The Stress is Over
Confetti & Conspiracies Pt. [?]- Pastor Darius McClure
Genesis 29:35
The epidemic of stress- stress is an intoxicating emotion that affects our ability to think rationally, settle emotionally, and rest physically.
Sometimes what we call bored is what God calls peace.
To think rationally-Thoughts become things, as a man thinks in his heart, so is he..
God wants to put your stress under arrest.
Philippians 4:6-
So what if you are stressful when you are prayerless?- Oop!
Every problem in your life is attached to a lack of prayer.- Oop!
God is a strategist, He is Mr.Fix It. He’ll give you a solution for your stress.
He doesn’t just make good promises, He makes plans [provision.]
God will never try to have you use something you don’t have. He’ll force you to use what you already have, that you may be overlooking.
“God open my eyes to see what you want to use in my life to take me to the next level.”
What do you do when God is anointing you to keep producing in ugly seasons?
vs.31-The Lord saw she wasn’t loved, so He gave her power
You can never lead where you ‘fit.’ If God allowed you to ‘fit in,’ He wouldn’t be able to use you because you would be being used by ‘them.’
‘Their’ rejection is often redirection to where God wanted you to be.
Be careful when you confuse love with leverage.
Whatever you label a season will determine your life in it.
Vs.35- ‘This time’- I’m changing and shifting my expectations… ‘This time’ I will praise the Lord…
In her darkest place, she realized that praise was all she needed.. and praise was all she had.
Praise increases your peace.
When willpower isn’t enough, worship is.
3 Strategies We Gain from Leah:
Stop doing the right things in the wrong season. Sometimes it’s not just what you’re doing, but when you’re doing. Submit to spiritual leadership. Don’t confused discernment with impulsiveness.
Stop doing the right things for the wrong reason. Motives matter!
Stop doing the right things for the wrong people. Stop wasting your oil on people who don’t value you. Pray to be surrounded by good soil- ppl that will pour into you!