FAITHFUL BEATS FLASHY

Pastor Bryan – GOOD PLANS – FAITHFUL BEATS FLASHY

If people can’t see what God is doing, they stumble all over themselves; but when they attend to what he reveals, they are most blessed.

Proverbs 29:18 (MSG)

Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God’s will. Then you will receive all that he has promised.

Hebrews 10:36

GUIDING THOUGHT: Everybody wants the but few people embrace the .

TRUTH TO LIVE BY: beats .

ENDURANCE DEFINED: Steadfastness, perseverance, remaining under a load .

Endurance is the supernatural ability to remain when the wears off.

FIVE WAYS FAITHFUL PEOPLE STAY THE COURSE

1. Keep .

So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up. 

Galatians 6:9

Most people underestimate what happens when they simply keep taking their .

I have discovered you don’t have to feel to remain .

        2. Stay planted LONG ENOUGH to see FRUIT.

Those who are planted in the house of the Lord Shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bear fruit in old age; They shall be fresh and flourishing,

Psalm 92:13-14(NKJV)

• Everybody wants , but fewer people want .                                                                                                 3. Don’t quit in the DIP.

I would have lost heart, unless I had believed That I would see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living.

Psalm 27:13 (NKJV)

THE DIP IS THE SPACE BETWEEN…

• The and the .
• The and the .
• The and the .

Noah had a dip.
The rain didn’t come the day he started building.

Joseph had a dip.
Dream one day, prison years later.

David had a dip.
Anointed king, then running for his life.

Nehemiah had a dip.
Vision from God, opposition from people.

Jesus had a dip.
Palm Sunday before Good Friday.

Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad? I will put my hope in God!

Psalm 42:5

Don’t let the dip convince you to abandon the .

        4. Trust God with the TIMELINE.

The Lord isn’t really being slow about his promise, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed but wants everyone to repent.

2 Peter 3:9

Just because God is doesn’t mean God is .                                                                                        

         5.   what God started.

We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith.

Hebrews 12:2

Many people start with … Few people finish with .

The goal isn’t to start … The goal is to finish .