Whom or what I depend on
I recently realised that I was hopelessly dependent on money and time. I believed that if I had money the bulk of my challenges in life would be over. If I had more time, if I could somehow organise myself better and draw my boundaries better, then any challenges remaining (after the money issue was sorted) would fizzle out too. Yes money and time would sort me out. They were all I needed for a fruitful and happy life. But God said to me the other day “Thou shalt have no other gods before me”
I’m a Christian. I believe and love my Lord. He gave Himself for me when He died on the cross of Calvary. I know He wants all of me. He’s a jealous God. I’ve given myself to Him and really love this experience with my Special Friend. Really love being lead and encouraged by Him to develop – to grow and change for His glory. He leads me through the valley to pastures green. The other day He said to me “You shall not make for yourself an idol.”
These things that I now recognise as my old idols – I now realise they were horrible masters. Cruel and fickle. Destructive and disruptive. I’m so glad to throw them out the window with God’s help, to cast them away from me. Yes we need money. Yes we need time. But my Heavenly Father knows I have need of these. He said to me the other day “Seek Ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness.” He said “All these things shall be added unto you.”
Thank you Lord for being so patient with me, for waiting for me – finally I get it! Put You and Your righteousness first, and You will provide the money and time I need to face my challenges! Money and time are resources that belong to you! So simple yet so deep. So rewarding yet so obscure. I found a hidden pearl of great price. I rejoice in God my Saviour.
Julia Rosamund Brown Oct 03 2009
Bible verses quoted:- Ex.20.3 KJV, Ex.20.4 NIV and Matt.6.33 KJV
Making a Difference
God sent Jesus to preach good news to me, to heal my broken heart, to announce my freedom from the prison house of sin and death, and to pardon me. He sent Him to announce to me the year of His grace – a celebration of the destruction of my enemies – and to comfort me as I mourn, to care for my needs, to give me bouquets of roses instead of ashes, messages of joy instead of news of doom, to give me a praising heart instead of a languid spirit. He renamed me an Oak of Righteousness planted by Him to display His glory! (Based on Isaiah 61:1-3 MSG)
This affirmation tells me that God wants me to grow and flourish in all areas of my life; He wants me to make a positive difference in the lives of others.
You have probably heard of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. It’s not new. This is the hierarchy:-
Level 5 – Self-actualisation / fulfillment
Level 4 – Self-esteem & recognition
Level 3 – Belonging & love
Level 2 – Safety & security- self-preservation
Level 1 – Physiological – food & shelter, survival
Maslow puts self-centred needs at the bottom – the basic needs, but finishes off with self-actualisation at the top – orientation to service and connection with others. These needs are genuine. They are part of our humanity – the way God has made us. The higher needs in this hierarchy only come into focus when the lower needs are met. Once an individual has moved upwards to the next level, needs in the lower level will no longer be prioritised. If a lower set of needs is no longer being met, the individual will temporarily re-prioritise those needs by focusing attention on the unfulfilled needs, but will not permanently regress to the lower level. E.g. a man having an asthma attack focuses at that moment purely on the need for air, rather than the need for a sense of fulfillment in his life …
Accept the gifts
Recently I’ve realised more fully that the best I can do for my Saviour is to accept everything He has done, and wants to do, for me! If I invite Him to do so, He will give me faith, cleansing from sin, and love. These three gifts empower me to live the Christian life – a life of success and fulfillment.
Therefore I speak these words of affirmation and power:-
“I have faith in Jesus Christ - I accept it”
“I am covered by the merits of Jesus’ blood - I accept the atonement”
“I am filled with His love – I accept His love for me and His pouring it into my heart”
The Bible verses that I claim are:-
1 Corinthians 12.7-9 NIV Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit,
Romans 12.3 NIV …in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you.
Jude 1.3 CEV …I must write and ask you to defend the faith that God has once for all given to his people.
1 John 1:7 NIV But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.
Lev 17.13 NLT It is the blood, given in exchange for a life, that makes purification possible.
Rev 7.15 NIV And he said, “These are they who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
Romans 5:5 NKJV Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
Posted by Julia Rosamund Brown 24 May 2009
I Am Significant
Most of us live our life in the shadow of negative thoughts. I am not good. Why is life unfair? It is such a trial. I am so discouraged. When you get into the Bible there is nothing there but positive uplifting words of encouragement. Positive power. The life every Christian can live every day is one of victory and success. It is disturbing when in church people pray “Lord Jesus, forgive us. We have sinned so greatly this week. We have let you down. O Lord we are so weak….” and so on.
When we pray that kind of prayer we will live that kind of life. Every prayer of every Christian should be, “ Lord, thank you for the victories you have given me today. Thank you for the unlimited power of God. Thank you that I have victory in Christ now. Thank you that you are my Redeemer. Thank you that I stand faultless before the throne of glory”.
Our prayers should be prayers of power. That is what a life in Christ is all about.
I Am Significant
Matthew 5:13,14 – I am the salt and light of the earth.
John 15:1,5 – I am a branch of the true vine, a channel of his life.
John 15:26 – I have been chosen and appointed to bear fruit.
Acts 1:8 – I am a personal witness of Christ.
1Corinthians 3:16 – I am God’s temple.
2Corinthians 5:17-21 – I am a minister of reconciliation for God.
2Corinthians 6:1 – I am God’s co-worker.
Ephesians 2:6 – I am seated with Christ in the heavenly realm.
Ephesians 2:10 – I am God’s workmanship.
Ephesians 3:12 – I may approach God with freedom and confidence.
Philippians 4:13 – I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Try getting up every morning and reading these affirmations. I let them fill and saturate my mind. I bathe in them. I look in the mirror and say, “I am God’s child. I am forgiven. I stand uncondemned. ” I put these statements into my life. Every day. I am experiencing the power of God in a way I have never ever done before. Life has just begun. I am into my devotional time. I have a covenant with God. I am thankful of so many things in my life.
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Living With The Sunshine
I want to learn to live in the sunshine and not in the shadows. Many of us live in the habit or pattern of listening to the devil all day long. We listen to what he says. We listen to his temptations. You are guilty. God does not love you. God hates you. You might as well give up. We talk about our trials. We talk about our problems. We talk about how the devil is beating us up all day long.
Next time the devil brings up your past you just remind him about his future. Tell him where to get off. Find who you are in Jesus Christ – everything that Christ says about you is positive and it is empowering.
I Am Accepted
John10:29 I cannot be taken out of God’s hand.
John 1:12 – I am God’s child.
John 15:15 – I am Christ’s friend.
Romans 5:1 – I have been justified.
1Corinthians 6:17 – I am united with the Lord.
1Corinthians 6:19,20 – I have been bought with a price. I belong to God.
1Corinthians 12:27 – I am a member of Christ’s body.
Ephesians 1:1 – I am a saint
Ephesians 1:5 – I have been adopted as God’s child.
Ephesians 2:18 – I have direct access to God through the Holy Spirit.
Colossians 1:14 – I have been redeemed and forgiven of all my sins.
Colossians 2:10 – I am complete in Christ.
I Am Secure
Jude 1:24 – I am faultless before God.
Romans 8:1,2 – I am free forever from condemnation.
Romans 8:28 – I am assured that all things work together for good.
Romans 8:31-34 – I am free from any condemning charges against me.
Romans 8:35-39 – I cannot be separated from the love of God.
2Corinthians 1:21,22 – I have been established, anointed and sealed by God.
Colossians 3:3 – I am hidden with Christ in God.
Philippians 1:6 – I am confident that the good work that God has begun in me will be perfected.
Philippians 3:20 – I am a citizen of heaven.
2timothy 1:7 – I have not been given the spirit of fear but of power, love and a sound mind.
Hebrew 4:16 – I can find grace and mercy to help in time of need.
John5:18 – I am born of God and the evil one cannot touch me.
1Corinthians 15:57 – I have victory in Christ now.
I will read this every day. I will believe this every day . Everything God says about me is positive. Everything God says about you is positive.
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The Victory Is Mine
When I believe every Word that is in the Bible my life is going to know a power that is literally limitless and my life will never ever end. We all have this promise from God. Just take it. I believe. I stand on the Word of God. I tell everybody I meet “Hey, I have got the victory. Jesus gave it to me. The victory is mine. I stand on the Word of God. I am dead to that sin”.
When I am offered a cigarette “I am sorry I can’t smoke. I am dead”. I stand on the Word. I believe the Word. I affirm the Word. I rejoice in the Word. If I do this I am promised I will not fall. I will not even struggle. It will be gone from my life.
If you say to yourself. “Well I am going to try. I will give it my best shot. God will give me the strength. God help me.” you are going to fail. There is a difference in these two approaches. Accept the victory. Accept.
This may require that you go over it five or six times to grasp this spiritual concept. God has given you the victory. Yes. It’s over. Yes. I don’t have to fight anymore. No, God gave you the victory. I am dead? Yes. You are dead. You can’t do it anymore.
Cool. I am dead. When you get it and quit trying to stop yourself, you accept the victory God has given you. It is incredible. You believe the Word and stand on it. It is done. This is the tool to change any limiting habit or behaviour in our life. It is powerful. Really powerful. I live with this concept every day and it is changing me forever.
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Just Take It
God gives me the victory. I take it. I believe and consider myself dead to that sin. I make absolutely no provision for my habit. Then the power of God literally does a miracle in my life. The story is told of Peter the disciple in the Bible. Peter was out on a boat at night with the other disciples. He looked across the water and he saw Jesus. Jesus was out there walking on water. Peter was just amazed and intrigued. He looked at Jesus and said, “Lord, I want to walk on the water too”.
Can anybody walk on water? Yes or no. No, nobody can walk on water. It is humanly impossible. The Lord looked at Peter. He spoke two words. He said, “Peter come”. That is all He said, “Peter come”. Peter heard those two words. He knew that God could not lie. So he stepped out of the boat. He stepped on the water. What did Peter do? He walked on the water. He walked on the water all the way to Jesus Christ. Peter did what was humanly impossible.
Peter did it. How did Peter walk on water? He walked by faith in Jesus. He had faith in God’s Word. It was only two words. “Peter come”. When Peter believed, he walked on water. When he believed the Word of God, God did the miracle. That is the power of God. We need to realise it.
When people have problems they go home and pray about it, “Lord give me strength”. This never works because we are denying what God has already done for us. We need only to acknowledge and thank God. I believe that when I have a problem, God has already given me the victory. I just have to take it. God says, “Believe you are dead to it. Get rid of anything that feeds the habit. The victory is instant. It is here. It is now.
Peter was able to walk on water not because he could, but because he simply believed the Word of God. Two words. “Peter come”. When Peter believed it, God did the miracle. When I believe every Word that is in the Bible my life is going to know a power that is literally limitless and my life will never ever end. We all have this promise from God. Just take it.
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Get Rid Of It
When the temptation comes to smoke. Go back to the promise. “God give me the victory. I am dead I can’t smoke anyway. I am dead. Praise God. Thank you for giving me the victory.” When a temptation comes to me, or any habit that tempts me to sin, smoking, drinking, losing my temper, whatever it is, whenever it comes I turn to God and say, “God you gave me the victory, I stand on your Word and I believe it. Lord I am dead. I can’t do it.” My friends want me to smoke, “Sorry I am dead. I can’t smoke because I am dead.” I make it fun, I make it real. Can’t do it if you are dead.
STEP 1
1Corinthians 15:57
But thanks be to God, which GIVETH us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
STEP 2
Romans 6:11
Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be DEAD indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
STEP 3
Romans 13:14
But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and MAKE NOT PROVISION FOR THE FLESH, to fulfil the lust thereof.
In this third step, I have a part to play. I am to make no contribution to my habit. I get rid of anything that feeds or contributes to the habit. Again let’s say it is cigarettes. I have accepted the victory that God has given me over smoking. I believe with all my heart that I am dead to smoking. I must make no provision.
My flesh wants tobacco. My flesh want nicotine. My flesh wants stimulants. God says I must make no provision. So I have to get rid of all cigarettes in my life. No cigarettes in my house, in my pockets, in the car. I had in the early day to avoid any friends who encouraged me to smoke. I avoided the situations that urged me to smoke, a party, whatever it was.
When you get rid of everything, here is what happens. God at that point can do a miracle in your life. We have just done three things.
1. God gave you the victory. You took it. It is done. No more struggling. It is finished.
2. God says, “Reckon that you are dead to it.” You believe you are dead. Whenever temptation comes, “I am dead.”
3. You make no provision for the flesh. Get rid of it. Get rid of the alcohol. Get rid of pornography. Get rid of the cigarettes. Get rid of whatever is contributing to your bad habit.
When you take those three steps the most amazing thing happens. The power of God literally does a miracle in your life.
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I Am Dead
God stands in our life and says, “I am giving you the victory. I am giving you the victory over your temper.” Now if God gives me something, what do I have to do to get it? I take it. I take the victory. It is so simple, it is hard. As adults we want to know if there is something that we have to do to get the victory from God. Nothing. Just take it. “Don’t I have to try to keep the Sabbath?” No, it is done for you. Just take the victory.
It is contrary to our nature to just take it. We have a hard time accepting it. We need to understand this concept, that victory is a gift from God, then there is no stress, there is no pressure to try to quit the bad habit. I do not have to battle with my bad habits anymore, I do not have to fight anymore.
I can just sit back and relax and say, “Thank you God. I accept your gift of victory. I believe your Word. I believe you have given me victory, therefore it is out of my life. Thank you Lord God.” This is powerful. I believe that God can give me victory on any limiting habit I am willing to quit. This is the first step.
STEP 1
1Corinthians 15:57
But thanks be to God, which GIVETH us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
This is the key thing. No longer will we pray, “Dear Jesus, give me the strength, dear Jesus help me not to do this today.” No we need to forget this kind of prayer because Jesus has given us the victory and we need to thank Him. Jesus wants us to have the victory therefore He gives it to us. He has already given it to us. We just need to take it. It is simple . I no longer complicate it.
STEP 2
Romans 6:11
Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be DEAD indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
God says that once I have given you the victory, then whenever that sin or habit comes into your life again reckon that you are dead. If you are dead, can you smoke? No. If you are dead can you lose your temper? No. If you are dead can you yell? No. If you are dead can you snuff cocaine? No. If you are dead you cannot do it anymore. It is impossible. God says that we are to think of ourselves as dead.
Let’s say you have a problem smoking. You are on the job. The craving comes to smoke. “Boy I would like to have a smoke.” What are you going to do? You can say I am going to try to quit. God give me strength. You will fail.
When the temptation comes to smoke, go back to the promise “God give me the victory. I am dead I can’t smoke anyway. I am dead. Praise God. Thank you for giving me the victory.”
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Joseph Walter Brown
No Smoking
There is a five minute plan that God has to eliminate any limiting thing in life. A plan that works is welcome. So I wanted to know. First you must be willing to let God give you the victory on the limiting habit and choose to no longer do it. This is my choice, your choice. We know that we have to take responsibility for our life. You make a decision, OK I want this to change in my life.
We will use smoking as an illustration. I apply this on other limiting habits that I have. You can quit smoking just like that. It works for alcohol, it works for your temper, it works for everything. Do you want to know?
Follow very carefully. When it comes to gaining a victory in your life, or overcoming something that is destroying our life, a bad habit, there are two ways it can be done. The first way is the way we have always done it – to try to quit the habit. I have tried and never quit. When you try to quit a bad habit, YOU TRY, you work at it. You always fail. Actually you can’t quit a bad habit. After all these years that has become clear.
We need to learn how to claim the victory over that habit, or behaviour that is limiting our life. When you learn to claim the victory, God does it all. It is so easy, so simple. It is so simple it is hard. It is so simple most people don’t do it. You cannot be taught how to quit your bad habits – because you can’t. We learn how to claim the victory and let God do it all. It is so simple it is hard to believe.
There are three steps.
STEP 1
1Corinthians 15:57
But thanks be to God, which GIVETH us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Do you have something in your life that you need victory over? Temper? Anger? Lust of the flesh? Have you got something in your life that you need to overcome? I do. If you want to stop this habit and get it out of your life the Bible says, “Thanks be to God which giveth us the victory…” Victory is a gift from God. Soak it in. Right into your conscious mind. Victory is a gift from God. If I need victory over anything from God, let us say ,smoking, I thank God who gives me the victory.
God stands here and says, “I am giving you the victory. I am giving you the victory over your temper.” Now if God gives me something, what do I have to do to get it? I take it. I take the victory.
Take advantage of these principles by joining a program that is teaching me how to succeed in life and at the same time earning an income that allows me to buy back my time. It can do the same for you. Find out how you can benefit. Check out apbGlobal, Success University, try the program for free or continue reading this blog on success. And get daily inspiration from Prophetic Verses.
Joseph Walter Brown
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