When Things Don’t Go As Planned
The Supernatural Power of Encouragement
Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith. —(Hebrews 12:1-2a)
A man’s heart
his way, But the Lord his steps. —Proverbs 16:9
- Any plan that is from God will require His
1) When things don’t go as planned,
your mouth.
- The moment you yield to
4 Then they journeyed from Mount Hor by the Way of the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom; and the soul of the people became
discouraged on the way.
5 And the people spoke against God and against Moses: “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and our soul loathes this worthless bread.”
6 So the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and many of the people of Israel died. —Numbers 21:4-6
Discouragement
Encouragement
And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall
out the saints of the most High. —Daniel 7:25
An opinion formed in discouragement, or a perspective anchored in discouragement is
The language of discouragement is
Do
without complaining and arguing. —Philippians 2:14
- How you
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer. —Psalm 19:14
2) When things don’t go as planned,
for the door God is opening.
No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the
of escape, that you may be able to bear it. —1 Corinthians 10:13 We all experience times of
, which is normal for every human being. But God will be faithful to you. He will and filter the severity, nature, and timing of every test or trial you face so that you can it. And each test is an to trust him more, for along with every trial God has provided for you a of escape that will bring you out of it victoriously. —1 Corinthians 10:13
There’s always a
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3 So David and his men came to the city, and there it was, burned with fire; and their wives, their sons, and their daughters had been taken captive.
4 Then David and the people who were with him lifted up their voices and wept, until they had no more power to weep.6 Now David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and his daughters. But David encouraged [strengthened] himself in the Lord his God.
7 Then David said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech’s son, “Please bring the ephod here to me.” And Abiathar brought the ephod to David.
8 So David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I pursue this troop? Shall I overtake them?” And He answered him, “Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them and without fail recover all.” —I Samuel 30:3-4, 6-8
But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. —Isaiah 40:31
When
An encouraged heart within leads to an atmosphere of
The people that cultivate encouragement
Key word for this year:
3) When things don’t go as planned,
the supernatural. Every disruption is an opportunity for innovation.
The Lord God has given Me The tongue of the learned, That I should know how to speak A word in season to him who is weary. He awakens Me morning by morning, He awakens My ear To hear as the learned. —Isaiah 50:4
Joshua the son of Nun, who stands before you, he shall go in there.
him, for he shall cause Israel to inherit it. —Deuteronomy 1:38
*Luke 24 – The Ministry of Encouragement!
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13 Now behold, two of them were traveling that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was seven miles from Jerusalem. 14 And they talked together of all these things which had happened.
a) Jesus got
15 So it was, while they conversed and reasoned, that Jesus Himself drew near and went with them. 16 But their eyes were restrained, so that they did not know Him.
b) Jesus confronted their gloomy attitude with a
17 And He said to them, “What kind of conversation is this that you have with one another as you walk and are sad?”
18 Then the one whose name was Cleopas answered and said to Him, “Are You the only stranger in Jerusalem, and have You not known the things which happened there in these days?”
c) Jesus
19 And He said to them, “What things?” So they said to Him, “The things concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a Prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the
people, 20 and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered Him to be condemned to death, and crucified Him. 21 But we were hoping that it was He who was going to redeem Israel. Indeed, besides all this, today is the third day since these
things happened. 22 Yes, and certain women of our company, who arrived at the tomb early, astonished us. 23 When they did not find His body, they came saying that they had also seen a vision of angels who said He was alive. 24 And certain of
those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said; but Him they did not see.”
d) Jesus spoke
25 Then He said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken! 26 Ought not the Christ to have suffered these things and to enter into His glory?”
27 And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.
e) Their hearts began to
32 And they said to one another, “Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while He opened the Scriptures to us?”
f) The two disciples
33 So they rose up that very hour and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together,
g) They
34 saying, “The Lord is risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!” 35 And they told about the things that had happened on the road, and how He was known to them in the breaking of bread.