I Caught A Thought | Pastor Steven Furtick | Elevation Church
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- Опубликовано: 2 июн 2024
- The thoughts you hold on to can determine your trajectory.
In “I Caught A Thought,” Pastor Steven Furtick of Elevation Church challenges us to stop negative thoughts in their tracks, and hold on to the ones that bring us toward our purpose.
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Section Titles:
0:00 - Ready For The Word?
2:15 - You Can Catch An Attitude
3:44 - How A Thought Can Destroy You (Numbers 13, verses 30-33)
7:37 - The Enemy Can't Take Away What God Gave You
9:12 - The Number One Rule For A Spy
10:15 - My Mind Is Split Between Fear And Faith
12:33 - You Catch What You're Close To
14:29 - Comparison and Offense Will Only Drag You Down
17:10 - How Do I Know If God Is Speaking? (Luke 5, verses 4-6)
19:38 - The Enemy Is Speaking Against What God Spoke
21:42 - "I'm Not Enough"
23:23 - Stop Comparing Your Calling
25:20 - In A Season of Deep Depression?
26:42 - Fighting Against Opposing Voices
29:14 - How The Enemy Deceives You (2 Corinthians 10, verse 4)
30:44 - Have You Been Having Trouble Breathing?
31:59 - Everybody Is Faking It
33:01 - Let's Capture A Thief (Proverbs 6, verses 30-31)
34:58 - God Is More Than Enough (2 Corinthians 10, verses 4-5)
36:30 - When Your Thoughts Attack (2 Corinthians 10, verse 5)
38:13 - Are You Hemorrhaging Emotionally?
39:39 - Jesus Can Heal You (Mark 5, verses 27-28)
42:00 - Ignore The Lies of The Enemy
43:02 - See A Victory
I Caught A Thought | Pastor Steven Furtick | Elevation Church
When my little girl was around 6 yrs old, she told me she could hear God. I asked her what she heard, she said," it is kind of like a thought, but I know I am not thinking it." ❤️
That is correct. My grandmother taught me that at a young age. Pastor is hearing from God for sure.
You are the best at priest I know and I am young
Beautiful!
Melissa Powell 😮😮🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 that is Beautiful God is so AMAZING🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
Melissa Powell❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Was battling a lot of thoughts today, then God sent me this. He always knows, doesn't he? God is so good.
2 Thessalonians 1:8-10 The Message (MSG)
5-10 All this trouble is a clear sign that God has decided to make you fit for the kingdom. You’re suffering now, but justice is on the way. When the Master Jesus appears out of heaven in a blaze of fire with his strong angels, he’ll even up the score by settling accounts with those who gave you such a bad time. His coming will be the break we’ve been waiting for. Those who refuse to know God and refuse to obey the Message will pay for what they’ve done. Eternal exile from the presence of the Master and his splendid power is their sentence. But on that very same day when he comes, he will be exalted by his followers and celebrated by all who believe-and all because you believed what we told you.
He absolutely does. God is so good I love Jesus xxxx and love you too sister xxxx are you saved ? ❤️
Same here today and you said what I need to say
Thank you so for this message 👏 love it 💖 God blessings to you all
Sister. I PRAY YOU ALWAYS KNOW THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A COINCIDENCE WHEN IT COMES TO OUR GOOD GOOD FATHER. I STAY IN CONSTANT ADORATION OF THE INTIMACY OF THE RELATIONSHIP AVALIABLE TO THE ONE WHO LOVES US COMPLETELY. May you always know you have a sound mind. And that HE has more good thoughts towards you than there are grains of sand. May all your days be BLESSED and covered in HIM and SHALOM SHALOM for you always! In YESHUAS name amen!
Be a Blessing to Someone in Need of God's Word Shalom 🤳
I'm in tears! This is just what I needed during this time in my life. Praise God!!!!! I Caught a Thought!
The enemy cannot take away what God gave you but if the enemy can get you to catch a thought opposing it, he can Keep you so weak you will not walk into your destiny!🎯 And you will not step out on Faith, Trusting God.🙏
Yes!! Amen!!! "Birds can fly over, just dont let them build a nest!"
I caught a beautiful thought..that God love surpasses my everything and I'll go on forward with it no matter how the World throw tantrums..I'll focus on God's Promise and Grace ...
Hallelujah..
Hallelujah..
I actually am paulettes twin brother and I found my way back to the Lord after spending 7 1/2 mo. in jail for something I didnt do,but this time saved my life and gave me a reason to live again.So thank you to Elevation Church and Pastor Steven Furtick
JUST ONE thought of Jesus, can lift me out of a pit! Hallelujah 🙌🏾♥️
Girrrrlllllll, betta tell it! Glory🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌
One Word! I am not a Homesexual. Just had to express it like that. Lol. Love you!
Amen sis
Thank u. Been very down lately. Just an Army Veteran, recovering alcoholic, Christian and Dad. I failed my way through life. Your sermons have been helping me get closer to God since early 2020. Have watched loyally since. Please pray for me.
I can't keep on catching random thoughts everyday I done doing that. I decree over my life to catch the Word of God an stay anchored for the rest of my life.
Amen me too
I'm an atheist and my brother sent me this. Im 46 and have been suffering from chronic pain after surviving a brain hemorrhage and fracturing three vertebrae and my skull. This is the second video he sent me from pastor Steve. This really hits home.
So, I was an addict for 4 years, I was oUt there! My children were living with my mom and I was living in a one br apartment getting high, doing all kinda crazy shenanigans; I finally got sober and got them back but I missed 4 years of their lives. I struggle with thoughts of "have I messed up my kids" and "was I out of their life for too long & now our relationship is ruined" they tell me often that they aren't upset with me, they're just happy I'm back home. I know this message was for me. I God is so good!! And his timing is perfect! ♡
Jessica Noneya I’m sure it was so hard. You feel guiltily, you feel ashamed...
But remember this. God redeemed you out of it. He was there even if you didn’t know it.
He carried you and he rescued you out of it.
Your kids did miss you but now you have them back. And now you can enjoy every second with them.
He is with you. Don’t ever forget that!
I pray that you shall overcome in Jesus Name 🙏I also go through thoughts but am praying I will overcome in Jesus Name
"The enemy deceives you, he cannot take what God gave you, but if he can get you to catch a thought that opposes it, he can keep you from walking into it." BOOM!! Mind blown!
True fact ..
Wooooowww sooooo truuueeeee
We all are stronger than any thoughts the enemy sends our we have to believe in ourselves
Blown away by this one too! Hay listening to this during pandemic and wow! Really not an accident that I am watching this now. Needed this. ❤️
Amen 🙏
This sermon actually goes deeper than just what we see at face value. Our thoughts are who we are. I have come upon the realization that the redundancy of my thoughts has built in me a character which I can only reverse by using the same power of a THOUGHT. I'm only a thought away from who I am destined to be all I have to do discern the voice in thoughts. Thankyou pastor steven, your word is all the way in Kenya and its changing lives greatly
"God is for you, He is more than the world against you"
Remember when you wanted to pocket a stream for charity?
@@reidpurvis4531 Oft
Amen. Thank you Jesus
"I came to catch a thief, to tell him to give me joy back"
You got a thought and you get depressed, So you will a thought that will lift you, that good, Thank you Lord Jesus
This is for me, God is timely and its time for the renewing of my mind. Thank you!
I caught a thought. Only 2minutes in but Christ allowed me to feel the power in the sermon
“We can do this virtually” “love you man. Praying for you from a distance”... LITERALLY 2020.
🧡^EC Team
💨🗣YESSSSAAA I CAUGHT A THOUGHT IN JESUS NAME I DECLARE AMEN AMEN,AMEN 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾💯🤞💪🖤⚓👌
This was such a powerful sermon. I've noticed that as my walk with God increases, and I grow closer to him that I'm battling more with thoughts that keep me stuck in fear, that I'm not making the right choices, that I'm not worthy of happiness. Lord God give me the strength to push through the fear I have. Amen!
You got it women of God 🙏 💪
Sonia Wilson so true
Sonia Wilson I’m praying in agreement with you in Jesus name!
Sonia Wilson legit I feel the exact same way right now . It’s because we are a threat to the devil . He doesn’t want us to overcome because when we do through the power of Jesus Christ , we will be his vessels that speak light and truth into this dark world 🙏
@@danielbustos7679 I couldn't have said it better. Many years ago I probably would have thought that I was left alone with facing my battles. As my faith has grown over the last couple of years I've learned that I'm not alone and I've begun to surround myself with other Christians who will walk with me on my journey and will be supportive.
RIGHT!!!
NO PROOF!
BUT YOU KNOW,...
THAT YOU KNOW,...
WHAT YOU KNOW,...
THAT YOU KNOW,...
WHAT YOU KNOW!!!
AMEN!
This preaching is life changing if you really try to apply it to you’re daily thinking, thank you pastor Steven Furtick
Our thoughts are the source of our acts, how important is to filter them through the word of God, " and every proud thing that raises itself against the knowledge of God. We capture every thought and make it give up and obey Christ." Pastor Steven Montréal - Canada is needing a Elevation Church, there is a Young generation claiming for an answer and for Hope!!!! we are waiting for your good News! :)
This preaching was made for me. I started to cry while watching because yesterday I caught a thought that the happiness I was feeling wasn't going to last. I genuinely needed this and my spirit rejoiced when I saw this video (the 1st one that showed up when I searched Elevation Church). Praise God!!
I feel the same Bree👍
Ditto 💞💫
Nothing but GOD!!!!! What a blessing!!!
@@silkalter9880 did you listen to the sermon though? Isn't Jesus the one who began a good work in us who will be faithful to complete it? Listen again from minute 35 on. And while we're here, I'll point out that Jesus chose a woman to be the first to announce his resurrection to his followers. Why would he not continue to use women as well as men to proclaim his gospel and build up his body? Hope you can receive this word in love from a sister in Christ.
Bree Gelin me too!
You will catch a thought before you get a feeling ... that made me stop for a minute!
Amen
AMEN
Amen
Yes. HE thought before He spoke it.
A WORD
What is it we used to say “think” before you 🗣
I caught a thought. This morning was starting bad. This video came to me. THANK YOU JESUS.
I just want to thank this church for having such a wonderful sermon every time I seek for answers to my crazy thoughts. I keep comparing my life to others since I wasn't able to finish my school together with my batchmates. I got pregnant early and I'm a single mom for 9 years now. I was busy envying my batchmates success to the extent that I'm not appreciating mine. But after I heard this sermon I realized that GOD was with me all time. Looking back to the things that happened to me HE never left me in the dark. HE always brings a match to give light while I'm walking my path. And this match become a candle, then a lantern, a bulb, and now it's the bright sun. I just finished my bachelor degree last year as a teacher, I have a better job now compared to what I had before. I'm living in a better apartment with my son. And GOD is still telling me "THAT IS NOT ENOUGH I HAVE MORE TO OFFER and THE BEST IS YET TO COME"
I caught a fear that consumed 20 years of my life. I wasted thousands of hours of sleeplessness. I didn’t know how. When. Where. But it consumed me.
A single Mother. My 2 girls are my life. After God, they are my world. Today, my world is falling apart. They are no longer home. Not in the house of the Lord. They chose the World. The sinful way of living.
I had to trade my fears for FAITH. Even though it’s PAINFUL, I know my Redeemer lives. And I will not allow those two thoughts to harm my Faith. GOD WILL FIGHT FOR MY GIRLS: ELIZABETH AND JYSLEY: You belong to JESUS. This is just a Class. A preparation for the Plan He has for you. I believe it. In Jesus mighty name. Amen.
God bless your life. Happy Pastors appreciation Month. In his lavish Love.
Miami FL
Ana Isabel Ceballos my prayer goes out to you and your daughters
God bless you stay strong and praise God through this!
Praying for you!
Amen
I praise u Jesus thank u for my blessings
Thank you so much for this message. I have been going through a rough patch but I caught a thought that its not over and God has turned things around for me so I will hold on to the word of God and I won't let the devil deceive me and rob me of my miracle. I caught a thought and I will testify to the Glory of God
I caught a thought. Watching this before bed, how God is using our thoughts as tools for His glory. Through phones, a connected world, our own intimate environments. How the thousands of people that are watching and will watch this video will all be reacting differently, wiping the screen, wondering, sneezing at a certain point, and Jesus in all of His suffering and redemption is Lord over all these things, how great is our God. Thank you for spreading the love of Jesus @elevationchurch
Thank you Father God for the message this morning. Thank you for always being there for all of us. You are so amazing. Keep giving us all your everlasting love.🙏🙏🙏💯✅
I can TOTALLY relate to this sermon in a lot of ways, but what really made me excited about this sermon is my struggle with OCD intrusive thoughts. From the very beginning when pastor Furtick was tossing the bible it reminded me of the very first time I had an intrusive thought about the bible. That was 8 years ago & even though I still have intrusive thoughts my perspective has changed. It's definitely a spiritual war. I suffer from shame & suicidal thoughts & I am tempted to compare myself to others, even if I recognize that I know Jesus wants to use me. At first I didn' see why Jesus allowed me to struggle with intrusive OCD thoughts, but now I have a better understanding. I often have battles in my mind & I often wondered where those thoughts came from. I thought they came from me & OCD is very deceptive & cunning if you really struggle with it. I realized that OCD can be a blessing in disguise.
A thought that brought you in, and there's another "THOUGHT" that will bring you "OUT".I caught the second one....Amenn!!!!.....
Thank you so much this was exactly what I needed to start my week with. Gods blessings to everyone 😍
I pray that all the people listening to this message that they catch a Thought from God to their direction, that each one of u find that someone ; something that helps u help one another like God is reaching out to each of u , When God breathed the first breath into Adam , he has never stopped breathing into our lungs to this day , and today thank you God for this Church online e fam get in the movement God is working in our lives pass it on ! Grace
Amen 🙌🏽 thank you
I honestly declare that I have been going through so many thoughts the last 2 days an nights. I'm sleep deprived an anxious.. Now I'm feeling physically sick. I began scrolling your sermons an I clicked on this one.. God knew I needed to hear this .God Bless
It’s easier to believe doubt than faith. If a snake speaks, I can step on its head, if the devil speaks it is strong like the wind. God bless us all who can stand against the wind and hear the loving faithful whisper of God whom saves us.
I caught a thought!!!!
Pastor Furtick this is blessing me 3 years later. That the enemy cannot get what God has for me. I have caught a thought on this: I am going for every blessing under my name. I am not relenting!
You have shifted me! I am on Kenya and you have changed me. God bless you
If I just heard this message last oct7 I could have saved my relationship with someone. On the bright side, I wouldn't have seen this message if things worked out fine. God bless to all you people who are having a hard time right now. Everything is gonna be alright. God is always with you. :)
I love the sweater! This word is so true. I caught a thought from God to quit my job and I cried in happiness BUTTTT the ppl around me were trying to talk me out of it. Sooo many thoughts came to my mind of how are u going to take care of ur family? How are u going to get medical and dental insurance? You know you’ve had 5 strokes! How are you going to pay for your heart monitor? What are you going to do for money? I don’t want to be on welfare? Ijs!!!! I use to have crazy faith, but this decision is rocking me! I have an imax screen mind 😂. But I can’t help but think God has something in store. And it’s BIG! There is this tugging in my spirit that I can’t ignore. It’s this urgency inside of me. I wish everyone in my life could feel what I feel, see what I see, know what I know! And I wish I could feel this way everyday 🤔😇
Surely we aren't big enough "but" with Our God we are. Just know with God all things are possible. Jesus showed us true strength when asking God not my will but thy will be done. God knows best we may get hurt but know pain endoureth but a night but joy cometh in the morning. Amen.
God continues to work on me & my thoughts. I’m having to remember that I can take my thoughts captive. As soon as a thought appears, I can take it to God.
I'm right there with you...
oh yeahh Amen!!❤
I’ve been really struggling with this thought for a year that overtook my life... god sent me this for a reason and I just want to say THANK YOU because IM LETTING GO TODAY AND IM GOING TO SEE VICTORY🙏🏻😀
I caught a thought
that my God is able,
He'll take good care,
It'll be alright.
For He loves me
And that is all that matters.
There is no need for worry,
It will be alright.
I caught a thought of offence and then I reaped an attitude of frustration🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌.
my thoughts can sometimes be my worst enemy. But in the name of Jesus, I am reclaiming my thoughts for His glory. I am His daughter, thoughts an all.
Every sentence and shared thought reminds us of how victorious we can live under God's protection and grace! Will listen to this again! Your knowledge and sincerity and closeness to God inspires us every time we listen to you! Thank you Lord for this instrument in your hand to guide and lead us!
THANK YOU SO MUCH LORD!!! FOR USING THIS MAN, Pastor Steven Furtick!
I caught a thought and Jesus is on my mind. It lifted me out of despair Hallelujah, Jesus is able. I Have Hope!💃 💃 💃💃 💃💃 💃💃 💃💃 💃
I am currently in a rough patch in my life. I am a single mother. Sometimes I look at my baby and just cry because I dont know what tommorrow holds. I look ahead and see darkness. I am in so much debt. But listening to this surmon gives me hope. It reminds me that he is the giver. And in him there is hope that one day I will walk out of this. Please pray for me. I also have a desire to know God at a deeper level. But I keep back sliding.
I needed to hear this!! I accidentally came upon this message this morning but I know I definitely needed to hear this right now!! I have been struggling with negative and deep rooted thoughts that have affected me for so many years. Thoughts that I am not good enough. Thoughts of depression. Thoughts that overwhelm my every day life. It is difficult to overcome the issues. And I feel that I have been sabotaging myself with these thoughts. Hearing is like a light bulb that made me really think of relying on what Jesus says and does and can do! As well as the Apostle Paul of taking captivity of our thoughts! I have been caught between thoughts!!
I have been crying through this message knowing that I matter and I am enough!! He has a plan and a purpose!! That the root of those thoughts and the trauma can be healed and changed to be used for His glory!! He is able and He who began a work in me will complete it!! His thoughts of me are ever so good!! It's time to demolish strongholds!!
Alicia Mather yes! Strongholds being demolished with this message. Chains are being broken & If you haven’t seen the message before trapped in transition I would encourage you to 💛
Sister, it wasn't an accident you came upon this message, God sent it to you♡
Love you Alicia
Prayers of love amen hallelujah
You articulate your words and feelings very good. The devils lied to me and many others we’re not good enough well he’s a liar.
This sermon changed my life last year and am still free and joyful and of Faith this 2020! That was the Power of the Holy Spirit! Glory to God!
Indeed Glory to God! We are so privileged to hear that this sermon changed your life. We would love to know what your biggest takeaway from this sermon was. Blessings ^EC Team
@@elevationchurch I caught a thought...I could control what to think about.
Right on time ! Thank you Father for using Pastor Furtick to preach this profound Word!
Thank you for planting the seed one year ago..........Elevation Church planted a thought, planted a seed in me that has grown it's roots very deep in my soul in just ONE year. I caught a thought one year ago, thank you to my friend Tanya who led me through the doors of Elevation to hear you preach. It's God working THROUGH you and you have touched my soul in a way that I'm now confident to go out and preach this message..........ONLY NOW, because I finally understand it from a higher level of perspective. I never got it before. 36 years.......it took that long for me to finally catch the message from you......Thank you! You have planted a seed in my heart, Lord. Thank you for the preaching and the message you deliver through this great man.
Steven you changed my life I want to thank you so much for doing what you do you say it's so clear and confident please pray for me while I'm going through a battle and I'm winning it just because of you and God and my wife
Jacinda the Audible voice of God lately has actually been you you’re preaching sermon for me I said so many things during sermons that are for me. I can’t believe how often I hear you speaking for God during sermons it’s amazing.
"Before I caught a feeling I caught a thought"
Thank you Pastor Furtick for your diligence in communicating the Word to us every week. Your ministry has been a vessel for the Holy Spirit to bless my family again and again. Your bold faith has challenged me to step out in my own growing faith, and I have experienced recent victories in my life because of it. With Christ at the helm, your church is turning this world upside down!
Pastor Steve I know you hear this a lot. However your words are bringing me out of a 27 year darkness and into a promise that God gave me a very long time ago. I pray God blessings over your life and family. Thank you for sharing your gifts.
The tears started flowing because I knew that God was speaking to me through you, Pastor Furtick. I needed this. Ironically, my husband and a good friend both sent me a link to this message this week and I had been putting off listening to you. I'm so glad I finally did.
We take captive every thought to make it obey Christ!!!
Thank you Jesus for being such a wonderful man of God.
Thank u. I have listen this about 5 times since Sunday. My freinds go there and they ask me to come this weekend I'm going. This message has help me drag myself out of on coming depression the few days. His massage has help me. Thank u again.
Wow oh wow , this was yesterday for me, made it to church last night, mainly to piss off the devil, then I heard the 15 min clip, I definitely caught a thought.
God loves everyone no matter what!
One Thought of Jesus can get up out of the pit, one Thought of Jesus can bring you through any situation you're facing. 😇🙏😇
Every time I watch you, I always catch a thought of God's goodness !thank you!
From the age of 14, I've been lost between 2 thoughts. Today I'm 16 and today I was battling with intense suicidal thoughts until I watched this sermon a friend sent to me💙
I caught a thought of offence before and then I reaped an attitude of frustration🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌.
Furtick is such a blessing to my life 🎁❤️🎁❤️🎁❤️🎁❤️🎁❤️🎁❤️🎁❤️🎁❤️🎁❤️🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁🦁⌚⌚⌚⌚⌚⌚⌚⌚⌚⌚🔥🔥🔥⏰
Every sentence in this message has to be listened to atleast ten times for the content to sink in. So powerful. Truly uplifting and dynamic. That a single wayward thought if pampered, can make us blind to the Goodness of God, and send us spiralling into despair.
2 Peter 1:2-4....GRACE and PEACE....MULTIPLIED!!!!
I am gonna be ok and Gods gonna do it
You know God's got you and everything is going to be alright, even though you don't have the facts to back it up, but this makes you feel better, knowing this, God's in control, He Got This!😇🙏😇
God bless us all..Jesus Christ is our Victory🙏☝️
THiRD TiME WATCHiNG. . . &iKEEP CATCHiNG NEW MESSAGES FR0M THiS SERM0N. . AMEN. iCAUGHT A TH0UGHT
You can’t keep those thoughts from coming but, you can take them captive and Rejoice.
Every thought that is opposing to the word of God, take captive, make it obey Christ and what you know is true in your heart. The God I Serve is bigger than the I have. 😇🙏😇 I Have Hope!
I just had to write you and let you know you’re doing an amazing job sharing the gospel. I feel like people need to know when they are doing a great job! I’m sure you hear it all the time but I wanted to make sure I told you. Every time I get closer to the Lord, read/study more, get more involved with church I feel the devil attacks me more.. attacks my mind more. This came at the exact perfect time for me so I felt God really needed me to hear it. It has helped me so much already! Every now and then I suffer from obsessive thoughts that really make my mind tired. This gave me so much knowledge to know where they come from and how to get a handle on it. Now the “caught in a thought” always pops up in my mind and helps me think of everything I learned and how to get rid of the enemy! Thank you! I shared this with my husband and mom when we drove to dinner. We played it loud in the car. I made sure I told you this because I thought how crazy it must be for you to know all kinds of people are listening to you preach the word all around the world.. Even as we drive somewhere! Keep preaching! We love you! God bless
Pastor Steven's sermons are like Google... you know what i mean.... like you had a thought about something and then BAM Elevation loads a message... and I am like.... how you know i was going through that. Clear evidence of a universal God. Love from Cape Town
It is important to know where the thought comes from because we will know where it leads to! God bless you Pastor
This is wisdom at its finest. God clearly downloads a fresh word from heaven into your spirit for his people.
12:30 -13:50 "You catch what you're close too"
This is what God's been preaching to me. As a person of faith, I sometimes go out of my way to help people with depression or suffering. However, after going to therapy my counselor had pointed out that these people I was helping were actually emotional vampires. I help them but nothing changes. It's like I put all my resources into a black hole...
Here's what an emotional vampire is... "Emotional vampire is a colloquial term for toxic people who drain us of our energy and leave us feeling emotionally exhausted."
You can also call these guys "faith vampires" because being around them your faith will take a hit too. You need to cut these people out of your life and set boundaries. Don't enable anyone who doesn't change. Don't catch them.
Thank you Pastor Steven!
Giovani Camara wow, i really needed to hear this! i’m in the same boat. thank you!
@@rufarochikwanha4972 I'm glad I can help. I view myself as a person of strong faith and it was like my roots were being hit. In an ideal relationship/friendship, you would help someone or pray for them and they would get better. But when they don't and come back daily, it's draining. Listening/being empathetic to a person's suffering is exhausting. That's why they call it compassion fatigue - pastors and therapists feel it.
You usually can never tell when you have an emotional vampire, but if you're usually a caring person they just naturally get drawn to your kindness. I need professional counseling to point that out. Rufaro... I set a boundary and they haven't come back since but honestly my faith and happiness increased again. My social life has increased again too. Thank you, God. Remember, It's not our job to heal someone who doesn't want to change. It's God's job.
Giovani Camara well written, amazing words! thank you for this. i totally feel this! i’ve been so drained yesterday and today because i’ve been trying to support and counsel my father which is a huge burden. so, what about when it’s a family member? how do i create boundaries without hurting them? he desperately needs help and has no one around him that can offer him help and i’m trying to support him as much as i can. but i have exams and a very busy week and i actually can’t study due to feeling drained!
Rufaro Chikwanha that’s a tough one. Boundaries with people are hard but with family can be harder. But if he loves you he should be able to accept that him being like this actually hurts you. Communicate that to him effectively and say that you can’t do this right now. If he’s not changing even while you’re helping him. He’s probably going to be same with your help. If that makes sense. It’s possible you might be enabling. So tell him how you feel exhausted and a boundary that you can’t help him anymore. Emotional vampires will linger if the boundaries not strict enough...
After you set that boundary have a solid self-care day where you eat and sleep and that’s it. Enjoy a sabbath day. Praying for you my friend. I don’t know how you’ll get through this but I know who and that’s Jesus. Bless you! Have faith that God will fulfill Jerimiah 29:11 and heal him so you don’t have tooo.
Giovani Camara thank you so much Giovani! I appreciate your kind words. please keep me and him in your prayers! I know God is so faithful 😊
Thank you Lord for Pastor Steven Furtick 🙏.
The enemy wants to deceive you, derail your belief because he wants to you to doubt, he wants to challenge your faith. Challenge what you know about God. Know This, The enemy cannot take away what God gave you.🤔🧐 Never Doubt, or Question Your Faith!😇🙏😇
One Thought of Jesus can lift you up among any wavering word. Hallelujah😇 🙏😇
This is EXACTLY . . . EXACTLY TEXT BOOK ME, I'm STRUGGLING to break through. Sick of depression and weak in my body to the point of giving up. Please pray for God to see me through and destroy and demolish ALL strong holds of the enemy...Thanks...
You catch what you are close to. AMEN!
I loved this sermon thank you ! Blessings to you all Elevation Family Blessings to you Pastor Steven .
I caught a thought that its a thought that weakens my faith
So true "the enemy will speak against what God spoke to me through my thoughts" to try and bring discouragement. I'm taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ right now. Lord you are my stronghold. Hallelujah! Thank you for sharing this message, it's powerful. God bless 🙏♥️
May God continue to speak through Steven Furtick. I listened to this message every day for at least 5 times. I have to get this in my soul, so that my mind is whole.
My, Lord!!! 5:09-5:18.... Jesus! Help us all!!!!!!🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
Amen I am a child of God!
Like the woman in the bible with the issues of blood that is me. I need the healing that she got. Thank you Jesus.
Pastor Steven your preaching have changed my life positively 💯
Blind leading the blind.
mountaintruth1 deeds please tell us what’s off/wrong.
@@Victokarev furtive is a heritic, motivational charlatan. Furtick is a Hireling, we are warned about such, and yet most want the ears tickled, the list of these popular bloviate is long
mountaintruth1 deeds I’m not saying you’re wrong. Just want to hear clear examples.