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Leaky Love and Suck Proof Souls

We all know the relationships that drain us. The ones that are exhausting to maintain. But why are some people so tiring to love? And how do we love them anyway? In the final message from the series “How to Hug A Vampire: Loving the People Who Suck The Life Out of You,” we discovered what it looks like to love from God’s overflow, instead of from our own limited, leaking reserve. Check out a few highlights below and click here to watch the full sermon and see for yourself how to suck-proof your soul.

Suck Proof Soul

We all have vampires in our lives. They’re not the ones with pale skin and blood-thirsty fangs – but they do suck the life out of us. They live in your city, across the street and maybe even under your own roof. So how do you love the people who drain you? How do you handle your dysfunctional relationships? How do you make it work when all you want to do is run? It’s time to learn how to hug a vampire.

God, Why Are You Picking On Me?

We have all been there. The hard times. The difficult moments that blindside our lives. Where everything is stacked against us and it seems like God is nowhere to be found.

God, why are you allowing me to go through this?

God, why are you picking on me?

It is in these moments we begin to think that God has disowned us. But it’s very much the opposite. Check out this clip from our series ‘Hebrews XII’, and discover one of the greatest ways God shows His love to us.

The Secret to Staying in Your Sweet Spot

Here’s the good news: God wants to keep you in your Sweet Spot. He knows what He put inside you. Skills, dreams, desires, passions. And He will use you according to these gifts He gave you. He is constantly calling you out of your Comfort Zone and into your Sweet Spot – the place where we say “God, here I am – use me.”

But there is a place beyond your Sweet Spot. A place where God didn’t intend for you to live. In this clip from our sermon series ‘The Prodigy in Me,’ Pastor Steven illustrates this outlying area of our life called ‘False Expectations’ – and how we can avoid it.

Continuum of Forgiveness to Bitterness

We all have vampires in our lives. They’re not the ones with pale skin and blood-thirsty fangs – but they do suck the life out of us. They live in your city, across the street and maybe even under your own roof. So how do you love the people who drain you? How do you handle your dysfunctional relationships? How do you make it work when all you want to do is run? It’s time to learn how to hug a vampire.

Are You Hanging On To What God Let Go?

It’s easy for us to get caught up trying to save our relationships when people abandon us. Best friends. Business partners. Dating relationships. Our gut instinct is to fight to salvage it. In this clip, Pastor Steven explains how we can elevate our perspective beyond a broken relationship and move forward in the destiny God has for us.

If you’d like to learn more about killing the things that hold you back from experiencing a full life in Christ, watch the entire Killswitch series.

For 24/7 inspirational content from Pastor Steven and Elevation Church, visit the Elevation Network.

A New Day Is Dawning

“Your destiny is never connected to anyone who leaves your life. God has put everybody that you need in your life in order to be everything He’s called you to be.”



If you’d like to learn more about killing the things that hold you back from experiencing a full life in Christ, watch the entire Killswitch series.

For 24/7 inspirational content from Pastor Steven and Elevation Church, visit the Elevation Network.

What’s Really Sucking the Life Out of You?

There’s only one thing more draining than dealing with negative, pessimistic people.

And once you discover what it is, it’s completely within your power to change it…

To experience this week’s message from Pastor Steven for yourself, click here to view the entire message now. For 24/7 inspirational content from Pastor Steven and Elevation Church watch the Elevation Network.

Who’s The Real Vampire? – How To Hug A Vampire Week 1

This week Pastor Steven Furtick brought a powerful word for the first week of “How To Hug A Vampire: Loving The People Who Suck The Life Out Of You” at Elevation Church. Pastor Steven challenged us that as we try to identify the vampires in our lives to first look at ourselves.

To experience this week’s message from Pastor Steven for yourself, click here to view the entire message now. For 24/7 inspirational content from Pastor Steven and Elevation Church watch the Elevation Network.

We All Suck

We all have vampires in our lives. They’re not the ones with pale skin and blood-thirsty fangs – but they do suck the life out of you. They live in your city, across the street and maybe even under your own roof. So how do you love the people who drain you? How do you handle your dysfunctional relationships? How do you make it work when all you want to do is run? Join us for our new series beginning May 19-20 – because it’s time to learn how to hug a vampire.