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Awakening from Spiritual Stagnation 0:02 We wanna honor God because He sees everything.0:10 You were born with a plan and a purpose. He's the god of all things possible. He's the god of all0:22 miracles.0:52 Welcome to Grace Grace with Naina Michelle. I'm Michelle Humphreys.0:56 And I am Naina Keegan. Welcome to the broadcast today. Today, we're gonna be talking about, you know, are are you stagnant in your walk with the Lord? Like, do you need, you know, like, some spiritual upgrades?1:08 Do you just need to get back on the right track? Because sometimes, you know, it's time that we need to, like, have a growth spurt, you know, like Yeah.1:17 Well, you know, people think that, you know, getting saved is just a 1 time event. Oh. But it's every day. You're you're getting in there. You're stirring up the gifts of the Holy Spirit within yourself. That's what the1:29 Bible says. Stir up the gifts of the Holy Spirit within yourself. Right? Because if we don't1:34 you know, if you think about it. Alright? Do you it's it's New Year's, so this is on our hearts. Like like people everybody goes out and gets this New Year's resolution, and I was reading1:47 about the average New Year's resolution last 2 weeks. 2 weeks.1:51 I'm impressed that it went1:52 on hold for weeks. Be for a year or whatever. And so if you think about, okay, I'm gonna go to the gym. I'm gonna change this. I'm gonna change that. Do you think your whole, you2:04 know, lifestyle plan is going to change if you went to the gym 1 time? No. So it's not going to change if you read the Bible 1 time. Your spiritual growth in your journey with the Lord is not going to2:16 change if you go to church 1 time. It's not going to change in any way, shape, or form unless you spend time in the word and with the Lord. It's like any relationship. If if you didn't spend time with2:28 your spouse, if you didn't spend time with your children or your friendships, like how are those going to grow or, you know, how do you get to know somebody? Think about when you were dating, before you married somebody,2:40 like did you spend a lot of time together so you knew, if you were, you know, is this the 1 we're I'm going to marry or, you know, and you we you made sure if you're a Christian, you made sure that2:52 your spouse was gonna be a Christian and all those kinds of things. Well, this it's the same thing. If you want to know the Lord and have him be Lord of your life, then you have to spend time with him, and3:03 that's how you're gonna not be stagnant, and that's how you're gonna grow in the Lord.3:09 Exactly. And, I mean, you need to get before the Lord and talk to him. Yep. Really talk to him as if you're having coffee with the Lord. Yeah. You know, and go back and forth and wait for his answer. And,3:21 I mean, there the in order to come out of the spiritual rut that you've been in, you want to get in the word, which we say this over and over on our3:33 program since day 1. We're on our twelfth season, and we feel like Yeah. Our mission is first souls and then discipleship3:45 and then just the digging down in the roots and getting in the word and realizing that it it is life. It is the bread of life. That's what the Bible talks3:56 about. It is the that man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth. That's the word, proceedeth. That means it's ongoing4:08 out of the mouth of God. That means there's a relationship. And so that's how we stay close to God. And sometimes listen. You know we're not feeling it. You4:20 know, I I I mean, maybe people some people wake up and every day they feel it, but I I don't. I don't. Some days, I I just don't. And other days, I'm just like, oh,4:32 God. I'm, you know, crying and, you know, feeling God and, you know, bugging Troy with what God's telling me, you know, and he's over there trying to read his Bible. And4:44 I'm just like, it just depends. It really does. But to stay where we're not stagnant, I think, just requires the presence of God. That's the only way out.4:56 Yeah. You gotta get in the presence of God. How do you get in the presence of God? Stir it up. Yep. Stir it up. You stir up that gift inside of you. If you've been saved, then you have it.5:08 You've got it. It says out of your belly shall flow rivers of living water. And and I don't know what your theology is, but let me tell you, I do believe in speaking in tongues and praying in the5:20 spirit. And it says pray in the spirit on every occasion. So I believe you get in there and you begin to speak in tongues and cry out to God and pour out your situation to the5:31 Lord, whether you're feeling it or whether you're not, it says pray in the spirit and in your mind. So even though we don't know what we're praying when we're praying in the spirit, our mind is also praying.5:44 So these are ways out of the spiritual stagnation or rut.5:49 Yeah. And, of course, you know, if you think about it, like, when you do all you know to do, and God knows that, he'll know if you're faking it, if you're not, if you spend time,6:01 what you're real he knows your heart. And so everybody can get in those ruts and stuff, and I I like to get in there with the word, and I know sometimes I'm like going through pages and nothing's really standing6:13 out to me, and you're not having 1 of those, you know, those epiphany days Yeah. Those revelations where where I send it to all my family. Look what I you know, I or I'll write about it, and this is what I found, and6:23 this is what I learned, and it's so exciting. So everybody has those days where you're not quite like6:28 at that Not feeling it.6:30 But I always say to the Lord, you know, just if I just sit there and say I love you, you know, I I just I just wanna, you know, just show me or I'll start to6:42 say start to bless other people and start to thank him for everything that you can think of, which will get you so out of the rut because you start to realize, wow, you know,6:54 I'm so blessed and I'm so grateful and look what God has done. And so even if you're not, you know, finding the word or you feel like you're in a stagnant rut and you don't know what to pray, just start thanking7:06 him. And then just start saying, you know, I I I bless my kids. I bless my and think about things they might need, and that you can pray about those things, a neighbor, a friend, somebody you've heard of, even in the7:16 news. Pray over our nation. Pray over our leaders. You know, once you start doing that, you're being used by the Lord without you even realizing it because God's calling us to7:28 stand up for other people and to stand in the gap for our family members and to to pray collectively as a nation. You know, he says, you know, if my people that's that's the scripture7:40 in second, Chronicles 7 14 Corinthians.7:44 It it's there. It's, second Chronicles7:47 Oh, cool. 7 14. 7 14. Yeah. And he says, if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and seek my face and repent and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear them from heaven and I will heal their land.7:59 And so even if you don't know if if you're kind of just not feeling safe, just begin to pray, because before you know it, maybe that's the very reason why you were stagnant that day, is because God just wanted to use you8:11 to pray for others. And it gets our minds off of ourselves too because a lot of times when we're what motive are you praying from? You know, if it's always about you,8:23 then then maybe you are going to be stagnant until you kind of change that focus a little bit and get it back on him.8:30 Amen, sister. That will preach. Yep. And when we come back, we're gonna talk some more8:35 Yeah.8:35 About getting in the right place with God8:38 Yeah.8:38 And coming out of spiritual stagnation. Amen.Embracing God's Truth for Transformation 8:41 I'm excited to announce that we're having our biggest 3 in 1 sale ever with a limited edition product, a back in stock special, and a closeout deal you won't find anywhere else. So go to my pillow dot com8:53 or call that number on your screen. Use your promo code to get our My Pillow bed sheets, only 29 88. Any color, any style, any size, even Kings. Regular, 1 199:05 98, only 29 88. Once they're gone, they're gone for good. How about our my towels? They're finally back in stock, but not for long. Get a 6 piece my towel set, regular9:17 69 98 and only 39 98. And for the first time and the only time ever, get our limited edition premium my pillows. They're made with giza cotton and designer gusset.9:29 Queen's 17 98. King's only 19 98. So go to my pillow dot com or call the number on your screen. Use your promo code to get the best offers ever. Quine's are extremely limited, so9:41 order now.9:42 Welcome back to Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle. We're talking about just just getting you're renewing your your your prayer walk so you're not so stagnant with the Lord and and that you would grow spiritually.9:54 And, you know, we're just, talking about getting your mind off yourself, and that is that is so key because when you get when the focus is always, like, inward on all the things that you need instead10:06 of focusing on others, you know, we we say this all the time. If you have a need, if you if you are struggling, go bless someone in that very place, you know. You know, just Yeah.10:18 Comfort those with the same comfort you and yourself.10:21 You'll see how10:22 come out of it. It does make you come out of it.10:24 It does. It brings you peace. And, you know, people Well,10:28 I think about, like, years ago, I was going through, like, 1 of the worst trials in my whole life. And honestly, someone called and asked if I could babysit their child, and I thought10:40 absolutely that is insanity. Like, are you kidding me? I'm gonna have some I know what you mean right now. Which I love children, by the way. They're very soothing to me. But that day, it just did not come across10:52 very well to me, you know, because but honestly, that would have probably soothed me because children always, like, make me feel better.11:00 They bring levity. That's for sure.11:02 They do. You know? You know? But I it's like if I had done that, I probably would have felt a lot better, but I said no. And I I do regret that night. I marked it. It's like, okay. Next time I'm gonna actually11:14 just step out of this funk that I feel like I'm in. I am gonna, you know, help someone else because it it really does change things.11:21 It does change things, and it gets you off that self talk. And a lot of times, you might be stagnant because you are the are you constantly complaining, and are you ungrateful? Is is that are you stagnant because11:33 of that? Like, you know, is God just sitting there going, here we go again.11:37 Children of11:37 Israel. You're you're just going around that mountain 1 more time, 1 more time. And, you know, I I was thinking about how truth. Right? Okay. Like, so when you when you want to grow spiritually, you11:49 really need to know the truth. Right? Amen. The truth of of the Lord, the the Bible's truth, it will set you free. So it'll set you free from a rut, stagnation, anything. But I was12:01 reading this and I thought, you know, our people are okay with the truth as long as it doesn't correct, affect, change, or disturb the way they think, feel, and act. Mhmm. Newsflash.12:14 That's not the truth. Okay? God's word is going to gently convict you. It's going to show you things. He's not there's no condemnation. God is not mad at you. God's not mean. There's12:25 not all of that, but he's gonna gently convict the things that are keeping you stagnant, that are keeping you from God's best, that are keeping you from from all the good things that he has from you, keeping you in that12:37 same place that you're you're just worn out, you don't wanna read your Bible anymore because you're you're not allowing that truth to come in and to change you and bring that transformation because it's not what12:49 you want to hear today. Amen. You know? And that's that's that is so against what God's trying to do there, because let the Bible read you like a mirror and show you the13:01 things that the Bible says. Yeah.13:03 That it's a mirror. Yeah. And, I love Hebrews 4 12. It says that the word is alive and powerful. Yes. Cutting through our thoughts and13:14 desires to reveal the truth. You know? And let me just say the truth usually makes me mad before it sets me free. It does. Yeah. It does. I don't like it. It's13:26 like, oh, I've number 1, I don't wanna be a disappointment, you know, to the Lord. But number 2, I don't want to be a disappointment to anybody else either, you know. And so I I get mad at13:38 myself. And, and so I'm just like, oh, I fall I fell short. I fell short. But you know what? God is gracious and he's merciful. And so what we have to13:50 do is just quickly repent.13:51 Yeah.13:51 Like, let it let that word of God that is sharper than a sword pierce through any lie that you've deceived yourself with, anything that needs to be14:03 separated in your in your thought patterns, anything that the Lord is saying, hey, believe this instead of that. That's how God is. He's that detailed. He14:15 gets in there and he does surgery in what you're thinking and what you're doing and and and in the way that you go. And sometimes the Lord gets me from left field. I'm thinking,14:27 where did that even come from? But it's he'll he'll give it usually through the word of God. I mean I mean, I I'm telling you, God almost always speaks14:39 through his word. And I mean it becomes a Rhema word. It is it is like it says, it is sharper than any sword. It is sharper than any sword. Think about that.14:49 Well, and think about Jesus isn't 1 who's just gonna stand around leaving you where you are. You know, if you're gonna live a transformed life in Jesus, he's gonna want you to change and grow. So stagnant isn't a15:01 word God's gonna use. He's not gonna just leave you where you are. Think about, he says he leaves the 99 to go after the 1. You matter so much to him. And if you're lost, if you're in the wilderness, if you're15:13 stagnant, if you're not growing, you know, there's sometimes maybe you're avoiding a little bit of a painful situation. You know, you think about, you know, we were talking earlier about, you know, New15:25 Year's resolutions and getting in the gym. That doesn't mean it's not gonna be painful, you know. You know, you're gonna get in there, you're gonna be working out your muscles until you're exhausted, you're gonna just15:34 have, you you know, you know, have soreness and have issues, and it's gonna be a struggle, like, to make yourself go and do it all the time. Well, it's it's kind of the same. Like, if you, you know, you15:46 to grow bigger muscles, spiritual muscles, you gotta lift the heavy weights. You gotta do the hard things. You gotta put aside the easy stuff that you can already do and and challenge yourself15:58 to go a little deeper with the Lord. Challenge yourself to do more. Challenge yourself to, you know, maybe decide that you're gonna join a group at the church, maybe a women's group, a men's group, that maybe you're16:08 gonna, like, help with the children or you're gonna, you know, be in hospitality or something. You know, challenge yourself to16:15 Doing a home fellowship.16:16 Yeah. I've I've recently started 1, started going to 1 with some friends, and I I absolutely love it. And, you know, so just do something different that you haven't done before that's gonna bring you,16:28 you know, maybe with some other powerful believers that are that are going to help you be accountable or that are going to be able to stand in agreement with you about things that you need. And, you know, that's so16:39 important. So, you know, do something different that is going to encourage your walk with the Lord and encourage that growth. And and again, sometimes it might be a little painful. Sometimes it might be out of16:50 your comfort zone and, you know, but but, you know, did a comfort zone ever did that ever get you anywhere? No. Your comfort zone is never gonna get you anywhere.17:02 No. And and also hang out with friends that will sharpen you. Iron sharpens iron. That's what Proverbs says. And it's so important Yeah. You know, because, like, seriously, Nina and I17:13 are the best of friends, and we will say, hey. Watch this. Do you know, like, we'll call each other out from time to time. Not that a17:25 lot needs to be called out with Nina or anything like that. I'm not saying that. I I'm just saying, you know, sometimes you've got to be real. And so with with your friends That's a17:37 real name. With friends that will call you out if need be, and we'll be back in just a moment.17:43 I'm excited to announce that we're having our biggest 3 in 1 sale ever with a limited edition product, a back in stock special, and a closeout deal you won't find anywhere else. So go to my pillow dot com or17:55 call that number on your screen. Use your promo code to get our My Pillow bed sheets, only 29 88. Any color, any style, any size, even Kings. Regular, 1 1918:07 98, only 29 88. Once they're gone, they're gone for good. How about our my towels? They're finally back in stock, but not for long. Get a 6 piece my towel set, regular18:18 69 98 and only 39 98. And for the first time and the only time ever, get our limited edition premium my pillows. They're made with giza cotton and designer gusset.18:30 Queen's 17 98. King's only 19 98. So go to my pillow dot com or call the number on your screen. Use your promo code to get the best offers ever. Quine's are extremely limited, so18:42 order now.Growing Through Trials with Unwavering Faith 18:44 Welcome back to Grace Grace with Naina and Michelle. We're talking about growing spiritually and, you know, getting rid of18:50 Making sure we're not stagnant.18:52 Get rid of the stagnant issues in our lives. And, you know, if if you're going through a bit of a, you know, something maybe there's a reason that you've kind of not been in your Bible, not been in the word. Maybe you've19:04 got something an illness or something else going on that's been very painful or or hard in your family. You know, but I I think about this a lot of times. When you're going through a difficult time, you know, maybe God19:15 would not have allowed it unless there's a purpose for you to grow through that time and to get closer to him in these times. Because, I have said, you know, I've been through a lot of very difficult things in my life,19:27 but I've seen God move in the most amazing ways. And I I I say there's really nothing like the pit for you to really know the faithfulness and the goodness of God, and then that becomes a testimony19:39 that you can use to bless other people, and and you can really speak to other people. And I always think God God had that purpose for growth in you. And if if and so not that we want to repeat these19:51 kinds of things and go through them. So I always say, God, let me learn what I need to learn in this trial, in this tribulation time in my life. Because I don't want to repeat it, but I want to learn everything that that20:03 this was meant to to teach me. And so that I can maybe be a vessel that can speak through this pain to comfort someone else. And honestly, so if you look at20:15 trials and difficult times in your life through that lens, it it really does sort of, you know, bring, like, a a piece to you. Like, okay, God, I know you didn't you didn't bring this, but you20:27 allowed it. And so you be with me during it the whole thing because you know that, I know you're never gonna leave me or forsake me. So you're always gonna be with me through every day of this trial because he does20:39 say many are the afflictions, but he's with you there through all of it. But just see what he wants to do in your life through that time.20:46 And don't you think and I've I can say this in my own life. If I've been in a trial too long, I get discouraged.20:52 Mhmm.20:53 And it feels like, well, god, are you ever gonna answer? Are you ever going to break through? But usually, it's about another person that I'm praying for or Yeah.21:05 A healing that's taking too long to me. You know? But I I just you can get very, very discouraged and despondent and kinda check out a little bit,21:17 if you are hurt because sometimes our we get spiritually stagnant because our feelings were hurt with the Lord. If you want to be real right now,21:29 sometimes I I know I have felt hurt, you know. I'd like, hey, you didn't answer like I thought you would. I mean, I really thought if I claim this and did this and all these things that21:41 this would be the result, and I'm not seeing it. And so, you know, I've I've had to watch myself to not allow my heart to get hard in those cases. And you don't want that because that'll bring21:53 spiritual stagnation, that'll bring destruction to your life, and you don't want any part of it. Right? So just trust the Lord. When he says train up a child in the way that22:05 they should go, when they are older they will not depart, trust him. When God says believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved you and your household, trust him. When when God says that by his stripes I am22:17 healed, trust him. Yeah. When God's when you are reading stories about how Jesus rebuked the infirmity, trust him. He'll do the same for you because he's the same god yesterday,22:29 today, and forever. So what we have to do is get in the word and and and and fight back those thoughts of despondency and discouragement and22:41 call upon the Lord with his word because it's a sword, and it will it will be a powerful sword. No matter how long it takes, God is going to answer that prayer. He is gonna answer22:53 it.22:53 And take if you can, you know, try to take your feelings and your emotions out of the situation. Because even if you think about fear, it's really just, you know, an23:05 an emotion that's usually it it's, you know, like anger and frustration can bring on fear, and fear is is really just false evidence appearing real. And so any of these things that you're you're23:17 dealing with, you know, by kind of saying, okay, I'm gonna separate my feelings from the truth of God's word. Mhmm. Because even though I feel like, nothing's changing, I'm gonna trust that God23:29 is transforming things and and moving on my behalf little by little. And faith is in the substance of of of of evidence of things I cannot see right now. It's the substance of things hoped for, but23:41 I even though I can't see anything, I'm gonna trust the Lord. And so, you know, that's so key is to just like, okay, I'm I'm these emotions, this this, you know, what23:53 I'm feeling right now is so chaotic. I'm gonna go back and and try to just stand on the word. When you don't know what to do, you stand and you trust the Lord. When the enemy comes in like a24:04 flood, God will raise a standard against him. And you but you wouldn't know that if you didn't spend time in the word no matter what you feel. And so, again, just start to praise him, start to24:16 thank him, and and and you'll find your way back. Just just just through praise and worship is this great start.24:23 Amen. And, you know, even if we look at the Hall of Faith, you know, in Hebrews where, you know, they didn't see. They did not see all the answers24:33 Yes.24:34 But they had faith. Yeah. And they did not walk in spiritual stagnation. Yeah. And Moses went up to the mountain. Right? And, Joshua went in and Caleb went in and spied out the24:46 land. They didn't just sit and wait. They did something about it. Right? And David, he he fought the giant. Right? I mean, think about all the24:57 times Noah. Oh, Noah. The human being. The size of a mall. Exactly. Well, guys, what we're gonna do now is we are gonna pray, and we're gonna pray25:09 that God wakes up our spirit. So, Lord, we just pray right now that, Lord, that you would stir up the gifts of the Holy Spirit within each and every person that are watching or listening, God.25:21 We pray, Father, that you would baptize them in the power of the Holy Spirit, that you will pour out just a fresh new anointing upon them, that, God, that they will25:33 feel the joy of the Lord, which is their strength, that they will get in the word, that they will have iron sharpening friends, surround them with iron sharpening friends, God. Lord, surround25:45 them with the truth of the word, Lord. And we pray, Father, that their prayer life would be like never before in their entire lives. We are asking you for this in Jesus'25:57 mighty name.25:58 Amen. Amen. So good. We just want to thank you guys for for everything, for being just faithful viewers and partners with us. And and, you know, it's a new year, so we want you to just, you know,26:10 get on board with, their their Bible. We have daily devotions every day on social media. You can find us there. You can stay tuned and listen to a great message from Daryl Youngblood. He's got a wonderful26:22 ministry. And we also have a couple books available, 100 days with God 1 and 2 on Amazon. They'll filled with daily devotions that'll help you with your walk with the Lord too. We love you guys. God26:33 bless you. Love you.26:36 Why do atheists care so much about Christians anyway? Well, they tell you this. Religion is bad. It's the cause of most wars. But again, evidence shows differently. It shows26:48 that out of 1007 63 documented wars, only 123 were due to religion. That's between 6 and 7 percent. When you take out Islam, that only leaves 326:59 percent of all wars that could be attributed to religion.27:07 Does science disprove God? 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To book a28:16 presentation or watch our free videos, go to r d o f dot org or find us on Facebook at RDOF events.In this video 0:00 Awakening from Spiritual Stagnation8:41 Embracing God's Truth for Transformation18:43 Growing Through Trials with Unwavering Faith
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