Sometimes our problems become so horrendous that it actually puts us on the brink of disaster. They can literally make us sick just thinking about them. Some people get headaches, some take drugs or alcohol, some look for an easy way out. But God has given us a way to remove all obstacles that keep us from receiving the promises.
Sometimes we let problems mount up, but if you have faith as the smallest of seed you can talk to that mountain of problems and they will disappear. We don't have to deal with these problems when we have God in our lives, because He will deal with them for us.
You have the ability, through Christ, to move huge, gigantic mountains and throw them into the sea of forgetfulness. Luke agreed to this truth in chapter 3 verse 5-6 "Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth; And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
Where Did All These Problems Come From?
Those mountains began when we were very young and they kept climbing through the ages. They started as a mole hill and piled up, until they became massive, and now they are blocking our path and we are stuck in a great deal of confusion.
Jesus says those problems don't stand a chance, because when it comes to faith, faith talks to those mountains, and the mountains have to go. "The mountains shall be thrown down and the steep places shall fall and every wall (natural or artificial) shall fall to the ground" Ezekiel 38:20.
God will overthrow anything or anybody that seeks to hold you back from receiving what is rightfully yours. When you use His Words and talk to that mountain, the mountain will shake, and in fear it will crumble. But you have to use His Words, the ones that create power in order to move them out of your way. You will have to start talking to it, because it won't move by itself. Tell that mountain to move out your way, because you are coming through and you are coming through in the Name of Jesus.
The mountain standing in your way is telling you, "You're not worthy, you're sick, and you're lacking in the areas that it takes to become what God created you to be". You will have to begin seeing that problem, whatever it is, being thrown into the sea and removed from you, never to be seen again.
When you mix God's words with faith and use the authority behind them that says, "You can't tell me I'm lacking in any area of my life because God says I'm free from debt, sickness, loneliness and want, through the blood of Jesus, and I am receiving what God has promises. I am seeking the Kingdom so all things will be added to me. You don't control me mountain, I control you! I am healed, I am saved, I am prosperous. Now, get out of my way mountain because I'm comming through and I'm comming through in the Name of Jesus", it will have to go. When that mountain starts talking back, shout back at it and don't let it get a word in edgewise.
Tell that mountain to move, with authority and conviction, and it will move. The spirit of faith will take over everything that is shutting you out, because it sees something more powerful than the problem, it sees the faith behind it.
"Every valley and ravine shall be filled up, and every mountain and hill shall be leveled; and the crooked places shall be made straight, and the rough roads shall be made smooth" Luke 3:5.
Whenever you feel an emptiness in your life and you pray to God to fill it, it shall be filled. He will come in and break up, pull down, and destroy those mountains. Even the mole hills that get in the way will be removed. He says He will remove each and every one of them. Anything that becomes twisted, He will straighten out and make right. even those tough situation will become easily manageable.
"The mountains saw you; they trembled and writhed (as if in pain)" Habakkuk 3:10. God's words are powerful! Use them to speak and they will break down those mountains that are keeping you from a life of abundance. Using His words He speaks through you and makes complete ruin out of them.
This is what the power of God does. Amazing, isn't it! This means, when you come up against those mountains with faith while using God's Words, just looking at you will make those problems squirm. Just looking at you! Just the thought about what you are able to do, through faith, puts those mountains of problems in agony. I love it don't you?
And once you have scared the daylights out of those mountains, "The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the hills", Psalms 72:3 and "The mountains and the hills shall break fourth before you singing, and all the trees of the fields shall clap their hands". Isaiah 55:12. The mountains will sing your song.
We can only receive what our minds are willing to accept. Your willingness to believe and receive from the kingdom is up to you. You can choose to believe and reap great rewards, or you can choose not to believe, and let God give them to someone who does. So open up your heart and accept them now, have faith, and get on the ride that takes you to the miraculous journey into the Heavens. Hop aboard, for Jesus said if you do, "I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you".
Keep believing God's word. Never be moved away from it by what you see or feel, and as you stand firm, enlarged power and experience is developed. The fact of looking at the apparent contradictions as to God's Word and being unmoved, (staying patient) from your position (from your belief) makes you stronger in every way.
God doesn't always heal immediately. An often often God delays purposely, and the delay is just as much an answer to your prayer as the fulfillment when it comes. It is discipline of faith that will bring us into a knowledge of God which otherwise would be impossible.
Mark wrote, "With the measure you use, it will be measured to you and even more. Whosoever has will be given more; who ever does not have, even that will be taken away from him" 4:24-25.
The amount of time and effort; the amount of listening and meditating on God's word; the measure of importance you place upon what you have read and learned, is the measure you are using. God will receive the sum total and deliver you in accordance to what He receives.
If you are giving Him an overabundance of study time and faith and are following His ways, you will be given back even more than what you have given Him. But if you eliminate these things, whatever you have in body, soul and possessions will be lost, and satan will prevail.
Your faith and actions depend on your return. Whatever amount of faith and time you give is the amount of return you will receive. Big faith big return, little faith little return.
Gloria Copeland says, "Faith will drill down through your unbelief, it will drill down through your doubt, it will drill down till it hits your faith, and it will come up and gush out of you".
Recipe for Problems:
Take the problem and blend with faith; add consistency and mix with love. Stir to perfection. Bake for the time required (patience). Remove from oven (face it, look at it). Eat it (feed on the Word). It provides all the nutrients, warmth, comfort, and peace of mind you will ever need. Strive to be a good cook.
Consistency, Consistency!
Make a decision to stand strong in faith and never let go. Your life depends on it.
FAITH CHECK
Answer each of the questions below and rate each one on a scale from one to ten.
Ten being the highest.
1. Do you believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God?
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2. Do you believe Jesus saved you from your sins by the blood on the cross?
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3. Do you believe God when He says, "First seek the Kingdom of God and all things shall be added to you"?
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4. Do you believe God when He says, "You can do all things through Christ which strengthens you?
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5. Do you believe Jesus when He says, "I will save you, I will deliver you?
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6. Do you believe Jesus can heal?
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7. Do you believe God can move mountains out of your life?
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8. Do you believe God loves you?
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9. Do you believe Jesus died, has risen from the dead, and is coming back for you?
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10. Do you believe God gives you power and strength?
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11. Do you believe God lives inside of you?
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12. Do you believe in the Holy Spirit?
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If you checked the ten spot every time your blessings should be arriving ten fold. If not, put this away and in one month come back and see if there are any improvements. Do this every month until you've received the goal of your success, and when you do, give God the glory.
End Chapter 4 - Moving Mountains About