Hardship

“we're talking about how we are unshaken in hardship. And hardship is such a big part of life for all of us, all kinds of heartaches and hardships we encounter in life. And so in chapters one through four, we're talking about being unshaken and hardship. Then in chapters five through seven, we're talking about being unshaken and our calling. To be a part of the church of God is to be a part of a called community. We are called out from the world, called together to”

“They bring us to a point where we have to realize that God's power is made perfect, not in strength, but in weakness. See, Paul knew this, right? That's where that scripture comes from, actually. In Corinthians, Paul, one of the greatest missionaries that ever faced the planet, saw more kingdom growth, probably more people convert to Christianity than probably any man that's ever walked the planet. And in all of this fruit and in all of this growth and all of this, his life was defined by hardship after hardship after hardship.”

“world but as you step into man and womanhood all of a sudden you begin to feel the weight you face the hardship you face the disappointment and you're thinking man if i can just get out of this season the next one will be better if i can just get to a certain place financially or in my personal life this hardship will be over and then you get there and you realize nope it starts all over again but in the midst of that reality of life in the midst of the hardship the resurrection”

“So providence is powerful. Providence is painful. The final thing I want us to understand is that providence is what gives us hope. Providence is what gives us hope. Without giving you the full story, Joseph in the Old Testament, I love his story because part of Joseph's story is he faced hardship after hardship after hardship. He was beaten by his brothers, sold into slavery, goes to Egypt, gets to be the right hand of Potiphar, kind of ruling and reigning. He gets misaccused of kind of doing something with Potiphar's wife that he didn't do.”

“communion with him, what you're going to find is that his will and his wisdom begins to unfold in your life. And slowly but surely, you begin to reap a harvest of righteousness and peace as a result of it. Man, you want to talk about a legacy. Doesn't mean that everything will go your way. It doesn't mean that you won't face hardship, but even in the hardship, righteousness”

“conducts his affairs with justice. He doesn't use his hardship as an excuse to sin. Hardship makes him even more righteous and just. He's a man that even in his lack, he is generous. Why? Because he knows he's not limited to what he can see. He knows that he has the wealth of all of heaven because of who his father is. You ever known those people? I had an uncle that was that way.”

“struggles and our hardships we're not afraid to boast we're not afraid to put ourself on a platform or pedestal when need be, right? But when hardship comes, we typically remain silent. Add on top of that, just the satanic assaults of life. Something that my dad taught me at a very young age. He would always say, Zach, if you're doing anything of eternal significance, then all”

“honey, do we do anything in secret anymore?" And the Holy Spirit convicted him in a moment when he said, "Yeah, we do." Sin, it's the only thing that we stay silent about. The only thing we stay silent about is our struggles and our hardships. We're not afraid to boast. We're not afraid to put oursel on a platform or pedestal when need be. Right? But when hardship comes,”