Suffering Doesn’t Get The Final Say | Steven Furtick

What happened to you — or what you wish you could undo — doesn't get to decide what your life can become. Pain, rejection, and mistakes may leave a mark, but they don't erase your value or limit what God can still do through you. You may not have chosen what you've been through, but with God, you can choose what grows from it. Highlights From This Message: “Just because I didn't choose to go through it doesn't mean I can't choose to grow through it. It is a matter of focus.” (04:44) “Not all suffering is productive. There is a difference between the suffering that brings forth fruit and the suffering that increases fear and shame.” (10:29) “Sometimes God will put you in a situation because he put something in you that that situation needs.” (11:47) “The value of you has never been that you weren't creased. The value of you has never been that you were squeaky clean. The value of you is that Christ is in you.” (16:12) To watch the rest of the sermon "It's Going To Happen Here," click here:    • It’s Going To Happen Here | Pastor Steven ...   What if one minute could change everything? Sign up for 1-Minute Motivation and receive encouragement, Scripture, and short devotionals throughout the week. Sign up here: https://ele.vc/1mm Chapters: 0:00 - I Didn't Choose This 2:35 - It's Not A Lie, It's A Lens 4:58 - The Goodness Of God Is A Perspective 8:58 - Not All Suffering Is Productive 12:09 - A Sneaker & A Seed Have Something In Common? 15:02 - The Dirt Won't Decrease Your Value 17:07 - Faith Can Turn Suffering Into Soil Scripture References: Genesis 41, verses 51-52 – Joseph names Manasseh and Ephraim Additional Scriptures Referenced: Genesis 37, verses 23-36 – Joseph's brothers sell him into slavery Genesis 43-45 – Joseph's brothers return to Egypt during the famine Genesis 39, verses 7-23 – Joseph is falsely accused and imprisoned Genesis 41, verses 54-57 – Joseph leads Egypt through the famine Galatians 3, verse 29 – You belong to Christ. You’re Abraham’s seed. Colossians 1, verse 27 – Christ is in you #focus #perspective #growth In this episode, ChristFlix presents an inspiring Christian sermon about finding purpose in suffering and trusting God through life’s most difficult seasons. Through the biblical story of Joseph, the message reveals how God can bring spiritual growth, strength, and fruitfulness even in circumstances marked by rejection, hardship, and disappointment. Using the powerful illustration of a sneaker and a seed, this sermon explains how the same difficult environment can destroy one thing while helping another grow, depending on what lies beneath the surface. When your identity and worth are rooted in Christ, suffering does not have to define your future. Instead, challenges can become opportunities to develop faith, character, resilience, gratitude, and a deeper relationship with God. This encouraging message reminds believers that although we cannot always control what happens to us, we can choose how we respond and grow through adversity. Discover how to overcome difficult seasons, strengthen your faith in God, find purpose in pain, and experience Christian spiritual growth even when life does not go according to plan. Through this powerful biblical teaching, ChristFlix encourages you to trust God’s timing, embrace personal transformation, and believe that your current struggles do not determine the ending of your story. What feels like the land of your suffering today may become the very place where God makes you fruitful tomorrow.

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