I enjoy connecting with people on Twitter. Every week I meet hundreds…literally. I get so encouraged by so many of them. I’m amazed that I’d likely never meet them this side of heaven. Everyday I get hundreds of DM’s. I tweet out the daily DM scams because I’ll get dozens of the same messages and can easily pick them up…and one day early on I clicked a link and my account got hacked, so I know the pain of it [...] Read more »
Another Place to See Your Destiny
The other way is to look back on your life and see the places you’ve been beaten up. Look to see where the stressors have been strongest. The enemy sees the glory that God has deposited in you and does everything they can to steal, kill and destroy it. While they’re doing that, God is allow it so that the glory He’s deposited in you will be refined and shined and made to reflect Him. Malachi 3:3 tells us: He [...] Read more »
How Can I Know My Destiny Without Prophetic Words?
on August 26, 2011 · 2 Comments
You may have never had a spiritual father or mother speak words of promise over you. Does this mean you can’t use this key to refocus from the pain to the promise? You can use this tool when you ask the Father to reveal the treasure He’s hidden in you. Invite Him to bring to your memory a passion from your childhood, or an encouragement from a teacher or pastor or friend. It’s as simple as praying: Father, I need [...] Read more »
3 Steps to Remembering Prophetic Promises
In the garden the serpent asked “Did God really say…?” and that’s a question satan keeps asking us today. It is so easy for us to forget an encouraging word spoken to us. They are like to seed that falls in the rocky ground: The seed on the rocky soil represents those who hear the message and immediately receive it with joy. But since they don’t have deep roots, they don’t last long. They fall away as soon as they [...] Read more »
Hope Refocuses From the Pain to the Promise
David and the six hundred men with him came to the Besor Ravine, 1 Sam 30:9 David and his men went from mourning to action. They stopped missing what they lost and started thinking about what to do about it. They took the time to listen to the Lord and then made sure they were obedient to what He said. When you’re at the end of the rope, you need to refocus from the pain to the promise. You need [...] Read more »
Our Part to In Hearing From God
We can be confident that God will speak… but we have a part to play. David says in Psalm 24: Who may ascend the hill of the LORD ? Who may stand in his holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to an idol or swear by what is false He will receive blessing from the LORD and vindication from God his Savior. Such is the generation of those [...] Read more »
Hope Listens for the Lord
Then David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod.” Abiathar brought it to him, and David inquired of the LORD, “Shall I pursue this raiding party? Will I overtake them?” “Pursue them,” he answered. “You will certainly overtake them and succeed in the rescue.” 1 Samuel 30:7-8 David took the time to inquire of the Lord. There are seven times in 1 and 2 Samuel that tell us David “inquired of the Lord” (1 [...] Read more »
Waiting on God Strengthens You in The Lord
on August 5, 2011 · 10 Comments
Why, O Jacob, do you say, and declare, O Israel, My way and my lot are hidden from the Lord, and my right is passed over without regard from my God? Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, does not faint or grow weary; there is no searching of His understanding. He gives power to the faint and weary, and to him who has no might [...] Read more »
Praying in the Spirit Strengthens You in the Lord
on August 3, 2011 · 5 Comments
But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit. Jude 1:20 (New International Version) A person who speaks in tongues is strengthened personally 1 Corinthians 14:4 (New Living Translation) Did you ever notice Paul wished everyone would speak in tongues? Read 1 Corinthians 14:5 a little slower, and stop at the first comma. If you jump up to the verse 4 you’ll see why… because the ones who speaks in tongues [...] Read more »
How Pastors Can Help People Hope
on August 1, 2011 · 1 Comment
Now I want to share something with pastors. I know it’s not easy to compete with TV, radio, and now internet speakers. You’re people can watch amazing speakers on Youtube that you can only quote. I want you to know that God doesn’t expect you to compete with anyone in the Kingdom. You’re to do the best with the gifts you have. But please, only share the words of life. What are the words of life? They are the words [...] Read more »
The Word of God Strengthens Us In the Lord
on July 25, 2011 · 6 Comments
Let me understand the teaching of your precepts; then I will meditate on your wonders. My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to your word. Psalm 119:27-28 (New International Version) When you need hope, pray the Psalms. Start reading anywhere and read until you get to one that speaks to your situation, then camp out there for a while. In the Psalms God has given us a language to pour our hearts out to Him. Take Psalm 13 [...] Read more »
Hope Strengthens Itself in the Lord
on July 20, 2011 · 5 Comments
David was greatly distressed because the men were talking of stoning him; each one was bitter in spirit because of his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God. 1 Samuel 30:6 In the middle of the tragedy, when his men were talking about stoning him. David strengthened himself in the Lord. When you’re in the middle of tragedy – when the phone call comes that takes your breath away, when you cry out to God [...] Read more »
Understanding the Power of Testimony
on July 15, 2011 · 4 Comments
A tool to help us focus on the positive is testimony. Testimony is telling the truth about God to others. It is talking about His goodness and sharing about His greatness. It is reminding ourselves of the good things He’s given us and done for us. When you talk about the good things God is doing, you’re inviting Him to do it again. When you hear about a miracle He has done, grab it, it’s for you. I’ve told you [...] Read more »
3 Steps to Choose to Live Unoffended at God
on July 13, 2011 · 4 Comments
Here’s how we can choose to live unoffended at the Father: 1. Agree to live without what He withholds. Agreeing to live without what God withholds does not mean we create theology from our experience. We can’t say, “It’s not God’s will for me to be healed.” Because we know His will is done perfectly in heaven and we know in heaven there is no sickness so we know it’s not His will for anyone to be sick. We cannot [...] Read more »
Is There Hope For My Marriage?
on July 12, 2011 · 12 Comments
Someone emailed me looking for help. I’d appreciate your help in encouraging him. Here are my thoughts to get things started. Question: I need hope, and I do not feel much of it. I have been very sad as I have been married for 7 years and cannot seem to come to terms with my wife on how to reconcile. I am unemployed, she has taken most of the money and I do not have hardly any friends. I [...] Read more »
What is Living Unoffended at God?
I’m in debt to Bill Johnson for giving me biblical words to express how we need to relate to God when things happen that just don’t make sense in light of His nature or character. John the Baptist declared the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world, knowing the anointed one would release the prisoners. But then he sat in prison and doubt started to set in. He sent his disciples to ask his cousin if [...] Read more »
Living Unoffended at the Father
on July 8, 2011 · 4 Comments
The second key to avoiding bitterness as you hope at the end of the rope is living unoffended at the Father. We can so easily become offended at God. Many times when we stand before God will a broken dream, unfulfilled vision or loss of a promise and it feels just like the plant we tended so carefully has just gone dry and withered. It has. But don’t let the seed go to waste. Until a seed is dead, no [...] Read more »
How Do I Forgive Myself?
on July 6, 2011 · 13 Comments
I was being interviewed by someone on his internet radio show and we got on the topic of forgiveness. He mentioned his need to forgive himself. He saw it as a noble cross to bear. It help him realize how depraved he truly was. I interrupted him. He was justifying living under condemnation. I told him, “Listen, there is a way to get past those overwhelming thoughts.” For a long time my response to this question of “do I need [...] Read more »
Understanding the Principle of Sowing
on July 5, 2011 · 2 Comments
Why not examine what the Bible has to say about the principle of sowing? Download the Entire Message at Expectancy Press Understanding the Principle of Sowing Sowing is often misunderstood and taught for the interest of the one speaking. Why not examine what the Bible has to say about it? You’ll be encouraged to start however you can. This is from a message by Trevor Lund called “Keys of the Economy of Heaven”. Earlier podcasts were “What Are Kingdom Principles“, [...] Read more »
Do I Have to Forgive the Person Who Has Done Nothing to Deserve It?
on July 4, 2011 · 2 Comments
We’re continuing the story of a friend who was seeing demons who asked us to come and help. We found out he wouldn’t forgive his wife who betrayed him or his father who was harsh with him. This was based on a lie that someone in authority told him. “If God doesn’t forgive us until we ask for it, we don’t forgive others until they deserve it.” That’s not what Matthew 18:21-35 says: Then Peter came and said to Him, [...] Read more »
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