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How Do I Live In God’s Favor?
Often I hear Christians say that, if it be His will, God will answer our prayers. If it be His will, God will favor us with good and wonderful blessings. I want to explore this idea.
I am often asked to pray for someone that God will help him through a problem or situation in his life. I do so gladly and willingly but I wonder if this person understands his request. Each of us is pleased when we are blessed, especially if the blessing is a big one that truly impacts our life. We look around at those who have good financial standing, who have lives filled with abundance, and we attribute this to that person being ‘in God’s favor.’ Is this the case?
One of the questions that I hear most often is, “How can I get into God’s favor? I try everything that I hear all of these preachers and televangelists say about gaining the favor of God, but nothing seems to work. What am I doing wrong?” Things may not always be as they appear. Often it is not what you do or don’t do but your mental and spiritual attitude. If you have read my books and articles during the last few years you may have noted one particular idea. I want you to understand the simple, well documented truth about being blessed and realizing the bounty that is God’s good and perfect gift from heaven to you.
Consider what we are told in The Gospel according of John. “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16) Immediately you may say that you do believe that Jesus is the Son of Father God and that you do believe that He died to pay your sin debt that you may have eternal life. That is fantastic and because of your belief in Him, you are blessed with every good and perfect gift from heaven. Because you believe that Jesus came to bless you with eternal life, you have been adopted into God’s family and are princes and princesses in the King’s Family. You are entitled to everything that the King owns and He owns everything. Your next question is, of course, how do you partake of the bounty of God’s wealth.
Before I give you this answer, I want you to re-read that passage, John 3:16. Pay very close attention to the first part of this verse, “For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son…” Do you realize the implications of this statement. The Son of God, His one and only Son, the Holy Word of God Incarnate, is God’s most precious possession. God prizes Jesus above everything else that exists. Of everything that exists in heaven and on earth, there is nothing more precious to God than His one and only Son. Knowing this, do you think that God would give you His most precious possession and withhold something of lesser value to Him? Do you think that God values gold, silver or anything else in this world more that He values His one and only son? Yet He willingly sacrificed His most precious possession so that you could be reconciled to Him. He gave us His most precious gift with no other stipulation than that we believe. In Luke 11:9-10 Jesus tells us “So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.10 For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.”
As well, Jesus tells us in Matthew 6:8, “Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.” and in Matthew 21:22, “If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer” and in Mark 11:24, “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.” In John 14:14 Jesus tells us. “If you ask anything in my name, I will do it.” The biggest problem that people have is that in their minds they believe these passages but not in their hearts.
This will be continued in my next post.
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Who Is Really A Slave To Money?
Many people, born again Christians especially, are taught and teach that wealth corrupts the pure pious soul. Money leads you into temptation and causes you to sin. It takes over your life and you ultimately are lost. It is better to avoid great wealth. It is a sin to want a better life than the life to which you were born. Money only brings a horrible and eternal death. Money will master you and lead you into eternal damnation.
The problem with this mindset is that it is diametrically opposed to the truth, to God’s Holy Word. It is in opposition to the success principles set out for us in God’s Word. God did not create this wonderful world and all of its wealth and beauty to lead men astray or to tempt and corrupt them. He created all of the wealth in the world FOR His magnificent and favorite creation – mankind. This is a primary key to the success principles found in God’s Word.
The slavery of money comes from the lack of it. Haven’t you noticed that the majority of people who do not have money are heavily in debt, work grueling hours for a pittance that doesn’t cover the bills, are constantly worrying where they’re going to get the money for this or that bill and are willing to do almost anything to get it. The true slaves to money are those who have to constantly seek enough of it to live (get by) in this world.
Money simply reveals who you really are. In our study of success principles we need to consider this deeply. If you are greedy, money simply emphasizes your greed. If you are dishonest, money brings out this characteristic. If you’re poor minded, money doesn’t help because you can’t control it. If you are a fool (the Biblical meaning is ‘without God’,) you’re soon parted from it. Solomon tells us in Proverbs 21:20 (NLT) “The wise have wealth and luxury, but fools spend whatever they get.”
There are thousands of poor Christians who religiously go to Church every time that the doors are opened. It is astounding how many born again believers are sick, poor, discouraged, plagued with debt and worry. It amazes me to see Christians falling for the old thought that they must be poor to be humble. This image of a believer was established after the death of the last disciple who accompanied Jesus Christ while He walked on earth.
Christians have become slaves to money (to not having it.) They are always seeking just enough to get by. I hear Christians praying for a financial blessing. I can see God looking from Heaven, shaking His head and saying, “Read My Holy Word! I created all that is, all that exists physically for you and I have given you directions in My Holy Scripture for getting everything and more. Read My Holy Word!” All of the success principles are there.
When are believers going to start believing? The excuse that money leads to evil is wrong. The DESIRE for money is the root of evil. That is when the desire for money exceeds and precedes the desire for the presence of God. You can break the bondage of financial slavery. You can remove the curse of poverty from your life. You can do this and not succumb to the temptations of this lust-filled world. If you will simply change that poverty mindset, you can attain every success that God the Father wants for you.
Can you read? Can you think? Are you teachable? Do you want to break the bonds of financial slavery? Do you want to live a successful, stress free lifestyle? There will always be trials and tribulations. Finances do not have to be one of them.
Jesus told us that men would hate us because of Him. He told us that we would suffer trials and tribulations. Trials and tribulations are the tests by which our metal is tested. These are nothing more than character builders. You have already been told in the Bible that Christ, on the Cross, defeated Satan. Why do you insist on letting him defeat you? Why do you insist on letting a world that has been given to you, over which, through the indwelling Holy Spirit of the One True Living God, you have been given dominion? Why do you let the devil keep you down?
You are a child of the King of King, the Lord of Lords. You are an heir and co-heir with Jesus Christ of the Kingdom of Heaven. Why do you live like a pauper under the slavery of money?
Would you like to know how to break free? Would you like to live free? Would you like to provide for your family even more than they could imagine? Study the manual that gives you every solution to every problem that you face in life. Become a diligent student of God’s Holy Word and apply the Wisdom found in Solomon’s Success Principles, The Book of Proverbs. Read 2 Timothy 2:15 “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.” Study diligently.
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A Salute to America’s Heroes
This may be hard for some to understand but Memorial Day was not created to promote and sell mattresses or cars. It seems as though we have allowed the true meaning of Memorial Day to fade away in just the same manner as the true meaning of Christmas, Resurrection Sunday and many other holidays.
Even the word ‘holiday’ has lost it’s flavor. I’d be willing to bet that the alarming majority of people today would say that ‘holiday’ means a free day from work or school. ‘Holiday’ means Holy Day, a time for spiritual reflection.
Memorial Day was set apart from other days as a time to show respect to those brave Americans who have given their lives to pay the cost of our freedom. Of course, we pay tribute to all of our brave men and women in uniform on this weekend, as it should be, but this is a time to remember our fallen heroes. Even the phrase ‘pay tribute to’ would lack meaning to most.
We should all take time today to remember those who have paid the ultimate price that we might have the opportunity to live in a free country (at least for the time being we can say ‘free country.’) Soon preachers of the Gospel of Christ will have to speak gently and with political respect and general tolerance to all of the ills of this ‘modern’ world. (That’s a rant for a different time.)
We have a tendency to become desensitized to the true meaning of things now a days. We have let the true meaning of holidays like Memorial Day fade into the sunset of modern society. Wake up America, while we still have an America to wake up to.
I humbly thank all of those who have paid the price for our freedom. I also humbly and with a deep gratitude thank all of our brave men and women who defend our country and our Constitution. And let’s not forget the families of servicemen who make great sacrifices to support the wonderful members of our military. Bravo!
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Do Not Empower Those Who Judge You
No matter which Christian path you take, there are others waiting to put you on the judgment seat. It doesn’t matter whether you decide to become a pastor or an evangelist or a Sunday school teacher, there are those who will judge you and your motivations. No matter whether you decide to take the road of pious poverty or the wealth that God wants for you, you will be judged.
Each of us every day is put on the seat of judgment by our contemporaries or fellow workers or church members or those who simply oppose our ability to breath. This is a characteristic of humankind and unfortunately our Christian brothers and sisters head the posse. You’ll be hard pressed to avoid the judgment of others especially in pursuing success training.
Sometimes, no matter what you do, there will be those who are going to judge you for what you believe. As you continue with your success training studies you will see where they are misjudging you. Remember, in the Apostle Paul’s Epistle to the Romans, he said, “there is no condemnation in Christ”.
Your mother-in-law or father-in-law has determined that you are not the right one for their son or daughter. You are either too poor or from the wrong side of town or from the wrong family on the right side of town. No matter what you do, you’ll not measure up to their expectations for their child. Your co-workers may know that you are a Christian and this alone will cause them to judge that you are not fitting company for them. You may be too smart and intimidate some or too dumb for the liking of others. If they discover that you are in a success training study, they’ll accuse you of being a hypocrite. Just realize that they do not understand the true meaning of Biblical success or the Biblical principles taught in a success training study.
The point is this, Jesus Christ said, “for my name’s sake men will hate you”. You have already been forewarned. When others are judging you, do as Christ taught you. Forgive them 70 times 7 times in a day. Pray that God will bless them. Realize that they are probably not as deep into the study of God’s Holy Word as you are or they are working under misinformation that has been perpetuated throughout the centuries. The formalization of the early structured church needed to keep the masses under control and for centuries made it illegal for the common man to read the Bible. At one time it was illegal to read the Bible unless you were an ordained priest. They went as far as having laws passed that no one outside of the Church was allowed to learn to read.
Even today there are those (many, many of those) who will condemn you for seeking success and stewardship of wealth. Even well know preachers condemn the teaching of Biblical success principles or success training. They warn that wealth will lead to temptation. The Bible teaches that when you seek success in Christ, when you hold Him as you goal and aim everything you have toward Heaven , you will be made steward of God’s material wealth here on earth.
When you listen to the judgmental rantings of those who have made it their mission in life to save you from your lustful ways and to put you back on the pious and poverty shackled road to humbleness, smile and pray for them. It’s not their fault. They have been taught wrong principles or misinterpretations of God’s Word. Do not empower them by giving credence to their chiding. When you listen and let their judgments affect you, you are empowering them and they will not relent. You are learning the truth. You’ll see and understand the flaws in a great deal of modern day preaching and teaching.
An example: There was a study done not too long ago. It was determined that, in the USA, 97% of Christians, born-again believers, followers of the teaching of Jesus Christ, NEVER share their faith with non-believers. 97% of those commissioned by Christ to spread the Gospel disobey Him by keeping silent. These are the same people who will judge you for believing something other than what they believe. These are the same people who will shun someone of a different color or different socio-economical class. These are the same Christians who will divorce at the drop of a hat or have an affair or do things that they judge others for doing.
Do as the early Christians did; listen, smile and continue with your studies. Why did God create all of the beautiful things in this world? Yes, it was Jehovah God who created gold, silver, diamonds and every other thing we hold to be precious. Did He create these things meaning for you to never have them or to tempt you away from Himself?
You will find that as your study progresses, your faith will grow, your love for Christ will grow. Your relationship with God’s Holy Spirit will deepen and you will begin to become enlightened. You will begin to see the flaws in religion that have almost crippled Christianity and left it mute and powerless. Do you realize the effect that a huge mass of wealthy born again Christian can make on modern society. Do you realize the power that is waiting for you? The deeper your relationship and the more successful you become in Christ, the easier it will be for you to want to share the Good News. You’ll be busting to let others know about Christ.
Do not empower those who, by their misgivings, will judge you for wanting success.
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