(Be blessed by this DWOD for April 29, 2014 by guest contributor Gloria Copeland)

And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt? And he said, Certainly I will be with you. (Exodus 3:11-12)

Have you ever had a Holy Spirit inspired dream, a dream of doing something really great for Jesus? A dream of being so prosperous, for instance, that you can finance a nationwide revival? A dream of leading thousands of people to the Lord?

At one time or another, you probably have, but perhaps you backed away from it. Maybe you thought, “Oh my, I couldn’t do that. Satan’s kept me defeated for so long I have a poor self-image.”

If so, I have some good news for you. If you’ll believe God, even a poor self-image won’t keep you from success. Look in the book of Exodus and you’ll see a man who proved that. His name was Moses.

Moses didn’t have a very good self-image. He’d made a terrible mistake early in his career. It was a mistake that drove him into the wilderness and kept him there for 40 years herding somebody else’s sheep.

He’d once dreamed of being a deliverer of God’s people, but no more. As far as he was concerned, he was finished…a failure…a flop!

But God didn’t think so. In fact, when God came to Moses in that wilderness, He didn’t ask for Moses’ credentials. He didn’t mention his shady history. He just told him to go see Pharaoh and tell him to let God’s people go.

Moses, however, was still wrestling with his poor self-image. “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh?” he stammered.

You know what God said in response? He just said, “Certainly, I will be with you.”

You see, it didn’t matter who Moses was. What mattered was that the living God was with him. The same thing is true for you today. You don’t need a history of successes behind you to answer God’s call. You don’t need a string of spiritual credentials. All you need is the presence of the Lord.

Think about that when the devil tells you you’re a failure, when he says you’ll never be able to do what God has put in your heart to do. Put him in his place. Tell him it doesn’t matter who you are because the living God is with you.

Then dare to follow your dream!

(This post appeared first in “From Faith to Faith”, a daily guide to Victory. To subscribe to this daily devotional and access other great resources, please go to www.kcm.org)

(Be blessed by this DWOD for April 27, 2014 by guest contributor, Shyju Matthew)

Do you know that right now even as you are reading this article the devil and his kingdom is waging war against you?

1 Peter 5:8 reminds us, “Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.”

Job 1:7 is clear that our enemy does not rest. “The LORD said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan answered the LORD, “From roaming throughout the earth, going back and forth on it.””

The battle is constant, that’s why Peter reminds us to “be sober-minded and watchful.”

Satan not only waits to devour us but also tries to outsmart us. (2 Corinthians 2:11) He constantly is scheming and plotting on how to deceive us. The Bible therefore encourages us in 1 Peter 1:13: “Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming.”

The devil’s biggest scheme against you is to exhaust your mind. And imagine the million ways in which the enemy tries to do that on a daily basis.

Mind drained from work–both in your career and home.

Mind exhausted from petty fights and vain arguments.

Mind tired from failures.

Mind shaky from anxiety.

Mind shut with depression.

Mind distracted with temptations.

Mind that is absent of God.

Is it not interesting that over and over again the Bible commands God’s people to “stand strong” and “fear not”!  Yes, it is a command, because your greatest battle is not in your office, it’s in your head. Your greatest battle is not in your home, it’s in your heart and that’s the throne where God lives. Don’t stop waging the war of faith.

James 4:7: “Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”

Alert minds are those that are washed and refreshed in God’s Word daily.

Alert minds are those that believe God’s Word over the lie of the enemy.

Alert minds are those that don’t let their circumstance determine their relationship with God.

If you are fed up, exhausted, tired, letting temptation get you, running away in fear, then probably the lying lion is chasing you! So this message is God’s Word to your soul–RISE UP AND WAGE WAR!

You cannot wage war if you are sitting in the pool of your self-pity! You cannot wage war if you have given up in your mind. You must rise up. “The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray.” (1 Peter 4: 7)

You cannot pray if you do not rise up. Stop trying to make things happen on your own and lean on Him. Know who you are in Christ and the great purposes you have in Him, and stand in the truth and PRAY! (Ephesians 6:14)

What anyone else around you is doing should not bother you. “So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be awake and sober.” (1 Thessalonians 5:6)

It is time then, to worship like never before, to weep before Him like never before, to seek and knock like never before, to love Him like never before. Wage War!

Are you with me?

(Born in India and presently living in Montreal, Canada, Revivalist Shyju Matthew continues to demonstrate God’s mighty Word through the manifest presence of the Holy Spirit in crusades and conferences all over the world. This post first appeared on his blog Guarding The Heart)

(Be blessed by this DWOD for April 26, 2014 by guest contributor, Lance Wallnau)

He established the Harvard School of Law, based on his principal work of legal scholarship called a “Treatise on the Law of Evidence.”

He decided to apply his “laws of evidence” to the most controversial and disputed trial in all history–the trial of Jesus and the claims of the resurrection.

He intended to disprove the Gospel account.

The result? This Jewish scholar, Dr. Simon Greenleaf, undisputed master of legal evidence, became convinced–based on the evidence–that Jesus was most certainly raised from the dead. Greenleaf went on to become an influential follower of Christ.

Simon put his finger on the one issue–the one question at the center of the case, namely…

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BODY?

1. Did His disciples steal the body? This same group that was “hiding” in a locked room for fear of the Jews would hardly have mounted an evening raid against armed Roman guards. And where did they go with the body?

GREENLEAF CONTINUED…

2. If his disciples had overpowered the guards or paid them off and stolen the body, why would they for the next 30 years let themselves be beaten, hunted, burned and boiled alive, skinned and crucified upside down to proclaim a message they themselves knew was a hoax?

Why be martyred for a lie? Clearly, they believed He was risen… so they could not have conspired together in a great public deception.

WHAT ABOUT HIS ENEMIES?

3. Jesus’ enemies most certainly wanted the body to be found. All they needed to end the harassment of the early church was to produce the decaying corpse of the so-called Messiah and force the public to see the dead body. They were frustrated because they could not find the body.

GREENLEAF TURNED TO THE GUARDS…

4. What about the Roman Guards? The least likely scenario is that the Roman guards slept and the body was stolen…or that they were paid off to let the body be stolen.

These were Roman soldiers–the same lot who mercilessly beat and whipped the so-called Messiah a few days earlier. They were not sympathetic to the movement one bit.

Pilate told them to take a “guard” and watch. A watch consisted of 4 soldiers, which was changed every four hours. They would be executed if their prisoners escaped. The last thing these four men would agree to do would be to risk execution for sleeping on duty after being assigned to guard the body of a religious leader who predicted His resurrection.

FINALLY GREENLEAF ASKED…COULD JESUS NOT HAVE DIED?

It is called the “swoon theory.” (The “PASSOVER PLOT” was a best-selling book based on this theory.)

Here is what Greenleaf concluded.

5. Could Jesus have revived in the tomb and not died? According to this theory, Jesus, after being whipped, crucified and stabbed by a spear, somehow revived and recovered from His trauma in the tomb. He used his pierced hands to roll away the stone and then overpowered the four guards and knocked them out. Either that, or moved with such ninja stealth that they never heard him roll the stone back. Then He walked on pierced feet several miles to make an appearance before his nervous disciples that was so effective it convinced them all that He was vibrating with the power of a supernatural body. How likely is that scenario?

Greenleaf concluded… it was EASIER to believe he was raised from the dead than not to believe it.

The body parts of Buddha and the Prophet Mohammed have their sacred shrines, but Jesus has no proper grave because they NEVER FOUND THE BODY!

What do you say?

(Dr. Lance Wallnau is a world-class trainer and consultant whose students span the globe. From bestselling authors, pastors, and billion dollar CEO‘s, he has helped to transform the lives of thousands. Please check out his resources at www.lancelearning.com)

(Be blessed by this DWOD for April 21, 2014 by guest contributor Os Hillman)

“This was now the third time Jesus appeared to His disciples after He was raised from the dead.” (John 21:14)

William Wallace was a Scotsman who sought freedom from a tyrannical king of England in the 1200s. He initially took up this cause in retaliation for his own personal family losses. His cause grew among the people, and it became an insurrection against England. Wallace entreated Robert the Bruce, the future king of Scotland. However, Bruce betrayed Wallace in return for lands from the king of England. Wallace was turned over to the king of England to be tortured to death for crimes against England.

Bruce realized his betrayal against Wallace and his own country. This remorse led to real repentance and a return to his commitment to the people of Scotland. He finally took ownership of the mission to free Scotland from England. He led the people of Scotland into subsequent battles against England and freed them. Wallace’s defeat ultimately led to victory through Bruce. It took the lives of many, including Wallace, for victory to be accomplished. [James Mackay, William Wallace, Brave Heart (Edinburgh, Scotland: Mainstream Publishing, 1995).]

So often defeat is what is required before victory can be won. Jesus said that unless the seed dies and goes into the ground it cannot bring forth fruit (see Jn. 12:24). The death of a vision is often required before the fulfillment can really take place. Have you failed at something in your life? Have you not seen the vision fulfilled you thought you were given? The vision may yet happen.

The disciples thought they suffered their greatest defeat when Jesus died on the cross. However, this defeat became the greatest victory on earth. Christ’s death gave liberty. Forgiveness came to all men. New life came forth-new strength for the disciples. Resurrection and new life came as a result of a “defeat.”

“There are triumphant defeats that rival victories” (Montaigne, French philosopher).

(Reprinted by permission from the author. Os Hillman is an international speaker and author of 15 books on workplace calling. To learn more, visit http://www.MarketplaceLeaders.org)

(Be blessed by the DWOD for April 20, 2014 by guest contributor Kenneth Copeland)

Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre. And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus. (Luke 24:1-3)

Truly, it’s time for us to stop looking for the living among the dead. It’s time for us to stop wandering around in the cemetery of sin, sickness and failure and to step into resurrection life!

As a resurrected creature, you’re no accident going somewhere to happen. Your life isn’t just a loose web of events and circumstances. God has specific plans for you.

Maybe He intends for you to have the greatest healing ministry of this century. Or perhaps He wants to turn you into a tremendous preacher. Maybe He has a revelation prepared for you that will enable you to bless the whole world. But you’ll never know what He has in store for you until you put your attention on Him.

That’s why the devil works hard to keep you focusing on the problems of life. That’s why he tries to keep your attention turned away from the living Word of God. He doesn’t want you to know you’re full of the resurrection life of Jesus. In fact, the prospect of it terrifies him.
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Why? Because once you truly understand that you have the life of God inside you, you’ll begin to act just like Jesus did. You’ll lay hands on the sick and they’ll recover. You’ll cast out demons. You’ll preach the gospel to every creature.

In short, you’ll be just what God intended you to be. You’ll be the Body of Christ on the earth.

Don’t let Satan bind you with the grave clothes of yesterday’s sin and defeat. You’re not dead anymore. You’ve been raised with Jesus. Come out from the tombs and start living resurrection life!

(This post appeared first in “From Faith to Faith”, a daily guide to Victory. To subscribe to this daily devotional and access other great resources, please go to www.kcm.org)

(Be blessed by this inspiring DWOD for March 08, 2014 by guest contributor, Sulojana Sam)

Recently, Jeeva and I were ministering in Picton, Ontario.  We had a free Saturday morning and decided to go out for brunch with a pastor friend of Jeeva and his wife. The place he had in mind was shut down, so we had to find another restaurant.

Our friends decided to stop at a store owned by his relative to get a review of another restaurant.  While they were chatting, I started checking out the beautiful First Nations paintings, carvings, jewellery, clothing and accessories.  I had been looking for a silver choker for a few months now…I finally found one to my liking. I also picked up a beautiful bamboo basket.

Before we realized what was happening, they grabbed my selections and promptly paid for them. I’m sure the total was at least $70. I was so grateful for their generosity, thanked them profusely and thanked God for them.

That evening, while eating dinner before our ministry assignment, God reminded me of something that happened about a year and a half ago.

I was shopping at Sears one day when one of the employees asked me to pick a number from a brown bag, so I could be entered into a draw to win a necklace and a pair of earrings. I did not want to pick a number at first, but she insisted that I do. Just to satisfy her, I picked a number.

When the time came, we were “treated” to a sales presentation. I still remember standing at the back, not very interested at all in all the hype about this new product line.

When it was time for the draw, guess what?  They pulled out my number.  Now I was excited.  I had a choice of three sets and picked the one with white stones worth more than $35.00. On the way home, I was thinking of all the outfits it would enhance. (You ladies know what I’m talking about, amen?)

Things changed after we got home, though. This little voice kept telling me that this set was not for me to keep, but to give away.  At first I thought to myself, forget it, God wouldn’t want me to do that. The next day, the same voice was telling me again to give it away.  After a few times of hearing this voice, I thought to myself, this sounds like God is telling me to give it away. Okay God, to whom should I give this jewellery? God gave me a name right away.

Just to confirm that I was hearing clearly, I told my husband Jeeva to pray about it and he got the same name.  I was so tempted to still keep this jewellery, but decided to be obedient and gave it away to this particular person that God had showed both of us.

As we went to the evening meeting, this verse came to mind: “Give and it shall be given unto you–good measure pressed down, shaken together and running over…”  (Luke 6:38). I gave away what was worth $35.00 and got something that was worth at least twice as much!

I was also reminded of the rewards of obedience.  The temptation was there to disregard that ‘inner voice’ and keep the jewellery to myself. I’m glad I did not give in. In return, I received something better, even though I had to wait a while.

Dear DWOD friend, many times we don’t want to do what God is telling us to do, because it may not be in line with our plans or it is something uncomfortable for us to do or because we want to hang on to something.  As my experience illustrates, being obedient to God opens up the heavens and releases the flow of blessings!

Let this be your experience also as you advance toward your destiny.

(Sulojana Sam is an anointed woman of God who is being used mightily in the prophetic and in healing. While she is not working for the government,  she also doubles as Jeeva Sam’s partner in life and in ministry and mothers their three awesome children, Priya, Sathiya and Jaya).

(Be blessed by this DWOD for March 07, 2014 by guest contributor Mave Moyer)

CHANGE YOUR WORDS…CHANGE YOUR WORLD

He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life…but he that opens wide his lips shall have destruction. (Proverbs 13:3)

Recently, the Lord kept quickening my spirit to the importance of speaking His word…and the importance of proclaiming and calling things that be not as though they were…we are His voice and we need to be decreeing His purposes and plans…

So often the devil or our own opinion or our emotions and feelings can convince us to speak what we think or “what we have” instead of realizing that we can have “what we say.” We have to “choose” to speak right things over situations and circumstances…We can in faith speak destiny over Cities and Nations as well as over our own life and the Iives of others.

Many times we much more readily access the negative realm and begin to speak carnal and faithless things. We can be so quick to say things like…”You’re never going to make it”…”You’re not good enough”….or “This is just the same old thing…nothing’s changed…”

How many times have our words discouraged and made us a judge when we should be encouraging and speaking God’s way? “You’re more than a conqueror”…”You’re an overcomer.”…and calling forth the new thing in God…that this will never be the same…that change is on the horizon…These are words of “faith” and destiny…the other ones are words of “flesh” and destruction.

God gave us a mouth to deliver ourselves…and we need to be using the tool of our tongue to our maximum benefit…When we face an unfavourable situation…we must teach our mouth to speak “right” things and respond to the situation with the right words.

When Jesus awoke on a boat to an unfavourable situation called a stormy sea, He “spoke” to the wind and waves and they heard Him…and obeyed (Mark 4:39)

Colossians 3:16 says: “Let the word of God dwell in you in all its richness.” We are rich in ALL things when we study and meditate on God’s word and commit it to our heart. By ourselves we cannot tame our tongue…but through God’s word and the power of Holy Spirit…we can “put pressure on” our tongue to change and tame it.

As believers we should never use our mouth to say unauthorized, unholy or negative things about ourselves or others.

As we spend time in the word every day and obey it and confess it…our words will be empowered by the Spirit to produce changes wherever they are sent. We can address situations that need a change with our words…and we can confess our way to our desired breakthrough. We can use the “tool” of our tongue to also speak destiny over others…We will NEVER hear God speak negative or hurtful things about one of His children…and neither should we…

Our words are creative…they bless or they curse…they bring death or they bring life…We will never live above the standard we set with our own mouth…

When God looked down on the earth and it was dark and void…He didn’t say that place is hopeless…it’s never, never going to be anything…there’s nothing but darkness and destruction…NO…HE spoke forth faith filled words and “commanded”…let there be light….and there was…and there still is….

When Abraham went up the mountain to worship

When The Lord asked him for Isaac his son…

He told those travelling with them:

“The lad and I will return when WE are done.”

The Shunammite woman whose son died

Moved in faith and wouldn’t tell…

When others questioned what was wrong

She said: “All is WELL.”

Mary asked “HOW” shall this be…in innocence

And Zachariah asked “HOW”…in doubt…

So the angel shut his mouth

So nothing negative could come out…

Jesus said to “speak to the mountain”

And it would be cast into the sea…

Whatever you…believe and say…

That is what…will come to be…

James said our tongue can be a dangerous fire

Or can speak blessing instead of strife

It’s up to us the way we speak…

And we bring death or life…

The things we think and the things we say will change the way we live today!!

Change your words….and change your world!!

(Reverend Mave Moyer and her husband Brother Russ Moyer are the apostolic leaders of Eagle Worldwide Ministries. Pastor Mave is an anointed teacher and preacher who moves powerfully in the gift of faith, healing, and the prophetic.)

(Be blessed by this DWOD for March 06, 2014 by guest contributor, Shyju Matthew)

Have you ever wondered which Bible College Moses attended? Or from where King David got his theology right? Or what school of the prophets Elijah studied at? Well, I can go on, but I am sure you are getting my point. You see, these great men of God did not get a chance to enrol in Bible schools, rather their life itself became a Bible school!

Before Moses could lead the generation of Israelites for 40 years through the desert, he himself had to go through the wilderness for 40 years.

David, after he was anointed to be the King of Israel, was led straight to the forest and caves for the next 14 years of his life. Now wait a minute–don’t people step up to the throne after they are anointed for it?

Have you read the article I wrote sometime ago on GTH where we learnt that there is no price you can pay for the anointing? Anointing is God’s appointment and overflow of His grace–no one can be worthy of God’s anointing because of the depth of the pain we go through. But the pain only prepares us to be stronger and carry God’s anointing in those moments, at the school of the Holy Spirit.

Last night, talking to a leader who was offered lot of benefits of ministry, I encouraged the young man to keep His eyes on Jesus and not the benefits. Because promotion is the last thing we children of God should be worried about.

God can snap His finger and you will be dining with the presidents. But God’s eyes are not on the reward, but in the end result of your life. He’s not interested in you getting the gift more than in shaping your character that’s going to keep your gift. While we worry about reaching the throne, God is working on keeping us on the throne.

Look at Joseph, it was “immediately” that he was in the palace with the king. But before that “immediately” came he went through years of character shaping. In that school of the Holy Spirit of trials and pressing, he learnt to trust God alone. There in that school he learnt not to exact revenge on his brothers in order to receive God’s favour.

There in his lowest and loneliest times, Joseph learnt that God was his closest companion. In the face of allegations, he renewed his mind to not be deterred. His emotions strengthened to believe in the One who had called Him. All in all, through the school of the Holy Spirit, God was preparing Joseph to be the second in command over all of Egypt.

The school of Holy Spirit is not like the cushioned chair of an esteemed university. The school of the Holy Spirit is found in the valleys of the shadows of death, loneliness, and brokenness. This school of the Holy Spirit is hidden in the caves, besides lonely streams, forests and wilderness. And there you realize what you are going through is not worrisome, because you are still in God’s hands!!!

And all that shaping and pressing and the uncomfortableness we face will all make sense when we see the other side of the mountain!

I’ll let you be with just one more line: Don’t fear the school of the Holy Spirit, embrace it, and praise His holy name for you are anointed by God for this hour!

(Born in India and presently living in Montreal, Canada, Revivalist Shyju Matthew continues to demonstrate God’s mighty Word through the manifest presence of the Holy Spirit in crusades and conferences all over the world. This post first appeared on his blog Guarding The Heart)

(Be blessed by this DWOD for March 04, 2014 by guest contributor Sam Williamson)

AVOIDING THE PAIN OF REGRET

Last week I heard an old quote: There are two types of pain you will go through in life, the pain of discipline and the pain of regret. Discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons.

I asked myself what “tons of regret” weigh on me. So I made a list, bulleting every substantive regret I could remember. I listed words I’ve spoken, decisions I’ve made, actions I’ve taken, and relationships I’ve harmed (or not formed).

It took less than an hour to fill two pages. I regret never doing this before. (There’s another one for the list).

Then I examined my list for underlying themes. What triggered each regretted action? Why had I said “X” inappropriately (or not said something needed)? Why did I act as I had? What were the common causes?

The ache of regret arises when the pain of our action is paired with the painful disclosure of our self-deception. For some reason, we bowed in fear before Nebuchadnezzar’s idol, and we now stand alone in the furnace of an ugly self-revelation.

My deepest regrets are relational. Oh sure, I also made bad business decisions that cost money or prestige; but years later, that money or prestige matters little compared with the agony of relational hurts:

• I never addressed a serious distress in my family when I was in High School.
• I was silent about harmful practices in a large prayer group that I belonged to.
• My marriage experienced deep adversity because of my passivity.

The biggest mistakes of my life would have been avoided—at least minimized—had I practiced the discipline of being real. I regret it. I bet your regrets have the same root. I wish that I had shared openly in my family, in that prayer group, and in my marriage. I regret not being real.

I don’t mean uncontrolled gushing of emotions. I mean disclosing my beliefs, questions, doubts, affirmations, and disagreements. I mean open expression; no more hiddenness.

I could have prevented terrible pain to my wife and kids; I could have protected dozens, maybe hundreds, of people in that prayer group; I could have forestalled relational shallowness with a sibling…

If I had only been real. But I cowardly kept quiet. And I regret it.

I no longer wish to live with such regrets. This life without regret will take courage, a bit of self-disclosure, a sense of what’s happening in our own hearts, and a leap of faith; the leap that knows the pain of being real today is better than the pain of regret tomorrow.

Let’s jump. Shall we?

(Raised as the son of a pastor, Sam Williamson has served overseas in missions and operated a successful software company in Ann Arbor, Michigan, before leaving the business world to speak and write. This abridged post is from his blog: http://beliefsoftheheart.com)

(Be blessed by this DWOD for March 03, 2014 by guest contributor, Lance Wallnau)

Jesus said He is like a man “going to a far country, who left his house and GAVE AUTHORITY to his servants, and to EACH HIS work…” (Mark 13:34)

It is YOUR work and no one else can do it. It’s the devil’s business to stop you—if he can. He is good at his job—be equally good at yours.

Satan will seek to hinder you. The more dangerous your call, the higher the rank of demonic opposition. But you can exasperate him. You can embarrass the demon assigned to you.

AUTHORIZE ANGELS

Put your authority to work and you AUTHORIZE ANGELS. Lay your heartache before the Lord, but don’t stop there. Set your angels up for a good fight. What’s that? A fight they can win. (Give them something to talk about later when you meet them…lol!) It’s a fight of faith because it starts out as a fight over your faith…

ENDURE THE CONTRADICTION

The book of Hebrews says of Jesus, “He endured the contradiction of sinners against Himself.” Powerful. During the period of contradiction, Hell will assault you with slander, torment you with false accusations, set you to work defending yourself, employ pious persons to repeat rumours about you, even hire editors and journalists to assail you.

When God’s work seems slow, Hell will give a worldly offer, an open door. A fast-track to a better life.

You may have Pilate and Herod, Ananias and Caiaphas all combined against you, with Judas standing by jingling a better offer in his pocket. All he had to do was agree with your enemies….and you have many.

And you wonder “Why are all these things happening?”

Can you not see that the whole thing is brought about through the cunning of the devil? Don’t you see it’s a trap designed to draw you off from your work? A snare to discourage your confidence?

CLICK YOUR HEELS, DOROTHY!

USE THE AUTHORITY given to you to get things done. Stop looking for miracle money and unrealistic big breaks and the next prophetic word, dream or conference. Don’t look for the “sure” thing. Seek wisdom.

Stop wasting time, caught up in chasing other people’s rabbits. Get away from “empty talkers” and find the “doers.”

Do YOUR work. Cultivate YOUR garden. Work YOUR field. See to it that the devil does not distract you from fulfilling the work God has given you.

WISDOM IS PROFITABLE

God didn’t call you to sweat over making money, either. That’s the wrong part of your field to always focus on. Heaven called you to something higher than that in your business. Think of Abraham. Sharpen your sword. Wisdom is a spirit as well as a gift, did you know that?

Put Wisdom to work and this spirit will go forth and get you the wisdom you lack! Wisdom attracts wisdom. When wisdom shows up “Wisdom is PROFITABLE to direct.” Wisdom generates profits.

YOU MAY BE assaulted, insulted, slandered, wounded and rejected. You may be chased by foes, abused by strangers, forsaken by friends, rejected of men…

But it will all work to your advantage if you make it your life mission to say: “I HAVE FINISHED THE WORK WHICH YOU HAVE GIVEN ME TO DO.”

Why? It’s like the old success author once said: “EVERY ADVERSITY CARRIES WITHIN IT THE SEED OF AN EQUIVALENT OR GREATER BENEFIT OF SUCCESS!” That’s a powerful statement. You can convert the currency of any attack into an equal currency of promotion. How? Make it deepen your “life message.” Even your sins and failures can work to your advantage when they produce wisdom and pathos. (That is especially maddening to the devil)

Handle the contradiction correctly and your battle will make you an Oracle!

You are no plastic Christian with a pasted-on smile and disingenuous handshake or hug. You carry a supernatural voltage and it ‘hums.’

(Dr. Lance Wallnau is a world-class trainer and consultant whose students span the globe. From bestselling authors, pastors, and billion dollar CEO‘s, he has helped to transform the lives of thousands. Please check out his resources at www.lancelearning.com)