Youth Congress Thursday Morning; Lioda Howell

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Thursday Morning
Lioda Howell
“Time for a Standoff”

The word run is in the bible 71 times, the word walk is in the bible 212 times, but the word stand is in the bible 274 times. She talked about Moses when in Exodus 2:15 where he fled (he ran away) and how our time for running is over. After Moses ran there are several verses where God told him to STAND. Exodus 3:10, 7:15, 8:20, 9:13 and 14:13-14. Moses was worried about his speech and making excuses of why he couldn’t do it. Exodus 4:10 God allowed him to have his brother Aaron with him and God will give him words. God is interested in our weakness so He can show his excellence. So with God’s direction Moses stood before Pharaoh. He stopped cowering he faced his fear and attacked the enemy back. We need to do the same. We need to stop grieving on what we cannot do. Each one has a god ordained destiny.

• Your desire will determine your direction
• Your direction will determine your destiny
• Your destiny will determine your distance

So your desire determines your distance you will go with God. Do what God wants us to do and he will equip us to do it. Doubt will come. Just remember it’s going to get worse before it gets better. 2Timothy 3:12 “ye shall suffer persecution” not might but shall if you choose to live for God. When you’re in a fight you’re going to get dirty, you’re going to get bruised and you’re going to get some scars. But those scars should only propel you to get closer to God.

All fights start with a stand off. You get picked on so much and now it’s to the boiling point. When you get to the end of yourself that‘s when you find Jesus. He‘s on your side so you know your going to win. “You’ve picked on me for the last time devil”. Stop fighting in the natural and start fighting in the spiritual. Ephesians 6:12 (read me).

Moses was so wrapped up in his stinking thinking. “I stutter” I’m not good with words. He was worried with things in his past. Don’t let our past effect our present. Don’t live in the past but do learn from it. The sinful flesh had to die (Egypt’s firstborn) our flesh also must die. Paul said “I die daily”. Also Tribulation worketh endurance” “to the one that endureth” despite your situation you CAN exist and endure. God used the Red Sea to put His glory on display. At that time the Egyptian army was the most powerful on earth. In a matter of moments God wiped them completely out. God will use you to put his glory on display. When God brings you through He’ll give you a testimony. “You cannot have a testimony without a test” and “you cannot have a message without a mess”

It’s time to square our shoulders back, look it (whatever fear, whatever bondage, whatever circumstance or whatever thing) in the eyes and take one last look. Cause God will squash your problem. This world is desperately fighting for our souls young people.

It’s time we fight back.

Posted on October 18th, 2007 by Cameron
Filed under: General