Treasured Truth

Sometimes, when we realize that our opportunity is disguised as opposition, we need to change our plans.  But many of us aren’t willing to do that, so we end up succumbing to the opposition instead of finding the opportunity.

Satan will often use opposition to discourage belivers.  But opposition is just opportunity that is cleverly disguised.  We’ll see today how the Apostle Paul realized that his opportunity was designed as opposition so he would become discouraged.  And we’ll see how to combat that same strategy that Satan tries to use against us.

God can turn awful into awesome.  He can turn set-backs into set-ups and problems into platforms.  He makes pain become provision.  However, there are some blessings that God will give us, but only in the presence of our enemies.  So, we need to understand what He’s doing in the process, while He is blessing us and showing them.

How do you handle it, when people hurl accusations at you? When they question your motivation and when they try to intimidate you? Pastor Ford will explain how we must learn to deal with “haters” in our lives and how God deals with them on our behalf.

Pastor Ford will share some practical advice about how to handle the valleys we all inevitably encounter in life.  He’ll explain that in order to get through the valleys, we must have the right attitude, awareness and assurance.  To find out more join us for today’s Treasured Truth.

The reason why all we do is win, win, win is because out of the seven and a half billion people in the world today, God chose each of us as believers to be part of His family.  He chose us!  So, after considering that amazing truth, one might then ask, how could we not win?

We need to acknowledge that valleys are a part of the Christian walk.  We’re going to encounter them because they’re inevitable.  Valleys are also impartial, because they don’t care who we are and they don’t consult our schedules.  So, Pastor Ford reminds us today that we better just be prepared for them.

If you want to get to a greener pasture, you sometimes have to go through the valley to get there.  There’s no escaping the path through the valley.  It’s the best way, and often it’s the only way you can go.  Pastor Ford will explain to us why on today’sTreasured Truth.

Just like a shepherd goes before his sheep to lead them, God goes before His children and leads them in the paths He has for them.  So today, Pastor Ford will share about how this simple phrase from Psalm 23—“He goes before”—holds so much meaning for believers.

We don’t have to love what God is doing, but we do have to trust what He’s doing.  As God leads us, He sometimes makes us lie down (metaphorically), just like a shepherd would make his sheep lie down.  Why?  Because He’s able to give us things when we’re lying down that we won’t be able to receive when we’re standing up.