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Holy Spirit, I pray let only the chosen one be able to see this video today. Have you ever felt like everyone else around you is being blessed? Doors are opening for them; testimonies are rolling in, and yet you feel stuck in the same place. Sometimes you feel overlooked and even worn out, or maybe you've cried yourself to sleep wondering, "God, have you forgotten about me?" You've done everything you know to do to stand in faith, but the pressure keeps pressing. It feels like you're a wounded soldier in the midst of a battle with no strength left to fight. But believe me, I know that feeling all too well. I have been in the same place that I'm talking about. I've even appointed myself to the role of complaining to God, like, "Lord, I know you can do it, so why are you not doing it?" You know, I remember one day I was venting to a friend because everything felt so heavy, so painful, and so hard. And I, I know I, I was in that place like, I, I've done everything, like what I'm saying to you; like I've sown the seed, I fasted, I prayed; I have done everything, but I'm feeling stuck. And in my mind, I was like, "God, I know you can do this; I know you have the power to do this; I know what your word says, but why am I feeling stuck? Why am I feeling like nothing is changing?" Sometimes you can be in that place where I was, so when I'm talking like that, I know I have been in that place. I remember when I was talking to my friend, and they were trying to encourage me and telling me that God's word is true. But in that moment, I wasn't trying to hear it; I was hosting a full-blown pity party with no exit plan. And if that sounds like you right now, then this word is for you. God is speaking directly to you, and this is your message. Because what God is saying to you today will be able to explain those questions that you've been asking God, and it also will give you boldness to keep on believing and keep on pursuing with passion, with excitement, and even on lowering your standards in the things that you're praying for. Because I know when things are going to get tougher, it's like our mountains become bigger and bigger and bigger. When, when we started, we felt like, "I can have a 10-bedroomed house; I can have this kind of a car; I can have this." But the more time we spend in the trial, it kind of hardens us, and you know, all things look impossible, and we might be tempted to lower our standards, to lower what we desire. But God is saying, "No, no, it's not time for you to do that." God is speaking directly to you, and here are three confirmations to help you in this season understand what's really happening.
First of all, you are not forgotten. Type in the comment, "I'm not forgotten; I am right on time." You are exactly where God wants you to be. And now let's set the foundation with the book of Psalms, chapter 13:1. How David was like me and you. The scriptures say how long that was David crying and complaining and talking just like me and you. You know, sometimes when we're in that place, we feel like, "Wow, I made a mistake; like God will not bless me." I'm like that. But David was feeling the pain; he was a wounded soldier trying to stand. God understands our hearts, and God was understanding David's heart too. But the truth of the matter is that God's word is the truth, no matter what we are feeling, no matter what we are going through, no matter what our complaint is. The word of God, at the end of the day, will remain the truth beyond what we are facing, beyond what you're seeing. That means what you're seeing shall be equivalent to what God is saying. But if it's the opposite of what God is saying, still the word of God remains true in that situation. The same thing when we are complaining, murmuring; nothing will change that situation. Only the word of God is able to change that situation because the word of God is the only truth and will remain the truth. So Psalms, chapter 13, this is how David was complaining to God, and this is what he said: "How long, Lord, will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me?" That was complaining. You see, even David, a man after God's own heart, felt this way. You are not crazy, weak, or lacking faith; you are in good company. But just like David's story didn't end there, neither will yours.
Now let's look at the book of Genesis, chapter 17. I, I love the book of Genesis; it always gives me those good numbers, is like prophetic numbers, and I love it. It's like God always is confirming, like that's His word. You remember last time we saw number 22, 22, or was it 11? I think it was 222, but this time it's 17, 17. I love it, like God is always cooperating the numbers, just so prophetic words. It's like that's what I'm saying, and this is what the Bible says: Genesis 17:17 to 18 says, "Abraham fell face down; he laughed and said to himself, 'Will a son be born to a man 100 years old? Will Sarah bear a child at the age of 90?' And Abraham said to God, 'If only Ishmael might live under your blessing.'" He was so tired; he was like me and you; he was like, "I can't wait, God; it's like you, you said you're doing it, but..." But we see the story of Abraham too, that what God said became the truth; that's what I'm saying. The word of God remains the same; it's more powerful than our complaints, what we are facing, what we are thinking, what people are saying about us. People's opinions will not change the word of God, and what God said over your life, He will make sure He has fulfilled it; He's watching over it, make sure it has done exactly what He said it will do. In Abraham's life, make David a king, make Joseph in a palace, make Mary the mother of Jesus. And the same thing God is saying over your life; the same words will make sure that you live in abundance, receive your supernatural wellness, live in rejoicing. God's word will still remain the truth. So confirmation number one is that you're feeling this pressure because you are chosen. God is preparing you; there's a divine destiny on your life, and the pain you're feeling is not a punishment, but rather it's a preparation. God doesn't waste anything, just like He did it with Abraham, Mary, Joseph, Joshua; He's weaving patterns into your process. And so what God is doing in this season, and that's why you're talking like David, and you're talking like Abraham, and you're talking like Job. If you read the book of Job too, we see that Job went through a situation like you; it was like David, one was longsuffering; Abraham was longsuffering too. And God is not wasting anything because your destination is great, like Abraham, a father of many nations, a king. Can you imagine the responsibility with a king? And Joseph, overseeing the whole nation. You know that that's the reason why God is taking time in your process, and that's why you're feeling—if you've reached that place that I was saying and you're complaining, you feel like—you know, when even people encourage you, you're feeling like, okay, I've had that, like, I don't know, a thousand times, and I don't know, I don't, I don't feel like I want to hear it because you are tired. You know that means that God has a plan and purpose for your life, and that's why you're going through that. If God didn't have a greater responsibility for you, He will not let you go through what you're going through. But because of the stewardship, because of your desire of your heart, and sometimes the desire of our hearts puts us into that place, God, that God is putting us, and God prepares us and molds us to occupy that position that He has for us. So the first confirmation is God is saying He has a destiny for you; you have a purpose and a destiny in this life; you're going to fulfill that one with God's help.
Number two is that you're being molded to occupy what's coming. Greater responsibility requires deeper roots. You can't carry a mantle you haven't been trained to steward. So just like David had to tend the sheep before he had a crown, God is refining your character in hidden classes. Jesus went to the wilderness too; Moses was trained in the desert; even Joseph was processed in the pit and prison before the palace. God is building your backbone before He releases your breakthrough, and that's why you are in that place you're in today because God is molding you for you to steward the responsibility that He has given to you. And so when you're feeling like that next time, just know, embrace it and say to yourself, "This is a process that God has me going through for me to learn how to be a steward of the things that He's bringing into my life." And sometimes you have, you have to be in the season of learning; you have to be in the season of learning how to be patient, how to learn stuff. God is like taking you through a school; your skills are being equipped. Like Daniel, no, the Bible says that Daniel had to learn the skill of interpretation of dreams. The same thing that God is doing to you. Just like God had to make David fight the animals, wild animals in the wilderness, to be able to fight the place where he is right now, the same thing is happening to you too. And before I give you the last confirmation, I want you to comment in the comment section below what scripture the Holy Spirit is highlighting to you right now that's aligned with these words that He's speaking to you. Type it below, and I will love to read it. So the confirmation number three is that it's your destiny that's being shaped through this. Your trial is not random; it's prophetic. Joseph's own brothers tried to destroy him, but they were the very link to his breakthrough. So was David's thorn, but David still became the king. That thing you're struggling with, it's the gateway to your abundance. God is getting ready to release overflow in every area where you have suffered the most. I profess you're not delayed; you are being designed. Your tears are watering the soil of your testimony. Get ready; the story isn't over; it's just the beginning. I hope this will bless you. If you like this video, share this video with a friend that you know that they need to hear this word, that they are not skipped, they're not forgotten, they're not overlooked, but they're being designed, processed, and prepared for their destiny. And God bless you.