Pretenders Are Winners

Tony Evans' Podcast

Tony Evans

Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 11 April 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

God’s direction for our lives isn’t always comfortable, predictable, or logical. But it is always right. In this message, Jonathan Evans explains why getting out of God’s way and operating by faith instead of feelings is the key to moving forward.

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0:00.0	We have a lot of people right now that aren't experiencing the victory God has for them because they keep operating by feeling instead of operating by faith.
0:08.8	Jonathan Evans poses the question, do you want to experience victory God's way or do you want to continue to try it your own way?
0:15.9	God is calling you to operate by faith. He's not calling you to operate by instincts.
0:22.8	This is the alternative broadcast featuring the timeless biblical teachings from the archives of Dr. Tony Evans.
0:30.0	God's direction for our lives isn't always comfortable, more predictable, or even logical,
0:36.4	but it is always right. Today, Pastor Jonathan Evans explains why
0:40.5	the best way to guarantee victory in life is to get out of the Lord's way and start operating
0:45.6	by faith instead of feelings. Let's join him as he begins. Joshua now has a new plan from God.
0:53.1	Joshua now is in the position to win. Joshua now has the new plan from God. Joshua now is in the position to win.
0:56.0	Joshua now has the opportunity to experience victory where he formally experienced defeat.
1:02.3	And so today what I want to talk to you about is pretenders are winners.
1:06.8	God's plan for Joshua is found in Joshua chapter 8 verse 2.
1:12.1	And he would tell Joshua,
1:17.3	hey, I'm going to have you set up an ambush on the west side of the city. Now, I need you to come up from the north side of the city. And that's what Joshua would do. And then you see in Joshua 815,
1:22.5	that Joshua pretended to be beaten before the men of AI. Because when the king of AI saw Joshua and he saw him in his vulnerability to God's plan,
1:33.5	he pursued Joshua and Joshua fled.
1:36.5	But understand that Joshua is operating by faith.
1:39.4	He's not operating by his feelings because God's plan was totally opposite from Joshua's nature. God's plan would
1:47.3	ask Joshua not to operate on instinct, but be spiritually responsible. God would tell Joshua again
1:54.0	not to be a warrior, but this time I'm going to need you to be a runner because I have something
1:59.3	set up on the west side of this circumstance.
2:02.3	And if you go forward, instead of going backwards, you won't get to experience the victory
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