Hardwired with Jeff Wickwire

When you’re tempted, what is your defense? When Satan attacks you, how do you stand firm in God’s promises? Today in his message, Pastor Jeff reminds you that when you’re facing difficult trials and feel like giving up, never forget who will never leave your side—Jesus. You should never feel alone in your mistakes. Everyone has issues that resurface and the key is to keep Jesus at the center of it all. Even He faced difficult temptations from the devil and how did He prevail? By knowing the Bible. 

In your faith journey, have you ever been impatient with God? Have you ever had an idea for the plans for your life and tried to take matters into your own hands? Today in his message, Pastor Jeff wants you to know that you’ll never be able to beat God’s timing. No matter how well you think you have it all figured out, God will always have the best in store. Change your life trajectory and transform your circumstances. The more you discover humility in your life, the closer to the heart of Jesus you’ll be. 

Have you ever watched how Olympic sprinters run their races? They keep their eyes laser-focused on the finish line. They don’t look to their left or right, because those distractions will hold them back from their peak performance. Pastor Jeff teaches you today that the only way you can endure the trials of the world is if you keep your spiritual eyes focused on Heaven, on the reward that is awaiting you in the next life. The enemy can’t distract you away from God’s path if you are focused on His presence alone.

Have you ever tried to walk the wrong way on an escalator? Or tried to paddle a kayak upstream? It takes so much extra work to make progress, that it’s tempting to just give up and go where the stairs or the current is taking you. This is a lot like life, where Pastor Jeff shows you today that following God isn’t always going to be an easy journey. In fact, there will be many times that it feels like you’re trying to fight against the entire world. But yet, God’s path is the only one that leads to eternal life.

Isn’t it hard to let go of something that God has blessed you with? Even if you know there’s something better around the corner, it’s easy to hold on to the security of what you already have instead of reaching for what’s new. But Pastor Jeff teaches that Moses had to do this exact thing to follow after God: he had to let go of his earthly position in the royal household of Egypt, and instead embrace the role that God was making for him, to be used by God in the liberation of the nation of Israel from slavery.

God’s providence is an invisible force that is always working behind the scenes in your life. You can’t always see, hear, or feel it working, but God is working nonetheless. Pastor Jeff teaches you today about how God was working in Moses’ favor even as an infant, guiding the basket containing baby Moses down the Nile river until it was encountered by Pharaoh's daughter. Moses’ parents had faith that God would take care of their son, and the Lord used him to free the people of Israel.

Because of the fallen nature of humanity, all of us have been corrupted by sin and deserve death. The only way to avert God’s wrath is for someone else to bear it in our place. But Pastor Jeff reminds you that just like when God made a way for Abraham to sacrifice a ram in the place of his son, Isaac, He has also made a way for a sacrifice to be made in our place, and the one who was sacrificed for us is Jesus Christ. We don’t have to endure the eternal consequences of sin because of the blood of Jesus.

It’s easy to think that it was easy for Jesus on the cross. Whether you believe He truly is the Son of God or whether He’s just another holy man, the importance of the cross easily gets diminished. Today, Pastor Jeff reminds you to never forget the importance of Jesus’ sacrifice. When He freely gave His life, it wasn’t easy. When Jesus sweat blood before His sacrifice, it wasn’t just a stunt. He was so concerned about this decision that He felt the weight of it. Rejoice in the freedom you have through Jesus. 

Do you ever take matters into your own hands? Even when you know God’s plans, do you ever try to move things along by your own might? Today, Pastor Jeff reminds you that no matter how well you think you have it all together, God’s plan will always serve to bless you the most. The more you exercise patience and let God do his thing, the closer you’ll be to the person you want to become. Experience your full purpose by taking God’s hand and letting Him lead. He has plans for your life that you could never fathom.  

What happens when you stop watering a plant? For most plants, they will start to wither and die without a source of water in their soil. And just like a plant, your faith can wither or die if it’s not fed by an external source. But Abraham learned to feed his faith not through material blessings, but instead through the presence of God. Pastor Jeff wants you to be able to withstand seasons of waiting because God’s promises don’t come with a short wait time. It can take years to see His promises come to fruition.