Wisdom to Change

Wisdom to Change
The Hooks and Bait
The commandment of the Lord is pure, ENLIGHTENING the eyes. Psalms 19:8

Have you ever gone fishing and caught one? Well, I have gone fishing, but
I haven't caught anything. I find fishing to be a relaxing and exciting
sport. When I prepare to fish I make sure I have my bait, the hook are in
good condition and there’s enough wire on the fishing rod. Also I make
sure I’m in the right spot at the right time in order to catch me some
fish. I know what time to go out and I even know when the catfish are
biting. Put some chicken liver on your hook and they come biting. 

Did you know the enemy loves to go fishing, too? But what he fishes for is
your soul. He uses a variety of bait in order to lead God’s children into
sin. I decided I wanted to know what type of bait and hooks; he has in his
tackle box. I noticed he had many hooks. There were jig hooks, worm hooks,
spring treble hooks and a lot of triple grip hooks. I over heard the enemy
talking about the jig hook. He explained in detail this hook is used to
hook them in the mouth and up through their backs. He likes these hooks
because whatever bait he uses, they can’t get loose. The bait he uses on
the jig hook is fear, wrong doctrine, and misuse of scriptures,
resentment, bitterness, offenses, revenge, anger, loneliness, gossip,
slander, betrayal and spiritual blindness. One of his other helpers and
crew really like the worm hook because it's easy to use, not much effort
is used in deceiving individuals and they hook them up fast and multiple
catches, back to back. The bait they use is stubborn, unforgiveness,
hopelessness, doubt, worry, anxiety, impatient, fear, unbelief and apathy.
The spring treble hook penetrates the toughest mouths and this hook is
sharp and really holds the bait on it and when they bite they can’t let
go. The bait they use is disobedience, rebellion, suicidal thoughts,
depression, despair, heaviness, self-pity and inner hurts. Without fail
this hook and bait always gets its victim. And last but not least, the
triple grip hook is the most dangerous hook because it has 3 hooks on it
and he has plenty of these hooks in his tackle box. The bait used on this
hook is the lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes and the pride of life. The
enemy loves the triple grip hook for the time we are living in and
additional bait of familiar spirits, lying spirits, perverse spirits,
spirit of bondage, seducing spirits, spirit of error and spirit of
infirmity is used. The enemy uses bait that’s always disguised to look
inviting. 

Now, if you do get hooked, the Father has provided a way of escape through
His Word. Pray, read, meditate, study His Word, resist the devil and he
will flee and get hooked up with people that are stronger than you. Choose
your words carefully when you speak. Connect with people that believe in
the power of pray and not afraid to take a stand for what’s right. As you
do these things, this will allow you to see the bait he's trying to catch
you with. Listen, there are many hooks out there dangling in front of us
that look inviting, but if we keep God's commandments, stay on the path
and obey we will not be caught off guard. Listen to the voice of the good
Shepherd and run from the voice of the enemy because your life depends on
it. 


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Making Wise Decisions

Making Wise Decisions

Heavenly Father, 

I thank you that I have been granted a spirit of wisdom and revelation,
and I have insight into your ways of doing things. I yield to the
direction of the Holy Spirit for every decision I must make. My spiritual
eyes are flooded with light. I know what to do in every situation I face;
I am never lost when it comes to making the right decisions. Thank You
that I am filled with the knowledge of Your will for my life and I make
wise choices. I acknowledge You before making any decisions, and I seek
Your direction at all times. I am willing to stop if You tell me to stop
or go when You tell me to go. Because I acknowledge You, You direct my
footsteps, and I remain in the perfect will of God for my life. The Word
is my final authority, and every choice I make lines up with it. I will
not disregard the peace of God in helping me to make decisions. I align my
life with your Word, and therefore, I will remain connected to Your best
for my life. Thank You for giving me Your Word and Your Holy Spirit, who
guides me into all truth. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen. 


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You Don’t Have To

Wisdom to Change
You Don’t Have To
The Spirit of God dwells within you 1 Corinthians 3:16

What’s bothering me? Is it something somebody said or did? Why do I allow
things to rattle, bug, confuse and get me off track? Why do I get angry?
Why can’t I get past this? Why can’t I shake this off? Why don’t they just
leave me alone? Why, why, why? 

As I pondered on these questions and more, I realized something, when
anyone tried to rattle, bug, bring confusion and make Jesus angry, he
always drew from the strength within him. How was this possible? When my
spouse says things that just get up under my skin an irritating co-worker,
how can I not get angry? I really want to say something! Just this week, I
realized I was not walking in faith. You see, the God kind of faith will
draw from the peace within and look at things differently. Faith will draw
from the peace within. Faith will draw from the love within. Faith will
draw from the strength within. Now, don’t tell me you can’t do it. The
bible that I read says I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHICH GIVES ME
STRENGTH! 

I don’t have to be rattled because I have a stabilizer built within me.
It’s called strength. In Psalms 29:11 it says, The Lord will give strength
to His people. I am His people. I don’t have to be bugged because I have
the peace of God. This peace He gave me goes beyond my limits, my power,
my capacity and understanding. I don’t have to be confused about
N-O-T-H-I-N-G, because the Father is not confused. He lives in me and as
long as I draw from the power and strength within, I don’t have to be
confused about anything. And last but not least, anger. Anger is an
emotion that if not dealt with can get out of hand. I realize I can keep
my emotions in check according to the Word. In Ephesians 4:31 let ALL
bitterness, wrath, ANGER, clamor and evil speaking BE PUT AWAY from you,
with all malice. You see, Paul said put it away from you. There must be
something wrong to hold onto to anger. 

When people, loved ones, family members or whoever try to rattle, bug and
make you angry, tap into the strength, the peace and the love that’s
within from the Spirit of God. You are not alone in this because Jesus
said I will never leave you or forsake you. You got a friend, a friend
that sticks closer than a brother. You don’t have to let the situation or
circumstance dictate your feelings. 

Pray this: Father, when things tend to rattle, bug, confuse or make me
angry, help me to remember to let all these things be put away from me. I
will draw from the strength of your Word that guarantees me peace when I
choose to receive it. Today, I will begin to walk by faith and not by my
feelings and emotions which can cause me to not reflect the love of God. I
will draw from Your strength and walk in love towards those who have
wronged me. With Your love I will keep no record of the wrong, I will bear
all things, hope all things and endure all things through Your Love. Thank
you Lord, your love never fails so I will not fail with Your love inside
of me. Amen! 

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Transform to Your Real Form

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Transform to Your Real Form
But we all with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the
Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory just
as by the Spirit of the Lord. 2 Corinthians 3:18

As I was watching the movie Transformers, I noticed they came down in
their true form. While here on earth in order for them not to be detected,
they took on another form. As I continued to watch, I noticed they were
not able to use their weapons unless they transformed into their true
forms. When they would transform, they were tall, regal, and confident and
packed with weapons that were out of this world. They had a way about
them, they just knew they were able to conqueror anything that came their
way. 


We also can transform by renewing our minds to the Word of God. The Word
is powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword. In the bible the word is
considered a sword when Paul wrote; take the sword of the Spirit which is
the Word of God. When we renew our minds to the Word of God, we begin to
transform by cutting away the old way of thinking. We begin to cut off
doubt, unbelief, old wives tales, superstitions and the world’s way of
thinking. When we transform our thinking, the way we talk also begins to
transform. We begin to speak the results instead of what we see. If we see
lack and our minds have been transformed in the Word of God, we will speak
abundance. Just like Optimus Prime when he transformed from the truck to
this giant robot, he had a stance of confidence and he new the power he
had within. 

God created us just like Him, with a great mind. We have the mind of
Christ and Christ never doubted anything he ever spoke or did. He also had
to renew his mind in order to perform the miracles He did. When he was in
the temple, he read from Isaiah chapter 11, the Spirit of the Lord is upon
Him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, The Spirit of counsel and
might, The Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. This one
scripture took care of everything Jesus needed to prepare Him for
ministry. Just like Jesus, we have to renew our minds in order to
transform our thinking and walk in the ways of the Lord. As we transform
our minds by reading the Word of God and speaking the results we want,
faith begins to grow, confidence brings to grow and our trust in a loving
God becomes stronger. Just like Optimus Prime would say, “Auto bots roll
out; I say to you, Child of God, Stand, stand in the liberty by which
Christ has made us free. 


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"Speak in spite of what you see"

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"Speak in spite of what you see"
And when he saw them, he said unto them, Go shew yourselves unto the
priests. And it came to pass, that, as they went, they were cleansed. Luke
17:14

Many times we get discouraged because we expect instant results when we
speak the Word. But we must learn that God is not in our time. 
Sometimes, our faith is tried. There are times when God will test us and
there are times when he will do things instantly. There will be 
times when you will speak the Word and not see anything happen right away.
You will not see results for a while. That's not the time to 
give in, but that's the time to hold on. Hold on to what you believe, in
spite of what you see! In this passage in Luke, Jesus, who is the master 
healer, told the 10 lepers to go and show yourselves to the priests, which
means that they were healed. But when he said it, they did not 
see it! The Word says that "as they went" they were healed. But because
Jesus was not concerned about the outward appearance, he told 
them to go and show, knowing that the healing had taken place. That's the
way we must operate as believers today. We must believe the Word 
in spite of what we see. We must believe that in time, what we believe
will come to pass.

God has levels and he takes us through growing times in our lives. He
operates at his own pace and he considers everything. So, at times, 
delays are there because he is looking at things differently than we are.
He is considering everything so that "All Things" may work 
"together" for our good and our purpose. So, that being said, we must
understand that when we believe it, it's already in motion. When we speak 
his Word, it's just like him speaking it and it starts the process into
motion and things begin to conform to our words. Understand that just 
because you don't see it doesn't mean that it's not happening. You have to
wait at times because the process may require your patience. 
And other times, things may happen right away. But either way, God is God
and his Word cannot lie. And when we speak his Word, it sets 
things in motion and the thing we called to be will be! Don't give up on
what you spoke, but go on your way expecting what his Word says and you 
will have it! Your words shaped your life and has given you all that you
have. So, since your words are that powerful, imagine if your 
words were God's Words. Imagine if you began to speak his Words over your
life, over your children, over your home, over your marriage, or 
over your sickness. Try it. Once you begin speaking and believing, you
will see that "as you go" you will have what his Word said!

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Seven Blessings of the Tithe

Wisdom to Change
Seven Blessings of the Tithe
By Benny Hinn

Recently while watching Pat Robertson on the 700 Club, the Lord put
something on my heart that I want to share with you.
Pat talked about the importance of the tithe, as mentioned in Malachi 3.
While I was listening to him, I felt strongly that I needed to teach on
the seven blessings of the tithe, too, for like Pat Robertson, I believe
the tithe is very important to the Lord Jesus.
First of all, Malachi 3:10 teaches: “Bring ye all the tithes into the
storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now
herewith, saith 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.”
Then the Lord promises, “And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes,
and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your
vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the Lord of hosts”
(verse 11).

SEVEN PROMISES
In the next verse, the Lord gives us this most remarkable promise: “And
all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land,
saith the Lord of hosts” (verse 12). In this noteworthy portion of
Scripture, we find the Lord’s command to bring “all the tithes into the
storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house.” The Lord clearly tells
every believer that the tithe belongs to Him and His work.
The Lord even challenges us to test Him: “Prove me now herewith” (verse
10). This is the only time in Scripture that the Lord makes that offer.
That is one of the most amazing invitations we have ever been given by the
Lord Himself; that we, as God’s people, can prove Him in this matter.

Following His challenge in Malachi 3:10, He then begins to give us the
seven most amazing blessings of the tithe:
• “If I will not open you the windows of heaven” (verse 10). The
windows of heaven always deal with revival. The Lord promises to revive
every person who obeys Him.

• “And pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough
to receive it” (verse 10). Think about it! God Almighty declares clearly
in His Word that the tither will be prosperous—so prosperous, in fact,
that there will not be room enough to receive the prosperity and blessings
God has in store for the one who obeys Him.

• “I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes” (verse 11). Years ago
when I taught on this subject in Orlando, I discovered that rebuke, to my
amazement, means “to cripple” or “to paralyze.” God Almighty will actually
cripple the enemy on your behalf when you tithe. The tithe is so important
to the Lord that He promises to paralyze and cripple the enemy so that he
will not be able to touch your life! Remember, the Lord said to prove Him.
These things will happen, for this is the Word of the Lord!

• “He shall not destroy the fruits of your ground” (verse 11). This
means that the enemy, whom God has crippled on your behalf, will not be
able to touch your finances. The “fruits of your ground” refers to your
money. The enemy will not be able to touch your money as a result of your
obedience to the Lord in the tithe.

• “Neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the
field, saith the Lord of hosts” (verse 11). It is remarkable that in John
15:5, Jesus said, “I am the vine, ye are the branches.” The vine,
therefore, means the family, and God gives this amazing promise to the
tither when He says that the enemy will not touch your family, if you obey
the Lord.

• “All nations shall call you blessed” (verse 12). In this most
amazing blessing and promise, God will bless and prosper you so that the
nations of the world will see the blessings of God upon you. In other
words, you will be a mighty witness of the power and blessings of God.

• “Ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the Lord of hosts” (verse
12). Delightsome means “highly desired.” As you obey the Lord with the
tithe, God will so highly desire you that He will use you.

These seven most amazing blessings of the tithe can be summarized:

• You will have revival.
• You will experience great prosperity.
• The enemy will be crippled and will not touch your life.
• Your finances will be safe.
• Your family will be safe from the hand of the enemy.
• You will be a great witness of the power and blessings of the
Lord to the nations.
• You will be highly desired, and God will use you for His glory!

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You Have Nothing to Lose

You Have Nothing to Lose
Gloria Copeland 

Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall
eat the fruit of their doings. Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with
him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him. Isaiah 3:10-11

Have you ever been afraid to give yourself totally to the Lord because you
think you might be deprived of some pleasure in this life? Chances are,
you have. That's because Satan is working overtime to convince you that he
can really make your life worth living. But don't believe him for a
minute. The real truth is, yielding completely to the Lord won't cost you
anything that's worth having. It will only cause you to live life to its
fullest! 

Jesus' life on earth was a perfect example of a totally yielded life. He
was a walking example of the benefits godly living brings. Everywhere He
went, Jesus made the deaf to hear, the blind to see, the lame to walk. He
lived in perfect peace and absolute victory. 

That all sounds pretty good to me. All He missed out on was the devil
getting dominion over Him to kill, steal and destroy. In fact, the devil
couldn't do anything to Him until, by the Father's will, He laid down His
life. Until that time Jesus walked in total victory over the enemy. 

Do you think you would miss out on a lot if you lived that way? Of course
not! You can walk in that same anointing and power and glory of God that
Jesus did. 

Do you have to give up your whole life to do it? Yes! You have to trade
your life for the life of God. You have to trade your sickness for His
healing, your poverty for His prosperity, your anxiety for His peace, your
sin for His righteousness. 

So why hesitate? When it gets right down to it, you really have nothing to
lose.

Scripture Reading: Psalm 37:7-23

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Use Money for His Glory

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Use Money for His Glory
For it is the Father who gives you the power to get wealth, so that He may
establish His covenant Deuteronomy 8:18

Some have much money, some have little, some love to save it, some love to
spend it, some run after it, for others money just comes to them, but in
all cases we all need money. Money is used to take care of the things we
need in life. Money pays for bills, gas, electricity, food, clothing,
rent, mortgages and a few of our favorite things. They say money is the
root of evil, but if you read the Word of God closely you’ll find, loving
money is evil. We should love God and use money to show His love towards
them. 

My sister and I were given a 20 million dollar challenge. We had to write
a plan before we started spending, paying off items and people to bless
financially. Before we got started, we prayed to see which direction to go
in. Some may say, you mean to tell me with all that money you had to pray
and ask God how He would have you give, spend and handle the money. Yes!
You may not realize it but 20 million dollars can go very quickly. With
this much money you can be tempted to spend, spend, spend and not realize
you have overspent. In all things you should have a God plan in place
concerning finances. As you know we made sure the Father received the
tithes and offerings, first. Next we had a plan to pay off all outstanding
debt. But before we would pay them off, we would call and request a
discount in paying the balances off. We then asked God which direction He
would have us go concerning family and friends. To our amazement when we
shared with each other, He told us not to give to some because they do not
know how to handle it. Wow, God knows what’s best for each one of them. We
even asked God how we could be a blessing without them knowing it was us.
As you know God gave a divine strategy on how to bless individuals without
them knowing who it was. 

In any case, if you receive a very large or not so large amount, you
should always have a plan on how you handle God’s money. That’s right it’s
God’s money. Money has a purpose and that purpose is to reveal God’s heart
towards His people. Start with the money you have and make sure you have a
plan to fulfill His purpose. Question: Are you a faithful and wise steward
over the finances God has entrusted you with? 

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Should You Tithe if You are Struggling Financially?

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Should You Tithe if You are Struggling Financially? 
Bring all the tithes into the storehouse Malachi 3:10


Things are tight, money is low, and this is the time to be giving for the
gospel sake. God understands if I don’t give this time. When things get
better, I’ll give when I have it. If I give the tithe, we won’t have food
to eat. If I give the tithe our lights might go off. If I tithe, my car
payment will be short. If I tithe, will God really come through? I can’t
afford to give the tithes this time. We can’t afford not to give the tithe.

Many people are questioning is tithe for today. If we love the Father, we
shouldn’t have to question Him about the tithes. There should be no doubt
that tithing is for today. When He says tithe, we ought to be glad that He
provided us with the finances to take care of the needs in our lives. When
we tithe, we are telling the Father, I love you Lord and I’m so glad to
give what rightfully belongs to you. To give what rightfully belongs to
God means He is making supernatural means to the pump of divine supply.
He’s not trying to take from us; He’s trying to get something to us. The
enemy will always tell us we just don’t have it to tithe or give. He may
tell us, take care of our bills first, then whatever we have left give it
to God. Maybe the enemy is telling us, those people just want our money.
The enemy will try everything he can to get us not to tithe and give.
Think about it, if the enemy is trying so hard for us not to tithe, then
there must be something to it. Since the Father told us to tithe, then
there must be something to this.

The tithe is given to God from our increase, FOR OUR INCREASE. Give the
tithe increase keep the tithe decrease. Tithe is the way we open the door
of our finances to give and then receive God’s blessings. The joy in doing
this from the heart is an expression of our trust in God to meet our every
need. 


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Keep His Word

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Keep His Word
For I have given them the WORDS which You have given Me John 17: 8a

Can a Word really change your situation? Yes a Word can. No really! I want
to know can a Word, really change things for me? Yes, a Word can-God’s
Word can change anything in your life. How is this possible? How can God’s
Word turn things around in my life? It’s easy, just open your mouth, and
speak what God’s Word says about your situation and watch things change.
It can’t be that easy. Oh, but it is. 

We can speak words over anything in our lives for they contain the seeds
to produce life or death. I didn’t call these words life or death, God
did. He said LIFE and DEATH are in the POWER OF YOUR TONGUE! Seems like we
got the power to speak a word or words and it will either bring life or
death to any situation. In the Word of God, Jesus said our WORDS are
seeds. Everyday we plant seeds with the words we speak. A seed is
something that’s planted in soil to produce the results you want. For
example, if you plant an apple seed in the ground; you will reap an apple
tree with multiple seeds in those many apples on the tree. Wow, you can
reap, year after year, over and over again and again. In this case, the
seed you plant can be harvested for a life time, from the word or words
you planted. Are you getting the picture? 

We need to speak only what we want to see come to pass. Our words truly
have the power of life and death, so much so God created us in His
likeness and image. We may not understand how a spoken Word can be planted
and produce a harvest. It’s not for us to understand, it’s for us to
believe and trust when we speak God’s words, those words will come to
pass. Repent for speaking words of worry, fear and doubt. Speak only His
Word. Remind yourself I must only say those things that will bring life
and not death. Be careful when thoughts come to your mind, arrest them,
dismiss them and think only on what God would say in your situation.
Remember, the harvest we desire to come to pass in our lives, will only
come by the seed words we choose to plant.

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Truth Will Guide You

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However, when the Spirit of Truth has come, He will guide you into all
truth. John 16:13a

I had a conversation the other day with my sister and she told me of a
young lady trying out for a position through the county. She received a
letter stating she was denied the position she applied for. Well, she set
out to find out why she was denied. Upon review with the county’s
personnel staff, in the past she received tickets and did not pay them on
time which resulted in suspension of her license. The young lady with
tears in her eyes realized her father told her to get her act together
more than once. She did not listen. She listened when she wanted to make a
change and make something out of her life. Her father revealed TRUTH, she
rejected the TRUTH and now it has cost her. Eventually she will be able to
apply for the position again, but for now she’s left thinking of how she
would not hear TRUTH from the one who loved her. 

God said be a doer of the Word not just a hearer. When TRUTH is revealed
we need to act on that Word immediately! Truth which is God’s Holy written
Word will always lead you to greatness. Truth will never lead you down the
wrong path. Truth will keep you if you choose to be kept. Truth says if we
abide in God’s Word, we shall know the Truth and the Truth shall make us
free. Free from what? Truth frees us from making the wrong decision,
heartache, consequences, trouble and a whole lot of others things you
don’t want. Truth helps us to see God’s goodness working in our lives.
Truth when applied will help you serve God with your whole heart. Truth
lets us know, don’t go that way, don’t make that business deal or anything
that would cause decrease in your life. Truth will help you save money.
Truth will help you discern fact from fiction. Truth will help you walk
upright. Truth will step in to help you not sin against a Loving God.
Truth applied to your life will cause you to live longer, stronger and in
your right mind. Truth won’t let you doubt what God says because Truth
makes you FREE! 

The Truth of the matter is, if the young lady listened and applied Truth
to her life, she would have never been denied the position. Truth will
always lead you to a path of peace, security, love, wisdom, understanding,
mercy and grace. If you listen closely, Truth is God’s way of saying, I
love you!

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Prayer

Today, I talked to the Father to keep us in all our ways and to help us
trust Him with our whole heart. 

Father, we acknowledge we become weary at times and doubt tries to fill
our minds. Help us to just REST in You. In Your Word you tell us not to
grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not
faint. Father, you are faithful, who will establish us and guard us from
the evil one. Today we shall rest knowing that you are faithful to take
care of us. Forgive us when we don’t trust or take You at Your Word which
says not to worry about our life. Not to worry about what we shall eat or
put on-for You know our every need. Let our eyes stay focused on You as we
seek Your face and not Your hand. You are our Shepherd and we shall not be
in want or lack. You lead us besides still and quiet waters, restoring our
soul and leading us in paths of righteousness. In quietness and confidence
this shall be our strength. As we cast all our cares onto you Lord, You
will sustain us and never allow us to be shaken. Thank You for giving us a
peace that surpasses all understanding and a joy that’s full of Your
glory. We trust that You are at work in our lives and even though the
situation may look the same, we will remain in Your Love knowing as we
speak to the mountain it shall be removed. It’s good to know that we can
come to You and tell you what’s on our hearts and through your Word you
speak life to our souls. Truly this is a good day and we will trust
knowing that You are taking care of us. In the precious name of Jesus,
Amen. 

May you see God's goodness and His love today.

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Are You Faithful?

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Faithful in all things 1Timothy 3:11b 

What does faithful mean? I found several words that really bring out the
meaning of faithful. Faithful means adhering firmly and devotedly as to a
person, cause, or idea, loyal, having or full of faith, worthy of trust or
belief, reliable, consistent with truth or actuality. As we adhere firmly
to God, devoted to him and him alone, having the God kind of faith, we
will see consistent results as we belief and rely on the Father through
His Word. Without fail, I know many of you reading this; have found God to
be faithful in your life. Am I right? Well, has God found you to be
faithful to him? Can God say this about us that we are faithful to His
Word, faithful to believe in Him, faithful to live right, faithful to
trust Him totally or faithful to resist the sin? 

Being faithful should be a way of life for us. It should come so natural;
people want to know how we are able to do it? It’s our choice if we want
to be faithful in serving and living for God. It’s our choice if we want
to be faithful to His Word, faithful to obey when He speaks, faithful to
pray and faithful to live a chaste, pure and committed life. And when we
are faithful, there are benefits God wants to bestow upon us. If we are
faithful we will abound in blessings. If we are faithful over a few
things, the Father himself will make us ruler over many things. If we are
faithful to hear, do and obey, God himself will command blessings to come
upon us and overtake us in every area of our lives. So, you can image if
we are not faithful to His Word, what comes with that. 

In Deuteronomy 7:9, you find a great example of God’s faithfulness towards
us. Therefore we ought to know that the Lord our God, He is God, the
Faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with
those who love Him and keep commandments. God is faithful to keep His Word
towards us and to our children's children on down to a thousand
generations as we stay faithful and keep His commandments. Let me leave
you with this thought, as long as you remain faithful to God and agree
with Him it will always be good for your soul. 

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A Prayer to Make Wise Decisions

A Prayer to Make Wise Decisions

Heavenly Father, 

I thank you that I have been granted a spirit of wisdom and revelation,
and I have insight into your ways of doing things. I yield to the
direction of the Holy Spirit for every decision I must make. My spiritual
eyes are flooded with light. I know what to do in every situation I face;
I am never lost when it comes to making the right decisions. Thank You
that I am filled with the knowledge of Your will for my life and I make
wise choices. I acknowledge You before making any decisions, and I seek
Your direction at all times. I am willing to stop if You tell me to stop
or go when You tell me to go. Because I acknowledge You, You direct my
footsteps, and I remain in the perfect will of God for my life. The Word
is my final authority, and every choice I make lines up with it. I will
not disregard the peace of God in helping me to make decisions. I align my
life with your Word, and therefore, I will remain connected to Your best
for my life. Thank You for giving me Your Word and Your Holy Spirit, who
guides me into all truth.

In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen. 

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You’re in Charge

Kenneth Copeland 

Thou [God] madest him [man] to have dominion over the works of thy hands;
thou hast put all things under his feet. Psalm 8:6


There is a particular phrase I’ve heard spoken countless times over the
years, and I like it less every time I hear it. No doubt, you’ve heard it
too, usually in drawn out, religious-sounding tones—when circumstances
seem to fall short of what God has promised us in His Word. 

“Well, Brother, you have to remember...God is sovereign.” 

As spiritual as that phrase might sound, it really bothers me. It’s not
that I don’t believe God is sovereign. Certainly He is. According to
Webster’s Dictionary, sovereign means “above or superior to all others;
supreme in power, rank or authority.” Without question, God is all those
things. 

But all too often, when people refer to the sovereignty of God, what
they’re actually saying is, “You never know what God will do. After all,
He’s all-powerful and totally independent, so He does whatever He wants
whenever He wants.” 

The problem with that view of sovereignty is it releases us of all
responsibility. After all, if God is sovereign, He will do what He wants
anyway, so we might as well go watch television and forget about it,
right? 

Wrong. After 41 years of studying the Word and preaching the gospel, I’ve
come to realize that God does very few things—if any—in this earth without
man’s cooperation. Even though it belongs to God—it is His creation and He
owns it. 

According to Psalm 8:6, God Himself put mankind in charge. He doesn’t
intervene in the affairs of earth whenever He wants. He respects the
dominion and authority He has given us. So, until man’s lease on this
planet expires, God restricts His power on the earth, taking action only
when He is asked to do so. 

Since the people who do the asking (the intercessors) are often very quiet
people who do their praying in secret, it may appear at times that God
simply acts on His own. But regardless of appearances, the Bible teaches
from cover to cover that God’s connection with man is a prayer and faith
connection. When you see Him act in a mighty way, you can be sure there
was someone, somewhere praying and interceding to bring Him on the scene.

Scripture Reading: James 5:13-18

Be Willing!

Gloria Copeland 

If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land. Isaiah
1:19



A healthy body. Enough money to pay all your bills and extra to invest in
the work of the gospel. A godly marriage and happy, healthy children.
Peace of mind. God has prepared a banquet full of blessings for you. 


But those blessings are not just going to fall in your lap. You must be
willing as well as obedient if you're going to eat the best from God's
table. 


So, be willing! 


Don't be willing for Satan to put sickness on your body. Be willing,
instead, to be well! In honor of Jesus' sacrifice at Calvary, refuse to
accept anything less than divine health. 



Don't be willing to live in lack, but be willing instead to live in divine
prosperity and abundance. Refuse to allow Satan to stop the flow of God's
financial blessings to you. 



Be willing to receive God's best plan for your marriage and your children.
Don't settle for the "norm" in the world. Live above it in a home full of
love and harmony, a home that is what God meant it to be. 


Don't allow Satan to substitute anxiety and ulcers for the peace and
undisturbedness that Jesus bought for you. Be willing and obedient to cast
all your cares on Him, for He cares for you. 


Refuse to be robbed of the banquet of blessings that have belonged to you
since you became a believer. Be willing to eat the good of the land!

Scripture Reading: Deuteronomy 8:5-20

Don't Tell It Like It Is

Kenneth Copeland

Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. Proverbs 18:21

Words are serious business. And, as believers, we need to get serious about learning how to use them. We need to begin to put them to work for us like God Himself does. The Bible tells us that He uses words to "call those things which be not as though they were" (Rom. 4:17).

Most of us don't have the faintest idea how to do that. We've spent our lives "telling it like it is." We've constantly used our mouths to report on the sorry state of affairs around us. Thus, the very thought of calling "things which be not as though they were" seems a little crazy.

"You mean I'm supposed to say, 'I'm healed' when I'm feeling sick? I'm supposed to say, 'I'm prosperous' when I'm penniless?" we say. "That sounds like lying to me."

No, no. There's a vast difference between lying and speaking by faith. A lie is meant to deceive someone. It's designed to make someone believe something that's not true. But to speak by faith is simply to speak words that agree with the Word of God instead of the circumstances around you. It's speaking from your spirit instead of from your mind.

As the Apostle Paul said in 2 Corinthians 4:13, "We have the same spirit of faith as he had who wrote, I have believed, and therefore have I spoken. We too believe, and therefore we speak" (The Amplified Bible).

Now that's important. Read that verse again. "I have believed, and therefore have I spoken."

There are some folks who speak the words, but they don't have the faith to back it up, and as a result, they fall flat on their spiritual faces. They didn't actually "call things that be not as though they were." They called things that be not the way they wished they were.

Those are two very different things. The words may be the same. But just wishing and hoping won't get the job done. You've got to "believe."

Begin today bringing both your tongue and your heart in line with the Word. Stop "telling it like it is" and start speaking and believing the promises of God. Put the power of words to work for you.

Scripture Reading: Proverbs 15

Faith Cometh by Hearing

Kenneth Copeland 

Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Romans 10:17

One of the greatest healing evangelists I’ve ever known once said to me,
“I don’t understand it. I have laid hands on more than 2 million people.
I’ve seen miracles of every description. But I’m the last guy in the world
to ever get healed.” 

Just think, that evangelist had seen Jesus face to face more than once.
His hand had been set on fire with the healing touch of God. But he
couldn’t live on those experiences. He had to learn, just like you and I
do, to walk one step at a time confessing, believing and standing on the
Word of God. 

“Well, maybe that’s true,” you say, “but I still think I would have more
faith if Jesus would appear to me like He did to that evangelist.” 

No, you wouldn’t. Jesus said, “Blessed are they that have not seen, and
yet have believed” (John 20:29). Blessed means “empowered.” So, according
to Jesus, you’ll have more power if you’ll believe before seeing a
physical manifestation. 

Why is that true? It’s because for you to believe something you don’t see
with your physical eyes, you have to turn inward. You have to activate
your spirit being. When you do that, the part of you that is like God
rises up and gets stronger. 

Am I saying you should avoid the spectacular manifestations and displays
of God’s power that are occurring around us in these final days? 

Absolutely not! Enjoy them to the fullest. Go to every meeting you
possibly can. Be a part of the move of God. But don’t lay down your faith
in the process. 

Keep standing on the Word, first and foremost. The Word will work when the
gifts are flowing and when they’re not. The Word will work in the daytime
and in the dark. The Word will work for any man, woman or child who will
put it to work. It is eternal, settled in heaven and earth forever. 

Remember this: Faith—the everyday kind of faith you use for living—doesn’t
come from moving in the gifts of the Spirit. It doesn’t come from seeing
Jesus or having special visitations and experiences with God. It comes by
hearing and hearing and hearing the Word of God.

Scripture Reading: John 20:24-29

There is a Cure to Worrying

Wisdom to Change 
Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? Matthew 6:27

I have the cure to stop worrying. No really, I do. It’s so simple you
would have to be a fool to not get this. I couldn’t believe it when I came
across it. It was so simple I couldn’t believe how come I did not see
this. But let me warn you, whatever you do don’t say I’ve heard that
before or I know that. If you do, you don’t have an open heart to receive
the things of God. This is really a cure for worry. Just like a headache,
we know to take a couple of pills for it, but what about worry. 

And the peace of God which passes all understanding shall keep your hearts
and minds through Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:7). 

Here's the cure to worry. 
Let the peace of God permanently keep your heart and mind THROUGH Jesus
Christ.
Declare that you will not worry but trust what the Father says in His Word.
Think the right things. 
Keep your mind STAYED on God. Can you do this all throughout the day and
meditate ONLY on those things that bring peace to your heart and joy to
your soul. 
We have spiritual weapons that are at our disposable to combat any degree
of worry. 
Have the God kind of faith. You know it did not worry God a bit when he
saw darkness on the face of the earth. He opened His mouth and SPOKE to
darkness and said light be. 
Live and walk in the Spirit.
Do not cast away your confidence.
And the golden nugget of them all, cast the care upon the Lord. Hey
listen, He CARES FOR YOU. Did you hear me, HE CARES FOR YOU! 

Your Father does not want you sitting up or having sleepless nights
worrying about anything, cast that care on Him. Give it to Him, release
the worry and let it go. Why in the world would you want to keep something
that causes damage to your body-stress, anxiety, dizziness, fatigue,
headaches, irritability, nervousness, sweating, just to name a few. So you
see, God has given us the cure to worrying, we just have to take a dose of
His Word every single day in order to alleviate all symptoms. 

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It’s Best to use the right Material

Wisdom to Change

Let each one take heed how he builds; if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay or straw, each one’s work will become clear for the Day will declare it because it will be revealed by fire and the fire will test each one’s work, of what sort it is.  1 Corinthians 3:10b,11,12,13

Have you ever watched the program “Extreme Makeover Home Edition”? I find the program very interesting. Ty and his team review the video of the family who needs a makeover, arrives with a megaphone waking everyone up and they walk through to see the conditions of the home. Next they send the family on their way for a well needed vacation. Now what amazes me is how they build the home in one week. They choose the right crew to build a home that will last with quality material. They even have many people on hand to help assist in completing the building of this home.

Our spiritual house is somewhat the same when it comes to building up our spiritual man. We will need an architect, construction crew, an inspector, welders and many others. The crew includes the Father, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, Angels, well grounded God fearing friends and the Word. Our spiritual house cannot be built by ourselves. That’s why the Father places people in our lives to help us in building with the right materials. To know if we are building with the right material, check the people you have in your life. Have you grown spiritually in the last year? Are you more sensitive to not sin against a Holy God? Do you recognize His voice when He speaks? Is there a difference in your conversation? Do you find yourself wanting to spend more time with Him? Do you have a desire to see more of His goodness in your life? Are you quick to ask the Father for forgiveness? Is there a strong desire to please Him more? If so, you are building with the right material.

To continue with our spiritual construction, we will build bridges in our lives for others to cross, for our life is a testimony to others. Make sure not to use wood, hay and straw, for they come easy-little work, little seeking and no travailing. Now if we want to build something that will endure, we will need the good stuff like gold, silver and precious stones. To find these materials we have to go searching for them, for they are not easy to come by. It’s not an easy task to search for these materials. There’s much digging in the Word, seeking the Lord’s face and a whole lot of travailing and laboring. In the end when it’s all said and done, the bridges we build in life will help other in their spiritual construction. It shouldn't matter if it takes awhile to find these precious materials, we are not alone. We have the best treasurer hunter in the universe with us-Jesus!

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Forgiveness is a Payment

Wisdom to Change

Hereby we perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. 1 John 3:16

I had a conversation with my cousin and it went something like this. She state I can’t forgive, they hurt me. I’ll never forget what they did to me. I’ll forgive but I won’t forget. I can’t get over this. This will take some time before I even let this go. For all those who know me, I heard loud and clear what the Lord was telling me to tell her and no beating around the bush went on here.

When you say you can’t, then you’re telling God his Word is not true. Because the bible I’m reading says I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. And to say you can’t forgive because they hurt me, doesn’t justify in not for forgiving. With His strength you can forgive anybody. If you’ve read 1st Corinthians 13th chapter, it tells you just how to walk in love towards those who hurt you. Love keeps no record of wrong. So you're not to hold on to it. It's not hard at all just ask God to help you keep your mind on things that are lovely, honest, pure and of a good report. Who are we to keep a record of everything someone has ever done to us? This is crazy, let it go! Everytime you don't let go, you're hurting Jesus by holding on to something that's meaningless. Hold on to the truth of His Word and love like Jesus loved, with His whole heart.  

You say you’ll never forget but you’ll forgive. Well, well, well. The Father said he will have compassion upon us; eliminate our iniquities and cast all our sins into the depths of the sea. What the Father is saying is he threw everything into the depths of the sea and forgot about everything we've ever done when we asked Him to forgive us. What right do we have to hold things against people? They’re going on with their lives not realizing we're holding on to something that happened many years ago. Let it go! If we don’t forgive, neither will the Father forgive us. Not forgiving also causes setbacks in our lives. Remember in Mark the 11th chapter, Jesus was telling the disciples to have faith in God? He told them how they could speak to situations in their lives that looked like mountains and how they could remove them just by speaking to it. He also mentioned when they stand praying FORGIVE, if they have some things they’re holding on to. But if we don't forgive, NEITHER will the Father forgive us. Unforgiveness is what causes setbacks and unanswered prayers. As long as we don't forgive and come to the Father with our prayer request, our praying will be in vain.  

Now, that’s serious. We have to forgive and forget. We have no right holding on to things which causes us to be bitter and resentful. Release it and let it go. It’s not worth your prayers being unanswered. It’s not worth going through life thinking about what they did to you. But it’s worth it all to forgive just like the Father forgave us. Jesus paid the price by giving His live as a ransom making total payment in full by saying, Father forgive them.

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Don't Get In A Hurry

Don't Get in a Hurry
Kenneth Copeland 

And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart:
And thou shalt...talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when
thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest
up. ...and they shall be as frontlets between thine eyes. Deuteronomy 6:6-8


One of the reasons Gloria and I have seen the results we have in our lives
and in our ministry is because when we realized what the Word of God would
do, we literally immersed ourselves in it. We turned off the radio and
television, we put down the newspaper, and spent nearly every waking
moment of the time available either reading the Word, listening to tapes
on the Word, or thinking about the Word. 

All that time in the Word eventually had a powerful effect on us. It began
to revolutionize everything about us. It began to turn failure into
success. 

All that didn't happen overnight, however. It took time. A great many
believers don't realize that. They start out devoting themselves to the
Word, but they make the mistake of expecting instant, miraculous results,
and when they don't see them, they get disappointed and fall away. 

Don't do that. Be patient. Give the Word time to do its work. 

Jesus once said, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word
that proceedeth out of the mouth of God" (Matt. 4:4). The Word of God
feeds the spirit man just as bread feeds the body. Food has to be built
into your body. The vitamins and minerals it contains have a cumulative
effect on it, don't they? In fact, almost anything that affects your body
instantaneously is considered dangerous. 

Much the same thing is true with the Word of God. It has a cumulative
effect. Yes, at times God will act instantly and perform a miracle, but
only to get things back on track. What He really intends is for you to
feed on His Word to grow in strength and in faith and to bear fruit in due
season. 

So don't get in such an all-fired hurry. Stay in the Word. Be patient. The
results will come!

Scripture Reading: Deuteronomy 7:11-23

Keeping Your Appointment

Wisdom to Change

Seek the Lord while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near. Isaiah 55:6


Have you ever had an appointment that was so important, you made sure everything was in order? You set the alarm clock to be sure to get up an hour and a half early so you’ll have enough time to eat, watch a few shows, get dressed and leave early before your scheduled time? The alarm goes off and instead of hitting the snooze button you get right up and prepare for your appointment. Off you go to your very important appointment.


I see you prepared the night before, set the alarm and the next day for the appointment, you get right up. No hesitation. Have you set an appointment with God? Have you set your alarm to get up and spend time with Him? When He comes with His gentle touch, do you pull the covers over your head and tell the Loving God, give me ten minutes? Or how about those who have their alarm clock or cell phones set to spend time with God? Do you keep hitting the snooze button and realize another day without spending time with Him? Isn’t this appointment with God important to you? Haven’t you been asking God to reveal things to you? Well, you can’t keep hitting the snooze button. Get Up! This appointment is very important. No, this appointment is vitally important. He has a lot to share with you and getting an extra ten minutes is not going to cut it. You have an appointment with God. Isn’t He worth preparing the night before and going to bed a little earlier? Isn’t He worth getting up bright eye and bushy tail? Well, isn’t He? Can you see it, God sitting there waiting for you to arrive and you don’t show up? The next day the same thing, next week, next month and the cycle repeats itself. Snooze, ok God maybe tomorrow.


Let me give you a key to keeping your appointment with God. Before you go to bed, tell yourself my appointment with God is very important. I can’t afford to miss out on what He’s going to show and tell me. And I’m going to have an experience with Him that will change my life forever. Don’t hit the snooze button remember He’s waiting to spend time with you.


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Jesus is praying for US!

Wisdom tro Change

I pray for them; I pray not for the world, but for them which you have given me; for they are mine John 17:9


The Father and Jesus were having a conversation. The Holy Spirit allowed me to hear what Jesus requested of the Father concerning us. It went something like this…


Father, the people are wandering what’s going on. Why must they go through test and trials? Father, I don’t want the people to get weary in doing well because in due season they shall reap. Well, Jesus what is your petition for the people.


Father give them a fresh anointing for today. Fill them with the knowledge of Your will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding. Help them stand perfect and complete in the will of you Father. May they increase more and more and abound in love towards one another. Give them a desire to please and reverence You in every area of their lives. May they bear fruit in every good work and increasingly grow in the knowledge of You. Strengthen them according to Your glorious power and may their lives express a joyful thanks to You. Manifest Your love that they may realize You love them with an everlasting love. Manifest Your peace in the mist of what they are going through. Manifest your power in a great way so there’s no doubt, it was the Lord.


Father I pray as they keep their minds stayed on Me, you will keep them in perfect peace. Anoint their eyes that they may see great things in Your law. Whatever they put their hands to, may they do it with Your might and strength. For in you Father they can do all things. May they set their face to seek You daily while You may be found. May they walk worthy of the calling in which You called them. Father, help them to know through Me they can do all things and nothing shall be impossible to them because they are Mine. May they realize the testing of their faith leads to perseverance which works to make them perfect and complete, lacking nothing.


Quicken them to know they are not without help for we have given them the Holy Spirit of promise. May they rejoice knowing they have a Helper to see them through this day and for them to realize today is a present from Us. Father I love them so much, help the to stand strong and remember I have chosen you and you are Mine.


PS. Go forth in this day knowing I am with you always.


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Face Your Future with Confidence

Wisdom to Change
For thus says the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel: In returning and rest you shall be saved; In quietness and confidence shall be your strength Isaiah 30:15


Many people today don’t know what there future holds. Some feel they don’t have a future, so they abandon their responsibilities. They can’t seem to go on for losing their homes, their jobs, cut back in hours causing decrease in pay, and some even losing their minds. Many people are fearful in facing their futures, fearful of the next day, fearful they won’t be able to provide for their families, just fearful. Why? They are looking with their natural eyes instead of looking at things with the eyes of faith. Where is your faith? Where is your confidence? Where is your trust in God? Don’t you know God is a good God and He’s willing to take care of your every need?


People this is not the time to be fearful. This is not the time to panic. Maybe you’re in a situation and you feel like running away from it all, but where will it get you? Nowhere! Remember the children of Israel? They wanted to return to Egypt. The Egyptians gave them food and shelter along with torment, hard labor and pain. The Israelites forgot how they cried out to the Lord for deliverance. And why would they want to go back to a lifestyle of hard labor, torment, heartache and pain? Why? I guess they realized they had to believe God for their every single need. We must realize the Lord is with us in the good, the bad, the ugly, the ups, the downs, situation, circumstances, test and trials. The time is now to face our future with the Lord in confidence. We need to remember how God delivered us out of every situation in our life.


As we take our position of confidence to fight the good fight of faith, no matter what we face today, no matter how hard it may seem, no matter how uncomfortable it gets, we can face anything with the Lord. Let’s face our future with the Word and with confidence in the Lord.


Wow, our future looks bright in Christ!


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To Hear or Not to Hear that is the Question

Wisdom to Change

You who fear God, listen Acts 13:16b


Diligently hear, give your ear to hear, open your ear, lend your ear, he that has ears to hear let him hear, blessed are your ears for they hear, hear, hear and hear. The Father is saying over and over to hear, but are we really listening to what He is saying. When we read His Word it’s listening to Him talk to us.


There’s a passage in the bible were there was a rich man and a poor man. The rich man died and went to a place of torment. The rich man asked the Father could he send someone to his brothers so they won’t come to this place of torment. I found it amazing what the Father said to him. He said if they will not hear Moses and the prophets, they won’t be persuaded by one from the dead. While the rich man was alive he heard the laws, commandments and the prophets. The rich man thought he had time to get it right but eventually time ran out on him.


Hearing has rewards or consequences. Throughout the Word, if we hear and obey God said he will command the blessings on us. Here are a few of the blessings. He’ll command the blessings to set us on high for the blessing will come on us and overtake us; we’ll have complete victory over our enemies; we’ll lend and not borrow; we’ll be blessed in all the works of our hands; prosper in every area of life and to be blessed in ALL we undertake just to name a few. Now if we don’t want to hear and obey which is strictly our choice, here are the following consequences: serve our enemies, hunger, thirst, nakedness, want of all things, borrow and can’t pay it back, bondage, robbery of possessions, famine, great distress, no peace, no rest, complete poverty just to name a few. Conditions must be met if blessings are to be received and if conditions are not met, well you read for yourself.


God made it plain for us to hear and obey, but the decision will always be left up to us. Today, we should want to hear what God is doing in the earth. We should want to hear that God is well pleased with us. We should want to hear His wisdom to accomplish every task at hand. We should want to hear if we’re missing it in any area of our lives. Lord, we want to hear from you! Let your confession be I hear what the Spirit of the Lord is saying and I’m not confused in what I hear from Him.


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Struggles versus Choices

Wisdom to Change
There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death. Proverbs 14:12


We all struggle with something. Struggle to exercise. Struggle to lose weight. Struggle to make the right decision. Struggle to tell the truth. Struggle to live right. Struggle to stick to your budget. Struggle to get up in the morning. Struggle to pray. Struggle to read the Word. Why do we struggle? We don’t have to, but it’s a choice.


After you read what struggle means, I hope you make the quality decision not to from this day forward. When we struggle, we exert energy against a material force or mass. We are strenuously engaged with a problem or task or undertaking. We make a strenuous effort, to contend, or progress with difficulty. Almost like in a combat. Now what about choice? A choice is the act of choosing, a selection. The choice to choose gives us the power, right or liberty, or an option. Another definition for choice is careful in choosing, superior quality, excellent and appropriate decision. Wait a minute, whoever wrote the definition for choice, must have known to write about making the right decision.


I don’t like the definition of struggle and you shouldn’t either. To be frank I don’t like to struggle. But I realize something, it’s a choice I make whether I want to struggle or make a choice to succeed in the decisions I make. The choice will always be left up to us. Here’s a choice in the Word of God, He said I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses, therefore CHOOSE life. How hard can this be? Life or death, blessings or curses, wow, it’s hard to choose. Which one will you choose? I’m not trying to be funny, but people don’t realize they do this everyday. Here’s an example of this. Say my husband and I have a verbal disagreement and everything inside of me wants to say something back. Now, I hear the Spirit of the Lord saying, “Don’t say a word”. But I choose to say something because I feel I must. Right there I chose death over life, curses over blessings. Like I said we do it everyday.


Again I say the choice will always be left up to us to do what’s right. We can choose to surrender all to Him or not but if we do, God is responsible for us. We are free to choose what we surrender to, but we are not free from the consequences of that choice. When we choose a life of integrity this moves us into an abundant life He has prepared for us. But also remember when we make a decision and believe me each of us know to choose good over evil, which ever one it is we will reap from our choices. Don’t let life be a boxing match, struggles versus choices. Be a master of your choices not a slave to struggles.


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Life is good!

Wisdom to Change
Oh, taste and SEE that the Lord is good Psalm 34:8


How can you say life is good, with so many things going on in the world today? Well, I can say this with confidence because I keep my eyes on the Lord and no matter what I may face or what trial I may be going through, I know that the end is good. If I look at what I’m going through, I know I will get discouraged. But if I go to the Word and find out what it has to say about my situation, my focus will be different. Things look brighter in the Word.


An example of this is the prophet Elisha. He was surrounded by a great army and his servant came out to him fearful, afraid and worried because of what he saw. Elisha immediately told the servant, do not fear. Then Elisha prayed Lord I pray open his eyes that he may see. Well, the Lord opened the servant’s eyes and he saw the mountain full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. It’s was easy for the servant to panic because of what he saw, but because Elisha saw differently because he knew who to look to in order for the army to be defeated.


The servant and Elisha saw the same army surrounding them. How did Elisha see differently from the servant? Elisha had a trust beyond seeing. He kept his eyes on the Lord, instead of running and hiding. He was able to recall what the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob did for the children of Israel.


Are there things in your life you can recall which caused you to look at it differently? Can you recall an impossible situation which God turnaround because you changed your focus? Was there ever a time you were going through, then you picked up His Word and read a verse that spoke to you? If you said YES to all these questions, you can say life is good because you look at things through the eyes of Christ. As you continue in prayer and continue in His Word, you will see things changing for the better, but most of all you will see the goodness of God.


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Read it Slow

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For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little. Isaiah 29:10


You hear many say you can read the bible in a year. Many bibles being printed today have a plan to read it in a year. But when you read one chapter in the morning and three chapters at night, do you really get the full understanding of it.


There’s one chapter in the bible that has one hundred seventy-six verses in it. Could you really read those verses in one setting and get an understanding of what the Father is saying to you? No, I don’t think we could.


When we read the Word of God, we need to take one verse at a time and study it, dissect it, meditate on it and find out what the word really means. I decided to take a verse in the bible and reflect on one word. The verse is from Habakkuk 3:18, Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation. I wanted to know what salvation means. Salvation means deliverance, victory, prosperity, freedom, health, ease, peace, soundness, perseverance and wholeness. When I took the time to find out what salvation means, I was amazed. Salvation has many meanings. I noticed in the Word of God, one word has many meanings.


I read other verses with salvation so I could get a better understanding of what it meant. The Father wants us to know that in salvation we have been delivered from death, hell and the grave. He has given us the victory to overcome the world. He wants us to prosper in our spirits, soul, body and mind. He has freed us from a yoke of bondage so we won’t be entangled again. We are FREE! Because of the stripes Jesus took on His back, we can walk in divine health. When we keep our minds stayed on Christ, He will keep us in perfect peace. I looked up the word soundness, to find out its meaning. It means a state or condition free from damage or decay. We can be rooted and grounded in the word, when things of the world try to sway us, it won’t work. For we have laid up the treasures of God’s word in our hearts, so when corruption, immorality, perversion or foolishness comes knocking, it won’t catch us off guard. In salvation we also have wholeness in our total being. The definition of wholeness is undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting. Wow, the Father has included all this in the salvation package. That’s why it’s important to study to find out every promise He has for us.


Next time we read the Word of God, let’s read it slow in order to get the full scope of what the Father is saying to us.


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Recognize, it’s God Talking

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And you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free. John 8:32


In the morning, I enjoy talking to the Father, giving Him praise, telling Him of all the wonderful things He’s done in my life and how wonderful He is to me. This morning I had a conversation with my sister, which we will call insight and wisdom. She spoke about how to turn your hurt into a harvest. Well, this got my attention. I wanted to know how you can turn something that hurts or offend you into a harvest. I listened attentively to what she shared. I tell you, it was so simple; you have to be a fool to miss it. When we’re faced with heartache brought on by an individual or someone offends us in a way we want to retaliate, PRAY! Plant a seed of prayer. This is how you turn hurt into a harvest.


Recognize the Father telling you to pray for that individual. You may say I’m not praying for him or her, they have wronged me or Lord Get’em. It’s not our job to get back at them; it’s our job to pray. We all have been faced with that voice telling us to get them back or they deserve what’s coming to them. I hear you talking, but remember this when you plant one seed of revenge or retaliation, this seed will grow up into a big tree. Not only will it be a big tree, it will have fruit on it that you will reap from. Not only will it have fruit on it, but each fruit will have seed inside of it. So guess what, you will reap and reap and reap and reap and reap and reap for this is what you have planted instead of praying.


Let’s prevent heartache and pain in our lives. The Father will never tell you to do anything that will bring you shame. He will always tell us the right thing to do in order to bring rewards in our lives that will last a life time. Let me share something I tell my children. When you are exposed to the TRUTH, you are responsible for doing what is right. If you know to do right, but you chose to do wrong, you will be held at a higher accountability. You will never be able to say, I didn’t know. We are all at an age where we know right from wrong, up from down, hot from cold and stop from go. There will never be an excuse you can give to God when you have been exposed to the TRUTH.


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Terrific Tuesday

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Tuesday June 08 2010 12:00 AM
Spiritual growth, like physical growth, takes time
Tuesday June 08 2010 12:00 AM
Posted by Rick Warren

I am sure that God who began the good work within you will keep right on helping you grow in his grace until his task within you is finally finished on that day when Jesus Christ returns. Philippians 1:6 (LB)

"The moment you open yourself to Christ, Jesus begins to work in your life. "

It takes years for us to grow to adulthood, and it takes a full season for fruit to mature and ripen. The same is true for the fruit of the Spirit. The development of Christlike character cannot be rushed.

When you try to ripen fruit quickly, it loses its flavor.

While we worry about how fast we grow, God is concerned about how strong we grow. God views our lives from and for eternity, so he is never in a hurry.

The moment you open yourself to Christ, Jesus begins to work in your life. You may think you have surrendered all your life to him, but the truth is, there is a lot to your life that you aren't even conscious of. You can only give God as much of you as you understand at that moment. That's okay.

Once Jesus begins to work, he take over more and more of your life until all of your is completely his. There will be struggles and battles, but the outcome will never be in doubt. God has promised that "he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion." (Philippians 1:6, NIV)

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Choose the Good Part

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But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her. Luke 10:42


In life many choose the path of obtaining money, cars, clothes, jewelry, looking for love and many other things. The enemy does everything he can to keep the focus on what we see and not what we should be focusing on-Jesus. He lies by asking us how we can pray for someone else when we ourselves are going through. We need more money, clothing, a car, I need, I need, boy do I need. We even focus on what people think about us, will he or she ever change, will I get the job I desire, will I ever find true love, will this relationship ever work out or will I ever see the light of day. We all have many questions that need an answer. But did you know the answer is right inside of you? You may ask what I mean. The answer has always been with you but the focus was wrong. You see, Jesus is the answer, has all the answers and He lives inside of you with the answer. Jesus is the good part.


In the Word of God, Martha was distracted, worried and troubled. Now that’s a triple whammy. Distracted, worried and troubled. Jesus told Martha one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part. You see that, Jesus said one thing is needed. We are created to enjoy a deep and intimate relationship with Him and yes things that we need to take care of is important, but they must never overshadow the fellowship He desires to have with each of us.


The good part is seeking Him; spending time in His Word; listening, and then obeying; praying for others and watching God take care of your needs. The good part is seeking first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and seeing all things be added to us. The good part is keeping our eyes on the prize which is the high calling of Jesus Christ. In all that we do, we should do it as unto the Lord and not to men, for this is the good part. Choosing the good part will always lead us to a path that’s everlasting and whenever we choose the good part answers will come, trust will grow, confidence will increase and peace will flow like a river.

Let’s choose the good part and watch God move on over behalf.


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Is God Trying to Tell You Something?

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Listen carefully to Me Isaiah 55:2a


God will take all kinds of measures to get our attention to cause our faith to grow. What will it take for God to get your attention? God will get our attention with a restless spirit. You start to experience something deep within you can’t quite identify or explain. So, you ask the Lord are you trying to say something to me.


Sometimes God will get our attention by using others to speak to us. They might say something that causes you to think and then the light comes on. Have you experienced this? If so go to God and say Lord, what I heard really got me to thinking. Is there something that I must do?


Another way God will get our attention is through disappointment. Oh, no you got to be kidding me. Will God really use disappointment to get my attention? Yes He will. When Israel refused to take God’s instructions to possess the Promised Land, He judged them for unbelief. They quickly changed their minds but God said it was too late. Don’t let it be too late for you when God tells you to do something and you don’t move on it then you change your mind and say ok Lord. Hey, it’s too late. Don’t let this happen to you, hear, obey and do it quickly.


Maybe God may use financial trouble to get our attention. I know this is happening as we speak. God knows exactly what it will take to get our attention and if you are not a tither and a giver, what you are experiencing in your finances is just rewards. According to God’s system, if you don’t give the tithes how do you expect Him to bless you. Don’t try and fight me on this. If you don’t work for the company BBJ, how can you ask where is my paycheck. You can’t because you are not a employee on the payroll. God is the same way. How can He multiply you financially when you hold on to everything so tightly and never give according to what He says in the Word?


In closing, God knows exactly where we are in our journey of faith. He also knows what it will take to get our attention. The best thing we can do is stay alert and pay attention to things occurring or recurring in our lives. If they are, ask Him, want He wants to tell you and then listen, not just to hear what He is saying, but to obey.


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Could you use the favor of God, today?

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You have granted me life and favor, and Your care has preserved my spirit. Job 10:12


How many could use some favor to restore some things in your life? How about favor for the greatest victories you have ever experienced in your life. Could you use some favor for supernatural increase? Well, I know I could. I need favor everywhere I go and with people I come in contact. I need favor in impossible situations to turn around for my good. I need this favor operating in my life all the time. So, how does this happen? There’s something we need to understand about favor. It’s not just for us to feel good when we’re blessed or when we receive favor in situations, but favor in our lives has a purpose. Favors purpose is for God’s glory to be shown in our lives so that others may believe in Him.


God wants to bestow His favor upon us so others may see His goodness towards us. There is much favor in the Word, so I choose a few verses which reflect the goodness of God. God said with favor I will surround you as with a shield. My anger is but for a moment but My favor is for life. My child if you don’t forsake mercy and truth, put them around your neck, write My commandments upon your heart, you will find favor and high esteem in the sight of your Lord and with man. Whoever finds Me finds life and obtains favor from the Lord. All who believed were together, had all things in common, sold their possessions and goods to be divided among all who had need, continued daily in one accord, had a heart of simplicity, praising God and having favor with all people.


Favor will show up in those difficult and impossible situations. And this will be the time God shows up and shows off to give us favor. If you’re dealing with an impossible person, God stands ready to give you favor. But do you believe He can touch the heart of impossible people? Do you believe He can make your enemies your footstool? Well if you do, proclaim the promise of favor in your life.


Father, today I believe for unusually favor. Unusually favor with impossible people and in difficult times. I thank you Lord, for favor with everyone I come in contact with. I believe the favor you have given me Lord, will bring a turn around in my life for Your glory. I proclaim this day Lord, favor in my life, favor everywhere and favor to accomplish every task at hand. Lord, you will bless the righteous and with favor You will surround me as with a shield. I receive the favor of God and I walk in favor today. Amen


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