When Life Doesn't Go as Planned

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You got the degree and landed the job you wanted since you were a kid, and life still doesn't go as planned. When your plans fall apart, stop giving your energy to people who only blame you, take a real season to heal, and stay open to where God leads next. That is how the book of Job ends, with God blessing Job's later days more than his beginning. In this sermon, Pastor Kaloma Smith of UAMEZ Church in Palo Alto, California preaches on Job 42:10-12 in the Broken Places series and shows that God is still paying attention when you are stuck in the middle of your story. Questions this sermon answers How do you keep faith in difficult times? Remember that God sees the end of the story when you can't, and that the devil had to go to God before he could touch Job. How do you trust God when life doesn't go as planned? Pray about your decisions and stay open to where God leads, because if Job had followed only his own plan he would have missed the blessing. Who should I stop listening to when my plans fail? People who can only blame you, like Job's friends, so pray for them and move on instead of trying to convince them. Why do I need time to heal after broken dreams? You can't go through broken dreams and act like nothing happened, so rest, and let a faith community pray for you and point you back to Jesus. Scripture: Job 42:10-12 Chapters 0:00 In the middle of the story 0:30 When plans are deferred 3:48 A season of asking God why 5:12 What Job shows us about God 12:54 Pray for them and move on 18:08 Take time to heal 25:04 Follow where God leads Join us Sundays at 10 AM PT, 3549 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94306, or live at youtube.com/@uamez Plan your visit: uamez.com Instagram: instagram.com/uamezchurch Facebook: facebook.com/uamezchurch #UAMEZChurch #FaithInDifficultTimes #Job42