Walk It Out Wednesday: Trust What You See - Pastoral Panel

Main message: Trust what God has already shown you—your vision or promise is like a pregnancy in process, and you must endure the necessary “birthing” pains, pray and act from your God-given identity, and sometimes serve as a midwife for others’ callings until the promise arrives.

Key points:

• The sermon used birthing imagery: crowning, the “ring of fire,” and sonograms to illustrate that pain and loss of control often precede breakthrough; don’t stop at the fire—push through.
• Sometimes your role is not to birth the promise yourself but to be a midwife who supports and pushes someone else’s destiny forward.
• Trust what God has shown you in visions or “sonograms”; fix your eyes on God’s image in you (the identity) so you can believe and receive.
• Spiritual formation often involves a refining fire (like a goldsmith) so God can see His reflection in you; patience with God’s timing is required.
• Pray from your identity (who God made you to be) and like a child talking to a loving Father; persevere in faith rather than fear.
• Discernment about revelations: a vision is something seen; a secret is a not-yet-revealed word—keep some things close and do not indiscriminately broadcast them.

Scriptures mentioned: 2 Kings 6:16-23, Deuteronomy 1:11, Amos 2:7, Habakkuk 2:2, Job, Luke (account of John the Baptist in Elizabeth’s womb), Genesis (Joseph’s dreams)