Apostle Shane Wall delivers a powerful message about the importance of trusting in God’s plan, even when we don’t understand it. He encourages listeners to stop trying to predict the future and rely solely on God’s will.
He uses the story of the Israelites crossing the Red Sea as an example. God split the sea, allowing the Israelites to walk through on dry ground while Pharaoh’s army pursued them. But, God didn’t give Pharaoh a warning, nor did he reveal his plans to Moses until the very last moment. The Israelites had to trust God implicitly to guide them through this impossible situation.
The message leaves listeners with a compelling question: How can we, as believers, live in peace, even when facing uncertainty and challenges? Watch and listen in to discover Apostle Shane Wall’s wisdom on finding peace in the midst of life’s storms.
Here are the author’s notes from this week’s message:
What is Happening to Me? Pt. 4
I returned and saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong, neither is bread to the wise nor riches to men of intelligence and understanding nor favor to men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all.
Ecclesiastes 9:11 AMPC
*- time: as uncertain
*- chance: when things happen without any predictable, understandable, or controllable cause.
*- It’s easy to feel that our faith would be stronger if only God spoke to us directly.
*- Children often ask what will happen while watching a movie for the first time, and we respond, “We’ve never seen this movie.” They’ll ask again during the show, and we remind them that we’re all watching to find out what will happen.
*- From childhood, we all want to know what’s coming next. But part of the anticipation in watching a movie is not knowing how the scene will end. The characters have a chance to win, but will they? We don’t know because we can’t predict, fully understand, or control the outcome. Let’s all anticipate, by our faith in God, that He will work out everything perfectly because He takes perfectly great care of us!
6 Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition (definite requests), with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God.
7 And God’s peace [shall be yours, that tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and so fearing nothing from God and being content with its earthly lot of whatever sort that is, that peace] which transcends all understanding shall garrison and mount guard over your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6-7 AMPC
*- Once people fully realize they only need Me, their anxiety ends immediately. I am the All-Sufficient God—nothing and no one else is needed besides Me. So, place your faith in Me and keep it there because I will never disappoint you.
*- When we declare it’s our time, and we have a chance to be prosperous, we’re acknowledging that the uncertainty of how, when, what, and where can’t be predicted, understood, or controlled. This leaves us with two choices: to put our faith in God or drive ourselves crazy trying to figure out life on our own.
Proverbs 3:5-6 AMPC
5 Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding.
6 In all your ways know, recognize, and acknowledge Him, and He will direct and make straight and plain your paths.
*- People who give up cut off the time and chance God intended to use to prosper them, and they’ll never discover who they were meant to be.
35 Do not, therefore, fling away your fearless confidence, for it carries a great and glorious compensation of reward.
36 For you have need of steadfast patience and endurance, so that you may perform and fully accomplish the will of God, and thus receive and carry away [and enjoy to the full] what is promised.
Hebrews 10:35-36 AMPC
*- Our uncertainty is why we need to have faith and confidence in God, the One Who knows how everything will work out perfectly for us.
Lifework Assignment:
Never attempt to predict what will happen, lean on your understanding, or try to control any situation. Let God control your life, which you have given entirely over to Him.