“But without faith it is impossible to please and be satisfactory to Him. For whoever would come near to God must (necessarily) believe that God exists and that He is a rewarder of those who earnestly and diligently see Him (out).” Heb. 11:6 (Amplified Bible)
God has already planned your life for you. The harvest that you desire in whatever area of you may have needs or desires wants you more than you even know to want it.
Our God has promised in His word to give to His children the desires of their hearts. When we walk by the Spirit and are led and empowered by the Spirit of God; the word has promised that God will do “superabundantly far over and above all that we dare ask or think, (infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes or dreams.)” Not only will He manifest your harvest but, it will beyond what you ever thought possible.
Our Heavenly Father is a God of Faith. Whatever we receive from Him comes by way of faith. When faith is missing the rewards are not released into the lives of His children. A lack of faith is a hindrance to our receiving the blessings of God into our lives.
A lack of faith comes in the form of fear, worry, stress and speaking negative about what you are believing God to do. God has told us in His word to be anxious about nothing. If you are His, your life is in His hands. It is and will continue to be His desire to supply you with the things that you confess out of your mouth. Mark 11: 23 says that you can have what you say. James 1:6 says, “Only it must be in faith that he ask with no wavering (no hesitating, no doubting). For the one who wavers (hesitates, doubts) is like the billows surge out at sea that is blown hither and thither and tossed by the wind. For truly let not such a person imagine that he will receive anything (he asks for) from the Lord.”
Even if you sow abundantly and doubt or fear exists in your heart along with consistently negative thinking you have hindered God from pouring out His blessings upon.
A lack of faith exist as a result of a lack of knowledge of the word of God. “Faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of God.” The more of God’s word that has been deposited into your spirit will give you the ability to stand in the face of great challenges and know that everything is going to be all right.
Worry, fear, stress and unbelief are weapons that the enemy of every believer uses to hinder you from receiving the fulfillment of the promises of God. The enemy of your soul will create negative or crisis situations in order to get you to respond in fear or negatively. Remember, your words and thoughts have power. Until you realize that there is power in your words and that what you think consistently will happen, the enemy has you captive.
If this year is to be a year of victory and abundance in every area of life, believers must live solely by the word of God. Be careful what you speak out of your mouth, Never let negative thoughts linger in your mind. Negative thoughts and words are just like poison to the believer. They are there to bring destruction into your life.
Your level of faith will determine the level of victory and success that will be experienced on a daily basis. Remove all doubt, unbelief and fear from your life. God will never fail you. His desire is to see you “prosper and be in health even as your soul prospers.” If you are one of God’s children who fret, worry, stress or confess what you see in the natural that is negative. Stop! You have become your own worst enemy. If you want to experience a harvest in your life, you Must walk by faith and not by what things appear to be. Fear is false evidence appearing real. Much of what we stress and worry about is false evidence.
2005 promises to be a year of abundance and blessings for the people of God. Do not allow your speaking and thinking to abort your harvest. It’s time to live solely by the promises of God. “Walk by faith and not by sight!”
Please join me this Saturday, Feb, 26th for a Prayer Seminar at Emmanuel Temple Church, 4932 N. Union 9 a.m. to 1p.m. The seminar is free and open to the public. For more information call (314) 283-0468.