When Better Feels Backwards | Pastor Steven Furtick | Elevation Church 

COMMENT BELOW: What is your definition of better going to be in this season? ^EC Team

When he said, "If you could see my bloodline, I'm doing better." I felt that sooo much. I forget how well I am actually doing.

Man I’m only 17 and my life has been really difficult these past years and especially this past year and man God has used you so much to just speak me and pull me out of so much just crap. Thank you God bless!!!!!

"If I share my opinion today,it will be worthless..... If I share my wisdom,it will be shortlived..... But your word is eternal" Amen Amen...... what a beautiful prayer to start with !!

I swear God speaks to my situation through this man! I hear you God 🙏

“Better is relative to purpose! ...Maybe God needed somebody ignorant enough to display His wisdom. Maybe God needed somebody humble enough to know that ‘It is not I, but Christ in me!’” 19:10 💥

Hebrews 6:9 sometimes you have to look back to see how far you have come.

I failed 35 times trying to get sober I thank you god for my miracle

God said, "Sometimes you gotta get better BACKWARDS."

"Sometimes loss is the way to gain". Im going to let that sink in thank you pastor Steven

From Nairobi, We love you down here Pastor, you are welcome in Kenya 🙏🙏

Nairobi is shouting AMEEEEEEN!!!!!!!!!!👏👏👏🎉🎉🎉

"The most painful moments are the most purposeful moments" This both scares me and gives me hope

I just told my pastor Friday I was done with church and giving up on God and going to hell I've been for the last few days back into my old ways but internally it feels wrong. So before I do anymore damage am coming back and want to stay. This was right on time for me. God Bless!

God has helped me escape anxiety and I am always tempted to go back into it, but He is better than my worries ❤

You are a gift from God! You know how to interpret scriptures.

This couldn’t have came out at a better time 🙏🏽

Yes Lord! I will get this job! The holy spirit guided me through my interview today. PRAISE GOD! I speak it in Jesus mighty name, the rest of my teaching career is going to be amazing!!!

"Dont worship the creation worship the creator..."The giver is the source the gift is the resource" thats good!🙌🏾🔥

I'm 19 years old, and the past three months have been the most hectic yet uplifting moments of my life. I had got kicked out of my house. I dropped out of college, and moved states with my dad. I remember when I first got here the first few weeks was the hardest. I cried every night wondering why this happened. I was angry with God because i could not understand why he would put me through all of this. I would ask him why if i was already so unhappy where i use to live and now this? I would act happy, but when night time hit and i felt alone i would start to overthink and cry. I remember applying to college and everything went so smoothly. I started to pray thanking God so much, but late at night the demons would always try to attack me. anyways i got my student ID and it started with the #347 and then i got a job and we also got a ID number and that also started with the #347 i remember it being so weird but i didn't think to much of it. then one morning I woke up feeling super depressed and angry and i was having suicidal thoughts. For some strange reason that # popped in my head and out of no where i just decided to look up the meaning to it.... and when i tell you that i started crying when i was reading everything. God spoke to me and i felt this weight lift off my shoulders. ever since that day i have been praying like crazy, but im at a point right now where i feel so confused and frustrated and i really dont understand why my life feels so weird, but i feel God there with me telling me to be patient. I guess its also me leaving my past behind that i was so use to the toxicness, its just a weird feeling. but this sermon spoke to me to not go back to temptation because AMEN Jesus is better. so i will keep trusting.

God, please forgive the people that after listening to this message they pushed the thumbs down. They know not what they are doing. They need you more then they know! I love you Jesus!!!

I listen to you everyday at least 3 times a day and while working thought the day. You help me with my growth and balance my thoughts each day. I lost my mom a yr in a half ago and I would go to her for my life challenges. God brought my mom home and I am hurting daily. You help me! Thank you so much.

From Nairobi..... God speaks to me through this pastor.......especially this sermon.....

This message was most definitely for this Child of God, this addict, this sinner, who started her recovery August 17, 2019.. I have a testimony to tell, Gods time♥️🙏🏼 I want to thank you Steve for every one of your messages/sermons.. You are my teacher, my Brother in Christ!! I love you & yours, y’all are a blessing to me!!

Day 106 ! Jesus is always better.

Its weird that his latest sermons are speaking directly to me.. in every situation...even better he mentioned my hometown. "Nairobi" ... If this isn't God's spirit... I don't know what it is.

Accidentally watched this twice 😍

Hi E-FAM, I'm asking for prayer for my mom, Bishop Melvina E. Fields. She is currently in the ICU and we hear what man says...BUT WE KNOW WHAT GOD SAYS! We are believing God for her total healing and restoration. We are believing that God will shift this thing and turn it around immediately. We are believing that her heart will beat properly, and that her blood pressure will remain strong, and that the fluid will come off of her body. I pray for my father too, who has not left her side. Please E-FAM continue to lift her up and keep her covered in prayer. In Jesus's name we pray, Amen! Thank you E-FAM !🙌🙌

Better is relative to purpose! It depends on what you use it for!

I cant live a day without watching His Sermon in RU-vid!I thank the Lord for Pastor Steven's life...

Give your life to Jesus Christ. Where will you spend eternity? Repent from your sins. Choose Holiness. Choose Heaven. God loves you

April 29 2020 at 8:44 I just got done watching this sermon and you guys have NO IDEA what it's done for me. 40 minutes ago I was feeling defeated discouraged and down and I've been saved for almost 3 years!!! I've been trying to pray read my word worship and even just meditate on my favorite scriptures but I just felt like I couldnt get to the hem of his garment. I picked up my phone and I seen this while scrolling down RU-vid and right before I clicked on the link to play the sermon I quietly said to the Lord "please speak to me" and he did thru Pastor Steven. Man this was for me I love the body of Christ and how when EVERYONE does their part we can all function properly. Thank you Jesus and thank you Elevation Church. This was like water to my thirsty soul 🙌❤

I am here to ask for you all PRAYER WARRIORS- PLEASE PRAY FOR MY FAMILY , WE ARE GOING THROUGH FINANCIAL CRISIS AND MY BRO and SIS and FATHER IS TEARING APART please help me pray...

God bless watching from NAIROBI KENYA

I love listening to all your sermons. I wish to meet you some day. Can you please pray for me and my marriage. My daughter needs a kidney transplant its getting close to it. Still looking for a living donor please pray that we get one that God will bless her and guide her through this. Thank you

Am a Kenyan .Am the one who said I put coming to elevation church to my bucket list . My dream was to come to Paris every time I wanted to give up I watch to Pastor Steven preachings and Now am in Paris now my next stop is in Elevation church . Amen 🙏

I feel I am moving backward, but I am in a "BETTER" situation than ever!!....Amen!!

Pastor Mike Todd and Stevens Sermons are so Good 🙏

Better for me is trusting God (like for real for real lol)... I’m coming to terms with the fact that it’s one thing to say it but it’s another to do it...so in situations where I feel the need to “help” God move things along (MY way and in MY timing) I’m intentionally asking myself is this you trusting God or yourself? It’s a gentle reminder that His ways are not my ways and His thoughts are higher...and quite frankly Gods track record is wayyy better lol... This message is indeed on time!!

Jesus is bigger than the problems in my business. I know I can't do it on my own.😇🙏😇 Hallelujah Thank You Jesus 💃💃💃💃💃💃💃

Sermon notes: Heb 6:9 *Don't go back, Jesus is better *We have a better hope, what's ahead is better!! *Better is just a perspective; it's subjective *Sometimes in order to get better, you have to go through bad *Gotta be comfortable that sometimes less is gain *Stop comparing yourself to people that aren't even the standard, Jesus is the standard *Better is relative to purpose *We all have sinned and fallen short of His glory *What if better wasn't what's happening to you, but what's happening in and through you *Better= waiting on God's promises PATIENTLY *Don't let the quest of better in your life, let you miss God's grace *IT'S ALREADY BETTER IN JESUS NAME!! *Don't worship the gift, worship the giver; The giver is the source, the gift is the resource *I'm getting better backwards *What makes me better and set apart is knowing that I can't do this life by myself. I NEED GOD!!

I am a Jewish believer who just discovered your ministry and let me just say, “Wow!” Through the anointing of the Lrd, you have blessed me tremendously. I’ve had a lot of loss in my life from following Yeshua for the last 25 years. This message has given me a much needed, fresh perspective! Keep preaching brother!!! I will be sowing into your ministry.

Dude!!! Absolutely 💯 % I keep finding sermons that I swear are my favorite till I find another 1

wow. thank you. Better is relative. Better means progress, not perfection.

He didnt treat me as my sins deserved.. Overwhelming grace.. Bless u ps.Steven! 🇵🇭

And Elisha prayed, “Open his eyes, Lord, so that he may see.” Then the Lord opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. 2 Kings 6:17 He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. Psalm 23:3 See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. Isaiah 43:19 Lord Jesus open my eyes, that I may see what you are doing in my life. Send your Holy Spirit to open my understanding to your will and your ways. Guide me to the helpers you have anointed for me, I cannot do this by myself. Holy is your Name, Lord. Amen.

There are days when I think I am the only one that feels this way then God uses people like Pastor Steven to speaks the Truth. Thank you Jesus for using your children to speak the truth to those of us who doubt...

When he said i feel this is for someone online it felt like bro looked right at my soul and said " sometimes loss is the way to gain". I see you God.

The fact that you know you can't do it on your own, we are then in the better position for God.

my life has never been the same after God used a friend to introduce me to your channel. May God continue to strengthen you

I feel like I have been going backwards but yet everyday I walk around with joy and a huge smile on my face. Trust in the lord and anything is possible

Thank you God, for your son Jesus Christ who died on the cross for our sins. Our family's sins. Our friends. We give you all the glory and ask you to bless us and cover us with your holy spirit. Amen.

Pastor your prayer at the beginning of your sermon blessed me so much I've never heard a prayer quite like that Thank God for you cuz when I didn't want to go to church anymore one-day I heard you God used you to speak to heart and sometimes we do have to go backwards to get to where God wants and called us to be right now it's seems like there's a lot of backwards for me but all I can say is I know that God has a plan for me also so I keep listening to you Pastor 🙌😭🙏

God always has answers and say to everything that has been happening to His beloved children. Thank You, Lord. Hallelujah! 😭😍

I couldn't sleep from 4am EST, so I turned on my podcast to listen to Elevation church. This message is just what I needed to hear. Maybe God woke me up to tell me something before I got up for my work day. I am getting better because I know I cannot do anything without the grace of God. Thank you pastor Steven for this message. May you and your family be strengthened and supported also by the messages that God gives you to preach.

Yes , jesus is better than people . Thank you Lord for talking with me through this sermon .

I listen to sermons on Sunday and I replay it at work :) Thank you!!!!!

My better is going to be praying more and hearing the Word to bring me threw things mentally

You’ve outdone yourself pastor! This was such a timely word for me! I’m getting better even though it feels like I’m going backwards 🙌

Jesus is better! 🙌🏻 Thank you, God, for providing me an anchor for my soul; my hope is in you. There is nowhere else I would rather be than surrounded by your love and grace.

I can’t forget to thank God for pastor Steve, because God has anointed him for this generation. Last two years I had lost hope and thought about myself as nothing and one day a friend made listen to his sermon about Jacobs dream and him wrestling with the angel and that being a time of transformation in his life I looked at myself and believe that minus whatever I was going through God was using it for my good and then I changed my perspective just like he introduces the sermon that “it can change our perspective to see what God can do through me” since then I’ve been following him and my whole life has been turned upside down. My cry is to one attend service where he’s preaching and probably get a high five from him🤣🤣.

Praise Jesus Nairobi,PASTOR STEVEN i love how God uses you to speak into my life,Am 27years,after loose my business in 2018 june as a partnership GOD give me my mine 2019 Feb which small but it feels BETTER but its like BACKWARD compairing to what i had.I agree painful moments are the most purposeful moments in life.it feels better to do business with God ..knowing that i cn not do it on my own . Jesus what a powerful word....yes its better in Jesus name.God bless you and highly favor you.I pray that one day i will join your church service or open ELEVATION CHURCH IN NAIROBI.BLESSINGS ONLINE FAMILY

THE BLOOD OF JESUS SPEAKS A BETTER WORD AND WORLD!

I’m a hip hop recording artist and J Cole and Kendrick are literally my biggest inspirations! It blew my mind to hear him shout out only those two as the best in the game! I couldn’t agree more! Amen 🙏

Amen. Thank you so much for the words of God .This is for me. 😥😥😥.because my father wants to divorce my mom so am in a mass situation I don't know why this happen to me but I know his Grace is more then enough for me. I don't know why I am this must in hurt but I know my father will never leave me I will still trust him and praise him and he will do better for me. Thank you Lord.

Used to my way but Gods way is better and the only right way ❤

He spoke of people in my immediate family and their true colors. Never compare your life to anyone else's for their lives can't ever be compared to yours. I am proof of that. My happiness comes from God our Father for He is the Only one who can provide me what I need and my eternal peace. Period. Alleluia!

Better is relative. The only better we should be is better people towards eachother.

I will give up everything but I will NEVER GIVE UP MY GOD

That online viewer you mentioned;That’s me😊. May God always enrich you.

Julia Kansas City Missouri thank you God! Praise the Lord! We love you Pastor Steven & Holly... God bless our church family 🙏🏻 💕

Im going through a situation in my life with a 10 year marriage and two children. Ive been doing great for 9 months, ive established a relationship with Jesus and learned what it truly means to fear God. I allowed my struggling marriage to knock me off my feet and ive been slipping for a week now letting condemnation take over. This message has helped me to realize that what i have now is better i am a child of God! Im gonna keep pressing on toward the mark. Thank you pastor stephen for your commitment and obedience to doing God's work.

Sometimes backwards feel better, more grace Abba Father...

thankyou for reminding me that God is better than my current situation.watching from kenya,nairobi.be blessed

"What if better is not higher but deeper?" This really spoke to me. Thank you so much for this. Truly, God has something better for all of us. 🙏

God please take me please show me where to do what to do lord I’m done w my life I’m done I’m broken I want a better life I’m here I’m not leaving. Steven Furtick 🙌🏻 your podcast it’s been my light this past weeks 🥺.

Rebuilding the church my uncle couldn't do it my brother couldn't do it my friend couldn't do it but I my friend will not give up until it is done no one will take my God off this Earth and if I pass before I'm through I well cause all the flowers to to bloom my voice will Echo off the mountains and the waves smack along the shore it will be the sound of the lightning and thunder moving through the air the Church of God is the only place for us to repair the hearts and the souls that cry out for God. I will sit back. It is all now in Gods hands I cannot wait to see all of the eyes open and for all to see there is not a job that God cannot repair glory to God he has an awesome God

Amen. Christians should feel good even if they are dragged down (for God's purpose).

Just when I started to think am falling . Am getting better,God bless you pastor steven, here in Nairobi shouting AMEN!!!!

Better is one day in your courts Better is one day in your house Better is one day in your courts Than thousands elsewhere ❤️

Amen! Sometimes it gets better but if it doesn't you do. Never worship the Gift and forget the Giver. 🙏🙏

God is always in time it’s even better when I’m in time with God. Thank you Jesus

I recently went backwards in my life so i personally felt this my GOD this is a powerful word I thank GOD for u pastor Steven u been a huge inspiration to through this season

Thank you so much for this word of God. O woke up 207am.just worried about things.and something have me go to RU-vid and click this.My God!! Please pray for me as I am in this place. GOD BLESS YOU Pastor Furtick.Thankyou

You have spoken to my exact reasons of hardship temptation and depression. Thank you for this word Pastor!

Pastor Furtick never dissapoints with a sermon! His sermons helped lift me up out of my toughest time and helped me realize so much!! I thank God

Im doing better because Jesus is better than my better 😊

If God didn’t give it to you, you don’t need it. TRUST

With the Lord everything is possible.❤🙏

See God!! I have had to take time to stop shaking and write this! Just earlier today I was encouraging someone who, just like me has been feeling like they're moving backwards especially when we compare ourselves with the progress of other people. I felt led to tell him that we've got to believe that through this rough season God is preparing us for what He's about to do in our lives! I was thinking about how you've got to pull a bow's string further back in order to catapult the arrow even farther! Then I watch this and Pastor Furtick says sometimes you've gotta get better backwards and then he says "give God praise from Nairobi..."which is where I'm watching from? Good God! Jesus went backwards so we could see that He is better! He came down to lift me up. I am getting better backwards! I'm getting better through the things I have endured! Again I say..See God!!!

Timely for me right now. I am not going back, better is coming in Jesus name. From Nairobi with great love. God bless you Pastor

2 Corinthians 5:17-21.Hebrews 10:10.1 John 3:9.🙏🙌☝🔥👑

Wow this word is for me!!! The Lord spoke through Pastor directly to me. I am going through this right now. I am in the break of losing everything. Having to move from state to state at a families house with no moneyyyyy because I just had my fourth child and can’t afford to pay my rent. 😞 starting all over for the second time in three years.

I have been wandering for years.youu are helping me find my way back to the true path .thank you and THANK GOD. AMEN

Man we need To learn To wait on the lord! Not my Will but your Will lord. Give me strength and wisdom.

Second time for me to hear this amazing sermon. I lost my job because I went to church but now I realize that I have to go backwards to know that My holy one God is whit me. Thank you lord you are the great I am,,, your is my life and thank you for forgiveness. Praise you name all over love you🙌❤🙏

I feel as though my mind woke up, realized more of what he did for us. Something was brought to my attention NO MAN of this world can take from me. Thank you for this word !! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾😫

Receive love, support and God’s blessings all the way from NAIROBI 🔥🔥🔥

Faith and patience is required for this journey 🙏❤️💕

This is the only way I will start my day is with the word of God because it helps me throughout the day, everyday!!! Sending love and support ♥️♥️♥️♥️🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙌🏾💪🏽