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God has promised good to us but did you know at times it’s laid out conditionally? He sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous but there are three conditions in scripture for us to get the good that the Father intends us us to have. Find out what they are and how to live them out practically today.

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God has promised good to us but did you know at times it’s laid out conditionally? He sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous but there are three conditions in scripture for us to get the good that the Father intends us us to have. Find out what they are and how to live them out practically today.

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God has promised good to us but did you know at times it’s laid out conditionally? He sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous but there are three conditions in scripture for us to get the good that the Father intends us us to have. Find out what they are and how to live them out practically today.

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God has promised good to us but did you know at times it’s laid out conditionally? He sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous but there are three conditions in scripture for us to get the good that the Father intends us us to have. Find out what they are and how to live them out practically today.

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Let’s take a look at what the Bible says about getting good in this life.

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God has promised good to us but did you know at times it’s laid out conditionally? He sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous but there are three conditions in scripture for us to get the good that the Father intends us us to have. Find out what they are and how to live them out practically today.

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It seems this site is always in flux. It’s worse than our house, but that reminds me I need to remodel the bathroom.

I promised myself to stop blogging about what I want to do since I found out it when you tell others about your plans you have a far less chance of getting those plans done. It’s because when we tell, instead of keeping us accountable, we psychologically feel the project is closer to being done than it actually is…I think I’m talking myself out of this blog post.

Ah…I’m calling it Wish List because I’m not certain I can do it all without conflicts in the code or dramatically slowing down the site. I know it might not be possible, but I thought a blog post would remind me for the next week to troubleshoot the solutions I’ve found and I know some of you who read this blog are much smarter than me using WP, PHP, Javascript and coding in general, so any advice you can give would be great.

I want more white space in the design. I also want more content. So here are the 3 things I want to change in the little while.

1. I want the Twitter + Feedburner widget that you can see on TentBlogger.com I found out that it’s only for the Standardtheme, although the company told me if I bought the theme I could hack out the widget.
2. I want a tabbed section for Recent Posts, Categories, Comments, Tags and possibly the “About Me” section I have currently in the header. I found out the one I want is only for the WooTheme.  MichaelHyatt.com uses the Standardtheme but has the WooTheme widget which tells me his programmer most likely hacked the WooTheme. There are days I dream I can hire people smarter than myself so they can take care of all this little whims I get.
3. I set up the space below the Logo to be an image rotator. I’d like to get it to work.

The problem with #2 and #3 is that they’ll likely use javascript that can either conflict or slow down my site or slow down my site because they conflict.

Do have any suggestions for me for widgets or workarounds you’ve used to:

a. Combine counts for Twitter followers and Feedburner stats (plus any other legitimate ones you can think of)

b. Have tabs in a WP widget area – I’d prefer to control what I can place in a tab.

or

c. Rotate Images in WP – it will need to have links connected to the images.

I appreciate any help you can give.

There is something about agreeing with God’s will with our words and actions. Some people will say, “It creates a convergence in the quantum field.” That may be true, but there may be another more Biblical explanation.

Consider the role of angels:

Therefore, angels are only servants—spirits sent to care for people who will inherit salvation. Hebrews 1:14 (New Living Translation)

These Spirit-beings are hear to help us. And the exciting thing is, they listen for the commands of the Lord:

Praise the Lord, you angels,
you mighty ones who carry out his plans,
listening for each of his commands.
Yes, praise the Lord, you armies of angels
who serve him and do his will! Psalm 103:20-21 (New Living Translation)

When our words agree with the thoughts God has for us, it releases the angels to carry out His plans. Good things happen when a good God’s plans get carried out.

On our end, declaring the promises of God refocuses us from our problem to His promise – and His promise makes us agree:

I am still confident of this:
I will see the goodness of the LORD
in the land of the living.
Wait for the LORD;
be strong and take heart
and wait for the LORD. Psalm 27:13-14 (New International Version)

To hope at the end of the rope, you need to refocus on His promises. So remember prophetic promises and declare the promises of Scripture.

Find out more at HopeInTransition.com

The second key to refocusing when you need to hope at the end of the rope is to declare the promises of Scripture.

Whatever God has promised gets stamped with the Yes of Jesus. In him, this is what we preach and pray, the great Amen, God’s Yes and our Yes together, gloriously evident. God affirms us, making us a sure thing in Christ, putting his Yes within us. By his Spirit he has stamped us with his eternal pledge—a sure beginning of what he is destined to complete. 2 Corinthians 1:20-22 (The Message)

Let the Spirit lead you to the promises from Scripture that speak to you on a particular topic. Then personalize them, write them out, and regularly declare them out loud.

For example:

Ask for increased favor with God and with man.

According to Psalms 5:12, 45:12; Proverbs 3:4, 8:35, 11:27, 14:15.

I declare in Jesus’ name that I am blessed with the favor of the Lord. His favor is a shield and protection around me. I grow in favor every day with God and man. I am favored in everything I put my hands to and everywhere I go. The blessing of the Lord’s favor opens doors for me that no one can shut. I am blessed beyond measure because of the undeserved, unmerited favor of the Lord.

I am constantly filled with goodness, because the favor of the Lord blesses me. I have favor everywhere I go because I seek good and because I love wisdom. I am favored at home, in my church, in the work place, marketplace and everywhere I connect with people. The rich among the people entreat my favor. Those in authority favor me. I am favored in all my dealings because of the blessing of Christ over my life

Study the Bible for promises to agree with. Don’t just choose the ones that you feel comfortable with. Don’t avoid the ones you don’t experience in your life right now. Those are the ones you should focus on. I’ll give you some reasons why in the next post.

Find out more at HopeInTransition.com

Do you need a promise for a full life? A chance to make sense of the trouble you’ve been though? Mediate on these verses transliterated by Peterson:

If you get rid of unfair practices,
quit blaming victims,
quit gossiping about other people’s sins,
If you are generous with the hungry
and start giving yourselves to the down-and-out,
Your lives will begin to glow in the darkness,
your shadowed lives will be bathed in sunlight.
I will always show you where to go.
I’ll give you a full life in the emptiest of places—
firm muscles, strong bones.
You’ll be like a well-watered garden,
a gurgling spring that never runs dry.
You’ll use the old rubble of past lives to build anew,
rebuild the foundations from out of your past.
You’ll be know as those who can fix anything,
restore old ruins, rebuild and renovate,
make the community livable again.
Isaiah 58:9–12 The Message

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 direction and encouragement. I don’t know what to do as this point. Show me a glimpse of the treasure you’ve hidden in me that others have seen and encouraged me with. I know you said as I delight myself in you, you’ll give me the desires of my heart. Show me the desires you’ve put in my heart.

Now wait for Him to speak and show you a memory to encourage you. He will. He loves giving good gifts to His children.

There’s another place to look for clues. I’ll tell you an obvious place in the next post… it’s obvious but one we often overlook.

Find out more at HopeInTransition.com

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 have problems or are persecuted for believing God’s word.
Matthew 13:20-21 (New Living Translation)

As soon as problems come, the joy of the seed that’s planted is forgotten. You and I need to remember the prophetic promises given to us.

When we teach and release people to prophesy, we get them to record the prophecies. This is so people can remember what’s been said over them. My Bible is full of notes of prophetic words I’ve gotten from people or from a sermon that spoke to me. I get encouraged every time I read them.

The secret is 3 part -

1. We need to record the prophetic words entrusted to us.
2. We need to remember to remember them – make it part of our regular devotional time.
3. We need to agree with them, speak them into being, and work them out in our lives.

We may not know how they are going to come about, but the Father will show us the next step, and will open the right door at the proper time.

Prophetic promises are how God sees you, how He’s pleased with you, and what He’s entrusted to you. They should be the rudder for your course.

Hope is only as valuable as what you place it in. If we hope for our own dreams or plans, it can bring us determination to see them accomplished, but it can’t bring us assurance that it will be completed. Clinging to God’s promises brings faith and assurance. The enemy does everything to keep you from your destiny. Knowing your destiny prophetically and meditating on it in your mind and with your voice gives you determination and assurance.

Pull them out. Agree with them. Speak them into being. Work them out in your life. They will refocus you when you need to hope at the end of the rope.

…for as he thinks within himself, so he is. Proverbs 23:7 (HCSB)

Find out more at HopeInTransition.com

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 to know what the promise is and take the steps you can to move towards the promise.

There are two keys to help you refocus from the pain to promise. They are remembering prophetic promises and declaring the promises of Scripture.

Find out more at HopeInTransition.com

I just checked out http://www.personalpromisebible.com/ again this week.

I’ve got the personalized book of Ephesians and Identity in Christ on LifeAbovetheNegativity.com. These are the people who allow me to use their script for that.

They have personal pocket scriptures that will put your name in God’s promises for Finances and Healing and Marriage and Spiritual Maturity. These are powerful tools to get get God’s thoughts for you.

None of these links are affiliate links – I don’t get paid to tell you about them. I just think this is a really cool resource that you may want to consider. I’m making a list of people I want to buy them for.

Even go to the Resources on LifeAbovetheNegativity.com and see what it’s like to read the Bible with your name in it. I really does personalize the Truth.

Well it’s about time I let you know about “How To Get the Good God Has for You”.

God has promised good to us but did you know at times it’s laid out conditionally? He sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous but there are three conditions in scripture for us to get the good that the Father intends us us to have. Find out what they are and how to live them out practically today.

I’m waiting for a video to upload to youtube but I have been able to set it up for sale on on ExpectancyPress.com as well as here.

How to Get the Good God Has For You e-book

Learn what is good and what the Lord requires of you.

The video should tell you more about it, or you can go to Expectancy Press and read an excerpt. I’ve been so blessed by the comments people have been giving me about it.

Need to get on with the newsletter after I feed the kids some lunch. Don’t you love summer? I sure do.

I need to welcome all the new readers of RevTrev.com. I had a big increase in subscribers since I released a new edition of Twitter Tips with @RevTrev this week.

If you’re on Twitter and want to grow in influence this is the blueprint that works for me. You can download it free and share it with others. But if you’re  not giving it away on your site you can always point them to http://revtrev.com/twitter-tips I’ve been told it should cost $97. I’m giving it away for free and allowing you to do the same. I have a few unannounced bonuses in it that will explode your Twitter Influence effortlessly.

I found another story from my daughter when she was three. I think it’s one that will encourage you today. It’s in the Think About It section below.

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	Think About It For a few days the rain was coming down hard the summer after Kian was born and  Taiessa turned 3. Around Edmonton, it hardly ever comes down in such torrents. After watching a downpour Taiessa turned to Karen and asked “God promised to never flood the earth again, right?” Do you stand on God’s promises or get overwhelmed with what’s going on around you? A three-year-old knew where to look. I guess that’s one of the reasons why we need to be like a child.
	RevTrev TV Update: We’ve shot the first four episodes of RevTrev TV. I need to edit them and test the syndication feed with iTunes. I’m so excited to introduce you to amazing people doing incredible things…much of which has yet to burst into the spotlight. But I know it’s coming and RevTrev TV is capturing history in the making. I should have the first episode up next week. I’m taking the audio and starting a second episode of RevTrev Radio every week since I know I can usually listen to something more than I can watch it.
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Have a great weekend. In Canada we have Canada Day tomorrow! In the US it’s the 4th of July on Monday…well everywhere in the world it’s the 4th of July but in the States they just use a lot more fireworks than the rest of us. Even if you’re not celebrating your nations birthday have an awesome time with family, friends and God.

Blessings,

~Trevor

The Principle of firstfruit is a principle of worship. Listen to what the Bible says and be challenged to see the blessing promised for the experience in your life..

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Understanding the Principle of Firstfruits

The Principle of firstfruit is a principle of worship. Listen to what the Bible says and be challenged to see the blessing promised for the experience in your life.

This is from a message by Trevor Lund called “Keys of the Economy of Heaven”.
Earlier podcasts were “What Are Kingdom Principles” and “Understanding the Principle of Abundance”

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When you sign up for my newsletter you get a series of emails I’ve prepared with downloads of unannounced gifts and tools to use. I so much like this because it connects me with readers who respond with their questions and comments and let’s me get to know them as well. A friend named Blanca asked if I could post this email so she could put it across her social network. I’m happy to do it. This one brings me the most email comments every day.

The time for living on principle alone is over.

You know what I mean by that?

While the Israelites were wondering in the desert,
they were led by the cloud by day and
kept warm by the pillar of fire by night.
They ate manna every day. God told them
to go out every day and pick enough for that day.

When they crossed the Jordan, the manna stopped.
They had to go up and possess what was promised
to them. They needed to hear God’s plan for every
battle, for every giant, for every encounter.

And God got specific. He said, “walk around the city
once for 6 days and on the seventh day, seven times
and on the seventh, give a big shout and play the
trumpets and the walls will come down…”
yah, that was in every military manual before.

God wasn’t interested in setting down principles.
The principle was “listen and obey.”

The one time they didn’t, they got tricked
and had to compromise with God’s plan.

You and I and us as the church, cannot afford to
compromise with God’s plan. We can’t miss out
what He’s entrusted for us to do.

God told the people of Israel to do ridiculous things.
He told them to do difficult things. He told them to do
impossible things…

…but He also gave them a promise.

Hear, O Israel. You are now about to cross the Jordan
to go in and dispossess nations greater and stronger
than you, with large cities that have walls up to the sky.
The people are strong and tall–Anakites! You know
about them and have heard it said: “Who can stand up
against the Anakites?”  But be assured today that the
LORD your God is the one who goes across ahead of
you like a devouring fire. He will destroy them; he will
subdue them before you. And you will drive them out
and annihilate them quickly, as the LORD has promised
you. Deuteronomy 9:1-3 (New International Version)

Did you catch that? When God leads us into the land
he has promised us:

He moves us from Principals to the Principal of Hearing and Obeying.
He asks us to do the impossible.
He does the work, so we can accomplish it quickly.

Aren’t you glad He’s for you, and if He’s for you
who can be against you?

-Trevor

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Do you need encouragement to rise from your discouragement? Here is the promise for you:

“Arise, Jerusalem! Let your light shine for all to see.
For the glory of the Lord rises to shine on you.
Darkness as black as night covers all the nations of the earth,
but the glory of the Lord rises and appears over you. ?Isaiah 60:1-2 (New Living Translation)

To hope at the end of the rope you need to accept the circumstance, and confide in a mature believer for prayer if the circumstance overwhelms you.

Find out more at HopeInTransition.com

“How do I fast effectively?”  is one of the questions from my readers. To see the other ones check them out.

Question:

What is the process of successful fasting? Some people take water and juice during fasting. Is it still fasting? Which is the best one to stop everything or to have some water and juice in it? How many times I have to pray (talk to God) during fasting? How can I become the Bible reader? How can I demand God’s promises?

Answer:

Elia,

One of the e-books I’m going to be writing is on fasting. It’s an incredible tool we need to know how to practice today.

There are a number of different kinds of fasts in the Bible. Daniel fasted by only drinking water and eating only things produced from seeds. There were total fasts and fasts in the evening. The thing that’s important to remember is that we can obey the rules we impose on ourselves without ever really pleasing God in the process.

Take a look at Isaiah 58. Religion without true obedience is worthless.

When you read the Bible, let the Bible read you. Spend time meditating on what you’ve read, don’t be set on reading through a schedule made by someone (I’ve made one myself, but I don’t come to God with a religious form.)

Finally, don’t ever try to demand God’s promises. You don’t have to. You’re a child of the King. Your Daddy is looking out for you. He tells you not to worry about what you eat or wear. What you need to learn to do is AGREE with God’s promises. What I mean by that is this: when your life doesn’t line up with the promises of God for you, change what you can so they do. Agree with God instead of your circumstance.

Let me know if you want me to expand more on any of this. I’m online to encourage, comfort and pray.

Blessings

Trevor

There are 6 things hope brings that I’ve found in Scripture and life. Here they are in no particular order.

1. Hope brings strength -

but those who hope in the LORD
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:31

2. Hope brings joy and peace -

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. ?Romans 15:13

3. Hope brings unfailing love -

May your unfailing love rest upon us, O LORD,
even as we put our hope in you. Psalm 33:22

4. Hope makes effective witnesses -

Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold. 2 Corinthians 3:12

5. Hope brings endurance -

We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. ?1 Thessalonians 1:3 (New International Version)

6. Hope brings rest -

Find rest, O my soul, in God alone;
my hope comes from him. Psalm 62:5

Aren’t you looking forward to having hope that won’t disappoint? Find out more at HopeInTransition.com