Greetings and Happy New Year!
Every thing that has been invented, built or made better started with a dream...then became a determined thought...and before the first nail was driven or the first screw was turned they had a mental thought of how their dream would manifest.
I had a conversation with a friend the other day and he was telling me about starting a church that would have thirty thousand members and he was already planning to plant churches in other areas...that is mental mapping...that is making room for God's vision to grow.
There will be some who will try to deter you from your dream...they will have many reasons why you will fail. Well...first we should be careful sharing our dreams...you remember the story of Joseph. Not everyone will be excited about your dreams.
"The more you walk by faith the more you will hear from the doubters...also remember that it is the person who has never done anything who is sure nothing can be done". (Jesse Duplantis)
It is not that they are so sure you will not succeed...they are confident they would not succeed. Even spirit filled...God fearing folks will not embrace your dreams...we have to be careful linking our faith with others.
Not everyone who sits next to you in church has the depth to believe with or for you. I am firm believer that we should only share our requirements for healing with those whose faith is as strong or stronger than ours...otherwise their lack of faith could release words into the atmosphere that would delay or prevent our healing. Again, seek God before sharing your dreams with others.
As long as we are alive we should be dreaming and mentally mapping out our plans to carry out the dream.
I am confident my friend will have a church that will sit thirty thousand or more people. I can see it happening...right now he does not have a member, building or an organization...but we both know the dream will manifest...because God can do anything!
Do not be afraid to dream and begin the mental mapping of the dream...use wisdom when you share it. Remember many great things have been done on this earth and not all those people got a nod of approval when they shared their dreams with others.
Do not let others dismiss your dream...resist falling into the trap of natural thinking and fleshly attitudes
I encourage you to dream about your marriage being restored...being improved...or you children and love ones coming to the Lord...your family being healed...you being healed...your financial issues improving...your job opportunities increasing...see it done...confess it...believe it and it will be so!
Blessings
Paul
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Expecting a Harvest?
Greetings!
The hardest thing we will ever have to do is face a problem…a crisis… and not say something negative about it.
When we say something with our mouth that we should not say…we need to repent...call those words of unbelief back and speak words of faith instead.
Remember… Words are operating in the spirit realm…We all know that right Words spoken over us will change our attitude…will change our circumstances…they will change our life…we should be speaking these words over ourselves…we should be speaking the right words concerning our circumstances and not waiting on someone one else to speak them over us.
Psalm 103:20---angels are moved by the Word of God…they are not moved by fault finding…gossip…complaining words…they are moved by the Word of God…so give them something to work with. Learn some of His promises and speak them out loud instead of speaking your feeling.
When we are upset everything in us wants to talk about how we feel…we are not to be moved by our feelings.
Our words are seeds…they will bring a harvest…what kind of harvest are you expecting today?
Remember we are not alone…God is with us every where we go!
Blessings
Paul
The hardest thing we will ever have to do is face a problem…a crisis… and not say something negative about it.
When we say something with our mouth that we should not say…we need to repent...call those words of unbelief back and speak words of faith instead.
Remember… Words are operating in the spirit realm…We all know that right Words spoken over us will change our attitude…will change our circumstances…they will change our life…we should be speaking these words over ourselves…we should be speaking the right words concerning our circumstances and not waiting on someone one else to speak them over us.
Psalm 103:20---angels are moved by the Word of God…they are not moved by fault finding…gossip…complaining words…they are moved by the Word of God…so give them something to work with. Learn some of His promises and speak them out loud instead of speaking your feeling.
When we are upset everything in us wants to talk about how we feel…we are not to be moved by our feelings.
Our words are seeds…they will bring a harvest…what kind of harvest are you expecting today?
Remember we are not alone…God is with us every where we go!
Blessings
Paul
Monday, October 26, 2009
Grow Faith
Greetings!
What we desire is determined by what we give our attention too..by what we hear...by what we see. When the Word departs from our eyes it is easy for us and others to determine the difference in our lives.
When we are under attack we need to get a scripture that covers that area of our life. That will grow our faith and bring victory. Whatever we don't have we can grow...we have a garden inside us and the Word is our seed...we can grow more faith...we can grow healing...we can grow prosperity...all we have to do is plant the seed inside us.
We have to allow the Word to change the way we think...if we are not in tune with the Word...then we will not think in line with the Word...staying in the Word will determine how we believe...this will determine what we confess.
We do this each day...it is not a one day process...We have to decide this is the way we will act... when opportunities come are we willing to go to the Word first thing!
Remember faith always abides in the presence tense...if you are believing for tomorrow you are in hope and not faith. If you are believing for all your needs to be met someday that is hope...if you are believing your needs are met today...that is faith.
Do not allow the Word to depart from before your eyes...it brings confidence...that confidence is faith...it comes from the Word. You have to spend time with the Word in order to produce the seed you need for the battle.
Isaiah 30:15 ..."In returning and rest you shall be saved; In quietness and confidence shall be your strength"...learn to move into His rest...into a confidence that will allow you to stand without allowing fear to enter. The issue is how much time are you willing to spend with the Word...if we run to the Word at the last minute...then we will get last minute results...we have to develop our faith in order to be ready for the battle.
Faith is acting out on the Word of God that you believe. Faith is a practical expression of your confidence in God and in His Word. Faith is faith in the Love of God...if you don't believe God loves you...you will always doubt His Word.
Faith is a practical expression of confidence in the act of obedience in the Word of God...we have to do what we hear.
Peace is the by product of our relationship with Jesus.
Keep your focus on the Word...it will increase your confidence and your faith will grow.
Blessings!
Paul
What we desire is determined by what we give our attention too..by what we hear...by what we see. When the Word departs from our eyes it is easy for us and others to determine the difference in our lives.
When we are under attack we need to get a scripture that covers that area of our life. That will grow our faith and bring victory. Whatever we don't have we can grow...we have a garden inside us and the Word is our seed...we can grow more faith...we can grow healing...we can grow prosperity...all we have to do is plant the seed inside us.
We have to allow the Word to change the way we think...if we are not in tune with the Word...then we will not think in line with the Word...staying in the Word will determine how we believe...this will determine what we confess.
We do this each day...it is not a one day process...We have to decide this is the way we will act... when opportunities come are we willing to go to the Word first thing!
Remember faith always abides in the presence tense...if you are believing for tomorrow you are in hope and not faith. If you are believing for all your needs to be met someday that is hope...if you are believing your needs are met today...that is faith.
Do not allow the Word to depart from before your eyes...it brings confidence...that confidence is faith...it comes from the Word. You have to spend time with the Word in order to produce the seed you need for the battle.
Isaiah 30:15 ..."In returning and rest you shall be saved; In quietness and confidence shall be your strength"...learn to move into His rest...into a confidence that will allow you to stand without allowing fear to enter. The issue is how much time are you willing to spend with the Word...if we run to the Word at the last minute...then we will get last minute results...we have to develop our faith in order to be ready for the battle.
Faith is acting out on the Word of God that you believe. Faith is a practical expression of your confidence in God and in His Word. Faith is faith in the Love of God...if you don't believe God loves you...you will always doubt His Word.
Faith is a practical expression of confidence in the act of obedience in the Word of God...we have to do what we hear.
Peace is the by product of our relationship with Jesus.
Keep your focus on the Word...it will increase your confidence and your faith will grow.
Blessings!
Paul
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Change "I Can't" to "I Can"
Greetings
We are often more concerned with the things we put into our mouths than the things that come out of our mouth. Our words either bring life or death to our circumstances. Learn to say what the Word says about your circumstances and do not be guided by your feelings and emotions.
We have to train ourselves to give up wrong ways of thinking. Too often, we make things harder and much more complicated than they really are…it is really very simple…learn to replace your negative thoughts with the Word!
Jesus said, “Take my yoke upon you, for my yoke is easy and My burden is light.” He has already completed the heavy lifting. Now our job is to ‘enter into His rest, by believing what He has already done for us.
There are so many things that we think we CAN’T do.
I can’t change.
I can’t believe that way.
I can’t go on…with this job…this marriage…this church, etc
I can’t make it.
I can’t forgive…(just know you must forgive in order to be forgiven)
I can’t pay the bills…(who is the provider?...you or God?)
Believe me, this MENTALITY and ATTITUDE, sets us up to fail…to quit…and to live a negative existence. It is a poisonous thought that we must no longer eat or drink of.
We need to learn to replace our “I can’t” thoughts with “I can” thoughts.
Philippians 4:13 says, “I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me.”
The spirit of God lives in you. You CAN do what HE CAN do in you. 1John 4:17, “As He is, so are we in this world.”
THINK IT & SAY IT:
Think it: “I can”
Say it: “I can”
Mediate on Philippians 4:13, “I can do all things through Christ which strengths me!”
Give up the thought that there is anything you CAN’T do. GET IT OUT OF YOUR VOCABULARY. Stop yourself every time you feel like saying it OR correct yourself if you do say it.
Remember, angels are being sent to fulfill the Word of God each time we speak it. If you confess the wrong thoughts then they are pulled off the job. Stay with the Word!
Blessings
Paul
We are often more concerned with the things we put into our mouths than the things that come out of our mouth. Our words either bring life or death to our circumstances. Learn to say what the Word says about your circumstances and do not be guided by your feelings and emotions.
We have to train ourselves to give up wrong ways of thinking. Too often, we make things harder and much more complicated than they really are…it is really very simple…learn to replace your negative thoughts with the Word!
Jesus said, “Take my yoke upon you, for my yoke is easy and My burden is light.” He has already completed the heavy lifting. Now our job is to ‘enter into His rest, by believing what He has already done for us.
There are so many things that we think we CAN’T do.
I can’t change.
I can’t believe that way.
I can’t go on…with this job…this marriage…this church, etc
I can’t make it.
I can’t forgive…(just know you must forgive in order to be forgiven)
I can’t pay the bills…(who is the provider?...you or God?)
Believe me, this MENTALITY and ATTITUDE, sets us up to fail…to quit…and to live a negative existence. It is a poisonous thought that we must no longer eat or drink of.
We need to learn to replace our “I can’t” thoughts with “I can” thoughts.
Philippians 4:13 says, “I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me.”
The spirit of God lives in you. You CAN do what HE CAN do in you. 1John 4:17, “As He is, so are we in this world.”
THINK IT & SAY IT:
Think it: “I can”
Say it: “I can”
Mediate on Philippians 4:13, “I can do all things through Christ which strengths me!”
Give up the thought that there is anything you CAN’T do. GET IT OUT OF YOUR VOCABULARY. Stop yourself every time you feel like saying it OR correct yourself if you do say it.
Remember, angels are being sent to fulfill the Word of God each time we speak it. If you confess the wrong thoughts then they are pulled off the job. Stay with the Word!
Blessings
Paul
Friday, September 18, 2009
Get Into Position
Greetings!
I wonder if we understand the significance of the intense battle and victory that Jesus won for us that night in Gethsemane.
He set us free from sin! He gave us power over the enemy! We often think of sin as any action that violates the Ten Commandments and there is some truth in that thinking. However if we have all sinned and come short of the glory of God and have not violated those commandments, then how did we sin?
The battle in Gethsemane was not over the Ten Commandments...the battle was over the root of all sin which is rebellion...the assertion of self-will!
The very moment when Jesus emptied Himself of His own self-will and surrendered fully to obey God's will...the battle was won...Satan was defeated!...the power of sin and death was broken!...man was delivered from the dominion of self-will and was set free to do God's will.
Sin is asserting our will instead of doing God's will...that was the problem from the start...Lucifer's rebellion was his assertion of his self-will above God's...that is what caused him to fall.
We must empty ourselves...surrender our will and make a commitment to walk in obedience to God's will before we will see total victory in our lives.
Accepting Jesus as our savior is one act...accepting Him as Lord is another step...one can be saved and not be living the victorious life because we are allowing our will to over ride the will of the Father.
There is more to salvation than walking down an aisle and simply confessing words...true conversion is completely and totally forsaking self and self-will and living only to do God's will.
To walk in the fullness of the power of God...we must be willing to empty ourselves...to be totally committed to obedience and submission of His will!
In order to obtain more of God...there will to have be less of us...we have to die to our self-will...His victory was not easy and neither will surrendering our self-will be easy...however it is necessary in order to position ourselves to live the victorious life.
Blessings
Paul
I wonder if we understand the significance of the intense battle and victory that Jesus won for us that night in Gethsemane.
He set us free from sin! He gave us power over the enemy! We often think of sin as any action that violates the Ten Commandments and there is some truth in that thinking. However if we have all sinned and come short of the glory of God and have not violated those commandments, then how did we sin?
The battle in Gethsemane was not over the Ten Commandments...the battle was over the root of all sin which is rebellion...the assertion of self-will!
The very moment when Jesus emptied Himself of His own self-will and surrendered fully to obey God's will...the battle was won...Satan was defeated!...the power of sin and death was broken!...man was delivered from the dominion of self-will and was set free to do God's will.
Sin is asserting our will instead of doing God's will...that was the problem from the start...Lucifer's rebellion was his assertion of his self-will above God's...that is what caused him to fall.
We must empty ourselves...surrender our will and make a commitment to walk in obedience to God's will before we will see total victory in our lives.
Accepting Jesus as our savior is one act...accepting Him as Lord is another step...one can be saved and not be living the victorious life because we are allowing our will to over ride the will of the Father.
There is more to salvation than walking down an aisle and simply confessing words...true conversion is completely and totally forsaking self and self-will and living only to do God's will.
To walk in the fullness of the power of God...we must be willing to empty ourselves...to be totally committed to obedience and submission of His will!
In order to obtain more of God...there will to have be less of us...we have to die to our self-will...His victory was not easy and neither will surrendering our self-will be easy...however it is necessary in order to position ourselves to live the victorious life.
Blessings
Paul
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Words
Greetings
Our words express our faith. Faith must be released in WORDS through our mouth. Action occurs because we speak. I am not talking about the words you use when you pray. I am talking about the words you use in your everyday life.
Our everyday words do three things to us and for us:
1. Our words identify us.
2. The words we speak set the boundaries of our life.
3. Our words affect our spirit...our inward man.
Mark 11:23 says, "he shall have whatsoever he saith."
We are defeated many times due to our double confession. You might say yes, I know that it says in Philippians 4:19, "My God shall supply all your needs according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus" and I am believing God to supply my needs.
But then you see someone down the street or at church and say "we are not doing too well. We are behind in our bills, we are about to lose our car and everything." This confession nullified the first confession.
It is important for us to understand the difference between a fact and the truth. The truth is the Word of God and it says, "My God shall supply all your needs according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus." We should only be repeating these words and not allowing our emotional words to bring life to our circumstances.
Remember we either speak life or death and we are to bring life to our circumstances...we can only achieve this by speaking the Word of life.
We know how to speak words...it is time for us to learn how to us words to fight the enemy and to live the victorious life.
Learning to use words to fight the enemy with is not easy...it is like learning a foreign
language...you can learn...however you must practice.
We must realize that words are important. We will never realize anything beyond the words we speak, we will never have anything beyond our own words.
If you need a blessing today...then be a blessing to someone!
Paul
Our words express our faith. Faith must be released in WORDS through our mouth. Action occurs because we speak. I am not talking about the words you use when you pray. I am talking about the words you use in your everyday life.
Our everyday words do three things to us and for us:
1. Our words identify us.
2. The words we speak set the boundaries of our life.
3. Our words affect our spirit...our inward man.
Mark 11:23 says, "he shall have whatsoever he saith."
We are defeated many times due to our double confession. You might say yes, I know that it says in Philippians 4:19, "My God shall supply all your needs according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus" and I am believing God to supply my needs.
But then you see someone down the street or at church and say "we are not doing too well. We are behind in our bills, we are about to lose our car and everything." This confession nullified the first confession.
It is important for us to understand the difference between a fact and the truth. The truth is the Word of God and it says, "My God shall supply all your needs according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus." We should only be repeating these words and not allowing our emotional words to bring life to our circumstances.
Remember we either speak life or death and we are to bring life to our circumstances...we can only achieve this by speaking the Word of life.
We know how to speak words...it is time for us to learn how to us words to fight the enemy and to live the victorious life.
Learning to use words to fight the enemy with is not easy...it is like learning a foreign
language...you can learn...however you must practice.
We must realize that words are important. We will never realize anything beyond the words we speak, we will never have anything beyond our own words.
If you need a blessing today...then be a blessing to someone!
Paul
Monday, August 3, 2009
We Have the Power
Greetings
God's glory and the good of others must be the dominating factor in all praying and working of God. We must start to use the name of Jesus in every phase of life and not be denied if there is any resistance to the answer of our prayer. As victories come, faith and confidence will grow until there will be a normal faith in the name of Jesus, and no defeat will be possible.
Pray always to God in the name of Jesus! Rebuke demons in His name! Constantly use His name in all daily conflict, pleading the merits of the blood of Jesus in the name of Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit. Be fearless and unwavering...the opposing force must move...All must yield to the name of Jesus!
If the enemy roars in your face today....then roar back...."for He that is in you is greater than he that is in the world."
In all praying, faith should be based upon the Word of God itself instead of on what we hear, feel and see. One is not healed because the pain is gone, saved because he feels well, or delivered because he sees deliverance. One is blessed by believing what the Word of God says.
If God says that a certain thing is yours if you ask, then count it done on this basis only. Never say that "I am healed because I feel no pain," or that "my prayer is answered because I feel it is answered."
The sense of our body and soul do not determine if we are blessed...The Word of God has already determined that we are blessed...we simply must believe it!
Be a healer today...be a blessing to someone!
Paul
God's glory and the good of others must be the dominating factor in all praying and working of God. We must start to use the name of Jesus in every phase of life and not be denied if there is any resistance to the answer of our prayer. As victories come, faith and confidence will grow until there will be a normal faith in the name of Jesus, and no defeat will be possible.
Pray always to God in the name of Jesus! Rebuke demons in His name! Constantly use His name in all daily conflict, pleading the merits of the blood of Jesus in the name of Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit. Be fearless and unwavering...the opposing force must move...All must yield to the name of Jesus!
If the enemy roars in your face today....then roar back...."for He that is in you is greater than he that is in the world."
In all praying, faith should be based upon the Word of God itself instead of on what we hear, feel and see. One is not healed because the pain is gone, saved because he feels well, or delivered because he sees deliverance. One is blessed by believing what the Word of God says.
If God says that a certain thing is yours if you ask, then count it done on this basis only. Never say that "I am healed because I feel no pain," or that "my prayer is answered because I feel it is answered."
The sense of our body and soul do not determine if we are blessed...The Word of God has already determined that we are blessed...we simply must believe it!
Be a healer today...be a blessing to someone!
Paul
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