Colossians 3:3 For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. 3:4 When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.


Have you died by faith to your old-sinful nature/flesh with Jesus on the Cross of Calvary and received His New Creation Life inside your whole being (spirit, soul and body) now ?


Is your lifestyle, thoughts, choices, ambitions, desires, fantasies, memories, emotions, aspirations, career-pursuits, marriage, marital-status, relationships, jobs, activities, entertainments, pleasures, fashion-sense, business-motives, academic-pursuits e.t.c. controlled by the Holy Spirit perfect-will and holiness-standard by grace through faith in Jesus Christ Crucified?


Jesus is coming soon, repent and believe in Jesus death on the Cross and His resurrection now for the forgiveness of your sins and a new creation life (an active relationship with the GOD-HEAD) Jesus is the one, absolute and final way to Heaven/God, every other way/religion/ideology leads to hell-fire (second death/eternal condemnation)
Thus
"Just as Moses lifted up the [bronze] serpent in the desert [on a pole], so must the Son of Man be lifted up [on the cross], 15 so that whoever believes will in Him have eternal life [after physical death, and will actually live forever]. 16 “For God so [greatly] loved and dearly prized the world, that He [even] gave His [One and] only begotten Son, so that whoever believes and trusts in Him [as Savior] shall not perish, but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send the Son into the world to judge and condemn the world [that is, to initiate the final judgment of the world], but that the world might be saved through Him. 18 Whoever believes and has decided to trust in Him [as personal Savior and Lord] is not judged [for this one, there is no judgment, no rejection, no condemnation]; but the one who does not believe [and has decided to reject Him as personal Savior and Lord] is judged already [that one has been convicted and sentenced], because he has not believed and trusted in the name of the [One and] only begotten Son of God [the One who is truly unique, the only One of His kind, the One who alone can save him]." (John 3:14-18 AMP)

OUR GREATEST WEAPON AT ANY POINT IN TIME:
As disciples of Jesus Christ Crucified our greatest weapon whether in sufficiency of provisions or lack is the WORD OF GOD which is the correct interpretation of the teachings(gospel) of Jesus Christ not even prayers or rituals because *the word of GOD is GOD* (John 1:1). You can be praying and fasting in a wrong way and such prayers will never receive any response from God because you are *praying wrongly(amiss) and against the perfect will of God* thus

"You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures" (James 4:3 NKJV)

"Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that *if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us*." (1 John 5:14)

hence *prayer is not powerful rather correct word from God for you or me is actually powerful* therefore you/I need to hold unto God's word which is God because it is the only equipment that you can use to get anything that God has provided for your life
thus
"According as *his divine power has given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness*, through the *knowledge(studying of God's word) of him* that has called us to glory and virtue" (2 Peter 1:3)

It is the correct understanding and use of God's word that will help you to begin to walk in the provisions of God for your life on earth and know when to wait patiently even in the midst of lack, you wait for the provisions of His mercy and grace for your life as well as when to engage in any particular action
thus

"And though the Lord gives you
The bread of adversity and the water of affliction,
Yet your teachers will not be moved into a corner anymore,
But your eyes shall see your teachers.
21 Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying,
“This is the way, walk in it,”
Whenever you turn to the right hand
Or whenever you turn to the left.
22 You will also defile the covering of your images of silver,
And the ornament of your molded images of gold.
You will throw them away as an unclean thing;
You will say to them, “Get away!” (Isaiah 30:20-22)


look at God given Jeremiah His word to pull down and build himself and other human beings as well as the nations *through HIS WORD*
thus
"Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
6 Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.
7 But the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.
8 Be not afraid of their faces: for I am with thee to deliver thee, saith the Lord.
9 Then the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the Lord said unto me, Behold, I have put my words in thy mouth.
10 See, I have this day set thee over the nations and over the kingdoms, to root out, and to pull down, and to destroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant." (Jeremiah 1:4-10)


Look at Jesus given His disciples all authority and power in heaven as well as earth through HIS WORD thus
"And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen." (Matthew 28:18-20)


See Jesus instructing His disciples not to carry any money or extra clothing but only carry His word....
thus
"Then He called His twelve disciples together and gave them power and authority over all demons, and to cure diseases. 2 He sent them to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. 3 And He said to them, “Take nothing for the journey, neither staffs nor bag nor bread nor money; and do not have two tunics apiece.
4 “Whatever house you enter, stay there, and from there depart. 5 And whoever will not receive you, when you go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet as a testimony against them.”
6 So they departed and went through the towns, preaching the gospel and healing everywhere." (Luke 9:1-6)

yet when they came back Jesus was asking them even though I told you not to carry money, bags or extra-clothing but only my word did you lack anything and they answered "we lacked nothing"
thus
"And He said to them, “When I sent you without money bag, knapsack, and sandals, did you lack anything?”
So they said, “we lacked Nothing.” (Luke 22:35)


hence the only thing you need at each point of our lives both in riches and in lack in order to walk in the perfect-will of God is HIS WORD
So, let us return back to the word of God, seeking his mercy and grace in order to personally and deliberately study, understand and apply the written/revealed word of God in each situation and moments of our lives, if we want to get things right and accurate in our lives according to the perfect-will of God.

Grow in the grace and the knowledge(studying/revelation/understanding/application) of Our Lord Jesus Christ teachings (2 Peter 3:18)
Great Grace Brethren!!!

"But I say, walk habitually in the [Holy] Spirit [seek Him and be responsive to His guidance], and then you will certainly not carry out the desire of the sinful nature [which responds impulsively without regard for God and His precepts]"
(Gal.5:16 AMP)