Great sermon! But anyone suffering from a diagnosed anxiety disorder should remember that a medical disorder is not the same thing as the sin of anxiety. Jesus plays an integral part in recovery either way, but those of us who did not and do not choose to be anxious but are anxious anyway because of an issue with our brains need to realize that medication and therapy are two powerful tools given by God to help us cope and heal.
@@1apart517 it's just another part of this fallen world, not all health issues are caused by the sinner themselves but rather a trial God placed in our lives. You're right it shouldn't exist, but sin does so it does too.
I really needed to hear this tonight! I've been trying to figure out why I get defensive and try to justify what doesn't seem to be wrong, when pointed out, at the time and keep doing it. Thank you so much!!
JP, I don’t know if you read these comments ever, but I thank God for you. Your walk. Your struggle. Your sincerity and depth of despair. It helped me believe that I’m not alone in my struggle and that God has grace for anyone who can humbly accept it. Glory to God for making you and using you to work His will in the world. Your pain was necessary to give perspective that I could be reached years after you were saved. Love all you do at the Porch with David and Todd.
Yes and thank you for bringing this word I was thinking I had a generational curse or hindering spirit due to everything thing being a struggle and constant opposition and setbacks But now I will see if humbling myself and repenting of pride alleviates any of these circumstances!
Pride the universal sin some thing we will all struggle with at one time or another. God uses health issues in order to humble us into the depths of humility so that we may feel of his love, peace and presence. Without humility we are doomed to destruction. God will have a humble people and will use whatever means it takes to humble us. Many times pride is hard to recognize in our self until we begin to suffer & fear I had heart problems too and continue to pray for relief and relief didn’t come until I realized months later it was pride was causing the stress. God is good and cares about us deeply and it’s in the details of our life. Humility is key In order to feel God’s love and peace. ❤️
Rick Warren is a false teacher and much of what he preaches is blatant heresy. Please be safe out there, sis! Let's pray that the Lord will guard our hearts and minds from the lies of the enemy. 🙏
Yes, we definitely need to be careful in all areas of life and to have boundaries and flee from temptation. But everyone has a walk with Christ where He will help reduce your wanting to watch certain things like Rom coms, but depending on what it is, it shouldn’t be considered a bad thing…unless I am misunderstanding this sermon.
PRIDE: pleasure that comes from some relationship, association, achievement, or possession that is seen as a source of honor, respect, etc. (Merriam-Webster) HUMBLE: reflecting, expressing, or offered in a spirit of deference or submission. (Merriam-Webster)
I come from a past of abusive relationships because I’m a good Christian woman who is humble and respects her man. Many men who do not know Christ take absolute advantage of that. I have now found a man of Christ and I’m learning now to not be afraid of being humble and knowing my position in the relationship and in the family. A real man will not take advantage of you being humble and obeying him, he will cherish you for it and so will the Lord.
You know when it says wives submit, it says submit to your "husbands" so if you're dating he shouldn't try to be the leader because that's not his role yet? Regardless good luck sister I'll pray for you. pray for me and my girlfriend that we can compromise on conflict right now and hopefully marry God willing.
@@dapperdan1017 we live together and have boundaries set until we marry, we are not fully in our roles yet as husband and wife but we’re practicing, essentially. :) I will pray for you and your girlfriend and appreciate your prayers as well!
I suffered a lot of abuse by men from I was a young as 3, I can only remember back that far. I was also abused by my exhusband. I don't think I will ever be able to respect a man or submit to one after those experiences. I have tried but it doesn't work. Being single is the best thing for me.
This is so true I wanted so much love and then I watched thousand of movies and listened to thousand of romantic songs till I realize this is getting me anxious.
All disease and sickness is a direct effect of the sin Adam committed. It's not heresy, it's truth. When we lost the covering of God for disobedience we entered into a broken world which entails sickness and all health issues we experience. That's why heaven will have no sickness or pain and we will have a glorified body that will never experience such because we will be the way God intended. Don't call the Bible heresy
I love you. I love being CONVICTED and parables are the best things to help me picture and remember. I have an amazing memory but it helps. I wish I were in Tx
Prayer is a posture of humility towards God. When pride is knocking at your door, answer it with prayer. Ask Him to humble you. Ask Him to search your heart and reveal where you have let pride take over, and ask that He would, through His power, help you destroy the grip of pride in your life.
God is using this man in a terrific way to reach the multitudes who have similar pasts and stories. A true redeemed man of God who points us to Christ in each message! What a preacher, what a messenger. So privileged to have him, Todd Wagner and other amazing pastors lead our church! Christ is King, Amen!
" Anxiety that pushes you to God- that is a gift 🙏💙". "I'm okay if I'm not known, preach the gospel, die, and be forgotten 🙂". Overlooked by man, maybe- noticed and adored by the One above though 🌈🙂!
thank you for the various analogies, especially the Netflix comparison to Satan. hen you said, "'I'm gonna do it one more time.'NO YOU'RE NOT!! you're gonna do it 2,000 more times because you did it 'one more time.'" igourmet
I dont see me freeing myself from Pride now but maybe in the future I did try too be humble , i did show weakness, but it didnt help me at all People will think u are weak thats why i wont do this (I do care what others think about me somehow) why u ask? As a men u have too be strong and dominant, still it isnt enough too get what i want womans wants a strong men and thats why being humble is not the best choice Ik many people will tell me thats not true what i am saying but it is true i have experienced that Humans will change when they get older getting more humble and less prideful but is this right? I dont see the full picture yet still i am trying the solve it by myself I simply cant allow myself too become a Human, its not that i dont deserved, i simply cant Humans are only after the money status, look, everything breaks if u take one of it from a men In the age 18-28 everything depends on look, Money will not matter that much In the age 30-40 Womans with bad realitionships will start too change As look will not matter as it used too be.. no money will be and if the men can provide something of course I think i have seek too much knowlege in the world i know what is wrong and what is right right now the best choice is it for all humans too die, so much conflict so many religions how can i find the truth? God migh be an option still i dont want too limit myself, i want too surpass him or at least find the fix in this mess I can no longer tell if there is even a good and bad? Who decide what is good and what is bad? Simple the strongest decides this Justice will win u say? Of course it will because the winner of the good vs evil battle will become justice Do u get my point? God is the strongest for sure and thats why we are kneeling before him but will he do something too change this wolrd??? No he wont as humans will keep destroying this planet for their fun I dont want forgiveness i want answers i am rdy too die for my goal I dont fear death not as much as i didnt understand death before my grandpa died months ago, now i see life more different than before Is it better? I dk tell me Many things i wrote might be prideful for u but is it that? Can u trully tell me that what i am saying is prideful? If u can u are being prideful... far too accept my opinion! At last i can give every one an answer not like god Of course not everyone is bad but u will meet them more than u meet the good people ( my own experienced after all)
@@travis6694 You are right! Being Humble is hard but not as hard as working on our selfs The Men that wrote this text was blinded by greed, but I changed my way of thinking God sent me a clear Message that i have to work on my self and only my self and I shouldnt look on other people, because it is not my right to judge them There a times where u just have to leave the room with no words and go your own way! You have to find your destiny and u have to work on your self every Day by doing this you are making your future great and thats all about isnt it? Not living a life full of regrets should be your first priority
@@lordescanor8232 good insight man, being too self focused makes us worship ourselves. But if we work hard for the Lord and for his sake then that’s the greatest joy we can have. He gave us breathe, so let’s use it for his kingdom. Don’t beat yourself up either for your short comings, the Lord Jesus has his arm wrapped around you.
Hey! Forgive me if I am wrong. (I am not religious, but I do believe there is a ‘god’ figure that loves us all) but I felt like some of the stuff you were saying was down right hateful. You say that those that suffer from addiction are not loved and close to god. You say that all our struggles are the same and there are no excuses like ‘I’m depressed’ or ‘I cant...’ yeah, go ahead and say that to Steven Hawking’s face, a man who probably has 3x the struggles as you, but can still accomplish the extraordinary. You speak about greed and pride, but when you mention addiction, all you say is YOUR personal experience, not what others have said to you about their experiences with addiction. (although you did mention one other porn guy briefly) I’m not saying that your experience and input is a bad thing, all I am trying to say is not all of us suffer from porn addiction, maybe consider other types of addiction outside of YOUR life. Again, I am not religious and this is my opinion. Thanks for reading. Maybe I am seeing this message wrong, and I apologize if I have offended anyone.
ARKeeler .. Dear, Im watching other Porch sermons.. one of his sermons, he said God hate sin not the sinner.. I wish I can find that specific sermon but I already watched a lot of videos from Porch
Queen Sarah Forever That just proves my point even more. ‘One of the other sermons’ YES! Someone else! My point is HE is talking about greed and pride and HE is prideful. Pride pertains to a single person so if someone else disagrees that is something completely different, much how you and me have opposing ideas.
ARKeeler hey there! I hope you're having a great day and that's awesome that you see this point! It definitely does sound contradictory, doesn't it? However, the way I see it is that he is not speaking to those who literally have a mental illness, I think he is addressing those with temporary depression (like, your cat dying or something), really, it is inevitable that we are going to feel that sadness, however, if we put our entire being on God (something almost impossible for mankind to do) I believe we will begin to overcome that sadness. As for addiction, I think it depends on whether the person is trying to overcome that or not-- the reason why people become addicted to things is because they are placing substitutes in place of God. I have no clue how hard it is to overcome that but, I think that with God, we can do anything. If you don't mind me asking, where are you religiously?
Anna Dexter Thank you for this reply. It was very insightful. As for your question, I am not quite sure. I was not raised religiously. I have some mental issues and a disability, so I find myself feeling down most of the time. I guess I feel like the word of god might help me.
ARKeeler I believe if you put all your trust and faith in God he can open doors that you have never seen before and I hope one day you can developer and create a relationship with Christ or Lord