God’s Plan for Your Life Part 2

God’s Plan for Your Life Part 2

What can we learn from those who have battled addiction? This message from Bishop Lance Johnson comes from a man who’s been through the grip of alcohol and drug addiction and now speaks as someone convinced that, as he puts it, “When Jesus sets you free you are completely free.” This part of his teaching on “God’s Plan for Your Life” focuses heavily on truth, conviction, and the uncomfortable process of change.

Bishop Lance contrasts a revival church, “full of the presence and the glory of God,” with what he calls religion-as-normal, where people look for loopholes to hide their sin. He argues that real freedom and maturity come only when you let God deal with the “junk in your life,” privately if possible, publicly if you keep resisting.

Using the stories of Peter and Judas, he shows how God exposes issues not to humiliate, but to help people finish well, not just start well. Judas’ secret thievery and his religious-sounding concern for the poor become a warning for anyone who covers up harmful behaviour with spiritual language or ministry activities. You’ll hear strong words about “sloppy grace” and theology that, in his view, excuses sin rather than leading people towards holiness and genuine change.

For those in recovery, his message hits hard but may feel familiar: denial, self-promotion, and hidden habits are presented as open doors for deeper problems, while repentance and honesty are described as the way back to light, hope, and purpose.

Bishop Lance keeps asking whether people are willing to let God “pull back some junk” and embrace a lifelong “metamorphosis journey from glory to glory.” If you’re tired of staying stuck and want a faith that actually changes how you live, could this be the challenge you’ve been avoiding?