The Five P's Process That The Lord Uses To Build Faith In Us

The five P's process that the Lord uses

to build faith in us. That's our message.

The text is taken from Romans 5: 1 to 5.

As our Church ministry approached

its 5 year anniversary. It seemed as if

the bottom fell out. And little did we

know that for the next six month period

and beyond we would encounter one

ministry related and personal challenge

after the other in rapid

succession. And we were having more

problems than you can shake a stick at.

And during this challenging time the

Lord gave me a great

revelation. Personally I can honestly say

that this time was like no other time in

my entire life when I consider the

number of health, family, ministry and

business related challenges that

presented themselves one after

another, almost like

clockwork. I began wondering what on

earth was going on. For the first time in

my life I experienced insomnia night

after night. I would lay in bed with my

eyes wide open tired but unable to find

sleep. And so I purchased melatonin

tablets and used them a few nights.

However I preferred a more natural

remedy and began drinking chamomile tea

before bed and it worked wonders, bless

the Lord. And what was most amazing was

how swiftly the Lord provided solutions

and adjustments to help us get through

this stormy

season. After every challenge was

resolved however another would rear its

ugly head. But after a while I began to

roll with it and started realizing that

God was up to something. And I began

trusting Him more when I recalled His

Word that says many are the afflictions

of the righteous but the Lord delivers

him out of them all, according to Psalm

34:19. Truly my friend believers in

Christ face and go through many

afflictions. And full-time ministry is

even more

challenging. But facing problems is a way

of life for the Christian. For the

believer in Christ. In fact the

evangelist Smith Wigglesworth once said

that he felt as if a thousand storms had

washed over

him. Our challenges may not have been as

heavy and as serious as his. Nevertheless

I do understand now what he was saying a

whole lot better. This series of

back-to-back challenges brought great

insight into the process that the Lord

works in His children to bring forth His

presence and His great power in their

lives and in their

ministry. Simply stated this process is

as follows. Problem,

prayer, patience, presence

power. These I call the five P's of God's

amazing character building process. The

five P's process can sometimes be like a

meat grinder that makes the meat easier

to eat and digest, and even more

delectable to the taste buds. Father we

give You thanks and praise for Your love

and mercy. Bless this word Father. Send it

forth. Give understanding to Your

children. Transform their thinking Father

we pray in Jesus holy name

amen. The five P's process is a fool proof

process that is bound to bring success

and true joy to every believer in Christ.

God has designed this system to build

spiritual strength in every believer and

here's how it

works. All of a sudden a problem shows up

in the believer's life blindsiding him.

He's momentarily thrown off balance by

this unexpected event or these events

and his head is spinning for a while. But

he catches himself when he recalls the

Word of God that says men ought to pray

and not to faint. He then struggles to

get an understanding of what is going

on. He puts the problem before the Lord

in intense

prayer. And when he's unable to sleep or

when he wakes up he lays in bed a while

and has a little talk with Jesus because

this always makes it it

right. More often than not the problem is

not instantly resolved but because of

his faith and confidence in God he's

rewarded with patience to cope with this

new reality. With this new

issue. And this process is designed to

produce patience in the man or the woman

of God. And help them find peace in the

midst of every

storm. This positive attitude then opens

his mind and heart to hear what the

Father may be saying to him even more

clearly. As a result he's slowly being

drawn closer to the Master. He now has a

newfound joy that is bubbling up from

his gut. And he begins to realize that

God is truly a very present help in

trouble, in accordance with Psalm

46. His fears now flee from him because

God has assured him that he is standing

with the believer in the midst of every

difficult situation. And furthermore he

has the assurance that God will never

leave him, will never forsake

Him. The closer he's drawn to the Father

the more of His great power now flows

into the life of the servant of the Most

High God. And soon the Lord presents a

solution to his problem. And the happy

child of God gratefully gives thanks to

the Father. But unfortunately even before

the child of God can say jack rabbit

another problem presents

itself. However if the believer remains

focused and refrains from getting bent

out of shape the Lord leads him through

the same process all over again. My

friend this process works because it is

flawless. It works because it has been

designed perfectly by the Lord for the

purpose of bringing forth His grace and

mercy in His

children. James 1:4 tells the believer

not to interfere with the work that the

Lord is doing in his

life. The Word given to him by the Father

spells this out clearly, telling him let

patience have its perfect work, that you

may be perfect and complete lacking

nothing. This means do not turn to

ungodly means to try and resolve your

issue. Or to try and solve the problems

of life that God presents you with in

order to build character. Do not short

circuit the work that God is doing to

make you a strong man or a strong woman

of God. And God is saying to us exercise

patience as you go through these

afflictions that we all must go through

so that patience can produce the fruit.

The perfect fruit intended by God. And if

we are obedient this patient approach to

dealing with our afflictions will birth

in us the sweet fruit of the Lord's

wonderful

presence. My friend we must be reminded

of God's word in 1 Peter 4:12 that

speaks to every true true believer as we

go through the challenges of life.

Telling us beloved do not think it

strange concerning the fiery trial which

is to try you as though some strange

thing happened to you. But rejoice to the

extent that you partake of Christ's

suffering. That when His glory is

revealed you may also be glad with

exceeding joy. In other words expect

afflictions for there will be many.

Expect

challenges. Expect them to present

themselves on the road to the New

Jerusalem. And be alert to the obstacles

that you will find walking up the King's

highway. For the rewards at the end of

the road will be worth it

all. As our ministry labored during the

six-month period. I was puzzled about

what the Lord was saying to me. And you

can imagine that at times I was dismayed

and even stressed in my spirit when the

problems came in such rapid succession. I

prayed and talked to God more.

I exercised more patience as I waited to

see what God was doing. Each time God

would always send the solution after a

while. My friend soon you will be able to

get the hang of the process because as

the problems come in, one after the other

without relenting. You will find yourself

relying more expectantly upon His

promise. Which is His promise not to give

you more than you could bear. And so I

began to get in the rhythm of things. I

began to have that certainty in my

spirit that I would soon see His hand of

deliverance and I always

did. In the kingdom of God there's always

a light at the end of the tunnel. Look

for it. You will not be disappointed I

assure you it is always

there. I came to realize that this is

God's faith-building process and

believers everywhere are having similar

experiences. If you're are suffering for

the gospel you are in good company.

You're not

alone. Understanding this fact is very

important because when we're faced with

challenges very often the deceiver who

is Satan comes to try and make us feel

as if we're all alone and no help is

coming to us. It is the devil's big lie.

We are all a part of this massive group

called the body of Christ. Who are all

going through seasons where there's no

end of troubles and no end to problems.

Unfortunately many of us read it

the wrong way. We fall for the lies of

the deceiver and allow discouragement to

set in. And as a result some leave off

from following Christ forever. They walk

away from the King of Kings and the Lord

of

Lords. And this is one reason why

attendance is down in the Christian

churches all over the world

today. Because Satan's time is running

out he has increased his activity and

his attacks on the believers. He knows

that his time is short and as a result

we're having this great falling away in

the

Church. The process the Lord uses to

build up His children is also laid out

in a similar manner in Romans 5: 1-5,

where the Word of God tells us having

been justified by faith we have peace

with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

through whom also we have access by

faith into His grace in which we stand.

And rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

And not only that but we also glory in

tribulations, in problems and issues.

Knowing that tribulation produces

perseverance and perseverance character

and character

hope. This is God's way of telling us

that when we repent of our sins we were

justified and made righteous by the

blood of Jesus Christ. Who because of our

faith in him opened the door of his

wonderful grace in which we now walk.

And

so we are able to rejoice daily in the

glorious hope of the resurrection

guaranteed by the deposit of the Holy

Spirit who is in our heart. Because of

all this goodness of God we celebrate

our tribulations, we celebrate our

afflictions, we rejoice in our

difficulties. Because we know that

tribulation adds an enduring nature to

us and it adds strength to us thereby

developing

character. And now the one who was a

nobody and a total weakling has

developed strength of character and

experiences a closer walk with God, and

more so operates in His mighty power.

Miraculously this newfound character

goes on to produce even more hope and

this hope is not fruitless. It's not

useless. It is a sure thing because the

love of God is daily being poured out in

the heart of every believer by the Holy

Spirit who is in us. The advantage this

gives to the believer in Christ is that

he's able to say hallelujah when the

next problem presents itself. Because

God's word tells him to rejoice when he

has a problem. Rejoice when he is

challenged. Rejoice when his trials seem

like storm after storm washing over his

soul. Now he is certain that he is

partaking in Christ's suffering. And has

the assurance that he will also

participate in His glory when it is

revealed at the end of the age. I'm

excited about following Christ and would

love for you to have that kind of joy

and excitement and it's available to any

who desire it. God bless and keep you in

Jesus mighty name,

amen. You've been listening to this

message and perhaps you do not know

Jesus Christ as your Lord and personal

Savior. And you want to have this joy. And

you want to have this

peace. And you want to have this

understanding of what God is

doing in your life. Please engage your

heart and say this prayer after

me. Father I am a

sinner. I'm sorry for all my

sins. Dear Lord I crave Your

forgiveness. I want to return to

You. Thank You Lord for Your

forgiveness. Today I invite Jesus Christ

into my

heart. Dear Lord Jesus make my heart

Your home

forever. I give You the key to my heart

because I now belong to

You. Please give me the Holy Spirit to

lead me into all

truth. Thank You Lord for saving my

soul,

amen. Welcome friend to the body of

believers in Christ. We are all waiting for

the return of the Good Master. The signs

are there that tell us that His return

is near. But in the meantime we encourage

you to become water baptized as quickly

as

possible. Begin reading the Word of God

every day. Begin in the Book of John and

then go to Matthew, Mark and

Luke. Reading audibly as often as

possible because faith comes by hearing

the Word of God. Pray daily, attend at

your local church and one glad morning

the Savior will come and receive us all

unto Himself and we shall indeed forever

be with the Lord. God bless and keep you

in Jesus mighty name, amen.