PRACTICAL WISDOM FOR THE PRESSURES OF LIFE
06 AUGUST 2023
Pastor Lawrence
"Abba, Your heart is to bless me. Stand at throne which is mercy and grace.
To find grace in time of need. In time of need, I have You. Grace helps me in time of need. You are here to bless me, heal me, strengthen me and provide for me."
As often as I eat this bread and drink this cup, I am proclaiming His death.
"I believe absolutely cause of Your shed blood, all my sins are forgiven and I am cleanse as white as snow."
Paul said in Galatians 6:14
"But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world."
1 Corinthians 2:2
"For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified."
My sins are forgiven. God is not angry with me today at the account of Jesus
Jesus died at the cross for my health and my bonus
Isaiah 53:4-5
4 "Surely He has borne our griefs And carried our sorrows; Yet we esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted.
5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed."
There is a divine exchange.
Hebrews 12:2
"Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God."
Look unto Jesus. Author of finisher and faith. My faith is found in Him.
Joy of pleasing His Heavenly Father dying for me and the joy set before Him, He endured the cross, seeing me save from the sin
The cross tells me that I am loved, I am healed, my sins are all forgiven, Christ is rich but was made poor so that I am rich (2 Corinthians 8:9), I am Holy above reproach (Colossians 1:22)
2 Corinthians 8:9 "For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich."
Colossians 1:22 "in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight—"
Everytime I give unto the Lord, is an act of worship,. I give or don't give unto the Lord, God still loves me.
He loves me even before I existed
I give unto the Lord is the response how much I am loved.
He has already bless me, save me, heal me and provides for me
Why do I give? It is a response and act of worship
Joy to give to the Lord. Expression of Lord to worship Him
3 festivals of Israel: Feast of Unleavened Bread, Feast of Pentecost and Feast of Tabernacle
Bring a gift because God have first blessed them. I can give because He have first blessed me. Without Him, I am nothing.
Pastor Mark
Got country then got home 有国才有家
Wake up, always see Jesus (Picture of Jesus) first and rest myself
Focus my mind on Him, suddenly just rested
See Him, heart rested and heart just enjoy, All shall be well
He is the one who cleanse me of all my sins, He died and sacrifice for me
I can live life a fresh, expecting good
Expectation is so important, God wants me to hope.
I can expect good because of what Jesus have done.
What I have in my heart, going to come forth
God wants me to everyday have good expectation, so that I can have good because of Him.
See Him in Spiritual realm
When I need help, feel discouraged, feel not right and not good, come to Him. Kneel before Him, ask Him to restore and cleanse me. Like the leper.
Not how well I behave, My heart focus on Him, He just enjoy. He enjoy seeing me, He enjoy touching me. H e wants to hold and touch me. With His hold and touch, everything is fine.
Sometimes I might think things are good for me, God have the best for me and my child. Be at rest. He went ahead of me in time, He went infront of me, I can live in time right now to tell me all shall be well. He is working all things together for my good
Touch meant a lot. Every morning touch Him, everything will be good
My heart rested, everything rest well
God wants me to see His son, that is why He gave up His Son for me
Exercise in godliness, exercise to keep on seeing Him
God is good.
Guard my heart => very important
My Father have all things prepare for me
God count my hair, God numbered my hair
He gave the best for my children
All the promises of God is good in Him is Yes and Amen
Psalm 112:2
"His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed."
The seed of the righteous shall be bless, my children will be bless. I live and rest
Education is important but not everything
Character is more important then education
Bible wants me to have good conduct. Grace is always give me good conduct
躺平 is a Chinese term meaning "To lie flat". This phrase, also referred to as "quiet quitting", describes an attitude of doing the bare minimum to get by.
摆烂 is a Chinese phrase that translates to "let it perish/rot". This term refers to an attitude where one chooses to abandon the pursuit of a goal upon realising that it is unattainable.
Graduates have hopelessness in them. They are hopeless facing pressures not them.
The Best days are ahead of me (Pastor Price preaching on 30 July 2023)
I can rejoice in the Lord
why? because there is best days ahead of me
In hopeless and feel discourage, hear the message
My best days are ahead of me because I can rejoice in the Lord, why? Jesus have finished everything for me and Jesus have completed and finished
Only the path of righteous brighter and brighter like the noon day
Proverbs 4:18
"But the path of the just is like the shining sun, That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day."
why? because it is an expectant
Why heart is important? Everything I expect will come forth
I encountered Jesus, message is preached
My heart is lifted, eyes beholding Him, everything is transformed into Him. As Jesus is bless, so my future is bless
If I focus on Jesus and not on my work/sales, He will give me sales and more than that
Solomon asked for wisdom, God gave him riches and honor. T o have good conduct and holiness is important
Money is not everything, Christ is everything in my life
Jesus have best for me
When my children is stress, what can I do?
We have Jesus. Jesus have best for them. Parents go through Jesus. Child bang the door, just love them.
I can expect good, I receive grace, I give grace to my children
Expect good from Jesus
Giving grace, give grace to my children, God empathise, God understand.
My children feel being understooded, they feel good
In life,, there is every season. I need Jesus in every stage in my life. In marriage, raising children, at work, I need Him. Everything I need Him
Is the grace of God
Proverbs 15:24
"The way of life winds upward for the wise,
That he may turn away from hell below."
The way of life => the path of life
upward=> for the wise
Every season in life, whether heaven or hell or feelings that I have, wisdom is so important, rejoice the Lord is important, seeing the best days are ahead is important
In competitive of environment, in the world, I must do, I must work.
God have prepared for me. God asked me to rest in Him, come to Him
I rest
The last shall be first
God can place my children to the furthest
Moments in life is important than destination
Live in the moment day by day 活在当下 (go to see Him)
Wisdom is so important => wise and understanding heart
Like put 1 to 1 together, suniemi
I have God
Isaiah 55:9
“For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are My ways higher than your ways,
And My thoughts than your thoughts."
I got higher => God
God's level is always higher, God wants me to rest.
When I rest, I will be always higher, my life will go upwards with Him
God wants to give me wisdom
Don't pursue the world, pursue Him and I have best life
Tuning back, resting with Him
When I rest in Him, God gives me wisdom to where to work, what to study, in my marriage, shopping and everything
God will give me discerning and understanding
Ask Lord for wisdom, He will give me
Don't go by outwards appearance
Wisdom is asking, I humble myself, "I don't know". Everything I know, there is no impartation.
God will guide and lead me in every area in my life
Wisdom is every practical
"I know" is pride
Book of proverbs => full of wisdom
Proverbs 18:13
"He who answers a matter before he hears it, It is folly and shame to him."
Answer before listening => fool and shame
Word of God => important
Understand wisdom, seek Him, I will ask, let me learn
Learn is to unlearning from I know to I don't know
Proverbs 28:26 MSG
"If you think you know it all, you’re a fool for sure; real survivors learn wisdom from others."
In everything, tell the Lord: "Lord, I don't know, please help me"
I have wisdom, I have value of Jesus Christ
Value Him = put Him first
"Lord, I can't live". Let Him live in me, let wisdom live in me. "No more that I live but You live in me"
"Lord, help me, I don't know"
Value Jesus, talk to Him
concern about own face => flesh/ self-conscious
John 5:44 AMP
How can you believe [in Me], when you [seek and] receive glory and approval from one another, and yet you do not seek the glory and approval which comes from the one and only God?
In social media/work, we always want people to approve us (part of flesh)
People are like Garfield, the face never change
Value Jesus => ask Him
He knows everything about me
Only God knows the real issue
When God don't heal, God give opportunity
God can heal me in other ways
Imagination very important, guard my heart
See picture of Jesus is so important
Humble myself, "Lord, I don't know"
Deuteronomy 33:25b
As your days, so shall your strength be
strength => moral strength, physical strength
Pray fro wisdom "Lord, give me wisdom"
Don't know where is the solution, pray for wisdom . Only God knows. "God, I don't know"
Physical strength , Spiritual strength , both increase
Surround myself with counsel, don't know, ask them
(Spouse) recorder => to remind me
wisdom => I value my spouse, spouse is my recorder, he shall remind me
Proverbs 6 don't be guarantor
In wisdom, I value the person
Learn to humble myself
God never see me stupid
Guard my heart
God says "It is about me, not about you"
He will prepare and supply
Every details/ feelings, talk
God wants me to talk to Him
I need to learn to talk and communicate
Align => God wants to talk to me, I communicate to Him
Talk to Lord, when I talk to Him, things change
Learn to express
Treasure relationship => talk
Learn at right place right time to talk heavy topics to spouse/people
No words to say, ask God
Wisdom, value time with my family
Wisdom, hearing heart who really wants to hear
Interact with my family and God => this is eternal
So important to have time with the Lord and have time with family, value time ith family
Listen is so important in my life
When I rest, God give it to me
His thoughts are higher than my thoughts
he wants to give me His thoughts, His highest way in life
He wants my life to go upwards
God wants me to be up there
Only a wise will wise upwards
Marriage, finance is good now but can better
He wants me to always raise up higher and higher
God always want me to have best days are ahead
Wisdom come by listening
Deliverance comedy preaching
Wisdom is by hearing heart. Through listening, Lord bless me
I tithe because I know what I have is given by God, provided by Him
The battle is the Lord's
Rest in Him
Listening to Pastor Prince sermons and my breakthrough will come
Through me hearing, I see God providing
Through me hearing, I see all my breakthrough
Keep on listening
Ask for wisdom (Most important)
Solomon asked for wisdom, Lord is pleased
Proverbs 3:16-17
16 Length of days is in her right hand,
In her left hand riches and honor.
17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
And all her paths are peace.
(1) Riches and Honor; come from wisdom. Don't pursue for it (riches) but riches come to me to have it
(2) way of Pleasantness
(3) paths are Peace
(4) Long life
God's heart wants me => whatever I do prosper and in health, long life to really enjoy life
James 1:5
"If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him."
liberally => keep giving me
without reproach => He gives me alot
Same level of problems can't use same level of thinking to solve it
"We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them." -Albert Einstein
I need God's wisdom. God's wisdom let me see. Must use wisdom God's level. It is always higher then my level
I have highest intelligence, Abba intelligence!
I am child of God, I will shine
I am the light and salt of the world, God bless me
Lord knows my worry/discourage/hopelessness, I don't know what to do
He loves me
He gave His life for me, so I can have good life
He suffered for me, so I can enjoy abundant life (abundant; peace and joy)
My happiness is to glorify Jesus is the Lord of my life
Everyday can be laughter
Rest from all my worry, rest from all sides and expect good
I can laugh again because my best days are ahead
Jesus wants to heal unconditionally
I have blessings of Deuteronomy 28 blessings (all shall be bless)
Ask for wisdom everyday. "Lord, I don't know, I need help from you."
His heart is to bless me
God tells me : "I will not rest until the matter is rested for you."
Thank you Jesus! Amen!