Power of Letting Go even when you don’t know where you are going | John Giftah | Inspirational

0:01 Do you ever look around and think, Wow, the world is a crazy place and it just seems to get crazier and crazier. Ease your mind and take a break. This is Fuel for the Soul with John Gifta. We're a hub for inspirational Christian sermons, practical keys for Christian living, and Christian discussions and interviews. You'll be inspired to live the life that you were created for. Your host is a top ranking podcaster, best selling author, world record holder, aerospace engineer, life coach, evangelist, and founder of John Gifta International.

0:43 Welcome to Fuel for the Soul with John Gifta. Are you in a place in your life where you're saying, John, I don't know what's going on in my life. I don't know where I am heading. I don't know what's going to happen next. I don't know how things are all going to fall in place. I know I trust God. I pray. I've been asking God to show up and show out in every area of my life. Maybe it could be with your finance, your calling, your ministry, relationships or marriage. It could be carrier. It could be your personal life or your family, or any situation that you're dealing with and you're saying everything seems to be running just out of control.

1:24 I'm not able to understand how things are ever going to come to a place where I can say, you know what, this is all making sense. I just don't understand. Even if people ask what are you doing with your life? Where are you heading? I don't have an answer. And sometimes people will tend to put you down, say, hey, you're a person of faith. You should know everything. You are connected with God, you know the Lord for yourself, you should know everything. But can I tell you sometimes when you go through these storms, it's not always going to be in a place where God gives you all the details right.

1:59 The important aspects you need to understand is the power of letting go, trusting God to the fact where even if you do not know where you're going, it's fine. You don't need to know everything. I know people who have put me down when I've gone through storms, and even now, in reality, I prayed, I've been asking the Lord for direction and all of those things. But I know God has shown me certain visions over the future. But when people ask me on plan on paper, I cannot tell you anything because my plans have not worked out the way I expected, but God showed up in ways I never even expected.

2:35 So I don't know how God is going to make all things happen, but I just trust him. You know. That's the power of letting go, where you don't need to know everything. People may put you down saying, how can you not know everything? That's fine, normal people plan, or when you look at in a little sense like motivation speakers, they say, you know you need to plan. I understand there's a place for planning, there's a place of you know, taking the legion steps. All of that is true, but there's a place where things happened beyond your control, where you can't control a stormb right, you can't control that, And what do you do in such cases?

3:10 And I want to share something with you guys, from the Book of Acts, and it's so powerful. It really caught my attention. First part. I've shared about this before, but I just want to remind you again. It is found in a moment when there was a storm, all right, not to mention the fact that you're the post Paul. It clearly warned them saying don't go ahead, it's going to be bad. But they disobeyed the wine instruction and they get into trouble. So here's the point. Even if you hit a stormb because of your disobedience, or even if you hit a stormb ignorantly, you know, when you look up to the Lord, the Lord has, you know, mercy over you.

3:46 You know you will fulfill that will help you fulfill the plans he has for you. But here's the thing. If you look at in this case, the people disobeyed the wine instruction, but even Paul, who was in the Lord who told them not to go, was also facing the same storm. So you cannot just say that, you know, oh, if you face the storm, that means you're bad or you've made something wrong. No, sometimes you could face the storm because somebody else made the mistake. You're right, it's not just in your hands.

4:14 But here's the thing I want to share, something very very powerful. So they hit a storm, and the Bible says, and I'm reading from the NLT version, that the sailors could not turn the ship into the wind, so they gave up and let it run before the gale. In other words, they just let it go. They couldn't control it anymore. See, if you are not able to control the storm that's raging in your life. Just give it into the hands of God. Just let it go. You're going to hurt yourself more by trying to control it.

4:44 And what really got my attention was they had no idea where they were going, and verse twenty eight, they hit a land, and this is what it says. Once they were safe on shore, then we learned that we were on the island of Malta. This is what the NLT version says, but allowed what the NIV version says for this particular verse, that is Acts twenty eight, verse one. Once safely on show, we found out that the island was called Malta. In other words, what I want you guys to understand is today you don't know where you're going, but once you come out of the storm, you are going to find out where you are in right You don't need to know everything right away, you know.

5:28 But here's the amazing thing. Even when things went beyond their control, when they just let it go, they went into Malta, which was not even in the plan of Lying for Paul to preach the gospel. But he ends up preaching the gospel there and what happens eventually people are getting saved. See, God had a plan even though people couldn't see it. They didn't know where they were heading, but God knew that they were going to Malta and going to preach the gospel. I want you guys to understand, even when things go beyond your control, trust God.

5:57 He's in control. Things may go beyond your control, they will never go beyond the control of Almighty guard. So trust him. Let it go into the hands of God, and say, God, you know what. This storm is beyond me. I'm not able to control it. I'm not able to stop it. I'm not able to engage anything. I'm not able to have any control or access or information or any any kind of an idea of where I'm heading to. And people are laughing, people are marking, people have ridden me off. But learn to trust him and say, God, you know what, just like you, even though they did not know where they were going, they knew where they went after they reached a destination.

6:32 I believe by the end of the storm, I'm going to know where you have led me, because you have led me to the praise where you want me to step into the next level of my destiny. So that I can fulfill your purpose for my life in the next season that you have for me. The storm did not come to stop here. The storm did not come to destroy you. The storm came to redirect you towards the next level or the next season of your life. So I just want to pray over you guys now, in the name of Jesus. For those who are facing a storm, I pray that you'll give them the direction that they need if it's your will at this time, but at the same time, give them the ability to let go to trust you, give them the strength and the grace to know that, beyond the shadow of a doubt, you're in control and you're going to lead them into the next level.

7:18 Once they reach that, they're going to find out where you have led them, and you're going to lead them into something beautiful and awesome in their life. In Jesus name, I pray 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 Gifted 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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