Joshua Generation Church- Sermon notes from July 3, 2011

"Will you listen for my heartbeat?" - God

"Detours of God"----- Genesis 45:5-8

* Joseph was in jail for 13 years because of what Potipher's wife accused him of- BUT it says in scripture that God's hand was on it, and that he was BLESSED.

*We tend to think that on the tops of mountains God is with us, and that He is gone in the valleys, or hard times. BUT we KNOW that this isn't true. God was there for Joseph in all of his darkest moments.

*God is going to bring "situations" to your path, but He loves you too much to hurt you.

*Psalm 37= God guides our steps. When we have troubles they are consequences of our mistakes. God is by our side throughout when we repent and depend on Him.

*OUR TIMING IS NOT GOD'S TIMING.

*James 1:4= God wants to teach us patience. There are so many Bible stories of impatience: Abraham and Moses for example.

*God's delays are NOT denials.

* God wants to build character through patience and detours.

*God makes everything beautiful in His timing. With Him, the best is yet to come.

*God leads us from what is good, to what is better, to what is best.

Four Main Points:

1.) Detours are when we have uncooperative circumstances. With God's help, we can make it through these.

2.) You can do the "right" thing and it turns out bad, examples Joseph and Job.

*Instead of shoving our troubles and tangles at God, we need to lay them at the foot of the Cross.

*We need to trust God enough to maintain our composure through the hard times.

3.) We have to remain faithful throughout the hard times. We must keep doing good for the Lord.   {Galatians 6:9}

4.) You need to resist the temptation of bitterness in your hard time. It can be like a cancer. Joseph could have been bitter about his brothers and Potipher's wife, but he wasn't.

*Hebrews 12

**Be grateful. God will accompany you through it and is wise enough to not harm you through it.

~~~~~ LEGITIMATE SERVICE!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~