Saying Yes To Wealth and Success…

There are many differences between the wealthy and the poor – the successful and the unsuccessful – but here is one major difference that I’ve seen a lot of lately…

Imagine that an idea or a suggestion is presented to you.

What are you going to do with it?

How are you going to handle it?

How are you going to respond to it?

Maybe I should ask my question this way… Are you going to tear the idea or suggestion down or are you going to build it up?

You see, the poor and the unsuccessful hear an idea or suggestion and they’ll immediately go to work coming up with all the reasons why it won’t work, why it can’t happen, why it’s a bad idea, how it’s too dangerous or expensive or too whatever. They’ll continue on until they’ve completely bombed, destroyed, and tore down the idea or suggestion.

Even if deep inside they think it’s a good idea or suggestion, they’ll still respond to it in a negative way.

On the other hand, the wealthy and successful will entertain the idea or suggestion. You’ll hear them say things like:

  • “Hmmm… That’s really interesting.”
  • “That has a lot of possibility…”
  • “That’s really good… You know we could take that, and add in … and really go somewhere with that…”
  • “I like that… Is there anything else we need to consider to make that work?”
  • “What a wonderful idea. How could we make that a reality?”
  • “Hey! That’s a sharp idea…”
  • “Wow! That’s pretty smart. I like the way you’re thinking…”

The wealthy and successful take an idea or suggestion as something that is rife with possibility and immediately go to work mentally thinking about how they can improve it, make it better, and then implement it.

Quite a different response, is it not?

Sad thing is, most people fall into the former category of negative thinkers. But, it’s not entirely their fault… It started when they were little kids… Someone TAUGHT them how to think negative…

The other day, a 7 year old girl was telling me what a good idea it would be to have a small ice-box inside a car so that a person could have a soda whenever they wanted – and they wouldn’t even have to stop at McDonald’s or convenience store to have a cold pop.

Be honest with yourself now… How would you have responded to this child’s idea? Would you have told her that is a fantastic idea and encouraged her to keep on dreaming up great ideas? Or, would you have told her that it was a silly idea and besides, it would be too dangerous to have an ice-box in a car?

Ideas and the suggestions…

In your life…

In the children’s lives that you have influence over…

Are you building them up or tearing them down?

Want to know what God does? Take a look at Job 22:23 – “If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up.”

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It Isn’t This Three-Letter Word That’s Holding You Back Is It?

There are lots of people who WANT what successful people HAVE but…

There are great numbers of folks who want the prestige and recognition that successful people have but…

Many, many people want to be able to travel and enjoy life at the level that successful people do but…

Unsuccessful people everywhere want the income that successful people have but…

And, they dream of having the freedom that successful people have but…

Oh, wouldn’t it be nice to accomplish the grand and wonderful things that successful people accomplish but…

But, but, but, but…

…unsuccessful people aren’t willing to do the things that successful people are willing to do to MAKE IT HAPPEN!

They aren’t willing to step out in faith. If they can’t see it all the way through, they won’t venture. The thought of risk makes them ill. The fear of the unknown chains them to their current environment.

They aren’t willing to discipline themselves to learn. They have zero interest in getting their hands on a self-help or personal-development kind of book. The last thing they want to listen to is something that might help them grow and expand their personal capability. God forbid that they waste their time watching a success video.

They handle little things, small details, and their time with total carelessness – as if they are completely unimportant. In fact, unsuccessful people often have this accompanying attitude that “little” things are BENEATH them. But, they’ll talk about how they would handle things IF THEY were in some big, important position. (Grab your Bible and read Luke 12:26 and Luke 16:10)

They give neither thought nor concern to the consequences and long-term effects of their choices and decisions – after all, in the overall scope of things, how could this one little choice or decision possibly matter?

They give their time and attention to ease, entertainment, and recreation – scoffing at and totally rejecting the thought of taking action, of working, of applying themselves diligently – effort is just too much for them.

But…

They’ll keep on WISHING they could have and enjoy what successful people have and enjoy…

They’ll live their life and die…

Never willing to MAKE IT HAPPEN!

Proverbs 1:32 tells us, “For the turning away of the simple shall slay them.” If you were to study this verse out, you would see that it means that “the willfully ignorant and lazy turn away from God and opportunity because ease is more important to them”.

Sadly, we also see in this verse that their “turning away” is the very thing that “slays” or “kills” their dreams and desires – that keeps them from having and being all that God would love for them to have and to be.

I beg of you…

Be the kind of person who MAKES IT HAPPEN!

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A Few More Words About What You Are Saying…

Here are a few more verses for you to consider:

Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth.” Proverbs 6:2

Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.” Ecclesiastes 5:2

In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.” Proverbs 10:19

Over and over, the Bible makes it plain that fear, unbelief, and doubt are sin.

For most people, the more they talk, the more chance there is that they’ll start speaking fear, unbelief, and doubt.

“Spewing” is where words just start pouring out without thought or consideration – which means it’s highly unlikely that they are positive and creative words that are in line with God’s Word.

“Refraining your lips” means that you are careful to ensure your words are positive and creative and that they build up – both in your own life and in the lives of others.

Now, let’s bring it right on down – up close and personal…

Matthew 12:34-35 tells us:

O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.

Jesus is plainly stating that whatever is in a person’s heart, that’s what they are going to talk about which is exactly what’s going to be manifested in their circumstances and affairs.

Next, let’s look at what the next two verses say (Matthew 12:36-37):

But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

What are “IDLE” words?

Idle words are words that are negative, fear-based, unbelief-based, and doubt-based.

IDLE WORDS BRING FORTH EVIL.

Idle words bring forth evil both in your life and in the lives of others.

In straightforward terms, you are going to give account for everything that you are speaking besides that which is good and that which blesses.

You’ll be justified on judgment day by the good that you brought forth through Godly, positive, faith-based words.

You’ll be condemned on judgment day for the evil you brought forth through ungodly, negative, fear-based, doubt-based words.

It’s pretty simple isn’t it?

Watch what you say.

Watch what you say because it matters in this world and it will matter in the next world.

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All-Around Success Starts Here…

If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.” John 15:7-8

These two verses reveal incredible insight into the way God thinks:

  • Anything you ask and say CONTINUOUSLY (abide) that is in harmony with God’s Word will be manifested in your life.
  • When you ask and speak God’s Word in faith, which brings about the manifestation, the fruit – God is glorified. In other words, it’s when you go about manifesting the unseen, the impossible, the wonderful, the grand by faith in and harmony with God’s Word that God is glorified.
  • It’s only when you are doing this manifesting that you become a disciple.
  • If you are not asking for what you will and seeing it manifested in your life, then you are not giving glory to God and you are not His disciple.

This verse reveals that there are two elements needed for you to obtain the all-around success you desire.

The first element of success is quite straightforward – “If ye abide in me”. Having everything you want and need (physically, mentally, and spiritually) starts with whether or not you are abiding in Christ.

Either you are or you aren’t.

Either you’ve surrendered you life to Christ or you haven’t.

If you haven’t fully surrendered to Christ – Do It! Get on the right track. You’re only hurting and hindering yourself if you haven’t surrendered.

The second element of all-around success is thinking and speaking in harmony with God’s Word – “If…my words abide in you”.

Does God’s Word abide in you?

Is The Word of God engrafted in you?

Is it such a part of you that the majority of your thoughts, thebulk of your actions, the greater part of your responsesare IN LINE with God’s Word?

Or, do you find yourself governed by, believing in, and reacting to what you see, feel, and hear?

In a sense, it has to do with which way are you looking.

Are you enjoying today, doing good today, and looking forward to the positives of the future?

Or, are you grumbling and complaining about the problems and difficulties of today while reliving, rehashing, and dwelling upon the negatives of the past?

Start paying attention to YOUR words. Make sure they match up with God’s Word. You’ll appreciate and enjoy the success they bring to every area of your life – spiritual, family, health, financial, etc.

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Fulfill Your Purpose. This Exercise Will Change The Course Of Your Life…

Stop!

Consciously pull yourself out of auto-pilot mode.

Totally shut out everything around you.

Deliberately become aware of what you are thinking and feeling.

Your conscience is that Spiritual side of you that is connected to God. Carefully TUNE IN to this Spiritual side of yourself.

Now, read the following words from Christ found in Luke 10:19 and pay very close attention to the very first words that come into your mind…

Behold, I give unto you power to_______________________.

What are the FIRST words that come to your mind that fill in the blank?

Then, what are the “excuses” or “reasons why not” that flood your mind immediately after the first words? Recognize them for what they are.

It’s now time to see the rest of the words to YOU from Christ…

Behold, I give unto you power to _______________________, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.” Luke 10:19

You’ve probably heard the question, “What would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail?”

Well, in God through Christ you CANNOT FAIL.

God wants to do great things through you. Through Christ, you have the POWER to do great things.

Those words that came to you when you first filled in the blank…

Start thinking about those things. Start talking about those things. Start taking action towards those things.

There may be obstacles, setbacks and difficulties…

Sometimes things will seem to take forever to come together…

Other times, things will happen so fast that your head spins…

But, you will succeed!

You will prosper in God’s work and God’s Kingdom – the moment you step out in faith and action.

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PSSST! Want to hear a real success secret?

From time to time people ask me how they can be more successful.

So today, I’m going to share a powerful “secret” to success with you.

And the secret is…

LINKING!

That’s right, LINKING to what is IMPORTANT.

Now, there are several important connotations here.

First, this implies that a person has taken the time to think through what is really important to them. Few people have actually done this. I guess it’s too basic for them. But, it’s the very thing that is holding them back from getting what they really want.

Second is the implication that a decision has been made about what’s important and what’s not important and only that which is important gets attention.

Third, we get the sense that thought, time and action is devoted only to that which is important.

Have you ever heard someone say, “I don’t know where all my money went?” The reason they don’t know where it went is because they didn’t have it linked to what was important. Rather, it was linked to the frivolous.

As long as a person’s money is not linked to that which is truly important to them, they will continue to be poor. It’s as simple as that.

Have you ever heard someone say, “Where did all the time go?” Once again, this person allocated (other words might include “gave” or “wasted”) their time to something unimportant instead of devoting it and investing it on that which was really important to them.

As long as a person fails to link their time to only that which is important, they will continue to be unproductive and ineffective in all areas of their life – never accomplishing anything of real value.

So, decide what’s important to you. Decide to have it. Then, link, relate, and apply every resource you have to what it is that’s important to you.

You’ll find success finding you in a really big way.

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The Secret Weapon…

There is a secret weapon that people who know how to make money always turn to when they want to create more money…

Every time they turn to it, money starts materializing in their life…

You might think that this secret weapon is available only to those who are already rich…

But actually, it’s just as available to you as it is to the rich…

The strange thing is, poor people have reason after reason (excuse after excuse?) why they don’t use this weapon…

This is kind of sad because the secret weapon is the PRIMARY channel through which money flows…

What is this secret weapon?

It’s PEOPLE!

I’m NOT talking about that group of people who are just like you that you’ve hung out with your whole life…

I’m talking about NEW people…

I’m talking about LOTS of people…

I’m talking about an AUDIENCE of people who have a need, an urge, a problem, a desire that you can fulfill…

I’m talking about CONTINUOUSLY expanding the number of people you KNOW and TALK to – who think of you in a positive way – so that you continuously put yourself in a position to create win-win, helps-you-helps-me circumstances…

And when you start doing this, you’ll be AMAZED at the opportunities and the money that will appear in your life.

Is this really a secret?

Not really…

It’s just that so few people are actually willing to step outside of their comfort zone…

So few will ever get past their little circle of acquaintances so that they can be more, do more, give more, and have more…

But the few who are willing to go meet new people and build an audience find that it is truly a powerful, money-making secret weapon.

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One Critical Difference Between Success And Failure…Check Yourself!

All through history, the successful man or woman has innately understood this concept…

This concept is one of the first things the successful person will talk about when asked about his or her “secrets to success”.

Some refer to it as having a vision…

Others think of it as an attitude or state of mind…

And, there are those who refer to it as setting goals…

Whatever you call it, it’s about creating a pre-determined picture in your mind of what your life should be like and then purposely striving to create that picture.

This is one critical difference between people who are successful and those who are not – successful people have a pre-determined picture and are actively working to create it in their lives and unsuccessful people do not.

You see, it’s responding versus reacting.

Because successful people have a pre-determined picture in their mind, they can take whatever comes into their life and whatever happens in their life and shape it and mold it to conform to and support their pre-determined picture – they can RESPOND in a positive and creative way. And, unsuccessful people call them “LUCKY”.

On the other hand, because unsuccessful people do not have a pre-determined picture in their mind, the only thing they can do with things that come into their life and that happen to them is REACT.

Unfortunately, people who have not conformed to God’s Word (Bible) are inherently negative and so their REACTION is a negative interpretation of whatever has happened in their life – which tragically, puts them on a downward spiral to more negativity.

The sad thing is, unsuccessful people are so close…

If you spend any time at all with them, you’ll hear them say things like:

  • “I wish I had a million dollars”
  • “I’d love to have a million dollars”
  • “Wouldn’t it be nice if I had a million dollars”

The missing piece to their success is that they never DECIDE to go for it. They never DECIDE to have it.

They never realize that these “good” and “grand” and “exciting” wishes are really God wanting to express Himself through people.

First, let’s take a look at God’s picture of you…

Deuteronomy 8:16 – “that he might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy latter end.”

Jeremiah 29:11 – “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.”

Now, with this in mind…

  • What is your picture for your spiritual life?
  • What is your picture for your “good works”?
  • What is your picture for your family and home-life?
  • What is your picture for your health?
  • What is your picture for your bank account?
  • What is your picture for enjoying God’s fullness and goodness of life?

These are pictures that you have to create.

You have to think through what you want in every aspect of your life.

You have to DECIDE to have it.

Once you’ve established the picture, go to work creating it in your external world. It won’t happen overnight. It will take some time. Keep working to create it. Eventually, it will materialize and you will find yourself living in a world that mirrors the picture you first created in your mind.

And, if you have a business, picture your business as follows:

  • A beautiful, attractive, neat, clean, exciting, and fun place
  • Streams of smiling, happy customers constantly flowing through your business, giving you money in exchange for even greater use value
  • Warm, pleasant, and helpful vendors supplying your needs in a timely manner
  • Employees who are dedicated, loyal, resourceful, creative, helpful, and friendly, portraying professionalism to all they interact with
  • Increasingly positive cash-flow and net profit

Now, every day, spend time thinking about ways and means by which you can create this picture in your business. When you come up with an idea, implement it. Some will work. Some won’t. All that matters is that you are working to create the picture. Eventually, the picture will become a reality.

Let me end with a couple of quotes:

The future is not a result of choices among alternative paths offered by the present, but a place that is created – created first in the mind and will, created next in activity. The future is not some place we are going to, but one we are creating. The paths are not to be found, but made, and the activity of making them, changes both the maker and the destination.” — Deborah James

You see, latent within any clearly imagined dream lies the innate potential to literally craft the entire sequence of events necessary to make it manifest. And if you move with that dream, demonstrating both faith and belief, making yourself available to “accidents and coincidences,” not insisting on the hows and rolling with what may come, the sequence is permitted to play itself out. Yet because you can only perceive this sequence with the physical senses through a linear time line, it will likely seem that much of your journey doesn’t make sense, is unpredictable, or may even appear off-course. If your journey at the moment isn’t making much sense, seems unpredictable, or even appears to be off-course, let’s just say that in the bleachers, right now in the unseen, your name is being sung in a deafening chorus with each syllable being punctuated by primal drum beats, while cheerleaders are cheering, fans are hysterical, and happy-tears are flowing.” — Mike Dooley

The key is to make sure that in all the pictures we are creating, God is glorified. When we do this, God is happy and we’ll be happy too!

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What’s The Difference Between God’s Way and New-Age Thinking?

There have been a few people who questioned why I would discuss the “Magic of Believing” book in my coaching emails. The simple answer is that I hoped it would give people a better and deeper understanding of the Bible and Faith and of the Power of God that works through His people.

In other words, if an unbeliever can accomplish great things without glorifying God, how much more can a believer accomplish by giving glory to God.

First, let me be very clear on this – It ABSOLUTELY DOES MATTER that we believe in Jesus – Jesus tells us in the Bible that “no man cometh unto the Father but by me” (John 14:6). The only way to get to Heaven is through Jesus.

Here’s the problem that we have to watch out for (and why we MUST know our Bible inside and out, front to back), satan is a master at portraying partial truths.

Hang with me here for a moment…

We CAN get a successful business or house or car or just about anything else we want by simply believing for it – even if we leave Jesus/God out of the equation. And, the Bible confirms that this is true. This is a really deep subject and it would take up too much space to give an expose on it. But, just as one example of where you can see this in the Bible is in Ephesians 3: 20 where Paul talks about “according to the power that worketh in us”.

You see, God is creative power. We see His power in action in Genesis 1 where He is creating all that surrounds us now and we see glimpses of it throughout the Bible. And, God has placed a certain amount of this creative power inside of man. It is God’s will and desire that man use this creative power to build up and expand His Kingdom and to enjoy all of the fullness and goodness of life that God has for us.

Unfortunately, as we can see in verses like Romans 1:30, too many people are using the creative power that God has given them to invent evil things.

Somewhere in the course of history, man figured out that he could tap into this “creative power” that God has given him and use it to his own selfish advantage – while leaving God out of the picture.

And this is exactly what New-Age thinking is all about – except it isn’t really new age – it’s been around for a really long time.

HOWEVER, having said all of this…

Anything that is created without God being front, center, and foremost is not sustainable and will not stand the test of time.

Psalms 127:1 tells us, “Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it.”

1 Corinthians 3:13 reveals, “Every man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man’s work of what sort it is.”

Most importantly, things created without God won’t pass on Judgment Day…

Matthew 7:21-23 says, “Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.”

These three examples (and there are hundreds more that I could use) make it very clear to us that we are to be about “the Father’s business”. We are to be doing the will of God.

To emphasize the importance of doing God’s will:

1 Peter 4:2 says, “That he [the believer] no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.”

1 John 2:16-17 confirms this by saying, “For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.”

When we get it going as described in Romans 12:2, “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”, then we know we are on the right track – we are using the creative power (renewing of our mind) that God has given us to do the will of God and to bring glory, honor, and praise to His name and to enjoy the fullness and goodness of life that God has for us to enjoy.

So, when we are reading secular books, there will certainly be things that we should discard if they did not agree with the Bible. At the same time, if we are spiritually minded, these books can help us gain a better and deeper understanding of how Godly Faith can work in our lives.

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How To Allow What We Want To Manifest In Our Life – Part 10

The Bible doesn’t tell us to sit around complaining about that which we want to God.

The Bible doesn’t tell us to gripe about what we want to everybody that will listen.

The Bible doesn’t tell us to waste precious days, weeks, months, and years “wishing” for what we want.

The Bible doesn’t tell us to dwell upon all the reasons why we can’t have what we want.

So, what are we supposed to do?

We are supposed to say what we want and we are to fully believe that we will have it.

One more time, I present Mark 11:23-24 to you: “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. Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

So, start doing, thinking, and acting as if what you want were truly TANGIBLE.

Here’s an example of what I mean. Start paying tithes at the income level you want to be at. If you can’t pay at that level yet, then start paying at a higher and higher level as you can. Never doubt, God will “match” you.

As far as I can tell, there are only two areas where God challenges us to try him. One, He challenges us to try Him in the area of money so that He can bless us (Malachi 3). Two, He challenges us to “taste and see” that He is good (Psalms 34).

Give God a try. Say what you want. Believe God for it. Watch it manifest in your life.

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How To Allow What We Want To Manifest In Our Life – Part 9

You may find it helpful to realize that you receive from God that which you ask of Him the moment you ask for it. However, it usually takes some interval of time before it is manifested.

If you read Daniel Chapter 10, you will read how Daniel was seeking God for a certain thing. For 21 days, Daniel sought the Lord for his petition. When the Angel of the Lord brings Daniel the answer, he tells Daniel that God heard his request the very first day he sought the Lord.

And so it is with you. The moment you seriously and intentionally ask God for that which you want, God hears you – and it is INTANGIBLY yours at that very moment. Then, to turn it into the TANGIBLE, you must continue believing for it, being grateful for it, and taking action in whatever way your intuition (God speaking to you) suggests.

In other words, assuming what you want is good and Godly, it is yours the minute you ask for it and believe that you receive it. Then, you work and take action so that God can deliver it to you physically.

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How To Allow What We Want To Manifest In Our Life – Part 8

I want to give you a tool to help you build and maintain your faith to receive that which you want…

When someone gives you something or does something for you, you say “Thank You.” The point is, “Thank You” applies to things that are PAST TENSE.

Be sure you tell the Lord “Thank You” for all that He has done for you and given you so that you stay connected to that which He has done for you and given you.

But now, what about things you want and desire that you don’t now possess?

First, it starts with asking. Matthew 21:22 – “Whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.” This is the asking part.

Then, be GRATEFUL for what you’ve asked God for.

Start telling the Lord, “I am SOOOO GRATEFUL for <that which you want manifested>”

In other words, I want you to start using the word GRATEFUL to apply to things that are FUTURE TENSE.

Let’s explore this a bit further…

Ephesians 5:20 – “Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ

Colossians 4:2 – “Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving

1 Thessalonians 5:17-18 – “Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

Hebrews 13:15-16 – “By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.

Colossians 3:17 – “And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

First, we must realize that “All Things” and “Every Thing” applies to that which has been manifested and that which has not.

Second, we must LIVE and OPERATE where that which we want manifested is FOREMOST in our mind. Specifically, notice “Always”, “Continue”, “Without Ceasing”, and “Continually”.

If we analyze The Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13), we can see that prayer means giving glory and honor to God, giving thanksgiving for His goodness, asking Him for what we want, asking Him for protection and guidance, forgiving those who’ve done us wrong, all with the SOLE interest of glory to God and expansion in His Kingdom.

Now, most people view prayer as something that is an EVENT. Certainly, we should set aside time for prayer – it’s in OUR best interest to do so. But, we must also recognize that prayer is more than just an event. Prayer should also be a STATE OF MIND.

When we continuously maintain a STATE OF MIND that is focused on God glorifying His name through us combined with GRATEFULNESS for that which we have asked God for, we can EXPECT to see that which we want MANIFESTED in our life.

So, ask for what you want in prayer and then start letting God know how grateful you are that he is giving you that which you desire.

One more thing… If you feel an internal twinge when you express your gratefulness (assuming you’ve asked for something that is good and Godly), then recognize it as doubt, unbelief, and fear in you. Reject and rid yourself of all doubt, unbelief and fear.

Remember, “It is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom” (Luke 12:32) and “For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure” (Philippians 2:13).

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How To Allow What We Want To Manifest In Our Life – Part 7

First, let’s take a look at how God operates.

In the Creation story found in Genesis Chapter 1 we see multiple instances of “And God said, …”

God’s use of words to “create” can be found over and over throughout the Bible. In fact, God tells us about His “formula” in Ezekiel 12:25 – “For I am the LORD: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass”.

What God says shall come to pass. But words are just thoughts made audible. What God thinks will also come to pass.

Numbers 33:56 – “Moreover it shall come to pass, that I shall do unto you, as I thought to do unto them.

What you and I must understand is that we are made in God’s image and He has created us to function, perform, and create in this same fashion.

Now, we certainly are not on the same level as God but that does not diminish the fact that we are to operate in the same fashion as God. For example, Jesus tells us:

Mark 4:22 – “For there is nothing hid, which shall not be manifested; neither was any thing kept secret, but that it should come abroad.

Plainly, what you are thinking about inside of yourself will be manifested – it will materialize in your external world.

Jesus tells us in Mark 11:23 – “Say unto this mountain…

The reason He tells us to “say” is because saying gives greater intensity to your thoughts. Saying helps you clarify your thoughts and make them more focused, resulting in a greater intensity of thought.

Now, I want to make a CRITICAL point lest anyone should “worship the creature more than the creator” (Romans 1:25)…

This formula of using thoughts and words to create what we want is actually God working through us. It is how God expresses Himself through people. This is made very clear in 2 Corinthians 3:5 – “Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God”.

Take a look at what’s behind our “thoughts” and “words” in this verse:

Ephesians 3:20-21 – “Now unto him [God] that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.

For further proof, look at Isaiah 57:19 where God tells us, “I create the fruit of the lips”. Similarly, Acts 17:28 tells us, “For in him [God] we live, and move, and have our being”. To study this out further, take a look at 1 Corinthians 8:6 and 2 Corinthians 1:20.

It is God’s desire that we think loving, beautiful, happy, healthy, wealthy thoughts (See Philippians 4:8) because that is what He wants to create in our lives – that is how He wants to express Himself through us.

But be warned, God also instructs us to “think no evil” (1 Corinthians 13:5) because if our lives are not buried and hid in Christ, then God will just as surely allow satan to create our evil thoughts in our lives. This is further confirmed when we study Ephesians Chapter 6.

To wrap this up…

Think about what God is like.

Think about how He does things.

Think about what He has.

Think about what He wants.

Study the Bible to really get a picture of God.

And then, fashion and pattern your thoughts, words, behaviors, and actions accordingly.

This is God’s will for your life as stated in 1 John 4:17 – “Because as he [God] is, so are we in this world”.

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How To Allow What We Want To Manifest In Our Life – Part 6

There are two things you need to beware of in manifesting that which you want in your life.

Let’s take a look at the first thing…

James 1:3-4 – Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

Patience.

Patience is absolutely required.

Give God time to bring that which you want to you.

Don’t doubt that it’s coming just because you can’t see it or touch it yet.

Don’t start thinking that it isn’t God’s will for you to have it just because it hasn’t materialized yet.

By maintaining patience, you’ll have everything you want manifested in your life.

Somewhere I heard the comical story that at Heaven’s gate there are piles of undelivered gifts and blessings that were for people who “called” God to ask for them but “hung up” on Him before He could find out who they were and how to get the gift or blessing to them.

Don’t let impatience prevent you from having that which you want.

And now the second thing…

If we ask for the wrong kinds of things, we won’t get them.

James 4:3 – Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

This verse makes it clear that it is not God’s will to give you anything that is about bringing attention, recognition, or glory to you instead of to God.

How do we know if something is ok to ask for?

2 Corinthians 9:11 – Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.

If what you want will enrich your life and the lives of other people, if it will bring glory and thanksgiving to God, then God wants you to have it.

Ask for it.

Believe for it.

Receive it.

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How To Allow What We Want To Manifest In Our Life – Part 5

If we read Romans 4:17-25, we can read about how Abraham (a man who had no son but desired greatly to have a son) was able to manifest a son in his life.

More importantly, we can see God’s formula for manifesting that which we want in our own lives.

Here’s the formula (with the portions of scripture from which the formula is derived):

  1. “calleth those things which be not as though they were.”

    Decide what you want. What is it that you really want. Think it through. Write it down and get very clear on exactly what you want. Then, ask God for it. Once you’ve asked God for it, start thinking, talking, acting, and behaving as if it were already true – that what you want is already manifested in your life.

  2. “And being not weak in faith, he considered not…”

    Do not be weak in faith. Give no consideration for external facts and circumstances that are contrary to what you want. Ignore how much of an impossibility what you want may seem to be. Think no more about what you don’t have or don’t want. Think only about what you do want.

  3. “He staggered not through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;”

    Do not stagger, waver, get discouraged, or grow impatient – all of which are forms of unbelief – while God is bringing that which you want to pass. While God is working to manifest that which you want, give Him thanks for it. Give Him the glory that is due His name.

  4. “And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.”

    Be fully persuaded that God is not only able to manifest what you want in your life, but that He WILL manifest it in your life.

Based on what you now know, you can more clearly see that “removing a mountain” as described in Mark 11:23-24 is just another example of God’s formula for manifesting that which you want in your life.

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. Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.”

It’s exactly the same formula.

Decide what you want and then start thinking, talking, acting, and behaving as if it were true.

The reality is that “spiritually” it is true the moment you decide to have what you want and ask God for it. From there, if you maintain your faith in God, He will make it “physically” true – He will manifest it in your life.

We can see yet another rendition of God’s manifestation formula that especially emphasizes the importance of not wavering or doubting in James 1:5…

“If any of you lack wisdom (replace wisdom with what it is that you want), let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.”

Go back up to steps #2 and #4 above and tie them to this verse – you must be persuaded that God will manifest that which you want in your life – not matter what external facts and circumstances indicate and no matter how impossible it may seem.

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How To Allow What We Want To Manifest In Our Life – Part 4

If you have been trying and trying to manifest that which you want in your life and it continues to elude you, this post may very well be the reason why you haven’t been able to receive it…

A key part to allowing what we want to manifest in our lives is to make sure that there are no obstructions. To make sure there are no negative feelings or emotions hidden or buried deep inside of us. To make sure “the path is clear” so that what we want can come to us.

Most Christians are familiar with these scriptures in Mark Chapter 11 – “And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. 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. Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

Many people have read this, believed it, and tried to apply it…

And, they did not receive what they wanted.

Why?

Because there is one more piece to the equation that is revealed in the very next verse:

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. But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.

This makes it perfectly clear that if we are to receive what we want, we have to forgive, forget, release, and let go of all negative emotions or feelings that we have against someone who we feel has done us wrong, has said hurtful things, or in some way, offended us.

1 John 2:11 tells us – “But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.

Feelings of hatred on your part will cause you to “wander around in the darkness” unable to see your way to receiving that which you want.

Hatred will blind your eyes to the opportunities and “open doors” that will lead to you receiving that which you want.

1 John 4:18 – “There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

Fear is a “repellant”. It repels that which you want away from you. Fear creates all kinds of negative emotions that erect “barriers” between you and what you want.

On the other hand, love is an attractor. Love for God and love for people starts attracting that which you want towards you.

When you love other people, you want to help them get that which they want. You want to lift people up and build them up. You want to give yourself to help them – and that giving empties you out so that you can start receiving that which you want.

Ecclesastes 11:10 – “Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh.

“Feeling sorry for yourself” is yet another repellant to that which you want.

I’m not talking about Godly sorrow and repentance for wrong-doing.

I’m talking about the “nobody loves me”, “nobody cares for me”, “I’m all alone in this world” kind of negative thinking that puts you into a negative state of mind and that prevents you from receiving what you want.

Likewise, sin, evil works, and wrong-doing will stand between you and what you want. Why? Because your God-given conscience knows you are doing wrong which sets up a series of negative vibrations and emotions within yourself – no matter how hidden or deeply buried they may be – that shuts down your ability to receive that which you want.

Galatians 5:26 – “Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

When we try to bring glory to ourselves instead of to God, we create a contradictory set of vibrations within ourselves that will take us out of the flow that we need to be in to receive what we want.

When we are competing or in conflict or in any kind of “non-unity” with other people, we once again set up negative forces that hinder us from receiving that which we want.

When we envy and covet, we have strong emotional feelings about having what is in someone else’s possession – and these are once again, negative-based feelings that prevent us from receiving that which we want.

Not forgiving those who have done us wrong, hatred towards anyone, fear of any kind, feeling sorry for ourselves, sin or wrong-doing of any kind, contention, envy, judgment or any number of other negative feelings and emotions will distract and prevent us from receiving that which we want.

But, when we get rid of all these negative emotions and feelings, and we move into a positive state of mind, we open the doors, we clear the pathways to receiving that which we want.

How do we move into a positive state of mind?

We focus on love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, and temperance just like we are instructed in Galatians 5.

And when we consistently operate with these feelings and emotions, we’ll soon find that which we want manifested in our lives.

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How To Allow What We Want To Manifest In Our Life – Part 3

Ecclesiastes 11:5 – As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.

  • It’s God who makes all things, who gives us all things, rich and good things to enjoy
  • We don’t have to know how He’s going to do it
  • We don’t have to know who He’s going to do it through
  • We don’t have to know the channel or the means by which He’s going to do it
  • We just have to create the picture in our mind and hold to it with our belief – and let God make it.

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How To Allow What We Want To Manifest In Our Life – Part 2

Ecclesiastes 11:6 – In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.

  • Start trying things.
  • If you try two things, you don’t know if only one of them will work…
  • Or, if both of them will work
  • Notice the expectation that something is going to work
  • Notice the likelihood that things are going to work out for good more often than not
  • But it will never happen unless you step out of the “normal” and the “usual” and give something new a try.

Positive expectancy is a key part of allowing that which we want to manifest in our lives.

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How To Allow What We Want To Manifest In Our Life – Part 1

Ecclesiastes 11:4 – “He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.”

  • A person can always find reasons within themselves to not step out and try something new.
  • There will always be people who will tell you that you can’t do it or that you shouldn’t do it.
  • When you base your actions and your beliefs on external appearances and circumstances, you will always get more of what you already have. As implied, this means that you WILL NOT get that which you do want.
  • To start manifesting new, different, and better results in your life, you must start looking at something besides external circumstances.
  • That’s where your mind comes into play. You use your mind to imagine, create, and visualize the external circumstances that you really want.
  • Once you’ve used your creative imagination to build a clear mental vision of what you really want, your free-will and your faith then come into play.
  • You use the free-will that God has given you to choose to have faith in God that the “seeds” you have “planted” in your mind will start sprouting and growing into your external and physical world
  • Seed planted in your mind (positive or negative) will sprout and grow into your external world just as surely as planting a seed in the earth will sprout and grow.
  • Notice that there are dual obstacles… the obstacle of “planting” the seed and the obstacle of “harvesting” the fruit. You can fail to have what you want at either obstacle point. Many people never actually decide what they really want and then actively pursue it. But for those few who do, there is a second failure point… A person can go through all the effort of imagining, mentally creating, and visualizing what they want – sowing the seeds. But, if that same person doesn’t hold to what they’ve “planted” with their free-will and faith – regardless of what external circumstances look like – they’ll not reap the harvest.
  • Sowing and reaping in the physical sense is dirty, dusty, laborious, and time-intensive work. There’s nothing glamorous about it. In the same sense, sowing and reaping that which we want in our physical lives IS hard MENTAL and SPIRITUAL work. But, when the harvest comes rolling in, it will have been well worth all the effort.
  • The farmer knows that the effort and cost it takes to have a good harvest is far less than the cost of having a long, cold winter WITHOUT a harvest to sustain and support. Likewise, the effort and cost to have what we really want in our lives is far less than the cost of passing through life reacting negatively to all the circumstances we find confronting us in our physical world.

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My “Chicken” Story…

As a boy I was raised on a farm.

My Dad always had at least 30 – 40 chickens running around

After meals, my Mother would have me take the food scraps out to the chickens.

As soon as the chickens would see and hear me dumping the scraps out, they would come running helter skelter from all over the barnyard.

The first 3-4 chickens to reach the scrap pile would grab a morsel and go running off in the opposite direction.

And then with absolute certainty and predictability, a very odd thing would happen…

All of the remaining chickens would QUIT running towards the big pile of scraps I had just dumped.

They would TURN AWAY and start chasing after those first 3-4 chickens who had grabbed their own morsel…

And the fight was on…

Chickens fighting with each other over morsels…

And all the while, they were completely ignoring the SOURCE of abundant food that I had just dumped out for them.

Have you ever seen people act like that?

Have you ever acted like that?

Like I’ve said before, GOD is the SOURCE for all the ABUNDANCE you could want.

Quit worrying about whatever morsel other chickens have…

Quit chasing other chickens trying to compete for their small morsel…

Instead, start looking to God as your SOURCE of ABUNDANCE.

I think you’ll like what you get from God a lot better than what you’ve got from man up to this point.

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