John 11:1-4
Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. It was the Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. So the sisters sent word to Him, saying, “Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick.” But when Jesus heard this, He said, “This sickness is not to end in death, but for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified by it.”
Some of you are dealing with things that don’t make sense anymore…
5 Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus. 6 So when he heard that Lazarus was sick, he stayed where he was two more days.
I. GOD’S JOB IS OUTCOME, OUR JOB IS PROCESS
God’s love language is trust
We often equate love with comfort – but God equates love with TRUST.
The longer that you think you can control the outcomes of people… and circumstances in your life… the more frustrated you will become in this journey of your faith!!!
Many of us have been taught that faith is a way to control outcomes.
III. JESUS WANTS TO RESURRECT THE LAZARUS IN YOUR LIFE
The Lazarus factor – is the faith to follow Him anyway
Is God waiting past the point of your expectation – so His strength can kick in with the new velocity?
The most Godly prayer that you can pray… is the most honest prayer that you can pray!
Stop trying to improve my presence based on what I DO… because I want you to see WHO I am – not based on what I didn’t do – what you want me to do.
II. Sometimes we just have to give Him AN ANGRY PRAISE!
The love of God is not always proven by the way I FEEL
By faith I praise him – because he is God – even when I don’t sense God – He is still God.
Many of us have been taught that faith is a way to control outcomes.
You can have great faith and still be frustrated!
How you process the disappointment… determines whether it becomes faith that propels you… or fear that paralyzes you.
IV. DON’T LEAVE JESUS STANDING AT THE GATE
He’ll ONLY COME as far as you are willing to let Him in!
THAT PLACE
Everybody has a Lazarus… and everybody has a turn that life took- and you didn’t see it coming – and God didn’t prevent it!!!
Take me to that place – where you started going through the motions…
Before he demonstrates his authority, he demonstrates his empathy!
He showed up at the spot – and He is still showing up – at the TOMB of every Lazarus!
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