,0:28:21.48,0:28:25.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that you took the right step in the past does not qualify you.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:25.80,0:28:29.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many who are first will be last, \Nand last will be first.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:29.64,0:28:34.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is grace for each day.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:34.76,0:28:43.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That I was right with God yesterday does not mean it’s guaranteed I am right with God today
Dialogue: 0,0:28:43.08,0:28:45.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because each day has its own battles.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:45.76,0:28:47.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Each day has its own challenges.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:47.80,0:28:50.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Each day has its own trials.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:50.16,0:28:53.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's why I need God each and every day.
Dialogue: 0,0:28:53.96,0:29:05.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The religious mindset is so dangerous because it uses seemingly godly things
Dialogue: 0,0:29:05.72,0:29:14.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while disconnecting our daily \Ndependence on the Source, God.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:14.60,0:29:17.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As I said at the beginning of this message, it’s a word of encouragement,
Dialogue: 0,0:29:17.24,0:29:24.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it’s a word of exhortation, a word that calls for reflection, people of God.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:24.12,0:29:27.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s not about the way you overcome.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:27.04,0:29:29.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's about the One who overcomes.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:29.80,0:29:32.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's all about Jesus.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:32.48,0:29:40.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We must be very careful of anything that attempts, whether directly or indirectly,
Dialogue: 0,0:29:40.88,0:29:49.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to cut off our dependence on God, our communion with God and our duty to God.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:49.40,0:29:51.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's the religious mindset.
Dialogue: 0,0:29:51.68,0:29:54.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,‘This approach worked. Let's stick with it.’
Dialogue: 0,0:29:54.72,0:30:01.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your approach to battle may change.\NYour approach to God will not.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:01.12,0:30:07.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Approach God and let His Spirit direct your approach. That's the answer.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:07.52,0:30:12.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So people of God, this is \Nthe message I wanted to
Dialogue: 0,0:30:12.12,0:30:19.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,share with everyone in today's meeting - the danger of the religious mindset.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:19.48,0:30:23.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We must break free from \Nthe spirit of religion.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:23.00,0:30:27.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How? Daily dependence on God.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:27.72,0:30:37.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Daily dependence on God requires \Ndaily settlement of the heart -
Dialogue: 0,0:30:37.16,0:30:42.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,daily checking your heart,
Dialogue: 0,0:30:42.28,0:30:48.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that we are not toying with things \Nwe are meant to be burning.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:48.28,0:30:54.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,David gave the instruction to burn those idols.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:54.00,0:30:58.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't try to build bridges with what is meant to be burned.
Dialogue: 0,0:30:58.44,0:31:04.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If your right hand causes you to sin, \Ncut it off (Matthew 5:30).
Dialogue: 0,0:31:04.60,0:31:09.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some of us are taking trophies \Nof past victories as if,
Dialogue: 0,0:31:09.12,0:31:12.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,‘This will help me to understand \Nthe world better.’
Dialogue: 0,0:31:12.24,0:31:17.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It will help the world to overcome you, \Nnot you understand it.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:17.08,0:31:19.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I will bring this message \Nto a close at this point.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:19.92,0:31:23.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know there is a lot of food for \Nthought in this message,
Dialogue: 0,0:31:23.80,0:31:30.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we are going to have an opportunity now for questions, comments.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:30.36,0:31:34.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you have something from today's message you'd like to ask about,
Dialogue: 0,0:31:34.20,0:31:38.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or you have a lesson that you would like to share with fellow people of God
Dialogue: 0,0:31:38.36,0:31:42.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,here in God's presence, this is an opportunity for you to do so.
Dialogue: 0,0:31:42.40,0:31:54.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I pray that the message you have received today will sink deep into your hearts
Dialogue: 0,0:31:54.52,0:32:04.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to root out every religious mindset, \Nin Jesus’ mighty name. Amen.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:09.68,0:32:11.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you so much, Brother Chris.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:11.48,0:32:15.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This sermon really touched me.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:15.76,0:32:26.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because I think I've fallen in that rut of depending on past victories.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:26.52,0:32:31.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I would say that in the past I would probably call them principles.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:31.04,0:32:37.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But my question to you is this -
Dialogue: 0,0:32:37.84,0:32:44.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when we find ourselves in that state,
Dialogue: 0,0:32:44.32,0:32:51.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what is the best way that \Nwe can settle our hearts?
Dialogue: 0,0:32:51.64,0:32:54.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You said that we first of all \Nneed to settle our hearts.
Dialogue: 0,0:32:54.76,0:32:59.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What's the best way that we can do that?
Dialogue: 0,0:32:59.48,0:33:03.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay. Thank you very much, brother.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:03.20,0:33:09.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All of us can know - if we are sincere.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:09.12,0:33:14.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can know when your \Nheart is not settled.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:14.36,0:33:17.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because no one knows you better \Nthan you know yourself.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:17.08,0:33:22.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You may attempt to attribute \Nit to other factors or forces,
Dialogue: 0,0:33:22.64,0:33:25.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but no one knows your \Nheart better than you.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:25.16,0:33:27.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If your heart is not settled, \Nyour heart is disturbed,
Dialogue: 0,0:33:27.44,0:33:30.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,first of all, we have to identify what is causing that disturbance.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:30.80,0:33:34.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is behind that ‘unsettlement’?
Dialogue: 0,0:33:34.80,0:33:46.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if we are to be direct, the thing that disturbs our spirits as Christians is sin,
Dialogue: 0,0:33:46.80,0:33:52.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in whichever way, shape or \Nform it manifests itself.
Dialogue: 0,0:33:52.88,0:34:00.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we recognise that the source of our disturbance spiritually is sin,
Dialogue: 0,0:34:00.04,0:34:04.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we must equally recognise \Nthat the solution is spiritual.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:04.64,0:34:11.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes we try to mask \Nour disturbance by
Dialogue: 0,0:34:11.04,0:34:16.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,engaging ourselves in other activities \Nto try and just forget about it
Dialogue: 0,0:34:16.04,0:34:22.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or take our mind away from it or \Ntry to postpone dealing with it.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:22.48,0:34:24.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the answer is spiritual.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:24.68,0:34:34.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the answer is not too far from repentance and seeking God’s face for forgiveness.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:34.72,0:34:38.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's the answer, my brother. \NThere's no formula here.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:38.36,0:34:40.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's the answer. No one is perfect.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:40.72,0:34:46.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's why we depend on the Blood Jesus Christ shed on the cross of Calvary for us.
Dialogue: 0,0:34:46.52,0:34:51.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I think one of the big problems people have today is that they delay
Dialogue: 0,0:34:51.72,0:34:54.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in settling the issues of their hearts
Dialogue: 0,0:34:54.84,0:35:01.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they're not truly ready to deal with the sin that has caused the disturbance.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:01.56,0:35:05.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe because there's a fleeting enjoyment of that sin,
Dialogue: 0,0:35:05.00,0:35:09.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or maybe because they have not been alert to recognise what it truly is.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:09.68,0:35:18.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I so often talk about, for example, this issue of unforgiveness, bitterness.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:18.76,0:35:21.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's such an easy trap to fall into \Nbecause you can be deceived
Dialogue: 0,0:35:21.96,0:35:26.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into thinking you are justified in harbouring it because of the wrong done to you.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:26.28,0:35:29.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what you don't realise \Nis that by harbouring it,
Dialogue: 0,0:35:29.24,0:35:34.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you are violating the very command Jesus Christ gave us to release forgiveness.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:34.64,0:35:40.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So even though it is the wrong done to you, not that you've knowingly done wrong
Dialogue: 0,0:35:40.00,0:35:42.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to someone else, but the \Nwrong done to you -
Dialogue: 0,0:35:42.08,0:35:46.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by harbouring it, you're going to cause a \Ndisturbance in your heart.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:46.76,0:35:52.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that's an example of something that we often are not alert to recognise.
Dialogue: 0,0:35:52.00,0:35:57.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don't realise that that's the cause of our disturbance because we are clouded by
Dialogue: 0,0:35:57.96,0:35:59.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the pain of the wrong done to us,
Dialogue: 0,0:35:59.80,0:36:06.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the feeling that such a response is justified because of what has happened.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:06.04,0:36:11.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the light of God's Word opens our eyes to where we need to repent
Dialogue: 0,0:36:11.48,0:36:15.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and reconcile with God, and that is \Nwhy we hear a message like this.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:15.92,0:36:22.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You hear the Word of God and it brings you to the place of reflection, examination.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:22.64,0:36:26.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the beautiful thing is that when we turn to God with all of our hearts,
Dialogue: 0,0:36:26.24,0:36:32.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He’s ready and willing to welcome us, \Nto forgive us and the past is over.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:32.68,0:36:38.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's why I said the wrong steps you took yesterday don't disqualify you.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:38.32,0:36:41.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Satan tries to use guilt from the past
Dialogue: 0,0:36:41.80,0:36:45.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to paralyse us in the present from \Ntaking the rightful actions.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:45.68,0:36:50.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if you hear a message like this today and right here, right now,
Dialogue: 0,0:36:50.36,0:36:56.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,identify where you have gone wrong, ask God for forgiveness, reconnect with Him -
Dialogue: 0,0:36:56.00,0:36:59.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the heart can be settled and \Nyou continue your journey.
Dialogue: 0,0:36:59.92,0:37:05.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if you delay settlement, \Nthen you are building disturbance.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:05.48,0:37:07.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's only going to build up.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:07.76,0:37:14.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not going to be solved by trying \Nto cover it with hard work or
Dialogue: 0,0:37:14.12,0:37:19.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,recreational activities or \Nschemes of blaming.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:19.36,0:37:21.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not going to work.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:21.20,0:37:23.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have to get right with God.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:23.48,0:37:27.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And to conclude, brother, I really can't emphasise this enough.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:27.92,0:37:32.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My brothers and sisters in Christ, \NI cannot emphasise this enough.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:32.24,0:37:36.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are living in a world \Nwhere there is no shortage
Dialogue: 0,0:37:36.36,0:37:41.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of temptations and distractions everywhere.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:41.88,0:37:44.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this flesh is weak.\NWe are weak.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:44.64,0:37:53.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we must take actions \Nactively to help us spiritually.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:53.44,0:37:59.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Have a place in your house \Nset aside for prayer.
Dialogue: 0,0:37:59.36,0:38:04.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When your heart is troubled, go there.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:04.36,0:38:08.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When your heart is disturbed, go there.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:08.20,0:38:10.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Go on your knees before God.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:10.72,0:38:16.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I tell you, if you seek God sincerely, you will identify what is causing that trouble.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:16.56,0:38:21.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as you bring it before God's presence, the peace and joy will be restored.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:21.68,0:38:28.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But so many times something disturbs us and everything around us
Dialogue: 0,0:38:28.64,0:38:32.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,contributes to that disturbance, \Nrather than helping us to settle it.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:32.76,0:38:36.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes we need to set aside a place.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:36.40,0:38:39.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look, I talked today about \Nthe danger of religion.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:39.52,0:38:44.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am not saying, ‘If I go to that prayer room, automatically my heart will be settled.’
Dialogue: 0,0:38:44.68,0:38:50.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm saying find a place on the outside that will help you reconnect on the inside.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:50.12,0:38:57.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Have a place which you can set aside \Nfor prayer. Life is full of distractions.
Dialogue: 0,0:38:57.68,0:39:00.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Life is full of temptations.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:00.64,0:39:09.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's no shortage of things trying to shift our focus, take us away from God.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:09.84,0:39:13.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But you know yourself. \NYou know your heart.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:13.12,0:39:18.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everyone listening right now - \Nwe know our hearts.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:18.28,0:39:22.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can know if something's disturbing you.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:22.92,0:39:25.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can know if your spirit is not settled.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:25.64,0:39:33.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if you are sincere and go deep, \Nthe cause of that disturbance is sin.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:33.36,0:39:38.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the Blood of Jesus is enough.\NRun to Him.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:38.60,0:39:40.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To quote Prophet T.B. Joshua again,
Dialogue: 0,0:39:40.28,0:39:46.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,“If you make a mistake, as we all do, \Ndon't run from God; run to Him.”
Dialogue: 0,0:39:46.04,0:39:51.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that mistake will become \Na tool to teach you,
Dialogue: 0,0:39:51.52,0:39:56.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to mature you, to improve you \Nas far as you run to Him.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:56.08,0:39:59.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that's the issue - running to Him.
Dialogue: 0,0:39:59.44,0:40:04.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's the lesson from David - \Nhe ran back to God.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:04.16,0:40:08.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the victory, he ran to God. \NIn the battle, he ran to God.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:08.24,0:40:13.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When the battle happened the second time, he ran back to God.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:13.76,0:40:18.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was the consistency of his running to God that was the source of his victory,
Dialogue: 0,0:40:18.84,0:40:21.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not the strategy that God gave him.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:26.40,0:40:33.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Blessings! My name is Fabiola from Honduras living in Kentucky, USA.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:33.12,0:40:37.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you very much for this message, which has really filled my heart.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:37.60,0:40:42.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What happens when we go\Nto God as David did...
Dialogue: 0,0:40:42.56,0:40:48.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because David asked God what he had to do and God’s answer was clear.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:48.24,0:40:52.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first time He said, ‘Go’ and the \Nsecond time He said, ‘Don’t go’.
Dialogue: 0,0:40:52.76,0:40:58.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, the problem I have is that I ask God \Nbut I don’t hear His answer,
Dialogue: 0,0:40:58.84,0:41:03.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or I cannot distinguish the answer \NHe has to my question.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:03.44,0:41:05.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’m going to give a simple example.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:05.60,0:41:09.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have been living here in \NKentucky for four years
Dialogue: 0,0:41:09.32,0:41:13.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I desire with all my heart\Nto go to live in Florida.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:13.04,0:41:17.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It seems like it is something simple\Nbut I want to ask God if it’s His will
Dialogue: 0,0:41:17.68,0:41:20.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I don’t hear what His answer is.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:20.28,0:41:21.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is the first question:
Dialogue: 0,0:41:21.92,0:41:25.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How can I recognise God’s voice\Nwhen He answers me?
Dialogue: 0,0:41:25.84,0:41:31.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The very first question you asked \Nis a very common question.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:31.52,0:41:36.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And at its root it is - how do \NI hear the voice of God?
Dialogue: 0,0:41:36.24,0:41:41.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because it is easy to read this portion and say, ‘Well, it was very easy for David.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:41.44,0:41:47.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,David just inquired of God. The instruction came. He acted on it.
Dialogue: 0,0:41:47.24,0:41:49.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why is it not so easy for me?’
Dialogue: 0,0:41:49.28,0:41:54.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some of us would just like to pray and then we would love a voice from the heavens
Dialogue: 0,0:41:54.24,0:41:58.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to come and say, ‘Go this way’ \Nor ‘Don't go this way.’
Dialogue: 0,0:41:58.40,0:42:07.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I think it's important to emphasise that this is why we talk about relationship.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:07.40,0:42:21.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because the closer you draw to God, the clearer His voice becomes in your spirit.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:21.44,0:42:27.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God is able to speak to us in multiple ways.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:27.80,0:42:35.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We cannot restrict God in the way \NHe speaks to His people.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:35.84,0:42:40.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, I used the example that people would like to hear a voice.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:40.76,0:42:46.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some people - you can hear \Na voice audibly. It can happen.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:46.64,0:42:55.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some people may receive a message from God in a dream, a revelation, a vision.
Dialogue: 0,0:42:55.80,0:43:01.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes God may send someone to you with a message that you needed to hear
Dialogue: 0,0:43:01.88,0:43:05.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at that moment - God can \Nuse someone to convey.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:05.92,0:43:13.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes the circumstances of life are themselves a message to us.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:13.72,0:43:24.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Often, it’s the still, small voice of God’s Spirit in our hearts.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:24.44,0:43:28.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I can say to you, sister, \Nis very clearly this.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:28.76,0:43:35.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Although we cannot determine \Nhow God speaks to us
Dialogue: 0,0:43:35.12,0:43:39.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the way God will choose to \Nanswer us when we pray,
Dialogue: 0,0:43:39.56,0:43:47.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what we can do is take care of the heart \Nto whom God will speak.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:47.24,0:43:52.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Prayer is not just about talking.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:52.76,0:43:55.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s a two way conversation.
Dialogue: 0,0:43:55.56,0:44:03.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's about talking to God, listening to God not with these ears, but with the heart.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:03.28,0:44:07.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I go back to the answer \NI gave my brother earlier,
Dialogue: 0,0:44:07.16,0:44:13.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the best way to position yourself to hear from God is to settle your spirit.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:13.16,0:44:20.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If your heart is disturbed, your heart is troubled, your heart is weighed down,
Dialogue: 0,0:44:20.60,0:44:26.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you will likely be insensitive to what \NHis Spirit is telling you.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:26.52,0:44:36.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is why we reduce to desiring for our ears to hear the audible voice.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:36.08,0:44:39.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because we want to bypass the \Nprocess of settling our spirits.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:39.64,0:44:47.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or we want to go to a man of God and just receive a prophecy - ‘You must do ABC.’
Dialogue: 0,0:44:47.04,0:44:52.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God can speak through His servants.\NProphecy is real.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:52.72,0:44:56.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God can direct people \Nthrough prophetic words.
Dialogue: 0,0:44:56.96,0:45:00.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we should not see prophecy \Nas an avenue
Dialogue: 0,0:45:00.64,0:45:04.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to bypass God's processing\Nof settling our hearts.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:04.96,0:45:09.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can just go to church and receive a prophecy that I should do this.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:09.68,0:45:14.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even if God speaks to you in prophecy, there must be a confirmation,
Dialogue: 0,0:45:14.20,0:45:19.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is why you must settle your own heart, settle your own spirit.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:19.20,0:45:25.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would love to say to you today, sister, \N‘It's as easy as following this formula.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:25.84,0:45:28.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do this and you'll hear the voice of God.’
Dialogue: 0,0:45:28.76,0:45:33.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look, the ways of God are \Nhigher than our ways.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:33.72,0:45:37.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God sees the bigger picture always.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:37.40,0:45:40.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the way in which he communicates\Nto us as His children
Dialogue: 0,0:45:40.96,0:45:43.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can often be mysterious to these senses.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:43.84,0:45:50.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what I can tell you, God does not leave us without direction.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:50.64,0:45:54.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you seek Him with all your heart, \Nyou will find Him.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:54.32,0:45:57.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He does not leave us without guidance.
Dialogue: 0,0:45:57.92,0:46:02.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you seek Him with all your heart, \Nyou will find it.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:02.32,0:46:05.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You focus on the seeking and \Nthe direction will come.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:05.76,0:46:10.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You focus on caring for your heart and
Dialogue: 0,0:46:10.40,0:46:15.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sometimes events beyond your control will be supernaturally orchestrated
Dialogue: 0,0:46:15.52,0:46:20.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from above to take you to where \NHe wants you to be.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:20.00,0:46:22.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But take care of your heart.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:26.32,0:46:29.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So my question, I think \Nit's pretty straightforward,
Dialogue: 0,0:46:29.48,0:46:36.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but for me, sometimes it tends to be a challenge in the practical sense.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:36.84,0:46:45.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So my question is, how do you depend on God in a practical way, on a day-to-day basis?
Dialogue: 0,0:46:45.72,0:46:55.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then what example do you have of how you do this yourself daily? Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:46:55.44,0:47:01.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All of us need to examine ourselves - ‘Okay, I hear this message.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:01.80,0:47:10.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How does this apply in my life, situation, family, marriage, workplace - everything?’
Dialogue: 0,0:47:10.84,0:47:17.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think it all comes down to \Nwhat we prioritise in life.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:17.48,0:47:21.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you prioritise your relationship with God,
Dialogue: 0,0:47:21.96,0:47:27.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then you will structure your daily schedule around time with Him.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:27.28,0:47:32.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It doesn't mean you neglect your other assignments and responsibilities.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:32.44,0:47:34.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course not!
Dialogue: 0,0:47:34.12,0:47:39.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am sure you are a working man and I believe brother, you have a family, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:47:39.60,0:47:43.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have a divine responsibility to care for your family when you're at work,
Dialogue: 0,0:47:43.56,0:47:47.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as you give your best at your work \Nfor the glory of God.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:47.04,0:47:52.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are not things that you neglect,\Nbut you must structure
Dialogue: 0,0:47:52.44,0:47:59.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your time management around the principle of your relationship with God first.
Dialogue: 0,0:47:59.52,0:48:05.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In other words, time with \NGod is non-negotiable.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:05.12,0:48:13.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s not like I can adjust my way of life to manage without investing time with God.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:13.24,0:48:17.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's essential. Now, how does \Nthat work out for you?
Dialogue: 0,0:48:17.92,0:48:23.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You may say, ‘Okay, because of prioritising my relationship with God,
Dialogue: 0,0:48:23.32,0:48:27.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I need to get up earlier in the morning and have some time of prayer
Dialogue: 0,0:48:27.84,0:48:29.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or time to read the Scriptures.’
Dialogue: 0,0:48:29.92,0:48:35.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe it means in certain areas recognising there will be some sacrifices -
Dialogue: 0,0:48:35.60,0:48:39.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,time I would ordinarily spend perhaps\Nin leisure or recreation,
Dialogue: 0,0:48:39.88,0:48:43.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I rather want to give that time\Nfor the things of God.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:43.56,0:48:51.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That’s why I can't begin to share with you today specifically for you - ‘This is how to do it.’
Dialogue: 0,0:48:51.04,0:48:53.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You asked me the question - you should give an example of your own life.
Dialogue: 0,0:48:53.88,0:49:02.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And for myself, I am, by God's grace, \Nin full time ministry.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:02.24,0:49:06.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everything about me and \Neverything surrounding me
Dialogue: 0,0:49:06.68,0:49:10.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are things that redirect me to God, which is an incredible privilege.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:10.52,0:49:16.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But you can't compartmentalise your life to think, ‘Well, I have my time at work,
Dialogue: 0,0:49:16.92,0:49:18.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is just for making money,
Dialogue: 0,0:49:18.60,0:49:22.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then I have my time with family, which is to enjoy fellowship with family.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:22.00,0:49:23.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then I have my time for God.’
Dialogue: 0,0:49:23.64,0:49:29.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No, our relationship with God influences and impacts everything about that.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:29.52,0:49:32.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So when my relationship \Nwith God is my priority,
Dialogue: 0,0:49:32.48,0:49:37.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how I navigate marital issues is informed by my spiritual principles.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:37.80,0:49:42.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As husband and wife, you have a clash, marital misunderstanding.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:42.64,0:49:45.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The evidence of what \Nyou prioritise in your life
Dialogue: 0,0:49:45.52,0:49:48.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is reflected in how you react \Nto that misunderstanding.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:48.44,0:49:52.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if my relationship with God is \Nthe most important thing to me,
Dialogue: 0,0:49:52.40,0:49:56.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I cannot afford to remain in a state of marital disagreement.
Dialogue: 0,0:49:56.88,0:50:03.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So even if I have to lower my pride, I must do so for the sake of settling that issue
Dialogue: 0,0:50:03.60,0:50:05.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so my heart can be right with God.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:05.76,0:50:13.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oftentimes, marital misunderstandings are prolonged because we, at that moment,
Dialogue: 0,0:50:13.72,0:50:21.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are more concerned about proving ourselves before man rather than being right with God.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:21.96,0:50:29.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if my relationship with God is my priority, love God above all else,
Dialogue: 0,0:50:29.88,0:50:35.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,everything else flows from that principle.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:35.84,0:50:39.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I could talk about time with God, reading the Bible, prayer.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:39.88,0:50:42.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These are not things that should just be seasonal or circumstantial.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:42.88,0:50:44.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They should be daily.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:44.24,0:50:47.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But even that, it’s not - ‘Well, I’ve got my...’
Dialogue: 0,0:50:47.28,0:50:49.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's why I talked about a religious mindset.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:49.12,0:50:53.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,‘I’ve read my five verses. \NLet me get on with my life.
Dialogue: 0,0:50:53.08,0:50:55.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have offered my prayer. \NNow let’s get back to business.’
Dialogue: 0,0:50:55.72,0:51:00.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No! What I read in those verses \Nguides me through life.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:00.40,0:51:06.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I pray to God guides me \Nin business, family, marriage,
Dialogue: 0,0:51:06.56,0:51:13.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,guides me in how I respond when I take a wrong step as we all do, how I handle mistakes.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:13.56,0:51:15.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So there is no formula, my brother.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:15.96,0:51:19.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I would still - you know, \Nyou asked me to be personal.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:19.76,0:51:25.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I really encourage everyone to have a place set aside for prayer.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:25.08,0:51:26.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can't emphasise it enough.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:26.72,0:51:31.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On a personal note, when I wake up in the morning and before I go to bed at night,
Dialogue: 0,0:51:31.32,0:51:35.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I will go to a place of prayer.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:35.80,0:51:39.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whether it's for one hour, whether it's for one minute - it’s not about length.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:39.76,0:51:45.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s about making sure our \Nheart is right with God.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:45.88,0:51:50.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That does not depend on being in a physical area. Our heart is the prayer room.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:50.52,0:51:55.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But sometimes setting aside a \Nplace can be very beneficial,
Dialogue: 0,0:51:55.68,0:51:59.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so you are surrounded by things \Nthat remind you of God.
Dialogue: 0,0:51:59.64,0:52:08.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even if the heart disconnects - when you walk by and see it, you are reminded.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:08.36,0:52:15.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I hope my brother, you take \Na message from this.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:15.36,0:52:18.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So let me even ask you. \NThis is a good opportunity.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:18.60,0:52:28.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to ask you, do you have a place in your home set aside for prayer if you can tell me?
Dialogue: 0,0:52:28.36,0:52:31.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I pray in the living room.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:31.80,0:52:37.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I try to be consistent waking up in the morning, but sometimes it's a challenge.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:37.92,0:52:41.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the reason why I was also \Nasking this question was -
Dialogue: 0,0:52:41.96,0:52:44.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when the Bible says pray without ceasing...
Dialogue: 0,0:52:44.12,0:52:46.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think there was also a message where T.B. Joshua was saying
Dialogue: 0,0:52:46.92,0:52:49.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you need to pray in your heart all the time.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:49.32,0:52:54.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, sometimes I pray in my car. \NI pray when I wake up.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:54.40,0:52:57.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes, I forget. \NI get carried away by work.
Dialogue: 0,0:52:57.72,0:53:03.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, that's why I was asking - \Nhow do you keep that engaged?
Dialogue: 0,0:53:03.12,0:53:07.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I think your answer \Nhas been very insightful.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:07.28,0:53:08.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you, my brother.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:08.56,0:53:13.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look, living room is for living. Dining room is for eating. Bedroom is for sleeping.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:13.60,0:53:18.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Find another place for prayer. \NDon’t combine it.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:18.12,0:53:22.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I understand that not everyone \Nmay have the rooms available,
Dialogue: 0,0:53:22.44,0:53:27.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but what I mean is - have a place set aside, not a place that you combine.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:27.72,0:53:30.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today it’s like this; \Ntomorrow it’s like that - no.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:30.40,0:53:35.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even if it's a space within a room, have it dedicated - if you need to corner it off.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:35.64,0:53:40.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even if it's a small space - ‘Oh, this is an altar. This is a place for God.’
Dialogue: 0,0:53:40.08,0:53:44.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not that you go there and pray today but tomorrow you are relaxing, watching something.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:44.76,0:53:50.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't combine the two. Set it aside - even if it’s just a small part of the room.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:50.60,0:53:53.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s a principle. It’s important.
Dialogue: 0,0:53:53.88,0:53:59.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the question you are asking about - how do we pray all the time in our hearts?
Dialogue: 0,0:53:59.28,0:54:03.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As I said, the closer we draw to God, \Nthe more we prioritise Him,
Dialogue: 0,0:54:03.20,0:54:09.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the more time we spend with Him, \Nyou will find that spontaneously,
Dialogue: 0,0:54:09.16,0:54:15.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your spirit is engaging in godly things without your mind even being conscious of it.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:15.52,0:54:20.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s a process. It doesn't happen overnight. That's why we have to persevere.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:20.04,0:54:25.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have to press in, and we have to disconnect from those things that contaminate us.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:25.56,0:54:31.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The problem we have today is that we easily give room to things that contaminate our spirits.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:31.72,0:54:35.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then we wonder why our \Nspirits begin to disconnect.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:35.20,0:54:40.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look, it can reach a point where your mind can be at work solving a problem
Dialogue: 0,0:54:40.72,0:54:43.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or engaging in a conversation with someone,
Dialogue: 0,0:54:43.04,0:54:46.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and at the same time, there's a song \Ngoing on in your heart.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:46.88,0:54:49.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's a prayer going on in your heart.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:49.96,0:54:54.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your brain may not even be conscious of it but your spirit is at work.
Dialogue: 0,0:54:54.60,0:55:01.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just like when you sleep, this body is dead, but the heart is active, alive.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:01.60,0:55:06.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the beginning, it may be \Nyour mind being conscious
Dialogue: 0,0:55:06.08,0:55:10.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and repeating words or meditating consciously on words
Dialogue: 0,0:55:10.16,0:55:13.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but a time will come where \Nit just becomes part of you.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:13.12,0:55:17.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your spirit unconsciously goes to \NGod for wisdom, for guidance.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:17.80,0:55:21.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we have to be careful of what contaminates our spirits.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:21.36,0:55:25.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What are we watching? \NWhat are we giving attention to?
Dialogue: 0,0:55:25.72,0:55:28.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What are we feeding our spirits with?
Dialogue: 0,0:55:32.20,0:55:33.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Grace and peace to everyone.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:33.60,0:55:39.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My name is Patricia and I am speaking with you from the United States of America.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:39.72,0:55:43.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'm in the state of Minnesota.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:43.12,0:55:48.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you. So I have two questions.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:48.00,0:55:55.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So one of them is in regard to the Scripture that we read today.
Dialogue: 0,0:55:55.28,0:56:05.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I want to ask - if King David did \Nnot hear a clear message from God,
Dialogue: 0,0:56:05.20,0:56:10.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,telling him to either move forward\Nor not to move forward,
Dialogue: 0,0:56:10.92,0:56:18.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he had been living right with God - \Nwould he change his prayer point?
Dialogue: 0,0:56:18.84,0:56:23.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, if he didn't hear that he should go and fight the Philistines,
Dialogue: 0,0:56:23.64,0:56:26.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would he have to change his prayer point?
Dialogue: 0,0:56:26.76,0:56:32.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or would he just assume - ‘Since I’m living right with God, I’m good to go.
Dialogue: 0,0:56:32.64,0:56:41.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Silence is not denial. I can go, \Novertake them and win the battle.’
Dialogue: 0,0:56:41.04,0:56:49.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So that’s one question and then,\Nmy second question is -
Dialogue: 0,0:56:49.92,0:57:00.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for example, I'm praying about something and \NI hear from God, ‘Soon, you will have this’,
Dialogue: 0,0:57:00.12,0:57:05.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,does it mean that in the meantime while \NI wait to hear from Him,
Dialogue: 0,0:57:05.28,0:57:08.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can I go ahead and do other things?
Dialogue: 0,0:57:08.96,0:57:15.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or is He saying, ‘Soon but I want you to remain in prayer. Don’t move anyhow.’
Dialogue: 0,0:57:15.76,0:57:19.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I was wondering if you \Ncould help me with that.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:19.20,0:57:28.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ok, thank you, sister. So, the key principle here is the fact that David,
Dialogue: 0,0:57:28.12,0:57:33.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before concluding on a course of action, chose to seek God and approach God.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:33.96,0:57:39.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, if we begin to say, ‘What \Nwould happen in Scenario A
Dialogue: 0,0:57:39.12,0:57:42.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if he did not hear from God or \Nthere was not a clearcut message
Dialogue: 0,0:57:42.40,0:57:44.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or what would happen in Scenario B?’
Dialogue: 0,0:57:44.40,0:57:48.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's so many different scenarios that you could talk about.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:48.76,0:57:53.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's why we need spiritual sensitivity because situations change.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:53.04,0:57:56.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need wisdom for each situation, \Nwhich is why we need God.
Dialogue: 0,0:57:56.40,0:58:01.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I don't think it would be particularly beneficial to the general message
Dialogue: 0,0:58:01.52,0:58:06.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if we began to say, ‘Well, if it was Scenario B where he did not do this,
Dialogue: 0,0:58:06.04,0:58:07.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,David would have done that’,
Dialogue: 0,0:58:07.12,0:58:11.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because if an answer does not come in the way you expect,
Dialogue: 0,0:58:11.40,0:58:14.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then there will be another way in which God speaks to you.
Dialogue: 0,0:58:14.32,0:58:17.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I really believe that God will not leave us without direction.
Dialogue: 0,0:58:17.64,0:58:22.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not a formula that says, ‘Right, if you don't get Answer A, then let's look for B,
Dialogue: 0,0:58:22.56,0:58:25.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and if it’s B, that means you should do this.’
Dialogue: 0,0:58:25.60,0:58:29.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No. That's why we talk about \Nrelationship with God.
Dialogue: 0,0:58:29.76,0:58:36.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it's not like when the battle comes - \N‘Let me quickly bring out my book.
Dialogue: 0,0:58:36.12,0:58:39.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ok, let’s try A. If that doesn’t work, \Nthen we go to B.
Dialogue: 0,0:58:39.92,0:58:43.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If the answer is B, then we try C’ - \Nlike it’s a chart.
Dialogue: 0,0:58:43.40,0:58:46.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No, it's about the overflow \Nof relationship with God.
Dialogue: 0,0:58:46.84,0:58:50.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's why I talked about David being equipped before this battle.
Dialogue: 0,0:58:50.92,0:58:55.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The attitude he had in the battle was a reflection of the relationship he had
Dialogue: 0,0:58:55.08,0:58:57.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before the battle - relationship with God.
Dialogue: 0,0:58:57.68,0:59:01.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we need to prioritise caring \Nfor that relationship.
Dialogue: 0,0:59:01.20,0:59:04.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Okay, maybe this brings us to \Nthe second question you had.
Dialogue: 0,0:59:04.24,0:59:09.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I want to quote something I said in a recent message that waiting on the Lord
Dialogue: 0,0:59:09.76,0:59:14.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is not a justification for \Nlaziness or mismanagement.
Dialogue: 0,0:59:14.64,0:59:17.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you are seeking something from God and it's not yet come,
Dialogue: 0,0:59:17.76,0:59:21.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you have that prompting of the Spirit that it’s going to come soon,
Dialogue: 0,0:59:21.20,0:59:23.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it doesn't mean you sit back, \Njust relax and say,
Dialogue: 0,0:59:23.80,0:59:26.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,‘Well, when that soon comes, it will come’.
Dialogue: 0,0:59:26.48,0:59:29.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have to make use of whatever \Nis in your hands today
Dialogue: 0,0:59:29.84,0:59:34.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to do what is right and work hard towards what you believe God has put in your heart.
Dialogue: 0,0:59:34.12,0:59:40.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, in your particular example, although we don't know specifically the area you're referring to,
Dialogue: 0,0:59:40.64,0:59:43.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what I would just say very simply is this -
Dialogue: 0,0:59:43.36,0:59:48.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,satan will do anything to try and stop us from acting faith in the present.
Dialogue: 0,0:59:48.36,0:59:50.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Waiting should not be an idle time.
Dialogue: 0,0:59:50.44,0:59:55.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Waiting is an active time because waiting is also part of preparing.
Dialogue: 0,0:59:55.72,0:59:59.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God is building us, but we have to pay attention to the lesson.
Dialogue: 0,0:59:59.20,1:00:04.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We all know if you go to school but you don't pay attention, you're not going to pass.
Dialogue: 0,1:00:04.24,1:00:05.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You have to pay attention to the lesson.
Dialogue: 0,1:00:05.92,1:00:10.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So the period of waiting may be more about paying attention to what God is teaching you.
Dialogue: 0,1:00:10.68,1:00:14.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe there's an area of your character that needs to be adjusted.
Dialogue: 0,1:00:14.60,1:00:17.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe there's a bad habit that currently you're engaged in -
Dialogue: 0,1:00:17.96,1:00:22.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that ‘soon’ will come when \Nyou deal with that habit.
Dialogue: 0,1:00:22.48,1:00:27.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it's all about recognising, when it comes to the things of God,
Dialogue: 0,1:00:27.80,1:00:30.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we cannot bypass His process.
Dialogue: 0,1:00:30.04,1:00:34.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as I said, God is more interested in our character than our gift.
Dialogue: 0,1:00:34.08,1:00:38.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if God sees you are not yet ready for what He's prepared to release to you,
Dialogue: 0,1:00:38.64,1:00:44.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He will rather wait until you are ready spiritually and your character is equipped.
Dialogue: 0,1:00:44.64,1:00:50.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So your focus should be on that, rather than saying, ‘Well, if it's not yet there, let's jump ahead.’
Dialogue: 0,1:00:50.52,1:00:54.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's why I said we shouldn’t \Njump ahead of God.
Dialogue: 0,1:00:54.16,1:00:56.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Vision waits for God's time.
Dialogue: 0,1:00:56.36,1:01:00.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ambition does not wait for God's time. Vision waits for God's time.
Dialogue: 0,1:01:00.00,1:01:05.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is why we have to make sure that in our period of waiting, we are not mismanaging.
Dialogue: 0,1:01:05.60,1:01:11.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are not being idle. We are not just expecting it to fall from Heaven
Dialogue: 0,1:01:11.28,1:01:13.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into our plates without playing our part.
Dialogue: 0,1:01:13.88,1:01:17.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So thank you very much, sister.\NI hope you understand.
Dialogue: 0,1:01:17.72,1:01:19.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.