Based on message notes of Nancy Dufresne, World Harvest Bible Training Centre.
given at Promise of Life Church.
Faith is essential for everything we do. Everything. It has been said it it the only currency we hold with God. What faith accomplishes:given at Promise of Life Church.
Mark 11:23
For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
(NOTE “believe” in Greek equates it with "has the faith of God")
1. Determining your measure of faith
Mark 11:24
Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
The measure of your desire determines your approach.
The measure of your desire determines your approach.
So after declaring it we stand on it and act as if we've received it.
2. Belief and manifestation are two different things
Jesus is not telling us believe it has manifested. He says believe you've received it. When we receive we receive it immediately in the spirit realm and later in the natural realm. And it is so because the spirit realm is always ahead of the natural. God said let there be light and then (after) there was light.
3. The hand of the spirit man lays his hand on what we ask
That hand is the hand of faith. Don't open your hand. Keep declaring you received it already when you prayed on the day you did.
4. We have the tools to do it: Word and Spirit
2 Timothy 1:13-14 NKJV
[13] Hold fast the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. [14] That good thing which was committed to you, keep by the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.
God can only manifest in the natural what you have taken in the spirit. And no more worry because once your hand of faith is on it, it is yours.
[13] Hold fast the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. [14] That good thing which was committed to you, keep by the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.
God can only manifest in the natural what you have taken in the spirit. And no more worry because once your hand of faith is on it, it is yours.
5. The natural is not your concern
The devil comes to rationalize saying we don't have it yet to get us to open our hand. We stand fast and keep our hand on it every day. We say "we've got it in the invisible form". War of attrition. Why then isn't it the gloves of faith in the armor of God. Because when we grab our gift with the hand of faith the enemy immediately starts working against our holding on and it is the shield of faith that keeps us holding on.
6. Not understanding is not the same as disbelief
7. Not falling for lies of the enemy
Satan will attack faith by calling it something else: a delusion. He will bring (or use) bad circumstances to constantly say "see, God isn't looking after you at a all, it's all in your head".
One time in 2016 I received a large cheque at a moment when we were with the rope at our necks financially. This was from a potential client but had come much earlier than expected. It was unusual and unlikely so I immediately attributed it to God. Thanks to Carol we looked into it and discovered that it was a fraudulent check. I was taken aback because I was sure at the time that it was God that I had sent this as a blessing.
Then I realized that if this was for me I would have it but it was not for me. I lost nothing because what God has for me I have already received! This was merely a distraction from the enemy to make me lose faith and disown what I already have in faith. I didn't bite. This was a huge lesson as tangible to me as if I had received the money.
Then I realized that if this was for me I would have it but it was not for me. I lost nothing because what God has for me I have already received! This was merely a distraction from the enemy to make me lose faith and disown what I already have in faith. I didn't bite. This was a huge lesson as tangible to me as if I had received the money.
8. The Spirit guides our desires
If the devil is pounding every day it's good because it means he hasn't gotten in yet. In any area, if we keep getting tempted we just continue declaring our faith.
9. Protect faith by prayer
It is vital not to lose what we have acquired by faith. We doit by praying. We have a supply in Heaven which need to be protected. It needs to be protected by us. Because faith is our responsibility. We protect not so much our supply but the access we have to that supply. For only we can protect our hearts.
And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
With the faith of God His work becomes our work. It's a partnership.
10. Not steeping back from the momentum
It is important not to step back from the “momentum of faith”. Once you do that it is very difficult to step back into it.
Matthew 13:12
Matthew 13:12
[12] For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.
Often the protection of our faith comes by watching our tongue, watching our attitude. If we protect the faith we have we are protecting all that God had for us in Heaven. We have a supply in the “store” of Heaven and we must not let our tongue set fire to the store.
Often the protection of our faith comes by watching our tongue, watching our attitude. If we protect the faith we have we are protecting all that God had for us in Heaven. We have a supply in the “store” of Heaven and we must not let our tongue set fire to the store.
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