Avoiding Transactional Faith

I’m showing you why your "butt hurt" over someone else’s blessing is actually God’s way of exposing your heart's comparison before it turns into pride. I'm breaking down the "Wait vs. No" formula to prove that when God closes a door or subtracts something from your life, He’s actually just making room to multiply you in His perfect timing.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:07:05 Was It God Helping You?

00:12:10 Blurry Decisions and Moving Forward

00:14:31 How Do I Know Wait or No?

00:19:38 Why Didn’t Pastors Share Notes?

00:21:48 When Do Notes Become Idols?

00:27:33 How To Avoid Transactional Faith?

00:30:01 Why Does God Allow Hardship?

00:36:42 Would You Eat the Magic Bean?

00:47:51 Why Are Others Blessed First?

00:57:18 Why Bless Me If Undeserving?

01:02:17 Can the Devil Bless People?

01:03:35 Wrong God vs No God?

01:07:09 Why Did “God Hold You” Hurt?

01:15:33 Romans 8 and Self-Condemnation

01:42:50 Final Reflections and Gratitude

01:46:25 Closing Prayer and Announcements

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