Stop Forcing It: You Might Be Blocking Your Own Blessing | Flow in God's Will S2:EP4

What if the thing you've been praying for is the same thing you've been blocking — because you won't stop forcing it?Some of us have been begging God for a door, while we're standing there kicking it so hard He can't even open it.In this episode of the Words of Encouragement Podcast, Frankie Lubin (Mr. Made Different) gets honest about being tired of striving — tired of forcing his way to success, tired of white-knuckling life trying to make it all happen. And he draws the line most of us miss: the difference between striving and flowing. One of them is killing you slow. The other one is the rest God's been trying to give you the whole time.This isn't a message about being lazy. Flowing doesn't mean you stop working — it means you stop carrying. You still do your part. You just release the part that was never yours: the outcome. Because striving is you trying to be God over your own life, and that's a job you'll lose every single time.Frankie names the ways we force it: pushing on doors God locked to protect us, working from panic instead of peace, trying to control outcomes we can't reach, grabbing the fruit before it's ripe, and doing more to earn a worth God already gave us for free. Then he gets personal — sharing the moment good people, wise people, told him to do more, make more reels, chase what's viral, and how his spirit said no. Because it wasn't what God called him to build.And he goes deeper: maybe you're not ready yet for what you're praying for. Maybe God is still building the person who can handle it. Jesus waited 30 years before three years of ministry. Moses spent 40 years in the desert. Abraham waited until he was 100 for the promise — and when he tried to force it his own way, it only made a mess. God's timing takes time. The goal isn't to go viral for a summer and lose everything after. The goal is to become whole.Anchored in Psalm 127:1, Proverbs 3:5-6, and Matthew 6:33, this one is for the brother who's exhausted from carrying what he was never meant to carry. You can put the weight down now. It was never yours.Ask yourself: is what I'm chasing my ambition, or is it God's will?⏱️ Chapters00:00 — You might be blocking your own door00:35 — Tired of striving: striving vs. flowing01:30 — Doors God locked to protect you02:15 — Working hard vs. working scared03:00 — Trying to control the outcome03:45 — Grabbing the fruit before it's ripe04:30 — Doing more to feel worthy05:30 — Flowing means stop carrying, not stop working06:30 — Psalm 127, Proverbs 3, Matthew 6:3309:00 — Steph Curry: playing free, not forcing10:15 — How to actually flow11:15 — When "do more" wasn't for me12:30 — Are you ready for what you're praying for?13:30 — God's timing: Jesus, Moses, Abraham14:30 — Closing prayer30:00 — Closing prayer🔍 stop forcing it, tired of striving, flow in God's will, God's timing, stop striving start trusting, striving vs flowing, trusting God's timing, waiting on God, Christian podcast for men, men's mental health, Words of Encouragement Podcast, Frankie Lubin, Mr Made Different, Psalm 127, Proverbs 3 5 6, Matthew 6 33, ambition vs God's will, become the person———————————————🙏 JOIN FRANKIE'S MONDAY PRAYER GROUP — 8PM EST👉 https://frankielubincoach.lovable.app📲 FOLLOW FRANKIEhttps://instagram.com/iamfrankielubin———————————————#WordsOfEncouragement #MrMadeDifferent #FlowInGodsWill #ChristianMen #GodsTiming