⛰️ Are you in a season where it feels like everything is against you? This powerful message, “The Enemy Tried To Stop You… But God Already Made a Way!” will encourage you to see opposition not as a sign of failure, but as proof of your God‑given assignment. In this 30‑minute sermon, you’ll discover how God uses the very attacks that were meant to break you as stepping stones to build you.
If you’ve ever felt trapped in a Red Sea moment with no way forward, or if you’ve been discouraged by setbacks, this message will remind you of God’s promise: “No weapon formed against you shall prosper.” The enemy may have tried to stop you, but the truth is—he didn’t succeed.
This isn’t just another sermon—it’s a lifeline. Get ready for faith to rise, hope to return, and courage to step into the destiny God has already prepared for you.
⏰ Timestamps (30 Minutes)
0:00 🔥 Opening Hook – The enemy tried, but he failed
2:15 🙏 Opposition is proof of your assignment
5:00 ⚔️ The enemy tried to stop you—past tense—but he didn’t succeed
8:20 🛡️ No weapon formed against you shall prosper
12:00 🌊 Red Sea moments: when there’s no way out
16:30 🌱 God uses attacks to build, not break
20:15 🕊️ Stories of faith: Joseph, David, and Daniel
23:40 💪 You’re stronger than what tried to take you out
26:00 🌟 Walking in victory when the enemy says you can’t
28:30 🙌 Final encouragement – You’re proof the weapon didn’t work
Why You Should Watch
If you’ve been facing battles that feel overwhelming, this message is for you. You’ll learn how to recognize opposition as confirmation of your calling, how to trust God when there seems to be no way forward, and how to see every attack as part of God’s plan to build you stronger. This sermon will help you shift your perspective, ignite your faith, and remind you that nothing the enemy formed against you will succeed.
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If you’ve ever felt trapped in a Red Sea moment with no way forward, or if you’ve been discouraged by setbacks, this message will remind you of God’s promise: “No weapon formed against you shall prosper.” The enemy may have tried to stop you, but the truth is—he didn’t succeed.
This isn’t just another sermon—it’s a lifeline. Get ready for faith to rise, hope to return, and courage to step into the destiny God has already prepared for you.
⏰ Timestamps (30 Minutes)
0:00 🔥 Opening Hook – The enemy tried, but he failed
2:15 🙏 Opposition is proof of your assignment
5:00 ⚔️ The enemy tried to stop you—past tense—but he didn’t succeed
8:20 🛡️ No weapon formed against you shall prosper
12:00 🌊 Red Sea moments: when there’s no way out
16:30 🌱 God uses attacks to build, not break
20:15 🕊️ Stories of faith: Joseph, David, and Daniel
23:40 💪 You’re stronger than what tried to take you out
26:00 🌟 Walking in victory when the enemy says you can’t
28:30 🙌 Final encouragement – You’re proof the weapon didn’t work
Why You Should Watch
If you’ve been facing battles that feel overwhelming, this message is for you. You’ll learn how to recognize opposition as confirmation of your calling, how to trust God when there seems to be no way forward, and how to see every attack as part of God’s plan to build you stronger. This sermon will help you shift your perspective, ignite your faith, and remind you that nothing the enemy formed against you will succeed.
#GodMadeAWay, #FaithOverFear, #ChristianMotivation, #NoWeaponShallProsper, #TrustGod, #OvercomeObstacles, #SpiritualGrowth, #HopeInGod, #InspirationDaily, #RedSeaMoments
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00:00You ever notice how the moment you decide to take a step toward what God has for you,
00:05the enemy starts turning up the pressure?
00:08It's like the second you make up your mind to break free, the attack gets more intense.
00:13You say, this is the year I'm going to grow.
00:16This is the year I'm going to get closer to God.
00:19This is the year I'm going to walk in purpose.
00:22And suddenly everything around you starts trying to convince you otherwise.
00:26The enemy starts whispering, you can't do this.
00:28You're not qualified, you'll never change.
00:32But let me tell you something, the enemy tried to stop you, but God already made a way.
00:38The very presence of opposition in your life is proof of your assignment.
00:42If you weren't a threat, the enemy wouldn't be fighting you.
00:45If what's inside of you wasn't dangerous to the kingdom of darkness, the attacks wouldn't be this fierce.
00:52The fact that you've been under pressure is evidence that you're on the verge of something greater.
00:57Think about it.
00:58Why would the devil waste his time trying to block a path that leads nowhere?
01:03He doesn't waste energy on the powerless.
01:06He doesn't chase after people with no potential.
01:09The only reason the enemy is coming after you this hard is because he knows if you ever step fully into what God has placed inside you, you will be unstoppable.
01:17And here's what you've got to hold on to.
01:20The enemy tried to stop you.
01:23Tried.
01:24Past tense.
01:25Which means he didn't succeed.
01:27He may have slowed you down, but he didn't stop you.
01:30He may have thrown obstacles in your way, but you're still moving forward.
01:33He may have whispered lies into your spirit, but you're still standing on truth.
01:38God didn't say no weapon would be formed.
01:47He said it wouldn't prosper.
01:49That means the weapon may be real, but it won't work.
01:53That means the storm may be raging, but it won't take you out.
01:58That means the enemy may try his hardest, but God already declared victory over your life.
02:03Some of you are standing in a Red Sea moment right now.
02:07Behind you is the enemy, fear, doubt, regret, chasing you down.
02:11In front of you is the sea, an obstacle that looks impossible to cross, and you feel trapped like there's no way out.
02:19But hear me.
02:20God is still the God who makes a way where there is no way.
02:23The same God who split the Red Sea for Moses is the same God who can open a path for you.
02:29He doesn't need a door to already exist.
02:32He can create one.
02:33He doesn't need the conditions to be perfect.
02:36He is the one who controls the conditions.
02:39You may not see a way forward right now, but you don't have to see it.
02:44You just have to trust the one who already made it.
02:47Sometimes the path doesn't appear until you take the step.
02:50Sometimes the miracle doesn't show up until your foot touches the water.
02:55The enemy wanted to break you down, but God is building you up.
03:00The pressure that was meant to crush you is producing a strength in you that you didn't know you had.
03:04The fire that was supposed to destroy you is refining you into gold.
03:09The battle that was supposed to defeat you is equipping you for your destiny.
03:13Don't let the enemy convince you you're losing.
03:16You're not losing.
03:17You're learning.
03:18You're growing.
03:18You're becoming.
03:19You're walking into the very thing God designed you for.
03:24You've got to look back at your life for a moment.
03:26Think about the things you survived that should have taken you out.
03:30The heartbreaks, the betrayals, the setbacks.
03:33The enemy thought those things would break you, but you're still here.
03:37You made it through things you thought you'd never recover from.
03:41That's the evidence that God already made a way.
03:44The enemy thought he had you when you went through that loss.
03:47He thought he had you when you cried yourself to sleep.
03:50He thought he had you when that door slammed shut.
03:53But what he didn't know is that while he was trying to block you, God was already building a new path for you.
03:59You're not still here by accident.
04:02You're here because God preserved you.
04:04You're here because his hand was on you even in the storm.
04:07You're here because his plan is bigger than the enemy's plot.
04:10So don't you dare give up now.
04:13Don't you let the enemy trick you into quitting when you are this close.
04:16God didn't bring you this far to leave you here.
04:20He didn't bring you through every storm, every battle, every valley just to abandon you now.
04:25The same God who carried you before is carrying you now.
04:28The same God who opened doors for you in the past is about to open new ones.
04:33The same God who made a way when you thought it was impossible is about to do it again.
04:39The enemy tried to stop you, but God already made a way.
04:43And if you believe that, it's time to stop living like you're defeated and start walking like you're already victorious.
04:50Because you are.
04:51You're not waiting for victory.
04:53You're walking in it.
04:54You're not waiting for God to show up.
04:56He's already here.
04:57You're not waiting for the enemy to back down.
04:59He's already lost.
05:01So lift your head, square your shoulders and step forward in faith.
05:05Yeah.
05:06Because the enemy tried to stop you, but God already made a way.
05:10You ever notice how opposition shows up the moment you start moving forward?
05:15You decide, yeah, this is it.
05:17I'm not going back.
05:19I'm stepping into what God called me to do.
05:21And suddenly resistance comes from every side.
05:24People you thought would support you start questioning you.
05:29Circumstances that should have lined up seem to fall apart.
05:32Doubt creaks in louder than ever.
05:35And you start wondering, did I make the wrong move?
05:38Did I miss God?
05:39But here's the truth.
05:40The presence of opposition is proof of your assignment.
05:43If you were on the wrong path, the enemy wouldn't bother trying to block you.
05:49He doesn't waste resources fighting something that isn't a threat.
05:54He doesn't put up walls in front of people who aren't going anywhere.
05:57The reason you've been feeling resistance is because you are stepping closer into what you were born to do.
06:03The reason you've been under attack is because what's inside of you is dangerous to the kingdom of darkness.
06:09The pressure you're facing isn't a sign you're out of God's will.
06:13It's often the very proof that you are in the center of it.
06:17Think about a runner at the starting line.
06:19Nobody's chasing them until they start running.
06:22Nobody bothers them while they're standing still.
06:25But the moment they take off, suddenly there's a race.
06:28Suddenly there's competition.
06:30Suddenly there's pressure.
06:32That's what's happening in your life.
06:33The attacks intensified because you moved.
06:36The resistance grew because you took a step.
06:39The opposition showed up because you dared to believe God could use you.
06:44Sometimes we misinterpret opposition as a closed door
06:47when really it's confirmation that the door we're standing in front of matters.
06:52The enemy isn't going to fight for ground that has no value.
06:56The fight is proof that the ground you're about to take is worth something.
07:00Look at David.
07:01Before he ever became king, he had to face Goliath.
07:05That giant wasn't proof that David had no future.
07:08It was proof that his future was so significant
07:11the enemy tried to stop him before he got there.
07:14The size of the opposition matched the size of the assignment.
07:18And it's the same for you.
07:20The size of what's coming against you is often a reflection
07:22of the size of what God is calling you to.
07:25Maybe you've been saying,
07:26Why is this so hard?
07:28Why can't I catch a break?
07:29Why does it feel like everything is against me?
07:32It's because you're carrying something worth fighting for.
07:36The presence of pressure means you're pushing against something that matters.
07:40The enemy wants to discourage you, distract you, make you question whether you really hurt God.
07:45But don't mistake the fight for failure.
07:48The fight is confirmation.
07:51Think about Jesus.
07:52The moment he stepped into his public ministry, the enemy came at him in the wilderness.
07:57Before he performed a single miracle, before he called his disciples, before he preached to the crowds,
08:02the devil tried to derail him.
08:05Why?
08:05Because the enemy knew if Jesus stepped into his assignment, nothing could stop him.
08:11The temptation wasn't proof that Jesus was in the wrong place.
08:15It was proof that he was exactly where he was supposed to be.
08:18And isn't that just like what you're going through?
08:20The moment you step forward in faith, the enemy shows up to try and pull you back.
08:26The moment you say, I'm going to do better, I'm going to grow, I'm going to change, the attack comes stronger.
08:32Not because you're feeling, but because you're succeeding.
08:36You've got to change the way you see resistance.
08:38Stop letting opposition make you question your assignment.
08:42And start letting it confirm your assignment.
08:45Every time you face resistance, remind yourself,
08:48this must matter or the enemy wouldn't be fighting me like this.
08:53You're not under attack because you're weak.
08:55You're under attack because you're strong.
08:57You're not facing pressure because you're off course.
09:00You're facing pressure because you're on the exact course God mapped out for you.
09:04The enemy wouldn't be trying to silence you if your voice didn't have power.
09:09He wouldn't be trying to block you if your next step didn't lead to breakthrough.
09:13The resistance is proof.
09:15The attack is proof.
09:16The pressure is proof.
09:18You're on assignment.
09:19And the very thing that's been making you feel like quitting is actually the thing that proves you can't quit.
09:25So instead of asking, why am I going through this?
09:28Start asking, what does this mean God is about to do through me?
09:33Instead of thinking, I must have made a mistake, start realizing, this is proof I'm right where I'm supposed to be.
09:40When the enemy comes against you, it's because he's afraid of what you're about to step into.
09:46He knows if you keep moving, you'll step into healing.
09:49If you keep going, you'll walk into breakthrough.
09:52If you keep trusting, you'll see the miracle.
09:54He knows he can't stop what God has already ordained.
09:58So his only hope is to convince you to stop yourself.
10:01That's why the opposition feels so heavy.
10:04It's strategic.
10:05But you've got to flip the script and recognize it for what it really is.
10:09Confirmation.
10:11You don't need to wait for the absence of opposition to know you're in God's will.
10:16You need to recognize the presence of opposition as a sign you're walking in it.
10:21Because the enemy doesn't waste bullets on empty targets.
10:24If he's firing at you, it's because you're worth aiming at.
10:27The enemy tried to stop you, past tense, but he didn't succeed.
10:32Do you realize the power of that?
10:34You're standing here today as living proof that what the enemy designed to destroy, you couldn't keep you down.
10:40He tried.
10:41He threw everything he had at you.
10:42He whispered lies into your mind.
10:44He set traps in your path.
10:47He stirred up storms around you.
10:49But look at you.
10:50You're still standing.
10:51You're still breathing.
10:53You're still moving forward.
10:54That word it tried is important because it means he failed.
10:58If you're still here, if you're hearing these words in every attempt the enemy made to stop you has already been defeated.
11:04He may have slowed you down, but he couldn't stop you.
11:08He may have knocked you down, but you got back up.
11:10He may have thought he had you, but God's hand was on you the whole time.
11:16Think about the things you've survived that should have taken you out.
11:20That heartbreak that left you in pieces.
11:22That diagnosis that made you question your future.
11:26That betrayal that cut you so deep you didn't think you'd ever recover.
11:30The enemy thought those things would end you, but you're still here.
11:34And the fact that you're still here is the evidence that his plan didn't work.
11:38The enemy tried to stop your joy, but you still have a praise.
11:42The enemy tried to stop your faith, but you're still believing.
11:46The enemy tried to stop your progress, but you're still moving.
11:50The enemy tried to stop your destiny, but God already secured it before the battle even began.
11:56I wonder if you've ever looked back over your life and realized how many things were designed to destroy you, but didn't.
12:02The car accident that could have ended differently.
12:06The season of depression that could have swallowed you whole.
12:09The opportunity you thought you lost that could have broken you if you stayed there.
12:14All of it was meant to stop you, but you made it through.
12:18And not just made it through.
12:19You came out stronger, wiser, more resilient than before.
12:23You've got to stop giving the enemy more credit than he deserves.
12:26He wants you to think he's winning, but the truth is he's already lost.
12:31He wants you to believe he has the final say, but the final word belongs to God.
12:37He wants you to think the setback is permanent, but the setback was just a setup for your comeback.
12:42The enemy tried to silence you, but here you are still speaking.
12:47The enemy tried to break you, but here you are still standing.
12:51The enemy tried to discourage you, but here you are still believing.
12:54He tried, but he didn't succeed.
12:57And that's not because of your strength alone.
12:59It's because God's hand never left you.
13:02Remember Peter?
13:03The enemy wanted to sift him like wheat, but Jesus said, I have prayed for you.
13:08That's why Peter didn't fail completely.
13:10That's why you didn't fail completely either.
13:13Because even when you stumbled, Jesus was interceding.
13:17Even when you doubted, God was covering you.
13:20Even when you felt like giving up, grace was carrying you.
13:24The fact that you're still here means the prayer over you was stronger than the plan against you.
13:28The fact that you're still breathing means the purpose in you is greater than the pressure on you.
13:33The fact that you've survived means the story isn't over.
13:36You see, the enemy is persistent, but he is not victorious.
13:40He'll keep trying to remind you of your past, but he can't change the fact that you're forgiven.
13:46He'll keep trying to weigh you down with shame, but he can't erase the grace that lifted you.
13:51He'll keep trying to convince you it's over, but he can't cancel what God already ordained.
13:56Think about Joseph.
13:58His brothers threw him into a pit, sold him into slavery, left him for dead.
14:04The enemy tried to stop the dream God put in his heart.
14:08But even in a prison cell, God's hand was on him.
14:11And when the time was right, God elevated him to a palace.
14:15What was meant to harm him actually positioned him for greatness.
14:19The enemy tried, but he didn't succeed.
14:22Or think about Job.
14:23The enemy stripped him of everything.
14:25His wealth, his children, his health.
14:27But he couldn't touch Job's purpose.
14:29He couldn't touch the hedge of God's protection around him.
14:32And in the end, Job received double for all he lost.
14:36The enemy tried, but he didn't succeed.
14:38The same is true for you.
14:40He tried to block you with fear, but faith rose up inside you.
14:44He tried to bury you under shame, but grace lifted you.
14:48He tried to keep you stuck in your past, but God gave you a new future.
14:52He tried, but he didn't succeed.
14:55And here's the part you need to grab hold of.
14:58If the enemy couldn't stop you back then, what makes you think he can stop you now?
15:02If God kept you through the last storm, what makes you think he won't carry you through this one?
15:08The fact that you survived the last attack is proof you're equipped to overcome this one too.
15:12So when the enemy whispers, you're done, you've got to remind him, you tried, but I'm still here.
15:20When he says, you'll never make it, you've got to declare it, you tried, but God already made a way.
15:27When he says, you're not enough, you've got to stand in the truth that if God is for you, who can be against you?
15:34The enemy tried to stop you, passed tense, but he didn't succeed.
15:37No weapon formed against you shall prosper.
15:41It may form, but it won't work.
15:43You need to let that sink in for a second.
15:46God didn't say no weapon would form.
15:48He didn't say life would be easy.
15:51He didn't say the road would be smooth.
15:53He said the weapon may form, but it won't work.
15:57And that changes everything.
15:59Because some of us thought the presence of the weapon meant the absence of God.
16:03We thought the battle showing up meant God had left us.
16:07But the fact that the weapon is there doesn't mean you're losing.
16:10It means the enemy sees something worth fighting again.
16:14If there wasn't a calling on your life, the enemy wouldn't bother to form anything.
16:19If there wasn't greatness inside you, he wouldn't waste the time.
16:23The very presence of the weapon is proof that you're carrying something powerful.
16:28You've got to notice how God didn't promise a weapon-free life.
16:31He promised a weapon-proof destiny.
16:35He said it may form, but it won't work.
16:37That means you may feel the heat of the fire, but you won't be burned.
16:41You may feel the waves of the storm, but you won't drown.
16:45You may feel the sting of betrayal, but it won't destroy you.
16:49Think about Daniel in the lion's den.
16:52The lions were real.
16:54The weapon had formed.
16:56But it didn't work.
16:57Their mouths were shut because God had already spoken protection over him.
17:00Or Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego thrown into a fiery furnace so hot it killed the guards standing outside.
17:08The flames were real.
17:10The weapon had formed.
17:12But it didn't work.
17:13They came out without even the smell of smoke on them.
17:16You may be walking through a fire right now.
17:19The weapon is real.
17:20The pain is real.
17:21But it won't work.
17:22Not because you're strong enough in yourself, but because God's covering is stronger than the attack.
17:29Sometimes you've got to preach to yourself.
17:31It may form, but it won't work.
17:34When the doctor gives you a diagnosis, you say it may form, but it won't work.
17:39When you get that rejection letter, you say it may form, but it won't work.
17:43When your heart is broken and you don't know how you'll recover, you remind yourself it may form, but it won't work.
17:51The enemy loves to show you the weapon so you'll think it's already won.
17:55He wants you to see how sharp it looks, how big it feels, how intimidating it seems.
18:01He wants you to panic at the sight of it.
18:04But what he doesn't want you to remember is that the outcome has already been settled.
18:08The weapon may form, but God already declared it won't prosper.
18:13That's why you're still here after everything you've faced.
18:17If the weapon had worked, you wouldn't be standing right now.
18:21If the depression had worked, you wouldn't be here.
18:24If the heartbreak had worked, you'd still be in pieces.
18:27If the attack had worked, your story would be over.
18:29But look at you.
18:30You made it through what the enemy swore would take you out.
18:34That's proof the weapon didn't work.
18:36Joseph is proof.
18:37His brothers plotted against him, threw him in a pit, sold him into slavery, and lied to their father.
18:44The weapon had formed, but it didn't work.
18:46Because even in prison, Joseph had favor.
18:49Even when forgotten, Joseph was remembered by God.
18:52And when the time was right, the very weapon that was supposed to break him positioned him for greatness.
18:58Or look at Jesus.
19:00The cross was the ultimate weapon.
19:02The nails were real.
19:03The thorns were real.
19:04The spear was real.
19:05The tomb was real.
19:06The weapon had formed, but it didn't work.
19:09Because three days later, he walked out victorious.
19:12What the enemy meant for defeat became the greatest victory in history.
19:17You've got to see your own situation in that light.
19:20The weapon may have formed in your finances.
19:23The weapon may have formed in your relationships.
19:26The weapon may have formed in your health.
19:28But it will not prosper.
19:29The fire can burn, but it can't consume you.
19:35The storm can rage, but it can't sink you.
19:38The attack can wound, but it can't destroy.
19:41Because no weapon formed against you shall prosper.
19:44And you know why?
19:46Because your life isn't in the hands of the enemy.
19:49It's in the hands of God.
19:50The devil doesn't get the final word.
19:53God does.
19:53The situation doesn't define you.
19:56The Savior does.
19:57The weapon doesn't win.
19:58The word does.
19:59So the next time you feel surrounded, remind yourself.
20:03This weapon is real, but it's not final.
20:06The next time you feel like giving up, remind yourself.
20:10It may form, but it won't work.
20:12The next time you feel like the pressure is too much, remind yourself.
20:17If it didn't kill me yet, it can't kill me now.
20:21You've already survived weapons that should have worked.
20:23You've already lived through battles that should have broken you.
20:26You've already overcome storms that should have drowned you.
20:31That's the evidence that this one won't work either.
20:34Because no weapon formed against you shall prosper.
20:37It may form, but it won't work.
20:39God makes a way where there is no way, even in your Red Sea moments.
20:44You know what a Red Sea moment is?
20:46It's when you look in front of you and all you see is an impossible obstacle.
20:50And you look behind you and all you see is pressure closing in.
20:54It's when you feel stuck between the problem and the promise.
20:58You don't see a path forward and going back isn't an option.
21:02That's the place where fear tries to take over, where doubt starts whispering,
21:06Sissy end.
21:07There's no way out.
21:09That's exactly where the Israelites were.
21:12They had just been set free from Egypt after generations of slavery.
21:15They thought they were finally stepping into freedom and then boom, the Red Sea is in front
21:22of them and Pharaoh's army is behind them.
21:25No way forward, no way back.
21:28And in that moment panic hit, people started crying out, why did you bring us out here just
21:32to die?
21:33Isn't that how it feels when you hit a Red Sea moment?
21:37You start questioning everything, your choices, your faith, even God himself.
21:43But here's the good news.
21:45God specializes in making a way where there is no way.
21:48When Moses lifted that staff, God parted the sea.
21:51Water split, dry ground appeared.
21:53And what looked like a dead end became a doorway to destiny.
21:58That's what God does.
21:59He doesn't just open doors that were closed, he creates doors that didn't even exist.
22:05Maybe you're in a Red Sea moment right now.
22:08Maybe the debt looks impossible.
22:10Maybe the marriage feels beyond repair.
22:14Maybe the addiction feels too strong.
22:17Maybe the depression feels too deep.
22:19Everywhere you look, you see no way forward.
22:22But just because you can't see a way doesn't mean there isn't one.
22:25The God who parted the sea hasn't stopped making a way for his people.
22:30The enemy loves Red Sea moments.
22:32He loves when you feel surrounded.
22:35He loves when you feel trapped.
22:37He loves when you can't see an exit.
22:39Because he thinks if you can't see it, you'll give up before God shows.
22:42But here's what you've got to understand.
22:44God's way doesn't always appear until you take the step.
22:48The sea didn't split until Moses raised the staff.
22:51The miracle didn't show up until the people started moving forward.
22:55That means you can't let the sight of the sea stop you.
22:58You've got to move even when you don't see the way.
23:02You've got to trust that if God brought you this far, he didn't bring you here to leave you.
23:07He already has a plan for the path you can't see yet.
23:11And I know what you're thinking.
23:13But I'm not Moses.
23:14I don't have a staff.
23:16I don't have that kind of faith.
23:18But listen, the same God who was with Moses is with you.
23:22You don't need a staff.
23:23You just need obedience.
23:25You just need a step where he tells you to step.
23:27Because the miracle isn't in the staff.
23:30The miracle is in the God who responds to faith.
23:33Maybe you've been staring at your Red Sea frozen in fear.
23:37You've been waiting for the water to move before you take a step.
23:41But what if the water is waiting for you to move?
23:43What if the breakthrough is waiting on your obedience?
23:46What if the miracle is waiting on your faith?
23:48And here's something powerful.
23:52The very thing that looked like it would destroy the Israelites became the thing God used to deliver them.
23:58The sea that looked like a trap became the passage to freedom.
24:02And when Pharaoh's army followed them in, that same sea swallowed their enemies.
24:06That means the obstacle you're staring at could be the very thing God uses to wipe out what's been chasing you.
24:14You may feel like you're out of options, but God isn't out of ideas.
24:17You may feel like you've hit the end of the road, but God is about to build a new road.
24:22You may feel like the story is over, but God is still writing.
24:25The sea is big, but your God is bigger.
24:29Don't you dare let the Red Sea moment convince you it's the end.
24:33Because if the sea is in front of you, that means deliverance is closer than you think.
24:37If the enemy is breathing down your neck, that means breakthrough is about to break open.
24:43The closer the opposition gets, the closer you are to the miracle.
24:46So lift up your eyes and remember the God you serve.
24:50The same God who brought you through storms before will bring you through this one.
24:55The same God who opened doors before will open another one now.
24:59The same God who made a way then is making a way now.
25:03God makes a way where there is no way, even in your Red Sea moments.
25:08The attack was meant to break you, but God is using it to build you.
25:12You didn't ask for this fight.
25:14You didn't sign up for the pain you've been carrying.
25:17You didn't plan for the betrayal, the setback, the disappointment, the storm.
25:22But here you are still standing.
25:24And what you may not realize yet is that the very thing the enemy designed to destroy you
25:29is the thing God is using to strengthen you.
25:32The enemy thought if he hit you hard enough, you'd quit.
25:35He thought if he threw enough pressure on you, you'd collapse.
25:38He thought if he whispered enough lies into your heart, you'd give up on the promise.
25:44But he underestimated the God who lives inside you.
25:47Because while the attack came to break you, God stepped in and said,
25:51I'll use this to build them.
25:53Think about a muscle.
25:55The only way a muscle gets stronger is by being torn down first.
25:59Resistance is what builds it.
26:01Weight is what strengthens it.
26:03Without the pressure, the growth doesn't happen.
26:05And the same is true in your spirit.
26:08The very resistance that felt like it was breaking you
26:11is actually what's building you into the person God has called you to be.
26:15Some of the strength you have today came from the battles you didn't want to fight.
26:20Some of the wisdom you carry now was born in seasons of pain you didn't want to walk through.
26:26Some of the courage you stand on came from moments where you thought you had no courage left.
26:31The attack was meant to break you, but God is using it to build you.
26:35Look at Joseph again.
26:37His brothers tried to break him when they threw him in that pit.
26:42Hodafar's wife tried to break him when she lied about him.
26:45Prison tried to break him when he was forgotten.
26:49But every single attack became part of the process that built him into the man who would save a nation.
26:54If Joseph had never been in the pit, he wouldn't have ended up in the palace.
27:00The attack was meant to break him, but God used it to build him.
27:04Or think about David.
27:06Saul tried to kill him.
27:07The giant tried to intimidate him.
27:10His own men even turned against him at times.
27:13Every attack could have broken him.
27:15But those battles built his faith.
27:18Those trials built his dependence on God.
27:21Those attacks shaped him into the king God destined him to be.
27:25And maybe that's what's happening in your life right now.
27:28Maybe you've been saying, why is this happening to me?
27:31Why is this so hard?
27:33But what if God is building something in you through this?
27:36What if he's training your hands for war and your fingers for battle?
27:40What if the very thing that's been hurting you is the thing he's using to prepare you?
27:44The enemy doesn't understand that every time he attacks you, he's actually participating in his own defeat.
27:52Because what he meant for evil, God turns for good.
27:55What he meant to weaken you, God uses to strengthen you.
27:59What he meant to discourage you, God uses to increase your faith.
28:02You thought that heartbreak was going to ruin you.
28:06But it taught you how to trust God when everything else falls apart.
28:10You thought that setback was going to stop you.
28:13But it showed you how to lean on God instead of your own understanding.
28:18You thought that storm was going to sink you.
28:21But it taught you how to anchor yourself in the presence of God.
28:24And here's the powerful part.
28:26The enemy doesn't get the final say in how the attack plays out.
28:30He may have planned it to break you, but God gets the last word and he's rewriting the outcome.
28:36That's why the very season that almost crushed you is the season you'll look back on and say,
28:42That's where I grew the most.
28:44You don't grow on the valleys.
28:46You don't grow when everything's easy.
28:48You grow when you're under pressure.
28:50You don't grow when the path is clear.
28:52You grow when you have to walk by faith, not by sight.
28:56And I know it doesn't feel like it right now.
28:58It feels like you're being stretched further than you can handle.
29:02It feels like you're being pushed to your limit.
29:05But that's exactly where God does his best work.
29:08He takes what was meant to break you and uses it to build you into a testimony.
29:13The attack was meant to break your confidence, but it built your trust in God.
29:17The attack was meant to break your joy, but it built a deeper peace in you that circumstances can't shake.
29:24The attack was meant to break your identity, but it built a stronger awareness of who you are in Christ.
29:30So don't mistake the pressure for punishment.
29:32Don't mistake the struggle for failure.
29:35Don't mistake the attack for abandonment.
29:38God hasn't left you.
29:40He's building you.
29:42He's preparing you for something greater.
29:44The enemy thought he was taking you out.
29:47But what he didn't know is that every hit was making you stronger.
29:50Every loss was teaching you endurance.
29:52Every tear was watering the soil for your next season of growth.
29:57The attack was meant to break you, but God is using it to build you.
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