Finding GOD's Will Sermon Series Part 11 - GOD's Will through Unchanging Circumstances | John Giftah | Christian Sermon

Do you ever look around and think, Wow, the world is a crazy

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Gifta International. Welcome to Fuel for the Soul with John Gifta. As we're

talking about the various aspects we'd forgot to finding on no in God's will for

a life, or to make decisions in a life, or to go through

a life, and we are saying, John, things are not working out

the way I wanted. Everything I've been praying and hoping and believing and fasting

and looking up to the Lord for to change in this regard in my life.

Somehow they are not happening. And maybe I don't understand why God's will

is not working out in my life. And that is the kind of a

place you could be today, as you are listening to me, you could

say, John, I don't know why. Because I'm praying, I'm fasting,

I've been doing everything to the best of my ability. I've been putting

my best foot forward, but I'm still not seeing the kind of result that

I've been hoping and believing for all you can say, John, I have

the faith and trust and reliance upon the Lord, and I know that we

serve a God who can then turn the tables around this completely. I know

the power of a God. But still, no matter how long I pray,

no matter how many times I'm praying, or no matter you know whatever,

I go through all these conferences, I go through all these different sermons,

and I try to incorporate those skis and those strategies, you know,

the different Bible studies and all of that. I'm trying, but still I'm

not seeing the result in my life. John, I don't understand why I'm

not able to discernd God's will. Why my life is not asper God's will.

Now, let's take it slow. I totally understand what you're saying,

because this is the kind of a question I had a couple of years ago

when I was constantly like you know what. I knew that God has called

me in the area of my ministry. I was constantly in this place where

I'm like, you know what, this is where I'm able to see a

favor in ways I cannot even imagine. I'm seeing those open or I see

the new levels in front of me. The favor of God there, you

know, being showcased and men through my life. But somehow I'm not able

to step into it and you know, you know, to see the fullness

of my destiny. So it has always been like this constant battle where I

used to keep saying, God, I know that is what is your will

for me. I know that it's where you have my ultimate plan and will

and destiny for my life. But somehow I just don't understand God. I

just don't understand God, why things are not favorable for me, why things

are not working out. I think I shared this couple of times with you,

and you may know by now you know I've had immense opposition from family

and you know, so many reasons I'm not able to step in into the

fullness of my destiny. But yes, the thing I wanted to understand it

I didn't understand this part. Before I was like, no matter what I

pray that. You know, sometimes people used to come and say, maybe

John, you should pray like this and pray like that, or you know,

by this time you will see the change and things like that. But

I'm so sorry. But none of that worked, and it used to lead

me into more depression and disappointments. And that's why I've come to understand this

that yes, you want your circumstance to change, because that's what you think

is God's will. But maybe, just maybe, what if your circumstance is

not changing because this circumstance is a part of God's will for your life for

this season. What if this circumstance that you're fighting against and wrestling against and

saying, I don't want this, It's not for me. What if you're

fighting against something which is actually from God or of God for your life for

this season. What if this is a part of God's will for your life.

Yesterday I reminded you of one of the scriptures where I said, in

the Book of the Salonians, he says, give thanks to the Lord in

everything, for this is God's will for you. What if this very thing

which you're fighting against is actually a part of God's will for you. Now,

I'm not saying that there is no aspect of spiritual warfare. I'm not

saying that you know there are things that need not change in your life.

I'm saying that you know God can still turn the tables around. God can

still make a difference in your life. I totally agree and believe in all

of that. But what I'm saying is maybe for this season. I'm not

saying this is how you're always going to be. That's not what I'm saying.

What I'm saying is maybe for this season is God's will for you,

and maybe you are fighting against God's will for you. Just think about it.

Think about it. See, I want to share again from yesterday's scripture

as well as a couple of other scriptures that I told you from Genesis forty

two, verse twenty one, talking about Joe. Many times we look at

Joseph and say, Wow, he's this inspirational, motivational figure. No matter

what he went through, he kept a good attitude, He didn't complain,

he was always showcasing a spirit of excellence. He always went the extra mild.

He was a person of integrity, he honored God, and things like

that. We always look at all those qualities, but it reminded you of

this important aspect. And I want to remind you again to connect to what

I'm going to tell you today. You see, when the brothers are talking

about Joseph, they are saying that we saw how distressed Joseph was and he

pleaded with us for his life, but we would not listen. And other

translation says that, you know what, he was filled with anguish and he

was begging us. He had distress of his soul when he was begging us.

What you understand from this is, you know what, today we look

at Joseph from the end of the story and we say, wow, Joseph

is the person who was her saying you know what you meant for harm,

got turned it around for good. Or he said you know what, yes,

you sent me out, but it was actually God who sent me out

in advance to prepare to save all these people from the famine. That is

a very good place to look at Joseph that year. You see this very

Joseph was not when they were selling him out, or when they were treating

him badly, or you know, in the beginning. Joseph was not just

walking out and saying, you know, what you guys are doing as harm

for me is going to turn it around from good. God is going to

turn the tables around in my life. Joseph was not saying that he was

not walking towards you know, the slave master or whatever. Happily. The

Bible says that he was distressed. The Bible says he was dreading it.

He was filled with anguish, and he had the distress in his soul,

and he was begging and he was pleading with his brothers because he didn't want

that. But you see, even you look at the big picture, it

was all a part of his life's planned by home Mighty God, God ordained

everything. That's where you realize that even though you're going through something that's unfair

and not something that you want, maybe uncomfortable, it's something that you really

wish would not be the part and parcel of your life. Maybe you're going

through a season which you just dread so much. You're saying, John,

I just can't take this anymore. I just don't want this anymore. I

want to change. Maybe you're fighting against the very thing that God has for

you. Think about it, because Joseph himself was If you look at it

from the end of the story, you realized that Joseph was distressed and he

was upset. He didn't want something he was fighting against something that was actually

ordained or was a part of God's divine plan to save nations affected by the

famine. See when you think about even Jesus, if you see in Luke

twenty two was forty two, you realize, yes, Jesus is almighty God

when he walked on planet thirty was the son of man. You have to

understand something very important here as an individual. When he was talking to his

heavenly father, he says in Luke twenty two, forty two, he says,

if you are willing Taket's cup from me, Hello, you came here

to save humanity. You came here for this cup, and you yourself are

asking if you could change the circumstance. But circumstance did not change. Why

because God's will was that he had to go through it, no matter how

many times Joseph pleaded and begged his circumstance to not change. But what we

realized that in everything he put his best foot forward. He was not complacent.

He was not sitting on the sidelines. He was not bitter. He

operated from a spirit of excellence. That he was put in charge of his

slave master's household. He was put in charge even in the prison. That

shows that he was not living an opposite life just because life was mean to

him. He understood that it was all a part of God's plan and will,

even though it was hard. Think about it. I want to close

with another example, and that is about King David. Even before he became

king. You have to remember that for many years Saul was hunting him down,

chasing him, trying to kill him. It didn't happen for one day,

two days. It went on for years. Now when I checked this

out, not that many people know or even commentaries or the exact number of

years he had to run for his life. You don't know. It could

be four years, it could be thirteen years, it could be whatever it

was for many years, right, think about it. A circumstance did not

change for many years. And there were chances when he actually got an opportunity

to kill Saul and put an end to that, but he didn't take it

in his own hands. He didn't do that. See I wanted to understand

something. Yeah, sometimes things don't change for many years. I mean like

when I look at my own life for many years, as I kept thinking,

you know, by this time, you know, things would change.

I would see this difference, this would happen. That would happen, or

you know, maybe I would get support from family, or maybe the ministry

would be established. I taught so many things, but things then go as

planned. But yes, the thing I want you to understand, I've just

come to realize just because my circumstance isn't changing doesn't mean I'm not in line

with God's will. Maybe circumstances not changing because I am in God's will,

And maybe this circumstance is a part of God's plan for my life. If

this wasn't happening in my life, maybe you know, I would be in

a different place altogether. But maybe God is allowing the so that he would

guide me and mold me to where he wants me to be. Because David

was constantly being hunted by Saul for so many years, maybe all of that

was a part of his preparation to be the king, which involves a lot

of you know, hunting and fighting war and all these things right, So

today I want you to think about it for a minute. Are you fighting

against something that's actually, you know, ordained by God. Remember I said,

maybe this is only a part of God's plan for this season. I'm

not saying this is a permanent thing. What I'm saying is maybe for a

season, this is where God wants you to be. Maybe your circumstance is

not changing, not because you have not tried all the strategies and keys in

the world. Maybe it's not changing because God as his will centered around where

you are right now, in this current situation, in this current circumstance.

So that's what I want to share with you guys today. You may be

praying, you may be believing, you may be bleeding begging. You know

so many times. I'll just close you this again. I know I said

this already, but you know so many times, as I've shared before also

in one of my episodes, you know, the last couple of months to

years, I put so much of effort towards my podcast, towards my YouTube

channel, and it used to be so discouraging. I'll be honest in saying

this to you. Especially in my YouTube channel, I put so much of

effort every video. I mean, in fact, even today was recording a

new video which is going to be the three hundred video coming up and maybe

in one or two days special skit and all of that. I spend so

much of time in the recording. I put so much of effort, you

know, with the every aspect of it. I put so much of effort,

and when you don't see the fruit, it's so discouraging. But I

have to come to that place. I thought, you know what, maybe

my YouTube will take off, maybe one video which goes why it will change,

you know, the course of my life. I would be able to,

you know, see a growth and new doors and new opportunities coming my

way. But it didn't happen yet. But I've come to that place where

I say, God, this is where you have placed me. I don't

want to fight against what you have placed because I've given my life into your

hands. I'm putting my best foot forward. I have the faith I trust

you. But by the end of the day, if that circumstances still not

changing, I just choose to trust that you know what you're doing with my

life. I choose to trust that this is your will for me. For

this season of my life. And when you do that, I'm sure that

God is going to honor you and He will definitely lead you step by step

by step by step into the new new things as you understand God's will in

very serious of your life. I'll talk about the next aspect of knowing God's

will in the next episode. See you tomorrow, God bless you. You've

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