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Matthew 9:29 Then he touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith let it be done to you”;

Whatever we need or desire is going to be according to our faith and our faith alone (what we believe).
Notice, this scripture does not say it’s according to our finances.
It’s not according to our education.
It’s not according to our employment experience.
It’s not according to our criminal history.
It’s not according to who we know.

Everything we need or desire is going to be according to our faith.

Also, it’s not according to your mother’s faith or your pastor’s faith. Your needs/desires are according to YOUR FAITH.

Faith is believing every need or desire has been (past tense) made available to us (the believers) through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Even though we can’t observe the need/desire with our five senses, we believe it’s available to us.

Receive your needs and desires by exercising your faith and removing all the “limitations” the world has placed in your mind.

Inspired by Pastor B. Winston

Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:

When some of us think of blessings, we think of a house, car, or money however, there is much more to a blessing besides materialistic things. A blessing can positively impact the character of a person.

The following blessings are in heavenly places:

There is a delivered smoker, alcoholic, or drug user in heavenly places. There is a saved and set free son or daughter in heavenly places. There is a fearless representative of God in heavenly places. There is a minister in heavenly places. There are people doing God’s will in heavenly places.

Never be discouraged about what you see in yourself or what you see in a person. All these blessings and more that impact the character of a person are in heavenly places. Our faith in what Jesus has accomplished releases those blessing into the physical world.

Remember, the blessings in heavenly places mean more than materialistic things. The blessings in heavenly places include people’s lives.

1 Peter 4:10 Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms.

In the past, believers have defined grace as unmerited favor. The unmerited favor definition of grace is true but, there are so many more areas of grace.

Grace to Bless: 2 Corinthians 9:8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all-sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed;

The grace of God is available to supply us with everything we need in this life. When we rely on God’s grace, we don’t have to be worried or afraid of not having because the grace of God supplies all of our needs.

Grace to Overcome: 2 Corinthians 12:9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.

Paul was going through a difficult time in his life. God spoke to Paul and informed him that His grace was enough to help him get through this difficult time. When we rely on God’s grace, God’s grace will help us get through our difficult times.

Grace to Save: Ephesians 2:8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith–and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God.

This is the most important area of grace. Salvation is not something that happened automatically. It was a gift that was given to mankind through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. When we rely on God’s grace and not our self-effort, the grace of God allows anyone to receive salvation.

Grace has various forms. Understand and apply each form of God’s grace in your life.

Mark‬ ‭4‬:‭37-40 And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling. But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?” Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm. But He said to them, “Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?”

With His faith, Jesus changed the atmosphere. Jesus caused a stormy situation to turn into a peaceful situation. The storm did not obey Jesus because He was the Son of God. The storm obeyed Jesus because Jesus had faith and He understood the authority mankind has in the earth (Genesis 1:26). Jesus understood that the magnitude of His faith can move mountains and change the atmosphere (Matthew 21:21).

We too can operate in the same type of faith that Jesus operated in. In fact, the Word of God says, we can do even greater works than Jesus did (John 14:12). With this in mind, wherever a stormy situation is, our faith can change the atmosphere.
If we or someone else is in an abusive situation, our faith can change the atmosphere for the better.
If we or someone else is being mistreated, our faith can change the atmosphere for the better.
If our neighborhood is filled with drug dealers, prostitutes, and violence, our faith can change the atmosphere.
If our nation is under attack by terrorism, racism, and poverty, our faith can change the atmosphere.

This is our world. God gave us dominion over this world. If we want to see a change in our lives and in the world, our faith is going to be a catapult for that change.

Work your faith.

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Genesis‬ ‭1‬:‭26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

Contrary to popular belief, God is NOT in control. Mankind is in control. As we can see from the scripture above, God gave mankind dominion over everything in the earth. Psalm 8:6 says, God gave mankind dominion over everything He created. We see mankind’s control in the earth in the life and death of Jesus. Jesus pushed His Godhead aside, operated in this earth as a man, and died as a man to redeem mankind.

Another way we know mankind is in control is through the concept of prayer. If God was in control, why would Luke 18:1 instruct us to pray? If God was in control, He wouldn’t need us to pray. He would do whatever He wanted whenever He wanted. The reason we pray is to allow God’s power to operate in this earth through us. Everything God does in this earth has to be done through a person.

Religion will tell us, God is in control. That sounds comforting until something goes wrong. Then, people want to blame and lose their faith in God for allowing a tragic event to happen. Everything that happens in this earth (good or bad) is because of a man.

What does this mean for us? This means we need to start using the authority Jesus gave us in Luke 10:19 and change the world. Renew your mind to this truth…God gave mankind control over everything (the weather, finances, death, etc.). Besides the will of another person, God has given us dominion over everything. Use this dominion to change your world.

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On part 1 of Bounce Back, we mentioned how it’s important to overcome the problems we bring upon ourselves. We must realize whatever we’ve done or will do, God has forgiven us and He still desires to bless us with an abundant life beyond what we can imagine.

Today we’ll mention the problems brought on by the enemy. The enemy himself has no power (Colossians 2:15). The only thing he can do is promote bad behavior with thoughts, ideas, and suggestions. At times, people are influenced by his suggestions and they end up emotionally and/or physically hurting us. For instance, some people may be influenced to cheat on their wife or intentionally disrespect and belittle their husband. In trying times like those we have two options: 1. We can become depressed, sulk in our miseries, hurt others because we’ve been hurt, or never trust again. OR 2. We can trust God and know He sees everything we’ve been through. We can continue to love and forgive the people who hurt us. We can believe that our latter days will be greater than our past.

The choice is up to us. It’s time for believers to fulfill the promises God has for us. God wants us to let our lights shine. We can’t let our lights shine by living a bitter miserable life. Bounce back from the hurt. Bounce back from the pain. Bounce back from everything that attempted to detour you from the blessed life God wants you to have. Bounce Back!

Psalm 46:10 “Be still, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world.” 11 The LORD of Heaven’s Armies is here among us; the God of Israel is our fortress.

The Word of God informs us we will have trials and tribulations in this life. The trouble in our lives may be self-inflicted or it may be the work of the enemy. Regardless of how the trouble arrives in our lives, we have to be resilient. We have to be able to stand firm in our faith receiving God’s deliverance over our troubles. We have to renew our minds and bounce back from those trials. We have to trust that the blessing of God is operating in our lives versus magnifying the secondary effects of the trouble.

For instance, someone may have been a rebellious person when they were younger. As a result of their rebellion, they received a felony that will be on their record for the rest of their lives. That person has two options:
1. They can give up, start hustling, live a mediocre lifestyle, and work at a dead end job.
OR
2. They can trust that the blessing is operating in their lives regardless of what they’ve done and they can believe ALL things work together for their good.

The choice is totally up to them. The choice is totally up to us. Don’t allow troubles, failures, mistakes, and problems to get in the way of the life God promised for you. God promised us this abundant life and nothing (no sin, no problem, or mistake) will remove that promise.
Bounce Back!

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” (‭Joshua‬ ‭1‬:‭9‬ NKJV)

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In Overriding Facts Part 1, we discussed the importance of believing God’s Word over other people’s experiences, opinions, and logic. Today, we’re discussing how to successfully override those facts.

People often state things as facts based on personal experiences or what they’ve seen in the lives of others. Going back to our previous example, many people believe marriage is difficult and the first year of marriage is the toughest. Someone may have heard this several times from several sources. The more a person hears comments like these, the more that person may believe it to be true because faith comes by hearing. However, no matter who says the statement and how many other people say the same thing, if it’s not grounded in the Word of God, it’s untrue.

With this in mind, we have to be mindful of what we’re hearing. We have to replace untrue statements with the Word of God. If the majority of the things we’re hearing are death, destruction, doom and gloom, and life is hard, that’s what we’ll believe and expect. However, if we replace untrue statements by continuously listening to and confessing the Word of God over every situation, our faith will be established in the Word of God and our faith will override facts.

Begin to override the facts in your life by placing your faith in God’s Word alone.

Romans 10:17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

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Matthew 19:26 With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

We may know and quote this verse but, some of us truly don’t believe this verse. For the believer, this verse is literal and can be implemented in every area of our lives. The reason why some of us don’t believe this verse is because we have more faith in what we hear from our family, friends, or “experts” in the world versus the Word of God.

For instance, many have heard from family members and friends that the first year of marriage is the hardest year of marriage. This may have been a fact for them but, this is not the truth for us. The truth is found in the Word of God. The truth is, we will have what we say (Mark 11:23). So, if we believe we shall have what we say and we believe with God all things are possible, every day of our marriage can be enjoyable.
Additional untrue statements:
-The first 6 months of parenthood are the hardest because the parents have a lack of sleep.
-Companies want someone with 2 years experience before they can become a manager.
-There is no cure for AIDS.

The Word of God will override all of these facts and more if, we only believe. Let’s place our faith in God’s Word instead someone else’s experiences, opinion, or logic because with God, ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE.

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Psalms‬ ‭9‬:‭10 And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; For You, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.

There are some tragic events that occur in people’s lives. Some people have been physically abused, robbed, or sexually assaulted. The tragedies that occurred have reduced some people’s trust in God. The belief is still present but, their trust has diminished. The mentality is, if God couldn’t protect/help me then, how can I trust Him to handle a certain situation in another area in my life?

Unfortunately, when our trust is diminished, our faith is tainted with doubt. How can we have faith in someone we don’t fully trust? This is the reason why some of us have not experienced manifestations in our lives. We can’t expect to receive anything from God if we have doubt in our hearts. Then, if the things we desire don’t come in a timely manner, our faith is further tainted. We can get to a point where our trust is diminished and our faith is tainted with doubt.

There are many reasons why people experience tragedies in their lives. Honestly, I can’t explain them all. Don’t allow previous experiences to destroy the future God has promised. Whatever situations you’ve been through, I’m encouraging you to fully trust God again. If we can give another chance to a relationship after being hurt, or to food after getting food poisoning, or to cars after being in an accident, why not give our Heavenly Father another chance? Trust God to protect you, heal you, restore you, love you, and manifest His promises in your life.

People of God, trust God again.

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James 4:3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.

As we can see, our motives play a major factor in determining if we receive something from God. If our motives are wrong (selfish, boastful, prideful), our requests will not be granted. We may think we have the correct motives but, God knows our heart.

That’s why it’s so important to communicate and have a great relationship with God. If a desire enters our minds, we can go before the Lord and request that desire. Immediately after making our requests, we can ask God to remove any motive that’s not pleasing to Him. When we ask God to remove any displeasing motives, we’re giving God access to fulfill a promise in our lives. The promise we allow God to fulfill in our lives is the promise of God uprooting every thing (selfishness, pridefulness, etc.) He did not plant (Matthew 15:13).

By allowing God to remove unwanted motives, we position ourselves to receive everything our hearts desire and we become more Christ-like in our mindsets, attitudes, and behaviors.

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‭Psalms‬ ‭6‬:‭9-10 The LORD has heard my supplication; The LORD will receive my prayer. Let all my enemies be ashamed and greatly troubled; Let them turn back and be ashamed suddenly.

In times of trouble, all we want to know is that God heard our cry. It doesn’t matter what we say or how we say it, the most important thing is God heard us. Because if He heard us, we have an assurance our prayers will be answered.

Thank God for hearing us. Thank God for answering our prayers. Thank God for being God over our lives.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Colossians 3:2 Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.

When we feel we are without something, we tend to fixate on the thing we don’t have. For instance, if we’re single, we tend to fixate on being married. When we’re married, we tend to fixate on children. When we’re in an apartment, we tend to fixate on having a house. When our finances are lower than we desire, we tend to fixate on ways to increase our finances.

God understands our tendency to fixate on the things we feel we need or desire. However, His Word advises us not to fixate on the thing(s) we desire but, to fixate on Him and His Kingdom. When we begin to set our focus on God and His ways, all the things we feel we need or desire will manifest in our lives.

Let’s prioritize God by shifting our focus on Him then, all the things we desire will flood our lives.

Matthew 6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

Some people seem to be uncomfortable with the concept of God loving us in spite of what we do. This discomfort is based on their own thoughts, beliefs, and conditions of love. It’s sometimes difficult for people to understand that God loves us unconditionally.

We may have certain conditions or stipulations of when to reciprocate our love but, God does not. His ways are far above our ways (Isaiah 55:9). So yes, we can break all ten of the commandments on the same day and God will continue to love us. Yes, we can choose not to believe in His Son Jesus and God will continue to love us. Yes, we can live the majority of our life in rebellion and the hour before we die, if we sincerely accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, God will love us enough to make us righteous and receive us into heaven.

We have our own thoughts and beliefs on how and when to love but, God is on another level. This love should not encourage us to sin but, it should humble us to know that in spite of what we do, God still loves us. Praise God for His continuous unconditional love.

Romans 8:39 No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Isaiah 63:7 I will tell of the kindnesses of the LORD, the deeds for which he is to be praised, according to all the LORD has done for us– yes, the many good things he has done for Israel, according to his compassion and many kindnesses.

This is the time of year where our focus should be on our thankfulness to God and all He has done for us. Instead, the world attempts to make us focus on how much we’re going to eat and the great sale prices at the stores. It’s like the world’s focus is on obtaining more instead of reflecting, and being thankful for what they have.

When we reflect on the goodness of the Lord, it allows us to have a better appreciation for Him and ALL He has done in our lives. Reflection humbles us and makes us realize we would not be where we are today if it were not for God. Most importantly, reflection inspires us to tell someone about Jesus Christ and all the wonderful benefits of salvation.

Inspire the world to reflect on the goodness of the Lord and encourage them to be thankful for all He has done.

Psalm 77:11 I will remember the deeds of the LORD; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.

Isaiah 46:9 “Remember the former things long past, For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is no one like Me, 10 Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times things which have not been done, Saying, ‘My purpose will be established, And I will accomplish all My good pleasure’;

Since God knows every experience we would go through, He has made provision for us from the beginning. God knows when we will obey and disobey His Word and He has caused grace to abound in our disobedience. God knows when some of us may be diagnosed with a disease and He has made healing available through Jesus Christ. God knows the months or years we would stray from His path and made mercy available through Jesus Christ. That’s why the Word of God boldly states, He causes all things to work together for our good because He has us covered (Rom 8:28).

Does this mean we can do whatever we want to do because God has us covered? Of course not. But, this covering gives us peace and confidence during troubling situations.

Be assured that God knows everything we’ve gone through, everything we’re going through, and everything we will go through and He has made provision for us.
Put your faith in that.

Inspired by Pastor C. Dollar

We far too often base life’s decisions with money in mind. We may choose not to go back to school, not get married, or not to treat ourselves to a vacation because of the expense. On the other hand, we may buy clothes, shoes, or electronics based on a great sale price. It’s almost as if money is our god, having the final say in our investments.

We are to live by faith and allow the Holy Spirit to guide and direct our decisions (Rom 1:17; John 16:13). We should stand in faith for our desires even if the money in our bank accounts insinuates that it can’t be done. And if we have the money, we should still allow the Holy Spirit to guide us in our purchases.

Don’t allow money to make life’s decisions for you. Trust in the God Who created money. Allow God to be god over your finances. Have faith that God (not money) is responsible for manifesting our desires and trust that every purchase or non-purchase is for our good.

Matthew 6:24 “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

Psalms‬ ‭4‬:‭5 Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, And put your trust in the LORD.

It’s a sacrifice living a lifestyle pleasing to God in such a tempting world. It’s a sacrifice to say “no” when our flesh is screaming yes. It’s a sacrifice not to yield to the lustful desires of our old nature.

However, when we offer a sacrifice of righteousness, we inform God we trust His plans above our own. We trust that God’s pleasures are far greater than any pleasure the world could provide. The great thing about this sacrifice is for today’s believer, we have been made righteous. When we know and believe we’re righteous through the blood of Jesus Christ, it makes it easier to offer a sacrifice to a loving forgiving Savior.

Yield not to temptation but, let’s offer our lives up to God.

Psalms 3:1 – 4 LORD, how they have increased who trouble me! Many are they who rise up against me. Many are they who say of me, “ There is no help for him in God.” Selah But You, O LORD, are a shield for me, My glory and the One who lifts up my head. I cried to the LORD with my voice, And He heard me from His holy hill. Selah

Unfortunately, there are some people in the world who still believe God will or will not hear us based on our behavior. This kind of thinking is untrue. In Romans 8:31-39, the Word of God says, nothing can separate us from the love of God. This includes our behavior, our attitude, and our thoughts. NOTHING can separate us from the love of God. Well, if God loves us in spite of what we do, why would His ear stop hearing our prayers?

Like David, we have to know for ourselves, believing God loves us and hears every word. We have to know and believe that, in spite of everything we’re facing, God loves us, He hears us, and His blessing is upon us (v.8).

In this life we will have trouble but, we have to know and believe God loves and hears us.
Be encouraged.

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Genesis 12:2 “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.”

Genesis 12:2 is a very familiar verse to most believers. God blessed us to be a blessing. Notice, it does not say we are only to be blessings to our friends, family, and church members. It simply says we are to be a blessing without limitations or conditions.

This means, we are to be a blessing to the crack head, to the homeless, to the complete stranger, and even to our enemies. It may seem foolish to be a blessing and give to the following individuals but, as we obey the promptings of the Holy Spirit, we display our faithfulness and trust to God. Also, being a blessing does not always include money. Time, attention, and effort are other ways we can be a blessing.

Don’t limit the blessing to only people you know. Be sensitive to hear and obey the voice of the Holy Spirit in order to be a blessing everywhere you go.

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Matthew 9:20 (AMP) And behold, a woman who had suffered from a flow of blood for twelve years came up behind Him and touched the fringe of His garment; 21 For she kept saying to herself, If I only touch His garment, I shall be restored to health. 22 Jesus turned around and, seeing her, He said, Take courage, daughter! Your faith has made you well. And at once the woman was restored to health.

After the woman heard about Jesus being in the area, she continuously said to herself, “If I can only touch His garment, I shall be restored to health.”

When we have faith in God and continuously confess His Word over our situation, we accomplish three things.
1. We build our faith. Faith comes by hearing (Rom 10:17). As we continuously confess God’s Word, our faith in strengthened in God’s ability to do the impossible.
2. We focus on our Solution. Continuously confessing God’s Word forces us to focus on our Solution instead of the problem.
3. We intrigue and encourage others. People may hear our continuous confession of God’s Word over our situation. When what we confessed comes to pass, this will encourage others to place their faith and trust in God over their own situation(s).

Whatever situation we’re facing, continuously confess the Word of God over that situation and expect God to do exactly what He said.

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Mark 5:25 And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years. 26 She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse. 27 When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak,

This woman with the issue of blood released her faith to be healed ONLY after hearing about Jesus being in the area. She would have never gotten healed if she didn’t hear someone talk about the greatness of Jesus Christ.

Today, how many people are missing out on an opportunity to be healed, delivered, and loved because we don’t mention anything about our Savior? How many testimonies are we keeping to ourselves? We are living advertisements for Jesus Christ. Romans 10:17 says, faith comes by hearing. How can people have faith in something they never heard? How else will people know about the awesomeness of God if we don’t tell them?

Allow the power of God to manifest itself with believers and unbelievers by spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ and all the benefits (healing, prosperity, deliverance, etc.) that go along with it.

Romans 8:37 No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.

If we’re more than conquerors, we are victorious in everything we do. There is no failure in what we do. We conquer everything from rejections of possible spouses to shortcomings we’ve been battling for years.

When we have the mentality of being more than a conqueror, a victorious attitude should follow. No longer should we walk in a place with our head down and full of fear. We should walk in a place with confidence because we are more than conquerors. This applies to job interviews, school, hospital visits, and deadlines at the job.

No matter what comes our way, the Word of God says we are more than conquerors. If the Word of God says it, that means it’s so.

John 8:28 So Jesus said, “When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he and that I do nothing on my own but speak just what the Father has taught me.

What would the world look like if every born-again believer only did what the Father instructed them to do? I am convinced the world would be a better place.

The divorce rate would decrease because people would be led by the Spirit of God instead of their emotions. The poverty level would decrease because believers would be led to owning multimillion dollar businesses and the excess of those businesses would help the needy. The amount of believers in the world would increase because people would fearlessly and boldly spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The Kingdom of God would be a dominant force because people would be using their gifts and talents for the Kingdom of God instead of the world.

The Word of God instructs us to be like Jesus (1 John 2:6). Since Jesus only did what the Father instructed Him to do, we should do the same. Change the world through your obedience to the Father.

Matthew 5:42 Give to the one who begs from you, and do not refuse the one who would borrow from you.

God gave His only Son Jesus to benefit mankind. God had nothing to gain by sending His Son. God could have let everyone perish, but He loved us enough to provide redemption through His Son.

Jesus also gave to benefit mankind. Jesus gave His life. The Word of God instructs us to live as Jesus lived (1 John 2:6). How many of us are giving solely to benefit others? How many of us are giving our time, talent, and treasure expecting nothing in return?

There are hundreds of people around us that need our help. Some are homeless, some are hopeless, and some just need us to listen. Regardless of what a person needs, we should always position ourselves to benefit others.

Let’s slow down our day, look around us, and see who needs our help.

2 Thessalonians 1:3 We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is fitting, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of every one of you all abounds toward each other,

Faith is like a muscle, the more we exercise it, the more it will grow. It’s okay to have small faith at the beginning of our Spirit led journey. It’s okay if we can only believe God for the money to buy a used car instead of a new car. Any measure of faith (small or great) pleases God (Hebrews 11:6). As we continue this journey, our faith should continue to grow. By exercising our faith in multiple areas of our life, eventually we will be at a place where we can stand in faith for a brand new luxury car paid off in full.

We should never compare our faith level with another. We don’t know what they’ve been through or how long they’ve been exercising their faith. They may be able to boldly stand in faith for a $700,000 house. Praise God for them. But, it doesn’t mean our faith level is insignificant. Eventually, we too can stand in faith for a massive house.

The main point is to begin to exercise your faith to please God and to receive His promises for your life.

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Genesis 3:4 The serpent said to the woman, “You surely will not die! 5 “For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”

Ever since the beginning, Satan made it seem like we were missing out on something better. Satan made Eve think she was missing out on being like God. Praise God we are no longer ignorant of Satan’s traps. The same trick Satan used in the Garden of Eden is the same trick he is still using today.

How many times have we desired to do or have been doing the will of God and Satan made it seem like we’re missing out on something else?

For instance, the Holy Spirit instructs us to read the Word of God. Immediately after those instructions, Satan will make it seem like we would miss out on watching a TV show.

We may have the desire to go to church on Sunday, but Satan will make it seem like we’re missing out on some much needed rest.

We may be compelled to give an over and above offering at church, but Satan will make it seem like we’re missing out on saving that money for something else.

At times, those tricks seem very logical and convincing. Our responsibility is to identify the enemy in our thoughts and realize that anything that has us going against the voice and the Word of God is a deception.

Take control of your thoughts, don’t be deceived, and do the will of God.

Before we sit in a chair, we are not stressed, worried, hoping, and wishing the chair will hold our weight. The reason why we are not stressed or worried is because…

1. We tested or tried the chair.
2. We realized the chair has a good track record.
3. We trust the chair’s ability to hold our weight.

The same confidence we have in a chair holding our weight, is the same confidence we should have in God answering our prayers. If we’ve lived for more than a year, we’ve tested God and God has answered at least one of our prayers. There is an entire book (The Bible) and millions of people who can tell us about God’s good track record. Now, we should be at the point of trusting God to answer our prayers.

There should be no stress, worry, or confusion involved in God answering our prayers. God has already provided everything we need and desire in this life. Our faith (total trust and total belief) in His Word is how we access our answered prayers.

I am challenging everyone reading this today to trust God more than you trust a chair.

Be blessed!

1 John 5:14 This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. 15 And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him.

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2 Timothy 4:5 But you be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

Mark Twain stated, “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” Every one of us has a specific purpose on this earth. God instructs us to fulfill our ministry. Our ministry and our purpose are synonymous.

Some of us were meant to cook and some of us were meant to teach. Some of us were meant to be in front of the stage and some of us were meant to be in the background. The problem some of us have is we are in areas where we’re not fulfilling our purpose. We are in areas where WE believe we can make enough money to fulfill the lifestyle we desire to live. If we truly say we trust God and His Word, we would fulfill the ministry He predestined for us and still enjoy the great benefits in life.

For instance, God can take a janitor who is making $10 an hour and turn him into a millionaire. That janitor can start working and in two years, God (not man) can promote him to supervisor. A few years later, that janitor could land a position where he is the head of maintenance. While he’s head of maintenance, he finds his wife. Finally, God could lead that janitor to open his own janitorial business where he’s the CEO making millions. Being a janitor is not a popular occupation for society, but if that janitor is being led by the Holy Spirit and fulfilling his ministry on earth, this life will provide that janitor, or anyone else with 100% satisfaction.

Walk in your purpose (ministry), and trust God.

Colossians 3:23 Whatever you do, do your work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men,

Usually, when this verse is quoted, it’s quoted in the context of laziness or partially doing a specific responsibility. However, this verse has a dual meaning.

The scripture says work unto the Lord. This does incorporate performing a task but, this also includes overworking ourselves. Pressures from deadlines combined with the amount of work we have, may cause us to overwork ourselves. The Holy Spirit is present to guide us and tell us how much work we should be doing in a particular setting. If we’re not listening and so focused on completing the task, although we have finished our assignment(s), we still are not working unto the Lord.

God knows, just like many of us know, that overworking ourselves can be detrimental to our health and to our family. If the Holy Spirit tells us to stop at a certain time, even if we have a lot more work to do, we should trust Him enough to stop. By working unto the Lord, He anoints us to finish more quickly than we thought, cause the deadline to be extended, or cause someone to help us finish our task.

Let’s trust God to guide us with our workload and in all we do.

Genesis 39: 20bBut while Joseph was there in the prison, 21the Lord was with him; he showed him kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden.
41: 39Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has made all this known to you, there is no one so discerning and wise as you. 41So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I hereby put you in charge of the whole land of Egypt.”

Joseph kept believing God when things seemed to be going wrong (Genesis 37, 39-45). He was given a big purpose and dream. He persevered through betrayal, slavery, promotion, demotion, and prison before receiving the manifestation of the purpose that God called him to. If Joseph had given up, or quit believing that God loved him and that God is good and reserves good things for His people, Joseph would have never reached the other side of the trials. Victory is guaranteed for the believer who trusts God and perseveres through the trials to the victory.

I John 5:4 For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.

Colossians 3:9 Do not lie to one another, since you laid aside the old self with its evil practices,

The Word of God clearly states we should not lie. If the Word of God states we should not lie, why does society view lying as a norm? Many people lie because of fear. They may be afraid of hurting someone’s feelings, of how others’ will perceive them (image), or of not getting the best.

Although fear appears to be the root of lying, I recently discovered a lack of trust in God is the reason why people lie. If we truly trust God, we would allow God to handle the other person’s feelings when He directs us to tell them the truth. If we truly trust God, we wouldn’t care how our honesty makes us look to the world because our lives are governed by God. If we truly trust God, we wouldn’t be afraid of not getting the best deal because we know with God, through Christ, we always receive the best.

Be honest with others and be honest with yourselves. Eliminate lying from your speech and truly trust God.

Philippians 4:6-7 New Living Translation (NLT)
6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.

Life presents so many areas where we could worry. We could worry about our children, our finances, our health, and our careers, but God’s Word instructs us not to worry. God understands that worry causes stress, and stress causes disease, and disease can affect the quality of life or in some cases, jeopardize the very life He has given us.

At times, it’s difficult to not worry about certain things in our life. It seems like we’re helping our problem when we worry but, that’s a deception by the enemy. The truth of the matter is when we worry, we mentally, physically, and emotionally let God know that we don’t trust Him.

I encourage every born-again believer to let go of worry and truly trust the living God Who is more than capable of handling EVERY situation we go through. Truly trust God and give EVERY situation to Him.

Malachi 3:10 Bring you all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house, and test me now in this, says the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

Due to the greed of a few deceived ministers in the body of Christ, good ministers have been viewed as only wanting our money. This satanic deception, leaves on average only about 3% of the members at each church (large or small) giving their tithes and offering.

Question: If you were Satan, what would be the best way to stop or limit the expansion of God’s Kingdom?

Response: I believe it’s safe to say, through the closing of people’s wallets.

Logic: How else do we expect to minister the Gospel of Jesus Christ through television, internet, and radio without money? How else do we expect to obtain buildings for the Kingdom of God without money? The bible even says in Ecclesiastes 10:19 that money answers all things. All things include the advancement of the Kingdom of God.

Inconsistent Reasoning: Well known minsters such as, T.D. Jakes and Joel Olsteen, have been criticized for their success with some people buying into the satanic deception that if ministers are successful, they must be  deceiving the congregation by taking people’s money. Yet, pornography is a billion dollar industry and few question that Hugh Hefner is a multimillionaire; professional basketball is also a billion dollar industry and few debate Michael Jordan’s claim to millions. If people so freely give to worldly industries, then why question successful ministers in the body of Christ and attempt to assign shame to their success when God promised abundance for all believers with the faith to access it?

Don’t let one bad apple spoil the bunch. Allow the Holy Spirit to lead and guide you to the place(s) He wants you to sow your finances. The Kingdom of God needs you.

Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart; and lean not unto your own understanding.
6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct your paths.

God loves us. God wants the best for us. We know this because He loved us enough to give us His best; His Son Jesus. God doesn’t want to see His children struggle and it displeases Him to know we don’t trust Him.

The enemy will distract us by having us focus on the delay of our desires. The enemy will magnify the fact that the situation appears to be worse than when it started. But, if we can continue to believe in the face of adversity, our desires will be met. In fact, more than our desires will be met because God is able to do exceedingly and abundantly above all that we can ask or think (Ephesians 3:20). Finally, God will cause everything (the difficult situations and the time delay) to work for our good.

Make the step of faith and trust God today.

‭I Timothy‬ ‭6‬:‭17 Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. 18Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share,

A religious or a deceived mind would magnify verse 17 which instructs those who have a lot of money not to trust in uncertain riches. This verse would be justification on why it’s unnecessary to receive riches, however, we must continue reading. Verse 18 instructs the rich to do good works, be ready to give, and be willing to share.

Question: How can the Kingdom of God be advanced without someone doing good works? How can the homeless eat if someone is not ready to give or willing to share? Someone has to be rich or else the Word of God would not have given instructions to the rich. If someone has to be rich, why not let it be you?

For years, people have criticized people in the body of Christ for being wealthy but, why? Jesus sacrificed Himself so that we can be redeemed from poverty and be entitled to the blessing of Abraham (Galatians 3:14). Is it their fault they are maximizing on a promise of God?

Just like any good Father, God desires for His children to have the best. God also desires the advancement of His Kingdom but, we can only do so much with limited or no resources. People of God, it’s okay to desire wealth (Psalm 112:1-3). It’s a promise of God and we (the believers) are entitled to it.

Receive your wealth.

Genesis 39:11 One day he went into the house to attend to his duties, and none of the household servants was inside. 12 She caught him by his cloak and said, “Come to bed with me!” But he left his cloak in her hand and ran out of the house.

On several occasions, Joseph was sexually tempted by Potiphar’s wife. Joseph refused to yield to his flesh and he continued to honor God. On the last temptation (v.12), Joseph escaped from Potiphar’s wife by running out of the house.

We all face temptations that go against the Word of God. One person’s temptation is sex and another person’s temptation is alcohol. Regardless of the temptations we face, before creation existed, God established an escape plan. We know this because in 1 Corinthians 10:13 it says, The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, He will show you a way out so that you can endure.

God understands we will be tempted with sin but, the good news is we don’t have to yield ourselves towards its desires. Whatever temptation you’re facing, sincerely bring it to the Lord. Wait and listen and He will reveal His escape plan for your situation.

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John 8:58 “Very truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born, I am!” 59At this, they picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus hid himself, slipping away from the temple grounds.

Although, Jesus was in their (the Jews) presence, He was able to escape from being stoned. No one could kill or do harm to Him without His permission.

This same Jesus who escaped death at one point in time, lives inside of us. We have the same abilities Jesus had and even greater works shall we be able to do (John 14:12). As a born-again child of God, we are protected and nothing can hurt us (Luke 10:19). This promise includes every man, disease, or virus.

Everyone else can be afraid of assaults, shootings, and Ebola but, we are covered and protected. Since we are protected, there is no need to fear. Death, fear, and destruction may be in our presence but like Jesus, God provides us with an escape plan.

Continue to live life free from fear.

For many years, I believed the more spiritual things I did, the more I would be blessed. If I read so many chapters a day, went to church, prayed so many minutes a day, and prayed in my heavenly language I was destined to receive my desires. If I failed to do these things, there would be a delay in receiving my desires.

What I didn’t realize is, I was creating laws for myself and Galatians 3:18 says, if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on the promise; but God in His grace gave it to Abraham through a promise. There is no set amount of works we can do to receive the promises of God. If we could have done the works ourselves, God would have never sent Jesus to make us heirs according to the promise (Galatians 3:29) and we would boast only about our works (prayer, fasting, etc.), rather than give Him glory.

In order to receive the promises of God, there is ONE thing we must do: believe in the finished works of Jesus Christ (John 6:29). Jesus has made everything available to us. All we have to do is believe. If we have a desire, we ask the Father in prayer, believe that we received it when we prayed, and it will be ours (Mark 11:24).

Let’s stop creating religious laws for ourselves and do what the Bible instructs us to do. In order to receive our desires from God, we simply have to believe.

John 6:29 Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.”

There are some things that some of us are experiencing that we don’t have to accept in our lives. Some of us experience sickness, lack, and loss and we say, “That’s just a part of life.” We’ll accept failure as if it’s normal. We’ll settle for 50% of a thing rather than going for the entire 100%.

That’s why it’s so important to read, believe, and receive the Word of God. The Word of God informs us about everything we’re entitled to through the blood of Jesus. The Word of God informs us about the authority we possess through Jesus Christ.

We can read these scriptures multiple times for years but, if we don’t believe the Word of God and apply it to our lives, we’ll continue to accept less than God’s best. God’s not going to force this prosperous abundant life on us. If we want to live below average, God will let us but, if we want God’s best, it’s up to us to believe and receive His Word for our lives.

Mark 5:36 As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he said unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe.

James 1:22 (NLT) But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.