Keion Henderson - Built to Last

I want to use for a subject today, and this may minister to anybody in here who has ever been through something and almost gave up, and they counted you out, yet you’re still alive. Who am I talking to online in this room? Tell your neighbor, «I’m here because I’m built to last; that’s why I’m here. I’m built, Tyrone! I don’t care what the attack is; you are built to last.» At the time of this text, the anointing had been on David for a long time, but it didn 't look like it. When he starts his journey, he’s in the field tending sheep. You’ve read this story before, haven’t you? Even while he’s tending sheep, his father has a coronation service in the house, the anointing is going forth, and Samuel is there, but David is not invited. He is still anointed. He’s still anointed while he is out in the field smelling like sheep; he’s anointed while he’s fighting the lion and the bear. He’s anointed when he’s fighting Goliath, he’s anointed when he’s running from Saul, and he’s anointed when he’s in the cave at Adullam. Let me just make it a little more interesting: he’s anointed when he’s messing with Bathsheba and while he’s getting Uriah killed. Most people think you’re only anointed when you’re in the spirit, but what you must understand is that when God called you to be a king or queen or to be a boss, or whatever it is you are going to be, you must know that God already considered everything you were before He put the oil on you. You must understand that God gives gifts without repentance, which means when you sin, you don’t lose your oil. Now, y’all are missing this because to assume you lose your oil because you sin means you think you caught God by surprise, and then you sin, and He took the oil back. Now, I know someone might say, «Well, He took the oil back from Saul.» He did, but the reason why He took the oil back from Saul is that He never gave it to Saul in the first place. Remember, Saul was chosen to be king by the people-that’s why his oil came out of a flask. When David was anointed, his oil came out of a horn. Now, why is that important? Because a flask is a man-made object. God says, «I’m going to let y’all give him the oil, but you ain’t going to give him the oil out of anything I made.» God will let you choose your own king. Just because you got a boo doesn 't mean God gave them to you. He’ll let you choose your boo. Just because you got a husband or wife doesn 't mean God gave them to you. He’ll let you choose your own spouse, but when God picks somebody for you, He pours His oil on it, and the gates of hell shall not come up against it. Are you listening to me today? Everything that we know about David hits. Let me tell you something: just because your wages are not as high as you want them to be doesn’t mean you’re not anointed. Just because you don’t have the job of your dreams, the house of your dreams, or the relationship of your dreams doesn’t mean you are not anointed. You must understand that all things work together for the good of those who love the Lord and are called according to His purpose, which means you must understand that every step of your life is a part of God’s plan: the good days and the bad days, when you’re on the mountaintop and when you’re in the valley, when your heart is broken and when you have exuberance flowing through your veins. It’s all part of the journey. Somebody shout, «I’m still anointed!» You must understand that when God anointed you, He took into consideration everything about you. He knew you had a bad attitude when He anointed you. He knew that your father had passed down his temper to you when you were anointed. He knew you were distrusting when He anointed you. He knew you wouldn 't take any mess when He anointed you, and He knew you liked to fight. Oh, where are the scrappers at in the room today? How many of y’all hit first and ask questions later? You 're not going to get hit first; you fight and then find out what they were mad about after you finish swinging. God says, «I knew all of that about you when I anointed you.» Now, it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try to change, and it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t grow stronger in the Lord. What it means is that God was not caught by surprise when He decided to pour the oil on your life. The reason I’m telling you that is so you don’t feel insecure when you’re in between your anointing and your attitude. I know most of y’all act like you’re always anointed, but there are at least 300 people in this room and at least a thousand online who say, «I don’t know whether I want to cuss or praise sometimes,» because I just-anybody caught in between? Oh no, no! You’ve got a human nature, and you’ve got a spiritual side, and the two are always in conflict. That 's why Paul says, «The good I would do, I don’t, because evil is always present.» I’m perplexed; I’m pressed in on every side. Sometimes I feel the pressure!