You've been calling it suffering. You've been calling it surrender. Pastor Eric Thomas says it's neither — and what's actually happening might be the most important thing you hear all year.
In Part 3 of the Royal Airlines series, Pastor ET delivers a message that will challenge everything you thought you knew about obedience, people pleasing, and following God's plan. Using the story of King Saul in 1 Samuel 15, he exposes the real reason most Christians stay stuck — not confusion, not weakness, but two competing wills. Yours and God's.
If you've ever people-pleased your way out of a blessing, let people's voices drown out God's direction, or found yourself wondering why obedience and people pleasing feel identical — this message is for you.
The flight plan is already written. The question is whether you'll follow it.
In this message you'll discover:
Why "surrender" isn't a real problem — and what the real issue actually is
The dangerous difference between people pleasing and true obedience to God
How to stop people pleasing when it feels like the right thing to do
What King Saul's biggest mistake reveals about our own relationship with God
A practical tool to help you know whether you're obeying God or just people pleasing
Why people pleasing is actually hurting the people you're trying to help
CHAPTERS:
Chapters
- 00:00:00 Welcome: The Gift of Today
- 00:02:23 There's No Such Thing as Suffering or Surrender
- 00:05:30 Surrender Only Exists When There's Conflict
- 00:06:55 You Want to Quit, God Says Stay
- 00:08:38 You Want Revenge, God Says Forgive
- 00:10:43 You Want Comfort, God Wants You to Grow
- 00:12:27 Your Will Versus His Will: The Real Battle
- 00:15:41 God Doesn't Pay You to Think or Feel
- 00:16:01 First Samuel 15: When You Were Little in Your Own Sight
- 00:17:26 The Command: Destroy Everything, No Exceptions
- 00:21:18 The People Made Me Do It: Saul's Excuse
- 00:22:25 When God Gives, He Also Gives Instructions
- 00:24:19 Rebellion Is as the Sin of Witchcraft
- 00:36:56 You Only Destroyed the Bad Stuff
- 00:41:49 To Obey Is Better Than Sacrifice
- 00:46:07 False Repentance: Honor Me Before the People
- 00:49:34 What Surrender Really Looks Like
- 00:51:43 Five Wills That Fight Against God's Will
- 00:52:09 Prayer for Men: Use Your Influence for God's Will
- 00:54:21 Prayer for Women: Support the Will of God
- 00:56:00 Prayer for Children: Stop Following the Internet
- 00:58:11 Next Steps: Connect, Give, and Share
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