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Episode 23 -God Can Use You -He's Not Finished with You Yet · Women At The Well: REJOICE

• 0:22
  SPEAKER_00: Good morning, grand rising sisters.
• 0:25
  SPEAKER_00: A wonderful Wednesday to each of you.
• 0:28
  SPEAKER_00: I'm Rose, your host, and I'm so glad you are here at the well with me today.
• 0:34
  SPEAKER_00: Once again, the Most High God has blessed us with another day.
• 0:39
  SPEAKER_00: He has provided for us, given us breadth in our lungs, and opened our eyes to begin our journey.
• 0:47
  SPEAKER_00: It is truly marvelous that we have been blessed with one more day.
• 0:53
  SPEAKER_00: In today's world, people are constantly looking for perfection.
• 0:58
  SPEAKER_00: We see it on social media, in our jobs, and even in our communities.
• 1:05
  SPEAKER_00: But God is so different.
• 1:07
  SPEAKER_00: He doesn't look for perfection.
• 1:09
  SPEAKER_00: He looks for people who can hear his voice.
• 1:15
  SPEAKER_00: You see, human beings fail.
• 1:18
  SPEAKER_00: Sometimes we get overlooked.
• 1:21
  SPEAKER_00: Some of us have been deeply rejected.
• 1:25
  SPEAKER_00: Some of us have a past we wish we could completely forget.
• 1:30
  SPEAKER_00: Yet God sees right beyond our flaws, and he loves to use the broken pieces for his glory.
• 1:38
  SPEAKER_00: This morning, sisters, I want to remind you, do not let people get into your mind and convince you that you are unworthy of being used by God.
• 1:53
  SPEAKER_00: Human opinions do not determine God's purpose for your life.
• 1:58
  SPEAKER_00: Scripture reminds us of this so beautifully.
• 2:02
  SPEAKER_00: In 1 Corinthians chapter 1, verses 27 through 29.
• 2:08
  SPEAKER_00: In this scripture it says, But God had chosen the foolish things of the world to confine the wise, and God had chosen the weak things of the world to confound the mighty things, and base things of the world, and things which are despised had God chosen, yea, and things which are not to bring to not things that are, that no flesh should glory in his presence.
• 2:41
  SPEAKER_00: Sisters, that is good news.
• 2:44
  SPEAKER_00: You can see God often chooses the very people other people pass by.
• 2:51
  SPEAKER_00: So get your coffee, tea, or lemon water, and let's begin to see how God works to use anybody.
• 3:01
  SPEAKER_00: Hey, please don't forget your Bibles.
• 3:05
  SPEAKER_00: Let's dive into the Word and see God work.
• 3:08
  SPEAKER_00: Let's pray.
• 3:09
  SPEAKER_00: Father God, we come to you this morning with open hearts.
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  SPEAKER_00: Father, speak through your word and through me.
• 3:18
  SPEAKER_00: Heal the hearts of women listening.
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  SPEAKER_00: Father, let each person know you have a plan for their lives, and your plan is great.
• 3:28
  SPEAKER_00: Thank you, Lord, for meeting us here at the well this morning.
• 3:33
  SPEAKER_00: May we leave better than we came, and when we leave, may we be filled with hope that the Most High God has a plan for our lives.
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  SPEAKER_00: In the name of Jesus I pray.
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  SPEAKER_00: Amen.
• 3:50
  SPEAKER_00: To really grab hold of this truth today, we must first understand that God sees what others miss.
• 3:59
  SPEAKER_00: Think about the prophet Samuel.
• 4:00
  SPEAKER_00: He was sent to find the next king of Israel among the sons of Jesse.
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  SPEAKER_00: Samuel looked at the oldest brother, the tall ones, the strong ones, and thought, surely this is the king.
• 4:13
  SPEAKER_00: But look at what the Lord said to Samuel in 1 Samuel 16, 7.
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  SPEAKER_00: Look not on his countenance or on the height of his statue, because I have refused him.
• 4:28
  SPEAKER_00: For the Lord see it not as man seeth.
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  SPEAKER_00: For man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.
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  SPEAKER_00: Amen.
• 4:40
  SPEAKER_00: Man looks at the outside, but God looks at the heart.
• 4:44
  SPEAKER_00: And guess who God chose?
• 4:46
  SPEAKER_00: That kid that was out in the field keeping the sheep, the one his family forgot to invite to the meeting with David.
• 4:54
  SPEAKER_00: And sisters, this isn't just true for the men in the Bible.
• 4:58
  SPEAKER_00: There are so many women God used despite their messy circumstances, their mistakes, and their doubts.
• 5:07
  SPEAKER_00: Let's look at Eve.
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  SPEAKER_00: Despite the fall in the garden, despite making the ultimate mistake, God didn't throw her away.
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  SPEAKER_00: He continued his entire plan of redemption through her descendants.
• 5:22
  SPEAKER_00: Take a look at Genesis 3.20.
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  SPEAKER_00: It says, And Adam called his wife's name Eve because she was the mother of all living.
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  SPEAKER_00: Think about that.
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  SPEAKER_00: That is a massive, glorious title given to a woman who had just made a terrible choice.
• 5:43
  SPEAKER_00: Yet God still saw it fit for her to be the mother of all living things.
• 5:53
  SPEAKER_00: Let's look at another sister, Sarah.
• 5:55
  SPEAKER_00: You guys know Sarah?
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  SPEAKER_00: God used her despite her circumstances.
• 6:01
  SPEAKER_00: Sarah was Abraham's wife, and for decades, she was carrying the painful burden of having no children.
• 6:11
  SPEAKER_00: And this is one of those burdens where women all over the world have carried that burden of not being able to have children.
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  SPEAKER_00: But in Genesis chapter 16, Sarah got tired of waiting on God.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know, many of us have done that.
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  SPEAKER_00: So she took matters into her own hands.
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  SPEAKER_00: And many of us have done that.
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  SPEAKER_00: She told her husband Abram to go into her handmaid, Hagar, so that they could have a child through her.
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  SPEAKER_00: Abram listened.
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  SPEAKER_00: Of course he did.
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  SPEAKER_00: Hagar conceived, and suddenly the whole household was filled with jealousy, bitterness, and regret.
• 6:54
  SPEAKER_00: Sarah even said to Abram, My wrong be upon thee.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now, sisters, have you ever done that?
• 7:00
  SPEAKER_00: Have you ever gotten impatient, forced to open a door you shouldn't have?
• 7:05
  SPEAKER_00: And then watch things get messy and need God to straighten them out?
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  SPEAKER_00: I believe we all have done that at some point in our lives.
• 7:15
  SPEAKER_00: I think it's safe to say that there are many times we wanted things to move faster, so we decided to help them move.
• 7:22
  SPEAKER_00: And then it didn't work out, and we had to step back and let God fix the situation.
• 7:28
  SPEAKER_00: But here's the thing: God saw Sarah's entire decision-making process.
• 7:34
  SPEAKER_00: He saw her doubt.
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  SPEAKER_00: He even heard her laugh when he had said she would have a baby in her own age.
• 7:43
  SPEAKER_00: Yet, look at the grace of God.
• 7:45
  SPEAKER_00: In Genesis 17, he changes her name from Sarah to Sarah and says, And I will bless her and give thee a son also of her.
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  SPEAKER_00: Yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations.
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  SPEAKER_00: Kings of people shall be of her and thee.
• 8:08
  SPEAKER_00: Abraham actually fell on his face and laughed.
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  SPEAKER_00: He said, Lord, I'm a hundred years old, and Sarah is ninety.
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  SPEAKER_00: How can this be?
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  SPEAKER_00: But God stood by his promise.
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  SPEAKER_00: Think about this.
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  SPEAKER_00: There is nothing too hard for God.
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  SPEAKER_00: God deals in the impossible.
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  SPEAKER_00: Keep that in your mind.
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  SPEAKER_00: He told Abraham, Sarah, your wife, shall bear thee a son indeed, and you shall call his name Isaac.
• 8:39
  SPEAKER_00: Understand this today, sister.
• 8:41
  SPEAKER_00: Sarah went through heavy trials.
• 8:43
  SPEAKER_00: She faced cultural shame, made poor decisions, and experienced deep doubt, just like you and me.
• 8:52
  SPEAKER_00: But God didn't judge her by her worst moments.
• 8:55
  SPEAKER_00: He saw her heart.
• 8:56
  SPEAKER_00: And in verse 16, he said, And I will bless her and give thee a son also of her.
• 9:04
  SPEAKER_00: Yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations.
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  SPEAKER_00: Kings of peoples shall be of her.
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  SPEAKER_00: Through it all, God was trying to bless them.
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  SPEAKER_00: He had a plan.
• 9:20
  SPEAKER_00: Maybe they didn't understand his plan, but they didn't have to, because it was God's plan to use them despite the way they thought, the way they acted, he had planned to use them.
• 9:33
  SPEAKER_00: Sisters, let's just pause right here.
• 9:35
  SPEAKER_00: I think it's time that we that we rejoice.
• 9:38
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, this is a good spot that we can rejoice this morning where we are right here.
• 9:45
  SPEAKER_00: Think about what this means for you and me.
• 9:50
  SPEAKER_00: If God didn't disqualify Eve after the garden, and if he didn't disqualify Sarah after she died and left, then why are you allowing the enemy to tell you that your story is over?
• 10:06
  SPEAKER_00: Why are you gonna give my opinions?
• 10:09
  SPEAKER_00: And giving opinions to tell you that you make too many mistakes to be used by.
• 10:41
  SPEAKER_00: He sees you home, and despite your pants, despite your current situation, and despite the mistakes you made yesterday, God is going to use you to find the team.
• 10:54
  SPEAKER_00: He doesn't look at your bank account, he doesn't look at your pants mistakes, he doesn't look at the lightest people have lights on you.
• 11:02
  SPEAKER_00: He looks at your mind.
• 11:05
  SPEAKER_00: And if you are driving breakfast winter, it means he still has a breakfast for your life.
• 11:12
  SPEAKER_00: Somebody right now needs to throw your hands up in the bottom.
• 11:16
  SPEAKER_00: What do you want in the kitchen, in the bathroom, in the bedroom, when you drive in your car, just winning one hand?
• 11:23
  SPEAKER_00: Just the still God thank you.
• 11:25
  SPEAKER_00: That he is not done with you yet.
• 11:27
  SPEAKER_00: The world might have skipped over you, but the Most High God has called you by your name.
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  SPEAKER_00: Glory to his name.
• 11:36
  SPEAKER_00: He is not finished with you yet.
• 11:39
  SPEAKER_00: Please know that he's not finished with you yet.
• 11:43
  SPEAKER_00: Father God, we come before you this morning with hearts full of gratitude.
• 11:48
  SPEAKER_00: Lord, I just thank you for being a God who sees what other people miss.
• 11:54
  SPEAKER_00: Thank you that you don't look at our outward flaws, our past mistakes, or Father God, our seasons of doubt.
• 12:01
  SPEAKER_00: But you look straight into our hearts and you see potential.
• 12:06
  SPEAKER_00: You see your daughters.
• 12:09
  SPEAKER_00: Lord, I lift up every sister listening to my voice right now.
• 12:14
  SPEAKER_00: Father, if there's a woman listening who feels forgotten, looked over, or rejected by the world, I pray that your Holy Spirit would wrap around her right now.
• 12:25
  SPEAKER_00: Let her feel the warmth of your presence.
• 12:28
  SPEAKER_00: Remind her that she is seen by the creator of the universe.
• 12:34
  SPEAKER_00: Father, quiet the voices of the critic.
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  SPEAKER_00: Quiet the lies of the enemies that say she isn't good enough, holy enough, or perfect enough to be used by you.
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  SPEAKER_00: Break those chains of unworthiness this morning, Lord.
• 12:50
  SPEAKER_00: Give her the strength of Sarah to see your promises come to pass.
• 12:55
  SPEAKER_00: Give her the heart of David to serve you faithfully, even when she feels hidden in the field.
• 13:02
  SPEAKER_00: Father God, we thank you that you are not finished with us yet.
• 13:06
  SPEAKER_00: We thank you that our best days are ahead of us because you are leading the way.
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  SPEAKER_00: We give you all the glory, all the honor, and all the praise in the mighty, matchless name of Jesus Christ.
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  SPEAKER_00: Amen and amen.
• 13:23
  SPEAKER_00: Sisters, thank you for being here this morning.
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  SPEAKER_00: God has a specific plan for each and every one of us listening today.
• 13:35
  SPEAKER_00: He sees your heart, and despite your past, despite your current circumstances, and despite the mistakes you made yesterday, God is going to use you to fund his kingdom.
• 13:49
  SPEAKER_00: Whether it is on your job, in your family circle, with your friends, or in your church, God will use you.
• 13:58
  SPEAKER_00: Philippians wants to tell them, being confident of this very thing that he which can be done a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.
• 14:10
  SPEAKER_00: God used me and still and day.
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  SPEAKER_00: God can use me.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thank you for spending this wedding morning with me at the window.