'Buts' Need to End (Clip) — Shane Idleman

The Fear of God and the Prayer Closet

What do you want? What are we supposed to do? Vote people in pray or protest sign petitions move whatever you want. But the greatest weapon you will ever possess is the fear of God and spending time in the prayer closet.

Moving the Hand of God Through Repentance

That's how you move the hand of God. You don't move the hand of God by signing a whole bunch of petitions to get somebody out of office. You move the hand of God by praying and petitioning and repenting and saying Lord I fear you our nation needs you again.

Fasting and Praying for Revival

Would you bring revival to us Lord? I'm not gonna eat all week this and that until you do. I'm gonna fast. I'm gonna pray on a petition. That's the answer. And you know when I tell people that what they say but shame, but we got to prepare no no, no, no, but There's no but I'm tired of but either we bow to the Lord Jesus Christ and we repent and we humble ourselves if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and Seek my face and turn from their wicked ways.

Courage Instead of Fear-Driven Paralysis

Then I will heal their lands. I'm not gonna heal their land with a bunch of petitions a bunch of whiny Christians a scared of everything and afraid of everything. Let me take you to the life of Paul who Caesar wanted to kill him.

He was in jail more than he was out. He was glorifying God. They would burn Christians as candles on the streets. So we're gonna get upset that they're good take buying all the ammunition and going be paralyzed.

Be concerned. Yes, but don't be paralyzed. Because the enemy wants to paralyze you. I was talking with a guy the other day. Can't even sleep at night who has to sleep with a loaded gun next to him all the time.

Breaking the Cycle of Fear and News Consumption

They might be coming. What are you watching all day? Guess what? Guess what? He's watching all day the news this this this this this this this everything everything He's paralyzed. How do you think his wife feels?

She's fractured. She's broken. She's destitute. How do you think his daughter feels? She doesn't want to come over the house anymore. So don't tell me but but shame but but because when you say but you don't like what I'm saying.

Repentance, Humility, and Brokenness Before God

Do you need the prayer closet? I'm saying you need to repent. You need to humble yourself get in the prayer closet stop feeding into the fear frenzy, but shame but no, but no. But the butts need to end there's no but we need to say yes, that's right.

Repentance and humility and brokenness before God that is our only hope.