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“I’m afraid.”
Fear is at the root of just about every negative thing that happens in our lives. We’re afraid of failing, afraid of being alone, or rejected; afraid of running out of money; afraid that people will let us down; that we won’t find a spouse, or a job; and the list goes on and on. All fear is rooted in the core belief that God’s Word won’t work. For example, the fear of not having enough is rooted in the fear that Philippians 4:19 isn’t true. If you believe that “God will supply all your needs according to His riches...” then fear leaves.
1. Meditate on the fact that God’s Word is true. In John 17:17 Jesus said, “Thy Word is truth.” What God says is fact—whether you feel it, whether you see it, whether you have ever experienced it.
2. Consider God’s track record. 1 Kings 8:56 says, "Thanks be to the Lord. He has given rest to His people Israel. He has done all that He promised. Every word has come true of all His good promise, which He promised...” (New Life Version). He has done all that He has promised. He has never failed. Fear leaves when you can rely on something that can’t fail. There are over 1000 predictions or prophecies in the Bible—promises that God made before they happened. The chances of merely 17 of these coming to pass is ONE out of 450 billion x 1 billion x 1 trillion! Yet, not one of these 1000 promised have failed. In fact, to this day, 668 of them have already been fulfilled. What does that tell us? God keeps His Word.
3. Accept the truth that what we fear comes upon us. In Job 3:25 Job feared that his children would curse God, and that’s what happened. When you realize fear has the power to produce negative results, you stop dabbling in it. When a child learns what fire can do, he no longer plays with matches!
4. Perfect love casts out fear...1 John 4:18. Flood your mind with thoughts of love—God’s love for you, what He was willing to do to rescue you. If He would die for you, while you were in sin, separated from God; what wouldn’t He do for you? There’s just nothing He wouldn’t do for you! Think on that, and fear will leave.
5. There is a promise, from God’s Word, for every need you will ever experience. In fact there are over 7000 promises in the Bible. That’s 7000 solutions to life’s problems! For example, there is a promise of protection in Psalm 91:1-12, which delivers you from the fear of tragedy.
6. Pause and think about the fact that God is with you. Psalm 23:4 says, “Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil—for YOU ARE WITH ME.” God’s presence is the secret to a fear-free life. All fear ultimately is a sense of God’s absence, or our separation from God. By contrast, a sense of God’s presence delivers us from fear. Hebrews 10:19 says we enter the holy place of His presence by the blood of Jesus. YOU ARE IN HIS PRESENCE, NOW—therefore fear not!
THINK IT & SAY IT...
God’s Word is true, whether I feel it or not. He has kept all of His promises, and has never failed. Fear leaves me because I rely on something that can’t fail—His promises.
What I fear comes upon me, therefore I will fear ONLY GOD, and He will come upon me! God loves me perfectly, and I will not think otherwise, no matter what!
God has made 7000 promises to me, because He knows we need them! God is with me, and therefore I will fear no evil, in Jesus’ Name!
God has not give you a spirit of fear, but power love and a sound mind,
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success
Posted On 06/23/2008 09:25:59
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I will never be really successful.” Deep in our minds lies a subtle, if not obvious, tolerance of mediocrity and ‘just getting by.’ God has so much more for us! Let’s walk in it.
1. Abundant success is truly God’s will for your life. Psalm 35:27 says, “God DELIGHTS (takes pleasure) in the prosperity/success of His servants.”
2. Expect success in EVERY area of life. Deuteronomy 28:8 says, "The LORD will command the blessing upon you in your barns and in all that you put your hand to, and He will bless you in the land which the LORD your God gives you.”
3. You have a covenant with God! Deuteronomy 29:9 says, "So keep the words of this covenant to do them that you may prosper in all that you do.”
4. God’s Word contains the seeds of true success. Joshua 1:8 says, "Never stop reciting these words, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success.”
5. Success comes from God’s presence. Genesis 39:2 says, “For the Lord was WITH Joseph, so he became a successful man.” Meditate on the fact that GOD IS WITH YOU. 1 Chronicles 22:11 says, "Now, my son, the LORD be with you that you may be successful.”
THINK IT & SAY IT:
God takes pleasure in my abundant success and prosperity in life. He commands the blessing in everything I put my hand to. I have a covenant with God and therefore I trust that I will prosper in all that I do.
I will never stop believing and speaking the Word of God which brings true success. God’s presence in my life guarantees great success in my life today and every day, in Jesus’ Name.
"God is not answering my prayers." This mentality prevents us from receiving all that God has for us.
Let’s overcome this today by renewing our minds to what God REALLY says about this:
1. Pray the Word of God. God’s Word was God’s idea! So He intends for it to come to pass. 1 John 5:14-15 says, “If we ask anything according to His will (His Word) we know He hears us...and we know we have whatever we’ve asked.” John 15:7 says, “If you abide in Me and Words abide in you...ask whatever you wish and it SHALL be done for you.”
2. God always says “Yes” to His Word—His promises. 2 Corinthians 1:20 says, “All the promises of God are yes, in Him, and with us is the ‘Amen’.” There is no assurance that prayer will be answered, if it’s not something God has already promised in His Word.
3. Walk by faith. (2 Corinthians 5:7) Regardless of how you feel, faith says: God has heard me, and He answers. Mark 11:24 says, “Believe you HAVE received...and it shall be granted to you.”
4. Don’t throw in the towel when you don’t see it working. Hebrews 6:12 says, “...through faith AND patience, we inherit the promises of God.”
5. Apply the secret of Persistence. (Luke 18:1-8) Matthew 7:7 (Amplified) says, “Keep on asking and it shall be given...keep on knocking and the door shall be opened.”
6. Don’t let condemnation rob you of your confidence. 1 John 3:20-22 says, “...If our heart does not condemn us (THERE IS NO CONDEMNATION FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN CHRIST JESUS), then we have confidence toward God; and whatever we ask we receive...”
THINK IT & SAY IT:
God DOES answer my prayers. No matter what I see or feel, I walk by faith, and not by sight. Condemnation for my mistakes or shortcomings will not rob me of confidence. God is bigger than my mistakes.
His Word abides in me, and therefore I can ask and receive. I won’t be discouraged or give up; because I will reap if I do not faint. My answer is coming! In Jesus’ Name!
Many people are held back in life because they are waiting for the feeling of forgiveness before they let go. In the meantime, the unforgiveness continues its damage against them, while they wait for their feelings to change.
The problem with this thinking is that it is backwards.
Let’s overcome this today: 1. Forgiveness is not a feeling. It is a decision. Whatever grudge, whatever bitterness, or resentment that you have toward someone will not go away without a decision; a choice. 2. Forgive by faith. 2 Corinthians 5:7 says we live by faith, we forgive by faith. That means that when you forgive someone out loud, from your heart, you must believe that it is done. Never let your faith follow your feelings. Your feelings will catch up with your faith. 3. Don’t be fooled by the feelings of resentment or anger when they try to come back. You’ll be tempted to think, “I don’t feel anything, so nothing must be different. I guess I must not have forgiven.” This is a lie! This is the thought you must fast from. 4. Maintain an attitude of thankfulness that you have been set free from the pain and consequence of unforgiveness. Thank God that you are free and healed. As you do this EVERY TIME that you feel those feelings, you will feel less and less of the pain, until it vanishes forever. 5. Understand the meaning of the word: FOR—GIVE. It simply means to GIVE, BEFORE. We need to “give” forgiveness, BEFORE the person apologizes; BEFORE they change; and most importantly BEFORE you feel anything. Just as faith works by believing God’s promises BEFORE they show up, (Mark 11:24-25), forgiveness works BEFORE you feel it. When you forgive BEFORE you feel good feelings about that person, you are living in the highest level of faith. And this is pleasing to God. God is pleased by our faith, not our feelings. (Hebrews 11:6) 6. Meditate on what God has done FOR you, rather than what people have done TO you. Psalm 103:2-4 says, “Bless the Lord O my soul and forget none of his benefits—He pardons all your iniquities, heals all your diseases, redeems your life from destruction, crowns you with loving-kindness and compassion.” THINK IT & SAY IT:
I accept that forgiveness is not a feeling. It is a decision. I expect the bitter feelings, the problems, the unanswered prayers to change beginning today because of the choice I have made.
I forgive by faith, which means that as I act on the Word of God and declare my forgiveness out loud, I am pleasing to God, whether I feel something or not. I will not be moved by how I feel. If the feelings persist, I will persist even more. I will not be fooled by my feelings. They will catch up with my faith, and my faith declares that it is done.
I am forgiven and I am a forgiver! I choose to forgive others (AND MYSELF), BEFORE they change, before they deserve it, and before I feel it. I focus on what God has done for me, rather than what others have done to me, and therefore, I am free. In Jesus’ Name!
Happy Memorial Day 2 all!
Let's remember all those who gave thier lives......................
I know we don’t come out and say it, but in our minds, I believe many people allow unresolved conflict and bitter feelings to reman in them, without realizing how much it robs us of the life God wants us to enjoy.
Forgiveness is the gateway to so much of God’s blessing in our lives, just as unforgiveness is a gateway into so much negative in our lives.
An unforgiving heart is poison to your spirit, soul and body. Hebrews 12:15 says that a root of bitterness springs up and defiles many. It doesn’t just defile many other people, but it defiles MANY OTHER AREAS OF OUR LIFE.
The thought that forgiveness is optional or that we can get around to it when we get a chance has to be eliminated from our mindsets.
Let’s do so today! 1. Faith works through forgiveness-- One of the most important verses about faith is in Mark 11:24 which says, “All things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they shall be granted.” But notice what it says next… 2. Mark 11:25 says, “And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him...” So you see, forgiveness is the gateway to answered prayer. 3. Deal with it today. Ephesians 4:29 says, “don’t let the sun go down on your anger.” There’s a reason that we need to forgive and be forgiven BEFORE the sun goes down. Our hearts are not designed to carry grudges longer than a day. This is why so many people are weighed down with stress, anger and depression. A relationship is unresolved. A heart is hardened. A bitter feeling is being carried into our tomorrow. 4. Accept the fact that you were forgiven BECAUSE of the blood of Jesus. Therefore, forgive others for the same reason—not because they deserved it. Forgiveness is a gift. 5. Forgiveness is the gateway to our inheritance. (Acts 26:17) As we realize we are forgiven, we experience His blessing and inheritance in our lives. As we forgive others, we empower them to experience it too. 6. YOU HAVE THE POWER TO FORGIVE. God gave us the Holy Spirit, so that we could forgive as He did. In John 20:22-23 it says, “He breathed on them and said, receive the Holy Spirit. Whoever sins you forgive are forgiven, and whoever sins you retain are retained.” This is as much a part of the great commission as preaching the gospel—it’s the very act of forgiving people. When you forgive, cancel, someone's sins, then you shine light of God’s grace upon their darkened heart, enabling them to see that God really IS good; that He loves them; that He wants to share His life with them. THINK IT & SAY IT:
My faith works because I refuse to hold anything against anyone. When I pray, I choose to forgive because forgiveness is the gateway to answered prayer.
I refuse to let the poison of unforgiveness defile me and others around me. I will not let a day go by where I hold bitter feelings in my heart toward anyone.
God loves me, and wants me to pour out my heart toward Him. I can confess it all to Him, and be cleansed from unforgiveness and resentment.
I accept the blood of Jesus as the only way to be forgiven, and I extend forgiveness to others through that same blood. I have the power to forgive and cancel someone’s sin, through the Holy Spirit in me. I release, this day, every person who I have ever held anything against. I am free and so are they! In Jesus’ Name.
I know we don’t come out and say it, but in our minds, I believe many people allow unresolved conflict and bitter feelings to reman in them, without realizing how much it robs us of the life God wants us to enjoy.
Forgiveness is the gateway to so much of God’s blessing in our lives, just as unforgiveness is a gateway into so much negative in our lives.
An unforgiving heart is poison to your spirit, soul and body. Hebrews 12:15 says that a root of bitterness springs up and defiles many. It doesn’t just defile many other people, but it defiles MANY OTHER AREAS OF OUR LIFE.
The thought that forgiveness is optional or that we can get around to it when we get a chance has to be eliminated from our mindsets.
Let’s do so today! 1. Faith works through forgiveness-- One of the most important verses about faith is in Mark 11:24 which says, “All things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they shall be granted.” But notice what it says next… 2. Mark 11:25 says, “And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him...” So you see, forgiveness is the gateway to answered prayer. 3. Deal with it today. Ephesians 4:29 says, “don’t let the sun go down on your anger.” There’s a reason that we need to forgive and be forgiven BEFORE the sun goes down. Our hearts are not designed to carry grudges longer than a day. This is why so many people are weighed down with stress, anger and depression. A relationship is unresolved. A heart is hardened. A bitter feeling is being carried into our tomorrow. 4. Accept the fact that you were forgiven BECAUSE of the blood of Jesus. Therefore, forgive others for the same reason—not because they deserved it. Forgiveness is a gift. 5. Forgiveness is the gateway to our inheritance. (Acts 26:17) As we realize we are forgiven, we experience His blessing and inheritance in our lives. As we forgive others, we empower them to experience it too. 6. YOU HAVE THE POWER TO FORGIVE. God gave us the Holy Spirit, so that we could forgive as He did. In John 20:22-23 it says, “He breathed on them and said, receive the Holy Spirit. Whoever sins you forgive are forgiven, and whoever sins you retain are retained.” This is as much a part of the great commission as preaching the gospel—it’s the very act of forgiving people. When you forgive, cancel, someone's sins, then you shine light of God’s grace upon their darkened heart, enabling them to see that God really IS good; that He loves them; that He wants to share His life with them. THINK IT & SAY IT:
My faith works because I refuse to hold anything against anyone. When I pray, I choose to forgive because forgiveness is the gateway to answered prayer.
I refuse to let the poison of unforgiveness defile me and others around me. I will not let a day go by where I hold bitter feelings in my heart toward anyone.
God loves me, and wants me to pour out my heart toward Him. I can confess it all to Him, and be cleansed from unforgiveness and resentment.
I accept the blood of Jesus as the only way to be forgiven, and I extend forgiveness to others through that same blood. I have the power to forgive and cancel someone’s sin, through the Holy Spirit in me. I release, this day, every person who I have ever held anything against. I am free and so are they! In Jesus’ Name.
Remember, the word "economy" means "rules of the house." we are either living by the world's "rules of the house" or by God's.
One of the rules of the world's house is that we must fast from is our dependence upon people.
We need one another to complete the purpose of God in the world, but we don’t need to depend on other people coming through for us for our needs.
Let’s fast from the thought of depending on others to provide for us. - God will provide. Philippians 4:19 says He provides all our needs according to His riches and glory. Renew your mind to the fact that He provides for ALL our needs, not just finances.
- Dependence upon others is NOT humility, it’s misplaced trust. Psalm 43:5 says, “Why so downcast, O my soul? Put your hope in God.” David is saying that when we put our hope in people, in government, in the world’s ‘rules of the house,’ we will wind up depressed and downcast. Shift your trust and hope to God. Trust that He will direct your path.
- Meditate on Romans 5:5 ...’Hope does not disappoint (let you down) BECAUSE the love of God has been shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit.’ There is a hope that will never disappoint you—Hope in God’s promise and provision.
- Realize that over-dependency upon others keeps you from loving them. When you depend on someone doing for you, providing for you, coming through for you, you can’t love. Therefore you can’t succeed, because love never fails. You can’t love them, because you need them too much. Love gives. Love doesn’t wait for others to give.
- Stop striving to get the things you need. God wants to provide for YOU! Realize God humbles you by FEEDING YOU. Deuteronomy 8:2 says "He humbled you, allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna which you did not know nor did your fathers know...”
- Don’t trust the provision, trust the provider. Deuteronomy 8:3a says “...that He might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone..."
- USE THE WORD to REALLY LIVE! Deuteronomy 8:3 b. “...but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the Lord."
THINK IT & SAY IT:
God will provide for ALL MY NEEDS. I live by God’s ECONOMY—the rules of His house.
I free myself from dependence upon others, and I will depend on God, empowering me to love others freely. My trust and hope is in God. And THAT hope will never let me down, because God’s love is in me, and He will never disappoint me.
I stop fighting to get the things I need. I believe God wants to provide for me. He will feed me and I choose to receive it and fully accept His help.
I will not put my trust in what I have, but in the One who provides. My every need comes from every Word that comes from the mouth of God, in Jesus’ Name!”
"What's going to happen in the world?" "What’s going to happen in the economy?" "How's this going to affect my finances?" "I don't know what I'm going to do.”
These thoughts of uncertainty in an unstable world must be dealt with.
The devil wants you uncertain and afraid. The world’s system of news, government, and business wants people in uncertainty and fear to make us dependent upon it.
In Genesis 26, there arose a great famine in the land. The first thing that God told Isaac was: DO NOT GO DOWN TO EGYPT.
"Egypt" represents the world's system apart from God. As long as we depend on this world’s system, we will be uncertain and insecure in trying times.
Thinking that things will be ok if the “economy” turns around will breed uncertainty as well. We must not depend on this world’s “economy.” Listen to the original meaning of this word: “rules of the house.”
Well, we’re not playing by the rules of the world’s house. We’re playing by the rules of God’s House! When we do, we will have absolute certainty and assurance.
Let’s revolutionize our thinking and fast from thoughts of uncertainty: -
Renew your mind to God’s system of doing things— the kingdom of God means: His government, economy, system, rules of the house! Mark 4:26 says, “The Kingdom (system, rules of the house) of God is like a man who casts seed into the ground.” Live by the system of sowing and reaping.
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Realize that you can determine your future by the seeds you sow. Sow faith seeds. Sow word seeds. Sow praise seeds. Sow financial seeds. As you do, assurance and confidence will fill your heart.
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Expect God to lead you by the Holy Spirit. John 16:13 says the Spirit of Truth will reveal to you the things to come. Just as God showed Joseph that famine would come; just as He showed the Magi to go a different way because Herod would try to kill them in Matthew 2:1-12; He will show you as well.
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God is no respecter of persons. What He did for others, He will do for you. You must fill your mind with this truth; and expect Him to lead you. (Acts 10: 34, 35; Eph. 6: 9; Col. 3: 25; I Pet. 1: 17)
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You can be certain that He called you and chosen you, therefore you will not stumble. (2 Peter 1:10) Tell yourself that.
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Pray in the Holy Spirit. When we don’t know what to pray, the Spirit helps our weaknesses and prays for us in our inner man, as we yield to His language. Romans 8:26 tells us praying in the Spirit means praying the Word, praying with praise, and praying with the beautiful gift of tongues. Look at this awesome verse in the Message Translation: Romans 8:26-28 says, “Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God's Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don't know how or what to pray, it doesn't matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans. He knows us far better than we know ourselves, knows our pregnant condition, and keeps us present before God. That's why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good.”
Think it & Say It:
I can be certain in uncertain times. I am not connected the economy of this world—the rules of their house. I am connected to God’s economy—the rules of His house. I live by the system of sowing and reaping. I can be certain about the future by sowing the seeds of God’s Word.
I am led by the Spirit of God. He will reveal to me the things to come, so I can prepare accordingly; and be victorious no matter what comes. Just as He led men and women in Scripture, He will lead me, since He is no respecter of persons.
I am called and chosen by God and therefore I will not stumble. When I don’t know what to do, I will trust the Holy Spirit and allow Him to pray through me—bringing me into the perfect will of God no matter what is going on in this world, in Jesus’ Name!
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