Keion Henderson - Reasonable Doubts

The name of this sermon is not Jay-Z’s album; it is called «Reasonable Doubts.» I want to talk to you about reasonable doubts and how God is going to guide you to the place where you no longer doubt yourself or Him, so that you finally become what God has called you to be. If you’re ready, say, «I’m ready! I’m ready!» Slap your neighbor on your way down to the seat and say, «I’m ready for the fight!» You know, I have noticed that today, these psychological terms that were once used by psychologists and psychiatrists are now being used by everyday ordinary people. You never heard anyone talking about imposter syndrome in a regular conversation, but you do now. You can’t even get into an argument with anyone today without them calling you a narcissist; they just throw that word out like it’s nothing. There is another term that people don’t use as much-we call it insecurity-but there is a framework around the idea of this title. Listen to this: it’s called self-distrust. See, when you really boil it down, most of us don’t trust ourselves. Let me say what I mean: you love yourself, but you don’t really believe in you; you don’t really believe in you. If your children came to you and said, «Daddy, Mommy, invest $5,000 into my business,» you would mortgage your house to do it, but you wouldn’t do it for yourself because we often believe in other people’s dreams more than we believe in our own. It’s a distrust in the gift that God has put inside of you. Before I’m finished today, I want you to learn that if you are in God, you can trust the abilities He has given you. If God gave you an idea, then He will also provide the means to bring that vision to pass. If you trust in the Lord with all your heart, lean not to your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him-come on, somebody, finish it for me-and He shall direct your path. History teaches us about a man whose name is Jeremiah; he is called the weeping prophet. This actual caricature of him is a painting on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. This is Michelangelo 's depiction of how he believes Jeremiah lived his life. Look at his shoulders hunched over, as if he’s tired of carrying the weight. Look at his eyes with disdain, as if he’s frustrated with what he sees. Look at his hand covering his mouth, as if he has nothing left to say. He is the prophet who is now under the weight of his assignment. Everybody 's always asking God, «Lord, show me my purpose,» but when you finally find your purpose, you meet it with your back straight, yet you finish hunched over. If you ever find out what God has called you to do, it will be such a drain on your spirit that your eyes will go dim, and you will get to the place where you have nothing left to say because purpose is so amazing that it both drains you and energizes you. See, when people are always tired, it’s because they are doing something they are not meant to do. Your purpose will bring you down, but sometimes it lifts you up. Yes, sir! When you find something you love to do, they say you’ll never work another day in your life. Have you ever met anybody who is tired every day? They wake up frustrated; they never have any energy. They 're always doing something, but they never have any energy. It’s because purpose is the only natural ingredient for energy. Purpose says, «Give me everything you have, and I’ll give you everything you need.» I implore you to find your purpose-not a job, but your purpose; not a career, but a purpose; not a payday, but your purpose. Because without purpose, you’ll have money and nothing to spend it on. Without purpose, you’ll have 15,000 square feet and you’ll ride around the block because you don’t want to go in the door. Without purpose, you’ll be driving a $300,000 car with nowhere to go. Without purpose, you could have a $115,000 mattress and can’t go to sleep. A private jet and nowhere to go, 4,000 numbers in your phone and nobody to call. Some of you are in that place right now. Any time something good happens in your life, you don’t even know who to call because you don’t know if you’re going to contact the person who will interrupt your moment by telling you what happened to them, or if you tell them too much, they’ll get jealous and sabotage it. You 're operating in silos without individuals who share a unified purpose, finding yourself surrounded yet still feeling alone. If I’m talking to you, holla at your boy! Living life week to week-oh, I’m going to help someone in this place today! His name is Jeremiah; he is a PK-he’s the son of a preacher, which means he grew up in the Lord’s church. Yes, sir! He has a father who was a well-known priest. He was born in a village close enough to Jerusalem to see the wall, yet far enough from Jerusalem to see the desert. I want to know if I’m talking to anybody who’s at that place in life right now where you can see the future, but you’re still dealing with the past. You can see that it’s almost over, but it feels like it’s not.