THE ANOINTING FOR SUCCESS
Sep 19, 2007
Your enemy, the devil, will lie to you through people (even
Christians), through situations, through your mind, through demons:
he is a master of deception.
But I have GOOD NEWS for you. Your Friend Jesus Christ, the Messiah
of Israel, will tell you the Truth. He is The Truth; His Word is
Truth.
Listen to the voice of God. Read His Word and learn
from Him. Pray and hear His Spirit.
Stop worrying about the giants in front of you: the forces, voices
and beings that threaten you and keep you from being creative,
productive and powerful. David had brothers who THOUGHT the giant,
Goliath, was too big to fight. But David THOUGHT the giant was TOO
BIG TO MISS! [1 Samuel 17:47]
How do you SEE your challenges? How do you PERCEIVE them: as
obstacles … or as opportunities? When Moses sent the 12 spies into
the Promised Land the ten men of fear had a different perspective
than the two men of faith, Caleb and Joshua. The men of fear saw
the people of the land as giants and themselves as but grasshoppers
in their sight.
The 10 spies gave the people of Israel a bad report of the land,
which they had spied out, saying, We are NOT able to go up
against this people, for they are stronger than we are. But
Caleb said, Let us go up at once and take possession, for we
are well ABLE to overcome. (Numbers 13:30)
The Hebrew word able used in this passage
(yakol) means to have power, or the capacity to
prevail or succeed. My wonderful mother many times read me
the little children book about the train going up the hill, pulling
a load, and saying I KNOW I can, I KNOW I can, I KNOW I
can!
David succeeded in killing the giant, Goliath, the same way the two
men of faith, Caleb and Joshua, succeeded in entering the promise
land: because he saw, as they did, obstacles as opportunities
for MIRACLES: avenues through which God could be glorified!
The size of the person is more important than the size of the
problem. Who are you on the inside and Whom do you trust!
Do not focus on the giants … focus on God. That is why the enemy
lies to you. The devil wants to get your attention away from your
Heavenly Father: away from His love for you and His ability to
provide for you.
I remember teaching my first born son how to sail. We were in a
harbor of the ocean where many yachts and boats were maneuvering.
My son kept his attention on another yacht … what to miss … instead
of our tack (where we should be going). He was focusing on what to
miss instead of where to go. So it is with many Christians:
focusing on the giants instead of the opportunities and goals.
Stop worrying about whether you are going to sin and start praising
and THANKING God for helping you to live holy!
Stop being concerned about failure and start praising and THANKING
God for helping you to be successful.
Stop concentrating on being broken and start praising and THANKING
Jesus for making you whole. That is why He died on the
cross ... but you must appropriate that wholeness by faith.
SECRET: Also, pray AHEAD OF TIME for what you're
going to do AFTER YOUR VICTORY!
Many people have what psychologists label a fear of
failure; but I would say, in the people I have counseled
through the years, just as many or more have a fear of
success! King Saul was an example of this. I think he had a
fear of success. Pray AHEAD OF TIME and receive the
anointing for what you are going to do AFTER YOUR VICTORY!
Do not give in and do not give up. If you do NOT quit, you will
win!
I can do ALL things through Christ who strengthens me.
(Philippians 4:13)
With God ALL things are possible. (Matthew 19:26)
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