Lance Wallnau

It isn’t too late

Do you ever feel like you’ve messed up beyond repair?
You know those things that weigh on your heart, the shadows of past regrets, failures and pain?
Romans 8:28 says that “God causes all things to work together for our good.” All things—that includes the hurtful decisions and the unfortunate events that are a part of your story.
How often have you looked at your past mistakes and lost hope, believing that as a result of your sin or the trauma you have experienced you have missed out on God’s call or plan for your life? Yet, that isn’t what God says about you!
The Lord takes EVERYTHING in our life and weaves it together to produce the blessing of His purpose.

So, how does God plan to redeem your story? Here are some things to consider.

  1. It isn’t about you.  The Lord takes your mistakes and those experiences that are negative and weaves it together into the revelation of who He is so that it produces power in your future. This is possible because of WHO HE IS, not because of what WE have done. Ecclesiastes 3:11 reminds us that “He has made everything beautiful in its time.” This includes your story—past, present and future.
  2. Your life is a beautiful tapestry. The Lord takes all that the enemy throws against you, all that you’ve thrown against yourself, weaving it together into a beautiful tapestry. Think about this: Jesus prayed for Peter. He didn’t pray that Peter would avoid stumbling; He prayed that after stumbling his faith would be strong and he would encourage his brothers (Luke 22:32). You know why? Jesus knew that it was far better to pray for the strengthening of Peter than to pray for the protection of Peter from his weaknesses, because the enemy would go after those weaknesses later. Your past sins and struggles are keys to your calling—ask God how you can encourage and minister His grace to others through your past.
  3. You can trust the Lord with your story. The devil will try to tell you that you are beyond God’s redemption, that you’ve fallen too far. Don’t give the enemy the benefit of a single minute of regret and emotional toxicity. The Lord is looking out for your best interest, all the time. He weaves together the pluses and the minuses, never doubt that. Know that He is faithful to complete the good work He began in you (Philippians 1:6).

Remember this: a negative and a positive must combine to produce power.
Redeem your story! Bring your burdens before the Lord in faith, and say, “Father, I thank you that You redeem all things, and that You are so brilliant You can work this into Your blueprint for my life and for my family, in Jesus’ name. Amen.”
Question: What is your story? How has the Lord worked things—the positive and the negative—together for your good? Comment below!
As One!
Lance

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41 thoughts on “It isn’t too late”

  1. Hi Lance, I received Christ driving in my car nearly 19yrs ago when my eldest son was 2. I started growing spiritually, devouring the Word. I started going to a faith church. Grew some more but was divorced for another 7 yrs later. Very devastating due to how I valued the marriage covenant. I have a choleric personality type so that did not help in my marriage to an unsaved phlegmatic. I felt neglected & stuck in the marriage. The resident pastor in churh I attended bullied me from pulpit with statements like, “if you are divorced you did not look good enough for your husband.” God said I was to lecture at their Bible School. I did 4 yrs of Bible school training there, one yr business school. I was bullied because I supported the visionery pastor & faith must bring success & my marriage failure was not good for their faith image. I asked what criteria for lecturing & was told I don’t need to know. I confronted this pastor & said I am going to leave if I am not utilised. Which happened after 10yrs of service there & being totally finished emotionally. I was heading the helps team at the time. I have a leadership & teaching gift. I have not been to church for 10 yrs but kept on growing & ministering to people. I have been searching for a church home again recently. I have know about your 7 mountains vision for some time & used it in the previous church to minister it to people there. I also ministered about the baptism of the Holy Spirit & the gifts & would pray with congregation members & they would be baptised with evidence of speaking in tongues & be equipped & empowered to use it for its different functions. Also why I was a threat. Today I am remarried & my eldest is turning 21 & the youngest turned 3. Restoration & compensation. I went from victim to survivor to overcomer in this area but I am still stuck concerning ministry. God showed me in a dream in a library I anounced, “I always wanted to work with SME’s”. That is small & medium businesses. I looked at a man in a mechanic uniform looking to me for help & “I said I cannot help you, ask someone else.” We were then both outside with black, shiny vehicles, preparing to go in same direction. I was dressed in nighty & jacket & noticed I was pregnant. Definately not dressed for the trip. In another dream shortly thereafter I saw a prominent prophet in South Africa in a dream saying to me, “if you want to take new territory, see to not chase it into the wrong net.”. I am looking to be fathered spiritually & need mentoring. I am interested in buying an action coach business franchise with my government pension to coach businesses. I went for business training in Johannesburg with Pastor Nicky vd Westhuizen. It is John Maxwell business coaching. I was very interested in coming under their covering coz what they are about & doing is my passion & I can relate to his past as my dad also died tragically. They live an hour away from us. I feel I have wasted 10 yrs avoiding church politics & at 44 I don’t want to start from scratch in someone else’s church. I have at times thought of starting my own. Joyce Meyer has been my mentor & teacher for all my saved life. I am part of the Kenneth Hagin, Kenneth Copeland, Jerry Savelle, Bill Winston, Creflo Dollar, Bill Winston faith strwam. I shared only hilights to a much longer story.

  2. Thank you. This has helped me understanding a weakness the devil once used against me and also to understand this law of how God allows us to fall so that we can see the weaknesses in us. Thank you so much.

  3. Lance, I praise God for the encouraging words that pour out of you! I “found” you about 3 months ago when you were sharing about Trump, the Cyrus of our time. That intrigued me to my very core, as I was trying to continue on my a-political stance, but knew that the fence was no longer an option for believers. This word of encouragement today is confirmation in a big way and gives ammunition to kick the enemy in the butt when he tries to bring up the past with its shame and condemnation. Thank you for being obedient and standing up in such strength of conviction to encourage us in this time of upheaval and spiritual renovation in our country and world. I pray many blessings on you and your family.

  4.  The Lord takes all that the enemy throws against you, all that you’ve thrown against yourself, weaving it together into a beautiful tapestry.
    I’m so thankful for this message today. God Bless you

  5. My greatest , deepest regretted and continually besetting sin is believing I can choose to do what I want, when I want. Whether it’s sleeping in, not cleaning my house, drinking a bottle of wine or a myramid of other vices, I give into my flesh. I have periods of great strength! Graduate bible college, missions trips around the world, have my own buisness, then it’s like I switch out and can give into sin all over again.
    Thank you for your word.

  6. Right at this precise moment (24/09/2016 @ 12h01) I needed to read this that it isn’t to late. I am turning 65 years on 07 Oct. My life lately has been hell through self tormenting accusations which I don’t need to go into right now. Although I had a strong impression that God spoke to me something along the line of “at my personal age……” I had difficulties embracing this. The voice of the self tormenting accusations just seemed to be so loud. Things escalated to this point where I needed this “out of the blue” inspirational, I only read it now, although it was in my in-box since 21 Sept. The articulation of this article is as if I had written about my personal battles. The reality is that I can accept that through this Word He confirms His care and love for me and at my personal age He has a destiny for me. As Lance has said at an occasion, God will give me an extended warranty of life to fulfill His dream for me. He has redeemed me, He works it together for good and will even double up on the failed harvests as if it had never failed. I declare, it is not to late.

  7. Mahamba Wa-ibera Evariste Israel

    Man of God, This message has been a great blessing and answer to the situation I am living in right now. Yesterday we went for paying the dowry of the wife of my younger brother. My family delegated me to coordinate this ceremony because my parternal uncles and my daddy are not living here in Beni town. I always invited members of my family who are here to come for the meetings for preparing this ceremony but most of them were not coming. But all of them came the day for going and pay the dowry. And these are people who did not contribute to this dowry. Before when went, I told them what we were told to go and say as we dedate for the payment of the dowry. They agreeed but two of them,aged people and who look like wise people; changed our plans while we were in debating with the family of the lady. And they were saying what could not been said. They were deciding publically without asking our ideas. We could pay the whole amount of the dowry and have a celebration with the gorvernment officer. The money of this celebration was already payed and we prapared costly food for this feast. But as result, we did not finish the dowry and we did not have a celebration with the gorvernment officer and we gave the cooked food to people to whom the meal was not prepared. We wanted to finish that ceremony that day so that we can start immediatly the processus of paying the dowry of my wife and have the wedding ceremony very soon. I have known that God has allowed this to work good for my life.
    I wanted to marry in 2014. I spend more that US $ 500 for preparing but two weeks before the payment of the dowry; some members of my family planned my faillure and they successed. As the result, the fiance disappointed me as she enganged herself with someone whom she thought has the possibility more than me who could marry her as soon as possible and put her in a good situation although it never happen. I became the lighing stock of the community. people abused me bu God amezed them as He blessed.
    And was the provincial secretary in a community fo pentecostal churches in DRC. And as soon as I became popular; the leaders of this church planned my failure as they were no longer planning with me and invite me for attending their meetings. I wandered from church to church as I was asking God want He is teaching through this circumstance. But He encouraged to lanch the vision that He gave me in 2004. It was launched in February8,2014 and many people are attending my christian meetings as I mentor intercessors, Bible Institute students, and evangelize primary and secondary students as I live by faith. I have a vision for planting churches around the world as we minister to people who have no hope.Thank you for this message that has enabled me to go forward as I trust God regaerdless of circumstances. And may God continue to bless your ministry

  8. I am very tired , my strength has almost left me. Continual feed back loops of despair and when is it going to end, I do get drops of blessings just enough for me to hold on a little more. Lance I am afraid the next time I try I will succeed. What do you do when you have to decide do I put gas in the car or buy food. I don’t want to urinate in a bowl anymore or use a flower pot for the rest of my bodily functions. Oh my GOD Lance when is it going to end. I am afraid. I planted seeds these last ten years I am still hoping for Jubilee blessings, am I too late???

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