The Need for Instant Gratification

John 13:7

[7] Jesus answered and said unto him, What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter.

You do not realize now what I am doing, but later you will understand (Jn 13:7)

Between AI, Google and Siri we have become a generation that expects “instant” answers and understanding!

We have come to expect immediately, what use to take a trip to the library and much research and education to obtain (the knowledge) to now have instantly at our fingertips.

Faith is slowly (or quickly) Being Eliminated from mankind and the Church!

Faith is Trusting-

Trusting what we don’t know right now, is in the hands of someone who has it all under control!

You as Peter May Not Understand What the Father is Doing…

But Faith and Trust Allows Him to Proceed and Continue in Your Life Without Question.

Because =

Later… you will understand all things!

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牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

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The Great Accepted Conundrum

1 Jn 5:14-15

[14] And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us:

[15] And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him.

The Power of Prayer is Without Precedence…

And Yet We Often Find Ourselves in the Pit of Despair…

Because What We Needed Was Not Prayed for but Rather Was Expected…

Conundrum-

a confusing and difficult problem or question.

"Why should we expect God to do without prayer what he has promised to do if we pray?"

Rather than complain, why not try committing to it True Prayer?

Rather than accepting and coming to the conclusion that God doesn’t care…

AGAIN-

"Why should we expect God to do without prayer what he has promised to do if we pray?"

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牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

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Loss is Actually a Win!

Philippians 3:8 (KJV)

Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, *that I may win Christ,

The real battle for most Christians is not really that of believing in-

“Jesus Christ”

But rather-

The struggle of “Value”

To some the loss of the things of this world are too great of a price to pay for Christ!

While others have appraised the Value of Christ much greater than anything in this life…

The former is considered foolish, and yet the foolish consider themselves blessed!

And you may consider me a Loser!

But I feel like a Winner!

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牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

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Conjecture

Romans 8:18 (KJV)

For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

Conjecture-

a guess about something based on how it seems…

I would conjecture-

That our current sufferings have no comparison!

He did not, and was not talking about our heavenly reward!

But rather-

That the sufferings themselves would dig up and remove (coverings) that would reveal the Glory that will be produced!

Not glory produced by others, but literally from our sufferings!

Wait on God, He’s doing a Great Work in You…

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牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

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The Path God Chooses

(Dt 8:16)

16 Who fed thee in the wilderness with manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end;

“The Good Will Outweigh the Bad”

Entitlement Has Destroyed this Generation…

*Expectation of Good  Without Payment is Rottenness to Our Bones…

Trust in God is Absolutely Paramount!

Trusting that (He Knows) what Paths are best for you.

  The Good that God has in store was not revealed-

If they had known then, it would have negated the Reward, because their Perseverance would have been the result of the Intended Reward and

“Not of Trust”

Trust in God-

Is to be desired greater than Gold!

Whatever Path you’re walking today-

Trust Him…

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牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

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Suffering’s Redeeming Qualities

Dt 8:3

And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know;

(that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only),

but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.

One of the Benefits of- “Suffering’s Redeeming Qualities”

Is that it Pulls us out of the (Single Dimension) world we often live in…

Into a 3 Dimensional World of Wonder and Miracles of God!

God Uses the Sharp Contrast of-

(Comfort Zone) to (Suffering) to Reveal Truths that would otherwise be missed!

And missing them could cost you your life…

Like-

Man Does Not Live by Bread Alone…

But That- “Real Life” and

“Real Bread”

Proceeds from the Mouth of God!

Not…

⁃ Baked Bread

⁃ Social Media

⁃ The internet

⁃ AI

⁃ Universities

But Rather from-

The Mouth of God!

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牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

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Less is More and More is Less

(Pr 17:1)

1 Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.

A dry Morsel or a Banquet?

God put the emphasis on Less…

Possessing-(Quietness) is so much more Valuable than having More!

Its Simple-

(Peace) and Less is Better than (Strife) and More…

How Very True!

Peace In Your Soul is Without Price…

So before you start asking God for more things ask yourself what would I rather have?

Peace or Strife?

An Absolute Truth-

The most content peaceful people I’ve ever known were people who had very little of this world’s possessions…

RDF

牧師 Pastor, R.D. Frazier

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