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When we first get born again, our faith is at the baby phase. We simply believe with our heart and confess with our mouth that Jesus is Lord. But, how many know God wants more from us? God wants us to continue to grow in faith. He sent His Son to reclaim everything that was stolen in order for us to believe and receive His finished work. Yes, a small amount of faith will move mountains but, great faith moves God Who created the mountain. Jesus was emotionally moved when great faith presented itself in Matthew 8:10.

Allow your faith to be perfected by placing your faith (trust, hope, reliance, and confidence) in God and His Word.

Be Blessed

Hebrews 12:2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Romans 15:4 For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

God wrote this book (The Bible) in order for us to obtain and maintain hope. There are many things that will attempt to frustrate us and make feel like all hope is gone. But, with this Word, we can find God’s promises assuring us that hope is alive.

When God’s Word said “we are healed,” this is not a possibility; we are healed. Any sickness or disease we may face is an attack on what God promised; health.
When God’s Word says, “we are the righteousness of God,” this is absolutely true. Whatever sin we commit will not make us lose our righteousness. As long as Jesus is Lord and Savior over our lives, we will forever be righteous in God’s sight.

Read the Word of God and expound on His promises and keep hope alive.

Be blessed!

In attempts to obey God, we can become so focused on the sin, that it consumes our thoughts and leaves us destined to repeat. But, what if instead of being disheartened by the sin, we recited what God has called us to? Whether in the midst of the sin, or battling the temptations of it, how much more would our resistance hold if we accessed the “greater is He” that’s within, by proclaiming God’s Word?

During the temptation or the sin, and even while not tempted, declare, “I have been made righteous. I am the righteousness of God” (Romans 5:19; 2 Corinthians 5:21).

Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

In addition to salvation, God blessed us with an awesome gift, His Spirit. We have insight into His thoughts, infinite wisdom, direction, and revelation. Invite God’s Spirit to direct you and obey that voice or prompting when He does. With every move of obedience, expect more clarity of communication from God’s Spirit.

1 Corinthians 2: 9 However, as it is written: “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived” — the things God has prepared for those who love him— 10 these are the things God has revealed to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. 11 For who knows a person’s thoughts except their own spirit within them? In the same way no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God. 12 What we have received is not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand what God has freely given us.

Proverbs 3:1 My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart,
2 for they will prolong your life many years and bring you prosperity.

Want long life? Well, obey God’s Word.
Want to be prosperous? Well, obey God’s Word.

God not only wants to prosper us, He wants us to have longevity of prosperity. What does longevity of prosperity do for the believer?
1. It enhances the quality of our life here on earth.
2. It allows others to see the blessing working in our life.
3. As the blessing draws people closer to us, we have the opportunity to show them the way to Christ.

Praise God for this longevity of prosperity. But, it first starts with us.

Be Blessed!

Philippians 4:6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

God is giving us the steps to receive His promises.
1. Pray, Petition, and Give Thanks
Our starting point to receive anything from God is prayer. Prayer is our direct line to communicate with God. While in prayer, we have to make our petition known to God. Yes, God knows what we need before we ask but, He still wants us to ask (Matthew 6:8). Since we know that God hears us according to 1 John 5:15; our next step is to thank God for the manifestation of our request. Even if we don’t see it or know how it’s going to manifest, thank God for it in advance.

2. Do not be anxious.
Anxiety creates worry, worry creates doubts, and doubt contaminates faith. In order for us to receive anything from God, we have to believe without doubt (James 1:6).

3. Rest in the peace of God.
Since God’s Word said our requests will come to pass; we are to rest in the promises of His Word. Temptations, negativity, and doubt will attempt to enter our mind and emotions but, when those attempts occur, declare the peace of God to ease every anxiety or worry from our mind and emotions.

Romans 2:4 Or despise you the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?

Have you ever heard the phrase, you can catch more flies with sugar rather than vinegar? This phrase is saying a person can attract more people if they are kind rather than harsh or mean. God operates the same way.

God is not all hell, fire, and brimstone like some people choose to believe. Now, for those who don’t accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior; they will have to suffer the consequences of hell, fire, and brimstone but, God doesn’t use those things to get people to repent. God attracts people to repentance with His goodness.
If God attracts people with His goodness, shouldn’t we do the same? We shouldn’t go around condemning and Bible beating people due to their behavior. Let them know the truth. The truth is God did not send His Son Jesus so that we can continue living in sin.
His goodness saved us, His goodness keeps us, and His goodness allows us to rest in His promises.

Rest in the goodness of God.

To those who have accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, we are the righteous ones (2 Corinthians 5:21).

Psalm 37:25 I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread.
-We, the righteous, will never be forsaken. God will always provide for us. Not only for us but, for our descendants as well.

Proverbs 10:24 What the wicked dreads will overtake him; what the righteous desire will be granted.
– We, the righteous, have the opportunity to receive any and everything we desire. As long as we have good intentions and as long as our desires line up with God’s will, we can have them.

Matthew 25:46 These will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.
-We, the righteous, have the opportunity to receive eternal life. Our eternal life doesn’t start when we leave this earth. From the moment we accepted Christ as Lord and Savior, we received eternal life.

Praise God that through the blood of Jesus, we are made righteous.

John 14:15 If you love Me, keep My commandments. 21 He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.

Jesus used a conditional statement about love: If you really loved me you would…

The most important commandments He gave us were to love God and others. Do we really love Him? Do we strive to honor Him, knowing that we already have salvation and could never do enough to earn that, but show honor solely because it pleases Him?

Speak with God, study His Word, and learn about what pleases Him. Then, do those things.

Do you allow yourself to worry? When those thoughts come do you continuously mull them over as if your efforts in thought are going to change the situation? Jesus left us with peace, but we have to choose to access it. How much easier would life be if you knew there was a positive conclusion to every trying time?

And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. (Romans 8:28 NKJV)

Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. (John 14:27 NKJV)

Audibly declare God’s Word when thoughts of worry come, and enjoy the peace of God.

Philippians 3:16 Only let us live up to what we have already attained.

With the great sacrifice of Jesus Christ, we have attained righteousness (2 Cor 5:21).
Righteousness- right standing with God.
Some of us don’t live up to our potential to stay in right standing with God. We do whatever pleases our flesh. Praise God that our righteousness cannot be removed because of sin. But, let us strive to live a life that is pleasing to God.

We have attained the power to be Holy (2 Tim 1:9).
Holiness- whatever God says is right or wrong, we say it’s right or wrong and live accordingly.
No need to debate or argue with the Word of God. No matter how we feel or what new information we hear, God’s Word is true at face value and everything else is a lie. Live a life according to the Word of God.

We have attained Lordship (Romans 10:9).
Jesus is Lord- this means, we no longer get to do what we want to do.
In a work environment, most of us don’t do what we want to do when we want to do it because we have a supervisor over us. Why do we feel like we can do what we want to do in life when we have a Lord over us? Do what Jesus tells us to do and walk in love.

Whatever Jesus has attained, let us live it up to our fullest potential.

Be Blessed!

Philippians 1:17 The former preach Christ out of selfish ambition, not sincerely, supposing that they can stir up trouble for me while I am in chains. 18 But what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice.

The greatest thing in the world is that the Gospel is preached. A lot of times people criticize ministers of the Gospel. Some call them crooks, while others call them perverted. Unfortunately, everyone who calls themselves a minister is not accurately portraying the image of Christ. Let God deal with that!
The most important thing is that the Gospel is being preached. Those same ministers could be the road someone uses to become saved. They may not know that minister’s background or dirt. All they know, is this minister is giving me an opportunity to become saved. Let the Gospel be preached!

Our responsibility is to pray for every minister of the Gospel because they face the same temptations we all do. The only difference is their life is under a spotlight.
Don’t discredit a minister because of their lifestyle; let the Gospel be preached.

Ephesians 6:13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.

Some people believe once we get saved, the tough days are gone and God is going to handle all of our problems. That kind of thinking is far from the truth. The Word of God says in multiple areas that we are going to face difficult times. This scripture even calls those times, evil days. These tough times or evil days are a product of the curse in the earth.

But with every difficult time we face, God has given the believer an outlet; Himself. In this scripture, God literally allows the believer to wear Him as an armor. When applied correctly, this armor is impenetrable. There is nothing that can defeat us in this armor because with God, all things are possible.

Praise God we have an outlet of armor.

Ephesians 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

There are two things we can learn from this scripture.

1. Be strong in the Lord.
The Word of God is speaking directly to us. It’s saying we are to be strong. Magical dust is not going to fall out the sky and make us strong and God is not going to do it for us. It is up to us to receive strength from the Lord.

2. In the power of His might.
The strength we need doesn’t come by our physical strength or will power. The source of our strength is in God. It is His might that overcomes addictions. It is His might that delivers us from bondage. It is His might that allows us to resist temptations.

God has already given us the strength. We must be open and available to receive the strength that He has already provided.

Be Blessed!

Mark 10:8 and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one. 9 Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”

When entering marriage, it must be a choice based on God’s Word and God’s wisdom. We shouldn’t base our decision on our age, our finances, or our mistakes (baby mama/baby daddy). Marriage is a covenant between two people (male & female) invented by God and it should not be taken lightly.

Many times this covenant is formed and broken based on our emotions. Our emotions tell us this person is great, wonderful, and sweet. With our emotions speaking so loudly in our ear, we then form this holy covenant without consulting God. Those same emotions then let us know we’re unhappy and we feel like we deserve better. Now, a lifetime commitment between two people dwindles down to seven years or less.

Our emotions should not control us; we should control our emotions and our emotions need to be rooted in the Word of God.

Think before entering a marriage, consult God in everything you do, and receive pre-martial counseling because with an abundance of counselors there is victory (Proverbs 11:14).

1 John 5:4 For every child of God defeats this evil world, and we achieve this victory through our faith. 5And who can win this battle against the world? Only those who believe that Jesus is the Son of God.
1 John 4:4 You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

We have already overcome every evil force that attempts to come against us. Begin this week by acknowledging our authority, and accessing the power He has placed within us. Let’s seek and praise God and declare victory over any person or situation that attempts to interrupt the favor and abundance God has positioned just for us!

When we speak, things happen. Regardless of whether or not we choose to believe that, does not change the functionality of the principle. We were made in the image of the God, Who formed a world with His Words. Guard your words. Speak life into situations and people, and believe it. Then watch it manifest!

Romans 4:17b in the presence of Him whom he believed God, who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did;

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

1 Peter 2: 11Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts which wage war against the soul. 12Keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in which they slander you as evildoers, they may because of your good deeds, as they observe them, glorify God in the day of visitation. 15For such is the will of God that by doing right you may silence the ignorance of foolish men. 17Honor all people, love the brotherhood, fear God, honor the king.

We do good and pursue godliness not only because it profits us as obedience and we reap the rewards of favor, abundance, and blessings, but also because it draws more people to Christ. We bring glory to God, help save souls, prove foolish people to be ignorant, and we improve the quality of our situations. Let’s show honor, love, and respect to people and authority, and reverence to God!

Matthew 16:19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”

Have you really ever thought about this scripture? Jesus, the Son of God, literally gave us the keys to heaven.
What’s in heaven? Everything that pertains to life and Godliness (2 Peter 1:3).

We have the ability to call anything and everything we need or desire from heaven to earth. Our careers, our spouse, our joy, and peace. Anything we want we can call it.
We also have the ability to block everything that does not pertain to life and Godliness. Stress, strife, demonic forces, and even death. We can bind it.

In order for us to receive the manifestation of the things we bind and loose, we have to have faith and patience because according to Hebrews 6:12, we receive all our promises through faith and patience.

Go get your key chain.

Mark 5:36 Ignoring what they said, Jesus told the synagogue ruler, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.”

Often times we hear statements like, how would you know God is a healer if you’ve never been sick? Or, how would you know God is a deliverer if you’ve never gone through something?

Statements like that make faith null and void. Those statements say, we have to see God do it before we can believe that He is. We can know God is a healer, deliverer, and all the above because His Word says so. We don’t have to experience the issue to know Who God really is. The results of our experiences simply confirm or validate His Word.

Start off by believing His Word and taking it at face value. That way, when the issues in life arise, our faith is at the level of instantaneous breakthrough.

Raise Your Faith!

John 16: 13But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. 14He will bring glory to me by taking from what is mine and making it known to you. 15All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will take from what is mine and make it known to you.

On a track, the quickest way to get around is using the inside lane. If some guy ran a long race from the outside lane, he would forfeit his opportunity to be the best and win the race.

We have an even better advantage; we have access to limitless abundance, if only we would continuously renew our mind and align our soul and flesh to the Spirit. Jesus withholds nothing from us. Through Him we have access to healing, wisdom, wealth, knowledge, and everything that pertains to life and Godliness. So, what are you waiting for? Get the inside track.

John 16: 7But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. 8When he comes, he will convict the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment: 9in regard to sin, because men do not believe in me; 10in regard to righteousness, because I am going to the Father, where you can see me no longer;

Conviction of sin is for the world. Once we have accepted that Jesus died on the cross for our sins and erased our sin debt, we should no longer entertain guilt.

Conviction of righteousness is for believers. As believers we are to strive to imitate Jesus. So, through the grace, or the empowerment, of God we imitate Christ to bring glory to God and draw more people to an abundant, eternal life. The Spirit convicts us of opportunities to be righteous also, because our righteous obedience improves the abundance of our lives.

Through Jesus we can experience joy and peace.

John 15:11 I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.

John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.

When we face negative people or situations, it’s up to us how we receive those things. We can allow those people or situations to have a negative affect on our mind, will, imagination, emotions, or intellect. Or, we can choose to not receive those negative things and accept what Jesus already provided; joy and peace.

Example 1: A husband decides he wants to openly disrespect his wife by having an affair. In that moment, the wife has to make a decision. Either she will become sad and depressed or, she can receive the peace and joy Jesus provided.
The Wife’s Prayer: Father I thank you that in this situation I receive my peace and experience the joy of Your Son Jesus and that the blood of Jesus removes all negativity and pain from my life, in Jesus name. Amen.

Example 2: A man suddenly gets laid off of work.
The man has to make a decision. He can get angry, frustrated, and confused about the situation or receive His peace and joy Jesus provided.
Man’s Prayer: Father, I receive my joy and peace in this situation and I know You have directed my steps and all things work together for my good, in Jesus name. Amen.

Will we allow our emotions to run us or will we allow our emotions to be subjected to the Word of God?
It’s up to us.

Why are we instructed to praise, tithe, and fast?

God’s original design was for us to live in abundance in our health, wealth, relationships and intellect. To experience all of this, we have to be connected to Him. Adam severed that connection and Jesus restored it in full. But, our free will can be distracted and moved by what we see and feel.

The mandate to praise God, tithe with our finances, and fast no matter how we feel or what we can see connects us back to God. We hear Him, remind ourselves to trust Him, and walk on the path He orchestrated for our best benefit.

Ephesians 3: 17Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. 18And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. 19May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.

Did you know we benefit ourselves when we praise, tithe, and fast?

Praise allows us to draw closer to God and experience His presence, because He’s already with us. (Psalm 100:4, Deut 31:6)

Tithe allows us to participate in the already established principle of sowing and reaping and positions us to receive more favor, abundance, and overflow than we ever could have with our work ethic. (Galatians 6:7, Malachi 3:10)

Fasting gives us the opportunity to exercise discipline and quiet our lives. Then we can hear God’s voice and gain clarity on the most blessed path we can pursue and remain obedient to Him, which profits us abundance. (1 John 3:24, Deut 30:8,9)

Praise, tithe, and fast!

Psalm 66:8 Praise our God, O peoples, let the sound of his praise be heard; 9 he has preserved our lives and kept our feet from slipping.

Many times we want to thank God for where He brought us. Some of us were living in a world of sin while others were struggling and did not have a dime. It’s great to praise God for where He’s brought us but, what about the other side of the coin?

We should give just as much credit to God for what He’s kept us from. Some of us could have been that person with low self-esteem due to not having a father in their life but, God kept us. Some of us could have been paralyzed from a terrible accident but, God kept us. Some of us could have been that emotionally unstable person but, God kept us.

There’s nothing wrong with praising God for where He’s brought us but, never forget the flip side and praise Him for how He’s kept us.

What does it mean to pray over our food?

When we pray over our food we…

1. Thank God.
Many times we forget to tell God thank you. Some people don’t know where their next meal is coming from and we have the tendency to make light of great meals in front of us. Tell God thank you.

2. Release the blessing over what we’re about to ingest.
God has given us the ability to use our speech as a weapon to bind and lose things in the earth, speak death or life into our situation, and speak the manifestation of what we believe in Jesus name. When we pray over our food we are binding every unclean thing in our food and allowing the blessing to override all impurities.

Some may pray over their food all the time and some may not. This is a little insight of why we should pray before eating.

Luke 9:16 Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke them. Then he gave them to the disciples to set before the people.

“You make all things new; yes, You make all things new and I will follow You forward.”
~Israel Houghton

This song is based on the Word of God.

Revelation 21:5 He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”

What does God make new?
-Any and every thing we desire.

God can turn a seemingly dead situation and make it alive again. God can make a wayward child return home and be a witness to the world. God makes dreams, visions, and desires manifest into this world. He can make our attitudes new, our bank account new, and our relationships new. With God all things are possible. If we let Him; He can make all things new.

Bless the name of the Lord!

When seemingly negative situations occur, confess and choose to have faith in God’s will for your life. No matter what has happened, seek, praise, and thank God for the manifestation of His promises to you!

Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

Luke 12: 31But rather seek you the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Romans 8: 28And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Ephesians 3: 20Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, 21Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

This is a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, that those who have believed in God should be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men. (Titus 3:8 NKJV)

‘Doing good’ is a sowing and reaping principle that remains true for all. The difference between us and an unbeliever is that we have been forgiven for those times when we fall short. So, we walk this life overcoming sin through the grace given to us through Jesus’ victory. And, we choose to continue doing good works to bring glory and honor back to Him. Praise God!

The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. (1 Corinthians 15:56-58 NKJV)

Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

Ever since the fall of man, there have been evil spiritual forces at work in the earth. These spiritual forces are responsible for death, disaster, disease, disfunction, deception, and poverty. Once again, these are spiritual forces which means we can’t use our natural strength to combat these forces. Natural strength, will power, and acceptance are all foolishness when facing spiritual darkness.

However, because of the sacrifice of Jesus and the Spirit of God living inside of us, we don’t compete with these spiritual forces; we destroy them. 1 John 4:4 says we are from God and have overcome them, because the One who is in us is greater than the one who is in the world. Jesus said in Luke 10:19 He has given us authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm us.

We don’t physically fight the sinful temptations of Satan; we can overcome using God’s power. We don’t have to accept the deceptions of the world; we can transform ourselves and our world with God’s power. With God’s power we always win.

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

Often we want God to be a fortune teller and give us every detail about His plan for our lives. And sometimes when He doesn’t, we may start to try to force things to happen on our own.

When God told us to seek and trust Him, He meant for us to continuously do so without wavering, without doubting, and while being content if He only reveals one detail at a time. Stop wondering how He is going to complete the picture and remember that He works ALL things to the good of those who love Him (Romans 8:28).