Insights
🏛️ “It is the prison that created the presidency, that is what crushing is.”
🌱 Just like disrupting the soil is necessary for cultivating a vineyard, sometimes we have to disrupt our lives and face challenges in order to reach our desired destination.
🙏 “All I need is what’s in me.” – T.D. Jakes emphasizes the power within ourselves to overcome challenges and find strength.
💪 “If Satan was smart he would never push because if you never pushed me I wouldn’t secrete the glory if you never push me I would have never found out who I was if you never pushed me. I would have never found out what I could do.”
💡 God’s plan for our lives may not always align with our own expectations, but He guides us step by step towards our purpose and destiny.
🙏 God doesn’t care about your embarrassment or what others think, He only cares about bringing out the potential He has placed inside of you.
🙏 Just because man has turned their back on you and found out something about you doesn’t mean that God is through with you, because whatever they found out, God already knew.
🙏 “If you holla help, God will get some Glory out of the pain, disgrace, discomfort, crisis, and turmoil you’re in.”
Summary
TLDR: God uses our pain and suffering to shape us, bring out our potential, and fulfill our purpose, even when it feels unbearable and difficult to explain to others.
- 🙏 God uses our pain and suffering to shape us and give us wisdom, just like Nelson Mandela’s time in prison was necessary for him to become the president of South Africa.
1.1 In the midst of pain and suffering, God is working on something that we may not see in the moment, but it is through the crushing experiences that we gain wisdom.
1.2 Nelson Mandela’s time in prison was necessary for him to become the president of South Africa, as it was the experience of enduring the prison that ultimately led to his presidency.
- 🙏 Believe that despite suffering, God has perfect timing to bring you out and raise you up, even when it feels unbearable and difficult to explain to others.
2.1 Believe that despite suffering, God has perfect timing to bring you out and raise you up, even when it feels unbearable and difficult to explain to others.
2.2 Disruption and upheaval are sometimes necessary in order to achieve growth and progress, even though it may be messy and not right.
- 💪 Pain and suffering can lead to personal growth and resilience, allowing individuals to endure hardships and fulfill their purpose, without relying on external factors.
3.1 Pain and suffering can lead to personal growth and resilience, allowing individuals to endure hardships and fulfill their purpose.
3.2 All I need is what’s in me, I don’t need external factors like plots, clapping, shouting, dancing, or an organ.
- 🌱 Trust in God’s plan and purpose, even in times of pain and doubt, as it is an opportunity for growth and discovering our true potential.
4.1 If we are pushed and afflicted, it is an opportunity for growth and to discover our true potential, as God is able to do more than we can imagine and we must trust in His methods and purpose.
4.2 The speaker reflects on his past and acknowledges that he would not have believed he would become who he is today, despite others doubting him.
- 🙏 God guided the speaker from poverty to success, leading them to unexpected opportunities and experiences, such as appearing on Oprah’s show and owning property near Tyler Perry Studios.
5.1 God guided the speaker towards their purpose and destiny through both the opportunities and challenges they faced, starting from humble beginnings.
5.2 Coming from a place of poverty and struggle, the speaker reflects on how God’s plan has led them to unexpected success and opportunities, such as appearing on Oprah’s show, discussing equity with a CEO, and owning property near Tyler Perry Studios.
- 📚 God can use our pain and suffering to shape us and bring out our potential, even if we don’t understand it at the time.
6.1 The book “Women that are losing” has been translated into 12 different languages, including Japanese and Mandarin, despite the author’s disbelief due to his humble beginnings as a writer in eighth grade.
6.2 God is able to use our pain and suffering to shape us and bring out the potential within us, even if we don’t understand it in the moment.
- 🙌 God never gives up on us, even when people do, and just because others may turn their backs on us doesn’t mean that God is finished with us because He already knows everything about us and never gives up on us.
- 🌱 Enduring uncomfortable situations and pain allows us to grow and become who we are meant to be, finding stability and glory in our struggles.
8.1 God uses uncomfortable and smelly situations in our lives to help us grow and become what He has created us to be, and if we can endure the discomfort, something beautiful will come out of it.
8.2 In the midst of pain and discomfort, we should celebrate our ability to overcome and survive, finding stability and glory in our struggles.
