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Staying Encouraged Through the Process

Tabernacle of Praise Church

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  1. Staying encouraged through the process. Life is a journey filled

  2. with ups, downs, and unexpected detours. Sometimes the process feels overwhelming,

  3. waiting for a breakthrough and enduring setbacks and facing uncertainty.

  4. But remember this, God is working even when you don't

  5. see it. Key scripture. Being confident of this that He

  6. has began a good work, and you will carry it

  7. on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus Philippians

  8. one six and IV. If God started something in your life,

  9. he will finish it. Your job is not to figure

  10. out every detail, but to trust the process and stay

  11. encouraged along the way. One The process is necessary for

  12. the promise. We love the promise, but don't always love

  13. the process. We want the blessing without the waiting, the

  14. growth without the struggle, and the testimony without the test.

  15. But God uses the process to strengthen our faith, prepare

  16. us for the next level, and refine our character. James

  17. one three says, because you know that the testing of

  18. your faith produces perseverance. Romans eight twenty eight reminds us,

  19. and we know that in all things God works for

  20. the good of those who love him. Isaiah forty eight

  21. ten declares see I have refined you, though not as silver.

  22. I have tested you in the furnace of affliction. Every

  23. delay has a purpose. Every hardship is shaping you. The

  24. process is not punishment, it is preparation. Two. When you

  25. feel discouraged, remember who you are. Discouragement creeps in when

  26. things don't go as planned, but you must remember that

  27. you are chosen, equipped, and built for this. David, before

  28. he became king, had to encourage himself in the Lord

  29. first Samuel thirty six. Sometimes validation will not come from others.

  30. You must be your own encourager and remind yourself of

  31. what God has spoken over you. Three. Stay in position

  32. and keep moving forward. One of the enemy's biggest tricks

  33. is to get you stuck in discouragement. But you cannot

  34. afford to stop. Now. How to stay encouraged in the process.

  35. Stay in the Word and feed your spirit with God's

  36. promises instead of fear and doubt. Surround yourself with encouragement

  37. and connect with people who speak life into your dreams.

  38. Keep praying and pushing forward, because prayer changes things, and

  39. perseverance brings the reward. Galatians six x nine says, let

  40. us not become weary in doing good, for at the

  41. proper time, we will reap a harvest if we do

  42. not give up. Four. Trust God's timing. The delay is

  43. not denial. If it hasn't happened yet, it is because

  44. God is still setting things up in your favor. Delays

  45. do not mean you are forgotten. Sometimes God is protecting you,

  46. preparing you, or positioning you. Isaiah sixty twenty two says,

  47. when the time is right, I the Lord will make

  48. it happen. Instead of asking God, why is this taking

  49. so long? Ask God? What are you teaching me? In

  50. the weight? Five, Your breakthrough is closer than you think.

  51. Write before a breakthrough, the enemy will try to break you.

  52. You may feel weary, overwhelmed, or like giving up, but

  53. you must remember this. You have come too far to

  54. quit now. Your story is not over. God's promises still stand.

  55. Jeremiah twenty nine eleven reminds us, for I know the

  56. plans I have for you, declares The Lord plans to

  57. prosper you in not to harm you. Plans to give

  58. you a hope in a future. You are closer than

  59. you think. Keep going conclusion, Keep your eyes on the promise,

  60. not the problem. Whatever you are facing today. God is

  61. in control. He has not forgotten you, He has not

  62. abandoned you. He is still working behind the scenes for

  63. your good. Prayer for encouragement, Lord, thank you for my

  64. sister hearing this to day. Strengthen her in the waiting.

  65. Remind her that she has chosen, loved, and equipped for

  66. this journey. Help her to trust the process and stay

  67. encouraged knowing that you are working all things for her

  68. good in Jesus name. Amen. If this blessed you, share

  69. it with someone who needs encouragement today. Your breakthrough is

  70. on the way. Keep going.