Faith Family Church

knowledge (epignosis) - an exact and clear knowing; to discern to have insight

God’s assignment is intentional—but alignment is our responsibility.

alignment - positioning your life (spirit, soul, and body) to move in step with God’s plan and will

We must:
1. Recognize the assignment.

We must:
2. Submit to God's process.

“Your priorities must be God first, God second, and God third, until your life is continually face to face with God.”
–Oswald Chambers

trust - to lean your full weight upon something

Alignment requires patience and obedience to God's timing.

Pruning is not punishment. It's preparation.

Sometimes what God removes is what would have limited you later.

“Outside the will of God, there is nothing I want. Inside the will of God, there is nothing I fear.”
–A.W. Tozer

We must:
3. Walk in obedience.

“Obedience is the key that opens every door.”
—C. S. Lewis

The word "obey" is formed from two parts:
• hupo - under
• akouō - to hear

obey - to listen attentively under authority with a readiness to act; to align your actions with what you have heard

Obedience isn’t just hearing God—it’s hearing with a heart already surrendered, ready to respond. It’s not delayed.

Partial obedience is still disobedience.

• Obey when it’s uncomfortable.
• Obey when it doesn’t make sense.
• Obey when it costs something.

We must:
4. Stay in alignment despite challenges.

“Nothing paralyzes our lives like the attitude that things can never change. We need to remind ourselves that God can change things.”
–Warren Wiersbe

weary - to lose heart, to faint internally; to give up

Staying in alignment means persevering in faith when the journey gets tough.

Biblical Stories of Failure to Restoration:
• David – failure → repentance → restoration
• Jonah – ran → returned → reassigned
• Manasseh – rebellion → repentance → restoration

restore - the act of returning something to its original condition or improving it beyond its previous state, often in a spiritual context (This includes restoring health, joy, and relationships with God.)

Declaration:
I align myself with God. I remain in Christ, the True Vine. I trust His process, obey His voice, and walk fully in His purpose.