For the settled

2/24/10 Alex Hurt "For the settled:Tipping point moments"

Gen. 17:15-18

Phil. 1:6 God is the author and finisher (what happens in the middle is up to you)

Rev. 8

-When you are between your present situation and the promises that God made you.

-There are 2 responses: you can hide or fight

-Doubt is a part of humanity and it is a daily struggle-it is our ability to overcome it that enables us to move forward

-Operating outside of God's promise disqualifies you for God's provision

-God has a set promise_a set plan_and in that is set provisions

-God calls you what you are becoming (the trick of the devil is to focus you on who you are now and what you have now)

-He tells the story about one of his grandmothers who he would ask for a cake and she would use Betty Crocker and bake it up right then, but his other grandmother would tell him to come back next week because she would make it from scratch and it took longer. He talked about how much better it tasted and the anticipation that came along with the cake. God doesn't do Betty Crocker (but we can settle for the world's imitation and be satisfied) his blessings come from scratch

-God does not place his manifest power on just anyone: only those who climb mountains can have God's manifest power because you are prepared to handle it.

-Faith is spelled R I S K

-Abraham wanted God to bless him with the promise using what he already had (Ismael)

-the problem is that where your gifts are is where you will lodge your faith and where

you will lodge your faith the next time

-You cant cheat God! Your set provision comes with your set plan and you have to walk that out. (God gives you a size 8 faith expectation when you only wear a size 3 because you are growing into it and he wants you to get adjusted to what you have coming)

-Rom. 4:18-21 We are glory machines and we manufacture glory. God requires that we give him glory. He doesn't destroy our enemies because he hates them. He destroys them because he loves us so much so if they curse us then he will curse them. He will make the sun stay in the sky an hour longer or the rivers run upstream to get to us because he LOVES us that much.