0751 Advance, Not Retreat

Judges 7:9

Obsession is weakness. Gods obsession is people, not particular, but all of people.

He personally involved in making them, Angels, His Son, His Spirit...Apple of His eye!

Big love produces big vision

OVERCOME LOW SELF ESTEEM

God does not want to reduce his vision to fit low self esteem. Emergency break on.

Story: Eagle verses chicken

Your past reminds you but not define you.

Failure is an event not person.

I can soar over things other people are incarcerated by

Story: public speaking & overwhelming shyness

DESTROY IDOLS

330 million gods. 8 per family.

Idols is the track upon which the train of demons ride. Obsession leads to oppression.

"Idolatry is worshipping anything that ought to be used, or using anything that is meant to be worshipped." St. Augustine (car and job)

We become what we worship. Idols are dead, many, false, work of hands

Passivity toward God is first sign of idol worship

WALK BY FAITH IN THE FACE OF IMPOSSIBLE

When things get harder, don't retreat like others - advance! 22k left.

- Don't leave Jesus when things get worse.

When things get harder, make vision clearer, promise dearer, spirit closer

- don't let problems reduce your visions

Faith turns mountains into miracles. Fear turns mole hills into mountains.

- faith removes Red Sea or builds a bridge, brings walls or leaps over them

- enemy had nothing to be afraid but died; Gideon had reason to be afraid

DONT BE AFRAID OF PROBLEMS

Four mental of John

Building

Andrey story

You are never alone when you are with God (Indian American teenager)

Gabriella story

Bill Gates first business failed, Albert Einstein did not speak until 4, Stephen King first novel was rejected 30 times - 350 million copies, Ophrah molested by cousin uncle and family friend that at 14 gave birth and child died, Thomas Edison attempted 1,000-10,000, Walt Disney fired from first job at newspaper, Colonel Sanders first social security check 105 at 65 started idea, 1009 times people said NO - sold it for 2 million 10 years