Stay Unshakable: Pursue GOD’s Calling Despite Opposition | Christian Sermon | John Giftah

0:01 Speaker 1: 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.

0:41 Speaker 1: Welcome to Fuel for the Soul with John Gifta.

0:49 Speaker 2: Hello everyone, Welcome to this edition of the Fuel for the Soul with John Gifta podcast. When I'm going to talk to you today on the aspect of how when you are stepping into your calling, when you're going into what God has pleased in the inside of you, you know, this is the direction God wants you to go, or this is the move he wants you to make, or he wants you to take a step of faith in certain things. Maybe he's calling you into something, maybe he's asking you to start something or to go in a certain direction about certain aspects of your life, but that maybe people around you who don't understand what God is doing in your life.

1:21 Speaker 2: They want you to just live a normal, mediocal life just like them, or they're not able to understand the dreams that got placed in you. They just want you to remain in the same level as them. They just want to contain you. They want to control you, and they're not able to, you know, stop you, so they try to discourage you. They say all sorts of things against you, and you may even get to a place where you feel like John. You know, they're saying that, you know what, I'm not even following the work of the Holy Spirit or the leaning of the Holy Spirit.

1:51 Speaker 2: They're even accusing me that I know I'm not in the Lord, and that that they are of the Lord, and you know, I don't know what to say, and things like that. You know, I want to just encourage you by reminding you of some scriptures. And I want to take this forward. When you look at John chapter eight, verse forty eight, and when you look at Matthew chapter twelve, verse twenty four, these are two different scriptures. You see where Jesus, the Son of the Living Guard, when he was doing his mighty works.

2:21 Speaker 2: While he was on planet Eard, he was accused of being of the devil. They accused him of being doing all of these things with the help of demons, that he was full of the holy sorry evil spirits. Think about this Jesus himself. They said that he was of the devil. Jesus, the one who is an epitome of love, the one who had so much of compassion and moved with power and healed the people and take it it, took so much into consideration and took care of them and did all of these amazing things. They said that he was operating with the help of demons.

2:59 Speaker 2: They said that he was not of God, that he had the evil spirits upon him. Today, I want you to understand something here in my own life, I've seen this time and and time all out where, you know, because I stand my ground to do the will of God, to follow God's leading over my life, to do you know what God has called me to do over and over and again. I've seen people say that, you know what, I'm possessed by demons or you know, I'm demon, I'm having evil spirits in me, and you know what, things like that, and you know I want to share this to encourage you today that even if people say such things, don't let that affect you.

3:40 Speaker 2: Don't let that bother you. Be bold today. The reason I want to share this is to let you know that you know the same way. You know. Even though I've gone through such accusations, Even though Jesus went through such accusations, Jesus didn't stop doing his good work. He didn't stop going after the purpose for which he was created. He went ahead and fulfilled his purpose on planet though he didn't let the wise of the enemy to stop him. And in my life, in spite of the accusations, in spite of the threads, in spite of the opposition, in spite of even close ones being so much against me doing the will of God, God has given me the grace to continue to go on.

4:29 Speaker 2: You know, the reason I'm doing this is not because it's easy, Guys. I'm not running this ministry because it's easy. I have a full time job and I have a lot of opposition to do the ministry. In spite of the job, I'm running the daily podcast, YouTube, social media. I go around preaching so many different things that I do. I'm not doing this because it's easy. I have a lot of attacks, opposition, threats, curses, accusations, but if I were to allow any of that to stop me, I would have thrown in the tile and given up long ago.

5:07 Speaker 2: The reason I'm doing is I'm saying, just like Jesus said, in spite of how difficult things were, he stood his ground to do the will of God. I want to stand my ground and say, God, give me the grace to do your will, help him to fulfill my purpose. And I want you to have the same boldness to do the will of God in spite of the opposition, in spite of the threads, in spite of whatever people accuse you of. Be bold. If that's what the Holy Spirit is leading you to do, go ahead. I still remember there was a time when the Lord gave me clear instructions to go and minister in a certain place.

5:45 Speaker 2: But there were family members who said, you are following the devil, and that's why you're going there to preach. I mean, you know, people can do all sorts of stuff to manipulate and control. But when God told me, I didn't care. I went ahead ministered. People were blessed, and I knew that you know what, if the enemy cannot stop me by my own will, he would stop me through other people trying to discourage me and trying to, you know, attack and accuse me. And that's where you need to be vigilant and say, you know what, I'm not going to let anybody's words stop what God wants to do in and through my life.

6:21 Speaker 2: I'm going to stand my ground and I'm going to stay in faith, and I'm going to do what God is asking me to do, and I'm going to see the results when God vindicates me at disappointed time. Amen, God bless you.

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