The Things You Love That Don’t Love You Back // Cuffing Season (Part 1) // Michael Todd

In week one of our new series, Cuffing Season, Pastor Mike asks us “what are you cuffed to?” We’ve all tried to love things that don’t love us back. In this series, God is going to expose what we are cuffed to knowingly or unknowingly, and show us how we can be cuffed to Christ! Check out this message and share it with a friend!

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00:00 - Intro
02:20 - Cuffing Season definition
06:10 - All relationships are about patterns before they are about people
08:15 - Romans chapter 12 verse 2
09:20 - Your mind is renewed by God’s principles
12:50 - God’s principles always come with parameters
13:40 - God’s parameters are always for protection
24:00 - Cuffing is all about control
25:40 - You can never be cuffed and in control
36:52 - Judges chapter 13 verse 4
39:22 - Because of the Parameters There is Strength
41:48 - Judges chapter 16 verses 4 through 6
45:15 - Judges chapter 16 verses 7 and 8
47:30 - You never pick right when you pick from your pain CHANGE
56:30 - Judges chapter 16 verses 9 through 11
59:00 - Cuffing only happens with connection and communication
1:02:24 - Judges chapter 16 verses 12 and 13
1:08:33 - Comfort ignores caution and leads to compromise
1:11:15 - Judges chapter 16 verses 15 through 17
1:14:20 - Consistent toxic connections lead to the cutting of your calling
1:17:00 - Judges chapter 16 verses 18 through 19
1:18:15 - The lap you lay in can limit your life
1:22:00 - Judges chapter 16 verses 20
1:23:30 - Cuffing robs you of communion
1:25:00 - Judges chapter 16 verses 21 through 22
1:30:00 - 1 Corinthians chapter 7 verse 23

[Lavishlyashleyy]

You don’t even know how this sermon and worship at the end has just SAVED MY LIFE! I’ve been so dead inside from being cuffed and controlled by things and people who no longer serve me. Father God I hear you through this sermon!! Save me, my brothers, and my sisters who are broken Father. HEAL US DEAR GOD!! Starting now we are on this journey with you! Starting now we are uncuffed!!

[joeliahkasozi]

My friend Enock aged 26 was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic kidney cancer. Please a simple prayer for him from anyone who can see this comment can change the whole situation. Our God is faithful and he can heal him. I believe I will be back here to testify after Enock gets healed. Thanks

[SchancyRenee]

It's December 1, 2022 and I declare that in the next 8 weeks of my life I will be uncuffing all the things that has kept me from my destiny. What a powerful message 🙌

[alexandraboone]

Major Key 🔑: The greatest version of me, is the disciplined version of me

[charliecharles]

"You never pick right, when you pick from your pain" - Pastor Michael Todd - JESUS!!!! LORD HAVE MERCY!!!! THIS

[sarahjane]

In the name of Jesus, I declare my freedom from the cuffing of alcohol, masturbation and pornography addiction, toxic friendship, and toxic one-way relationship. Thank you ABBA!

[mykaylaelaine]

I’m cuffed to someone that shows me daily that he doesn’t love me back .. God please uncuff me from this toxic relationship… I so needed to hear this 😭

[blossomchanel]

I challenge anyone reading this to make a list of everything in your life that has you cuffed. And then set a release date for each thing. The second challenge is to not get arrested for the same offense ever again!

[chelumwenifumbo]

"No matter how much you pray, you'll still end up doing something that you have decided to do"
Father God through the the help of the Holy Spirit, inspire, lead and guide us to make decisions that are in alignment with your purpose over our lives🙏🏽Amen

[mochalibrarian]

OMG !!! THIS SERMON NEEDS TO BE IN A BOOK AND SHARED IN EVERY YOUTH CONFERENCE IN WORLD.

[thobekambashe]

I just broke up with my boyfriend, because the relationship was cuffing me and I could not do what God has called me to be. Thank you Lord for this Sermon, you are worthy to be praised.

[rhill]

Sermon Notes

Transformation Church
Pastor Mike Todd
Series: Cuffing Season
Title: The things you love that don’t love you back!
Scriptures: Romans 12:2; Judges 13:4; Judges 16:4-22; 1 Corinthians 17:23;

1. All relationships are about patterns before they are about people. To change we must change the paradigm of how we think and renew our mind. We will have the same relationships wherever we go because we keep the same patterns.

2. Your mind is renewed by god’s principles. God’s principles come with parameters (boundaries, lines, limitations). Parameters are meant for protection. When we step outside of those we step outside of God’s protection to uncharted territory that conforms us to fight the battles of the world. We change our patterns by listening to god’s principles and set parameters that allows us to reach our PURPOSE.

3. Cuffing is all about control. You can never be cuffed and in control. You cannot be cuffed to success and still be in control of the pace.

4. The story of Samson (Judges 13:4). Samson parents could not have children and god gave them parameters which their son would have to follow in order for them to be able to have a child. Samson struggled with abiding by the parameters god had set for his life. Obedience is never about outcome but about honoring God. The best version of ourselves is the one that is disciplined and has parameters. There is power in parameters.

5. Story of Samson and Delilah (Judges 16:4-22). Samson loved something that did not love him back. He willingly provided what it would take to contain, constrain and restrict him from his calling in order to be cuffed. He loved something (Delilah) that did not have the capacity to live him back.

6. You never pick right when you pick from your pain. Pain is proof that you’re alive and that god has a plan for you. We have to deal with the pain. We often force ourselves to live with the pain instead of taking the time to deal with the root issue. Untreated pain slowly spreads and starts to affect other areas.

7. Cuffing only happens with connection and communication. This deepens the cuff and makes it harder for us to walk in our purpose.

8. Comfort ignores caution and leads to compromise. Arrogance comes with anointing, but allows us to entertain threats/calling/purpose on our lives. We give people keys to our downfall because they have been wearing us down.

9. Consistent toxic connections lead to the cutting of your calling. Those connections overwhelms us so much that it worries us to DEATH. The lap you lay in can limit your life and determines your legacy. Wherever you lay has the ability to desensitize you. Cuffing robs you of communion. God/Christ paid the ultimate price so that we don’t have to be cuffed and so that we can be free.

[TheJazzyWay]

Gods timing is becoming comical at this point. Every series literally ministers to the season I’m in. This was so GOOD! My spirit was NEEDING this.

[saigestrickland.]

I need an audio version of Mike Todd reading the entire Bible 😂

[charnellc]

Here after loving men that don't love me back. I want to be uncuffed from toxicity, attention from fashion, people pleasing and cuff me to Christ.

[averyyoung]

I am 15 years old and I have been saved for i have been through the most worst times but God has shown his glory and grace within me❤Amen 🙏

[tranayebrooks]

I was watching the live earlier, and you mentioned praying for those with abnormal menstrual cycles and I instantly got teary eyed. I’m struggling with this and recently got diagnosed with something that could effect my fertility. I’m waiting on my follow up to see. So it showed me that God sees me. So im thankful💙

[glaizaelevado]

tbh, i was so cuffed to the idea of getting into a romantic relationship. i was cuffed to the idea of 'ignorance is bliss' attitude. i got out of a 1yr relationship that just caused me anxiety, insecurity, cash, etc... it's painful but im glad i got out. i pray i get uncuffed to all the bonds im in.

[chosenone]

You are the only preacher I know that preaches about real issues we deal with such as trauma and childhood wounds that keeps us from growing… thank you! You are absolutely anointed and I pray God continues to bless you and keep you.

[maxsahala]

"WITHOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT YOU CANNOT KNOW YOURSELF CORRECTLY !"