Dharius Daniels - It's Complicated

I want to talk about this subject during our time together today. It’s complicated. Clap your hands at 12:30 if you’re ready for the word. It’s complicated, family. One of the truths that we see throughout the pages of Scripture is this: the Scriptures reveal to us the reality of adversity. Somebody say yes! Yes! I said the Scriptures reveal to us the reality of adversity. Jesus frames it this way in his conversation with his followers in John 16. Jesus said, «In this world, you will have tribulation.» Is that what he said? I said, is that what he said? He said that as long as you have a residence in this world, you need to expect to deal with a degree of adversity. Now, why would Jesus make such a prophetic proclamation? Why would he tell us that it is inevitable we will experience some adversity? He’s not saying that to create pity; he’s saying that so we can engage in preparation. Are y’all following me? Honestly, this is one of the purposes of the prophetic words you receive. When God gives you unique insight about what’s coming into your future, very often some people respond to the prophetic with praise. Okay, that’s not incorrect, but if that’s all you do, that’s incomplete, because the prophetic comes not just so we can engage in praise but so we can engage in preparation. God doesn’t tell us it’s getting ready to rain so we can shout; he tells us it’s getting ready to rain so we can build an ark. Come on here! God doesn’t tell us he’s getting ready to elevate us just so we can get excited. God’s telling you he’s going to elevate you so that you can establish some infrastructure to properly handle the blessing that’s coming into your life, because without the infrastructure, the addition of blessing will create agitation. Instead of the blessing feeling like a blessing, it ends up feeling like a curse, and I don’t know about you, but I want to be so blessed that I’m not stressed! I need somebody to talk back to your preacher and say, «He’s talking to me!» Yeah, I need to be so blessed that I’m not stressed. Jesus speaks about the inevitability of adversity. He’s saying, «Listen, I need you to know you don’t have to experience exemption.» Come on! In other words, you don’t have to be exempt from it to gain victory over it! Y’all missed it. He says victory doesn’t come through the avoidance of adversity; victory comes when you overcome adversity. Therefore, the posture of our hearts and the mentality of our minds must be, «I’m gonna win anyway!» I need 12:30 to talk back to me today. I need somebody with fervor, faith, and enthusiasm to say one word: anyway! Anyway, lie on me! Anyway, talk about me! Anyway, close doors in my face! Anyway, try to sabotage my success! Anyway, try to block what God’s doing! Anyway, try to ruin my reputation! Anyway, try to steal my client! Anyway, try to steal my woman! Anyway, try to steal my man! Anyway! Because I don’t have to avoid to win. I’m gonna win anyway. And somebody, you need to say that so the enemy can hear it. Because maybe you’re facing something right now or experiencing something that’s causing you to question whether you’re going to step into everything God has for you. But God tapped this country preacher from Mississippi on the shoulder and brought him to 380 Premier Parkway in Lilburn, Georgia, today to tell you he can do it anyway. Jesus speaks to the inevitability of adversity in this world. You don’t get exempt from adversity until you make an exit from this world. So if you’re going to be a winner, stop expecting to live without battles! Y’all better come get me here! As long as we have a residence in this world, there will be tribulation. But here’s the gospel, here’s the good news: The gospel isn’t a gospel of avoidance; the gospel is a gospel of overcoming! Jesus didn’t avoid Judas. Jesus didn’t avoid the grave. But Jesus is seated at the right hand of the Father anyway! So it means that the believer must be battle-ready. Let me go over to this side and say it again: it means that the believer must be battle-ready! Why do you think the Old Testament is filled with so much violence? Can y’all handle me shaking your theological tree a little bit? Y’all do know the Old Testament is filled with battles! You do know David fought Goliath! Y’all not talking to me. Yes, he took a slingshot and hurled a rock at Goliath, hitting him in an exposed area. Goliath was knocked down, and David went and took Goliath’s sword to finish him off. Why? Because sometimes the giant is dazed but not dead. And when you don’t finish it, come on here! You think you killed a problem in one season, and then you move to your future and that giant taps you on the shoulder because you knocked it down, but it wasn’t dead. There are some things you’ve got to kill dead! Let me go to this side. I said there are some things you need to say: «Listen, I know I’m not going to live a problem-free life, but this is my last season dealing with that Goliath. I’m not just going to knock it down; I’m gonna finish it off!» I don’t know who I’m talking to.