Pastor Steven Furtick has shared a great message on how to deal with disappointment. He is a dynamic preacher who is vocal and in sync with our times and definitely not a fuddy-duddy; he delivers mean punches of truths which make you sit on the edge of your seat.
Click here to watch him tackle "How To Deal With Disappointment".
The Scriptural texts for his sharing is as follows:-
"He (Jesus) also spoke this parable: “A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. Then he said to the keeper of his vineyard, ‘Look, for three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none. Cut it down; why does it use up the ground?’ But he answered and said to him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it. And if it bears fruit, well. But if not, after that you can cut it down.’” -- Luke 13:6-9 (NKJV)
My takeaways from the Word of God as expounded by Pastor Furtick is as follows:
* The owner of the vineyard was DISAPPOINTED with the fig tree.
* The fig tree was DISAPPOINTING.
* The fig tree was DYSFUNCTIONAL.
* As a fig tree are you trying to produce pomegranate instead?
* Justice says the unfruitful tree of three years ought to be cut down as it is using up the ground.
* Mercy / Grace says let the unfruitful tree alone for one more year so that the the land around it could be tilled and fertilised with manure.
* Do not blame circumstances or other people for your failings; do something about it. The difficulties and the dung you are getting will set you up for your breakthrough if you work with them.
"I know what it is to feel unloved, to want revenge, to make mistakes, to suffer disappointment, yet also to find the courage to go forward in life." -- Tim O'Brien
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope." -- Martin Luther King, Jr.
"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing [through the experience of your faith] that by the power of the Holy Spirit you will abound in hope and overflow with confidence in His promises." -- Romans 15:13 (AMP)
"Let your character [your moral essence, your inner nature] be free from the love of money [shun greed—be financially ethical], being content with what you have; for He has said, “I will never [under any circumstances] desert you [nor give you up nor leave you without support, nor will I in any degree leave you helpless], nor will I forsake or let you down or relax My hold on you [assuredly not]!” " -- Hebrews 13:5 (AMP)
"He (Jesus) also spoke this parable: “A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. Then he said to the keeper of his vineyard, ‘Look, for three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none. Cut it down; why does it use up the ground?’ But he answered and said to him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it. And if it bears fruit, well. But if not, after that you can cut it down.’” -- Luke 13:6-9 (NKJV)
My takeaways from the Word of God as expounded by Pastor Furtick is as follows:
* The owner of the vineyard was DISAPPOINTED with the fig tree.
* The fig tree was DISAPPOINTING.
* The fig tree was DYSFUNCTIONAL.
* As a fig tree are you trying to produce pomegranate instead?
* Justice says the unfruitful tree of three years ought to be cut down as it is using up the ground.
* Mercy / Grace says let the unfruitful tree alone for one more year so that the the land around it could be tilled and fertilised with manure.
* Do not blame circumstances or other people for your failings; do something about it. The difficulties and the dung you are getting will set you up for your breakthrough if you work with them.
"I know what it is to feel unloved, to want revenge, to make mistakes, to suffer disappointment, yet also to find the courage to go forward in life." -- Tim O'Brien
"We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope." -- Martin Luther King, Jr.
"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing [through the experience of your faith] that by the power of the Holy Spirit you will abound in hope and overflow with confidence in His promises." -- Romans 15:13 (AMP)
"Let your character [your moral essence, your inner nature] be free from the love of money [shun greed—be financially ethical], being content with what you have; for He has said, “I will never [under any circumstances] desert you [nor give you up nor leave you without support, nor will I in any degree leave you helpless], nor will I forsake or let you down or relax My hold on you [assuredly not]!” " -- Hebrews 13:5 (AMP)
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