I need to stop reacting or responding before it even happens and whatever happens I shouldn’t lose my emotional focus towards him! I have to allow God to take control and accept his favor. I am blocking his way to get into my heart by constantly worrying about something that’s not in my control but his! This word helped me to see Gods purpose for my life and also how I continue to push him away out of fear or expectations that I’ve created instead of using his word as my shield. Amen!
Amen Cheyenne! I have been guilty of the same thing as I’m going through this horrible divorce that I never deserved. God had to make it happen, slammed this door shut so that he could open the door that was truly meant for me.
Thanks for sharing Sis, you are not alone. I allow my emotional response to take over. It distracts the ability to allow God to move. But God! I will operate and speak his word. Blessings
Amen... i am the same way... i keep worrying if my sins are forgiving instead of seeing that anytime i stumble God's holy spirit tells and reminds me to repent
Wow ! It’s me & Pastor Furtick’s birthday tonight! 2/19/ 2024 !! Wow , this HIT home!! I’m dealing with “ what’s familiar “ tonight 😭. I thank God for calming me down from remembering my ex husband I lost in January 1998 to my selfishness & infidelity 😪…I was feeling down n out on my 59th birthday tonight 😢…but before I went to bed sad n in tears… God sent this my way -I thank God for HIS amazing way to speak to me when I need it most ❤ hallelujah !! I’m alone , but no I am not …GOD IS WITH ME !!! Every waking day , amen 🙏
I pray the Lord starts to move a fire through your body to attack and burn up this cancer. This is a foreign man made mass that wasn’t created by your creator, The Lord God almighty. I command your body reboot to its original manufacturers specs. That it reset to a healed, whole unbroken body in Jesus name. I command this foreign matter to be gone out of your body in The mighty name of Jesus Christ. May he get all the honor and glory in your healing. Amen. 🙌🏾🙏🏾
We get too focused on the negative that we don't make room for the positive. Take out the trash! Make way for God's works, then you will see his fruits. Amen Pastor! ❤️
I stumbled on this as I was in the midst of doubting my abilities within a new job. As I was doubting my self worth after yet another failed relationship. This spoke to me so deeply and profoundly. Thank God for his timing.
I'm feeling stuck and alone with all the battles in and around us. Emotional and physical battles. I need the favor of God to deliver me from the negative way I'm feeling so that I can experience joy again.
Remember Steven said don't be familiar with negative emotions..constant worrying blocks the way of God in our hearts ..don't be familiar with such negativity...allow God to do it for you and believe its done for you
Lord knows I’ve been struggling emotionally, physically and financially.. Lord I’ve been too familiar with everything. Please place your hand on me and guide me lord. Amen 💙
God Bless you, hold on. God works in His own time. Not ours but know that He's there with you. Know He's working through your problems for you. Just like He takes care of the birds and other life He created, He takes care of us too if we allow Him. All you have to do is hold on. God bless you and keep you. ❤️
"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." - John 16:33
Amen ~ claim it & glorify Jesus for keeping in the faith to stop me if I am chasing away our Fathers Favor, I pray in your precious Holy name Jesus. Amen
I avoided watching this video in particular for the last 2 weeks, I was finally ready to receive it today after a friend sent it to me and I am so glad I did. This was the message I needed to stop letting my anxiety and negative emotions rule me out of familiarity. Thank you for this! 🙏🏾
I do that all that the time...but then it hits me that I never should have put it off because regardless it pertains to something in my life at all times...but I'm super stoked you got something out of it and it helped you...I love you girl and the Big Man does too... God Bless
Somebody reading this your next season will be your best season. You're going Up from here. God has ordained your elevation! If you believe, type "All the way up "
I'll tell ya, i barely knew this guy's preaching but I've been praying to God for guidance in my next steps in life, and one morning, right before I woke up, right on that cusp of waking, I internally heard "Steven Furtick" and have been listening to his messages, and yeah, God wants me to hear. Thank you, Holy Spirit!
I haven’t watched pastor Stevens sermons in a while and today my heart pulled me so hard to come and watch a few sermons and all im going to say is God is real I don’t think I can emphasise this enough. Nothing is coincidental and I believe this. This sermon was meant for me. God spoke to me through pastor Steven.
Today for me as well.. I'm used to overthinking so even when I have peace it's not familiar and I just choose something to stress about, it's stressing, but I feel like God just spoke through him, God bless him❤️
Yes ma’am I totally agree. I fall off of watching and when something tells me to watch a sermon from pastor Steven it always HITS AND SPEAKS TO MY SOUL.
Many times I open RU-vid with a broken heart just searching for something. God led me to listen to these messages about six months ago. I’m forever grateful for the clear Godly guidance that is given in these straightforward messages. I often laugh, more often I am somehow shocked how again each time, that the very word of encouragement I needed was said directly to my heart. May the Lord bless you and keep you, may His face shine upon you with Love.
I love what you just said, it is two very different things. Why, because it shows God knows before we come to him we are NOT at all prepared. So his call would NEVER come if that were the case. We MUST come to him and He is faithful to prepare our hearts for service. I mean who new anything before we sincerely came to him? So dont let the fact that you know you are NOT prepared, so dont let THAT stop you from coming to him today.
For someone reading this, Something has been pending. You've been waiting on a yes.you're about to get it.God has blown the door wide open in your favor. As an act of faith. He wants you to rejoice like you've already got it. Tell God Thank You
I literally just had a conversation with my sister about how do I get rid of these negative feelings and emotions. Here I turn to this video and it is the answer to my prayers!!! Thank you, Father God for hearing me!!! I desperately needed this!!!
This calls for me to humble and repent because this is me he was preaching to. I have become familiar with frustration, misery, and everything that I miss out on God's favour
God is going to put you at the right place at the right time. He's going to sent divine connections, people that will go out of their way to be good for you. God has a great pla for your life.
While listening to this lesson, I realized that I've been creating chaos and frustration because that is what I've had 95% of my life since I was 3 and I am 52 now.
Thank you for sharing your journey with us, Tee. We are praying and believing with you for a shift in focus. We are so happy that you took the time to watch this message. God bless. ^SF Team
I was too familiar with fear and rejection throughout my entire life that this year, I allowed it to be continued until several months ago, when I had to realize that I wasn’t receiving any favor because of my familiarity that I lived in. I am so grateful for God to give me the strength to remove my familiarity and allow His favor to lay in my hands! Thank you Jesus!
@@user-yf1tb5qp9z I can walk y'all, I can literally walk fine again. my wounds are healing quickly. the change is unreal in just a week. thank Jesus ❤️ and all of you 💕
I don't know what God is doing but he's doing something.. how dare I listen to this sermons and realize that the table I've been wanting to buy has been in my room along with things sitting in top of it... I'm blown away honestly!!!...As Pastor Steve was talking about the mountains in his back yard and l just looked at that table!...And I'm like what!!!!!l had this table all long?...l don't know what else I need that God has already given me but I don't notice it..... wowww...I don't know if this makes sense But God already knows what we need and Guess what he's given us our needs already..it's up to us to pay attention!.
Focusing on negative things only steal our joy, we need to use faith not emotions, I choose God's favor by trusting Him completely no matter what I face, thank You King Jesus ❤️ 💞 ♥️ You bought me at a high price 🙏🙏🇿🇦
Thank you 🙏 Pastor Furtick for always being there , Exactly Where those like myself need you to be . And God guides us to hear from HIM through YOU ✝️🙏‼️ Amen, Hallelujah ❤
@@tigerpita I pray also that God's presence and mighty power will override everything that's not of Him in you in the name of Jesus! You're great, awesome and amazing because God is and you're a child of God!
If GOD shuts a door, quit banging on it!Whatever was behind it, wasn't meant for you. Consider the fact that maybe He Closed that door bcos He knew you were worth so Much More
This was amazing. God is amazing. Can someone pray for me please. I've been going through a hard time. I havent been reading my word. I'm just not motivated. Thank you and God bless you all
I pray that God would bless you with a spirit of endurance to keep seeking Him regardless of the circumstances. I pray that you would grow in your love for Him so that no matter what goes on in your life He will still be Your comfort. Finally I pray that You would be fully aware of God’s favour and grace in your life, being filled to the brim with adoration for Him. Amen🙏🏾
Until this year, I've never been truly religious...but 2020 have been an excellent year because I now understand the immeasurable favor and mercy of the Lord. I now strive to live everyday that the Lord has made, rejoice and be glad in it, and give him all the glory honor and praise. I thank you Lord for giving meaning to my life🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
This sermon had me catching the holy spirit crying like a baby on the bathroom floor in the middle of cleaning !! God always will find your heart no matter how much you try to hide it Praise you Elohim 😭🥺🗣‼️‼️🧎🏾♀️
Hallelujah! 🥲😭 I understand your sentiments, Shayna. I pray that God eases our worries and grants us restoration. This is my prayer for you and everyone out there who needs this prayer. Amen! ❤️🙏🏻
I really needed this... familiarity is the enemy of God's favor." Some of the places that God should be working on...in your life you are letting him do the least. And the reason is we are choosing what familiar, and chasing away God's favor."
Praying for you! Have you prayed about your concerns enough? Cause Amen I say to you. That if you’re worried and depressed or anxious about something too much, God is also concern about you so much. Pray to God. Pray with Jesus. Chose to hear Him - spiritually and you will be healed mentally. You will heal, choose to heal right now. God has given you the favor. 🙏🏻
I received it today. I am going to accept the Lord’s favor. I will finish with favor. My familiarity was negative thinking to the point of sabotaging God’s blessings. Pray for me in this.
Pls help me pray for my sister and niece who are continously fabricating lies against me to my own son. Haven't had confronted them in years and just keep pretending am not affected by the moral defamation and praying for them - but it hurts
If God can move you from January to December. He will move you from shame to fame,Insult to result, sorrow to glory, disgrace to His grace. Labour to favour, mockery to victory. May the Lord raise you from glory to glory
This video came at the right time for me. Life gets hard sometimes and our emotions can cloud our judgement in ways that allow the enemy to mess with our mind. But not anymore, I’m choosing to focus on God’s favor♥️
“The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.” - Helen Keller An invitation to entertain today with fresh eyes, to empty our minds and open our hearts to what matters most. Life is often a pursuit to unravel its meaning, although if filled to the brim by agendas, roles, and expectations our ability to discover can be limited. And, there are some who are filled with knowing, and there minds are made up, but an unstudied view can narrow one’s vision, and obscure the ability to see the whole picture. Use today wisely. It’s no waste of time to pause and give witness to your current experiences and what matters most ... God’s Favor is in your backyard! 💥👏🙂💕☝️
Please pray for me. I have to have biopsies on my throat this week. Ive been sick for about 5 yrs . And was told by drs and hospitals that my symptom were phycological only 10 days ago they decided it was actually real. And put a camera down my throat. And found some worrying things. They sent me for a MRI scan in a hour and now in waiting for a call to go into hospital for biopsies .
Wow! “Favor feels funny.” Whew! That was a powerful nugget hidden in this great teaching. Then you transitioned to emotional focus... YES SIR! This word was for me! 🙌🏾👏🏾 It’s time for me to focus! 😁🙌🏾🙌🏾
I truly needed this. I kept getting back into a familiar situation with my ex because of soul ties & attachment. However, in redirecting my focus back to God✨ If it’s for me , God will provide; therefore, I shall not stress anymore. It’s time for self discovery and growth, love can honestly come later🙌
My focus was on negativity, 24/7 and it almost took my life! Thank God, Jesus Christ took this destructive mindset away from me! I no longer live in doom and gloom:)
Amen! God Bless You and your entire family! My fiance and just lost our baby. 2 months ago she went to Heaven to be with Jesus. My fiance is leaving me today and is flying somewhere but he won't tell me where. I WILL NOT FEAR! I WILL FOCUS ON THE LORD AND SEEK GOD'S FAVOR FOR ME AND MY LIFE.
This is exactly what I needed to hear! I was stuck for too long! So many years, but now I am starting to look up and experience HOPE through God's Love and power!
Again, exactly what I'm struggling with you teach on. I don't even look through to find a certain one. God picks them out for me to listen to. I get so frustrated and just cry,I've never been like this before. Thank you Lord for always showing me what I need to hear. Praise you Lord almighty
I know Jesus as healer , as deliverer as The love of my life! Jesus is Salvation! But I know Him as provider more and more because HE SENDS YOU PASTOR WITH THE MESSAGE I NEED ON TIME EVERYTIME ! I watch you all the time - and rarely is there a time when tears of healing don’t overflow my heart and eyes! I thank God for you Pastor Furtick ! You have no idea the impact you have had in my life! And my family’s life, my small group ! Never have I known a conduit so faithful as You! Thank Jesus for piercing Steven’s heart for your mission and Glory ! God Bless you Brother! Don’t stop! Don’t give up! Keep advancing the troops!!!
