Living in the Maybe
Pastor Erickson preaches from Proverbs 3:5-6 and 1 Samuel 14:6, where Jonathan says it may be that the Lord will work for us, about trusting God in the space where we do not have all the answers. Drawing on Jonathan, Joseph and Job, he calls people to let go of control, keep praying and obeying, and step out in faith for healing and the Holy Ghost.
The message in 6 points
When God hands you a maybe
He reads Proverbs 3:5-6 and 1 Samuel 14:6, where Jonathan says it may be that the Lord will work for us. He admits his hardest struggle is trusting what he cannot see, and says God often hands us a maybe instead of a map.
1:00:14The farmer who lived in the maybe
In the story of the farmer whose fortunes kept turning, every loss and every gain was answered with maybe. Some downs are really ups, so we let go of our need for control and trust the one who is writing the story.
1:04:29Jonathan climbed with only a maybe
While Saul hid with 600 men, Jonathan and his armor bearer climbed the slippery, thorny rocks with no battle plan, only faith in God's power. God sent a trembling among the Philistines, because the Bible says God won the battle and Jonathan took the first step.
1:06:51Joseph and your own maybe
Joseph went from the pit to slavery to prison to the palace, and what was meant for evil God meant for good. Our maybe may be a health scare, a financial strain or a stalled ministry, but with God all things are possible and he uses struggles to prepare us for our purpose.
1:11:16Blessed be the name of the Lord
Job lost his wealth, children and health and still blessed the name of the Lord, not knowing God would give him twice as much. He teaches contentment, saying our maybe needs our trust, not our control, and that prayer brings the peace of God to guard our hearts as we walk by faith.
1:19:49The maybe is living in me
He tells how, as a tired young Bible college graduate, the song Order My Steps kept him going when he came to try out at this church. Because believers have the Holy Ghost living inside them, as on the day of Pentecost, he invites people to step out for healing and the Holy Ghost.
1:27:43
In his words
“He didn't cling to the highs and he didn't crumble with the lows. He just trusted that a bigger story was unfolding.”
“Our maybe doesn't need our control. It needs our trust.”
“You ought to be able to say, God, I'm living in the maybe, but the maybe is living in me.”
Taken word for word from the video, with punctuation added.
Scripture
He reads
Proverbs 3:5-6
5Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
King James Version.
1 Samuel 14:6
6And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the LORD will work for us: for there is no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few.
King James Version.
1 Samuel 14:4
4And between the passages, by which Jonathan sought to go over unto the Philistines’ garrison, there was a sharp rock on the one side, and a sharp rock on the other side: and the name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh.
King James Version.
1 Samuel 14:15
15And there was trembling in the host, in the field, and among all the people: the garrison, and the spoilers, they also trembled, and the earth quaked: so it was a very great trembling.
King James Version.
Job 42:10
10And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before.
King James Version.
Philippians 4:11
11Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.
King James Version.
Philippians 4:6-7
6Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. 7And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
King James Version.
2 Corinthians 5:7
Acts 2:1-4
1And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. 3And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. 4And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.
King James Version.
Romans 8:28
28And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
King James Version.
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