The Lottery Ticket You're Holding | Why You Won't Scratch Off What God Already Gave You

The Lottery Ticket You're Holding | Why You Won't Scratch Off What God Already Gave You

September 6, 2026 · 1h 8m

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Dr. Eric Thomas delivers a powerful message about realizing one's inherent worth and potential as designed by God.

You were born a winner. But if that's true, why aren't you living like one? In this powerful message, Dr. Eric Thomas delivers one of the most convicting sermons of the year using Ephesians 2:10, Psalm 34, and the story of Nehemiah to expose the real reason you're stuck. It's not that you don't have what it takes. It's that you're asking God to make you something He already made you. You're holding a winning lottery ticket, but you refuse to scratch it off. Stop asking God to make you a winner and start scratching off everything He already put inside of you. You were not randomly made. You were intentionally designed for an assignment. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God has before ordained that we should walk in them. Before your mother knew you were in her womb, God designed you to win. But you're letting the world tell you who you are instead of letting God remind you whose you are. Before Nehemiah rebuilt the wall in 52 days, God spent four months searching his heart. Four months of sitting, weeping, mourning, fasting, and praying. Because God doesn't start with the bricks. He starts with the heart. You can't build something new on…

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