Jesus grew in wisdom and in stature and in favour with God and all the people. (Luke 2:52)

Let me first of all thank those of you who have been sharing other decrees that have been birthed from those that are part of the 13 Decrees in December Fast.

If you’d like others who are on the Fast to stand in agreement with your decrees, please feel free to post them. Just make sure that they agree with the word, nature and character of God and respect the privacy of those over whom you are making those decrees 🙂

Now, today’s decree….

There are seemingly impossible situations in which we absolutely cannot receive breakthroughs based on our own merit, best efforts or persuasion skills. We need FAVOUR.

It should not surprise you to learn that the word that is translated “favour” is also rendered at times as “grace.” Interestingly, one of the classic definitions of grace is “God’s unmerited favour.” 

Here are some Biblical examples of favour:

Joseph found favour with his master, Potiphar. Consider how incredible it would be for a slave, who was a foreigner to boot, to be made overseer of his boss’s house and be put in charge of “all that he had.” (Genesis 39:3-5). That’s what you call favour!
And again in verses 21-23 of the same chapter we are told that he found so much favour with the warden of the prison that he “put Joseph in charge of all the other prisoners and over everything that happened in the prison.” Imagine that, a prisoner being in charge of all the prisoners! Doesn’t happen unless you have favour!

When the people of Israel left Egypt, “the Lord had given the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they granted them what they requested. Thus they plundered the Egyptians.” (Exodus 12:36). The Egyptians handed over their silver, gold and fine clothing. How do you “strip the Egyptians of their wealth” as another translation puts it, without favour, eh?

Ruth the Moabite found favour in the eyes of Boaz (Ruth 2:10,13). This poor foreigner becomes the owner of the very same fields where she had been gleaning just a few short days earlier. That’s favour for you.

It was said repeatedly of Esther that she found favour, first with Hegai, the eunuch (2:9), then in the sight of all who saw her (2:15) and finally with the King—initially when she was chosen Queen (2:17) and again when she needed to plead for the lives of her people (5:2).

Similarly “God granted Daniel favour and compassion in the sight of the commander of the officials.” (Daniel 1:9).

The same words used to describe Jesus in Luke 2:52 were actually used first in reference to a famous Old Testament figure: “Now the boy Samuel continued to grow both in stature and in favour with the Lord and with the people.” (I Samuel 2:26)

Small wonder then that in the Psalms, whenever someone needed God to bring them a breakthrough, they prayed, not for breakthrough, but for favour! Here is but one example: “Let your favour shine on your servant. In your unfailing love, rescue me.” (Psalm 31:16)

I could go on with more examples, but we’ll stop right there for now.

In the book of Proverbs we are told that God’s favour is available to the humble (3:34), to those who seek wisdom (8:35) and “earnestly seek good.” (11:27). We are also told that “favour is better than silver or gold.” (22:1).

Now you can see why we are decreeing favour on Day 5 of the Fast. So, go ahead, get started right now: I AM GROWING IN FAVOUR WITH GOD AND WITH PEOPLE.

Now, start decreeing into particular situations in your life right now where there can be no breakthrough without favour with God and/or people.

Let me leave you with the New Living Translation of the Aaronic blessing in Deuteronomy 6:24-26:
May the Lord bless you and protect you. May the Lord smile on you and be gracious to you. May the Lord show you HIS FAVOUR and give you His peace.

For more decrees on favour, I would highly recommend a compact book by Bob Buess called: Favor: The Road to Success (available as a Kindle download)

“No weapon formed against you shall prosper and every tongue that rises against you in judgment you shall condemn.” (Isaiah 54:17)

One thing that I have been noticing over the first three days of this Fast is that the daily decrees have been leading me to make additional decrees in the same vein.

Here, for example, are some decrees that came out of me on Day 1.
“I decree that ……………….(name of family member) is saved and serving the Lord.”
“I decree that ……………….(name of an agnostic friend) is seeing Jesus for who He really is.”
“I decree that ……………….(an atheist) is encountering the living God.”

You can see how decrees reproduce their kind 🙂

Yesterday’s decree on prosperity birthed more decrees based on other passages of Scripture:
“I decree that the blessing of the Lord makes me rich and He adds no sorrow.” (Proverbs 10:22)
“I decree that the blessing of Abraham is upon me through Jesus, therefore I prosper as he did.” (Galatians 3:13-14)
“I decree that I have all sufficiency in all things and abundance for every good work; I am enriched in every way so that I can be generous on every occasion.” (2 Cor. 9:8, 11)

Get the picture? Feel free to add decrees as you are led and share them with the rest of us, please!

Today’s decree is meant to address two ways in which we may be thwarted from fulfilling our prophetic destiny.

In the first place, Scripture makes it very clear that we are to stand firm “against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” (Ephesians 6:11-12)

In other words, we are under attack by spiritual forces under the command of satan. These “weapons formed against us” are not visible to the human eye as they are wielded in the spiritual realm. They are aimed at our thought life in an attempt to tempt us to do what is not honourable in God’s eyes. These could also include schemes that are being hatched by others (incited by satan) to attack us or make us fall, such as the Jezebel spirit in Revelation 2:20.

A second form of weaponry is more apparent to us. These could be attacks by individuals, viruses that invade our bodies or, in some parts of the world, armed forces. Most of us may not be subject to physical attacks, but wagging tongues can cause a lot of damage (James 3:5-8). Verbal weapons of war can be just as lethal.

That is why we need to exercise our Christ-given authority and decree these words from Isaiah 54:17: NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINST ME SHALL PROSPER AND I WILL REFUTE EVERY TONGUE THAT ACCUSES ME.

Feel free to decree this over your family, pastor or other leader, your church, etc. I would also recommend Psalm 91 as a good source of additional decrees in the same vein. Are there other similar decrees that you could share with us? Thanks in advance.

(The DWOD for Dec. 03, 2013 is also Decree # 3 of the 13 DECREES IN DECEMBER FAST)

“Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.” (3 John 2)

Before we get to today’s decree, I want to amplify yesterday’s decree regarding Canada for our subscribers who are from other countries of the world.

It goes without saying that all of us may decree that Jesus has dominion over our particular country.

However, there is a specific reason why we here in Canada need you to decree those words over our land.

You may or may not be aware of this, but there have been a number of prophecies that the Lord has given about Canada’s destiny in the endtime revival.

Around 1776, this prophecy was given by the Puritan Reformers, when the British Empire Loyalists turned north to settle in Canada in order to remain under British rule.
When zealous Americans sought to persecute them because of this decision, the Spirit of the Lord spoke through their prophets saying, “Do not hinder these people. Let them move to Canada. Do not seek to incorporate the land of Canada into America. I am in the independence of America from Britain, and will mightily use this country. But Canada has been reserved by me for the last days for a special work…”

More recently Dr. Paul Yonggi-Cho prophesied these words in 1984: “Five years ago I visited Canada and travelled from Montreal to Vancouver by car. I was preaching from town to town, and while I was speaking, I felt somewhat depressed. The Canadian Church seemed so small. But wherever I went, the Holy Spirit spoke in my heart that God was going to raise up tremendous churches in Canada and that Canada would be used as a missionary sending country, and that Canada would open the way for Jesus Christ to return to this earth.”

These are only two of many similar prophecies…this is why we are asking everyone, all around the world, to decree this over our nation.

Now, to today’s decree…

The word “prosper” occurs more than 50 times in the Old Testament and once in the New. The Greek word used in 3 John 2 is “euodoo” (yoo-od-o). Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible gives this definition: “to help on the road; to succeed in reaching; to succeed in business affairs; to have a prosperous journey.”

One of the three Hebrew words for prosperity is “shalom.” Although it is often translated as peace, it means more than that. It refers to wholeness, well-being in all areas.

God desires our prosperity in all areas. He also asks that we ensure that our soul (mind, will, emotions) prospers. How do we do this?

Romans 12:2 holds the clue: “the renewing of our mind” by the word of God, so that “you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” (See also Joshua 1:8 & Psalm 1:3).

As we meditate on the Word, let it saturate our minds, direct our thoughts and guide our emotions, our souls prosper.

Therefore, let us decree: I PROSPER AND ENJOY GOOD HEALTH EVEN AS MY SOUL PROSPERS.

“Choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” (Joshua 24:15)

For the past two years our churches have observed a period of fasting towards the end of the year, for 11 and 12 days respectively, pressing in for the fulfilment of prophetic promises before the year is up…and have experienced significant breakthroughs.

This year, the Lord is directing us to observe the “13 Decrees in December” Fast.

In just a few weeks, we will be reading the Christmas story which begins with the words: “And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered.” (Luke 2:1) There is only one response to this decree. “So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city.” (v. 3)

A decree must be obeyed. It shall be carried through.

God created the world by decree. “Let there be light. And there was light.” (Genesis 1:3) This pattern would be repeated over and over again as the rest of creation came into existence.

(You may wish to listen to this message that lists other decrees in Scripture and explains how we too have the power to do as God does.)

So, today and every day until Dec. 13, we will issue decrees that line up with the Word, Nature and Character of God and discover that “you shall decree a thing and it shall be established” (Job 22:28).

We invite you, our DWOD subscribers, to join us in making these decrees—and, if you are so led, in the Fast as well.

Here is the first of thirteen.

One of the greatest desires of all our hearts is for us to spend eternity in heaven together with all our family, amen? Clearly this is the will of our Father as well who “is not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.” (2 Peter 3:9)

We also see some of our family members struggling on earth right now without Jesus in their lives. We would love to see them make the same commitment to follow Him that we did. This way they could live their lives with hope and experience the abundant life that Jesus brings (John 10:10), amen?

Suffice it to say that many of us have been praying for varying times for this to happen. Whenever this prayer is answered, there is not only great rejoicing in heaven (Luke 15:7) among the angels, but also here on earth, in our hearts!

One of the first signs of revival in the Church is that those who are lost begin finding Jesus. These words, said of the Philippian jailer—“he was filled with joy because he had come to believe in God—he and his whole household”—are repeated over and over again. (Acts 16:34)

While we persist in prayer for this to happen, why not add a decree to hasten the results?

Thousands of years ago, Joshua taught us how: “As for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”

As a decree that lines up with the word, nature and character of God, issued by one who is a member of the royal priesthood, it shall come to pass.

Go ahead, decree it now: “MY FAMILY IS SERVING THE LORD.”

Jesus always used stories and illustrations like these when speaking to the crowds. In fact, he never spoke to them without using such parables. (Matthew 13:34)

Earlier this evening I was at a meeting of the Presbytery of which I am part in our denomination. To be very honest with you, I do not particularly look forward to these meetings. We spend most of our time taking care of church “business.”

Words such as the following fill the air in copious amounts:
Moved by so-and-so, seconded by so-and-so, that…
“so and so be appointed to such and such church.”
“so little money be given to this ministry here.”
“so much money be cut from that committee’s budget.”
Delegates have been known to suffer attacks of “motion sickness” from time to time 🙂

And then there are times when we have guest speakers. Most of them come to promote a particular cause or offer a workshop on a topic of interest to them. Again, not exactly something that produces an adrenalin rush in the hearers 🙂

So, imagine my surprise when today’s guest actually captured my attention and managed to hold it for most of his 15 minute talk!

After briefly sharing a few personal details, he quickly started telling a story about a young man who was part of the L’Arche community where he had been working at the time. He told us how Lloyd, who came to the community as a loner, was only concerned about himself in the early days of his stay there. With time though, he began to include in his prayers those other than members of his birth family. With this story, our speaker illustrated his point about how life in community opens us up to include others.

As you can tell, it wasn’t exactly a riveting story, but it made the point way better than a series of statements about the benefits of being part of a caring Christian community.

He reminded me of an outreach ministry that was facing severe cutbacks in its budget from the Presbytery of which I was part at the time.  Rather than offer a defense of his ministry or argue against the proposed reductions, the Chaplain simply shared real life stories of three people whose lives were blessed and transformed through the ministry. Needless to say the stories carried the day and his budget was spared the sharp edge of the scalpel.

Ever notice that parts of the Bible we remember the best are stories, not sermons? Jesus himself was a master storyteller. Rather than expound on the virtues of being a neighbour, he simply told the parable of the Good Samaritan. The memorable story of the Prodigal Son speaks volumes about the Father’s love that we remember way better than a speech on the subject, amen?

That is the power of storytelling.

As you advance toward your destiny, you too are bound to face situations when you will need to get your point across to another person or a group. You too would be wise to follow Jesus’ example and tell a story instead, as did Rev. Keith Reynolds this evening and Rev. Bob Gay a few years back.

It was the last thing I expected to happen on a quick stop at the ATM to get some cash. I barely paid any attention to the gentleman who was standing beside me in the next booth…until I got back to the car.

Just as I was about to get into my car, he waved to me and said: “Wait a minute, buddy! I’ve got something for your kids.”

He walked over and handed me a DVD. “Just put this in your DVD player. I’m sure your kids will love watching it.”

I couldn’t help but smile when I saw the title of the DVD: Jesus.

It was the same DVD that I had taken with me on a trip to India a few years back as a gift for a children’s home. This one was meant for children ages 9-14.

On the one hand I was flattered that he considered this 55 year-old young enough to have children in that age range 🙂 For the record, our “baby”, Jaya, just turned 20 on Tuesday.

Needless to say he had no idea that I was a Christian, let alone a pastor. I am pretty sure that the colour of my skin sent out a signal: “Hindu in sight. Get DVD ready. Hand DVD over to the Hindu.”

But you have to give him full marks for traveling with that DVD in his truck so that when the opportunity presented itself, he would be prepared to hand one to anyone that came within receiving range.

Jesus always sent his disciples fully prepared for what they might encounter on their ministry trips, didn’t he? Case in point. “Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’ And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest on it; if not, it will return to you. And remain in the same house, eating and drinking such things as they give, for the laborer is worthy of his wages. Do not go from house to house. Whatever city you enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you.” (Luke 10:5-8 NKJV)

He wanted them to be on the alert to recognize the opportunities that would open up for them and to capitalize on them in an appropriate manner. He even teaches them what to say when they walked through an open door!

A year ago, Sulojana and I decided to keep some copies of a tract put out by Billy Graham called “Steps to peace with God”–she in her purse, me in my computer bag. This way whenever we had an opportunity to connect with someone at a spiritual level, we had something to give them, especially when we didn’t have enough time to go deeper.

You know the Scouts’ motto, right? “Be prepared.”

I would classify the man who gave me the Jesus DVD as a Christian Scout, because he was prepared for the opportunity to encounter a pre-Christian, even if it was a pastor who could easily pass for a Hindu 🙂

How about you, dear DWOD friend? Would you be known as a Christian Scout by how prepared you are?  What do you do in preparation for God-encounters along the road to your destiny? Please share your responses with the rest of us.

Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night…do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. (Joshua 1:8)

Blessed is the one…whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water…(Psalm 1:1-3)

Both verses stress the high value of meditating on the word of God. The word in this instance is the Law as received by Moses. Joshua is called to meditate on this Law so he could be prosperous and successful as the successor to Moses.

Similarly, all who meditate on the Law are guaranteed to be like a tree planted by streams of water that bears its fruit in season, whose leaves do not wither. In other words, meditation on the word of God leads to a life of perpetual fruitfulness.

Quite a promise, wouldn’t you say? Who among us would not desire such a life? No one in leadership could turn down the opportunity to be successful as Joshua was, amen?

The key to such successful and flourishing lives is MEDITATION ON THE WORD.

Meditation in today’s world has come to signify something very different from what the Bible teaches.

Consider this definition from an online medical dictionary: Meditation is a practice of concentrated focus upon a sound, object, visualization, the breath, movement, or attention itself in order to increase awareness of the present moment, reduce stress, promote relaxation, and enhance personal and spiritual growth.

Contrast this with the meaning of the Hebrew word “hagah” that is translated “meditate” in the above verses: to roar, growl, groan, utter, murmur, mutter, speak.

Very different, isn’t it?

Quite often, meditation classes teach a person to empty their mind by repeating a syllable, such as the Hindu mantra “Om” or its equivalent.

Biblical meditation, on the other hand, focuses on filling our mind with the word of God.

Notice how Joshua was instructed to “keep this Book of the Law always ON YOUR LIPS.”

Clearly, this is a reference to speaking, not simply sitting in silence and focusing intently on an object.

For quite some time now, we have been meditating on Scripture passages such as Psalms 27 & 91 and using compilations of verses such as the one we provided in an earlier post: “Christian Speech Therapy.”

Dear DWOD friend, have you been practising Biblical meditation in this sense of the word? If yes, please share your experience with the rest of us.

If not, perhaps now is the time to get started. This way you too can experience the promises made in the first chapter of Joshua and Psalms—prosperity, success and perpetual fruitfulness—as you accelerate toward your destiny.

“The kingdoms of this world shall become the kingdom of the Lord” (Revelation 11:15).

At the recent Eyes and Wings Conference in Port Perry, Ontario, Canada, Lou Engle made this statement: “The Marines do not move in until the Air Force has softened the defenses first.”

He was referring to the military strategy of air strikes on key targets that would weaken the enemy’s ability to defend themselves before sending other troops onto the land.

Lou Engle is known as a leader in the Prayer Movement in the Body of Christ. He has mobilized tens of thousands of prayer warriors into a Royal Air Force. The power of intercessory prayer weakens the enemy’s defenses. Now, it is time for the foot soldiers to move in and take the territory for Jesus.

What is, er, striking about this analogy is that, just as you only need a small number of Air Force personnel to carry out the softening blows, so also you only need a few prayer warriors to get the process going.

But don’t let the small numbers fool you, because the damage they do is anything but small. Without the first step of prayer all attempts at winning the war are bound to be met with stiff resistance.

“Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.”Winston Churchill spoke these immortal words shortly after the Royal Air Force had fended off the Luftwaffe, even though they were vastly outnumbered. Churchill described how the British airmen “undaunted by odds, unwearied in their constant challenge and mortal danger, are turning the tide of the World War by their prowess and by their devotion.”

Lou Engle can tell you story after story of how such concentrated prayer has resulted in governments reversing decisions and revoking laws, great numbers of souls coming into the kingdom in hostile territory and flourishing ministries being launched in seemingly barren areas around the world.

One of our DWOD subscribers, Glenn Stansfield will tell you that the reason he is the CEO of a successful multimillion dollar company is because a small group of prayer warriors at Morgan’s Point United Church became a Royal Air Force that softened the defenses of a powerful business magnate.

The result was unprecedented favour that led to the acquisition of a company without any financial resources of his own. A business that was given up for dead was resurrected into the thriving enterprise that is known today as Fleet Canada.

I am sensing that some of you who are reading this post have been gripped by a vision to conquer enemy territory for Jesus in a particular sphere. Here is a word of strategy for you. Gather a few prayer warriors together and soften the defenses first before you set foot there.

Others will relate more to being part of that Royal Air Force. Start praying for someone in your sphere of influence who is called to take the land for Jesus—a ministry leader, a politician, a businessperson, a media mogul, an entertainer, a high level manager or someone who is virtually unknown today but is consumed by a vision and a mandate from the Lord.

Some of you cannot see yourself in either camp. You too have an important function. You will serve as connectors who link the prayer warriors to the visionary leaders. Without you making the connection, the mission cannot be accomplished.

Friends, shall we all do our part to ensure that the Air Force softens the defenses, the Marines move in and “the kingdoms of this world shall become the kingdom of the Lord?”

No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. (Romans 8:37)

“They did not play to win; they played to not lose; that is why they lost.”

Have you ever heard or read such an analysis from a sports commentator about a team that lost a crucial game?

Sometimes this is a reference to a team that played the game on the defensive, not willing to take chances on offence, for example. Or it could be a commentary on a team that was intimidated by the opposition and played with jitters.

Either way, clearly this is not the way to play the game.

Recently I heard someone say that an army with a reputation for success in war (e.g. Israel) has an attitude of planning to win every time, which sets them apart from another army that sets strategies in place designed to not lose.

They fight with the knowledge that they cannot afford to lose. They simply must win. They go on an all-out offensive that is designed to end in victory. They eliminate every possible factor that could result in victory for the enemy. And they exploit every weakness of the enemy with a strong offence.

Our speaker went on to point out how many followers of Jesus fight to not lose rather than to win. We either get so intimidated by the enemy of our souls that we dare not wield the weapons of our warfare. Or we get so caught up in defending ourselves that we fail to strike a deadly blow or go all out with the aim of winning.

The apostle Paul reminds us in this familiar passage from Romans that “we are more than conquerors.” There is no strand of defeat in the DNA of a follower of Jesus. We are winners, overcomers, warriors, through and through.

Paul also tells us in Ephesians 6:13 to “put on the full armour of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground.”Someone once pointed out that none of the weapons described in this passage are designed to cover our back. They all refer to equipment that we would wear when we fight face to face.

Yes, the breastplate of righteousness, the shield of faith and the helmet of salvation are designed to provide protection, but notice that the last item of the armour is the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

The reason for wearing the rest of the armour is to move forward wearing the shoes of readiness for the gospel and wielding the sword of the word. Once again, we see that the purpose for wearing the rest of the gear is so that we may be protected while we attack and win every battle over the enemy.

Because, you see, friends, we cannot afford to lose, either. We cannot even contemplate the possibility of the enemy winning. We cannot go with the attitude of “we win some, we lose some.” Our resolve is to win them all as Jesus did!

Dear DWOD friend, would you please take a moment today to assess how you are advancing toward your destiny? Would you characterize your approach as being more oriented to defence or offence? Do you fight not to lose or to win?

How soon you enter into your destiny could very well depend on your attitude. Remember: “You are more than a conqueror.”You fight to win…every time! Amen?

“Choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”(Deuteronomy 24:15)

“I couldn’t help myself. It was as though I had no control. I had no choice but to…”

From time to time pastors like me will hear these words from someone who has messed up in some area of their life.

Granted temptations can be so severe at times, the attacks so intense or the pressure so immense that you could feel as though you had to succumb. Often in the heat of the moment, your will can be weakened so rapidly that you end up making a choice that you live to regret sooner or later.

Yet, is it true that you really had no choice in the matter?

Viktor Frankl, a Holocaust survivor, writes about his experiences in a Nazi concentration camp in a book that you may have read or heard about: “Man’s Search for Meaning.”

As you can very well imagine, prisoners at these camps had absolutely no rights. Everything was taken away from them, including their identity. Rather than being known by their names, they were assigned numbers.

You could make a very good case that they did not really have a say in anything that happened to them, that they had no choice but to accept their fate.

Frankl notes how some who had reached this conclusion got weaker by the day and died.

He, however, received a revelation that would help him survive the deplorable conditions that prisoners were forced to endure. Here is how he phrases it:

“The one thing you can’t take away from me is the way I choose to respond to what you do to me. The last of one’s freedoms is to choose one’s attitude in any given circumstance.”

In other words, he still had a choice in the matter. Once he recognized it, now he did not have to feel powerless. Because he still had the power to choose.

Frankl chose to maintain a hopeful attitude rather than curl up and die as some did. It is this choice that helped him survive the concentration camp.

Here is another quote from the aforementioned book: “Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.”

Even in the place where it may seem as though we do not have a choice, Frankl points out that there is a window of time when we can make a choice.

I recall a speaker who phrased it this way: “God is for you. The devil is against you. You cast the deciding vote!”

Recently, a Sozo minister taught me something that I believe will be a blessing to you.

Let’s say you are upset by something someone said or did to you. The stimulus is irritation. The most common response would be anger in one form or another.

However, in that space between getting upset and responding with anger, here is what Rob taught me to say: “I see you, spirit of anger. I refuse to partner with you. I send you to the foot of the cross. Now, Jesus, what you do have in exchange for me?”

You see, dear DWOD friend, it is only when you choose to partner with the spirit that attacks you that you respond in a sinful manner. When you refuse to agree, you are now in charge. You have power. You can now exercise that power in a godly way.

Try it. You’ll be amazed how you will make the right choice…every time!

I look forward to hearing your testimonies. Please share them with the rest of your DWOD family in the comments section below.