Choose Stability Over Hastiness
Bishop Henry Fernandez Preached on 10/20/20251 Corinthians 15:58
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Summary
Bishop Henry Fernandez challenges believers to reject the world's culture of speed and 'microwave' success, instead embracing a kingdom culture of stability and patience to avoid unnecessary delays in their destiny.
Key points
- •Stability is a fundamental kingdom value that requires believers to think, pray, and wait for divine direction rather than reacting emotionally.
- •The Israelites serve as a warning that complaining, doubting, and rushing can turn an 11-day journey into a 40-year delay, causing one to miss the very promises God intended for them to enjoy.
- •Haste and impulsiveness lead to mistakes and unnecessary pain, whereas staying anchored in God's Word silences the enemy and attracts divine favor.
- •Being 'steadfast and immovable' means refusing to let life's chaos or social pressures to succeed quickly move you out of your God-ordained position.
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Purpose
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Faith
Wisdom
Life application
This week, before making any major decisions or responding to a conflict, pause to 'think and pray' rather than reacting emotionally. Practice standing still in a specific area where you feel rushed, trusting that God's timing is more important than your speed.
Reflection questions
- In what areas of your life are you currently 'circling the same mountain' due to impatient or emotional decision-making?
- Are you rushing to achieve success to prove something to others, or are you waiting for God's divine direction?
- How can you shift your mindset from a 'microwave environment' to one that values the spiritual maturity found in the waiting process?
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0:00So, we'll continue our series on kingdom
0:04culture. Today's topic, choose stability
0:08over hastiness.
0:11Choose stability over hastiness.
0:15What do you mean by hastiness?
0:18For some reason, there is a
0:23rush in our society to get things done.
0:26You know, people are rushing to want to
0:30uh be successful. And my foundation
0:34scripture is first Corinthians 15:E 58.
0:39Here's what the Apostle Paul states. He
0:42says, "My dear brothers and sisters, be
0:46strong and immovable, always working
0:50enthusiastically
0:52for the Lord. And for you know he says
0:56that nothing you do for the Lord is ever
1:01useless.
1:02Nothing you do for the Lord is ever
1:07useless.
1:08So we live in a world that glorifies
1:11speed. I think we can all agree on that.
1:14Society uh tells us you know if it's not
1:18happening fast you are failing.
1:22We are rushing and we're pressured to
1:24rush and uh uh we are rushed to be
1:28successful or we're rushing to be
1:30successful. We're rushing to buy a
1:33house. We're rushing to start a
1:35business, rushing into relationships and
1:39we're rushing to prove that we're doing
1:42well.
1:43And especially the younger generation,
1:46there's this crave, this passion, this
1:49desire to want things instantly.
1:53But let me give you four points that
1:57will help you choose stability
2:01over hastiness. I want to do that. Let
2:04me give you four points. They're very
2:06easy to choose stability.
2:09The culture of the kingdom is not to
2:12rush to get things
2:15because whenever you rush and you don't
2:18wait on the Lord, then what will happen
2:20is Satan knows what you need and he's a
2:24counterfeit.
2:26He will present something to you that
2:29you prayed for,
2:31>> but it could be it's not God's timing
2:35>> and so you have to wait. So point one,
2:39stability is a kingdom value. As kingdom
2:43citizens, we are not called to react
2:47emotionally
2:48or prematurely.
2:51Whenever life presents things to us, we
2:55should never respond to it in an
2:58emotional way. Because when you respond
3:01to life emotionally and not through
3:04faith and prayer, then your feelings get
3:07in the way. And how many of you today
3:09can be honest and say you've made some
3:12decisions be based on your feelings and
3:15it didn't pay out well? Come on now.
3:18Right? Your feelings get in the way or
3:21you prematurely get ahead of God. and
3:24and stability suggests that you stand
3:28firm in the word of God. Even at times
3:31you may feel that God is not moving fast
3:33enough,
3:35but you say, "God, I trust you. I'm not
3:38going to make a move. I prayed about it
3:40and I didn't get an answer. So
3:42therefore, I'm not going to make a move.
3:44I'm not going to let my feelings drive
3:46me to make a decision. I'm not going to
3:49prematurely
3:50go after certain things or embrace
3:53certain things that I know that you did
3:56not ordain for me in that particular
3:58season of my life. So we are called to
4:01think to pray and to wait for divine
4:05direction. Did you get that?
4:08>> We are called to think. Think. That's
4:11why God gives us a brain. Don't rush
4:14things. Just be stable. Be stable. I
4:18know it's quick fixes we want in this
4:21microwave environment. Just be stable.
4:24Be stable. If it's your job, be stable.
4:28Don't just rush from one job to the
4:30next. Be stable.
4:33Think.
4:34>> You know, I've shared my story with you
4:36so many times that I was willing to
4:38leave a job because I felt that I needed
4:42more money and I had every reason to
4:44believe it was the best choice. I was
4:47making to go for another job. Listen to
4:50me. Not everything that looks good may
4:52be good for you.
4:56>> And thank God I prayed, thought about
4:59it, obeyed God, and and didn't quit the
5:03job that I was in. And two weeks later,
5:06the company that I was willing to go to
5:08work for went bankrupt.
5:13Don't rush things.
5:16Don't rush things. Don't rush into
5:17dating.
5:19Be stable. Be stable and and be proud
5:24and be happy as a single individual.
5:31>> I I I know you want to get married one
5:33day, but be stable. Listen, if you do
5:37not enjoy your singleness, you are not
5:40going to enjoy marriage.
5:44Only about 50 people said, "Amen." The
5:47rest of you are saying, "You're lying,
5:49pastor. You're lying." If you don't
5:52enjoy your singleness, you're not going
5:54to enjoy marriage.
5:56So, you have to be stable. You have to
5:58think, God, where am I at this season in
6:01my life? And pray about things and wait
6:04for divine direction. Proverbs 19:2
6:08says "Enthusiasm
6:11without knowledge is no good. Haste
6:15makes or makes what?"
6:19>> That's it. That's the word of God.
6:21>> You can be enthusiastic about something,
6:23but if you have no knowledge, if you
6:25don't think about it, then according to
6:28the scripture, it's no good for you.
6:29It's not going to benefit you anything.
6:31And then the Bible says that when you
6:33make haste, you make mistakes.
6:36when you rush into things because
6:39there's this passion
6:41in the world. That's why we're not of
6:43the world. We don't think like the
6:45world. We don't act like the world,
6:48right? It's called kingdom culture. Our
6:50culture is we're going to wait on the
6:52Lord and we're going to be of good
6:54courage.
6:55There's nothing wrong with waiting. What
6:57are you waiting for this morning? What
7:00what what did you hope for in 2025 and
7:03it hasn't happened yet?
7:05And I know you may not want to hear the
7:07pastor say this to you this morning, but
7:09could it be that the word of the Lord
7:11for your life this morning is to be
7:14patient?
7:16>> To be stable in patience.
7:19Don't rush things
7:22because it may save your life. Think
7:25about that for a moment. You see, when
7:27we move hastily,
7:29we often create unnecessary pain,
7:32confusion, and delay. But when we choose
7:36But when we choose But when we choose
7:39stability,
7:41when we wait on God's timing, he
7:44establishes our steps and gives us
7:47lasting results.
7:50But because of impatience and stabil and
7:54instability in their faith, the faith of
7:58the children of Israel, they wondered.
8:01They wandered in the wilderness for 40
8:05years. So point two, the Israelites a
8:09lesson in stability.
8:12Not only should you see stability as
8:15kingdom value, you must also see the
8:19Israelites as a lesson to all of us
8:22about stability.
8:24Let's consider the story of Moses and
8:27the Israelites.
8:29God delivered them from Egypt and
8:31promised them a land flowing with milk
8:33and honey just like us. God made some
8:36promises to us. If you go in the
8:38scripture, you will find that there are
8:40multiple promises God made to all of us.
8:44>> Yes, sir.
8:44>> But does does that mean you're going to
8:46get it in 2025?
8:49Does that mean you're going to get all
8:50the promises in one year, 6 months? The
8:54promises are there, but there's a
8:56journey the children of Israel should
8:59take in order to possess the promise.
9:03However, they wondered for 40 years
9:07because of instability.
9:10For 40 years, they wondered something
9:13that should have taken them, most
9:15historians say about 11 days. Can you
9:17imagine? You're on you you are set out
9:20on a journey to receive the blessing
9:23that should have taken you 11 days and
9:26it end up taking you 40 years.
9:30Think about that. 40 years. You see the
9:33journey should have taken them just days
9:37not decades. Yet they're constant. Now
9:40watch this now. They're constant
9:43complaining. Are you a complainer?
9:48Okay, come on now. Are you a complainer?
9:50They're doubting and they're rushing to
9:52make their own decisions
9:55delayed their destiny.
9:59Who are you this morning as you're
10:02streaming? Are you a complainer? Are you
10:04a doubter? Do you doubt what God says
10:07he's going to do in your life? What
10:09decisions are you making right now
10:12that's potentially delaying your
10:15promise?
10:17You see, here's the lesson. When your
10:19emotions
10:21lead you instead of your faith, you will
10:25always circle the same mountain.
10:30Hm.
10:32>> Somehow I feel in this room and those of
10:35you watching somehow I believe I believe
10:37that there's some people circling the
10:39same mountain
10:42>> that you're just living in a cycle,
10:45>> a constant cycle. Every year you find
10:48yourself at the same place again and and
10:51unfortunately you're blaming God when
10:53God has nothing to do with it. You're
10:55just unstable.
10:57>> Yes, sir.
10:57>> You're unstable in your thoughts. You're
11:00a doubter. You complain.
11:03Everybody's at fault based on where you
11:06are. It's your the dysfunction in your
11:09parents. It's dysfunction in your
11:11family, right? Everybody hates you. You
11:15you complain about the job. Everybody
11:18hates you on the job, right? You you
11:20complain about how life is giving you
11:23the bitter end of the stick. And you're
11:25complaining. You're complaining and
11:27you're doubting. But could it be that
11:30it's your emotions? It's your thought
11:32process. Some of you think certain
11:34people hate you. Some of you think
11:36certain people go uh are trying to block
11:39your promotion. Some of you think that
11:42for whatever reason you you can't make
11:44ends meet with your money. But could it
11:47be that you're just constantly making
11:50some bad decisions
11:53>> and you don't want to own up to the
11:54truth?
11:56>> It's the same mountain.
11:58same environment you're going in, same
12:02things you're trying to circle, same
12:03things you're trying to do. And God is
12:06trying to tell you, you're not stable.
12:10You're not stable. And if you're not
12:11stable, I'm telling you, you're going to
12:14find yourself like the children of
12:15Israel, always complaining and never
12:19achieving greatness in life. By the way,
12:21I didn't have this in my notes. I hope
12:23you realize that the children of Israel,
12:26the original Israelites who left Egypt,
12:31never possessed the promised land.
12:36>> It's their children.
12:38>> So, let me talk to the young people just
12:40for a moment. Sometimes we goof up.
12:44Sometimes as adults, we drop the ball.
12:48Sometimes we make dumb, stupid, silly
12:50mistakes. And here's the problem. We
12:53constantly make them year after year,
12:55year after year, and we waste our adult
12:58life.
13:00But here's the blessing for you young
13:02people. Just because we messed up, don't
13:06mean you have to mess up, too.
13:09Come on now. The children of Israel,
13:14the original Israelites died, but it was
13:18their offsprings.
13:20So there's hope for the next generation.
13:24There's hope for the next generation
13:26that if if if you are stably enough that
13:29you can look back at your ancestors and
13:31say, you know what, they goofed up. They
13:33dropped the ball. They wondered for so
13:35many years complaining.
13:38They were too emotional.
13:40They started creating other gods and not
13:42having faith. But this is a Joshua
13:45generation.
13:48This is a Joshua generation. We're going
13:50to be stable. We're going to conquer.
13:52We're going to fight. We're going to
13:54believe God regardless of of what's
13:56happening politically. Regardless of
13:58what's happening in in in our country,
14:01what regardless of what's happening in
14:02your family, regardless of what's
14:04happening in business,
14:06you're going to be stable.
14:10>> Even even when the the you know, the
14:12past generation messed up like the
14:14children of Israel, you're going to be
14:15stable. You see, because God wanted to
14:19develop the Israelites faith when they
14:21were going through the wilderness, not
14:24just their footsteps.
14:26See, as you're journeying through life,
14:28God wants to develop your faith, not
14:31just the experiences you've had in life.
14:34What good is it going to be for you to
14:37get up every day, go to your job,
14:39acquire things in life, and raise your
14:42family, and so forth, and your faith is
14:44not developed.
14:46You see, if if the children of Israel
14:49had remained stable, trusting in God,
14:53trusting in his word, instead of
14:56reaching and and reacting towards fear,
15:00they would have reached the promised
15:02land much sooner. So here's the
15:04question.
15:07Could it be that you are stuck where you
15:10are today
15:12because you're like the children of
15:13Israel?
15:15You complain
15:17and you're complaining a lot.
15:20You're unstable
15:22and you could have been much further in
15:24life.
15:26You all know what today is, right? What
15:28day is today? It's the 19th of what?
15:31>> October. What year?
15:34>> Could it be that in this year of 2025,
15:37October 19th, God wanted you 10 times
15:40greater than you are now?
15:43Could
15:44it be that there were some things you
15:46had to God had purposed for you to
15:49acquire in this season of your life, but
15:53you wondered,
15:55you took some detours.
15:58You got connected with some wrong
16:00people.
16:02You started listening to false gospel
16:04and false doctrines
16:06and you got bewitched,
16:09tricked.
16:11You took one phone call and it messed
16:14you up.
16:20Had the wrong person in your car
16:24and then it's a wondering thing. That's
16:29it.
16:31There was something you know that God
16:33was saying to you. Don't do that. Don't
16:35do that. But instead of listening to the
16:38Holy Spirit, you listen to your
16:40emotions, your flesh. Number three,
16:43point number three, self-reflection.
16:47Are you creating your own delays?
16:54Because I have to ask all of us this
16:56question. Are we creating our own
16:59delays? So, you need to ask yourself
17:01this question. Could it be that your own
17:04impatience
17:05have created delays in your life?
17:09Could your constant rushing and
17:13secondguessing
17:15be keeping you from what God has already
17:19prepared for you.
17:22That uncertainty of where you're
17:24supposed to be. Let's look at what James
17:261:8 says. It says, "A double-minded
17:30person is unstable in all they do."
17:36A person who's double-minded,
17:39inconsistent.
17:41One minute I'm going to do this, next
17:43minute I'm not really going to do it. I
17:45mean, some of us are professional
17:47professional unfinishers,
17:52if I just put it in my own term.
17:54>> We just never finish anything.
17:57We're good at starting things. Hello.
18:01We're good at starting things, but we
18:03never finish
18:06because that's who we are. We're very
18:08unstable.
18:09You see, when our thoughts, our words,
18:11and our actions are inconsistent, then
18:14we lose spiritual momentum.
18:17But when we stay anchored in God's word
18:22and then when peace is in place instead
18:26of panic and self-confidence,
18:30then what happens?
18:33Then we walking in the perfect will of
18:35God. We won't be shaken. We won't be
18:38easily moved. Point number four,
18:42stability. And I love this. Stability
18:45brings victory. Say it with me.
18:48Stability brings victory. Say it one
18:50more time, please.
18:51>> Stability victory.
18:53>> You see, kingdom culture demands that we
18:56stay grounded no matter what we're faced
19:00with in life.
19:03Because you see, stability brings
19:05victory when you're stable. And I know
19:08in a culture today, this this type of
19:11culture I should say, it's it's
19:13unthinkable to really embrace the idea
19:16of stability
19:18because everything is moving so fast
19:23and that's the reason why many of us are
19:25not getting to victory
19:27and that's why I said to you a moment
19:29ago that when it comes to stability, it
19:32brings the victory in your life. Whether
19:35it's financial pressure, relational
19:38conflict, or spiritual attack, stability
19:42is your secret weapon.
19:45When you're in the midst of conflict,
19:48be stable. Don't rush to to respond
19:52all the time.
19:54When you're in an argument with someone
19:56at home, your spouse,
19:59on the job, even in church, wherever you
20:03be, a best friend,
20:06you don't rush in the midst of a
20:09conflict to get your point across.
20:11You don't do that. The Bible says a soft
20:14answer.
20:17>> It didn't say you got to defend yourself
20:19all the time. Right?
20:21>> Sometimes what will fix the situation on
20:25your part?
20:26>> You're not responsible for the other
20:27person's part.
20:29>> It's a soft answer.
20:31>> Oo, this is so good.
20:34>> I mean, you're looking at me like, "What
20:36are you talking about?" Cuz you know
20:39what your personality is? You're very
20:42aggressive. Come on now. You know, I'm
20:45talking to you right now. Don't look at
20:46the next person sitting next to you. you
20:48you're ve you're a very aggressive
20:50person
20:52>> and that's why even in your relationship
20:54it's been affected because you're very
20:57aggressive
20:59and you're dating you're very aggressive
21:03I mean the dude is driving in the car
21:05and he just may said one you're ready
21:10calm down
21:15come on
21:17Learn to be okay. Fine. You don't always
21:20have to get your way.
21:24>> Come on now.
21:26The most powerful and dangerous person
21:29is a silent person.
21:36>> Watch them people who love to talk all
21:37the time. They ain't bad.
21:41>> It's a cover up.
21:43But when a person is silent
21:45and don't say nothing, be scared of that
21:48person
21:50>> cuz you don't know what they're
21:51thinking.
21:53>> So you don't always have to attack.
21:57If you're married,
21:59you know, and your wife just, you know,
22:02say something and a soft answer,
22:06turn it away, wrath.
22:09Just simple
22:11babe.
22:13I hear you. I hear you. Okay.
22:18I'll take care of it in just a minute.
22:20Cuz sometimes she just wants to be
22:22heard,
22:24be seen,
22:26acknowledged
22:28instead of, "But don't tell me what to
22:30do.
22:31I'm the man of this house."
22:38Now, we laugh, but it's true.
22:42I I I mean, I'm watching some guys sit
22:44next to their woman, and boy, they're
22:47very uncomfortable right now. Oh, God,
22:50help them, Jesus.
22:52Here's what the Apostle Paul said. I'm
22:54almost through. He said in 1 Corinthians
22:5715:58,
22:59we just read it. He said, "Be what?
23:03>> Be what?
23:05>> I can't hear you. Be what?
23:07Be steadfast,
23:10immovable,
23:12>> always abounding in the work of the
23:14Lord.
23:16>> Be steadfast
23:19>> because what
23:22>> because the labor, the stuff that you do
23:26>> won't be in vain.
23:29>> When you're doing the right thing,
23:31according to what Paul is saying, your
23:33labor will not be in vain. So, in other
23:35words, don't let life's chaos move you
23:38out of your god orained position. That's
23:42who we are as kingdom people.
23:45When we know we're doing the right
23:46thing, we don't have to worry because
23:48God honors those who remain steadfast
23:51under pressure.
23:53When you choose stability, watch this.
23:56You silence the enemy's lies.
24:02>> When you choose stability, just be
24:03stable. You don't have to prove
24:06anything. The culture of us as kingdom
24:09citizen, no matter where we go in the
24:12marketplace, whatever environment, just
24:15just stay strong. Be stable. Don't let
24:19every wind blow you to the point where
24:22you get angry and mad. When you choose
24:24stability,
24:26you attract divine favor.
24:30>> That's it. You attract divine favor.
24:33When you choose stability, you mature
24:36spiritually
24:39>> because it is in that resting place.
24:42You're seeking God for direction. You're
24:45seeking him for his will. When you seek
24:48or choose stability, you become
24:52unshakable
24:53in purpose.
24:56Unshakable in purpose.
25:00So what's your purpose? Do you know what
25:02your purpose is as a kingdom citizen?
25:05That you're called of God to do great
25:08things right in your area of influence.
25:13He has purpose for your life. You see,
25:16when you choose stability, you won't
25:17walk out of your purpose.
25:20And I hate to tell some of you the
25:22reason why you're not where you're
25:24supposed to be in this season of your
25:26life. You keep dodging God's path for
25:30you.
25:31You're very unstable.
25:34And that's why each year you find
25:35yourself at the same place,
25:38unproductive, make a whole lot of money,
25:41have nothing to show for it, met a lot
25:43of people, but have not really tapped
25:46into the friend or the person that God
25:49has ordained for you. God gave you a
25:51great idea. Maybe it's a business idea,
25:54but you didn't tap into that business
25:55idea because what you were you you were
25:58so focused on trying to get 10 other
26:00things done when it could be that one
26:03thing God is asking you to focus on.
26:07A lot of people don't finish well
26:09because they try to take on too many
26:11tasks.
26:14Because the society we live in, the
26:17proof that you're successful is to
26:19multitask and to do 50 things at the
26:22same time.
26:24That's our interpretation of success. In
26:27conclusion,
26:29I want you to stand still and see that
26:32God is at work in your life.
26:36Stand still and see that God is at work
26:38in your life. And as you approach the
26:40rest of this year and as you prepare for
26:43next year, make a firm decision.
26:48And that firm decision is I will not
26:51rush God.
26:53I won't rush God. I know you want some
26:56things right now.
26:58I I I know you you think you deserve
27:01certain things. Don't rush God.
27:04I mean, think about this. You mean to
27:06tell me that the God who created you,
27:08the universe, he's not smart enough to
27:11know when to give you things?
27:14The Bible says he'll give you the
27:15desires of your heart.
27:19But don't rush him because the moment
27:20you rush him, that's the moment your
27:24emotions gets in the way and you make
27:27bad decisions. So don't rush God.
27:32Just trust his process.
27:35And I get it. I get it, Henry. You just
27:37don't understand. This process is hard.
27:40Be stable. That's the culture
27:44of kingdom citizens.
27:47We're anchored and we're going to trust
27:49the process.
27:51What are you going through?
27:54What has this year been like for you?
27:57What are you dealing with even in this
28:00moment?
28:02Could it be that God is saying to you,
28:06just be stable?
28:09Maybe he's sending this message this
28:11morning because you were about to make a
28:14decision that was going to cost you
28:16another 40 years.
28:22So stand still
28:24according to Exodus 14:13
28:29and see the salvation of your Lord
28:33in this season. Just stand still.
28:38Perhaps that's the boring part for some
28:39of you.
28:41Maybe that's the thing you don't
28:43understand. Stand still. Why? Because
28:46society says if you're standing still,
28:50you're not successful.
28:52Nothing good is happening.
28:55But have you watched a lot of people who
28:57keep moving and so forth? I mean, really
29:00examine their life. Are they really
29:02being successful or just looking busy?
29:07Which do you want
29:10to look like you're making it or
29:13actually
29:14making it?
29:17Just stand still cuz your stability will
29:21lead you to your breakthrough. Your
29:23patience will produce
29:26your promise.
29:29So, here's what I want all of you to
29:30declare with me this morning. And I'll
29:33pray with you.
29:36Cuz maybe there's somebody in this room,
29:38somebody watching.
29:41Maybe this message is a wakeup call for
29:44you.
29:46Don't be rushing God.
29:50Don't be rushing and getting ahead of
29:53him
29:55cuz you may be in a season of standing
29:59still.
30:01Doesn't mean that God's not working.
30:04Had the children of Israel stood, watch
30:07this, and listened to Moses
30:12and obey the commandments that the Lord
30:15gave him to give to them.
30:18They would have made it through the
30:19wilderness. Watch this. And they would
30:22have enjoyed what God wanted them to
30:25enjoy, not just their children.
30:29Listen to me, adults. One of the biggest
30:32mistake you're making is to rush and to
30:36do things in this life that you may not
30:39live to enjoy, but your children.
30:43And there's nothing wrong. The Bible
30:45says a good man leaves inheritance for
30:47his kids. That's wonderful. But why are
30:51you going to repeat what the children of
30:52Israel went through when they didn't
30:55even enjoy, didn't even see it?
30:59You mean to tell me that you're going to
31:02be hustling so hard to go through life,
31:07risk your life,
31:10done all of what you have done,
31:13and die
31:16and never live
31:19to touch what you've worked for,
31:22to embrace what you've worked for. Well,
31:25I'm going to leave for my children, my
31:27grandkids.
31:28That was never God's intent for the
31:30children of Israel.
31:33>> He never wanted just their children's
31:35children because watch this, their
31:37children's children were going to
31:38benefit from the promised land
31:40eventually.
31:43But they delayed their blessing.
31:48And I don't want anybody in this room or
31:50streaming this morning to ever go
31:53through life and there were some things
31:55that God wanted you to touch and to
31:58embrace,
32:00but because of your wondering because of
32:03your instability,
32:05you didn't get to enjoy it. Oh, your
32:08children did,
32:10your grandchildren did, but you miss
32:12kingdom culture.
32:15You don't understand the culture of a
32:17born again believer is that we don't
32:19panic. We don't rush. We're stable.
32:23We stand firm. Even when the wind is
32:26blowing,
32:28even when the devil is attacking,
32:33we're not going to move.
32:35>> Amen.
32:37>> We stand firm.
32:41>> I'm not leaving this job until God says
32:43so.
32:45I'm not leaving this house until God
32:47says so.
32:48>> I'm not leaving this city until God says
32:53so.
32:55Come on now. I'm not giving up on my
32:57child. I'm not giving up on on whatever
33:00situation. I'm I'm firm. I I I'm not
33:03going to quit my education.
33:07Come on now, students.
33:10I'm not
33:12because you're pressured. No, I'm going
33:15to be stable
33:17because I know in the end God's going to
33:19bring me through it.
33:21>> They're going to put this on the screen
33:22and I want everyone to confess it. This
33:24is our confession this morning and it
33:27simply says, "I'm stable. I'm confident.
33:29My God will give me a good outcome."
33:32Now, please don't say it if you don't
33:33mean it. I don't want you to say it
33:35because the preacher asked you to say
33:36it. If you believe the words that's on
33:39the screen this morning, I don't want I
33:42want you to say as if your entire future
33:45depends on it. Say it from your heart.
33:49Those of you streaming, I want you to
33:51say, "I'm stable. I'm confident. My God
33:54will give me my God will give me a good
33:57outcome." If you can ever muscle up the
33:59strength to believe that,
34:01>> sir,
34:02>> then you won't panic over stuff anymore.
34:05You be stable because you know in the
34:07end you're going to have a good outcome.
34:09>> Are you ready to say this morning?
34:12>> Come on, let's go. Say it now.
34:13>> I am stable. I am confident. My God will
34:17give me a good outcome.
34:19>> That's good. Can we do it one more time?
34:21Come on. I'm stable. I'm confident. My
34:25God will give me a good outcome. Come
34:27on. Let's give God a praise.
34:30He's going to give us a good outcome.