A Destined Delay - Stephanie Ike Okafor
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- In this sermon at Brightmoor Christian Church's ONE Night Conference for women, Pastor Stephanie explores the profound message of "A Destined Delay" based on Luke 1:26-38. Discover how God’s perfect timing, illustrated through the stories of Mary and Elizabeth, encourages us to trust His plan and purpose.
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Today is my 21st bday and I have decided to surrender my life Jesus Christ our Savior. This is my best birthday ever!!
Happiest birthday and welcome to the family of our God. May the Holy Spirit minister to you as you grow in your faith and relationship with Jesus
Happy birthday ❤ and congratulations 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Happy Bday and welcome to the family of God 🎉🎉🎉🎂❤️
Yay!! 🎉Happy birthday!! The best gift you can ever receive 🥰✝️🙏🏽💕
Welcome to the kingdom. We are now family through God.
Who knew when I prayed that my life would be a living testimony to activate the faith of unbelievers it would lead me through some of the most hardest trials. Have your way Lord!
"God's hand was on Elizabeth 's barrenness the whole time. It would be a seed of Faith for Mary." My God
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Yes!
This message is straight from God’s heart😭😭❤️ This generation is blessed to have you Pastor Stephanie🙏🏾 Glory and honor goes back to Jesus😇
Yes we are!!
Amen ❤
Facts 😢
I am 43 and still praying. Thank you for this message, Pastor ❤
Currently it is the 1st of June 2024. I am unemployed, haven't been able to finish my studies and my relationship with my family is strained. I have full faith God will restore. I have been praying and hurting for the past 5 years. My God will never fail me.
May you find rest in christ Jesus,,,sometimes God uses pain to pass his point,,,,stay calm and hopeful in this season,,,pay attention to your dreams,,,all us well
He will not fail you. God will restore all things in your life. Isaiah 40:31 be encouraged and may God give you peace during this season whether it be for one more day or 5 more years, nothing that happens in the process of restoration is in vain. With pain there is purpose. Read the story of Joseph. Praying and agreeing with you.
He will restore in the name of Jesus!
Have you tried going for deliverance prayer? Sometimes when you are held back it’s because something is over you.. seek out a deliverance minister or a powerful man/ woman of God who can pray for you. I’m going through the same thing and I’m seeking prayer… I pray for your healing as well.
God is able 🎉
I’m literally stunned right now. These scriptures are the literal scripture that GOD gave my sister to give to me and my sister gave me it in connection to a dream she had concerning me. My GOD… HE is faithful. GOD bless Stephanie and her obedience.
Me too!!! 😶
My 'late marriage n childbirth' will be seed for someone else faith to be built on n God will get all the glory❤
This sermon reminds me of Luke 1:45 Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill His promises to her. The Lord is going to do it
Thank you I needed to be reminded of this scripture.
Yesss
Yes!
My fav verse!! Thanks for sharing.
YES!! ONE of my foundation scriptures TOO!! 🙏🏾 It always calms my mind and heart!🤗 Thank You, Jesus!!!🤲🏾
I'm turning 25 in 2 months and im unemployed, living in my mom's house and having no idea what God has for me.
But one thing I am proud of, this is the year i truly had an encounter with God, he changed my heart and my character, my relationship with God has given me so much peace in the midst of the wilderness im in, im completely at peace because im delayed on purpose, to build my character in a way that God desires me to be. He is also faithful enough to stil provide and fill me with splendor in the midst of my struggles, I love this God❤
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Best decision💯
Godbless you🙏
You are still very young. Read the Bible and really keen in to everyone ages, even in today society looking at all the huge famous pastors. They all didn’t start til 30 something. JESUS DIDNT EVEN START TIL 33! you are still in position as long as you obey God never think you are late with a God that is always on time and holds time in his hands
You are still very young..I was still in the university at that age. Just keep serving God faithfully and He will perfect His will for your life in the fullness of time. Take it as a time of preparation.
@@nichelegalsolutionsthank you for this 😊
I am awake, watching with my son. I love you Ps Stephanie
This teaching just reminded me how great God is. My testimony of how His promises always come to life 🙌🏽. Thank yoh pastor
This sermon just led me straight into rest. It is putting an end to my habit of trying to make things make sense.
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Delay isn’t always the end of the story for you, Let God write your life story
Not me looking at the title and asking God why all the messages I need are delivered to another church yet Pastor Stephanie still had us online viewers in mind 😭😭🥹 God is faithful!!!
Same question
This message! At 37, I literally reflected on my lateness in marriage and looked at all the things I have experienced that I couldn't have if my circumstances were otherwise. God is good!
Glory be to God❤
Same to me! I actually saw the blessing of the delay
Whew tears tears tears😢😢😢😢are flowing down my cheeks because God sent you all the way to my bedroom to confirm everything he’s been telling me
It’s not about what you see, but about what God said! Thank you Lord
This is the season I'm in.. Looking at what I see, instead of what God said. 😢 Thank you God.. for your daughter Pastor Stephanie Ike Okafor
After hearing this , Iam repenting to God after all the regrets and questions I have been asking, after fasting and praying without seeing any answered prayer , but after this Lord I surrender all to you may you do according to your will Lord. Thank you for always speaking to me, I love you pastor Stephenie
Amen ❤❤❤❤
I needed this message. Thank you Stephanie for speaking God's word. He is so so good, Amen!
Amen... God bless u pastor stephanie
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Prayer is literally the only thing you can send into the future (🤯)
There is a preacher who taught that the bed is an alter because of the dreams where God communicates with you, giving you instructions
Wow
Oh power of dreams really..its my first time watching your preachings.. I am actually 27, a single parent to 2old baby but stays with my parents, life is hard, been rejected countless times its been 6yrs now haven't completed my university..yet i keep dreaming seeing the future me with possibilities and good life, just like i had witnessed the existence of my baby which was a dream I want to believe, wait and hope again..Amen to this preaching..i love this God..
It shall come to pass- keep believing- faith
Im 24 years old and currently unemployed. But Im trusting in the Lord with all my heart and not leaning on my own understanding. The Lord is so good to me and He told me that He wants me to use this time while unemployed to grow everyday in my faith and in my walk with Him. I can testify that He has been providing for me for the past few months. I never go to bed hungry and I am always safe. God is good. He is amazing. I love Him and Jesus eternally.
May you be blessed my love. Seek him, and all things will be added to you.
Ohhh what a beautiful service🥹🥹🥹🥹!!!!
I really needed this reminder ❤
When you can like a video before you watch it..that speaks volume! The word is always consistent and on time! “You will know them by thier fruit”
#watchingnow
As Pastor talks about negating her prayer with "God why won't You heal me?" I just realised that I had been praying the same way, and that it wasn't faith. Thank You LORD for revelation. Pastor going through that brougt deliverance to me. God is sooooooo amazing ❤❤❤❤
I love you pastor Stephanie
I want God to help me to grow in his knowledge and to be equiped to serve him like you're doing
May the lord strengthen you always
And at the end of the journey at old age
I pray that you will make heaven and also be celebrated with the souls you're winning for God's kingdom
The message of God through you is transforming my life and helping me grow in my marriage in areas that I need help
Thank you so much ❤
Thank you so much 😇 pastor Stephanie watching from Kenya 🇰🇪 🇰🇪 🇰🇪 and in this moment God has led me to this word it has spoken to me tremendously 🎉🎉🎉I cannot put it into words. Your life has always blessed me and inspired me. Thank you for representing Jesus Christ, for His glory🎉God bless you so much 😇
Wow. I feel so blessed to have known about pastor Stephanie. Just came across her preaching last week for the first time in a watsap group and I must say may God be praised. She is blessed and she is blessing my life. This preaching alone had opened my eyes to so many things. And the message is 100% mine....Thank you God
Same with me
She’s a blessing to me and the Lord always uses her to speak to me through her messages that God has given to her
Please check out her earlier messages, they are all loaded with deep insights
"Sometimes we pray to God for something because we see how the miracle could happen" uuuhhhh😭🔥🙌
I had an a encounter while pastor was praying
I felt something left me
I knew it was God working on my inside
Thanks for bring a light to this generation Ma
I really thank God for teachers of the word, they help us give us a perspective of things we couldn't imagine, this reveals God as mighty and able and so strategic. This is a blessing ❤
This blessed me so so much! I have seen delays & pain that didn't even make sense... but in God it makes sense because God will use all of that as a seed of faith for others...
There is a cause...God is telling this story
Thank you Jesus!!!!!
God bless you Pastor Stephanie
Thanks!
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Amen 🙏 Indeed God’s blessings and manifestation over my family has come to pass. I am so grateful!❤️Awesome God ❤️my family are happy once again and can now afford anything for my family even with my Retirement.$67k weekly returns has been life changing, after so much struggles.
Hello how do you make such weekly??
I'm a born Christian and sometimes I feel so down of myself because of low finance but I still believe in God.
Maria Angelina Alexander I really appreciate her efforts and transparency.
I remember giving her my first savings $20000 and she opened a brokerage account for me it turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to me.
YES!!! That's exactly her name (Maria Angelina Alexander) so many people have recommended highly about her and am just starting with her from Brisbane Australia.🇦🇺
Most people keep getting scared of taking risk,though I started with as low as $15,000
actually because it was my first time and it was successful, She's a great personality in the state.
I thank GOD for this message. I used to doubt my silent prayers , especially when I felt pressed on every side. GOD heard Sarah's laughter. Now, I believe that my prayers are heard
Even in a woman meeting God talks to a man, thank you for your word Jesus 🙏❤
It's not what you say with your lips,but that which is in your heart matters❤
“It’s not about what you see, it’s about what He said” Amen!❤
AMEN 🙏🙌!!!!!
the Lord keep you for Himself dear pastor stephanie. You are a huge blessing. The essence of God and love that oozes out of God's word in your mouth is mind blowing.
I can’t even describe how I feel about this word-and I mean this in a good way. I literally felt the presence of the Holy Spirit while listening. God is real, God is on-time, God is good. Thank you sweet Jesus 🙏🏾
I will graduate this year with first class in the mighty Name of Jesus Christ Name🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
Thank you, Lord for Pastor Stephanie!!! Such a priceless gift. May she continually grow in the knowledge of Christ as remains at the centre of your will, oh God. Thank you Lord for perfecting all that concerns her and hers. Thank you Lord that saints will continually be edified through her and gentiles come to the rising of her light.
I love and celebrate you greatly, WOG.😍.
My sister has been on 🔥 🔥🔥🔥 lately! Love this for us! Much love to you Stephanie! May God continue to use you as He has been! 🫶🏾
Lately keh😂 she's always been on fire
I went to college when I was very old may God give job so that I will provide for my son Marlvin ❤
When you can't see God's hand , trust His heart. Do not rely on what you see, but what God says 🙏🙏
Thank you, Pastor Stephanie. The Lord placed it in my heart to watch this sermon today and I am truly blessed by this message because it feels like the Lord sees me.
I have been having issues with my immigration status and it’s been almost two years of battling the delay with my papers.
I’ve been planning on attending my sister’s wedding back in my home country but because of the delay surrounding my papers, I lost all hope. The enemy has been sowing seeds of doubt in my mind regarding the approval of my papers. And hope deferred made my heart grow weary. I’ve been so exhausted lately.
Yet coming across this message stirred up faith in me and I’ve been encouraged to keep on holding onto the promise of God and his word concerning me.
I love and honor you Pastor Stephanie and I am grateful for your obedience to the call that God has placed upon your life. ❤
I love this woman she is a power house, may God continually bless her in Jesus name
I Receive This Word in The Name of Jesus.
May The Lord Continue to Bless u & use you for he’s Kingdom Sis IJN Amen 🙏🏽🙏🏽
This video felt like a good book that I couldn’t put down. The minute it started I couldn’t stop . It spoke to my heart in a very special way 🙏🏾🙌🏾
edifying word! thank you, Moya Oyingcwele uyamangaza❤
Ngempela 🙌
Uyamangaza indeed🙌
I always say this was why God made every other thing before he made man, imagine calling light to be in front of Adam... His lack of faith might have contaminated it..... from where to where Lord? ....what does light even mean?
Thanks!
This just came to me at the right place time
Please ma'am I'm having an issues of whenever I dreamt and woke up to remember nothing 😢 this has being going on for years now and I'm worried 😢 I need help please 🥺🙏🙏
Love you so much Pastor, your sermons are a mighty blessing to me. I love the way you love Jesus ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Lord remember me,delay is not denial.Trusting God for marital breakthrough.
Indescribable on time word! Thank you Pastor Stephanie for being a faithful vessel for the kingdom of heaven! God is so amazing!
Pastor thank you for teaching me God's wisdom. This msg is so powerful
This message is definitely for me, may the Lord's scanner find faith even if it's as small as a mustered seed for He says even that can surely move a mountain. May God continue to download more to His sons & daughters in the future, in Jesus' Name!
Thank you God for using Pastor Stephanie! 😊♥️🙏🏽
Oh how I LOVE you, the timing your word sent by God is always so perfect in my life. Thank you lord.
Woman of God you give me goosebumps.Everytime I listen to your word you speak direcrly to my soul. I get chills and I can't explain the feeling I have in my stomach.
Thank you for your obedience.May Almighty God continue to fill you up as you continue to win His lost sheep over to His Kingdom.❤
I was weary and tired but this message God used you through it to give me hope again may God bless you and keep you Stephanie
No words can fully articulate how this message put my soul at rest. Changed forever. Lord you tell your story! God bless you Pastor Stephanie 💗🙏🏽
Thank you Pastor Steph for this spirit lifting sermon, I'm blessed ❤
I am not in the house but the message was for me though miles away. Thank you Lord for reminding me that you're still for me.Amen
Thank You for such a timely message! Needed to hear this today♥️🙏!
This helped me SO MUCH 😊
I'm living out an extended wilderness season. God is bringing me back to the time prior to my entry into a human womb. I'm in the process of releasing all my past, my life experiences, any labels and ethnicity traps to become a reflection of His Presence.
Thank you Lord. That alter prayer hit me the hardest. I still believe in miracles. It’s a great day for miracles. Our Heavenly Father LOVES his children. I’m so grateful for this message Abba Father. Thank you in advance. I’m thanking you for the miracles you have for my spiritual sisters and brothers HalleluYah
My Goodness, what a message!🎉🎉 Thank you, Lord!!! Pastor Stephanie, you are truly God’s vessel, may He continue and magnify His work through you.🙏🏾
Menopause is divine menostart for the purposes of God in my life 🥳🥳🥳
Woman of God. Sent by God. We love you . Thank you Father for this Lady here
Such a powerful powerful word! Ever so timely😭 thank you so so much Pastor Stephanie!!! God bless you! It was an honour having you in Toronto🥹🫶🏾
Side note: seeing you felt like I had seen an angel and people around me echoed the same!😄 God bless you for being an available vessel for His work🙏🏾
Hardest part in my walk of Faith. 44 been Ttc for 11 yrs. Had my faith up there but as time went by i got so broken and my faith totally shaken.
Father 🙏 may your name be praised in her life
Thank you for this message! This is what I needed! To God be the glory!
When you say let them not be put to shame for believing in You, is so special to hear, cause it's for me. Please join your faith with mine as I pray that the Lord deliver my family from believing in ancestors. I love my whole family including those who have passed, I would never disrespect them in any way, believing in only Jesus is not to dishonor them, can my mom and sisters please understand that.
AMEN!God has never failed HE wont begin with you or your family
Amen and Amen. God Bless Pastor Stephanie for this powerful message.
Thank you Lord. I trust you, Lord. You've never failed me. You won't start now. I know you have a plan and that you're working things out behind the scenes for me.
Woow, this is the word I needed. 😭😭I thank God for using you Pastor Stephanie.
"God is in the details concerning our lives" Amen 🙏❤️
I am listening to the teaching for the third time. This message is just for me. Thank you pastor Stephanie. May God bless you mightilly, in Jesus Name
Lord you always keep your word 🙌🏾 Father I believe, help my unbelief 😢
God is in the details! This was so good😭♥️
God please continue to bless and keep and preserve Pastor Stephanie and her family and loved ones amen in Jesus name
Jus because u can't see it doesn't mean God hands isn't on it
God I know I am not delayed, there is a story you are telling through my life that's bigger than myself,...may your will be done👏🏿my job will come at the right time, my marriage at the ordained time, my settlement is within you and within you i draw and surrender👏🏿
Wow wow wow. This was a much needed message for me. He revives and restores and His word NEVER falls to the ground!! Praise you Lord for the burning off the impurities and guiding us through each day & seasons! May your vision be our vision. May we continue to fight the good fight and hold fast to what is good, especially your word/promises!
47:31 WOWZA!!!!!!!! This sermon has laid me out flat! Most powerful. This teaching has my name ALL OVER IT!
Bless the Lord for Pastor Stephanie ❤❤❤
Thank you for this message 🙏🏾 God answered me through this ! Thank you thank you
I just keep learning so much from your teachings. They have opened my eyes to so many things in the bible. I’m just so grateful, thank you!
I feel I am led to this video. Thank you, Lord, for the prompting. Have your way, ❤Lord
This is a confirmation for me, thank you God..God bless you pastor Stephanie
My lord please remove anything that in me which is not you my lord make your way in me in Jesus name amen 🙏
what a word!!!!!
thank you Pr. Ike
I needed this I Have been trying to get my license for the past 20 years I I failed the test 6 times and I keep getting delays I am losing hope my daughter is 21 and she wants to go to school for hair I believe I'm going through this just so she don't have to I never wanted to study skin and nails thinking I could still scheme right through the state board exam for cosmetology and I learned the hard way that God kept on giving me the same test until I just decided to study and once I studied the skin and nails I got the skin 💯 I felt the nails I thought about it to myself I don't even want to do skin and nails I just wanted to braid hair that's why I started to go to cosmetology school but now I'm in my forties and I don't even want to braid hair.
It's been over 20 years off and on I have been trying to get my cosmetology license, life been lifing 😢 giving up losing hope telling myself I don't really want to do hair.. But something always keeps pulling me back to it... I'm in my 50's now back studying for the state board I will take my written test in july 2024. This will be my 3rd time going.🙏🙏🙏
Wow. I truly needed this 🤍 Thank you Lord 🙏🏾 Thank you Stephanie 🤍