God has amazing blessings
that He is going to give you,
but you got to make sure you're not getting
in your own way.
Today we're going to discuss
three signs you're blocking God's blessings.
My name is Stephan Labossiere
aka Stephan Speaks
your dating life and relationship coach
here to provide you with insight and advice
that's going to help you
live a higher quality of life.
So, as I mentioned we're going to be talking about
three signs you're blocking god's blessings,
but as always before we get into that
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tell me what you feel is a sign
that someone is blocking their blessings
or you may have blocked your blessings one time.
Now, a lot of people
or there are some people out there
who feel like
there's nothing you can do
to block God's blessings.
That whatever God has for you
He has for you.
Now, I would love for that to be the case,
but it's simply not.
There are so many stories
and so many scriptural texts that show
individuals who
essentially got in their own way
or rejected the path
God wanted them to walk
that was going to set them up for great things.
The reality is that we have free will.
We have choices we have to make
and when we make the wrong choice
or when we choose to walk a path that
essentially walks away from God,
then we can't expect to receive
what God had planned for us.
So, we do have to understand
the role that we play in this process.
And it's important that you embrace it
because though you will not be perfect
none of us are.
You still want to make sure
you're putting your best foot forward
as best as you can.
So, let's get to it,
three signs you're blocking god's blessings.
Sign number one,
you're trying to lean on your understanding
and not His.
So, here's the thing,
I see a lot of people
and when I say a lot of people again,
we've all been through it,
I've been through it, it is normal.
But I've seen a lot of people where
you don't embrace
what God's trying to set up in your life
because it's not lining up with your logic,
it's not making sense to you.
It's not uh...
In agreeance with what some other people
have said they believe
should be happening in your life right now.
And so, one thing I can tell you
from personal experience.
And I'm sure many of you can agree
a lot of times what God wants you to do
isn't going to make any sense.
A lot of times what He has planned
is not going to be some simple puzzle
you can put together and it's like, oh yeah,
I see exactly where this is going.
No, it's going to sometimes be confusing
and again, not confusing
because God is confusing you
because he is not the author of confusion,
but confusing to us because again,
it goes against what we think should be the case
or how we think things should play out
or what we think we should do.
Again, we're leaning on our own understanding
and not His.
So, we have to be very careful to think
that logic has to be a part of this process, all right,
or what we find is logical to us.
And understand that logic is simply
limited knowledge, all right,
and understanding
based on what you've been taught
or told throughout your life.
So, essentially if,
if someone has taught you your entire life
that the sky is blue
then it'd be illogical to you
if someone says the sky is actually green
because you've been taught differently,
but that doesn't mean you're actually correct
in some situation.
What we've been taught
what we've been led to believe
is not always the case.
So, ultimately,
you've got to keep an open mind
when it comes to God.
His blessings can come in ways
we cannot imagine.
They can require a process that
we will not understand, all right.
And not only will we not understand it,
people around us won't understand it.
Because that's one of the biggest deterrents
or blockers of blessings
is people not only leaning on their own understanding,
but leaning on other people's understanding.
Now, listen there's nothing wrong
with seeking counsel.
There's nothing wrong with getting insight from people,
but none of those people are God.
None of those people have the final say so.
Any of you who have read any of my books
you know I always say to you
pray about it
take the information I'm giving you
and go back to God.
So, even this video as you watch it
I don't want you to just take my word.
No, I want you to take what I'm telling you,
go into prayer
talk to God, and see what God puts in your spirit
because ultimately
you have to always go back to the source.
That's how you ensure you stay on the right track
and that people aren't deterring you
because many people have good intentions,
but they're not God intentions.
They're not driven
by what God wanted them
to say to you or do.
Perfect example
I have to give this story real quick
I don't want to name any names,
but coming up in this career
this purpose that I'm in right now.
Once upon a time,
I was struggling a lot
and a family member of mine was saying
oh, you need to get a regular job
a real job so to speak
you know, this obviously isn't it
because it's not working out for you
and you're not making any money.
You can't sustain your life with this.
And I would explain to them that listen,
every time I pray about this
God is telling me don't go anywhere,
don't do anything different,
do not get a regular job
stick with this.
And so, one day I said to them I said listen,
how about because I understand
their intentions were good, all right.
But I said I want you to go pray
and ask God
what you should be saying to me about this situation.
So, they took me up on my offer,
they went.
And I want to say like a week later we met back up
and I said okay, did you pray?
And they are like yes, I said well what did God say to you?
And they said God told me
I don't need to tell you anything
you already know what you need to do, all right.
Now, the funny part about that is
they interpreted it as
you know you need to get a job
so, I'm not going to tell you anymore
rather than trusting that
I was hearing God say to me
don't do anything different than I was doing.
Now, fast forward look where I'm at
extremely successful,
have been able to serve my purpose
in a way that has helped a lot of people
and I know I did what God wanted me to do,
but it's so easy
to be swayed by other individuals
and our own logic.
So, be careful with that.
Again, always remember
lean on God's understanding
not your own, not other people, all right.
Sign number two you're blocking God's blessing
is that you're praying
to make a petition or a request
you are not praying to seek
guidance and direction.
So, let me explain what I'm talking about here.
Now, again, I am in no way saying
you're not allowed to make your request
known to God in prayer, all right.
But a lot of times people say
I want God's will to be done in my life,
but then they're trying to dictate to God
what they want to happen in their life
and not realizing that, that's a conflict of interest
because what you want
may not be what you need.
What you desire and how you see things
may not be what God is trying to provide in your life.
And understand that
whatever you think you want,
whatever you believe you need
is nowhere near as good
as what God actually has for you.
So, when you go into prayer
constantly focused on
making your petition known,
making your request,
you are essentially not leaving room
for God's will to be done in your life.
Not leaving room for allowing him
to dictate to you what needs to happen.
So, what I encourage you
and everyone to do is
pray to seek guidance
pray to ask God what do I need to do next?
How do you want me to handle this?
What are you trying to provide.
Again, He knows the desires of your heart.
He knows what you really want deep inside,
but He also knows what needs to happen first.
And some of you, all of us have been there where
we swear we're ready for something,
we think it's time
for that thing we've been hoping for
and we're not ready.
And what we don't realize is
if He gave it to us right then and there
we would mess it up.
We would fumble the whole thing
because we were not fully prepared
to be able to handle the blessing,
sustain it,
and then grow it into something greater.
So, again, we've got to be mindful
to not try to skip steps in the process.
Now, listen, I know that is not always easy.
It is so much easier said than done
and the process can get tough.
Listen, anyone who acts like or tells you
walking with God’s just a walk in the park
I don't I don't think they've ever
walked with Him, all right.
I'm not trying to judge or anything,
but I'm telling you, I think we've all got stories
when we're trying to listen to God it can get rough,
but it will lead to
amazing great things, all right.
So, we have to be mindful
and make sure we are praying to seek guidance.
And let me say this,
for any of you who are saying
well, I pray but I'm not hearing,
one of the greatest ways
to gain better clarity
or to draw closer to God
is to do a fast, all right.
Now, listen,
I'm not making this video about fasting today.
So, I'm not going to get deep into it
for those of you who may not understand
the whole dynamic of fasting.
But I'm going to encourage you
and urge you to do some research on it.
To read up on it,
to talk to people who have done fast,
but I can tell you as someone
who has done various fasts,
it has always, always been helpful
in me gaining greater clarity,
drawing closer to God,
and really getting myself on the right track.
Again, I'm not going to act like it's easy, all right.
But great things don't come easy
that's just the way our life is you know,
but it's going to be worth it.
It's going to absolutely be worth it.
So, if you are struggling to hear God in prayer,
when I say hear God I talk, I'm meaning
hearing Him in your spirit,
that inner voice, all right.
We all have it, it's there
you just got to get more in tune with it
and fasting will help with that.
Number three sign you are blocking God's blessing
is when you're walking in fear
not faith.
Now listen,
as I've said throughout this video
going through God's process,
trying to listen to God especially in the face of
everything looking like
the complete opposite, all right,
is difficult.
And it is very normal and natural
for us to have moments of fear,
moments of doubt,
moments of concern.
But the reality is that
if we continue to dwell in that doubt,
fear, and concern
then we are not going to be able to receive
what God has for us
because what God has for us, his blessings
require faith.
They require trusting God
and I want to stress
not trusting people, all right.
Because people are fickle,
people can go this way that way,
anyone is capable of
surprising you
or maybe even not surprising you,
doing something shady,
I mean there's all kinds of variables
when it comes to people.
But the focus is trusting God, all right.
That is a part of the process.
So, when you are...
Again, dwelling in fear, all right,
you've got to really pull yourself out of that.
You've got to address the deeper issues,
sometimes those fears are there
because we have not healed
from past disappointments.
And yes, past disappointments can have happened
with what we thought
God was going to provide for us
and it didn't happen
and now we hold
a level of resentment towards God
and we're not properly addressing that, all right.
And it may come from
we don't trust ourselves anymore,
we don't trust that we're hearing God
because again last time
it didn't work out the way that
we wanted it to work out.
But as I mentioned earlier,
we have to make sure
did we do it the way that
He wanted us to do it?
Did we seek His guidance?
You know, did we lean on His understanding?
When we do that
you can be rest assured that
even when things don't play out
the way that maybe you hoped
they will still play out for your good.
So, ultimately you've got to learn to
lean on faith or walk in faith
if you're going to receive God's blessings.
Anything else is going to take you off that path.
So, all in all again,
none of us are perfect
we've all struggled in these areas.
And listen, I'll be the first one to say
I think we've all had a moment
of blocking a blessing or two.
I’m going to be real with you
because again we're human
and I don't want you to beat yourself up about it,
I don't want you to dwell in it.
I want you to learn from those things,
take heed to the message I'm giving you in this video,
but again, as I mentioned earlier
talk to God about this video,
talk to God about what you need to be doing.
If you have been doing
some of the things that I have mentioned
that aren't in your best interest like,
focusing on your own logic
and just making your requests known to God
or letting the fear get the best of you,
let's make corrections.
Let's make those changes
because again trust that
God wants to give you amazing blessings
but also remember this,
you are blessed.
As you are right now, you are blessed.
So, if you want to receive greater in your life
or the greater that God has for you
learn to walk in a mindset of gratefulness,
in a mindset of understanding
there is an abundance in your life.
It may not always seem like that,
but when you really take a step back
and evaluate
what you have
and what you have had
and what you have the privilege of experiencing
know that you are blessed,
but there is even greater to come.
So, again, I pray and hope
this video was helpful to you
be sure to leave a comment below
or any other things that you think
might cause someone to block their blessings
or just give me your feedback.
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