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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:05.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The evidence that you have overcome your situation
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.68,0:00:11.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that your situation does not overcome you.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.08,0:00:18.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Greetings in Jesus’ name and welcome to another edition
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.40,0:00:22.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of ‘Faith Is Natural’ here on God’s Heart TV.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.88,0:00:26.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, I want to address an issue that I have been
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.24,0:00:30.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,asked about many, many times over the years.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.72,0:00:33.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it’s something like this –
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.04,0:00:42.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a Christian, why do my problems persist despite my prayers?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.64,0:00:44.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’ve played my own role.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.40,0:00:47.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, I go to church. I’ve prayed and fasted.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.92,0:00:52.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’ve received prayer; I’ve received prayer for deliverance.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.08,0:00:56.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I read my Bible; I claim the promises in the Scripture
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.48,0:00:59.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I really to strive please God.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.92,0:01:08.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But why can’t I seem to overcome this problem?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.80,0:01:15.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People of God, just as God created each of us to be unique –
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.12,0:01:20.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the same vein, each situation we face is unique.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.24,0:01:26.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, there’s no single message that can address every situation
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.72,0:01:31.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but the answer, of course, lies in the Word of God.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.28,0:01:35.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, I want to share with you a very valuable
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.76,0:01:40.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and important truth that I believe will help you.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.80,0:01:47.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a Christian, overcoming your situation…
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.68,0:01:53.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when I say ‘situation’ – I mean, it could be in your finances,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.28,0:01:59.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your health, marriage, family, business, career – just name it.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.84,0:02:06.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a Christian, overcoming your situation
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.32,0:02:14.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,does not necessarily mean that situation will change.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.64,0:02:21.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No! The evidence that you have overcome your situation
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.12,0:02:27.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that your situation does not overcome you.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.68,0:02:30.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let me repeat that –
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.24,0:02:35.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the evidence that you have overcome your situation
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.44,0:02:39.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that your situation has not overcome you,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.52,0:02:43.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has not taken you away from God,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.52,0:02:48.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has not misled you to sin.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.88,0:02:55.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You see, it’s common today for us to equate overcoming our situation
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.52,0:03:00.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to a change in that specific circumstance.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.48,0:03:05.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, we equate overcoming hardship to
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.04,0:03:07.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,receiving financial breakthrough
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.92,0:03:12.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or we equate overcoming sickness, affliction
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.32,0:03:15.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to receiving physical healing.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.76,0:03:23.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But remember – as Christians, we walk by faith, not by sight.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.28,0:03:29.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, the evidence of overcoming is in the spirit first,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.12,0:03:32.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not the natural – the spirit first.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.16,0:03:45.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Remember, God is Spirit and your real value lies in your spirit.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.28,0:03:51.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, the evidence of overcoming is in the spirit, not the natural.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.68,0:03:56.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, I am not saying that God cannot sovereignly,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.64,0:04:01.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,supernaturally intervene and change that situation in your life.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.36,0:04:06.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Of course, HE can – there is nothing impossible for God.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.88,0:04:13.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am just stressing to you that your present condition
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.92,0:04:22.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is not a means of measuring your spiritual life.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.80,0:04:30.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Overcoming hardship does not mean getting rich.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.24,0:04:36.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No – it means not being ruled by that hardship.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.64,0:04:41.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, I may have hardship and yes, I am seeking God –
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.44,0:04:44.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am seeking Divine intervention.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.32,0:04:51.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But no matter how hard, how long is that hardship,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.12,0:05:00.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it will not mislead me into seeking alternatives outside of Christ.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.40,0:05:04.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No matter how difficult is that difficulty,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.32,0:05:11.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it will not deceive me into taking steps outside of God’s ways.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.60,0:05:17.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No matter how painful is that pain,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.20,0:05:23.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it will not break the flow of joy in my heart
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.36,0:05:26.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and prayer in my spirit.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.24,0:05:33.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is how you overcome!
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.20,0:05:38.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when the blessing comes in God’s time,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.24,0:05:42.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,according to His Master Plan,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.88,0:05:47.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just as hardship does not rule you,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.28,0:05:55.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so too the blessing will not rule you but the Giver – God.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.76,0:06:01.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, as Christians, we are not immune to trouble.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.92,0:06:07.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No – in this world, there will be trouble.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.36,0:06:10.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we are not ruled by it.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.72,0:06:12.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are not exempt from challenges.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.88,0:06:14.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There will be challenges –
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.56,0:06:18.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sometimes prolonged, persistent challenges.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.40,0:06:22.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we are not to be controlled by them.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.96,0:06:26.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People of God, I want to remind you of that famous story
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.64,0:06:31.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the Gospels in the book of Mark 4:37-40 –
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.76,0:06:36.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the story about when Jesus Christ calmed the storm.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.96,0:06:41.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I want you to take note of something.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.44,0:06:47.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jesus Christ was calm in the midst of the storm
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.44,0:06:52.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before He calmed the storm.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.32,0:07:00.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The storm was raging around him but not within him.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.88,0:07:05.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fear did not overtake Him.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.04,0:07:08.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Worry did not overwhelm Him.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.40,0:07:11.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anxiety did not overthrow Him.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.52,0:07:20.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No! He mastered the storm because the storm did not master Him!
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.16,0:07:23.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But on the other hand, look at the reaction of the disciples.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.92,0:07:25.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look at their response.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.68,0:07:27.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They woke Jesus up and said,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.44,0:07:31.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,‘Master, don’t You care that we’re drowning?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.60,0:07:38.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don’t You care that we’re about to die? Don’t You care?’
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.00,0:07:46.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a picture of what happens when your problem overcomes you –
Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.00,0:07:54.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you begin to see God in a bad light.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.40,0:08:01.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,‘God, don’t You care that I’m sick? Don’t You care I’m in pain?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.20,0:08:05.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don’t You care that my business is about to go bankrupt?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.04,0:08:09.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don’t You care how they’re treating me unjustly at my work place?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.92,0:08:12.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don’t You care?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.24,0:08:19.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why is God allowing this to happen to me?’
Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.12,0:08:29.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We begin to question God’s goodness and query His ability.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.84,0:08:32.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And even if we do approach God,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.56,0:08:35.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even if we do run to the house of God,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.68,0:08:45.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is often to submit our prayer requests out of panic, not faith.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.44,0:08:53.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People of God, I want to share with you a secret to overcoming –
Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.68,0:09:01.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the recognition that it is not all about you.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.52,0:09:04.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s not about how you are feeling,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:04.72,0:09:08.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how you are doing, how you are treated.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.16,0:09:15.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No! The central character in your story is God
Dialogue: 0,0:09:15.20,0:09:19.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for you are created for His glory.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.20,0:09:24.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, redirect the focus from you to God.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.96,0:09:31.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Instead of asking, ‘Why is God allowing this to happen to me?’ –
Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.12,0:09:33.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,change the focus.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:33.60,0:09:39.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why is GOD allowing this to happen to me?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:39.28,0:09:45.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because if God allows it, if God permits it – it’s for my good.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:45.04,0:09:48.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Perhaps there is a lesson he wants you to learn
Dialogue: 0,0:09:48.48,0:09:51.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is necessary for your future,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:51.52,0:09:55.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the responsibilities He has for you tomorrow.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:55.36,0:10:00.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Perhaps He is humbling you under His mighty hand.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.24,0:10:06.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Perhaps He is refining you so that you come forth as gold.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:06.24,0:10:10.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Perhaps He is building your character for
Dialogue: 0,0:10:10.24,0:10:14.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the greatness that lies ahead of you.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:14.96,0:10:19.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look unto Jesus!
Dialogue: 0,0:10:19.04,0:10:30.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The extent to which your problem, your situation misleads you
Dialogue: 0,0:10:30.08,0:10:39.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to worry, to fear, to anxiety, to discouragement, to alternatives
Dialogue: 0,0:10:39.28,0:10:51.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the extent you place something else above God in your heart,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:51.60,0:10:58.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,usually yourself.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:58.00,0:11:04.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, people of God, in conclusion –
Dialogue: 0,0:11:04.40,0:11:14.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,let us look unto Jesus, for He is the Light of the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:14.16,0:11:19.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, we’re close to a lighthouse – a beautiful lighthouse.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:19.68,0:11:26.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we recognise the importance of a lighthouse in the dark,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:26.24,0:11:30.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,not when the sky is clear and the sun is shining.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:30.48,0:11:34.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No – it’s in the darkness that you know how important,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:34.32,0:11:38.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how life-saving a lighthouse is.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:38.72,0:11:42.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is in the dark moments of your life that you will come
Dialogue: 0,0:11:42.96,0:11:52.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to recognise, to appreciate, to value the light – Jesus Christ.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:52.80,0:11:55.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jesus is the Light of the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:55.60,0:12:02.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He will illuminate your paths and eliminate your fears!
Dialogue: 0,0:12:02.80,0:12:06.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He will provide you the strength to overcome,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:06.88,0:12:09.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the peace to persevere,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:09.04,0:12:14.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the grace to keep pressing whatever your situation.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:14.48,0:12:20.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whatever your situation, know this –
Dialogue: 0,0:12:20.40,0:12:33.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if that situation sparks your spiritual life, you are an overcomer.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:33.12,0:12:38.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right now, let us pray together.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:38.72,0:12:46.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jesus Christ stood in the boat in the midst of the storm
Dialogue: 0,0:12:46.00,0:12:50.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and declared calmness!
Dialogue: 0,0:12:50.88,0:12:55.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Right now, whatever storm that surrounds you,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:55.04,0:12:58.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whatever storm that rages around you –
Dialogue: 0,0:12:58.56,0:13:05.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I declare calmness in the mighty name of Jesus Christ!
Dialogue: 0,0:13:05.44,0:13:08.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let there be calmness in your marriage!
Dialogue: 0,0:13:08.72,0:13:11.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let there be calmness in your family!
Dialogue: 0,0:13:11.92,0:13:15.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let there be calmness in your business,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:15.20,0:13:18.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in your finances, in your career!
Dialogue: 0,0:13:18.32,0:13:22.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let there be calmness in your health right now!
Dialogue: 0,0:13:22.24,0:13:27.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Calmness, in the mighty name of Jesus Christ!
Dialogue: 0,0:13:27.28,0:13:34.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To every troubled heart, to every disturbed heart –
Dialogue: 0,0:13:34.40,0:13:37.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,receive the calmness of Christ!
Dialogue: 0,0:13:37.76,0:13:43.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Receive the calmness of Christ right now!
Dialogue: 0,0:13:43.76,0:13:49.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jesus Christ is the Light of the world!
Dialogue: 0,0:13:49.28,0:13:54.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whatever represents darkness in your life,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:54.72,0:13:57.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,let there be light right now!
Dialogue: 0,0:13:57.20,0:13:59.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let there be light right now!
Dialogue: 0,0:13:59.68,0:14:02.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let there be light!
Dialogue: 0,0:14:02.48,0:14:04.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That sickness is darkness.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:04.80,0:14:07.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That setback is darkness.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:07.12,0:14:11.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That limitation in progress is darkness.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:11.12,0:14:14.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That nightmare is darkness.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:14.56,0:14:18.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I command you to come out of darkness!
Dialogue: 0,0:14:18.48,0:14:21.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Come out of darkness right now!
Dialogue: 0,0:14:21.52,0:14:28.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let there be light!
Dialogue: 0,0:14:28.80,0:14:33.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Jesus’ mighty name.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:33.60,0:14:39.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Amen. Amen. Amen.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:39.36,0:14:40.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank You, Jesus Christ!
Dialogue: 0,0:14:40.72,0:14:42.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you, viewers.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:42.16,0:14:47.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,God bless you for joining us for today’s edition of ‘Faith Is Natural’.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:47.36,0:14:50.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Please share with us the lessons you learned from
Dialogue: 0,0:14:50.40,0:14:53.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,today’s message in the comments below and remember –
Dialogue: 0,0:14:53.76,0:15:01.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,continue to seek God’s heart to see life clearly,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:01.44,0:15:03.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Jesus’ name.