God is Not a Superhero
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- Опубліковано 25 вер 2024
- Clip from “Depression, Suffering, and The Faithfulness of God’s Presence”
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This episode rock me to the core. She shares with so much freedom and transparency. Simply beautiful how God is with us in the hardest moments.
Wow! This just gave me Holy ghost chills! My Lord help me to stop spiritually whining and invite you and beseech you to be WITH ME! ❤ That's what the three Hebrew boys knew going into the fiery furnace that you were WITH THEM even if you did not choose to deliver them from the fiery furnace. Hallelujah goes here! 🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿
I've never wept like I have during this episode.... thank you ma'am for such transparent and intimate truths.
Same. I couldn’t stop the tears. I think I’ll watch again when I’m prepared to cry again LOL
Man, what she is saying needs to be said. Many Pastors won't preach messages that don't sooth itching ears. I relate to her. One thing infirmity does is it changes who you are. What happens if instead of asking to be delivered from this ailment, I asked of God to keep me and be with me through this journey. A greater revelation was revealed through the Holy Ghost.
Q: Can I be content in whatever place He has me and trust His plans for me, when I don't understand? *Philippians 4:11-13*
Knowing my struggle is possibly what keeps me at the feet of Christ. This has been my prayer for many years. In my weakness He is made strong. "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness."
Paul in 2 Corinthians 12:1-10 comes to mind.
The Serenity Prayer -"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."
Yes CandyCoated96, I agree and resonate with you. I love you added the serenity prayer. Did you know the whole prayer in original form is beautiful, and talks of Jesus? It was written in the 1940's by a pastor, and it was shortened probably to fit in more with the secular world. I love it, and just learned this. Here it is-❤
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I can not change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time, enjoying one moment at a time, accepting hardship as the pathway to peace;
Taking as Jesus did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it. Trusting that You will make all things right as I surrender to Your will;
So that I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with You in the next.
Amen
@@patriciaryan1716 That is beautiful. Thank you, I never knew it had more context nor the story behind it. I pray for you and lift you up. You are not alone. May God bless the journey and may you have the courage to keep your eyes forever on Christ. One day we will know as we are known. To God be the glory. 💕💖
God's desire and will is surely to heal, free, and perfect us in full and it's part of our inheritance as his adopted children that was purchased for us by Jesus so it comes with the Gospel eventually. It's s just NOT THE CENTER of the Gospel that we are meant to experience in full presently. The Gospel is about getting us back to God and everything else is additional rather than God giving us blessings while we put him on the side as an add-on.
In the wisdom of his kindness, God takes us through this life of suffering to gradually make us holy and wean us off of the things of this world so that we will reach the point of valuing and longing for his presence itself more than just his benefits, which the unrepentant experience a great deal of presently but are yet under his eternal condemnation and wrath for eternity for their unrepentance and faithlessness.
The great heights of God's love and the depths of God's his wisdom, mercy, grace, and long-suffering faithfulness would not be known and experienced for our greatest good without sufferings that we can be grateful for God helping us to endure rather than him immediately taking them away so that we barely experience God's attributes and character at all because we focused so much on the healing and deliverance itself, thus committing the idolatry of the gifts rather than cherishing the Giver for who he is.
This is the whole point of life: Our greatest malady is godlessness, so God must bring us through tribulation so we get to know him and grow in our fellowship with him through faith in Jesus, then when our covenant of fellowship is consummated at Jesus' return, we will receive all other good things in full yet without idolizing them because through the lack of them for a time God will have amply proven by then that he himself is everything. In the end, we are actually better off and closer to God for having suffered greatly to get to know him rather than if we never suffered at all and acquired knowledge, miraculous experiences, and testimonies that we would never could never have without the suffering and sin which only he could deliver us from because of who he is.
Well put! Copying this. Thanks!
@@victoriamercykataike6715 May God bless and keep you, sister! 🙏🙂
Powerful words! Amen.
My favorite episode yet. ❤
So good and encouraging🙌🏾.
This episode shook my soul. God is.
This was beautiful and true. It hit me in my soul. I can relate❤
I belong to a Christian Recovery group called Celebrate Recovery, and its for all hurts, habits and hangups. From wounds done to you, trauma, abuse, etc, addictions, and/or habits like people pleasing, co-dependancy, things we have learned. Also for depression, anxiety and mental health. All based on the Beatitudes, and the belief that Jesus is the answer and can heal. But more importantly, that He wants a relationship with us and to walk with us. He may heal us now and He may not now, but in His kingdom come. As long as we are walking with Him daily and surrendering to Him He is our help and our HOPE!
This group has been a life saver for me and made the best true friends and connections in Christ.
I thank Jesus for it, look it up in your city its all around the US, over 30 years❤
We say the full original Serenity Prayer written in the 1940's by a pastor. Its beautiful.
Thank you
One of the most powerful episodes!
Wooooooow! Yes!
Serenity Prayer -
(original, 1932, Dr. Reinhold Niebur- Union Theological Seminary, NYC)
God grant me the Serenity to accept the things I can not change, the courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time, enjoying one moment at a time,
Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace.
Taking as Jesus did, this sinful world as it is,
Not as I would have it.
Trusting that You will make all things right if I surrender to Your will;
So that I may be reasonably happy in this life, and suprememly happy with You in the next.
Amen
This😭😭😭😭😭😭
I have a serious question... what about deliverance? Some would say that Brenna just needs deliverance; others would completely disagree. I'm so confused when it comes to mental health, addiction, self-harm, etc and deliverance.
I love this thought process. My immediate thought goes to Psalm 138:8 “The Lord will fulfill His purpose for my life.” There has to be an understanding about a walk with Christ that doesn’t point to wordly deliverance. Or even spiritual deliverance while on THIS earth. The Word tells us that we will endure suffering in this life. Some suffering is greater than others. Brenna’s suffering will point people to God’s Kingdom. I think I say all that to say there may be a deliverance in her future, but maybe there won’t be. It’s all up to the purpose God has for her life. Brenna knows that no matter what this life holds, there’s a guaranteed suffer-free life after this one.