“ Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, Be taken up and thrown into the sea,
and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. MARK 11:23 .. FAITH .. YOU KNOW THAT YOU HAVE FAITH .. THE QUESTION IS HAVE YOU TURNED IT LOOSE AND SET IT FREE TO BEGIN WORKING IN YOUR LIFE ? .. GOD OUR FATHER .. There are simply not enough hours in the day for us to truly appreciate and thank God for all that He is and all that He does for us .. Through it all .. our good, our bad and our ugly .. undeserving as we are He loves us unconditionally and He remains faithful to us .. His Word is solid and true .. unchanging .. just as He is .. God has given us His everything .. His Word, His promises and His blessings .. God’s gifts were given and He expects them to be taken .. Keep in mind also that God is a Father of equal opportunities .. He has absolutely no favourites .. which means that the promises and blessings He gives to one of us are available to all of us .. God has given each one of us a measure of faith .. and He is calling on you to turn your faith loose so that you can move into position in order to receive His abundant grace and favor in your life .. God gave .. and He expects you to take .. but in order to receive you first have to believe that the gifts are already yours .. IT IS TIME TO TURN YOUR FAITH LOOSE !! Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven .. ( Matthew 18:18 ) SO HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT ACTIVATING YOUR FAITH AND TURNING IT LOOSE ? .. Well it is simple really .. you only have to apply one little formula .. and you are blessed by the fact that the formula is one that you are already familiar with .. Believing + Confessing = Faith Turned Loose !! Now as much as many of us would prefer this to be some groundbreaking new secret .. it is not .. it is just an essential, basic truth .. one that we have all heard many times before .. Isn’t it amazing that we all love to voice our opinions on various situations and circumstances that come across our paths .. and because we stand fast on our opinions we seem to have no problem opening our mouths to confess how good or bad .. how fair or unfair .. how kind or rude .. how irritating or friendly .. how happy or sad .. etc .. On a daily basis we openly and honestly confess so many opinions and beliefs that we have regarding a wide range of people and issues .. and we do this without even giving it a second thought .. What about God and His Word ?.. Why is it that we believe and confess in full faith all the rubbish that the world is polluting us with .. BUT when it comes to God and His Word we are still walking around doubtful and unconvinced of what He says .. Existing this way just does not make sense and it was never, never God’s intention for your life .. He did not create you to merely exist, miserable and frustrated in a sad and dying world .. He called you to live and enjoy a life filled with His abundant grace and favor .. And God has armed you with everything that you require to start this new life of yours .. you have His presence .. you have His Word .. and you have faith .. TURN YOUR FAITH IN GOD LOOSE .. AND LET satan KNOW THAT YOU ARE HIS NUMBER ONE ENEMY !! JESUS CHRIST IS THE SAME YESTERDAY, TODAY AND FOREVER Hebrews 13:8 Wherever you are right now.. will you just stop for a moment.. stop and allow your mind to take a brief journey back in time.. think about past situations that almost broke you .. think about the times you wondered how you were going to make it through .. think about the times where everything was going wrong and you were ready to just give up .. O.K. so after reflecting a little on the past .. doesn’t it amaze you to realise how your faith has delivered you so many times before .. every trial or tribulation that you once faced is now nothing but a distant memory .. God has always been with you and every time you have called out to Him in faith He has shown up and fulfilled His promises in your life .. so why should today be any different .. God does not change like the blowing winds .. He is the same yesterday, today and forever .. which means that if He was there for you yesterday .. He will be there for you today .. and He will surely continue to be with you forever more .. But in order for you to receive anything from God .. no matter how big or small your request to Him may be .. you are going to have to turn your faith loose and stand in absolute agreement with Him for the things He has already spoken into your life .. BELIEVING + CONFESSING = FAITH TURNED LOOSE !! You have to understand that everything .. absolutely everything .. that you receive from God is all received in exactly the same way .. through your faith !! .. and your faith will definitely be activated the moment you start believing in your heart and confessing with your mouth .. Take a look at what Jesus is saying in our above Scripture from the book of Mark .. Do you notice that as Jesus is teaching He mentions the word “believes” once .. and yet He mentions the word “say” three times .. Interesting isn’t it .. and funnily enough that seems to be where our problem lies .. for the most part many of us are not actually messing up in the “believing” part .. but we are unfortunately still missing it in the “saying” part .. There is no doubt about it .. You are going to have to confess with your mouth what you believe in your heart for God’s Word to have any impact in your life .. Nowhere in His Word does God teach us that if we just believe in our hearts that we will receive the answers we so desperately seek .. BUT .. in various Scriptures He does teach that if you believe in your heart and follow that up by confessing what you believe with your mouth .. whatever it is that you are requesting from God’s Word WILL become a reality in your life .. However, what else does it say? "This message is near you. It's in your mouth and in your heart." This is the message of faith that we spread .. ( Romans 10:8 ) Faith .. Faith .. Faith .. without it, it is impossible to please God .. and that is why He so lovingly gave you a measure of faith in the first place .. Get your word of faith in both your heart and your mouth .. and start thanking God for the answers to your requests .. because as you believe so will you receive .. As God sees your faith in Him beginning to shine .. He will richly reward you with His greatness .. .. FAITH .. USE IT .. DON’T LOSE IT …… LOOSE IT !! Comments are closed.
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