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Pastor of @ElevationChurch

Charlotte, NC
Joined March 2009
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God's timing is designed to teach you to trust.
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Don't belittle what God gave you.
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Control what you can; trust God with what you can't.
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God has already worked out what you are worried about.
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God has already worked out what you are worried about.
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Until Jesus is enough for you, no person or thing will ever be.
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Stop living by feelings; start living by faith.
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Stop living by feelings; start living by faith.
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Even when you can't hear God, He hears you.
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Sometimes the blessing comes after you think it's over.
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Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. (1 Peter 5:7)
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God will meet you in your lonely places.
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You already are enough.
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God is not intimidated by your issues.
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My God is not subject to my situation. My situation is subject to my God.
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Sometimes God will not give you the details. He'll simply set the direction.
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Don't compare yourself to something that was never meant to be your standard.
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Christ is in me. I am enough.
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Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. (1 Peter 5:7)
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The devil uses disappointment to destroy your faith. God uses disappointment to develop your faith.
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Until Jesus is enough for you, no person or thing will ever be.
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God sees your potential even when you don't.
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The goal isn't to just get through this. The goal is for God to show you something in it that makes you better on the other side.
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God's grace outweighs your shame.
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The only thing you can control is your focus.
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While you've been trying to control the timing, God's calling you to trust Him.
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You cannot breathe the air of anxiety and expect to live in an atmosphere of peace.
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While you can't control the thoughts you have, you can control the thoughts you hold.
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Just because people let you down, don't give up on the God who never will.
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God's hand is often invisible, but it is never inactive.
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Don’t let your lack of confidence become the death of your calling.
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Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. (James 4:10)
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You can’t choose which thoughts come, but you can choose what you catch and hold onto.
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Jehovah Nissi fight your battles Jehovah Jireh meet your need Jehovah Rapha heal your body Jehovah Shalom be your peace
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God won’t always take you out of the struggle, but He’ll always be with you in it.
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The greatest thing we can ask God is not to give us an opportunity, but to show us how to see our current obligations as opportunities.
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The presence of an enemy does not mean the absence of God.
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The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. (Psalm 34:18)
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God knows how to feed you what you need for every season you're in.
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"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." (Jeremiah 29:11)
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God cannot be the source of your strength if the world is the source of your standards.
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You can't receive what God has for you until you release what He is trying to take away.
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God can use our problems to position us for His purpose.
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Your greatest message will be spoken by your life, not your lips.
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Don't let what you expected keep you from what God wants you to experience.
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When God feels distant, He isn't. He's positioning you for a miracle.
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Just because you are in an uncertain place doesn't mean you don't have a certain purpose.
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The promise of God is this: What’s ahead of me is always more than what’s behind me.
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So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. (Isaiah 41:10)
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Let your confidence be in the fact that God is close enough to catch you.
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It's impossible to experience peace when you're expecting perfection.
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Jehovah Nissi, fight your battles Jehovah Jireh, meet your need Jehovah Rapha, heal your body Jehovah Shalom, be your peace
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Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. (1 Peter 5:7)
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You cannot breathe the air of anxiety and expect to live in an atmosphere of peace.
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It would be a shame for God to want to do more and for you to settle for less.
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God positions you, not according to your preference, but according to His purpose.
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Sometimes, God uses distance in our feelings to call us deeper in our faith.
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The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. (Psalm 18:2)
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Sometimes, God gives us disruption to our routine as a gift to help us recenter our priorities.
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How you process disappointment determines whether faith propels you or fear paralyzes you.
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Coming into your calling means coming out of your comfort zone.
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If I honor God's process, He will honor His promise.
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Being weary doesn't mean you're weak.
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Whatever God does next in your life will emerge from what you’re doing right now.
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God might lead you to your next assignment through a limitation.
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Your breakthrough begins where your excuses end.
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Faith will tell you to have patience when everything else is telling you to panic. Faith will tell you to hold on when everything else is telling you to let go. Faith will tell you to push forward when everything else is telling you to pull back.
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God positions you, not according to your preference, but according to His purpose.
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"Come near to God and he will come near to you." (James 4:8)
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"Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever." (Psalm 118:29)
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I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord. (Psalm 27:13-14)
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Sometimes God will frustrate your process to reorder your priorities.
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It's often in the place of your greatest frustration that God will reveal His greatest glory.
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I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. (Romans 8:18)
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Don't expend all of your energy trying to get out of the storm. You might miss what God wants you to learn through it.
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When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. (Psalm 56:3)
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Make peace with your weaknesses, knowing that God's love and calling don't depend on your perfection.
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Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11:28)
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Knowing WHO is with you is more important than knowing WHERE you’re going.
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When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy. (Psalm 94:19)
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Come near to God and he will come near to you... (James 4:8)
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God uses unlikely conditions to perform great miracles.
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Take your focus OFF of what the enemy’s doing and put it ON what God has already done.
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God may not eliminate the situation, but He will illuminate His presence.
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Faith doesn’t always mean that God changes your situation. Sometimes it means He changes you.
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God cannot fill you with Himself when you’re full of yourself.
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God called who He wanted and He wanted you.
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Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. (Proverbs 3:5-6)
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Your routine creates your results.
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I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. (Psalm 27:13)
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Faith does not eliminate the distraction; it shifts the attention.
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God will often disrupt your comfort to confront your dysfunction.
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"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. (Jeremiah 29:11)
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You can't fulfill your calling in your comfort zone. (See Luke 5:1)
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The quality of your joy cannot exceed the purity of your thoughts. You cannot LIVE better than you THINK.
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What would happen if you stopped asking, “God, WHY am I going through this?” and started asking, “God, WHAT are you preparing me for?”
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God’s intention is always more powerful than human motive.
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Gratitude is thanking God in advance for what will only make sense in reverse.
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What if your struggle is a signal that God is up to something in your life?
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My praise is not dependent on the outcome of my situation.
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