Insights
π God is looking for a generation of people who will trust Him and pursue their dreams, regardless of their current circumstances or resources.
π When we step out in faith, God meets us at the place of our belief, leading to incredible results in our lives.
π “God said don’t take your foot off the gas. I am not limited to what you think you can do.”
π “I need you to see it even when it doesn’t look like a usual situation that you would see it in.” – Trusting God’s direction means seeing beauty and potential in unconventional circumstances.
π The Genesis of crazier faith is your imagination and the problem with most of us who are watching is that we have become so practical that we have lost the tool that God has given us to be able to create a different situation from what we’re currently experiencing.
π Abraham’s faith journey required him to leave his comfort zone and trust in God’s direction, reminding us to dare to dream and step out in faith.
π€ Our current reality was once someone’s imagination, reminding us to dare to dream and trust in the possibilities of the future.
π “What have you been shutting down that God is trying to birth because it doesn’t look like you have the resources or the backing or the networking to make it happen?”
Summary
TLDR: Trust God’s direction, dare to dream, and use the power of imagination to bring God’s visions to reality.
- π Trust God’s direction, dare to dream, and serve Him faithfully, even in vulnerability and darkness, because He can bring your visions to reality.
1.1 God wants us to trust His direction and dare to dream, regardless of our resources or circumstances, because He is looking for a generation of people who will serve Him faithfully.
1.2 Expose your vulnerability and have faith in the dark to achieve results in the light.
1.3 Five years after writing it down, the speaker held the keys to the Spirit Bank Event Center, which he had envisioned as Transformation Church.
- π‘ God’s plans are bigger than what we think; speaker shares testimony of church’s rapid growth and emphasizes obedience to God’s calling.
2.1 They purchased a complex with 35 businesses for $10.5 million in cash, and a year later, they bought the entire complex, showing that God’s plans are not limited to what we think we can do.
2.2 The speaker shares his personal testimony of how his church went from starting in a converted grocery store to owning millions of dollars worth of real estate in just three years, emphasizing the importance of obedience to God’s calling.
- π Crazy faith is not where you start, but where you find yourself after diligently exercising baby faith, which includes being obedient, serving with the right heart, and being consistent in reading the Bible.
- πΆ Trust God’s direction and dare to dream like a child, seeing the beauty in unconventional situations.
- π Our imagination is a powerful tool given by God to create a different reality, and it is exemplified through the story of Abraham in Genesis.
5.1 The genesis of stronger faith lies in our imagination, which we have neglected due to practicality, but it is a tool given by God to create a different reality.
5.2 God created human beings in his own image, specifically in the image or imagination of God, and this idea is further exemplified through the story of Abraham in Genesis.
- π God encourages Abraham with a vision of the stars, reminding him of a better future; we are created in God’s image to unlock our imagination and create, which is the speaker’s mission.
6.1 God gave Abraham an image of the stars to encourage him and remind him that he had something better in store for him.
6.2 God’s imagination created us in His image, allowing us to also create with imagination, and the speaker’s specific assignment is to unlock someone’s imagination by setting it free.
- π Trusting in God’s anointing brings divine enablement and ease, while the power of imagination can turn intangible ideas into reality.
7.1 Anointing means God’s approval, which brings ease and divine enablement, so it is important to have God’s anointing in every aspect of life.
7.2 The ability of the mind to imagine and create new ideas or pictures, like the invention of cell phones, shows that things that are not present to the senses can become a reality.
- π Trust God’s direction, dare to dream, and use every available means to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ.