Promotion In The Problem

Every difficulty is a setup for God to do something new in your life. He may not have sent the trouble, but He knows how to use it your advantage.
Dear Lord,
Today…….I am asking all my prayer warriors to say a prayer that may help others. So many people are hurting right now. Many are struggling with finances and need jobs. Some are facing foreclosure and don’t even know how they are going to make it from week to week.. Many are lonely. . Many are heartbroken. . Many are facing sickness and health is fading. . Some are dealing with difficult family members. Many have lost HOPE.. Tonight, let us put our prayers and faith together decree and declare breakthrough over our families. Financial miracles WILL take place. Jobs WILL be found. Our Bodies WILL be made whole & sickness WILL flee. Marriages and relationships WILL be restored. Family members WILL find Jesus. Heartbreaks WILL be healed. JOY WILL be restored and HOPE WILL be found. In Jesus Name. Amen!!!!!! Keep God First…….

But God won’t allow a difficulty unless he has a purpose for it.
He may not have sent the trouble, but he knows how to use it to your advantage.
On the other side of every problem is promotion, the difficulty feels like a setback.
But really, it’s a set up for God to do something new in your life.
God bless you.
It’s great to be with you today and I hope you’ll stay connected with us during the week through our daily podcast, our youtube channel, social media, we’ll keep you encouraged and inspired.
I like to start with something funny.
And I heard about this little girl, she asked her mother how the human race got started.
And her mother explained how God created Adam and Eve. They had Children on and on. Here we are today.
A few days later, she asked her father the same question.
He explained how many years ago there were monkeys little by little, they became more like people.
And here we are confused. She went back to her mother and said, mom, you said, God created people.
Dad said we came from monkeys. How can that be? The mother said, Oh honey, that’s easy.
I told you about my side of the family.
Dad told you about his say it like you mean it, this is my bible.
I am what it says. I am. I have what it says I have.
I can do what it says I can do today. I will be taught the word of God.
I boldly confess my mind is alert. My heart is receptive. I will never be the same in Jesus name.
God bless you. I want to talk to you today about promotion in the problem.
None of us like problems and things that come against us. People that are not fair trouble at work.
It’s easy to get discouraged and lose our passion. Why is this happening?
But God won’t allow a difficulty unless he has a purpose for it.
He may not have sent the trouble, but he knows how to use it to your advantage.
On the other side of every problem is promotion. The difficulty feels like a setback.
But really, it’s a set up for God to do something new in your life.
When God wanted to promote David, bring him out of the shepherd’s fields. What did he do?
Send him a good break? A friend to help him out, open a new door.
No, God sent him a problem. Goliath was standing before David, a giant twice his size.
David could have thought God, you said I was gonna do great things. You said you’d show me favor.
Why am I facing this giant? Now, David understood with that problem came.
Promotion on the other side of that difficulty was a new level of his destiny.
You have to go through it to get to it.
Some promotion only comes through adversity, through closed doors, through things that are not fair.
David went out and defeated Goliath and instantly his life changed, new doors opened.
He had respect, influence favor that he’d never seen what took David to the throne. A problem.
Don’t complain about the problem. You can’t reach your potential without problems.
When you understand that the problem doesn’t come by itself that there is promotion in every problem, then you’ll keep a good attitude.
God, I don’t like this problem.
I’m uncomfortable but I know you’re in control, you’re ordering my steps and I’m not just going to come out, I’m gonna come out stronger, promoted better than I was before.
Sometimes the promotion is, you developed a greater trust in God.
You learned that you can make it through things that you thought would take you under.
You saw the faithfulness of God.
You felt him sustaining you, strengthening you making ways where you didn’t see a way your faith grew, your spiritual muscles got stronger.
Your character was developed every time you come through a challenge that’s fuel for your faith.
God is preparing you for greater things.
The next time you face a problem like that, you’ll think this is no big deal.
I’ve seen God take me through this in the past and I know he’ll take me through it this time.
See, I’ve learned the bigger the problem, the bigger your destiny, the bigger the challenge, the bigger the promotion.
God doesn’t send big problems to people with small futures. God didn’t give David a normal size problem.
He didn’t face someone, his height with his training, his experience, Goliath stood nine ft tall.
He was the champion of the Philistine army. The tip of his spear weighed £15.
The scripture says he wore gold leggings. He was ahead of his time.
That’s where my brother Paul got that idea. Well, Joel, I’ve got big problems. This sickness looks permanent.
My child is way off course, these people at work are holding me down.
The size of your problem is an indication of the size of your future.
The enemy wouldn’t be fighting you so hard if he didn’t know something amazing was in front of you don’t be discouraged because you have big challenges, have a new perspective.
That means God has something big in your future. Big breakthroughs, big opportunities, big victories.
If you could see the promotion on the other side of those problems, if you could see the healing, the favor, the fulfillment, you wouldn’t be discouraged, you would go through that difficulty in faith.
Praising when you could be complaining, thanking God that he’s fighting your battles knowing that it’s all a set up for new levels of your destiny?
Are you stressed over a problem losing sleep over a difficulty when in fact, God allowed it so he can show his favor in a greater way without Goliath.
David would have never taken the throne. The problem served a purpose. God knows what he’s doing.
He hasn’t allowed anything in your life that he’s not going to use for your good.
It may not be good. It may not be fair. I’m not saying we’re going to like it.
I’m saying to trust him that there is a blessing disguised in that difficulty, that there is promotion attached to that problem.
I know at the time we can’t see it all. We know. It’s a bad break. It’s a disappointment.
They treated me wrong, the door closed, the medical report wasn’t good. God is not through working.
You don’t know what he’s up to right now.
You keep doing the right thing, having an attitude of faith and your time is coming.
You’re going to see the faithfulness of God. You’re gonna look back and say, wow God.
If I had not had that problem, I wouldn’t be where I am if that door had not closed.
If those people had not done me wrong, I wouldn’t have seen the blessing and the favor that you’ve shown me.
Few years after I started ministering, the church began to grow and we needed a larger auditorium.
My father said he would never move the church. So we looked for property around the original location.
We found 100 acre tract of land right off the freeway, about two miles away seemed perfect.
Was a big sign that said for sale.
We talked to the owner and told him we wanted to purchase it.
He said that it had been on the market for 20 years and he had never had one offer.
I thought, wow, God, you saved this property just for us. We were so excited.
He told us we could do our soil samples and preliminary drawings while we got the contract drawn up.
Couple of months later, we went to sign the contract. We had an eight o’clock appointment.
We arrived at 7 45. His secretary came out and said, sorry. The owner sold the property last night.
I couldn’t believe it didn’t keep his word. I was so discouraged.
I went home and told Victoria, she said, listen here Joel. That means God has something better.
We’re gonna trust him. He hadn’t brought us this far to leave us. She started preaching one of my messages.
I didn’t want to hear that. I wanted her to be depressed with me.
Misery loves company, but it’s good to have friends that pull you up and not join you in defeat.
A few months later, we found another large tract of land.
This seemed even better, had more access to it.
When the owners found out they told the people that owned the property on one side, they called and said they wanted to donate 10 acres to us.
Now, I knew it was God. People were giving us property.
We went to close on the 100 acres and the same thing happened.
They sold it the day before I thought God this is a big problem.
There are no more large tracts of land. We’re stuck. We have no room to grow.
I didn’t see any options, but just because we run out of options doesn’t mean God has run out of options.
He won’t let you get in a problem that he can’t bring you out of.
And the reason it’s not working out your way is because God has something better.
We had a legitimate problem. Nobody could argue. We were limited, we couldn’t find any more space.
I was tempted to live stressed, live worried, but I’ve learned the problem doesn’t come by itself.
There is promotion in the problem.
If you’ll stay in faith, trust when it doesn’t make sense, believe when you don’t see a way. Thank God.
When there’s no sign of things changing, then you’ll see what God was up to. Six months later.
A friend called, hadn’t spoken to him in a long time.
He said, Joel, the Houston Rockets basketball team is moving out of the compact center.
You should try to get that for your church.
When I heard that something came alive on the inside I called the mayor.
He was a friend of my parents and I was so nervous.
I told him what I wanted, didn’t know how he would respond.
He said, Joel, I think Lakewood having the compact center would be great for our city.
I nearly passed out, things fell into place.
And three years later, we had the building, never dreamed we could be here.
This was far beyond what I had in mind. Sometimes God closes doors because you’re thinking too small.
He doesn’t let your plans work out because he has much bigger plans.
You were hoping to get that new position, move up one notch. God is about to catapult you ahead.
If you’re believing to feel a little bit better, God’s going to heal you completely.
You’re hoping your child will just stay out of trouble.
God’s gonna use him to do great things to leave his mark and don’t be discouraged because you’re still in the problem.
Things aren’t improving. Doors are closing. People aren’t changing. Those lives will start whispering. It’s never gonna get better.
You’ll never get well, never break this addiction, never accomplish that dream. No, that problem didn’t show up alone.
That problem came with a purpose with a promotion with a blessing.
You keep honoring God and you’re going to come out of the problem into the promotion, out of the Sickness, into health, out of trouble, into peace, out of struggle, into freedom, out of lack into abundance.
The enemy sent it to harm you, but God has already turned it to your advantage.
Now, don’t get tired of doing the right thing. Don’t let doubt what’s not happening. What’s not fair?
Talk you out of the promotion. Keep believing, keep praying, keep expecting.
You’re on the verge of seeing God show out in your life. That problem is not permanent.
The problem is a sign that promotion is coming.
You’re about to see breakthroughs, restoration dreams coming to pass divine connections.
God said in psalm 50 trust me in times of trouble and I will rescue you and you will give me glory.
He didn’t say trust me and I’ll keep you from trouble. Trust me and you won’t have any difficulties.
He said trust me when you’re in trouble, trust me when things don’t make sense, trust me.
When the medical report is not good, trust me. When a loved one doesn’t make it. If you’ll trust him.
God says I will rescue you and you will give me glory.
God is not going to leave you in trouble, leave you in heartache, leave you in dysfunction.
That is not how your story ends. Don’t believe the lies that say it’s permanent.
God sees what you’re going through and he’s about to rescue you.
He’s about to turn things around chains that have held you back are being broken difficulties.
It look like they’ll never improve. You’re about to see a suddenly a breakthrough, a healing a promotion.
It’s going to be unusual, uncommon, you couldn’t make it happen. You will know it’s the hand of God.
When my mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 1981 she was in a time of great trouble.
She had a big problem, but in that trouble, she chose to trust God.
She believed that he could restore health back in to her.
And instead of being depressed, worrying all day, she would go through the house quoting scriptures, father.
Thank you that the number of my days you will fulfill that.
I will live and not die and declare the works of the Lord against all odds with no medical treatment available.
God rescued her from that trouble.
He made a way where we didn’t see a way for the last 40 years. She’s been giving God glory.
That big problem came with a big promotion. Her story of healing has helped people around the world.
She’s 88 years old now still praying for people every week, the enemy would have been smarter to leave her alone, but God will make the enemy pay what was meant for your harm.
He’ll turn it to your advantage, says He will rescue you and you will give him great glory.
The reason you’ll give him glory is because when he brings you out, it will be better than you’ve ever imagined.
I wanted to buy property to build a new auditorium.
God gave us an auditorium that was already built on the busiest freeway in our city.
You may be facing a problem today. My encouragement is that problem didn’t come along.
There is promotion attached to it. God has the final say.
Trust him not to just make it through, not just survive but have a new perspective.
Father, I know this problem means I’m about to see a new level of my destiny.
Lord, I believe I trust you in this time of trouble.
See, I would have never seen the compact center without those doors closing.
You could say the compact center was attached to a problem.
My mother would have never impacted so many people without that challenge in her hell, David would have never become king without Goliath.
Who knows where that problem is leading you?
You’ve had some closed doors, things haven’t worked out, who knows what doors. God is about to open.
You have some giants facing a sickness set back in your business. A person walked out of your life.
Who knows what kind of favor, blessings, fulfillment is headed your way.
The setback is a set up for God to show out in your life.
Now, trust him in the trouble. Not when you get out. The test is when you’re in it.
Nothing looks like it’s going to change. That’s when you have to dig down deep.
Say God, I don’t like it, but I know this problem is not here by itself that there is promotion on the other side.
So Lord help me to believe, help me to stay in faith.
See, we all face things that we don’t understand things that don’t seem fair.
But I’ve learned God will not mismanage your life.
He will not allow hardships and bad breaks that don’t have any purpose. He’s not just sitting back thinking.
Oh man, I can’t believe that happened to you too bad. He’s ordering your steps. Nothing happens without his permission.
He’s promised that all things will work together for your good. Sure.
There are things we don’t understand things that don’t make sense.
I can’t explain it, but I can tell you if you’ll stay in faith, not get bitter.
Just keep doing the right thing over time. You’ll see it all come together.
The scripture puts it this way since the Lord is directing our steps.
Why do we try to figure out everything that happens along the way?
There will be plenty of things that happen that don’t make sense.
If you try to figure it out, you’ll get confused, discouraged. Put it in God’s hands. God.
This problem doesn’t make sense to me, but I believe that you have a purpose for it that when it all comes together, I will give you great glory.
This is what three Hebrew teenagers did in the scripture.
They wouldn’t bow down to King Nene’s golden idol and he made a decree that no one could worship any God except His God he didn’t believe in Jehovah.
He was so upset. He threatened to have them thrown into a fiery furnace.
They were doing the right thing honoring God, not compromising and look what happens. They have a big problem.
Sometimes you have trouble. Not because you’re doing something wrong, but because you’re doing something right.
When you honor God, it stirs up the enemy, it will stir up jealousy, resentment, anger, critical spirits in people that don’t honor God.
It’s not so much. They don’t like you. They don’t like the blessing and favor that’s on your life.
The good news is they cannot stop what God has ordained God being for you is more powerful than any force that is against you.
He has you in the palm of his hand. Nothing can snatch you away.
You may get thrown into a furnace but God can make you fireproof. He controls the universe.
These teenagers weren’t worried, they weren’t panicking. They said to the king, we know our God will deliver us.
But even if He doesn’t, we’re still not going to bow down when you have a made up mind like that, God, I’m believing that you’re gonna keep me from this trouble, that this door will open, that these people will treat me right?
But even if it doesn’t go my way, I’m still not gonna get discouraged. I’m still not gonna complain.
I’m still going to give you praise. That kind of attitude cannot be defeated. The King was so furious.
He had the guards heat up the furnace seven times hotter than normal.
They already had a big problem already didn’t look good.
Now, the fire was hotter than ever and sometimes God will let the odds be against you in a greater way on purpose.
So when he turns things around, it’s a bigger miracle. So everyone will see his favor on your life.
The guards tied up, the teenagers bound their hands and feet and threw them into the furnace.
They fell to the ground. It was so hot that the guards were instantly killed.
King Nezar was watching from a distance. He noticed the three Hebrew teenagers stood up. He couldn’t believe it.
He said to his staff, didn’t we throw three men in bound.
I see four men lose and one looks like the son of God.
He ran over to the furnace window and shouted Shadrack Abdi servants of the most high God a few minutes earlier.
He didn’t believe in the most high God. Sometimes your problems is so God can change other people’s mind.
God can see the big picture and he’ll use you to demonstrate his power, his favor, his blessing.
So others will believe they walked out of the fire and everyone gathered around verse 21 says they noticed not a hair on their head was singed, none of their clothing was burned.
They didn’t even smell like smoke.
God knows how to bring you out of difficulties to where you don’t look like what you’ve been through.
Nobody would ever know you’ve been through the trouble, through the sickness, through the break up through the pandemic.
You’re so blessed, happy, healthy, fulfilled, generous. Nobody can tell you were ever in the fire.
You don’t even have the smell of smoke.
Said in verse 28 praise be to the God of Shadrack me and a indigo.
Now he’s worshiping the God. He didn’t believe in a few hours before.
And this could be the end of the story. God protected these teenagers.
God changed the mind of the king and that’s all a great miracle.
But verse 30 says, then the king promoted Shadrack Zac and a Bendigo to much higher positions in Babylon.
Hidden in that problem was promotion. They couldn’t see it at the time.
God, this king is coming against us. God. These people at work are not fair dealing with this sickness.
I had a setback in my finances. We would be grateful if God just brought us out.
But what I want us to see is there is promotion attached to the problem.
God is not going to just bring you out. But that difficulty is setting you up for new levels.
Even with this pandemic, in a sense, we’re all in a problem.
There’s uncertainty, work is disrupted, people fighting illnesses, things have slowed down.
God is not going to just bring you out, but there is promotion in the pandemic.
God wouldn’t let the whole world be impacted just to get us back where we were greater things are coming, new doors are going to open family members that are off course, are going to turn around areas.
You’ve struggled in year after year. There’s going to be supernatural. Breakthrough change are being loosed like these teenagers.
The big problem means God has big favor coming in. Big blessings, big influence. I keep doing the right thing.
Don’t bow down compromise. Don’t give into doubt fear. It’s never going to happen.
No, God’s going to do something that not only amazes you but other people are going to see the goodness of God on your life like they’re going to acknowledge that you serve the most high God.
How did it happen through a problem? Don’t complain about the problem.
The problem has a purpose and the problem has promotion.
Psalm 66 says we went through the fire and through the flood, but you brought us to a place of great abundance.
So you have to go through the fire, through the flood to get to the abundance.
On the other side of the fire, you’ll see promotion on the other side of that closed door.
You’ll see your compact center on the other side of that sickness.
You’ll see greater favor, greater anointing, greater ministry like my mom don’t get stuck in the fire.
Why did this happen? I don’t understand it. Joel. I was doing the right thing though.
The right attitude is I may be in this fire, but I know it’s only temporary.
It looks like a setback, but I know it’s a set up.
Abundance is coming, healing is coming, favor is coming. This is what happened with the Israelites.
They were at a dead end at the Red Sea and Pharaoh and his army was chasing them.
They had nowhere to go. They were praying God deliver us, do something. Don’t let us be recaptured.
The scripture says a strong east wind began to blow.
That was a nice way of saying a storm was coming.
They were already in a problem about to be recaptured. What did God do send them another problem?
Dark clouds started rolling in thunder, started roaring, debris was hurling through the air.
I’m sure they thought man, just our luck. We’re already in this problem now, bad weather.
Now this storm is going to kill us.
What they didn’t realize is that east wind, that storm they thought would stop them was set by God to blow back the Red Sea to force those waters to open up so they could go through on dry ground.
The storm was a part of the miracle.
The storm was what not only going to bring them out but the storm was going to defeat their enemies.
God had a purpose for their problem. They couldn’t see it at the time.
Maybe the east wind is blowing in your life. You’re asking God to help you.
Seems like the problem is getting worse. You don’t see how it can work out.
You’re tempted to live, discouraged, overwhelmed. You don’t know what God is up to. His ways are not our ways.
What you think is another storm, another problem can be what God uses to make a way to open a path to do something that you’ve never seen and we don’t like the storms.
The thunder is loud, things are blowing around, but God is in control of the winds.
He’s in control of your circumstances.
God sent these strong east winds not to harm them but to blow back the waters.
What looks like it’s going to defeat you.
God is going to use to move you forward like these people, you’re gonna look back and say, wow, that east wind wasn’t what I thought that storm looked like it was gonna stop me, but God used it to promote me.
God is going to do something that you’re not expecting. You didn’t see it coming.
Suddenly your health turns around suddenly that door opens. Suddenly the right person shows up.
You’ve been through the fire, through the flood now, get ready for abundance.
Enemies that have been chasing you are being defeated, depression, addictions, trouble at work, health issues.
That storm is coming to an end.
You’re going to see the hand of God doing unusual uncommon things because you trust him in the trouble I believe and declare He’s about to rescue you.
You’re gonna have favor in the fire promotion in the pandemic strength in the storm.
When you see what God does, you will give him great glory in Jesus name.
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