Sharing Another Powerful Message from Charles Stanley
This week’s TV broadcast message from Charles Stanley is such a powerful and important message for everyone standing for marriage restoration that I just had to share it, and I hope everyone will take the time to watch or listen to it!
As I listened to Dr. Stanley talk about the necessity of EXPECTING God to answer our prayers, Colossians 4:2Philippians 4:6-7 came to mind because they so clearly instruct us to pray with expectancy and with an attitude of thanksgiving; obviously watching for the answers to our prayers and thanking God even before we see them manifest in the natural realm of our lives. And as he continued to talk about having to believe the things we’ve heard God say no matter what we see and hear, I was reminded of Romans 4:17-21 and how important it is for us to SPEAK in agreement with the things we know God promises even before we see them fully manifested in our lives and even if everything we see and hear in the natural indicates just the opposite of what we believe; which further reminded me of the power of Proverbs 18:20-21, Psalm 103:20 and Numbers 14:28.
Then as Dr. Stanley continued teaching that even the sins we tend to consider insignificant keep us from trusting God, I was reminded of Song of Solomon 2:15 because it teaches us that it’s the “little foxes” that ruin the vineyard—the vineyards that are in bloom, which means about to produce fruit. And then in 1 Corinthians 5:6-7, we’re taught that a little yeast works through the whole batch of dough and that we have to get rid of the old yeast; that we are a new batch without yeast because of the sacrifice Jesus made for us.
And as Dr. Stanley talked about the importance of our motives and that they must be to glorify the Lord, I was reminded of the warning given in James 4:3-4 that when we are motivated by our own gain and pleasure, we have no reason to expect God to answer our prayers; especially since Ephesians 1:3-14 makes it so clear that the only thing that motivates God is bringing honor and glory to His Son, Jesus Christ.
So listen to this week’s message, The Thrill of Trusting God, and learn how important it is to trust God as we stand in faith and obedience on the power and Promise of His Word and EXPECT HIM TO PERFORM IT (Isaiah 46:10-11, Isaiah 55:10-11 and 1 Thessalonians 5:24)! And here’s the Sermon Outline for The Thrill of Trusting God, with links to the scripture for references. As always, it all just comes down to whether or not we believe God, and there’s just no way to listen to a powerful message like this without being blessed and encouraged…so listen and GET READY BECAUSE GOD IS MOVING!