The Danger Of A Dream | Pastor Steven Furtick
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- What if the dreams God has for you are greater than the dreams you have for yourself?
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Comment below: How did this message impact the way you view your dreams? ^EC Team
This message impacted the way I view my dreams by allowing me to forgive myself for the mistakes I've made throughout my life (whether I stepped out in foolishness/flesh instead of faith or whether I didn't step out at all due to fear).
I'm GREAT at reminding OTHERS that ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR THOSE WHO LOVE THE LORD & ARE CALLED ACCORDING TO HIS PURPOSE - yet I have STRUGGLED MY ENTIRE LIFE with TRULY BELIEVING those Scriptures applied to ME and the MYRIAD MISTAKES I've made - until I heard THIS SERMON!!!
As long as I FOLLOW JESUS DREAMS WILL FOLLOW ME!!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
THANK YOU, GOD BLESS YOU, YOUR FAMILY, YOUR CHURCH MEMBERS (LOCALLY & EFAM) AND EVERYONE who is able to be BLESSED, STRENGTHENED & RENEWED BY YOUR SERMONS PASTOR STEVEN!!!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🤲🏾🤲🏾🤲🏾❤️❤️❤️🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
Greatest form of a dream ever. Blessings Pastor from Roanoke Va
U are my inspiration and teacher... Thank u.. Dream on...
Hi...I am writing from India...since I was aged 12 i have been having this dream of being a space scientist...though the dream has evolved itself throughout the years...the passion is still fresh...but even after giving my best and trying hard to reach the same...I failed miserably...it has been a very agonising and depressing season for me right now...but maybe ..I am in the dark room right now...things just don't make sense to me anymore...I m confused...but maybe I should just put it in his hands and wait...and learn from my mistakes and try again...though the fear of uncertainty is still looming over me and I am afraid to trust him again...
It made me take a step back to see if my dream really is from God. Now I'm really confused. I just need to keep focusing on Jesus and let him guide me.
Follow Jesus and your dream will definitely follow you. Great revelation
"I do not follow dreams, I follow Jesus and when I do, dreams follow me"
Amen to that. We have to keep our eyes on the lord, and never lose focus on him and his Glory.
Amen! 🙌🙏💖
Yesyesyes 🙌🏽❣❣
Amen❤
That’s Ridiculous
I’m a 3rd year med student living in South Africa. I had always dreamt of getting into med school but today, before watching this video, I felt stuck and unmotivated. I didn’t recognize this version of my dream. This sermon was my confirmation. It’s not about the position, it’s about the purpose. To serve others. All glory to God and to His servant, thank you Pastor Steven Furtick for the difference you have made in my life today. ❤️
Hey, what did you decide and how are you now?
Hi. How are you now? ❤
Question, I’ve been thinking about going into Pre- Med. I started college but quit because I randomly decided I wanted a business. Now I am thinking otherwise... maybe being a doctor is for me? And then I see this comment which relates to what’s been on my mind, so, how did you know? I think this could be a confirmation but I am not sure.
Don't ever feel unmotivated. Just turn to the lord, and thank him for everything
Im happy for you
"Your dreams were never their dreams. I only set them in you." - God
@@rebeccahoughton8860 its not
Blessing
OMG, ALL THE GLORY TO YOU MY FATHER!!
I had spent 20 years of my life chasing after and serving my own dream. That journey led me to addiction and ultimately to losing my marriage and beautiful son. I see now that I was chasing after status that whole time, instead of pursuing service. Thank you pastor for that word from God. It's helping me make sense of my life.
Dylan M. God bless you ❤️
Man I went through the exact same thing addiction and all god bless follow your purpose.
Thank you for sharing
Thank you for sharing your testimony Dylan
This reminded me that my priority should be to follow Jesus, and allow my dreams and everything else to come secondary to God's will.
Deidrianna Chippie Amen
I can’t even explain how much of an on time word this was for me. Crying in my car on my way home from work listening to this message because I know God was speaking directly to me. Been praying about this same exact thing for a good while not knowing what to do. Confused and torn.Thinking God was silent and thinking I had to figure this out on my own. Thank you for your obedience Pastor Steven. You just don’t know the impact this one message had on me. I can see so much clearer now. We serve the True and Living God.
Tanisha Coppin
How beautiful. It's always incredible how we hear what we need when we breathe, sit in receptivity-mode, ask humbly for guidance and sit peacefully for the guidance to come in a sermon, a song, a stranger, a book, a synchronistic moment.
Thank you for sharing this.
Warmest hugs and support -
🙏
D'Anna C It truly is amazing 🙏
This message speaks to my now. It has re-centered and refocused me. I will pursue God and my dream(s) will pursue me. My dream is not for status, it is for service. Thank you and God Bless you Ps. Steven.
I really think you have missed the point of the sermon. I can explain it to you in simpler terms if you would like, but maybe you should consider some easier content. Its great to see fellow christians invovled on the internet. May you have a blessed week.
Blessings, Eunice
Grandma balducci Thank you for your response and your opinion, but I did not miss the point, I think you misunderstood my comment. Blessings to you.
Wow amen 👏🏽👏🏽💖
Come on church
you weak minded pleb
I wear my coat everyday. I am a recovering alcoholic who found hope in the teachings and acceptance at Elevation Church. In the 2 years I've been attending Elevation Ballantyne, this message was the strongest I have ever heard God speak to me. I just started the process of creating my dream this week. In following God's lead, "Anchor of Hope" will be a faith based sober living home(s) for those starting their journey in recovery and relationship with Christ. I grew up wanting to be a pastor, but I let alcohol become my master for over a decade. God's grace saved my life and as I have trusted in Him, he will use my greatest shame for His glory. He left the 99 to save me.
God bless u and me
as an alcoholic
I still need help
thanks for ur story
99 to leave me
hoping he will help me like he helped u
to God be the Glory
great things he has done for u
Dave Martens I’m also an alcoholic trying my best to recover... I found myself coming back to these videos after almost a year of being sober & relapsing. God bless you both & may God heal you ❤️
Do not feed into this t HG erecwas a man a calm quote peaceful man and he showed live and forgiveness and healed and died and rose from the dead and was recieved by the father and he is was and will be
@@policecamsreact does leaving the majority to save one keep in line with the other parts of the word yes it does because we would will do things the world doesn't applaud
@@mandysoward3612
Thank you for ur words
Lord I trust you, not my dreams not my financial not my stuffs, but I trust you, Lord Jesus I will follow you forever 🙏🙏🙏
Well said
My biggest takeaway from this message was to trust and rest in God in knowing that he will bring the dream and desire he put in my heart to pass, as well as knowing he has gone before me in getting everything I need ready for me to walk in it.
Ashley Nicole Amen 🙏🏽
Amen sister❤🙌
It’s ok to be different, it’s ok to stand out, and may God give us the strength to obey 🙌🏾
AMEN TO THAT MY SISTER! ❤
I just love Pastor Steven, He’s so different and makes me see clearer and better!!!!!!
Him and sarah roberts and john grey
Amen
@@IvYWiDoW2009 and Real Talk Kim
"Follow Jesus and the calling or dream will follow you" 💗
"At the center, not for status but for service"💙
Amen
Sana ang Dream pra sken ni Papa ang Masunod pra Makalipad ako ng wlang Pusong Nata2kot while i Am Protected and Safe llo na Heart ko 🙏🏻
Sometimes I think Joseph was given so much love from his mom and dad that at his young age he didn't realize that he was being hurtful. I think he really loved his brothers. It took going through a life Where he didn't feel much love to be able to understand and forgive his brothers in the end. Of course, that only comes through the grace God gives .
This comment so underated wow 👏
I'm in tears. I've been going through so much regarding my call, my dream and God spoke right through to me through this message. Thank you so much. I'll wait on God, I'll seek Jesus and not my dream and I believe my dream will follow me.
This church honestly helped save my life and bring me back to God. I love the rawness and honesty. I will take feel good Jesus over feel good drugs, and “you’ll never be good enough” religion any day!! Thank you for all that you do. Never stop yelling at me in Holly’s sweaters ❤
As I sit here with my 2.5yr old, 16mo old, and being 4mo pregnant with twins. I realized this is the dream..it was always the dream. To be a mom, to be able to stay at home with my children, to be a wife. And deep in the trenches it doesnt look anything like what in my mind it was supposed to look like THIS is the dream! Thank you Jesus for giving me this dream for as long as i can remember and thank you for bringing me to my dream. While in the middle of the mess, the tantrums, the exhaustion I have failed to see that this is truly my dream. Please forgive me Lord for not seeing rightly.
“What if God let my dream go because it’s not big enough?”
“Not for status but for service!”
What a message! 🙌🏾🔥
My dream is to walk with God through out this journey
Wya gee
Wow earlier today I literally wrote down that I want a “God-given dream” and then I get a notification for this sermon 🙌🏾 Lord you are speaking !
praise God!!
Commenting to bring you back to you 🙏🏽💜
Thank you so much Elevation Church.. These sermons are so deep and Life Changing.. I'm glad I found Jesus as my saviour 💓💓..
I'm glad you did too!
amen, I agree
Amazing ....
these “sermons” are gonna send you to hell
I'm praising God for your salvation brother! I'm praying for all the people in your family to know God's saving grace! I'm praying for the Holy Spirit to give you boldness to proclaim the truth of God to those around you who are far from Him.
I really appreciate The Pastor’s Communication style. He uses humour to engage our thinking. When he emphasized how everyone’s Dreams are different because we are all different, it made me realize that God uses each and everyone of us for his purpose by placing a specific Dream in our hearts, different from everyone else’s.
My name is Lorenzo and please keep me in your prayers going thru a few bad situations and I know that god will help me overcome but a little extra prayer would help!! Amen
I'd like to request that you include the entire prayer at the end of the sermon, please. Its rather unsettling how abruptly it ends while one is still engaged in the prayer. Furthermore, thank you for the amazing service. God bless you!
I love you Jesus!
This sermon made me feel like it’s not too late ❤️
It takes courage to be different...I'm going to wear my coat.
It really doesnt take courage. It takes the lords spirit and the ability to allow it into your life. You cannot simply be given things without the lords approval, the lord has given you courage, and we should be thankful for that. Hope you are having a nice Tuesday, if you need any help understanding more of Elevation's content, let me know. I am always happy to enlighten those less able to follow the messages of the bible.
Blessings, Eunice.
@@grandmabalducci842 that sounds kinda like what a pharisee would say. Jesus would speak in the synagogue and the people would hear hope in unique ways, the pharisees only hear blasphemy . I am sorry but you do not know all of the ways God will use people, talk to people, ect. Don't throw shade on his dream grandma!! You are not the standard, Jesus is!
God bless you Adebola, keep your coat on! You are favored of God. These 2 negative comments are just the witness to we can't tell everyone our dream cuz they are hating
@@grandmabalducci842 humble yourself. you will push people away from the word of God if you talk to them like that. The message isnt meant to be taken in one way. God will help us see it in the way we should for our own lives to benefit from it. Maybe this is the message God had for you in this sermon :)
Wauw!!! What a message. I hear a lot of things in this message, but the message is is, Don’t follow your dreams, Follow Jesus. Trust the desires Gods Heart has for you. 🙌🏾🙏🏾
I have learnt so much from this sermon because I never understood the message in this way. Pastor Steven Furtick taught us about Danger of a Dream. Dreams makes you different and that part was interesting because people accept what is the same and reject what is different. But they eventually respect what is different. Don’t be afraid to wear your coat. I’m so thankful for this incredible sermon.🙏🙏
This has lifted my discouragement so much, thank you!!! I’m in the dark right now but my faith is developing. So I guess I am exactly where I’m supposed to be.
Hallelujah 🙌🏾 🙌🏾 🙌🏾 God's dream for me is bigger than mine..
Always
Gods Dream 4 Me.. I Can Fly but Im sure I Am Protected and Safe.. AMEN Thank You Lord
I’m very unsure about what God dreams are for me and my dreams I don’t even think about them anymore. I’m simply living each day by faith knowing if I stick close to Jesus He will lead me right to them.
Be Courageous Enough To Wear Your Coat🧥 Even When Others Criticize You, Walk in the favor of God anyhow. Dress In The Blessings God Gave You. After All Jesus Wanted You To Have Them. 😇😁😇
God set a dream in my life. I'm waiting for it since 3years. Whenever I thought to quit, He strengthed me. He also made my mess into message. God is working. I'm so thankful for His grace. I believe that He will fulfill His promises
God has a purpose and dreams for everyone before we even formed in our mother's womb. Let that come to pass in each and everyone's life. Just identify and accept the correct dream with Holyspirit guidance. Praise the Lord.
Watching this in 2023 and this may be one of my favorite sermons to date.
I needed this sermon 3 years ago. I had a dream bigger than myself and God wasn't in the equation. Now that I'm older and more mature, I give my dreams to God. One of them is to get married and have children of my own. I'm in a complicated relationship with an Army soldier. He is a Christian and that makes the relationship a whole lot easier. It's just the distance and not being able to have constant contact. I've been praying for him that God would keep a veil of protection over him while he's protecting our country.
Jesus take over and flood this place with your truth and wisdom ❤️
Thank you for this sermon. So many times our dreams come to reality in a different version. Today you solidified what I am looking at in my life today. My dream was to provide shelter for homeless children although I always shy away of taking care of little children. Well God answered my prayers but in a different way. After the age of 55 I am working PT as a Counselor for the YMCA. Instead I love and care for 24 first graders everyday of the week. You see how similar yet differently God has answered my prayers. I love it! I love being around the little people. Won’t He do it! Ultimately it is His will and not mine. I respect what is different!
God bless you!
Wonderful! Keep up the great work
This is awesome!!
This sermon is speaking volumes to me thank you Lord.
Jesus Christ Saves Love God✝️
I had the opportunity to see you Pastor Furtick preach this message yesterday and it was very powerful. I had to come and watch it again. A true Blessing!
I would love to meet him
I think I’ve been following my dreams much more than God. I really needed this sermon.
God help me let go of the dream and let you take me to a better dream. 🙏
i dont follow dreams. I FOLLOW JESUS and the dreams will follow me! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 woooohoooo!
"follow Jesus, and your dreams will follow you" Amen!
Amen!
Don’t know if this is appropriate to say but... WIG SNATCHED..Now this is my New Favorite sermon from Pastor Furtick. He’s Awesome! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
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Sometimes God speaks to us through sermons. Keep speaking Steven.... keep speaking the word.
Because You Are Different, God Will Favor You With Position, Because of The Desires of Your Heart, Your Dream. Your Hope, Your Vision.🎯 Don't Be Afraid To Walk It Out🚶♂️🚶♂️🚶♀️
Hands down one of THE BEST SERMONS I've EVER heard - not just Pastor Steven preach - but ANYONE!!!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🤲🏾🤲🏾🤲🏾
Hahaha, and it wasn't even biblically based...it was a motivational speach.
After seeing this post on Instagram, I had a lingering in my spirit to listen to this message. Thank God I obeyed. This message was preached for me. Thank you Pastor Steve Furrick 🙏🙏
Pastor Steven Furtick...
Your sermon hit me hard!
Eversince started watching your channel, have always wanted to be in your church and meet you.
Pastor...
Please pray for me.
Manju, thanks for tuning in! We're glad to hear how this ministry has been impacting you. 🧡We are praying for you and please let us know how we can specifically be praying elevationchurch.org/contact/
Fine tuning a vision? It's not death of vision but different...but hearing...I am to embrace the difference...so I will! Thank YOU, LORD!
A dream might not always be for you. It might not always pan out the way you anticipate it to. Be flexible and open to what God is saying, doing and aligning for you.
cgru nga no.. Kino Confused ako ng mga Panaginip ko😢
I am living my dream.. waoooooo what a revelation. Honestly, Glad that God used you to speak live to my soul and my marriage. God bless
ako din😭kino Confused ako ng Dreams ko kya tino22o ko😢
It is insane how on point Every sermon I click on is exactly where I am in my life all different years too right on time yes he is thank you Jesus 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
People accept what’s the same. But respect what’s different.
GOD is forever a good GOD!!!!!!!
I really needed this message to remind me of GODs never-failing love and how he makes things happen for my good.
Your message reminds me to pray and ask
OMG I'm 1 min and 26 secs in and I already know that this word is for me! Thank you, Pastor Furtick, for staying close to God's ear! God bless you.
This sermon reminded me my mom packed my bag and had it by the door when I threatened to run away. Lol I had alot of dreams didn't realize it was God in charge. I do now. Amen Christians are different. Lord Jesus is lovento his children and we are different by loving even our enemies.
MIDDLE OF A DREAM, MIDDLE OF A MIRACLE, AND MIDDLE OF EVEN MORE BLESSINGS, AND MIDDLE OF TRIUMPH
I am one of those who think is not real any more. Not even sure I remember my dreams any more. But thank you for the message. I will keep holding on to my faith until my dreams do happen. (South Africa)
I feel the same way.
“It’s not about position, it’s about the purpose.” I declare that today is the day am going to see the dream today! I am open for him to come and show me.🙏🏾
I've never felt so lost in my life. I belong nowhere. My dreams were shattered when my husband of 27 years left and he managed to alienate me from my now adult kids that I raised. The family that I loved walked out the door and it's been revelation after revelation of the hidden life my husband had. Letting him go isn't hard but my kids are my heart. This has been the most painful road I've ever walked. Like Joseph I've been accused of things that I didn't do and I feel the prison walls. So many of my dreams from my perspective died. But I've always believed God has a plan. I needed to hear this. I need to dream again. I don't know what God has instore but this message is one of hope. It's been 7 years of this mess, for Joseph it was 20. It's hard to be alienated from the the children you love and gkids you've never seen, but in today's world it seems to be more comon. Please stand with me in prayer. I hope that my kids eyes be open and they see Jesus again. I'm so glad I found you Pastor Stevens. You open up the world of the bible and Jesus to me on a way I've never heard it or understood. I thank God for your dream.
I Am 45 Years Old. Had A Dream As A Teen To Be In A Heavy Metal Band. The Dream Died Our For 20 Years. Now. Though It Isn't How I Imagined It. But I Play Bass And Even Sing Some On CZcams And Instagram. I Don't Make Momey. But I Am Perforning On The Web, I Have Some Viewers Too. So I Ak A Musician, I Do Have An Audience.. I Never Even Thought To Imagine Singing. That Was A Suprise. I Don't Know What To Take From This. But It Keeps Me Alive At Times. Thanks Steven...
I played this over about 6 times. I’m a new subscriber! Thank you I needed this so much❤️
Thank you for sharing this message.. It's not about fitting in and being like everyone else . It's about standing out and being who God created each of us to be. Wear your coat Hallelujah... Yes .. God didn't make you to be like the ordinary everyday people who do it like the world does it. God made you different because you are his child not of this world . You are a unique gem one of a kind. Shine bright for Jesus be the unique special work of art the masterpiece God created you to be . Jesus didn't fit in and his difference brung conflict because many didnt like the light in him exposing the sin in them.. Likewise we are different and because of that some may reject us and even not like us ,but God approves .. Jesus is truth and truth exposed the motives of the people which caused strife ,conflict,some even got angry to yue point of putting him on the cross. Jesus did not come to bring peace but a sword. There is a reason why he said a son will be against his father ,a daughter in law against mother in law etc ,and your enemies will be those of your own household/family ,friends,neighbors etc.. The reason is cause some choose to walk with Jesus and others choose to follow the world and its patterns which brings conflict, strife etc..
We are called to walk with Jesus, be different and speak truth even if it means being rejected, even if it means being slandered not liked by some etc.. All that matters is what God thinks and approves of.
Goodness And Mercy Shall Follow All The Days of Your Life. You Just Have To Follow Jesus & Your Dreams Will Follow You.🎯
Oh I am so blessed by your message....Man of God......
that somebody.......whom you were preaching...is me.
So blessed by your message.....
Will meet you some day.
This has blessed me. Trusting God that his dreams shall take charge
Amen.. Sna ang Dream ni Papa pra sken ang Masunod.. Marsha hir
My dream is to attend one of your sermons.
Oh my God me too
Me to
same!
Sasha Nohumba literally apart of my bucket list!! 🙌
YYYEEESSS come to Dubai maybe ?
Amen! This is the Dream, Every great dream is filled with pain along with purpose, every good thing must be fought for, including our faith! God Bless and Thanks for the great delivery of Gods Word and Truth over Our Lives! May The Lord continue to Bless Elevation staff and Church! Amen
Just a day or two ago. I came to a personal understanding of the story of Joseph. Then this video popped up on my recommended list here on CZcams. Over the past few years. I have often used the story of Joseph as an example of how God uses dark, nasty, and dangerous things to get done what "He" wants done. That he doesn't care the price we pay when he does his work. That to him we are like pawns on a chess board. Expendable. Sometimes we make it to the end and there is rejoicing. Sometimes we don't and are tossed away . And He never seems to explain himself why he does these things to us. Anger and hatred for Him flowed through me when I read stories like Joseph's in the Bible. And yet deep inside myself (Even thought I often fall short) I have always had a desire to do the right thing. In my time of great and never ending suffering. 15 years now? I can't remember anymore. A few years ago. A pattern started manifesting itself in my life. I thought... God may be trying to get my attention? The way it kept happening, it was impossible to be excuse it away as anything else. It had to be supernatural. After a couple years of it happening. An odd occurrence happened that caused me to hear a sermon. I had left that "Christianity" life so many years ago. Yet this message JUMPED out at me. In a way, it convinced me to go to God and ask again for help. I asked what he wanted me to do and would he please help me out of this darkness? I got a strong "Feeling" about it that seemed like an answer. I took a leap of faith and decided to let Him steer the ship. Then the pattern JUMPED out at me when I made the decision to hand over the rudder. With those two things combined. I really thought he was trying to direct me. I was hopeful for good things. I hadn't felt like that in over a decade. Things looked bright at first but... then things lead to even more heartbreak. I felt like God tricked me. Just like he tricked Joseph with his dreams. I knew God had directed "All" of Joseph's steps. Just as he has been directing mine. When things got worse and worse. I felt I had asked for a fish and was handed yet another snake. The feeling of BETRAYAL burns within me! And yet... I still hear a voice asking me to trust Him. It is infuriating! I still understand He is God. He is the only one I can turn to for help to escape this suffering. But how can I turn to the one I know has lead me here?
Recently I saw there was a pattern and a purpose for everything Joseph went through. After God gave him the dreams of him being a ruler. Those dreams cast him into slavery. (With God's favor) He slowly worked his way up to become overseer of everything that belonged to his master. This caused him to catch the eye of his masters wife. In choosing to do the right thing. He became a prisoner. Again (With God's favor) he slowly worked his way up and was given charge over all the other prisoners. (Once again through God's gifts and his favor.) He was given the chance to interpret two men's dreams. This seemed like God was opening a door for him to get out of prison. One of these men he helped would soon have the pharaoh's ear. Joseph was hopeful this would get him out of prison. Unfortunately he was forgotten for two more years. Then when God gave pharaoh some dreams. Joseph was remembered. He was given a chance to interpret the dreams for pharaoh. Only then was Joseph able to see the dreams God had given him so many years before start to come true. He was handed the position of power he saw in his dreams and was made ruler over all of Egypt. Second only to pharaoh. Three times Joseph was thrust to the bottom and slowly positioned into a place of power. However each time, he was still second to a master. Interesting pattern.
As for the purpose to the sufferings he went through. When he was at home. He was free and given much favor by his earthly father. But he was ill equipped to use it. When he became a slave. He learned what it was to serve under a master with absolute power over his life. When he was made a prisoner. He was taught what if felt like when someone with power abuses it. This was training for him. Additionally when he was given authority in these places. It was again training for him and readying him for his eventual position of near absolute power. If he was given the position as ruler second only to pharaoh right from the start. It is likely he would have been a terrible ruler. One needs to know what it is to serve before one is ready to rule. God intentionally taught him this the hard way. Each and every step. Each and every hardship. It was all God's plan.
As an additional bit of information. The pattern I spoke of in my own life. It is a number pattern or patterns. Nearly everyone I have told about them thinks I am crazy. It was showing up in my life over and over in odd places and ways. So much so over the years it caught my attention. Many years later, I have found it here in the story of Joseph too. And in the parable with the fish and the snake. It's funny, I was recently watching a biblical seminar. In it the speaker pointed out that the Jews see pattern as prophecy. The scripture verse he chose to reinforce this observation caused the number pattern to be on the screen as he made his point. Additionally I literally had two dreams shortly after the second heaping helping of heartbreak was thrust upon me a few years ago. I strongly believe they both were from God. Perhaps in an related or unrelated point. A member of the church I started to re-attend suggested that I leave praise music playing as I tried to sleep. I was very much struggling with sleep so I tried their suggestion. That is when the dreams came. Two of them very significant. The first one was highly disturbing. When it snapped me awake. I was extremely rattled. I was in the practice of listening to recorded sermons from my church as a source of comfort in that time of GREAT SUFFERING. They seemed to be the only thing could actually give me any calming effect. So I immediately started to listen to one. The speaker opened with Ephesians 5:26. "That he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word." Even though the imagery in my dream had been immensely disturbing. It lined up almost exactly with that verse. I stopped the sermon right there and was dumbfounded and even more rattled at what just happened. I am not sure how many days after. The second dream came. I can't go into too much detail. But I will say it involved time travel. In the dream I had twice gone back in time to try to fix what went so very wrong in my life. I failed both times. There is much more to it and I remember it all in detail but I have written to much already. I will say this. It to shocked me and snapped me awake. I knew what the dream meant but didn't believe it. I immediately attempted to pray about. Before I could formulate the words in my mind and begin to speak. A voice interrupted me. It clearly said. "Aren't you glad you are friends with The Eternal? I exist throughout time and I am fixing things." I stopped letting the praise music play at night when I tried to sleep after that. The dreams were too disturbing. And false hope... that is worse than death. It has been almost two years since those dreams. They have not come true. I feel I have been given a chance to act on what the first showed/told me but... It hasn't worked out like the second one showed me. The voice still says to trust Him. That is ohhh sooo hard!
It is after 4am. Why have I written all this?
"I am going to wear my Coat." Love it from Nagaland.
My mom is also from nagaland - Dimapur 🤭
Watched it yesterday live stream ,had to watch again..truly a blessing put in perspective my life🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪
It is blessing
Sometimes dreams start as a duty. Amen. Praise the lord
Believe in God and your dreams will come running
That one speaks to me...
I feel like God is leading me to do work for him & reach out to others. I guess the difficulties in that is I feel like that's not what I am suppose to-do, & that's really conflicting. With that said being so confused as to why I'm being picked out to do things I never could see myself actually doing. Has intern lead me to diving more into his word, sermons, & even books. Still I find myself kinda lost as to how to go about doing it. If anyone reads this please pray for me I've had a very hard life, but try to make the best out of it. It would help my soul a lot to find answers, ideas, resolutions.
Thanks
Cierra Mayfield hi Cierra :) when you focus too much on yourself, such as: “I could never do this” or “I can’t see myself doing this”, it takes you away from allowing God to show you his faithfulness. Yes, there’s a lot we can’t do alone without the help of the spirit. Just make sure what it is in your heart is biblical, our heart is deceitful and the Lord will never call you to do anything that doesn’t glorify Him. I too am going through a season of extreme growth and seeing God place things on my path that I never seen myself doing but it’s beautiful because I know He’s leading. Listen to His voice :)
Cierra Mayfield, most times we might not know what is happening in our lives but for sure God is working behind the scene, He makes everything beautiful in His time. Everything will make sense at the end trust God. Because He is going to use your pain and Joy to something beautiful that you have never imagine. I encourage you to keep listening to the word and let God do the work.
l pray for you that the God of our Lord Jesus the Father of glory will give to you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him.
you're blessed.
God please help me find a place to live
Wya gee
Why would you dislike this video!?!? Thank you Steven. I have a bodybuilding dream and what i do is for God but i feel like i got carried away with size and falling from God. Now im putting God infront of my dream!
"Dreams follow you when you follow Jesus". Important point!!
WOWWW!!! What A Sermon!! Praise be to God. Thank you Holy Spirit. Everyone Needs to hear this. Please share this sermon. Pastor Steven initially dreamt of being a singer, but God said i have a bigger plan for you. God used the same instrument that the pastor wanted to use to sing for the greater purpose of preaching and pastoring the sheep. If he had pursued his first dream, he could probably have succeeded, but he would have missed God's purpose for his life. BECAUSE SUCCESS IN WHAT YOU ARE DOING, DOESN'T INDICATE THAT YOU ARE FULFILLING GOD'S PURPOSE FOR YOU LIFE. Heavenly Father, may you continue to use your vessel, pastor Steven, to achieve your purposes, in Jesus name . Amen.
GOD Bless you all! Continue to pray for everything and everyone 🙏🏽!
God speaks to me through his word. I don’t pay attention to any dreams. Everyone dreams
Only 11.13 mins into this sermon and i just want to say, "Thank you Jesus!" Thank you Pastor for taking the time to lay out what's on your heart. I just want YOU to know that your preaching is sooo "DIFFERENT" that Satan hates you bad, yup real bad; but God has you.
This message knock me so hard ..I almost cried... thanks for the message.. god plz help me to be obedient to your word....
OH GOD all praises for you JESUS
Thank you pastor Steven
We are listening please know that we are always listening🙏😭♥️
Surely one of the best sermons I’ve ever heard in my whole life! 🙏🙏
Amen 🙏 it's all about you Jesus. To renew our mind and not conform but be transform. It's not about our success it's how we become one with you to carry out your purpose.
This message went straight to my heart! God was talking to me through this sermon. I felt it..I needed to hear this. Thank you so much.
Ya girl, I've been patiently waiting for God's timing for my "boom" but after 11 years he's still telling me to wait! Now, the Lord's's taking me into a new season where I won't really be investing in my dream but perhaps He will use that thing to allow me to enter into my dream.
#Hiswaysarenotourways
Me too
This is so timely! God bless you Pastor Steven and Elevation Church🙌🏾❤️
YOU BETTA PREACHHHHHHH STEVEN 😭😭😭😭🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣‼️‼️‼️💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾‼️
Wow. I started watching this at 3 AM (in Jamaica) after waking up from a dream where a demon was snarling at me. I told the demon to get out of my house and he fled fearfully. Something was saying to me, "go on CZcams" and bam, a sermon about dreams....now I've just gone through what feels like the worse time in my life. I was full of anxiety, fear and disappointment in myself and in others for things not turning out the way they should by my standards, but this has given me so much peace. Thank you!
I was litterllay waiting for something which I could not understand how to tell or pray ... Love from bengaluru 😍😍karnataka😘😘😘India 😘
i follow Jesus and my dreams will follow me....God bless Pastor Steven Furtick and his ministries...Gods great work been done as you touch us with His word..Amen
Praise the Lord for He is good! The story of Joseph related to my unsecured and scary time of my life, being alone in a foreign country without my parents, when I was 13th years’ old. I became a Christ, in a detention center in on of a Vietnamese boat people in Honkg Kong camp. This sermon mon today I learned a total new lesson about dreams.
We are one of a Kind in God's Eyes, yet all equal.
Yet, we all have our own goals and dreams.
Great message.
We need more of this on the Internet.
Keep it christian, yes.
I needed to hear this. Thank you, Lord - please keep using and blessing Pastor Steven and Elevation Church 🙌🏾❤️
What a great message. I plan to watch this again until it saturates my heart.
I'm different. I'm also chosen trying to find myself in God's Will halalouya Amen🎉🎉🎉🎉