Sunday May 31, 2026Sunday May 31, 2026
Lance Johnson Ministries
When signing a contract, it’s normal to anticipate what’s included in it. You know what you’re going to get, so you can’t question it. With God, you have a covenant with Him, so all you can do is trust that He will provide. In today’s message, B
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Let Go, Grab Hold: Bishop Lance Johnson on God’s Plans and Generous Living
Episode Overview
- Understanding what God has prepared for your life helps you live for him instead of living only for yourself or your circumstances.
- Generosity should be a lifestyle that reaches beyond the offering plate into everyday moments, like helping someone in a shop or on the street.
- The attitude behind giving matters; resentment, judgment, or expecting appreciation can block the blessing connected to your obedience.
- Misquoting or isolating Bible verses can create false expectations of God and lead to disappointment or weakened trust.
- Believers are urged to live in the Spirit continually, not just seek a momentary encounter at church, so that their everyday life becomes a visible sermon.
“If you don't know what God has prepared for you, why would you live for him?”
Curious about how others navigate their sobriety journey? This message from Bishop Lance Johnson comes from someone who’s been through alcohol and drug addiction himself and now speaks passionately about living with purpose instead of just surviving your past. Across this teaching, Bishop Lance focuses on what God has prepared for your life and why that matters for every daily choice.
As he puts it, **"If you don't know what God has prepared for you, why would you live for him?"** He challenges the idea that God’s plans are some mystical secret, pointing to scripture to argue that God has already shown his people much of what he intends through the Holy Spirit.
You’ll hear him unpack familiar verses that are often quoted out of context, such as “eye has not seen” and “God won’t put more on you than you can bear,” and he explains how misunderstanding these lines can leave people disappointed, resentful, or stuck in circumstances they think will never change. For anyone coming out of a background of addiction, family chaos, or poverty, his words about not being defined by your upbringing hit especially hard.
A big part of the message centres on generosity and attitude. He talks about giving “whether you're in Walmart… or helping a homeless guy on the street,” and presses the point that the heart behind giving matters as much as the act itself. Resentment, bitterness, and judging who “deserves” help, he says, can choke off the very blessing people are praying for.
Finally, Bishop Lance urges believers to live in the Spirit, not just visit God at church once a week. His call is simple but challenging: let go of the old season, grab hold of what God has prepared, and live as if your life is a visible sermon. If you’re rebuilding life after addiction or hurt, could this be the nudge you need to believe that your future doesn’t have to look like your past?
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