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Embracing Oneness with the Spirit When you realize oneness with the Spirit, it’s as though you become a part of a greater body where the Spirit is the mind that controls even the most subtle of movements. Your movement becomes His movement, and your intent dissolves into God's will. Your presence and His presence become indistinguishable from one another. Indeed, you are joined with the Lord, and in that union, you find the beginning of true prayer. You don't pray to connect with God; you pray from a connection with God. If you believe the Holy Spirit lives in you, type in the comments "already connected." Those two simple words, "already connected," signify your union with God and the desire to pray that springs from this connection. In fact, both the desire to pray and the power to pray come from the Holy Spirit within you. All spiritual desires, whether to grow in patience, overcome sin, know the Word, or be united with Christ, come from the Holy Spirit. The sinful nature desires evil, the opposite of what the Spirit wants. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, preventing you from freely carrying out your good intentions. To pray in the Spirit is to align your attitude and actions with the Holy Spirit’s desires, declaring what the Holy Spirit is declaring, and sincerely wanting what the Holy Spirit wants. True prayer, in its purest form, is a manifestation of the Holy Spirit's desire in us. The Holy Spirit desires through us, in us, and for us. He desires on our behalf, but we must still choose to act upon His desiring through us. This is why I love the way David the psalmist prayed: "Incline my heart unto thy testimonies and not to covetousness" (Psalm 119:36), and "Restore to me the joy of your salvation and make me willing to obey you" (Psalm 51:12). David’s prayers illustrate what it means to pray in the Spirit, agreeing with His prayers for us. When you pray in the Spirit, transformation takes place. You become an agent of the Holy Spirit's will. Jesus traveled through all the towns and villages of that area, teaching in the synagogues and announcing the good news about the kingdom. He healed every kind of disease and illness. When He saw the crowds, He had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. He said to His disciples, "The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask Him to send more workers into His fields" (Matthew 9:35-38). Jesus instructed the disciples to pray for more workers because it was God’s will to send them. The harvest of souls was ready, and the need was urgent. Jesus set the disciples up to become the answer to their own prayers. At the beginning of the next chapter of Matthew, Jesus called His twelve disciples together, gave them authority to cast out evil spirits, and to heal every kind of disease and illness. He sent them out with instructions to go to the people of Israel, to heal the sick, raise the dead, cure those with leprosy, and cast out demons (Matthew 10:1, 5- ![]() Notice the sequence: the disciples prayed for God to send workers, and then they became the workers God sent. Their prayers caused them to become the answer they requested. Prayer is not all about receiving; it’s more about becoming. The disciples' prayers didn’t just change the situation; they changed the disciples themselves. Caught up in the overlap of Heaven and Earth, you'll find yourself being transformed by your contact with the heavenly dimension. It will change your nature and character. For every moment you are praying, you are changing, whether you see the immediate evidence of that or not. That’s the power of praying in the Holy Spirit. When you begin to live and pray from that place of oneness with God, His presence overtakes all of you. I want to disappear in the bigness of God. Jesus said, "If you’ve seen me, you’ve seen the Father." I want to be able to say, "If you’ve seen me, you’ve seen the Son." By that, I don’t mean I want to claim divinity. I simply mean I want to be like Jesus. Think of the wonderful thing that happened to Enoch: "Enoch walked with God, and he was not, for God took him" (Genesis 5:22-24). Enoch walked in close fellowship with God for so long that he simply was not. That’s what I desire. I want to be a "was not" too. I want to become an empty space for God to fill, a void on the earth where Heaven can exist. I want to be a tear in the fabric of this reality through which Heaven can invade. I want to be a portal through which the glory can touch the natural, transforming all around me to the will of the Spirit. Like Moses, I want to disappear into the cloud as I ascend to higher realms. Moses disappeared into the cloud as he climbed higher up the mountain and remained there for 40 days and 40 nights (Exodus 24:18). This desire for oneness with God is not just my desire. It’s the desire of every sincere Bible-believing follower of Christ. It’s the desire of the Lord Himself. He desires to be one with you. In fact, it’s His prayer for you: "I am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message. I pray that they will all be one, just as you and I are one—as you are in me, Father, and I am in you. And may they be in us so that the world will believe you sent me" (John 17:20-21). Truly, you are counted among all who will ever believe. This is not a new age belief or unorthodox theology; these are the very words of Jesus Himself. Oneness with God is obedience toward God. Oneness with God is submission to the will of God. Oneness with God is wearing Christlike character. Oneness with God is holiness. Oneness with God is surrender to the Holy Spirit. Oneness with God is what Jesus prayed for you and died to give you. "All of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to Himself through Christ" (2 Corinthians 5:18). Oneness with God is not something on hold; it’s not a joy only to be known later in Heaven. It’s not some reality put off for the distant future. You don’t have to wait. It’s yours here and now. Be certain of this: you can have it, for Jesus said our oneness with Him would be a sign to the unbelieving world. "So that the world will believe you sent me," He said. How could your oneness with God be a sign to an unbelieving world if you couldn’t acquire it while you’re here on Earth with them? Let the matter be settled: oneness with your Creator is for here and now. When you learn to pray from that position of unity with God, from that divine connection within, everything changes. Then you are truly praying in the Holy Spirit. If this message helped you, make sure to leave a like and let's stay connected. Don't forget to share this 2 Likes 1 Share |
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Hi guys, in this post i am going to open your eye to the ways of getting the things you have been looking for and how you can get them. This post i title it "You already have it". God has given each and everyone of us everything for us to live a glorious life. There is nothing left for God to do. And God is not going to create another thing for you, because all you need to succeed, prosper and be great in life, God has already given it to you. Your only work now is how you can get them and prosper with it. EPHENSIAN 1:1 to the end review this. Whatever you are looking for, you already have it. Be it money, success, prosperity, wealth and anything else, you already have it. And all of those things are already in the spiritual realm for you through your born again spirit. God completed everything for you to enjoy in your spirit. Your spirit is a full grow man that lack nothing. God perfected you through born again so that you can live like Him on this earth. The only question you need to ask now is how can i get those things that is already in my spirit. How to release what you already have in your spirit 1. Through your mind: your mind is the door to your spirit. It is through your mind, your spirit express itself. It is where everything in your spirit is attracted to you. When you open your mind to your spirit and feed it with the truth of who you are, things begin to happen for you. Your mind act as a filter that filter what you dont believe and store only what you believe you are. So as you can see, you need to develop your mind. One of the best way to develop your mind is through meditation. Meditation help you to plant what is already in you to your mind and from there, you start to think and view your world in that way and before you know it, you will be getting bless. Remember the mind only store or think on what you believe you are and how the world are. 2. Faith: Faith is another requirement for the fulfilment of everything you have on the inside. The bible says without faith its impossible to please God. Without you believing in that which you are is impossible to please God. And another verse said all things are possible to him who believe. When you believe yourself to be who you are, you have make what you want possible. Faith is boosted by knowledge. When you have knowledge of who you are and God, and meditate on it and believe it, you have command the impossible to become possible. Please if you know you are not born again, say this short prayer: Lord Jesus, i come to you today. I believe i am a sinner and on the cross you died for my sin, so that i can be justify. Right now, i accept you as my Lord and person saviour. Thank you for saving me Amen. That is for that for today and thank you for reading. God bless you 1 Like 1 Share |
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Hi guys, in this post i am going to open your eye to the ways of getting the things you have been looking for and how you can get them. This post i title it "You already have it". God has given each and everyone of us everything for us to live a glorious life. There is nothing left for God to do. And God is not going to create another thing for you, because all you need to succeed, prosper and be great in life, God has already given it to you. Your only work now is how you can get them and prosper with it. EPHENSIAN 1:1 to the end review this. Whatever you are looking for, you already have it. Be it money, success, prosperity, wealth and anything else, you already have it. And all of those things are already in the spiritual realm for you through your born again spirit. God completed everything for you to enjoy in your spirit. Your spirit is a full grow man that lack nothing. God perfected you through born again so that you can live like Him on this earth. The only question you need to ask now is how can i get those things that is already in my spirit. How to release what you already have in your spirit 1. Through your mind: your mind is the door to your spirit. It is through your mind, your spirit express itself. It is where everything in your spirit is attracted to you. When you open your mind to your spirit and feed it with the truth of who you are, things begin to happen for you. Your mind act as a filter that filter what you dont believe and store only what you believe you are. So as you can see, you need to develop your mind. One of the best way to develop your mind is through meditation. Meditation help you to plant what is already in you to your mind and from there, you start to think and view your world in that way and before you know it, you will be getting bless. Remember the mind only store or think on what you believe you are and how the world are. 2. Faith: Faith is another requirement for the fulfilment of everything you have on the inside. The bible says without faith its impossible to please God. Without you believing in that which you are is impossible to please God. And another verse said all things are possible to him who believe. When you believe yourself to be who you are, you have make what you want possible. Faith is boosted by knowledge. When you have knowledge of who you are and God, and meditate on it and believe it, you have command the impossible to become possible. Please if you know you are not born again, say this short prayer: Lord Jesus, i come to you today. I believe i am a sinner and on the cross you died for my sin, so that i can be justify. Right now, i accept you as my Lord and person saviour. Thank you for saving me Amen. That is for that for today and thank you for reading. God bless you 1 Like 1 Share |
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Today I am sharing with you "The secret of been Love By God". Love is one of the most powerful force in the universe. Whatever you hold in love, never get away from you. When you love someone, no matter what he or she did, you will always forgive and forget what he or she as done wrong to you. And also when you love someone, you will protect him, cover him and provide for his needs. That is the same way it is when you are loved by God. When you become God loved one, He will forgive your sin and make you His own and His elect, whatever that touch you touch him. He will protect and provide for you in every way and always making sure you are where He want you to be and have what He want you to have in life. EXAMPLES OF PEOPLE LOVED BY GOD 1. The Isrealite: When the people of Israel become the loved one of God, God never hold anything against them. God rescue them and protect them and fight their enemies for them and gave them the land of their enemies. 2. Abraham : when Abraham become the loved one of God, God made Him to become the father of all nation and a blessed him with a generational blessing. 3. Isaac: When Isaac become the loved one of God, God releases the blessings He sworn to his father Abraham and make me to prosper beyond and above the Philistines in one year. 4. Joseph: God make Joseph the second in command in Egypt when he become the loved one of God. God take him from nothing to something and make him the head and ruler over all other people that was there before him. 5. David: David was the man that knows how to capture God heart. He praise God seven times a day and through that God make name him a man after my own heart because of the way God love him. God always make him to win in every battle. He protect and take him from the bush boy to a king. 6. Jesus: When Jesus was on earth He was a loves one of God. The spirit of God was always upon Him. When He speak, chains are broken, the sick are healed and dead bodies are brougt back to life. He is the only person that feed thousands of people with five loaves and two fishes because he was loved by God. HOW TO BECOME THE LOVED ONE OF GOD 1. Be born again: Born again is the first step of becoming the loved one of God. In this way you enter into God rest and kingdom and the sins that separated you from God is destroyed and separated from you. Through born again you now have the full right and dominion of heaven and become heavenly citizen. Through this way also God sees that you have return back to Him and you have accepted His beloved son Jesus Christ. As God see His son Jesus Christ, He also see you like that. You are now His own beloved son as Jesus is His beloved son. If you know you are not born again, please say this short prayer: Lord Jesus I come to you today and I believe you die for me and on the third day you rose again for my justification. Right now I accept you as my lord and personal saviour. Now I am save and I am now a child of God. Thank you for saving me. Amen 2. Love Him: God has already love us. For Him to see you know He love you, you have to love Him back. When you love God sincerely in your heart, He will love you and make you His own. Anything that touch you touch Him. He will guide you and protect you in every way. 3. Praise Him. When you praise God, He himself come down for you. Before He come down, He has already love you. God called David "A man after my own heart" because David know one of the greatest secret of entering into God's heart which is praise. God love it when you praise Him, and as you do He will shower His blessings on you and love you as His own. 4. Have faith in Him: Having faith in God make God to love you. Because God is a faith filled God, anyone that has faith in Him and His word God love Him. He love you so much that whatever you ask Him, He make sure you get it quickly. So learn to believe and trust God and His word in every way. 5. Doing the things that please God: This is one powerful way of becoming God's loved one. Jesus said to the people "My Father love me because I always do the things that please him". When you do the things that please Him, you automatically become His loved one. He separate you from the rest and draw you close to Himself. So what are the things you can do to please God: i. Have faith in Him ii. Know your redemption right and authority and believe yourself for it. III. Share the word of God to people iv. Be positive and think of good things v. Be achievable and always make good make in anywhere you are. When you do this things, God showers you with His blessings and give you a glorious life. In Summary, Love is the most powerful force in the universe. Anything you hold in love, you guide it, provide for it and make sure it bring forth fruit always. So also is how God love is, when God love you, He guide you, provide for you and fight and win every battle for you. How to become the loved one of God 1. Be born again 2. Love Him 3. Praise Him 4. Have faith in Him and His word 5 Do the things that please Him. Thanks for reading this post and do have a blessed and fulfilled week in Jesus Name. 1 Like 1 Share |
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Have you been living life that is not lovely and good to you? Have you been thinking finding a way to overcome the self sabotage that has hold you from living your best in life? If you such person never worry because I am going to give you keys that will unlock yourself for prosperity and live the life you want. What I am going you show you in this post will i. Help you breakout of darkness and live in light of your glory, ii. Will unlock all the blessings that belong to you in Christ. iii. It will set you free and make you a commander over every affair of your life. So let get started. My topic is "Living The Above Life" In the book of Genesis, it shows us how God created the world and after everything God saw that it was good. When God created man, He didn't create him to struggle or lack any good thing but to be fruitful and multiply, to fill it up and subdue it. This was the first thing God give to man. The second thing is to have dominion over all things in this world. God give man all things so that he can live the above world. But man lost it and he began to struggle for survivor. But Jesus came, He pay a time sacrifice for man to be redeem and restore back to God original plan for him. This was done once and for all till the end of the world. So through this redemption man has been restore back to his fruitfulness, reproductivity, power and dominion over everything. Man is now bought and brought into the above life. And the only way you still be struggling in a low life when God has settle everything for you is because of ignorance. Not knowing who you are and what was did for you. You are created to live above only and be the head only. Through this ignorance, some negativity set into your soul and make you to live a low life that Gos does not design for you. The only way for man to restore back to the above life of fruitfulness, total prosperity, power and dominion is for him to do this 4 things that I listed below. These ways are the only ways man can restore his life to the above life and take charge of his life. The four things are: 1. Be born again, 2. Know yourself concept, 3. Meditate, 4. Believe 1. Be born again: you need to be born again to live this above life. This is the door to it. Except you receive Jesus as your Lord and Personal Saviour, you cannot be restore to the above life. So if you know that you are not yet born again, please say this short prayer, Lord Jesus I come to you today as a sinner, I believe you died for me and on the third day you rose again to justify me. Right now I receive and accept You as my Lord and Personal savoiur. I am save and born again. Thank You Jesus for saving me. 2. Know yourself concept: this area is where most people both born again and not born again always get it wrong, some people think that it is only born again that make you live the above life. There are other benefit and dominion you receive that you need to know about yourself that will become an inner force in you and make you to take action for your life success. And this other things is why you have to know by yourself. In revelation 5:12 it tell us the above life which you have been place. These are now your self concept of you which you need to operate in your life for prosperity and dominion. There is no other ways God define you but just this ways. And this is the way you need to define yourself so as to live the above life. The seven things listed there is now your real identity and nature and this is the thought and thinking you need to have concerning you. 3. Meditate: this is key that to your total prosperity in life. Meditation is the opening of the Spirit to your soul. What your soul couldn't understand, through meditation it understand it and store it. In the second step I show who you are now since you are born again, now what you need to do is to keep meditating on them until it get hold of you. Meditation or contemplation is to take away the ignorance out of your soul so that you can see clearly, knowing who you are and God plan for you. To me the way I meditate is to first find the meaning of the word the bible review that I am and then create an imagination of it that correspond to the life of the word. Your soul feed on pictures and words, you interprets the word in pictures within you. 4: Believe: you have to have faith in God and in yourself. There is a proverb that says, "man's faith in God is measured by the faith in himself". God has restore you to His original place He deserve for you and you must believe it and accept it as the final in you and in your life. As you meditate, believe it and let it rest in your soul. When you continuously do this, your life will change automatically and you will be surprise how glorious your life his. Thank you for reading this post and God bless you. 3 Likes |
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Hi guys in things that makes you great in life 1. Believe in God 2. Love God 3. Follow the vision of God for your life 4. Always plan ahead 5. Raise your standard of your inner self 6. Be content with what you have 7. Be the best in every where you are and in everything you do Thank you for reading and have a bless weekend |
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If a quarterback's timing is off...he's going to have a bad day with more interceptions than touchdowns. That's clearly evident in every National Football League game you watch and that's true in the Super Bowl which was just played. If a basketball player, whether high school, college or professional, has his timing off. . .he won't be able to make a free throw. . .no matter how big the rim is. In life, if your timing is off, you can miss possibilities and opportunities for success. Timing is critically important in life. Something can be a good idea. . .it can be a great idea. . .it can be a God idea but for it to be successful it must be in God's timing. Here are seven facts you ought to know about His timing. 1. The Holy Spirit gives you the timing. Have you ever wondered if it was the right time to make a career change. . .to ask someone to marry you. . .to present your ideas to your supervisors? Knowing when to speak. . .is equally important to what you’re going to say. Acts 1:7-8 in the Message Bible says: “He told them, `You don’t get to know the time. Timing is the Father’s business. What you’ll get is the Holy Spirit. And when the Holy Spirit comes on you, you will be able to be my witnesses in Jerusalem, all over Judea and Samaria, even to the ends of the world.’” There is one absolute key to making the right decisions at the right time. . .it’s the unction of the Holy Spirit. Have you ever started to do something. . .but something didn’t feel right in your stomach? It wasn’t because you ate too much guacamole. It was the unction of the Holy Spirit telling you it wasn’t the right time. . .to do what you were going to do. When we obey the voice of the Holy Spirit. . .we not only avoid trouble. . .but we make decisions that will succeed instead of fail. 2. Being in the wrong place. . .at the right time. This is one of the devil’s favorite traps. . .having we where we shouldn’t be. . .at his right time to tempt us. 2 Samuel 11:1-3 in the Amplified Bible says: “In the spring, when kings go forth to battle, David sent Joab with his servants and all Israel, and they ravaged the Ammonites [country] and besieged Rabbah. But David remained in Jerusalem. One evening David arose from his couch and was walking on the roof of the king’s house, when from there he saw a woman bathing; and she was very lovely to behold. David sent and inquired about the woman. One said, Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite?” King David’s greatest mistake wasn’t the adultery with Bathsheba. . .the murder of Uriah or even the cover-up. His greatest mistake was that he was at the wrong place at the right time. David was supposed to be at war. . .he wasn’t with his troops. . .he wasn’t directing their battles. In short, he wasn’t where he was supposed to be. He was in the wrong place. . .at the right time. It was the right time for the enemy to tempt him. It was the right time for the lust of the flesh to overwhelm him. Have you ever put yourself in a position where you shouldn’t be? Talking to a co-worker of the opposite sex who gives you attention you feel you may not be receiving from your spouse. Perhaps you’ve been in a position where you could take something from your employer that you think they’ll never miss. . .even as you reason. . .that they actually owe it to you since you are underpaid and appreciated. You’re cruising the internet when you inadvertently land on a pornographic page but you stay by for a visit and subsequently stop by the site from time to time. If King David had been in God’s timing. . . being where he was supposed to be. . .things would have been totally different for him, his family and Israel. 3. Delay doesn’t mean denial. Habakkuk 2: 3 in the Amplified Bible says: “For the vision is yet for an appointed time and it hastens to the end [fulfillment]; it will not deceive or disappoint. Though it tarry, wait [earnestly] for it, because it will surely come; it will not be behindhand on its appointed day.” Over the 13 years after Ishmael was born. . .no doubt Abraham wondered if the promises of God would ever come to pass. God wants us to understand that like Abraham we may have been awaiting the manifestation of our promise. . .but your time is coming. He directed me to write these words to you. “Tell my children to hold fast to the confession of their faith. What I’ve promised will come to pass. Delay does not mean denial.” Remember, God is not a man that He should lie (Numbers 23:19). Delay tactics are a favorite deception of the enemy because he seeks to trip us up by filling us with doubt. The enemy wants you to believe that salvation will never come to your family. . .but that’s not what the Word says. The enemy wants you to believe that deliverance from debt will never manifest in your life. . .but that’s not what the Word says. The enemy wants you to believe that your healing or that of your loved one will never manifest. . .but that’s not what the Word says. The enemy wants you to think the job market is hopeless and you’ll never get another job. . .but that’s not what the Word says. The enemy wants you to think that the Lord is not interested in your needs or in fulfilling the promises that He makes to each of us in the Word of God. 2 Peter 3:9 in the Amplified Bible says: “The Lord does not delay and is not tardy or slow about what He promises, according to some people's conception of slowness, but He is long-suffering (extraordinarily patient) toward you, not desiring that any should perish, but that all should turn to repentance.” This scripture is often quoted as a verse to give hope to those who believe for a loved one to be saved. However, I think there is much more at work in this verse. “The Lord does not delay and is not tardy or slow about what He promises. . .” If you’ve been going through the fire. . .if you feel like you’ve been to hell and back, then you need to hold onto the first part of this verse. God does not delay. . .but the enemy likes to see if he can hinder the arrival of God’s answer to the circumstances, situations and problems that you are facing. Daniel 10:12-14 in the New Living Translation says: “Then he said, “Don’t be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day you began to pray for understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your request has been heard in heaven. I have come in answer to your prayer. 13 But for twenty-one days the spirit prince of the kingdom of Persia blocked my way. Then Michael, one of the archangels, came to help me, and I left him there with the spirit prince of the kingdom of Persia. 14 Now I am here to explain what will happen to your people in the future, for this vision concerns a time yet to come.” You need to know God has heard your prayer . . . that your answer . . . your deliverance is on the way. Our answer may have been delayed but it was not denied. That’s why it’s so important that you obey the Lord. . .follow His instructions for living the good life. . .never doubt. . .because answers, direction and deliverance are coming. Heed the words of Psalm 119:60 in the New Living Translation which says: “I will hurry, without delay, to obey your commands.” Even though you’ve been waiting for an answer. . .a manifestation. . .don’t give up, give in, back up, back down or quit expecting. 4. Our time is in His Hands. Psalm 31: 15 in the King James Version says: “My times are in Your hands; deliver me from the hands of my foes and those who pursue me and persecute me.” No matter what you’re going through or how intense the battle. . .God’s got your back as He delivers you from your enemies. And by the way. . .He’s always on time. Acts 1: 7 in the Amplified Bible says: “He said to them, It is not for you to become acquainted with and know what time brings [the things and events of time and their definite periods] or fixed years and seasons (their critical niche in time), which the Father has appointed (fixed and reserved) by His own choice and authority and personal power.” If you know God. . .you will know His timing. Ecclesiastes 9:11in the New Century Version says: “Here's something else I've seen on this earth. Races aren't always won by those who run fast. Battles aren't always won by those who are strong. Wise people don't always have plenty of food. Clever people aren't always wealthy. Those who have learned a lot aren't always favored. God controls the timing of every event. He also controls how things turn out.” List to the seven keys found in Isaiah 49:8 in the Amplified Bible which says: “Thus says the Lord, In an acceptable and favorable time I have heard and answered you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you; and I will preserve you and give you for a covenant to the people, to raise up and establish the land [from its present state of ruin] and to apportion and cause them to inherit the desolate [moral wastes of heathenism, their] heritages.” First, in an acceptable and favorable time. Second, I have heard and answered you. Third, in a day of salvation I have helped you. Fourth, I will preserve you. Fifth, I will give you a covenant for the people. Sixth, to raise up and establish the land. Seventh, to cause an inheritance for the faithful ones. 5. Your time of deliverance 2 Corinthians 6: 2 in the Amplified Bible says: “For He says, In the time of favor (of an assured welcome) I have listened to and heeded your call, and I have helped you on the day of deliverance (the day of salvation). Behold, now is truly the time for a gracious welcome and acceptance [of you from God]; behold, now is the day of salvation!” Now is your day of salvation. .it’s your time. Psalm 3:8 in the King James Version says: “Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people.” According to the Strong’s Concordance the word salvation is the Hebrew word yĕshuw`ah (H3444) and it means: “salvation, deliverance, prosperity, victory.” The New Living Translation of Psalm 3:8 says: “Victory comes from you, O Lord. May you bless your people.” God wants to deliver you. . .to save you from your old way of thinking and living. He wants you delivered. . .saved from a life of sin and/or indifference to His Word. God wants you saved. . .yes, totally delivered from poor financial or other decisions that have kept you bound to sin, sickness and stupidity. The word for salvation found in Psalm 3:8 is also used in one of my favorite verses. . .Exodus 14:13 says: “And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will shew to you today: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more forever.” The New International Version of Exodus 14:13 says “Moses answered the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the LORD will bring you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again.” The enemies you see today. . .your creditors. . .the debtors. . .you will never see again but you must not be afraid. . .you must stand firm and see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today. 6. Make the most out of every minute you have. Colossians 4: 5 in the Amplified Bible says: “Behave yourselves wisely [living prudently and with discretion] in your relations with those of the outside world (the non-Christians), making the very most of the time and seizing (buying up) the opportunity.” Make a list each night of what you need to accomplish the next day. Assign a priority to each task. . .and be about the business. . .avoid time distractions or people who will prevent you from achieving the things that you’ve purposed to achieve before the day ends. In the next twenty-four hours. . .you will be given a precious gift. . .not money, gold, silver or real estate. . .but something far more valuable. . .you will be the recipient of 86,400 seconds. . .or another day of life. The only restriction to each day that we’re given is that we must spend, invest or use every minute. There is no roll-over benefit to time. Simply said, use each day wisely before midnight or it’s gone forever. Ephesians 5:11-16 in the Message Bible says: “Don't waste your time on useless work, mere busywork, the barren pursuits of darkness. Expose these things for the sham they are. It's a scandal when people waste their lives on things they must do in the darkness where no one will see. Rip the cover off those frauds and see how attractive they look in the light of Christ. “Wake up from your sleep, Climb out of your coffins; Christ will show you the light! So watch your step. Use your head. Make the most of every chance you get. These are desperate times!” I strongly encourage you to do a time survey to determine where and how you’re spending your time. Ephesians 5: 16 in the Amplified Bible says: “Making the very most of the time [buying up each opportunity], because the days are evil.” Manage you’re your minutes to maximize your effectiveness for the kingdom of God. Ecclesiastes 3:1 in the New King James Version says: "To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven.” 7. Redeem the Time. King Solomon in all his wisdom said something profound in Ecclesiastes 3:11 which says: He has made everything beautiful in its time.” King David had the greatest dynasty in the history of Israel because he trained his military commanders to understand the times and know what Israel should do. 1 Chronicles 12:32 in the New Living Translation says: “From the tribe of Issachar, there were 200 leaders of the tribe with their relatives. All these men understood the signs of the times and knew the best course for Israel to take.” King Xerxes not only understood the importance of timing but he surrounded himself with wise men who also knew the importance of timing. Esther 1:13 in the Amplified Bible says: “Then the king spoke to the wise men who understood the times [asking for their advice]—for it was the custom of the king to speak before all those who were familiar with law and legal matters.” God is aware of the importance of acting in the right time. Galatians 4:4 in the Amplified Bible says: “But when [in God’s plan] the proper time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the [regulations of the] Law.” Jesus didn’t come too early or too late. . .He was right on time. You and I should be rejoicing because the Bible says we can redeem the time. Ephesians 5:16 in the King James Bible says: “Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.” According to Strong’s Concordance. . .the Greek word for redeem is G1805 and it means: “to redeem; by payment of a price to recover from the power of another, to ransom, buy off; to make wise and sacred use of every opportunity for doing good” It’s clear from the Strong’s definition that redeem means to repurchase time. God will allow us to buy back some time. Joel 2:25 in the Amplified Bible says: “And I will compensate you for the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the creeping locust, the stripping locust, and the gnawing locust—My great army which I sent among you.” The King James Version of Joel 2:25 says: “And I will restore to you the years. . .” Additionally, Proverbs 6:31 in the Amplified Bible says: “But when he is found, he must repay seven times [what he stole]; He must give all the property of his house [if necessary to meet his fine].” The enemy steals more than money and valuables. He steals ideas and yes, he even steals your time. I continually pray for the seven-fold restoration of all the time the enemy has stolen from me. We must maximize our time. . .the things we’re doing. Ephesians 5:16 in the Amplified Bible says: “Making the very most of your time [on earth, recognizing and taking advantage of each opportunity and using it with wisdom and diligence], because the days are [filled with] evil.” Thanks for reading this post and God Bless you. |
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There are secrets in life that controls the life of everyone. And those things has power that can kill and make alive, build and destroy. If anyone should use this things properly in the right way, it can transform his life within a second. Today guys I am giving you one of the secret through which men has achieve great things in their life. This secret is called the invisible world. Everything you see on earth was first creates from the invisible world. And in this invisible world, everything you want already exist and it's waiting for you to draw or call it forth into your life. The way you draw from this world is by design. And this world is already around us. What is this Invisible world? It is a world of good things, It is a world that already has all you will ever need in life, It is a world you call things from into your reality, It is a world that contains the picture of how your life was design by God, It is a world that show you who you really are and not what the world show you, It is a world that show the glory you are in every season of your life, It is world that show you your worth in life and what you can have and what you can do. So in this system, everyone need to focus on this world. What you see in the physical is what has already settled in the invisible world. The physical only show what is concluded within. Where you are now is as a result of the thought and feeling you keep within you. And those thoughts and feelings are what was reveal to you from the invisible world. And if can be good or bad. And those thoughts and feelings are drawing those manifestation from the invisible world. For you to change your reality and result you get in life, you have to learn how to draw good things that you want from the invisible world. Below are the ways you can draw what you want that already exist from the invisible world : 1. Know that the world exist: you must know that the world exist, you must know that whatever you want in the life already exist. You know it, it means that it already yours. And the Bible make us to understand that all we want already exist. Like the verses in the bible: All things that pertains to life and godliness has be given to us, It is finish, meaning He has settled all that you need and want in life. You are blessed with all the heavenly blesses in Christ. As you can see from those verses, you already have all things that you want in life and those things are hidden in your invisible world because you have not call them forth. Now that I have show you where they are, next is 2. Know what you want: You need to be specific on what you want. Like in the case of blind Batimaeus, when he came to Jesus, Jesus ask him, what do you want me to do for you, he said I want to receive my sight. As you can see, God already know what he want and he want the blind man to make a wish and then He heal him. You must be specific on what you want and need in life for you to draw or receive from the invisible world. 3:Put it in your mind: Put what you want in your in mind and let it be your thinking and your feelings. Look for ways to make it happen and plan what to do get it. As you are doing this, you are planting the seed of it inside your mind. 4. Meditation: this is another great way to receive from the invisible world. Through meditation of what you want, you are recreating your life according to what you want it to be. When you meditate, you are calling on the reality of what you want from the invisible world into your life. And when it is fixed into your soul, forever it is settled there and your life will continue to experience it. 5. The word of God: The word of God is what reveal what belong to you in the invisible world and how you can get it. It shows you the ways you can follow to have a perfect life. You can never be mislead when you follow the truth of the world of God. As you read it, it tell you what belong to you in life that is hidden in the invisible world and it also destroy ignorance and barrier that will try to block you from accessing what you want from the invisible world. 5. Faith: You need to use your faith to draw from the invisible world. This is what guarantee if you will live and have the good that belong to you in the invisible world. Now that you know that what you want is already available in the invisible world, you must stand in the faith you have. It must not be big faith but stand with the evidence that "All I want already exist and you can add this sentence, I must stand to draw it and have it in my life". Abraham believe the unseen, the invisible world that God reveal to him, and he see the fulfilment of the promise and the blessing. That is it. I know many people will say what I wanted to achieve last year, I didn't achieve it. The reason might be because you never know all that you need already exist or never use your faith to get it. If you are such person, never worry, this year is another opportunity for you and I to achieve that which we need in our life and make it a bet to have all we want. Another thing you have to do to realize your goal this year, please forget about the government and face your existence Who is God. And as you face and look upon Him, He will surely make sure your desire is a reality. If you know that you have not born again, please say this short prayer : Lord Jesus I come to you today and I believe you die for me and on the third day you rose again for my justification. Right now I accept you as my Lord and my personal saviour. Thank you for saving me. Amen Thanks for reading this post and God bless you 34 Likes 4 Shares |
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10. If your friends are comfortable in their comfort zone…they’re not going to want you to move out of yours. 9. Success will not just happen because you’re a nice person or even because you love the Lord. You must have a plan. Proverbs 16:3 8. This is for you. “You were born to win, but to be a winner you must plan to win, prepare to win and expect to win.” Zig Ziglar 7. God promises that when we are givers, our gifts will increase and multiply. Proverbs 17:8 6. Giving to God is not an obligation. It is an opportunity to put His biblical principles of economics into action. Luke 6:38 5. The devil can stop the flow of God’s abundant provision in your life if he can get you to doubt your ability to break through into wealth. 4. Don’t complain about what you don’t have…use what you do have to create a plan to get from where you are to where you want to be. 3. Praying for your day to be filled with supernatural favor, divine connections, revelatory insight and previously unknown opportunities. 2. The seed for every financial breakthrough begins in your mind. 1. The enemy cannot read your mind but you can accelerate and intensify his attacks by the words you choose to speak. Matthew 12:37. Enjoy |
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Have you been living life that is not lovely and good to you? Have you been thinking finding a way to overcome the self sabotage that has hold you from living your best in life? If you such person never worry because I am going to give you keys that will unlock yourself for prosperity and live the life you want. What I am going you show you in this post will i. Help you breakout of darkness and live in light of your glory, ii. Will unlock all the blessings that belong to you in Christ. iii. It will set you free and make you a commander over every affair of your life. So let get started. My topic is "Living The Above Life" In the book of Genesis, it shows us how God created the world and after everything God saw that it was good. When God created man, He didn't create him to struggle or lack any good thing but to be fruitful and multiply, to fill it up and subdue it. This was the first thing God give to man. The second thing is to have dominion over all things in this world. God give man all things so that he can live the above world. But man lost it and he began to struggle for survivor. But Jesus came, He pay a time sacrifice for man to be redeem and restore back to God original plan for him. This was done once and for all till the end of the world. So through this redemption man has been restore back to his fruitfulness, reproductivity, power and dominion over everything. Man is now bought and brought into the above life. And the only way you still be struggling in a low life when God has settle everything for you is because of ignorance. Not knowing who you are and what was did for you. You are created to live above only and be the head only. Through this ignorance, some negativity set into your soul and make you to live a low life that Gos does not design for you. The only way for man to restore back to the above life of fruitfulness, total prosperity, power and dominion is for him to do this 4 things that I listed below. These ways are the only ways man can restore his life to the above life and take charge of his life. The four things are: 1. Be born again, 2. Know yourself concept, 3. Meditate, 4. Believe 1. Be born again: you need to be born again to live this above life. This is the door to it. Except you receive Jesus as your Lord and Personal Saviour, you cannot be restore to the above life. So if you know that you are not yet born again, please say this short prayer, Lord Jesus I come to you today as a sinner, I believe you died for me and on the third day you rose again to justify me. Right now I receive and accept You as my Lord and Personal savoiur. I am save and born again. Thank You Jesus for saving me. 2. Know yourself concept: this area is where most people both born again and not born again always get it wrong, some people think that it is only born again that make you live the above life. There are other benefit and dominion you receive that you need to know about yourself that will become an inner force in you and make you to take action for your life success. And this other things is why you have to know by yourself. In revelation 5:12 it tell us the above life which you have been place. These are now your self concept of you which you need to operate in your life for prosperity and dominion. There is no other ways God define you but just this ways. And this is the way you need to define yourself so as to live the above life. The seven things listed there is now your real identity and nature and this is the thought and thinking you need to have concerning you. 3. Meditate: this is key that to your total prosperity in life. Meditation is the opening of the Spirit to your soul. What your soul couldn't understand, through meditation it understand it and store it. In the second step I show who you are now since you are born again, now what you need to do is to keep meditating on them until it get hold of you. Meditation or contemplation is to take away the ignorance out of your soul so that you can see clearly, knowing who you are and God plan for you. To me the way I meditate is to first find the meaning of the word the bible review that I am and then create an imagination of it that correspond to the life of the word. Your soul feed on pictures and words, you interprets the word in pictures within you. 4: Believe: you have to have faith in God and in yourself. There is a proverb that says, "man's faith in God is measured by the faith in himself". God has restore you to His original place He deserve for you and you must believe it and accept it as the final in you and in your life. As you meditate, believe it and let it rest in your soul. When you continuously do this, your life will change automatically and you will be surprise how glorious your life his. Thank you for reading this post and God bless you. |
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Hi guys in this post I will be sharing with you a post I title "The Light". Our life is a glorious life. It is a life to be envy by those around us. This life is created to continuously to increase in prosperity and progress. And for that to happen you need the light. Life is full of temptation, negative power and also full of goodies but we need The light to overcome the temptation and enjoy the goodies of what God has in store for us. Who Is The Light The light is Jesus Christ. He is the greater light that shine, beautify and garnish you the way He is. He is all you need to live a victorious, glorious and bless life on this Earth. When The Light is in your life, barriers give way, doors are open until you and victory is sure in anything you do. With the light living in you, you can never see darkness in your life. So if you don't have Him in you, you have to do so. Benefits of Having The Light In You. 1. He help you to remove the load of sin. 2. He make you also a light as He is. 3. He takes away every darkness out of your life and give you light in your life. 4. Through Him you have access to all things you want in this world. 5. You will experience divine protection, favour, blessing and breakthrough in all you do. How do you allow The Light into your life 1. Through born again 2. Love Him and praise Him 3. Love and read the word of God. 4. Believe in Him 5. Fill your heart with the word of God. That is it. There is no other way man can save himself except through Him. As you receive Him, He will be your light in darkness, your glory and your shield. So today receive the light , be the light and manifest the light in your life in Jesus Name Amen. Thanks for reading this post and God bless you richly. If you are not born again please say this short prayer: Lord Jesus, I come to you today, I know I am a sinner. And I believe you died on the cross to set me free. Right now I confess you as my Lord and Personal Saviour. Right now I know that I am forgiven. Thank you for saving me. Amen 8 Likes |
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None of us wants to fail and there are things we can do to defeat failure. Following these seven steps can lead you on your journey to success! Do you want to be a miserable failure? Of course not! No one wants to fail, but many have not attained the level of success that they desire. Why not? Because being successful involves following a certain set of principles that many have neglected. In the following paragraphs I have outlined seven principles that were originally defined. If applied, these principles can lead you on the pathway to success. 1. Set the right goals Before you can even begin to work toward being successful, you must set the right goal. Setting the right goal gives you direction and purpose. Imagine that you decide to take a trip. Would it make sense to jump in your car and drive, ignoring road signs or directions? It is possible that you might discover an interesting place, but you also might drive around in circles. Would it not be much better to examine a map and consider all of your options and then develop a plan? To reach physical and spiritual success, you must begin with the right goals. As Christians, our main goal should be to seek first the Kingdom of God (Matthew 6:33). After all, our main duty is to fear God and obey His laws (Ecclesiastes 12:13). 2. Education and preparation In order to be successful, you must make needed preparations and acquire the necessary education that is required to reach your goal. For example, one of my goals is to become an elementary school teacher. Not only does this involve being knowledgeable about the material I will be teaching, but it also requires that I understand how to work with and motivate children. Another aspect of becoming educated is to find the best sources to gather information. As we strive to become better Christians, our best source in acquiring knowledge is the Bible. Second Timothy 2:15 implies that we are to study to be approved by God. We also find several proverbs that urge us to gain wisdom and understanding (Proverbs 1:5; 9:9; 16:21-23). Wisdom can be gained by requesting counsel from those who are qualified to give advice (Proverbs 15:22). 3. Maintain health This principle of achieving and preserving good health—physically, mentally and emotionally—is one that can easily be neglected, but it is vital. Can you be truly successful if you are continually ill? Reaching your goals will become difficult if you feel sick or tired much of the time. Or you may reach a particular goal that you have sought, but if you are in poor health, you will not benefit as much from reaching that goal. There are those who are financially well-off but their lives are very stressful and they have severe health problems. They have indeed been successful in many ways, but unfortunately poor health is preventing them from fully enjoying it. To reach physical and spiritual success, you must begin with the right goals. Glorifying God in our bodies includes maintaining our health (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). Achieving good health requires eating properly and getting the right amount of exercise and sleep that your body needs. Since our main goal should be to enter into God’s Kingdom, then this principle would also include maintaining our spiritual health. We can accomplish this through prayer, Bible study, meditation and occasional fasting. 4. Drive As with your car, drive is what propels you forward so that you can achieve your goals. It is essential to have zeal and determination if you are to be successful. While pursuing your goals, it is easy to become lethargic and lose energy when you are tired or things seem to be going wrong. But we are admonished to remain diligent and work with all of our might (Ecclesiastes 9:10). 5. Endurance To be successful at reaching your goals, you should never give up. Most of us have felt like quitting at one time or another, and unless you are steadfast, it is easy to succumb to the temptation to simply give up. But in order to experience success, you must learn to endure trials and difficulties in order to persevere. Those who run marathon races provide a great example of endurance. Despite pain and fatigue, they push forward and, in many cases, finish what they have started. Our Christian life is compared to running a race (1 Corinthians 9:24; Hebrews 12:1). To successfully enter into God’s Kingdom, we must endure until the end (Matthew 24:13). Despite the trials and setbacks in our struggle against Satan and our human nature, we should always remember that God will always be there to see us through (Hebrews 13:5). 6. Resourcefulness While pursuing your goals, you are sure to face obstacles. Resourcefulness, which includes imagination, creativity and inventiveness, is the principle that helps us cope with emergencies and unexpected setbacks. Successful people have usually “failed” many times, but they keep trying, using new approaches. Though they are fictional characters, superheroes are often good examples of characters that use resourcefulness. No matter what crises they face, they always manage to find a solution to their dilemmas, such as a plan of escape. In our lives not everything is going to go as planned, and it is wise to have a “plan B” to work around unexpected obstacles. In our Christian lives we can use resourcefulness to confront the temptations of this life. Christ admonishes us to be as wise as serpents and harmless as doves (Matthew 10:16). 7. Reliance on God It is easy to become lethargic and lose energy when you are tired or things seem to be going wrong. The last principle is the most important one of all. This seventh principle is to acknowledge God and Jesus Christ in our daily lives and to include Them in all our endeavors (Proverbs 3:6). This means praying for guidance and help in everything and trusting that God will answer in the ways that are best. We are to put God first in our lives and to love Him with all our heart, soul and might (Deuteronomy 6:5). You need to have God in the picture if you are to be truly successful. Remember that the most important goal is to be in God’s Kingdom—God’s family—and that certainly requires God’s constant guidance and help. These seven principles show the way to true success. By following these principles, there is no need to be a miserable failure. Instead, you can be successful in this life and, more importantly, reach your awesome potential in the next life! |
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God give you two powerful tools to create your world, which are words and imagination. And this tools work by faith, use it to change your life. |
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Hi guys in this post I will be sharing with you 3 keys to change your life now. With this keys you can guarantee success, prosperity and money in your life and also you can attract to yourself a dream job and a life partner. What makes one to be ahead and always prospering in life is what he or she know and apply. Nothing happen without an action not been taken. Everything is consciousness. Your level of consciousness and your level of thinking will determine what you can have, do and become. Our God has set our life to be a shining light, that shine brighter and brighter unto the perfect day. He has done all things for us, what we need to understand is how we can walk, take and have that which God has already done for us and that is what I am explaining in this post, pls read to the end. 3 Keys to change your life now: 1. Know the truth and believe it. The truth you know and believe is what will change your life. You can never out grow what you know and believe . Your mind feed on what you know as true and believe and when it seek into your mind, it become a consciousness and consciousness is what bring the truth to manifestation. So the way you change your life with the truth is by knowing, 1 i. The problem ii. The truth ie what God has originally created that area of your life to be iii. Make the truth a fact in your life. iv. Accept and believe and bring the image of the fulfilment in your mind eye and expect the change. 2. Think from the truth you know : thinking from the truth is bringing images of the truth to your mind eye and believing and making it a fact that this is who I am. From there you begin to see yourself change. 3. Identify yourself as the person you want to be: I identity is one of the powerful concept man need to know. Identity as a way of expressing itself. When you identify yourself with something and believe that this is who I am, those things will naturally flow to you or opportunity will begin to locate you. The way you can change your life with identity is by seeing yourself in the nature of God. By seeing yourself prosperous, successful and great. The image you form of yourself is what will naturally flow to you. When you attaches prosperity to yourself, you have classify yourself in that world and opportunity and favour will naturally flow to you. So accept who you are in Christ and see and feel yourself that way. That is the 3 Keys that can change your life now when apply. Thank you reading and remain blessed In Jesus Name Amen |
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If you’ve been trying to stay afloat in the storms of life. . .if you need encouragement for the battles you’re in. . .then. . .tonight’s teaching is just for you. Mark 4:35-40 in the Amplified Bible says: “35 On that same day [when] evening had come, He said to them, Let us go over to the other side [of the lake]. 36 And leaving the throng, they took Him with them, [just] as He was, in the boat [in which He was sitting]. And other boats were with Him. 37 And a furious storm of wind [of hurricane proportions] arose, and the waves kept beating into the boat, so that it was already becoming filled. 38 But He [Himself] was in the stern [of the boat], asleep on the [leather] cushion; and they awoke Him and said to Him, Master, do You not care that we are perishing? 39 And He arose and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, Hush now! Be still (muzzled)! And the wind ceased (sank to rest as if exhausted by its beating) and there was [immediately] a great calm (a perfect peacefulness). 40 He said to them, Why are you so timid and fearful? How is it that you have no faith (no firmly relying trust)?” No matter how spiritual you are or aren’t. . .there will come a time in your life when the storm clouds will fill your horizon, darkening the view of your destination, beating your ship of state. . .making you wonder whether you will survive the winds and the rain. If you draw a breath. . .you’re considered dangerous to the devil. . .you will face a crisis in life from time to time. The question is not whether or not you will face a crisis but rather how you will respond to it. But in every crisis. . .you can find opportunity. President John F. Kennedy once said: “When written in Chinese, the word "crisis" is composed of two characters-one represents danger, and the other represents opportunity.” The ancient Greek word for crisis means: “a separating, power of distinguishing, decision, choice, election, judgment, dispute” and it comes from another Greek root word meaning to: “pick out, choose, decide, judge” In dictionary.com the word crisis means: “a stage in a sequence of events at which the trend of all future events, especially for better or for worse, is determined; turning point.” Every crisis we face in life with be a turning point. . .for better or worse. The decision for better or worse. . .is ours. In fact, Romans 8:28 in the Amplified Bible tells you everything you ever need to know about whatever crisis you will ever face. . .when it says: “We are assured and know that [God being a partner in their labor] all things work together and are [fitting into a plan] for good to and for those who love God and are called according to [His] design and purpose.” It’s important that we understand crisis will come and go. . .just look at the changing tide of the ocean. Psalm 34:19 in the Amplified Bible says: “Many evils confront the [consistently] righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.” If we’re obedient to the Word of God. . .when trouble comes. . .we have the confidence in knowing that God will deliver us out of it all. John 16:33 in the Amplified Bible says: “I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace and confidence. In the world you have tribulation and trials and distress and frustration; but be of good cheer [take courage; be confident, certain, undaunted]! For I have overcome the world. [I have deprived it of power to harm you and have conquered it for you.]” I have told you these things. . .but you wouldn’t know it. . .if you weren’t reading the Word. . .spending time in His presence. . .studying to show yourself approved. In Me you may have [perfect] peace. . .but you can’t possess what you don’t know about. In the world you have tribulation and trials and distress and frustration. . .We have a choice. We can have His perfect peace or we can daily deal with tribulations, trials, distress and frustration. We will choose whether we will have perfect peace and confidence in every adversity and opportunity. . .or whether to live with tribulations, trials, distress and frustration. Let me say it again. . .we can choose. . .you choose. . .I choose. Tribulations (not being able to pay your bills). . . Trials (being laid off on your job). . . Distress (wondering how you’re going to provide for your family). . . Frustration (feeling like nobody will help you or give you a break). . . If life were a game show and you were offered those choices, you would say thanks, but no thanks. . . yet way too many believers are buying into TTDF (tribulations, trials, distress and frustration) every day through the choices they make. But be of good cheer [take courage; be confident, certain, undaunted]!. . .claim these happy choices. Make a quality decision that no matter what. . .you’re choosing the pure, the powerful and the positive from the Word of God. For I have overcome the world. . .not only did Jesus overcome the world but He empowered us to do the same thing. Romans 8:37 which says: “Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.” According to Strong’s Concordance the Greek word for conqueror is (G5245) and it means: “to be more than a conqueror, to gain a surpassing victory.” I noticed that conqueror comes from the root word nikaō (G3528) which is translated 24 out of 28 times as “overcome.” So it became obvious to me that in order to become a Kingdom Conqueror we must first be a World Overcomer. Now get ready to SHOUT! I have deprived it of power to harm you. . .because Jesus made a show of the devil by taking the keys to death, hell and the grave. Colossians 2:15 in the Amplified Bible says: “[God] disarmed the principalities and powers that were ranged against us and made a bold display and public example of them, in triumphing over them in Him and in it [the cross].” I have conquered it for you. . .because I’m the only One who can give you the victory over every crisis perpetrated by the enemy. Psalm 34:6-10 in the New Living Translation says: “In my desperation I prayed, and the Lord listened; He saved me from all my troubles. For the angel of the Lord is a guard; he surrounds and defends all who fear him. Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him! Fear the Lord, you his godly people, for those who fear him will have all they need. . .and those who trust in the Lord will lack no good thing. “ Now here’s an exciting fact. . .every time you face a crisis. . .your faith grows. The storms of life have a way of showing just how big our God is. . .and how He encourages and delivers us the victory. . .every time. Here are seven keys to making every crisis a turning point that’s brighter for your future. First, you keep on tithing and giving offerings even when your mind says you can’t afford it. If the enemy can ever get you to believe you can’t afford to tithe or give offerings. . .he has the ability to take advantage of you. The enemy wants you living in fear over the “appearance of lack” in your financial situation. If the enemy can transfer fear into your mind, he immediately has the ability to take advantage over you. If the enemy can get you to believe you can’t afford to give. . .he has the ability to take advantage of you. If the enemy can get you confessing lack in your life. . .he has the ability to take advantage of you. If you sow words that indicate a lack of faith in God’s provision. . .or over his ability to move in your current situation. . .then you are going to live a life of financial shortage. Life and death are in the power of our tongue (Proverbs 18:21). If you say, “This is all I have” or “I can’t afford to give” then you are effectively negating the promises of God. . .you are consciously or unconsciously limiting the power of God to bring financial deliverance into your life. . .and giving up your right to the financial last will and testament of our Lord. God wants you to get your eyes on Him and His ability to create supernatural manifestation in your life. . .it’s time for you to raise your level of expectation. Nowhere in the scripture does God tell people not to give when things are bad. To the contrary, He told Isaac to sow in famine and hard times in Genesis. . .He told the widow woman to give her last meal to the prophet in 2 Kings. . . He says: Give and it shall be given unto you”. . .He says that He will give bread (seed) to the sower. . .not to those who think or talk about sowing. . .but never do. Second, you refuse to let the devil steal your peace even when you have to go against your emotions and feelings. We now live in an agricultural society where plants, vegetables and even flowers. . .are often grown in a “hot house environment.” The hot houses have a controlled environment where conditions are nearly perfect. That’s not how our faith grows. Remember, the scripture about the woman who was bent completely over? Luke 13:10-11in the Amplified Bible says: “Now Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues on the Sabbath. And there was a woman there who for eighteen years had had an infirmity caused by a spirit (a demon of sickness). She was bent completely forward and utterly unable to straighten herself up or to look upward.” This woman had suffered for eighteen years. No doubt, the enemy had come to steal (her hope); kill (her dreams) and destroy (her faith) but she was still showing up at the temple. This woman had been living in crisis mode for all these years. I’m confident the enemy was laughing at this woman, encouraging her to denounce her faith in God and His Word. When the enemy discovered this woman was about to meet Jesus in the synagogue he must have gotten very nervous. Luke 13:12 in the New Living Translation says: “When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, ‘Dear woman, you are healed of your sickness!’ ” This woman was not in the temple by accident. She was there for a divine appointment. In the midst of her pain and the previous 18 years. . .this woman was ready to receive. Luke 13:13 in the Amplified Bible says: “Then He laid [His] hands on her, and instantly she was made straight, and she recognized and thanked and praised God.” Third, keep claiming your healing even when the lying symptoms try to linger in your body. If you want to experience healing virtue over a bad report from the doctor. . .the scripture doesn’t say you’re to focus on all the lying symptoms that are attacking your body. . .it says to put your mind on your life with God. Sickness can be prevented by right thinking. . .also known as making the Word of God your spiritual reality. James 5:15 says: “And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.” Personalize the verse. James 5:15 says: “And the prayer of faith shall save <<YourName>>, and the Lord shall raise <him/her> up; and if <YourName> has committed sins, they shall be forgiven <him/her> .” Things are not what they seem to be; instead, they are what God’s Word says they are. Regardless of your symptoms. . .you must know that according to Isaiah 53:5 and 1 Peter 2:24-b, God counts you as already healed. The symptoms you may be experiencing are just that. . .LYING symptoms. Here’s Isaiah 53:5 personalized. “Surely He has borne <YourName>’s griefs (sicknesses) and carried <his/her> sorrows (pains); yet <YourName> esteemed Him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But He was wounded for <YourName>’s transgressions, he was bruised for <his/her> iniquities; the chastisement for <his/her> peace was upon Him, and by His stripes <YourName> is healed.” 2 Peter 2:24 in the Amplified Bible says: “He personally bore <YourName>’s sins in His [own] body on the tree [as on an altar and offered Himself on it], that <YourName> might die (cease to exist) to sin and live to righteousness. By His wounds <YourName> have been healed.” Jesus has already paid your sin penalty. You are God’s healed and Satan is trying to kill you. Unless you know that as fact, he will deceive you into believing you are being destroyed by that lying symptom. The Word must have preeminence over the attention you give to the symptoms. Speak the Word to your lying symptoms. Fourth, don’t doubt God will more than meet your needs even when your bank account is in the red. Does it seem you’re living in the midst of a financial tsunami . . .with one nostril above the financially troubled waters? Does it seem your checkbook balance is anemic and needs a cash transfusion? Do not let what your eyes see determine what you believe in your heart? Focus on Psalm 84:11 in the Amplified Bible which says: “For the Lord God is a Sun and Shield; the Lord bestows [present] grace and favor and [future] glory (honor, splendor, and heavenly bliss)! No good thing will He withhold from <<Your Name>> who walks uprightly.” God’s WORD Translation says: “…He does not hold back any blessing…” No matter what our current economic condition. . .the Word is clear. . .God will not withhold any good thing from those who walk uprightly. According to Strong’s Concordance the word good is the Hebrew word towb (H2896) and it means: “good, pleasant, rich, agreeable, prosperous, understanding, excellent” Interestingly enough this word towb is used seven times in Genesis 1 where the scripture says “…and God saw that it was good.” To me, that puts a little more power behind the word good. I mean we’re comparing a good thing with the same word used to define all the good things in creation. No question. . .God wants to turn our poverty and lack. . .into prosperity. Fifth, keep believing your household will be saved even in the darkest hours and most trying days. Please get this next statement. . .down in your spirit. . .not only does God want you saved. . .but He wants those you love saved. 2 Peter 3:9 in the New International Version says: “The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” When this verse says “. . .not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” The Greek word for all pas (G3956) that is used in John 3:16. All means everyone. The New International Version of 2 Peter 3:9 says: “The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.” If you look at the bottom of the page in your Bible. . .you will see there are no exceptions to this verse. Take comfort in knowing God wants everyone in your family saved. Sixth, keep claiming the promises of God for your life when it seems everything is falling apart. Nothing has happened on planet earth that hasn’t happened before. The difference is … it may not have happened to you. People overcome and people succumb to the pressure. The difference between the two is what they chose to believe. Our signature scripture this year is from Mark 9:23 in God’s Word Translation: Jesus said to him, "As far as possibilities go, everything is possible for the person who believes." But sometimes we have to offer the sacrifice of praise. That means even when praising is the last thing we want to do! It’s difficult because emotionally we are so far down in the dumps that when we read the Word of God it seems to fail to reach us …BUT keep praising! The Word works. Hebrews 13:15-16 says: “By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. “But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.” Our emotions will be tried because the Word is not based on emotions, it is based on His truth. Truth trumps emotions … every time! Psalm 7:9 in the Amplified Bible says: “Oh, let the wickedness of the wicked come to an end, but establish the [uncompromisingly] righteous [those upright and in harmony with You]; for You, Who try the hearts and emotions and thinking powers, are a righteous God.” Seventh, you know that where you’re at is not where you’re going to stay … no matter how things look. When it comes to your finances you’ve got to know where you’re at. . .because it does make a HUGE difference on where you will go. When it comes to your money. . .if you don’t know where you’re at. . .then you’ll never know where you’re going! And you most certainly will never arrive. In fact, you’ll end up on the side of the road . . . financial road kill. . .a casualty to someone else’s get-your-wealth plan. Proverbs 27:23 “Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.” In the Old Testament, wealth was often measured by the size of a person’s flock or herd. It was critical for a person to know not only the location of every animal but also its physical condition. 2 Samuel 12:2 says: “The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds.” A careful reading of the reference to “herds” will reveal that often livestock was valued above gold and silver. Genesis 24:35 says: “And the LORD hath blessed my master [Abraham] greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.” Notice that in describing Abraham’s wealth. . .the first thing Eliezer listed was “flocks and herds.” In the agrarian society that dominated the Old Testament world. . .the state of your flocks and herds was the key to multiplying your wealth. In Deuteronomy 8:13 we can see where once again the mention of livestock comes before silver and gold when the scripture talks about wealth increase. “And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied.” The location and state of a person’s flocks was critical to wealth increase. In other words, they had to know … where they were financially. Proverbs 27:23 says: “Know well the condition of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds;” Now it’s time for you to get out your checkbook and all your bills. You need to know the state of your “flocks & herds” . . . what you have at the moment. Any increase in wealth begins with an honest assessment of what you’ve got and where you’re at. God doesn’t want you down and out … or we wouldn’t have been able to list so many scriptures that tell you how to get Up, Right & In! But don’t delay. Begin putting them to work today. The Lord didn’t make you a quitter…you were made in His image and He will show you and help you do it. Thank you for reading God bless you richly. |
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Over the years, I’ve heard a number of people say that poverty is holy. These people have given poverty a spiritual badge of honor. They said that prosperity is evil. . .which, by the way, is an unscriptural statement since God delights in the prosperity of His children. Psalm 35:27 says: “Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the Lord be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant.” Despite this and other scriptures to the contrary. . .there are some who have made poverty an acceptable lifestyle. It’s time to get the facts straight. Poverty is the devil’s anointing. Poverty happens inside you before it ever happens around you. Poverty will not keep you out of heaven but it may keep others out. Poverty is a dream destroyer. There is something worse than poverty. . .it’s the reason behind poverty ... It's called poor thinking. A poverty mentality will hold a person hostage to the belief that there’s no other choice. . .no way out and that is a totally unscriptural philosophy. Luke 1:37 in the Amplified Bible says: “For with God nothing is ever impossible and no word from God shall be without power or impossible of fulfillment.” Being poor is a choice. . .anywhere in the world but especially if you live in the United States. A person or family may not have chosen to live in poverty but they definitely accepted their situation and have chosen to stay there. For too long too many Christians have believed the devil’s lie. Satan says some people are destined to be poor, and some people are destined to be rich, and there’s nothing anyone can do about either circumstance. This satanic lie has crippled God’s people for a long time! It is time to learn the truth. There are three main reasons we know this destructive statement is a lie: First, It is a lie because God is not a respecter of persons. Acts 10:34 says: “Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons.” God did not predetermine who would be rich and who would be poor. He simply created His spiritual laws, and freely gave them to everyone. Every person has a choice – to implement the laws of poverty, or to implement God’s spiritual laws of prosperity. Second, It is a lie because God’s desire is that you prosper. This truth is plainly stated in 3 John 2 which says: “Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.” Prosperity, not poverty, is God’s intention for your life. Third, It is a lie because God has given you the power to get wealth. Deuteronomy 8:18 says: “But thou shalt remember the lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.” God would not give you the power to get wealth if He did not intend for you to use that power and become wealthy! The decision to live in poverty or prosperity is yours. God has already cast His vote. He wants you to be prosperous. Make your life-changing decisions today to reject the destructive laws of poverty and accept your God-given rights under God’s law of abundance. Poverty should carry a warning label. CAUTION: Poverty is dangerous to your financial well-being and physical health. Poverty is a disease. . .as it makes you ill at ease. And according to the word of God poverty is trouble. . .an affliction. 1 Chronicles 22:14 says: “Now, behold, in my trouble I have prepared for the house of the Lord an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto.” The Hebrew word fortrouble is `oniy (H6040) and it is defined as: “affliction, poverty, misery” “Now, behold, in my poverty I have prepared. . .” When it wasn’t convenient for me. . .I gave significantly into building the kingdom of God. The same Hebrew word appears in Exodus 3:17 which says: “And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey.” The verse could actually read like this. “And I have said, I will bring you up out of the poverty of Egypt. . .unto a land flowing with milk and honey.” One more scripture. . .Job 36:15 says: “He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.” The Hebrew word forpoor is `aniy (H6041) and it means: “poor, afflicted, humble, wretched, needy” I think it’s pretty clear. . .scripturally speaking. . .that poverty is not holy. Deuteronomy 15:4-5 in the Amplified Bible says: “But there will be no poor among you, for the Lord will surely bless you in the land which the Lord your God gives you for an inheritance to possess, If only you carefully listen to the voice of the Lord your God, to do watchfully all these commandments which I command you this day.” Let me get this straight. . . First, there will be NO poor among you. Second, the Lord will bless you. Third, God is giving you an inheritance to possess. Fourth, If only. . . Fifth, you listen to His voice. Sixth, do all His commandments Seventh, which he will give you this day. I’d say that’s seven pretty powerful things about Deuteronomy 15:4-5. Some people cite Mark 10:21 as to why you and I should be poor. . .or living in lack. The verse says: “And Jesus, looking upon him, loved him, and He said to him, You lack one thing; go and sell all you have and give [the money] to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come [and] accompany Me [walking the same road that I walk].” By the way. . .notice Jesus said give it to the poor. Giving should always be a choice and never a function of a government to redistribute your money to others. The only redistribution of wealth in the Bible is found in Matthew 25. . .the parable of the talents. But alas, that’s another teaching. When you consider Mark 10:21. . .you should also consider Ephesians 6:8 which says: “Knowing that for whatever good anyone does, he will receive his reward from the Lord, whether he is slave or free.” When you do something for anyone else. . .you will be rewarded. . .not by the person(s) you blessed but by the Lord. Now I can get excited about the Lord doing for me. . .what I’ve done for others. When you’re poor. . .you’re not really doing anything for others. . .you can’t afford to. As I was writing this teaching I came across an old Chinese Proverb which says: “When you are poor, neighbors close by will not come; once you become rich, you'll be surprised by visits from (alleged) relatives afar” It reminded me of Ecclesiastes 9:15 in The Living Bible which says: “Then I realized that though wisdom is better than strength, nevertheless, if the wise man is poor, he will be despised, and what he says will not be appreciated.” Here are seven reasons poverty is nothing but trouble. 1. Being poor is not God’s will for your life. 3 John 2 says: “Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in every way and [that your body] may keep well, even as [I know] your soul keeps well and prospers. Psalm 23:1 in the Amplified Bible says: “THE LORD is my Shepherd [to feed, guide, and shield me], I shall not lack.” 2 Chronicles 26:5 says: “. . .as long as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper.” 2. Being poor doesn’t make you holy. Being poor doesn’t make you holy any more than being rich makes you a saint. It’s the condition of a person’s heart not the balance in their checkbook that determines whether or not someone is holy. Proverbs 21:17 in the New Living Translation says: “Those who love pleasure become poor; those who love wine and luxury will never be rich.” Being poor doesn’t make you holy any more than going to Arby’s makes you a roast beef sandwich. Poverty is not be equated with holiness or righteousness. Leviticus 20:7 in the Message Bible says: "Set yourselves apart for a holy life. Live a holy life, because I am God, your God. Do what I tell you; live the way I tell you. I am the God who makes you holy.” 3. Being poor doesn’t make you a more effective person. I heard someone say that a poor person has more time to do things effectively. The basic premise of such a statement is totally incorrect. . .if a poor person could do things more effectively. . .they wouldn’t still be poor. People who work hard become rich. Did I make that up? Nope, it’s in the Word. Proverbs 10:4 in the New Living Translation says: “Lazy people are soon poor; hard workers get rich.” However, if you don’t work hard. . .if you just sit back. . .you will suffer the economic consequences. Proverbs 24:33-34 in the Message Bible says: "A nap here, a nap there, a day off here, a day off there, sit back, take it easy—do you know what comes next? Just this: You can look forward to a dirt-poor life, with poverty as your permanent houseguest!" 4. Being proud of being poor is selfish and self righteous. I will always remember the man who with great pride told me that all he needed was enough money for himself and his family. I asked if he was serious about that statement and he emphatically said, “Yes.” I proceeded to tell him that was the most selfish and unscriptural attitude that I’d heard in a long time. I reminded him that the scripture tells us that we’re to care for the widows and orphans. James 1:27 says: “Religion that pleases God the Father must be pure and spotless. You must help needy orphans and widows and not let this world make you evil.” How can you care for the orphans and widows if you’re so broke you can’t pick up all the pieces? 5. Being poor isn’t permanent if you don’t want it to be. I have often said that there is something much worse than being poor. . .it’s to have a poor attitude. Being poor is a temporary state. . .poor thinking is an attitude that oftentimes has been years in the making. . .thus filling your sub-conscious mind (your mental hard drive) with lots of negative and self-limiting thoughts. BUT GOD can change the way you think. Romans 12:2 in the New Living Translation says: “Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.” 6. Being poor is expensive. People who are poor are victimized on several levels. It costs money to be poor. Most banks are moving out of inner city neighborhoods and check cashing services are moving in. These services are designed to exploit poor people with high interest rates. Poor people seldom have checking accounts. They pay their bills with money orders which cost more than a good checking account when it’s done month after month. Sadly, there are people who are taking financial advantage of the poor and scripturally speaking that in itself is not a very smart thing to do. Amos 8:4-6 in the Message Bible: “Listen to this, you who walk all over the weak, you who treat poor people as less than nothing, Who say, "When's my next paycheck coming so I can go out and live it up? How long till the weekend when I can go out and have a good time?" Who give little and take much, and never do an honest day's work. You exploit the poor, using them—and then, when they're used up, you discard them.” 7. Being poor is a magnet. Without question, your financial attitude will draw to you. . .people who feel the way you do. You are either blessed or cursed by your associations. Proverbs 13:20 in the Message Bible says: “Become wise by walking with the wise; hang out with fools and watch your life fall to pieces.” People with negative and/or sinful behavior will try to bring you down to their level. . .they will never naturally seek to rise to your level. 1 Corinthians 15:33 in the Amplified Bible says: “Do not be so deceived and misled! Evil companionships (communion, associations) corrupt and deprave good manners and morals and character.” By bringing you down. . .it’s the only way they can feel good about themselves. Proverbs 19:4 in the New Living Translation says: “Wealth makes many “friends”; poverty drives them all away.” If God’s Word commanded us to be poor, we would obey. But God’s Word does not advocate poverty! Ephesians 1:18 says: “The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints.” The Greek word translated riches in this verse is ploutos. It is from a root word that means to “fill.” Its literal meaning is “money, possessions.” Figuratively it refers to “abundance, riches, valuable bestowment.” Our inheritance as sons and daughters of the King of kings is a life free from want and poverty. Poverty is not godly, and it certainly isn’t biblical. God wants us to open our eyes to see the invisible world—to see the blessings He has in store for all those who love Him. God intends for you to have all your needs supplied according to His riches in glory. Not only that. . .we’ve just proven. . .scripturally. . .that poverty is nothing but trouble. |
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