Having a "Whatever Happens" Faith | John Giftah | Inspirational Christian Sermon

0:01 Do you ever look around and think, Wow, the world is a crazy

0:06 place and it just seems to get crazier and crazier. Ease your mind and

0:12 take a break. This is Fuel for the Soul with John Gifta. We're

0:17 a hub for inspirational Christian sermons, practical keys for Christian living, and Christian

0:24 discussions and interviews. You'll be inspired to live the life that you were created

0:29 for. Your host is a top ranking podcaster, best selling author, world

0:34 record holder, aerospace engineer, life coach, evangelist, and founder of John

0:39 Gifta International. Welcome to Fuel for the Soul with John Gifta. See,

0:52 it's one thing to have faith where you say I know God can hunts,

0:56 I know God will show up, I know God will do this, I

0:58 know God will do that. Yes, there's a place where we need to

1:00 have that kind of faith upon the Lord. But there's also a place where

1:04 you need to understand that you should trust God to do the way God wants

1:10 to do right. You should not force God into your own bubble and say

1:14 I want you to do it the way I want you know what I mean.

1:17 See, it's a place where you it's such a thin line. Basically,

1:21 right where you come to the place where I say, you know,

1:23 okay, God, I know, I believe you can do this. I

1:26 know you have the ability to do this, but yet not my will,

1:29 not what I want. But let y'all will be that. That is another

1:34 level of faith that can be seen because see, for example, when somebody

1:38 is not keeping well right, it's wanting to pray for healing. I believe

1:42 in praying for healing, and I've seen with my own eyes many people getting

1:46 healed. All of that is true, but I can also tell you this

1:48 that there were people we prayed for and they did not get healed. And

1:51 sometimes people come and say, oh, they didn't get healed because you didn't

1:53 pray enough, or the person they don't have faith, or maybe the you

1:57 know, you didn't go to that level of spiritual reality to pray so that

2:00 you know, everybody gets healed, and you know, people come up with

2:04 all sorts of excuses, maybe that person will get heal after going into heaven,

2:07 you know, crazy theories. You know, getting heal after going into

2:10 heaven makes no sense. Okay, I don't I don't believe in that.

2:13 You know, there's there's no sickness in heaven basically. So the truth is

2:17 we have to come to understanding where the Bible is very clear. It says

2:21 God will fulfill the number of your days. The practical thing in our everyday

2:24 life. What I want to share with you guys is this, Yes,

2:28 we pray for sickness, we pray against it in Jesus name people get here.

2:31 But at the same time, not force God to do something the way

2:35 we want in our timeline. That's a level of faith that I encourage you

2:39 and I to go to. Don't force God to do it your way.

2:44 Don't say I know God can do impossible, so I want you to do

2:46 this, You do that. No, what if God wants to do something

2:50 different? What if God wants to do something different. One of the examples

2:54 I want to talk to you today from is Daniel chapter three. There's a

3:00 moment where this king is making this big image of gold and asking everybody to

3:07 bound on and worship. And there are three Hebrew children Shatrak, Meshik,

3:10 and Abetneko, who are refusing to do that because they want to bow before

3:15 the true living God and not against a false idle. And what I want

3:21 you to understand is they're brought to the king because you know, it becomes

3:24 a big escalation and things like that, and Nebuchadness is very furious with them.

3:30 And what happens. He says, if you fall down and worship the

3:35 image I made very good, But if you do not worship, you'll be

3:38 thrown immediately into the burning, blazing furnace. Then what God will be able

3:44 to rescue you from my hand? This is what he says in verse fifteen.

3:47 And Shadrach and Abtnego replying to him, and they say, if we

3:54 are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to us.

4:00 What are they saying? They say, my God is able to do

4:02 the impossible. And they go on to say, and he will deliver us.

4:05 We have the faith that he will deliver us. Okay, verse eighteen.

4:12 But even if he does not, we want you to know that we

4:15 will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold that you have set

4:19 up. Listen to this. They have the faith. They didn't just say

4:25 I know my God can do it, and God, I want you to

4:27 do it. What they were saying is I know my God can do it,

4:30 and I know he will do it. But at the same time,

4:32 even if he does not do it, I still stand by God. I

4:39 will still do what he wants me to do. I will. I have

4:43 the faith, but I'm not forcing God. I'm not saying. They didn't

4:46 just stop with saying, yes, my God can do it and he will

4:48 do it. They said, even if he does not do it, it's

4:53 still all right. Their faith was like, whatever happens doesn't matter. I

5:02 know my God is a good God, He's a faithful God, and I'm

5:08 going to stick to him even if he does not answer the way I want

5:13 him to. That was their faith today. I want to ask you this

5:16 question. A lot of people are just saying, you know, I have

5:19 the faith as long as God answers the way I want him to. But

5:23 I'm asking you this question. Can you have faith in God even if he's

5:27 not going to answer the way you want him to, if his answer is

5:30 going to come in a different way, if he's not going to answer in

5:32 your timeline, if he's going to answer in a way that you didn't want

5:36 him to, can you still choose to trust him? Can you still choose

5:41 to say God is good when he's not answering the way you want him to.

5:46 Can you still say that I have the faith, my God will not

5:47 let me down when you're still being going down and down and down and there's

5:53 no hope or there's in the natural for you to see a way out.

5:57 Can you trust God? And you see God delivers them, but not the

6:02 way like you know, changing the mind of the king. You know,

6:06 king saying okay, you know what, final I'll let you guys go.

6:11 That could also be in a possibility, God could have changed the mind of

6:14 king. You know, the scripture talks about how God changes the hearts of

6:16 kings. God can change the mind of the king or the heart of the

6:19 king. But what did God do? God took them through the fire and

6:25 brought out of the smell of smoke. You see. Can I get Can

6:29 you guys get to that place where you have that unkind of an unshakable,

6:32 unwavering faith upon the Lord, which says, you know what, God,

6:39 even if you're not answering the way I want, help me to still trust

6:44 you. Their faith was called like whatever happens, faith, whatever happens,

6:50 it doesn't matter. We've God is answering my prayer the way I want let

6:55 him answer. If he's not, it's fine, whatever happens. I trust

7:00 you. Whatever happens, I'm going to stand by him. Whatever happens,

7:05 I'm going to choose to rely upon him because he who has called me,

7:11 he is faithful to lead me to my final destination. Amen, God bless

7:15 you. You've been listening to Fuel for the Soul with John Gifta. We

7:24 hope you were blessed and inspired to live the life that God has for you.

7:28 Make sure to subscribe to the John gifted YouTube channel for regular uploads of

7:32 sermons, skits, interviews, and more. Follow John Gifta on Instagram for

7:38 regular inspirational posts, and don't forget to check out the best selling books written

7:43 by John Gifta, Who Am I which will help you understand your identity and

7:46 the latest number one bestseller Unveil your Purpose, helping you discover your purpose and

7:53 to start walking in it. Make sure to leave a rating and review,

7:56 and be sure to share it with your friends and loved ones. If you'd

7:59 like to donate, you can find the PayPal link in the description, and

8:03 if you'd like to invite John Gifta to speak at your event or to get

8:05 more details go to the website at www dot John gifta dot com. See

8:13 you on the next episode of the Fuel for the Soul with John Gifta.

8:18 God bless you