When Nothing Is Changing... Suddenly Everything Changes | John Giftah | Christian Encouragement

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.

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0:47 Speaker 2: Hello everyone, Welcome to this edition of the Fuel for the Soul with John Gifta podcasts. All through this week. We're looking at various lessons that we can take away from the passage recorded in Acts chapter twelve. Today, one of the things I want to talk about is how, if you look at this incident right, Peter is in a very despicable place. He's in a place where he's about to be killed. The next day, he's going to be put on trial and he's going to be killed. And the scripture talks about how in the midst of this, he was fast asleep.

1:14 Speaker 2: Right now, think about this. I really want you to think about this. How could Peter be in a place of rest and trust in the midst of uncertainty. I want you to go and check out my previous episode because there's so much to learn from that. But this one thing I want to talk about. When you look at verse seven, it says, when he's in the midst of this, said deenly, there was a bright light in the cell, and then Angel of the Lord stood before Peter. I want you to understand the word suddenly. Right.

1:42 Speaker 2: This is from the Nalty version, because some versions may use a different word, But I want you to understand the words suddenly. See, it looked like Peter was in this position. There was no way out in the natural. It looked like, oh my goodness, James was killed and now Peter is about to be killed. There was no way out. Of course, the scripture talks about how the church prayed for him earnestly in verse five. But yes, you see that when he's in the midst of uncertainty, in the midst of everything, looking like the same way it happened to James is going to happen to Peter.

2:12 Speaker 2: The Bible says, saiddenly, there was a supernatural intervention. See, I want you to understand. Sometimes we look at life from what happened to somebody else. We look at life from how everything looks the same. Everything looks normal, there's no visible change of anything turning around, and we think like, oh my goodness, how am I ever going to see a miracle? How is anything going to be different in my life? How is my output ever going to change? I think that I'm going to die of this sickness as well, just like that other person.

2:40 Speaker 2: I'm going to be laid off like this other person, or this other team member who was laid off in the organization. Or I'm going to face the same trials. I'm going to face the same divorce. I'm going to face the same breakup. I'm going to face the same financial crisis. I'm going to face the same trouble with my kid. So sometimes we look at the same thing because we're looking at however, everything looks normal, exactly how it looked for somebody else. Everything looks normal because you feel like nothing is changing.

3:08 Speaker 2: Peter was in this place, nothing changed, He was in change. These guards were there the same one in authority. Nothing changed, but suddenly there was a change. Suddenly there was a supernatural intervention. I don't know who needs to hear this word that you may feel like nothing is changing. You're saying, at least there should be some sign of something turning around. There should be some sign of progress, some sign of a miracle, some sign of a clouds appearing for the rain, some sign of a turnaround, or in some kind of intervention that should happen.

3:43 Speaker 2: But there is nothing happening. But I want you to understand, just because nothing has happened thus far, that's not me. Nothing will happen because the Bible uses this word suddenly for a reason. When God wants to move in your life, nothing may be changing, and then everything looks ordinary, Everything looks like it's exactly how it was for somebody else. It feels like you are headed to the same fate at somebody else. But I want you to understand the way God suddenly turned the things around in Peter's life.

4:16 Speaker 2: Said there was a supernatural intervention. Suddenly there was a breakthrough, Suddenly there was a miracle. I want to speak over you today. You're looking at your life from the natural perspective. But we serve a supernatural God. You're looking at your life from a natural outlook of life. But I want you to understand that we serve a supernatural God who is working behind the scenes. You have no idea what he's about to do and how he's going to suddainly do a miracle and turn your life around. I really want you to share this with someone because I want you to give this word of encouragement to them.

4:51 Speaker 2: They may be feeling like my life is not changing. They may be feeling like everything looks so mundane. They may be feeling like, oh my goodness, John, nothing is changing. I'm praying, I'm believing, I'm fasting, I'm looking up to the Lord. I'm having a spirit of excellence. I'm doing all of these things, but nothing is changing. But I wanted to understand nothing was changing till that moment when suddenly there was a supernatural intervention through which Peter was miraculously delivered, And that same God is the god operating in your life.

5:23 Speaker 2: It feels like you're hitting a dead hand. It feels like you're stuck in life. It feels like nothing is working out. It feels like your prayers are just hitting the wall. It feels like nothing is making any sense for you to still hold on. But I'm here to announce to you the same God who suddenly turned the situation around for Peter is going to suddenly turn your life around. He's going to bring the miracle, the breakthrough, the right connections, the divine appointments, and the opportunities that will trust you to the next level of your destiny.

5:55 Speaker 2: If you believe, I want you to just leave a comment, share this with someone, and I will see you back very soon. God bless you.

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