http://godswordalive.com/blogEmpowering Christians With Powerful Words Of GodTue, 06 Oct 2009 05:48:05 PDTnoEmpowering Christians With Powerful Words Of Godhttp://godswordalive.com/blog/?p=1066It is wrong for you to say, “All I need is a little more money.  Money is the answer to all my problems.  I would be happy if I had a little more money.  If I had more money I wouldn’t be so stressed.” Saying things like that means you have made money your source and the answer to all of your problems. Check yourself out, when you have a need what is the first thing that you think? Most would answer, “If I only had more money.  I just need more money.” Whether you realize it or not saying things like that you are looking to money as your source and not God. That is what Jesus was teaching in Luke, trusting in unrighteous mammon versus trusting God. Here’s what happens with lots of Christians.  They say what they need is more money, making money their source.  Then they hear biblical principles of tithing and sowing and reaping.  They think what they need is more money, making money their source. So they look to God and apply the biblical principles of tithing and sowing and reaping, expecting God to supply them with more of what they want which is more money.  They don’t realize what they are doing is making money their source and making God their servant to get the money. The devil and his world system works overtime to make us believe money is our source so that when we apply the Kingdom principles of tithing, sowing and reaping we make God our servant instead of our Source. We must repent and start believing what the bible tells us that God is our Source and money is our servant. To activate the power of the anointing working on your behalf it would be to your advantage if you would declare continually, every day, “God is my Source and money is my servant.” You must believe God gives you the power to get wealth and it is God and not money who supplies all of your needs.  You must come to realize it is the anointing, the power of the Kingdom of God, that you need more of to bring increase to you rather than money which is the lesser power, the power of this world. This is the revelation you must have and act on to activate the power of the anointing in your behalf right now.  So trust in the anointing to be your source no matter how bad things look and declare again, “God is my Source and money is my servant.” Looking to money as your source, things are only going to get worse because God’s hands are tied since you are leaning on the arm of flesh. Jesus goes on further into this contest of mammon against God in your everyday life. Luke 16:13 "No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon."   NKJV The one you serve with your life is the one who you will look to as your source. When you serve money you spend your whole life working, trying to earn more money.  That’s when money becomes your master.  That’s when you don’t ask God for your assignment he has given you in the earth and doing it because you have to work a job to make more money because you are looking to money and believe money is the answer to all your problems and money is your source.  When money is your source you then become a servant to money and you have to spend all of your days trying to make a living. When you make God your Source then you will be serving God, operating in your God given assignment, operating in the principles of God and operating out of His Kingdom.  God then provides every need whether it be money or other necessary things you need, want and desire because money is not your source. God is your Source and the answer to all things in your life. Here’s a powerful confession to declare the power of the anointing over your life: What I need is more of the anointing of God in my life to see continual increase financially and in every way.  The anointing goes far beyond what money can do for me.  The anointing empowers me for financial increase and wealth and pays my bills. The anointing eliminates debt from my life since Jesus, the Anointed One, is my Jubilee.  The anointing brings me favor, promotions and creative ideas and witty inventions for wealth.  The anointing makes me an invaluable employee.  The anointing creates incredible prosperity for my business even when there are ups and downs in the economy.  The anointing heals my body and releases divine health.  The anointing delivers me from all fear, all stress, all worry, all insecurities and gives me value and worth. Go to my website, www.godswordalive.com and see more on the subject of finances.http://godswordalive.com/blog/?p=1045[1] What's up with all the fine print? Most of the advertisements you find in sales inserts in the newspaper there’s fine print.  You see them in the magazines and even when you’re watching TV, here comes the commercial with, yes, again the fine print. Maybe like myself you see a big sale going on at a particular store and you see what you have been looking for on sale and they are promising even a big bonus but then, yes, again there is the fine print and when you check out the fine print the bonus was only on a few listed items and not the one you wanted to purchase.  It’s all just a gimmick to get you and me to the sale. You find it also with the advertisements they do on TV about a certain drug.  They tell you how wonderful this drug is and what it can do for you and, yes, again there is that fine print telling all the bad side effects that come with that drug that could cause you to have a heart attack or cause liver damage, etc..  The side effects are sometimes worse than the symptoms or illness for which you are taking the drug in the first place. I laughed the other day, here was a commercial promising you this life insurance coverage that seemed really fantastic for the elderly but, yes, there it was again the fine print.  I said, “There it is again, the fine print that says everything they just said in the commercial doesn’t apply.” To me the fine print cancels out what they just promised you.  They just lied to you in some way or another in the fine print attached. To me the “fine print” in commercials, legal documents, etc. is another way of saying, “Well I said this but this is what I really meant and so I can get out of anything I have just said in this commercial or this legal document.” My response is, “Where’s the character and honesty in this society today?  Where’s the hand shake that makes everything final?  Doesn’t anyone want to tell the truth anymore instead of hiding what they really meant in fine print?” Well, I found one reliable source and that’s the Word of God that gives me over 700 promises.  If you look at these 700 promises I guarantee you won’t find the find print because there is no fine print!  THAT MAKES IT ALL BELIEVEABLE!!!  There are even promises made to a thousand generations.  There are promises even made in the Old Covenant that are still good for me living in the New Covenant without  the fine print!  SOME ONE NEEDS TO SHOUT, “HALLELUJAH BESIDES ME!” Have you looked at the salvation promises, the healing promises or the eternal security promises in Christ lately?  There is no fine print to be found.  It’s a guarantee to anyone who will receive the promise as their own.  That means you now can securely base your life on them and even your eternal security. NOW THAT’S PRETTY FANTASTIC!!!!  I DON’T HAVE TO QUESTION ANYONE OF THOSE PROMISES IF THEY WILL HOLD UP IN THE COURTS OF HEAVEN WHEN I MAKE MY CONFESSION OF FAITH IN THEM AND I CAN PUT MY FULL TRUST IN THEM FULFILLING IN MY LIFE WHAT WAS PROMISED!!!!  GLORY HALLELUJAH!  I FINALLY FOUND SOMETHING ON THIS EARTH I CAN TRUST IN, RELY ON AND DEPEND ON WHILE I AM IN THIS EARTH FOR IT CONTAINS NO FINE PRINT!!!  THANK YOU FATHER!  THANK YOU JESUS!  THANK YOU HOLY SPIRIT! I have even found the divine healing and divine health scripture promises do not have the fine print you find with most drugs sold today.  THERE JUST ISN’T ANY FINE PRINT!  THAT MEANS IT’S ALL TRUE!  I CAN TRUST THESE PROMISES FOR DIVINE HEALING AND DIVINE HEALTH THE REST OF MY DAYS ON THIS EARTH!!  NO FINE PRINT, BROTHERS AND SISTERS!!!  GET EXCITED! That is why for over thirty years my family and I could depend on divine healing and divine health and not have to go to the system that has all the fine print on their drugs, sign all those legal documents at the hospital or be bothered with going to a doctor that practiced medicine on me and sign even more documents with, yes again, the fine print. It’s all a system of fine prints so who if anybody can trust it?  That’s why we have to switch to the Kingdom of God system where there is 700 promises made to us with no fine print since Jesus’ blood guarantees it all. Do you see why you can now trust every Word God has promised you in this New Covenant in Christ?  All 700 promises God made in the bible? THERE IS NO FINE PRINT, BROTHERS AND SISTERS, JUST NO FINE PRINT TO HAVE TO READ AND SEE IF YOU HAVE FULL COVERAGE!  HALLELUJAH, FATHER, JESUS, HOLY SPIRIT! Num 23:19 19 God is not like men, who lie; He is not a human who changes his mind.  Whatever he promises, he does; He speaks, and it is done. TEV Numbers 23:19 God is no mere human!  He doesn't tell lies or change his mind.  God always keeps his promises. CEV Did you see any fine print in those scriptures?  NONE WHATSOEVER! That’s why we can speak the Word of God only, contrary to what circumstances tell us, the Word must come to pass because it is what God has spoken about us through Jesus Christ! Not one Word of God is void of power.  Why?  Because it is the TRUTH.  It is the truth about you in Christ Jesus.  There is not one lie contained in it. It is the truth about you 24/7 and for the rest of your life because God, who cannot lie, promised it and Jesus’ blood purchased it and guarantees it.  So hold on to your faith in every Word of God until you see the promises manifested! Heb 4:12 For the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power [making it active, operative, energizing, and effective]; AMP Why is God’s Word full of power; but it is truth, there is not one part of it that is a lie or has the fine print!  GLORY BE TO JESUS, THE GUARANTEE OF IT ALL! The Word of God is the truth about you so you should start believing it instead of all the fine print documents of this world and all your lying symptoms and circumstances that speak against the promises of God to you. Here are some more of God’s promises you need to check out and see for yourself they contain no fine print: 1 Peter 2:24 He personally bore our sins in His [own] body on the tree[as on an altar and offered Himself on it], that we might die (cease to exist) to sin and live to righteousness. By His wounds you have been healed. AMP 2 Cor 8:9 For you are becoming progressively acquainted with and recognizing more strongly and clearly the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ (His kindness, His gracious generosity, His undeserved favor and spiritual blessing), [in] that though He was [so very] rich, yet for your sakes He became [so very] poor, in order that by His poverty you might become enriched (abundantly supplied). AMP Heb 13:5-6 Let your character or moral disposition be free from love of money [including greed, avarice, lust, and craving for earthly possessions] and be satisfied with your present [circumstances and with what you have]; for He [God]  Himself has said, I will not in any way fail you nor  give you up nor leave you without support. [I will] not,[I will] not, [I will] not in any degree leave you helpless nor forsake nor  let [you] down ( relax My hold on you)! [Assuredly not!]  6 So we take comfort and are encouraged and confidently and boldly say, The Lord is my Helper; I will not be seized with alarm [I will not fear or dread or be terrified]. What can man do to me? AMP 1 John 4:4 Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world. KJV John 16:33  I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace and confidence. In the world you have tribulation and trials and distress and frustration; but be of good cheer [take courage; be confident, certain, undaunted]! For I have overcome the world. [I have deprived it of power to harm you and have conquered it for you.]  AMP Heb 6:11-20 And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: 12 That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.13 For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, 14 Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. 15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. 16 For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife. 17 Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath: 18 That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us: 19 Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil; 20 Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.KJV Gal 3:13-14 Christ purchased our freedom [redeeming us] from the curse (doom) of the Law [and its condemnation] by [Himself] becoming a curse for us, for it is written [in the Scriptures], Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree (is crucified); 14 To the end that through [their receiving] Christ Jesus, the blessing [promised] to Abraham might come upon the Gentiles, so that we through faith might [all] receive [the realization of] the promise of the [Holy] Spirit. 29 And if you belong to Christ [are in Him Who is Abraham's Seed], then you are Abraham's offspring and [spiritual] heirs according to promise. AMP Rom 3:19-31 Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. 20 Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. 21 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; 22 Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: 23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; 24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: 25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; 26 To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus. 27 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. 28 Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law. 29 Is he the God of the Jews only? is he not also of the Gentiles? Yes, of the Gentiles also: 30 Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith. 31 Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.KJV [1] http://godswordalive.com/blog/?attachment_id=1056http://godswordalive.com/blog/?p=1027[1] It really makes me angry to see how the body of Christ is being taken advantage of by the health care of this world's system.  The devil has used this system to take control of their health as well as their finances. I pray for a revelation of the healing that was provided for all of them by the broken body of our precious Lord Jesus, which can remove any and every sickness, disease, and infirmity. The Word of God has given us an alternative to this world’s system of health care and we need to make the switch. Jesus told us to remember what He did for us so that we can make the switch, 1 Cor 11:24 And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. KJV Jesus told us to remember.  When we remember, we are to see ourselves at that whipping post with Jesus and see ourselves receiving the healing that is flowing to us.  It’s like the children of Israel when they looked at the snake that was placed on the post they were healed of the plague.  Jesus was placed on that cross so He could purchase our total salvation package that includes healing and wholeness for our bodies no matter what the infirmity.  So every day we need to bring to our remembrance Jesus’ sacrifice so we can every day receive the divine healing and health care that comes with no cost to us.  Just be sure and thank Jesus for paying the cost, the cost of laying His precious body on that whipping post.  I am telling you, if you are a Christian, you need to see Jesus lying on that post to pay the price for your divine healing and health.  If you don’t, you won’t ever receive the benefits of Jesus’ health care package that far exceeds anything this world has to offer you. Here are some scriptures to help you go to that place and receive right now, today divine healing and health.  Go there with the eye of faith and see yourself receiving the healing that freely flows to you and heals your body now.  There is enough power in each of these scriptures to heal you and make you whole today, right now. These scriptures can be your medicine and can also be taken with prescribed medicine and you will see much better results.  Here’s some medicine for you to take, so open your mouth and speak these powerful healing scriptures over your body and receive the power contained in these scriptures to heal you now. 1 Peter 2:24 He personally bore our sins in His [own] body on the tree[as on an altar and offered Himself on it], that we might die (cease to exist) to sin and live to righteousness. By His wounds you have been healed. AMP Gal 3:13 Christ purchased our freedom [redeeming us] from the curse (doom) of the Law [and its condemnation] by [Himself] becoming a curse for us, for it is written [in the Scriptures], Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree (is crucified); AMP  (The curse is anything that kills, steals and destroys.) These are not just scriptures; this is your divine health care from heaven!  We can’t leave them on the coffee table any longer.  These scriptures are the very Word from God and they have enough power in them to heal and deliver from any sickness and disease and infirmity. Heb 4:12 For the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power [making it active, operative, energizing, and effective] AMP I’m telling you there is enough power in that scripture alone to heal you.  I have used this Word as my medicine so many times you couldn’t tell me there is no power in that Word.  I took this scripture as medicine, opening up my mouth and declaring it over my body like this:  The Word that God speaks is alive and full of power in this body.  The Word of God is operating in this body.  The Word of God is energizing this body.  The Word of God is effective in this body now; bringing divine healing and divine health to this body now. Here’s another scripture to encourage you to partake of this divine health care package from heaven: Prov 4:20-22 My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. 21 Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. 22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. KJV KJV  "Footnote: Health = Medicine" I want to speak out for Christ!  He laid His precious body on that whipping post to be whipped with numerous stripes in order that we could have an alternative to that world’s system. This world’s system is practicing medicine and gives you no real guarantee that you will fully recover but just continues to prescribe more and more medicine that results in side affects and results in medications working against each other. I am so tired of seeing people, God’s people, relying on a system that has no guarantees! I personally have no faith in this system for myself for I have learned there is another alternative and that is the divine health care of God, heaven’s health care. My family and I have not had a doctor bill, hospital bill nor taken medicine for over 30 years, for we have taken God’s Word as our medicine.  We have saved lots of money, saved time and we have been saved from a lot of heartache.  Thank you, my precious Lord Jesus! A lot of Christians don’t know this but the precious Holy Spirit can be your Physician.  Isn’t that what the bible calls Him, the “Great Physician.”  So many Christians quickly pop a pill, run to the doctor or to the hospital when they are sick or have any pain.  And there inside of them is the best Physician there is in this world.  I know what I am talking about.  I have had some symptoms come on my body and instead of running off to this world’s system to get healed I just wait.  I wait for the Holy Spirit and He has told me what was wrong and how to handle it.  He knows what can bring things on.  He made the body so He knows what you should eat and not eat.  Every person is different and He is an Expert with expert diagnosis and solutions for each individual.  I am telling you, I just couldn’t go back to that world’s system ever again.  I am so secure in my health care package Jesus purchased for me.  I plan to use it till Jesus comes or I go to be with Him.  It is so wonderful to get up each morning without pain and sickness and disease and know my health care is in Him. I am so passionate about reaching Christians with this message of God’s health care.  The Lord told me to publish a book, “Scriptures & Confessions For Healing,” so that others can take God’s Word as their medicine.  I have included with the scriptures declarations you can speak over your body.  See you take God’s Word, God’s medicine, by the mouth just as you do prescription drugs. You open your mouth and you declare the Word of God over your body.  You are simply declaring what God has already declared about your health through Christ and it carries with it the power of God, which you will feel working if you stick with it.  This is not something that you are going to just try and see if it works.  It’s like prescription drugs; you continue to declare the Word until you get the results it guarantees.  Christ is the guarantee. One word from God can change your health forever. There are many advantages to using this medicine; it simply costs nothing, Jesus paid the price; you can’t overdose; and you won’t have any side affects.  You can take it right along with the prescription drugs and see a marked difference right away. Let me know of your healing testimonies.  I can't wait to hear what the Lord has done for I know He will be faithful to bring divine healing and health to you just as He promised. If you desire to purchase my book, "God's Health Care", you can go to my website, www.godswordalive.com. If you don't purchase my book, please go to my website, www.godswordalive.com, and use the healing scriptures and confessions I offer you there. [1] http://godswordalive.com/blog/?attachment_id=1026http://godswordalive.com/blog/?p=998[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [1] http://godswordalive.com/blog/?attachment_id=999 [2] http://godswordalive.com/blog/?attachment_id=1001 [3] http://godswordalive.com/blog/?attachment_id=1002 [4] http://godswordalive.com/blog/?attachment_id=1007 [5] http://godswordalive.com/blog/?attachment_id=1013 [6] http://godswordalive.com/blog/?attachment_id=1014 [7] http://godswordalive.com/blog/?attachment_id=1015 [8] http://godswordalive.com/blog/?attachment_id=1016 [9] http://godswordalive.com/blog/?attachment_id=1017 [10] http://godswordalive.com/blog/?attachment_id=1018http://godswordalive.com/blog/?p=973[1] [2] Blog from Chris Longgrear Website: www.freshfireministriesintl.org/ [3] Blog: www.freshfire.talkspotblogs.com What have you ever deserved from the Lord? NOTHING! How much of the kingdom of God have you purchased? NONE OF IT! How much of God's goodness have you merited? NOT A BIT OF IT! How much of God's kingdom are you freely & entitled to? ALL OF IT! Let us stay mindful of the reality that everything that we receive(d) from God & His kingdom is entirely & eternally a gift! As a gift, God's blessing in our life is from Him, by Him, because of Him! We deserved nothing, earned nothing, merited nothing from God, and yet He provided salvation & everything that goes with it, out of the 'graceness' (a play on the word, greatness) of His heart & will! The Holy Trinity worked in tandem to provide everything that pertains to life & godliness for every person that calls upon Jesus as Lord! As the 'Redemption Team', they all contributed to our salvation that shall never fail nor fade! The Heavenly Father thought it, Jesus wrought it, & the Holy Spirit brought it! All of salvation is totally a gift! Eternal life is a gift: righteousness is a gift: holiness is a gift: being sealed by the Spirit is a gift: the divine nature within us is a gift: the love of God is a gift: the anointing of God upon us is a gift: being seated in Heavenly places is a gift: healing is a gift of Calvary: the presence of God in us is a gift: and on & on.... The more we recognize & realize the 'giftiness' of God that we've been blessed with, the more we appreciate it, & the freer we become in it! We are born-again, because Abba, Father, wanted His children restored to Him! We're cleansed from sin by the blood of Jesus because the Holy Trinity yearned to be in fellowship & relationship with each of us! The Holy Spirit dwells within us to seal us as God's children & servants, so that Heaven can manifest in the Earth, in us, among us, & through us! God freely, fully, & forever justified the ungodly, changing our status with Him forever, & we had nothing to do with it! Everything that we possess from God is a total & eternal gift! God made the unacceptable acceptable, not through what we did, but through what He Himself did, via the sacrifice of Jesus at Calvary, & by the indwelling of the Spirit of Holiness in every Christian! I am freely, fully, & forever-ly a child of my daddy, the Heavenly Father! I am born-again of Him, not by the works or will of man, but by the works & will of God! Am I free to sin? NO! I am free from sin, by being a partaker of the divine nature! If & when I sin in the natural, I may be challenging people's perception of my 'conditional righteousness' in their eyes & opinions, but I cannot tamper with my positional righteousness, which is who & what I am in God! Who & what I am in God has nothing to do with what I do or don't do, but is anchored in what Jesus did for me legally at Calvary, & what the Holy Spirit does literally in through the new-birth! As the Scripture above asks, the work & fruit of salvation that the Holy Spirit implemented within our spirit & life, can we maintain it by works of the flesh? NO! As the Scripture says in the New Testament & Gospels of Jesus that which is done by the flesh amounts to fleshliness, & that which is done by the Spirit is spiritual! We have spiritual perfection dwelling in us! We can't add anything to it, nor take away from it, but we can yield to it, & allow it to lead us in righteousness! Because I know that all of my salvation is a gift provided to me willingly & joyfully by Daddy, my big brother Jesus, & by my keeper, the Holy Spirit, I am convinced that they are consumed by love for me, & as I feed on fellowship with Them, I am in turn consumed by love for them! As a result, their gifts to me are causing my life to become a dedicated gift to them! Nope, I earned nothing from God, & have settled that issue in my mind & heart. Therefore, I am a gift from them, in them, for them, & to them! Thank you Daddy, you sure make nice gifts! [1] http://godswordalive.com/blog/?attachment_id=977 [2] http://godswordalive.com/blog/?attachment_id=977 [3] http://www.freshfireministriesintl.org/http://godswordalive.com/blog/?p=949[1] Faith is the lifestyle of God and must be your lifestyle as a Christian so that you live on a higher level than just a carnal, natural life lifestyle, which is subject to trial and error and has no guarantee of success. Rom 1:16-17 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith. KJV Faith is your way of life and is not to be used just as a parachute for emergencies.  Without faith you will be surviving like those without Christ, depending on your own abilities and human resources. Faith is always now and so when you speak in faith you can never speak of things happening in the future tense. Speak of things as already done because faith has no time because faith is of God and God has no time. You are healed now. You are prosperous now. You govern time now and you control time now by faith. Things that would take time, like a broken bone to heal, will take no more time because faith is shortening the time now for you. Faith is a spiritual law that is a higher law than any natural law on the earth. The law of faith can take time forwards or backwards. Have you been behind on your bills? Then declare, “My bills are all paid in full now,” so that the law of faith can make you current. You need faith because you need faith when you pray (Mark 11:24), when you need wisdom (James 1:5-7), receive divine healing, dominate in the financial realm rather than being dominated by this world system, to operate out of the Kingdom of God system and to receive victory after victory and on and on. You need to learn about faith, study faith, meditate faith and act in faith so that you can live by faith. You need faith to pray any prayer (Mark 11:24). You must understand your prayer doesn’t make faith work but faith makes your prayer work. The truth is you can’t even think right in this world without faith because of all that is going on. Faith is truly a commodity sent from heaven to you. Give God praise right now for faith! OPERATING IN FAITH YOU BELIEVE WITH YOUR HEART & NOT YOUR HEAD You have to remember that you can believe things with your heart that you can’t believe with your head because Romans 10:10 says, “with the heart man believeth”. So to “believe with the heart” means that you are able to believe independent of sense evidence and intellect. This means you can believe the Word of God independent of what is going on around you. So you believe first with your heart and then you act on what you believe. You must have faith on one side of the coin and believe on the other side of the coin in order for it to spend. If you are going to walk by faith you have to realize that faith is not something that you intellectually understand. Faith goes beyond your mind and is a matter of your heart. You must realize if you are ever going to walk by faith, you can’t believe with your head. Faith is a heart thing. The things of faith will never agree with your head for the God kind of faith is of the spirit and not of the mind or the intellect. Believing with your heart is how you got born again. Rom 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. KJV You believed with your heart and that’s when the new birth of your spirit happened. This is a powerful truth you must never forget that belief is of the heart and not the head, for the heart was designed by God to believe the Word of God. That’s really its purpose. It is designed so that if you continually put the Word of God in your heart on a regular basis through meditation, then you will become like Abraham, fully persuaded it is yours right now. Faith comes from your heart. Yes, others will think you are crazy when you are fully persuaded and your circumstances have not changed one bit. They can’t see how you could be that persuaded but you have come to the place where you see it because it’s in your heart. This is exciting to me that you can believe things with your heart that your head will never be able to comprehend. So fill your heart with the Word so that it explodes in you and you can see manifestations of your faith. The Bible tells you to doubt not in your heart.  You are able to do this by filling your heart with the Word of God through meditation and then you will begin to see yourself as the Word declares you are.  Doubt not in your heart is possible because your heart was designed to believe the Word of God.  It is easy for your heart to believe the Word of God.  But again at the same time your head will still be full of doubt but you must act in faith any way.  So don't be confused if thoughts of doubt enter your mind and think that doubt is of your heart.  No, your heart never doubts the Word of God for it was designed to believe. The Bible tells you to doubt not in your heart. You are able to do this by filling your heart with the Word of God through meditation and then you will begin to see yourself as the Word declares you are. Doubt not in your heart is possible because your heart was designed to believe the Word of God. It is easy for your heart to believe the Word of God. But again at the same time, your head will still be full of doubt but you must act in faith any way. So don’t be confused if thoughts of doubt enter your mind and think that doubt is of your heart. No, your heart never doubts the Word of God for it was designed to believe. FAITH MEANS NO PLAN B Faith means to move on with an unqualified committal to the promise, selling out to it and making no plan B if things don’t work out. You have to make an unqualified committal with no plan B even after you prayed a prayer of faith. There is no plan B when you are walking in faith. Plan B is doubt because you are saying; “This may not work out so I will make this preparation just in case.” You need to allow believing and faith to work together. Believing is an “unqualified committal”. That means you don’t have any backup plan and that means that if this thing you believe for doesn’t work out, then you are going to sink and look pretty goofy. But remember Jesus is with you all the way and He is merciful and will never leave you nor forsake you while you are in faith. So when you don’t make it is when you can call on Jesus and get back up and start walking once again in faith. The bible says a righteous man falls seven times but he gets back up again. (Prov 24:16) Jesus, your Example, made no plan B when He went to the graveside of Lazarus. He showed He was in faith when He spoke so that everyone could hear what He said, even if it meant that if this didn’t work then His ministry was ended. It would be good for you to study people’s testimonies where they made an unqualified commitment and it worked out for them, because then you know it has to work out for you as well. Abraham is a good example for you to study. The bible tells you Abraham became fully persuaded he had this son of promise, so he quit looking at his body at the age of one hundred and would not even consider that Sara could never have children. He knew God would perform the miracle he needed and that God had promised him. Peter, Jesus’ disciple, was another example of unqualified committal when he walked on the water to Jesus. Peter stepped out of the boat and had no other alternative but to walk to Jesus. David who was just a shepherd boy in his father’s field and not a trained soldier went to the front of Israel’s army, confronted the giant, Goliath, who defied the army of Israel for days and killed him. Your faith will work for you when you make an unqualified committal to trust God clear to the end when you see the reality of His promise to you. FAITH IS YOUR SERVANT Luke 17:5-6 And the apostles said unto the Lord, Increase our faith. 6 And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you. KJV Jesus is talking about faith is your servant.  Faith has to obey you and go to work on whatever you use it on. Your circumstances have to obey faith when you put faith to work and faith has to obey you and go to work on whatever you use your faith for. Luke 17:7-8 But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat? 8 And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink? KJV Jesus in this scripture is talking about faith obeying you like a servant. Faith is your servant. Faith wants to obey you for that is what faith is for. Don’t take away the dignity of your faith by not allowing it to work for you. Faith is your servant for you to put to work every single day to heal your body, get your bills paid, get you out of debt, heal your marriage, etc. You put faith to work for you by believing, speaking and putting action to your faith. Faith is your servant to do the impossible for you. FAITH OVERRIDES TIME Maybe you have messed up in life but God has made it so that you can go back and recover all kinds of things and speed things up in your life like healing, deliverance, and debt cancellations; and He does all of that through your cooperation of staying in faith. Faith works just like when you put the key into the ignition and turn the car on. Rom 3:27 Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay: but by the law of faith. KJV This scripture tells you that faith is a law and so it is predictable. God established faith for your benefit in this earth. Time was created in Creation. Gen 1:14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: KJV So now time exists in the earth and even though time exists in the earth, when you use faith there is no time in faith. Faith is always now. Time was made to serve mankind and not mankind designed to serve time. Those who live outside of the God kind of faith have to wait on time, but in the Kingdom of God you use faith that is a higher law than time and it will govern time. This is really important to know, especially when you need to catch up because you are behind time. Here is a fantastic scripture where time was over ridden. Num 17:1-8 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and take of every one of them a rod according to the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers twelve rods: write thou every man's name upon his rod. 3 And thou shalt write Aaron's name upon the rod of Levi: for one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers. 4 And thou shalt lay them up in the tabernacle of the congregation before the testimony, where I will meet with you. 5 And it shall come to pass, that the man's rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you. 6 And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, and every one of their princes gave him a rod apiece, for each prince one, according to their fathers' houses, even twelve rods: and the rod of Aaron was among their rods. 7 And Moses laid up the rods before the LORD in the tabernacle of witness. 8 And it came to pass, that on the morrow Moses went into the tabernacle of witness; and, behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blossoms, and yielded almonds. KJV God told Moses He was going to choose leaders for Israel and would choose them by making a rod from each tribe begin to bud. So Moses took the sticks from each tribe. Imagine, they were just sticks. This scripture tells us the rod budded, blossomed and even yielded ripe fruit. You would call that a miracle because you are looking at it from earth to heaven but looking at it from heaven to earth it is just God at work. Notice, the rod is not even in the ground and it brought forth leaves and ripe fruit over night. You see the same thing happened when Jesus cursed the fig tree, it happened over night. Let me ask you, “How long can your problem take?” Overnight. The only reason you are waiting on time in circumstances is because you have been programmed in time, to wait on time. So now you have to deprogram yourself out of thinking in time and program yourself with faith where there is no time. Then when you say it, you can have it the very next morning. You don’t need to have to wait a long time for problems to be taken care of. God can fix them over night. He has a track record of fixing things over night. He delivered the children of Israel out of Egypt over night. So He can bring you out over night. In order for Him to do that you have to line up with Him and His Word about you and work on your subconscious mind with the Word of God. An excellent scripture to use is found in Amos 9:13. Amos 9:13 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed;…KJV You are out of time. Where it took a long time to get out of debt, get healed, grow the ministry, it’s not going to take you that long if you will believe. You can use our faith and override time and God will do overnight what took days, months and years to do. You must believe that. According to your faith be it unto you. If you believe you have to wait then you will wait. If you believe that you can have it now then you can have it now. Reprogram your mind with Amos 9:13. Amos 9:13 Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed;…KJV Another translation says, “The harvest follows directly after plowing and the treader of grapes soon after sowing.” What you need to do is program your mind outside of time by meditating the Word of God and it will change the way you see things. When it says that you are already healed by the stripes of Jesus, then meditate that scripture seeing yourself healed and whole right now. When you realize that you can override time, then you will begin to see it all over the bible. You see it when Jesus changed the water into wine. He didn’t have to plant a seed, tend to it, pick them, press them, and put them in a bottle. No, there it was from water to wine. His mother also overrode time when she asked Him to do something about the wine because He had told her it was not His time for miracles. You will begin to see where God dominated time and took time either backwards or forwards and even stopped time. What He did then He is still able and willing to do for you. Remember these important truths, faith is your lifestyle.  Faith is a spiritual law you can use to change anything in your life contrary to God's will for you.  Faith is of your heart and not of your head, so you can doubt not because faith was designed to believe the Word of God.  You don't have to have a PLAN B because faith will not fail you when you put it to work.  Faith is your servant to put to work every day and do the impossible for you.  Faith is a spiritual law that is a higher law then time and it will override time and you don't have to wait on time. I am believing for some extraordinary testimonies.  So start using your faith right now and let me know some of your testimonies here at God's Word Alive. If you would like to read more of my writings on the subject of faith just go to my website, www.godswordalive.com and click on "Faith - Your Lifestyle". [1] http://godswordalive.com/blog/?attachment_id=955http://godswordalive.com/blog/?p=940[1] With all that is going on in the world today, wars and rumors of wars, famines, pestilence (swine flu epidemic), earthquakes, shortages, etc. and not getting any better but getting worse; I thought it important to write this blog so that you could see the ministry of angels in the Bible and so that faith would arise in you to release an expectation of angels to assist you. It is to Satan’s advantage and our disadvantage that no faith is released for the assistance of angels, for then demons can freely operate in the earth against the Kingdom of God and God’s children. Eph 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. KJV Seeing more and more demonic operation in the earth today, you need more than ever to expect the supernatural ministry of angels in your life. The Bible tells us that heaven has an innumerable number of angels to assist you, Heb 12:22 But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, KJV So you have plenty of angelic help available to you everyday. If God had to send every angel He had to help you, He would do it. You don’t need to be afraid when you are facing impossible situations no matter what they are, for He will send an angelic army to minister to you and for you if you just ask. Angels serve God in five ways: 1) They serve & worship God in heaven around His throne. 2) They carry out His Word by operating in the earth’s realm. 3) They obey the voice of God’s Word spoken by Christians. 4) They minister for God as His servants for the saints of God. 5) They see to it that the will of God is done in the earth. Two archangels mentioned in the Bible are Michael and Gabriel. Michael has been given the responsibility of caring for Israel and Gabriel is given the responsibility of communicating special messages to God’s servants. There are more references to angels in the New Testament than in the Old Testament. They are here in the earth to serve, assist and encourage the Body of Christ and bring believers into the presence of God at their death and when Christ returns to the earth. Angels are heavenly beings who have supernatural power and knowledge. With the supernatural ministry of angels you can expect them to protect you no matter where you are in the world, expect their deliverance from evil plans of the wicked, expect provision in times of financial and food famines, expect them to cause favor of God and man and promotions for you the righteous in the earth, you can expect them to work out extraordinary business deals and work out legal battles for you, expect them to deliver to you words from the Lord, expect them to bring the mate to you that is in the will of the Lord for you (Gen 24:7,40), expect them to encourage you and strengthen you (Luke 22:43) and on and on. I hope you are seeing that you desperately need angel’s assistance like never before. They are mighty, warring angels that will go to battle for you and bring you victory after victory. You must not believe in angels simply because of someone’s encounter with angels but rather because the Bible says they are here to assist and minister to you as is written in Heb 1:13,14. Heb 1:13-14 But to which of the angels said he at any time, Sit on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool? 14 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation? KJV God is telling you that all you have to do is speak the Word of God, speak in faith and the angels will do what you declare. Angels are on assignment from God to minister to you in the earth at this time. Here is some idea of what angels are assigned to do for you: Ø Messenger angels representing God bring important announcements of good news to people in the earth (Gen 18:9-10, Luke 1:13,30, 2:8-15). Ø Messenger angels warn God’s people of coming dangers in the earth (Gen 18:16, 19:29; Matt 2:13). Ø Messenger angels guide and instruct God’s people, even in finding their mate (Gen 24:7,40; Ex 14:19). Sometimes their guidance comes through dreams (Gen 28:12; 31:11). Ø Guardian angels protect God’s people (Ex. 14:19,20; Dan 3:28; Matt. 26:53). Ø Guardian angels provide necessities like food and water (Gen 21:17-19; 1 Kings 19:1-8; Mark 1:13). Ø Guardian Angels are promised to encamp around us and deliver us (Ps 34:7) Ø Guardian angels minister to those who are lonely and who are facing things they dread (Luke 22:43). Ø Guardian angels deliver God’s people from danger (Acts 5:19; 12:6-11). Ø Terminator angels, David declared, will chase your enemies, pursue them and strike them down (Ps 35:1-6)! Ø Terminator angels act as God’s agents in the destruction and judgment of evil (Gen 19:13; 2 Sam 24:16; 2 Kings 19:32-36). Ø Servant angels are given the duty of caring for God’s people and serving them in times of need (Ps 91:11-12; Heb 1:14). Ø Servant angels are interested in the salvation of people on the earth and rejoice at their salvation (Luke 15:10; 1 Cor 4:9). I hope you are encouraged today in knowing that God has sent His angels in the earth to minister to you each and every day. Angels are here right now, no matter where you are in the earth today, to protect you from all harm (Ps 91:11). Messenger angels are here right now to declare the Word of the Lord to you and to give you interpretation of visions and dreams of God. Terminator angels are here to destroy the enemy and his plans and deliver you. Servant angels are here to bring you favor with God and man and promotions. If you are lonely and hungry your guardian angel is here to minister to you today. [1] http://godswordalive.com/blog/?attachment_id=939http://godswordalive.com/blog/?p=930[1] Do you know what your future will be like? You can know your future by just listening to what you are saying today. With your words you are prophesying your future. Your words have creative power, power to create your future. What you are experiencing today is the result of what you have said in the past. And what you say today will be what you will experience in your future. People who are always talking sickness will see more sickness in their bodies. People who are always talking defeat and failure will experience more of the same in their future. You have to realize that by your words you speak either blessing or curse over your future Right now things may not be as you would like it to be but you can start changing all of that by speaking how you would like things to turn out in future days. What do you desire? Speak it now. What do you want your future to look like? Start prophesying it today. Speak words of good health to your body, speak restoration to relationships, speak financial prosperity and promotion, speak favor of God and man, speak spiritual growth and on and on. With your words you are taking control over your life, for your words have power both in the natural and the spiritual realm. So bless your future with your words. We were created in God’s image and likeness so we too can create our world around us. That doesn’t mean we have control over others but we do have control over how our own life turns out. You must realize that it is not enough to think of good things happening to you, nor is it enough to just believe for some good changes in your life. Your faith works when you verbalize what you desire and believe God for. So you must take promises from God’s Word and declare them over your life and future. Your words are seeds that you plant. Speak faith today and plant some seeds for future crops. Then angels will assist you to bring it to pass. Ps 103:20 Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word. KJV With your words you call for the things that you desire, Rom 4:17 …and calleth those things which be not as though they were. KJV You can’t speak of things as they are if you want something different, but rather you must speak of things as you want them to be. Speaking of things as they are will bring more of the same into your future; more defeat, more failure, more sickness, more financial difficulties, more unemployment, more of the same. Your words have creative power for they are spiritual. So create victory with your words, create health with your words, create promotion with your words, and create favor with God and man with your words. Start declaring, “I know things have looked bad for me but I know that with God’s help and the angels assisting me, things just cannot stay the same for me. God is working things out for me because I know He loves me and cares for me. I am not alone in this for I know that God is faithful and will not forsake me.” You will need to stop complaining and start declaring things as you desire them to be. Complaining brings more of the same. Things just won’t get any better. The more you talk about being depressed, the more depressed you will be. The more you talk about being overweight, the more overweight you will be. You need to stop complaining and start declaring how hopeful you are today, how faithful God is, how easy it is to lose weight, and on and on. The bible says, Ps 107:2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, KJV If you are going to receive the benefits of Christ’s redemption for you, then you have to say so. Ps 107:2 doesn’t say, “Let the redeemed of the Lord think so.” And neither does it say, “Let the redeemed of the Lord believe so.” No, it clearly say, “Let the redeemed of the Lord say so.” It’s important what you think and believe but it is when you speak something is when the supernatural happens. There is a connection between what you say and what God does. Ps 91:2-4 I will say of the Lord, He is my Refuge and my Fortress, my God; on Him I lean and rely, and in Him I [confidently] trust! 3 For [then] He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the deadly pestilence. 4[Then] He will cover you with His pinions, and under His wings shall you trust and find refuge; His truth and His faithfulness are a shield and a buckler. AMP You say and God does. You have your part and He has His. Find scripture promises and speak them out, such as these, 3 John 2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. KJV Phil 4:19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. KJV Speak that God is your Healer, your Physician, your Miracle Worker, your Protector, your Counselor, your Provider, and your Provision. Speaking it gives God the right to get involved. When you don’t speak faith words, that means that no faith is released in your situation to bring about the changes you desire and then you can only expect naturally what would take place in your situations: calamity, desperation, loss, financial failure, sickness and disease, just more of the same. You are not to speak of things as they are but how you want them to be if you are serious about change. Joel 3:10 …let the weak say, I am strong. KJV Since God declares that you were healed by Jesus’ stripes, then you must declare you are healed right now, present tense. Since God declared that all of your needs are met, then you must declare they are met right now, present tense. The bible tells us that we eat the fruit of our words, Prov 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. KJV The bible tells us that we set the course for our lives by our words, James 3:6 The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. NIV Are you where you want to be today? If you aren’t and you want things to be even better, then you will have to start declaring a better future with your words, start declaring your end from the beginning. (Isa 46:10) Maybe you have been discouraged because you have been speaking faith words over your situation but you still don’t see any change. Here’s a scripture that will help you, Heb 10:23 So let us seize and hold fast and retain without wavering the hope we cherish and confess and our acknowledgement of it, for He Who promised is reliable (sure) and faithful to His word. AMP You have to be determined you are not going to speak negative words. You have to be determined that no matter how long it takes and no matter how it looks, you are going to stay in faith and not complain and know that God is behind the scenes working it out. If you have big dreams, then you must continually declare and give thanks for extraordinary favor of God and man; because every day you will have things show up that try to make you believe nothing is happening and nothing is changing. Gives thanks for doors opening, supernatural intervention, divine appointments and connections and that the Lord directs you so that you are always at the right place at the right time. You will see the future that you desire if you will declare it. You will say and He will do. (Ps 91:2, 3a, 4a) [1] http://godswordalive.com/blog/?attachment_id=931http://godswordalive.com/blog/?p=912[1] Christianity is unique among religions, for it alone offers a personal relationship with the Creator beginning here and now, and lasting throughout eternity. Jesus declared, “This is eternal life – that they may know God” (Jn. 17:2). Unfortunately, many in the Church miss the great blessing of fellowship with our Lord because we have lost the ability to recognize His voice within us. Though we have the promise that “My sheep hear My voice,” too many believers are starved for that intimate relationship that alone can satisfy the desire of their hearts. I was one of those sheep who was deaf to his Shepherd until the Lord revealed four very simple keys (found in Habakkuk 2:1, 2) that unlocked the treasure of His voice. Key #1 – God’s voice in your heart often sounds like a flow of spontaneous thoughts. Habakkuk knew the sound of God speaking to him (Hab. 2:2). Elijah described it as a still, small voice (I Kings 19:12). I had always listened for an inner audible voice, and God does speak that way at times. However, I have found that usually, God's voice comes as spontaneous thoughts, visions, feelings, or impressions. For example, haven't you been driving down the road and had a thought come to you to pray for a certain person? Didn’t you believe it was God telling you to pray? What did God's voice sound like? Was it an audible voice, or was it a spontaneous thought that lit upon your mind? Experience indicates that we perceive spirit-level communication as spontaneous thoughts, impressions and visions, and Scripture confirms this in many ways. For example, one definition of paga, a Hebrew word for intercession, is "a chance encounter or an accidental intersecting." When God lays people on our hearts, He does it through paga, a chance-encounter thought “accidentally” intersecting our minds. Therefore, when you want to hear from God, tune to chance-encounter or spontaneous thoughts. Key #2 – Become still so you can sense God’s flow of thoughts and emotions within. Habakkuk said, "I will stand on my guard post..." (Hab. 2:1). Habakkuk knew that to hear God's quiet, inner, spontaneous thoughts, he had to first go to a quiet place and still his own thoughts and emotions. Psalm 46:10 encourages us to be still, and know that He is God. There is a deep inner knowing (spontaneous flow) in our spirits that each of us can experience when we quiet our flesh and our minds. If we are not still, we will sense only our own thoughts. Loving God through a quiet worship song is one very effective way to become still. (Note II Kings 3:15.) After I worship and become silent within, I open myself for that spontaneous flow. If thoughts come of things I have forgotten to do, I write them down and dismiss them. If thoughts of guilt or unworthiness come, I repent thoroughly, receive the washing of the blood of the Lamb, putting on His robe of righteousness, seeing myself spotless before God (Is. 61:10; Col. 1:22). To receive the pure word of God, it is very important that my heart be properly focused as I become still because my focus is the source of the intuitive flow. If I fix my eyes upon Jesus, the intuitive flow comes from Jesus. But if I fix my gaze upon some desire of my heart, the intuitive flow comes out of that desire. To have a pure flow I must become still and carefully fix my eyes upon Jesus. Again, quietly worshiping the King, and receiving out of the stillness that follows quite easily accomplishes this. Fix your gaze upon Jesus (Heb. 12:2), becoming quiet in His presence and sharing with Him what is on your heart. Spontaneous thoughts will begin to flow from the throne of God to you, and you will actually be conversing with the King of Kings! Key #3 – As you pray, fix the eyes of your heart upon Jesus, seeing in the Spirit the dreams and visions of Almighty God. Habakkuk said, "I will keep watch to see," and God said, "Record the vision" (Hab. 2:1,2). Habakkuk was actually looking for vision as he prayed. He opened the eyes of his heart, and looked into the spirit world to see what God wanted to show him. This is an intriguing idea. God has always spoken through dreams and visions, and He specifically said that they would come to those upon whom the Holy Spirit is poured out (Acts 2:1-4, 17). I had never thought of opening the eyes of my heart and looking for vision. However, I have come to believe that this is exactly what God wants me to do. He gave me eyes in my heart to see in the spirit the vision and movement of Almighty God. There is an active spirit world all around us, full of angels, demons, the Holy Spirit, the omnipresent Father, and His omnipresent Son, Jesus. The only reasons for me not to see this reality are unbelief or lack of knowledge. In order to see, we must look. Daniel saw a vision in his mind and said, "I was looking...I kept looking...I kept looking" (Dan. 7:2,9,13). As I pray, I look for Jesus, and I watch as He speaks to me, doing and saying the things that are on His heart. Many Christians will find that if they will only look, they will see, in the same way they receive spontaneous thoughts. Jesus is Emmanuel, God with us (Matt. 1:23). It is as simple as that. You can see Christ present with you because Christ is present with you. In fact, the vision may come so easily that you will be tempted to reject it, thinking that it is just you. But if you persist in recording these visions, your doubt will soon be overcome by faith as you recognize that the content of them could only be birthed in Almighty God. Jesus demonstrated the ability of living out of constant contact with God, declaring that He did nothing on His own initiative, but only what He saw the Father doing, and heard the Father saying (Jn. 5:19,20,30). What an incredible way to live! Is it possible for you to live out of divine initiative as Jesus did? Yes! Fix your eyes upon Jesus. The veil has been torn, giving access into the immediate presence of God, and He calls you to draw near (Lk. 23:45; Heb. l0: 19-22). “I pray that the eyes of your heart will be enlightened….” Key #4 – Journaling, the writing out of your prayers and God’s answers, brings great freedom in hearing God’s voice. God told Habakkuk to record the vision (Hab. 2:2). This was not an isolated command. The Scriptures record many examples of individual’s prayers and God’s replies (e.g. the Psalms, many of the prophets, Revelation). I call the process "two-way journaling," and I have found it to be a fabulous catalyst for clearly discerning God's inner, spontaneous flow, because as I journal I am able to write in faith for long periods of time, simply believing it is God. I know that what I believe I have received from God must be tested. However, testing involves doubt and doubt blocks divine communication, so I do not want to test while I am trying to receive. With journaling, I can receive in faith, knowing that when the flow has ended I can test and examine it carefully, making sure that it lines up with Scripture. You will be amazed when you journal. Doubt may hinder you at first, but throw it off, reminding yourself that it is a biblical concept, and that God is present, speaking to His children. Relax. When we cease our labors and enter His rest, God is free to flow (Heb. 4:10). Sit back comfortably, take out your pen and paper, smile, and turn your attention toward the Lord in praise and worship, seeking His face. After you write your question to Him, become still, fixing your gaze on Jesus. You will suddenly have a very good thought. Don't doubt it; simply write it down. Later, as you read your journaling, you, too, will be blessed to discover that you are indeed dialoguing with God. Some final notes: Knowing God through the Bible is a vital foundation to hearing His voice in your heart, so you must have a solid commitment to knowing and obeying the Scriptures. It is also very important for your growth and safety that you be related to solid, spiritual counselors. All major directional moves that come through journaling should be confirmed by your counselors before you act upon them. For a complete teaching on this topic, order the book How to Hear God’s Voice at www.CWGministries.org [2] or call 716-681-4896. Online catalog of 60 books by Mark & Patti Virkler as well as 100 college courses through external degree: www.cluonline.com [3] [1] http://godswordalive.com/blog/?attachment_id=915 [2] http://www.cwgministries.org/ [3] http://www.cluonline.com/http://godswordalive.com/blog/?p=905[1] Have you ever been in a church service and for no reason at all you start laughing uncontrollably? I have and it is fun, refreshing and makes you feel really light and the heaviness of life’s situations escapes you. I have even experienced praying for someone and all of a sudden I start laughing although nothing that person shared with me was funny. In fact with what they were facing it sure didn’t seem like the proper time to be laughing. There was nothing to laugh about. What was happening? I may not with my mind understood it but my spirit was picking up on the victory that was happening for them in the spirit realm. Sometimes this laughter looks utterly ridiculous so we have to make the decision which do we want, to look spiritual and real religious or do we want to experience the serenity of the spirit and the victories being worked out in the spirit realm? Some of you maybe experiencing some really tough times right now so I recommend to you some good Holy Ghost laughter. Have you ever thought of laughing at the enemy or laughing at difficulties? God does. Ps 2:4 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. KJV God laughs at His enemies because He knows that He has the victory over them. God was probably laughing when Jesus said, “It is finished,” and when Jesus died and was buried. Remember what the bible says, 1 Cor 2:6-8 Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought: 7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory: 8 Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. KJV God’s enemies crucified Jesus thinking they got Him out of the way. But God got the last laugh on his enemies, for in crucifying Christ they were unknowingly making God’s redemptive plan for mankind a reality. God laughed when you got born again because He knows your outcome also: Eph 2:10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. KJV Jer 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. KJV Experiencing the laughter of God you are picking up in the spirit the victory that you need and that is now happening in the spirit realm. You must realize that God’s laughter is actually bringing down the victory into your experience. In the natural things may look the same, but you can be sure when you experience this uncontrollable laughter that you are tapping into the realm of the spirit and you can be sure you will get the results that you prayed and desired. So you need to get in the spirit and start laughing at your enemies and get one victory after another victory. God’s laughter really scares your enemies. They will run for fear as you laugh with God in your most difficult times. When you experience God’s laughter, fear is eliminated as God is taking control of your situation. Fear has to get out of the way. Here’s a scripture to remember and let the laughter of God take you over. God told Job: Job 5:22 At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh:…KJV If God told Job to laugh at destruction and famine then you must do the same so God can handle it. God also told Job, Job 8:21 Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing. KJV God wants to fill your mouth with laughter because His laughter is a spiritual weapon. God doesn’t want you to handle things naturally but supernaturally with His laughter. So allow Him to fill your mouth with laughter. Ps 37:12-13 The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. 13 The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming. KJV God laughs at the wicked because God already knows that He has the final word. So start laughing with God for He has the final word in your situation now. The bible tells us there is a time for you to laugh in the victories God gives to you. Eccl 3:4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; KJV Did you know that when you experience God’s laughter you are experiencing the anointing of laughter and that’s when the oil flows and your enemy has to run? The devil knows that when you start laughing, that’s when he knows he is defeated and he had better get out of the way. He knows he can’t mess with you any more. The enemy hates it when you get into the anointing for that is when the Holy Spirit makes you God conscious and not self-conscious or sin conscious or defeated conscious. When you are operating out of the spirit realm you will see every time what God sees. You will see the victories for sure because God sees the end of this thing from the beginning. When the enemy of fear comes against you like a big giant monster ready to take you over and destroy you, God sees him already knocked out. That’s why you can begin to laugh and you don’t even know why you are doing it but keep it up. Are you facing mountains of health problems, no job or no income, or relationship problems today? Start laughing at them, allowing the anointing of laughter to flow and allowing God to make those mountains your past history. You can laugh in the most difficult situations because Jesus, your Captain of the Hosts, is holding the keys to death, hell and the grave. You can laugh with God because the sound of your laughter is the sound of that first Resurrection morning that will forever echo throughout eternity. God’s laughter is good medicine: Prov 17:22 A merry heart doeth good like a medicine:… KJV God’s laughter is the body expressing to you a picture of its redemption. God’s laughter is uncontrollable joy. And this joy is your strength to face every day challenges. God’s laughter is the outward manifestation of the reality of you being more than a conqueror like the bible tells you, you are. God’s laughter is when you are experiencing the breadth, length, height and depth of the love of God for you. So get into the Lord’s presence and experience His laughter right now. [1] http://godswordalive.com/blog/?attachment_id=906nonadult