FAF 9-24-23 CTG Series Courage pt 7

Dr. Faye concludes her teaching on courage, emphasizing the importance of living the life you've envisioned. She encourages listeners to overcome their fears and doubts, reminding them that God is with them and will help them. She shares a scripture from Isaiah 41:10 and 13, urging listeners to meditate on it and realize that they are not alone in their endeavors. Dr. Faye also highlights the importance of recognizing one's potential and activating it. She concludes by reminding listeners that while they have a calling, the choice to pursue it is theirs. Welcome to Faith Alive in 5, the 5-minute gospel. Now here's your host, Dr. Faye. Today is part 7 and our last teaching on courage for now. As we continue inside of the series, closing the gap between the prophecy and the promise, giving you step-by-step processes on how you can begin to live the life you've dreamed about, the life you envision from vision to reality, to take you from ground zero to shero and hero, to give you the tools that you need in order to master the things that you need to master. So this is part 7 on courage. And those of you who are following along and taking notes and actually doing more than that, acting on those notes, you know that we've talked about the praise and being in the Word and having fellowship with God and doing the things that you've been called to do, even though you have the jitters like Jonah on the inside of you. Move even in that space because the world is awaiting your arrival into what you have been born to do. You see, sometimes you look at life and you think, everybody else is messing up. Everybody else is out of place. But it's me, it's me, it's me, oh Lord. Am I out of place? Am I doing what I was born to do? I check in with myself often to make sure that I stay in the flow of God. And there are more days than I care to admit that there are days that I feel out of sync. But I'm telling you, I know the source. So you just go open the Bible and get back in sync. It'll help you 100% of the time. I want to give you a scripture today, Isaiah 41, 10, and 13, for those of you who listen to Faith Alive and Five, because I know how important it is that you get something to ignite a fire in you to get through the rest of the week. And don't forget, you can stay connected by going to happychurchinternational.com. In Isaiah 41 and 10, it says, don't fear, do not fear, for I am with you. Do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, I will help you, and I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. All who rage against you will surely be ashamed and disgraced. Those who oppose you will be as nothing and perish. Though you search for your enemies, you will not find them. Those who wage war against you will be as nothing at all, for I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, do not fear, I will help you. And I want you to ponder that, sit with that scripture, because as you sit with it and meditate upon it, and let it consume your DNA, you will realize that whatever it is you must do, you're not doing it alone. Because greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world. God is for you. Not only is God for you, God is within you. And the desire you have to succeed and so that you can be a blessing, blessed to be a blessing like Abram, Abraham that he became, you have that desire because God put it in you or else it wouldn't be there. I want you to sit with that for a moment if you will. You're there because God brought you there. You want it because the want to for it is in you. I hear people say this, I heard a conversation recently about the lottery. One woman said, if I win, this is what I'm going to do. The other one said, if I win, this is what I'm going to do. And I felt the sadness in my heart because I know you've heard those conversations and maybe you've been the one who's been having them. But the truth is we want something greater than the lottery. Over 2,000 years ago when Jesus Christ gave his life and when he sacrificed his life for us, he gave us something greater than winning the lottery. Because of his kingdom there is no end. People have won the lottery and lost everything. That doesn't mean that you are in the will of God for that. Listen, when you know what God has for you, let me tell you, it doesn't take a lottery to get it to you. But it does take your openness and your acceptance of all that he is as a resident father on the inside of you. A resident Savior, a resident Lord who lives and dwells on the inside of you. You've got more potential than you've ever realized. Your greatness is waiting for you to activate it. So do it now. I'm Dr. Faye, your pastor coach. It's my privilege sharing with you in this series, Closing the Gap Between the Prophecy and the Promise. And it's a wrap on Courage Part 7. And I look forward to seeing you next time. God bless. Bye-bye now. And remember, the calling is a gift, but the choice is yours.