Have They Left Yet? | John Giftah | Christian Sermon

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0:43 Welcome to Fuel for the Soul with John Gifta. I want to share something very important with you guys from Genesis up to two team, to give you a little understanding of what's happening. Abraham had okayed the voice of God and followed God's leading. In Genesis twelopment, God called him to come out of his home, his family, this land and go to the place that God was going to call him to. And along with Abraham, Lot also came right and there was a moment if you see in chapter thirteen they were staying together so long, but then verse five, if you see now a Lot who was moving about with Abraham also had flocks and herds and tents, but the land could not support them while they stayed together, for their possessions were so great that they were not able to stay together, and quarreling arose between Abraham's orders and Lots and the Canaanites and the Parasites were also living in the land at that time.

1:50 So in verse eight, Abraham is saying, you know, let's not have quarreling between you and me and your men and our men. And because we're all close relatives, because we have this whole land, let us part company, okay. And so here's the amazing thing. He has the right to say, you know what, I'll choose this part, you choose the other part. Because he is the one whom God called, He's the one who's hitting this whole thing. But you see, that's why you see his trust upon the Lord and his level of maturity, where he's saying, if you go to the left, I'll go to the right, if you go to the right, I'll go to the left.

2:24 So he's giving the complete option to Lot, saying, you choose what you want to choose, and if you look at us, then Lot looked around and he chooses what looks like the best place, you know, that place that he chose for swell watered, like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt. And he's like, you know what, I'm going to choose this place, and he's set out towards the east. Okay, and Abraham ended up living in the land of Canaan, while Lot ended up choosing the cities of the plane and pitched distance near Sodom.

3:00 Now, y's the thing I want you to understand that really caught my attention. If you look at worse fourteen, The Lord said to Abraham, after Lot had parted from him. The Lord said to Abraham, after Lot had parted from him, and God gave him some things that he wanted to speak. What I want you guys to understand is you may be in a place in your life where you're saying, John, I don't know why I'm not hearing God. I don't know why God is not still speaking or guiding me. You see, when this whole thing that was happening, when they were staying together, when there was quarrel and all of those things, God was silent.

3:36 God was not telling Abraham. You know, I want you to choose this place. Let Lord choose this place. You know, God was silent throughout this, but the word is very clear, the Lord said to Abraham after Lot had parted from him. I don't know who needs to hear this word. But sometimes you may be in a place where you're saying, I don't know why God is not speaking. Maybe the Lot in your life has not yet parted from you. Maybe you're not willing to let of the people that need to be let go on off because thereose are the people who are keeping you from the next thing that God has for you.

4:05 Maybe there are people in your life that you need to kiss goodbye. There are people in your life that you need to be willing to say. See. Abraham was the one who took this step, and he said, you know what, I love you a lot closer relatives, but I think we cannot stay together. Why because you know what, there's so much of things coming along with this, And let's take this step where we act as mature human beings and part ways. And you see the minute he took the initiative to part ways, instead of being emotionally attached, instead of allowing his old feelings to connect and you know, feeling like, oh my gosh, what law think.

4:38 Maybe he thinks that I want to just get rid of him. But he gets to a place where he's like, you know what, acting like a perfect mature human being with no emotions attached. And that's the moment you see after he leaves, God spoke to Abraham. I don't know who needs to hear this word. Then maybe the moment you're going to hear God's direction next, the time when God is going to guide you into the next thing in your life is probably connected to the people who are supposed to leave your life. Maybe he's going to speak only after they leave.

5:11 You know, have you ever noticed like when somebody is there only after they leave? You know, if you're with a friend, you're close ones, or family or someone you if you have to say something secret or something just an example, right, you would wait for them to leave and then you would speak. You're not going to speak in front of them, right, you know, because because that's that's your level of maturity, that's your level of intimacy with this person. Right. If that's the case, God wants to have that kind of a relationship with you, which is very personal and intimate where other people are not going to understand, and other people are not going to be involved because this is between you and God.

5:48 And here is a moment. You see when God wanted to speak to Abraham, he spoke only after Lot left. Today, I want you to introspect. Maybe the reason you're not hearing God, it's not because God doesn't want to speak to you. It's probably because you're not willing to let go of the lots in your life. You're not willing to kiss goodbye to the people who are holding you back. You're not willing to move into the next thing that God has for you in your life. Think about it, guys, think about it because you see, when you understand seasons, you will understand this important thing that every fruit will work well in that season.

6:27 You know, for example, in India, we have mangoes that are good in the summer season. If you're trying to buy mangoes out of season, it's going to be costly, it's going to be not that good in in terms of the taste, the taste is going to be terrible and it's not going to be worth it. So some friends or some people or some some close ones in your life. You know, if you're trying to keep them out of season in your life, it's not going to be worth it. They're going to keep you from the next thing that God has for you.

6:59 So today I pray that you'll get to a place where you don't let people keep you from the next thing that God has for you because you are still keeping them in your life. Amen, God bless you. You've been listening to Fuel for the Soul with John Gifta, we hope you were blessed and inspired to live the life that God has for you. Make sure to subscribe to the John gift of YouTube channel for regular uploads of sermons, skits, interviews and more. Follow John Gifta on Instagram for regular inspirational posts, and don't forget to check out the best selling books written by John Gifta, Who Am I which will help you understand your identity and the latest number one bestseller Unveil your Purpose, helping you discover your purpose and to start walking in it.

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