I’m Determined To Be Blessed

Scripture Text: Genesis 26:12–14 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him. And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great: For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.”

My brothers and sisters, I’ve learned that sometimes you’ve got to make up your mind that no matter the storm, no matter the struggle, no matter how heavy the load gets, I’ve made up my mind that I will walk in the favor of God.

I refuse to break, I refuse to bow, I refuse to back down, because I’m determined to be blessed.

When the odds are stacked against me, when the banker says no, when the creditors turn their backs on me, when life doesn’t look like what God promised. I still believe.

I believe because he promises that he would never leave me.

I believe because he promises never to forsake me.

I believe because he promises that I can be the head and not the tail.

Because my blessing isn’t based on the situation that I’m in, it’s based on all of the God’s promises.

I’m not moved by what I see; and I’m not moved by what I don’t see. I’m moved by what God has said, and if God said I’m that I am blessed, I believe it.

Through the tears, through the trials, through the testing, my heart is fixed, my faith is firm, and my eyes are on Jesus, and I won’t let disappointment define me, or delay me. I’m pressing my way, because I’m determined to be blessed.

Wait a minute Pastor. What if the road gets rough?

I’m still determined.

What if people leave me? I’m still determined.

What if it doesn’t look like it’ll work? I’m still determined. What are you determined to do? I don’t know about anyone else, but I am determined to be blessed.

I’ve must say it again. You see, being blessed is not about convenience; it’s about conviction. It’s not about everything going right; it’s about knowing who holds your life in His hands.

Isaac didn’t get blessed in the best of times. He was blessed in the middle of a famine.

When everything said stop sowing, Isaac kept sowing.

When everyone else was packing up, Isaac was plowing. And the Bible says, the Lord blessed him.

Here is a nugget. Determination requires faith beyond what you are familiar with.

The land was dry. Nothing was growing. But Isaac did something that made no sense at all, he sowed in that land.

Sometimes, your determination to be blessed means you’ve got to sow in the place that doesn’t look promising.

Sometimes you’ve got to keep serving even when you’re tired.

Sometimes you’ve got to keep praising when you’re hurting.

Sometimes you’ve got to keep giving when you feel empty.

Because faith doesn’t wait for conditions, faith creates conditions.

Look at what did Isaac did. He sowed in that land, and what happened is the Lord blessed him.

We must understand that determination requires a forward mindset

The text says, He waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great.

When you are determined to be blessed, you refuse to go backward.

You may not be where you want to be, but you’re not where you used to be.

Every day you wake up is a sign that God still has plans for your progress.

Every sunrise is heaven’s reminder that your story isn’t finished yet. If you opened your eyes this morning, it means God still has purpose waiting on your obedience.

Wait a minute here: The very fact that you’re still here means destiny refused to die in the darkness. That means each new morning is God whispering, I’ve got more for you.

The very fact that you’re still here means that means each new morning is God sharing with you that I’m not through showing you why you had to survive.

It means what broke you is about to bless you.

Your story still carries purpose.

I kept you because what’s in you is needed for what’s next.

This season won’t end in defeat—it will end in divine reveal.

You didn’t just survive the storm, you’ve been chosen to speak to it.

The light I placed in you was never meant to bow to the night.

What the enemy buried, I’ve already scheduled to bloom.

You are the evidence that grace doesn’t quit when life gets heavy.”

Somebody shout, “I’m going forward!”

Now I must tell you that determination provokes opposition, but produces overflow

The Philistines envied him. That means not everyone will celebrate your blessing.

Some people will criticize you, others will question you, but God will still increase you right in front of them.