Revelations 12:11, And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.
First things first, in order to grab the ears of an almighty God, you must first approach Him with humility. This scripture has given life to me this year and the reason being is because of an email that I just received a few days ago from my mom. (Gotta love a praying Mama!) She sent me an email of everything that she fasted for last year and the results of those prayers. I don’t have time to get into everything, but it literally blew my mind when I began to read 2 pages of praise report after praise report of things that I had no idea were even on her Fast. She was so detailed in the areas that she was praying for and the Lord did the rest. Secondly, my wife and I were praying for major move in a certain area of our life. Here’s the thing…the answer didn’t come until December 26th. Almost the end of the year, but faithfully the Lord answered our prayer.
The reason I chose this verse today is to say YOU CAN MAKE IT, and YOU WILL OVERCOME! Sometimes it takes knowing that if the Lord can do it for someone else, then he can surely do it for me. The items that my mom fasted for were major items…family members marriage to be restored and return back to the Lord…for the Lord to heal my sister of a life-threatening illness…for a major breakthrough in the area of finances. Those are three areas that probably encompass the majority of most prayers. Family/marriage, Healing & Finances. BE SPECIFIC!
The Lord is for you not against you. YES!! That Marriage was restored and now the whole family has turned back to the Lord…children and all, and serving in the church. YES! The Lord healed my sister of what the doctor’s thought was cancer. YES! The Lord restored finances to my parents that were seemingly lost because of the economy.
I have simply stopped by today to arm you with a weapon...MY TESTIMONY! Overcoming is a 2 part process.
1. For us to overcome we must first recognize that without Jesus Christ and the blood He shed for us at Calvary we would be powerless against Satan.
2. Romans 10:17, “so then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” By hearing the testimonies of others it builds your faith in knowing that we serve a loving, living God who is madly in love with His children and wants the best for them.
You have to remember that these 21 days of killing your flesh is literally laying a foundation for your Faith to prevail in 2010. The answers may not come right away, but trust that the Lord is hearing your prayers, sees every tear and knows every situation.
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