So I have been listening to the Kenneth Copeland Broadcasts the past week and of course today. George Pearson and Gloria Copeland have been speaking about debt free living. I have been enjoying it so much! I received the 10 message CD set this weekend on debt free living that Kenneth and George put together. I have only listened to one message but it was excellent!
Kenneth Copeland said something that really struck me. "Borrowing is a replacement Covenant. It is going to someone else when you should have gone to God!" WOW! That is a powerful statement! On Fridays broadcast they were talking about making a quality decision. When we make a quality decision it is from the heart. It is something that we don't go back on. This can be applied to many decisions we make in our lives. Our decision to follow God is not just a decision we take lightly, it is a quality decision! I have made a quality decision to stay out of debt for the rest of my life. No more credit cards, no more car payments, and there will never be a mortgage payment. I made the decision on Friday, May 24, 2013. It has already been a little hard. The enemy doesn't want me to be out of debt. The enemy has already said things like "credit cards aren't bad" and "how will you ever have a house." I have news for him, I am living debt free and in abundance and there is nothing he can do about it!! God is my Source, not this world. Nothing is Impossible through God!
I know the world will think I am crazy but I believe God can do anything! His Word says in Philippians 4:19 that "My God will liberally supply (fill to the full) my every need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus(The anointed and His anointing)." It also says in John 10:10 that "I came that you may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows)." His Words are truth! They never change! If He says He will supply all my needs then He will! Praise Jesus! Why should I doubt this? I must strengthen my faith in Him. He is my everything. The most wonderful thing about being debt free is I will be free from this worlds financial system! I will be able to freely give anything He wants me to because I won't owe one penny. True Freedom!
I would encourage you to go to www.kcm.org and listen to the broadcasts from the last week and listen to this weeks as well. Also under the video if you put your name and e-mail you can download the notes. One of them is 21 ways God supplies with over 190 verses about tithing, seed time and harvest, among many others. There are also notes on the broadcasts for the whole two weeks. It is something like 28 pages worth of notes. These notes will help you go deeper into this subject about money and will Bless you! The one verse that changed the way I thought about money is Romans 13:8, "Keep out of debt and owe no man anything, except to love one another."
I am thankful and truly Blessed that He loves me enough to show me His Word. I can live Blessed right here on earth! Praise be to Jesus!!
Dallas
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Monday, May 20, 2013
A Crossroads
My Life feels like it is at a crossroads right now. I am ready to move forward and get where God wants me to be. It's like I just want to go somewhere. It is a weird feeling that I can't really describe. I am ready to step out in faith and really trust Him. I am not sure what that looks like yet but I will continue to seek Him to find out what that means.
I have been listening to teaching tapes from Kenneth Copeland, Jerry Savelle, and Jesse Duplantis on faith, words, and The Blessing. I have learned that all three of these go hand in hand. It is amazing what God has been showing me. I have noticed words being said that are not speaking life. This even happens at my church. The thing is that so many Christians don't understand the power of their words. God mentions it so many times in the word. I have been going through and finding these verses which I will have a blog post on later. I am thankful God has been showing me things about words. I am able to catch myself before I say something or if I slip up and say something I shouldn't I can ask for forgiveness quickly. This new truth will be a part of my life from now on and will help shape my life.
I have been taking a finance class at church the past four weeks and I have learned a lot. There is one thing that keep being said that perturbs me though. "It is ok to be in debt" and "God never said we couldn't have debt , He said there would be consequences though." In Romans 13:8 it clearly states that we should not have debt. "Keep out of debt and owe no man anything." Now I don't know about you but this clearly states we should not have debt. Deuteronomy 28:12-13 say the same thing. "And you shall lend to many nations, but you SHALL NOT borrow. And the Lord shall make you the head, and not the tail; and you shall be above only and not be beneath." After listening to this truth the past few weeks I am more than grateful that the Lord allowed me to hear the Truth before I heard this. I would encourage you to go read Deuteronomy 28:1-14. It is the promise of The Blessing. You can't just read it and go about your life. You must speak the what the Words says. It is yours to have. The Lord became the curse and died on the cross so that we may have the Blessing. John 10:10 says "He came that we may have life and that we may have it more abundantly." These words are words of Life. It is the ultimate plan and will of God for our lives.
So back to the crossroads that I feel that I am in. I feel that it is time to move on from the job I am in but I don't know where I would go or what I would be doing. I want to tell everyone the Truth I have learned. In my mind it seems like something I can't do. Little quiet me. You know what is spectacular about that though. God can use me to do anything! Praise Jesus! I can preach if He wants me to because all things are possible in Christ (The Anointed One and His Anointing) WHICH strengthens me! It says in Deuteronomy that He will bless me in all that I undertake. Now that is a Promise!!
One other thing that has been on my mind is should I continue with school or not. Part of me feels like more knowledge might distract from the Word. Can I not learn what I need to by studying the Word daily? Part of me thinks it would be good to learn more. Right now the only way I could see continuing is if I could do more than two classes at a time. I am going to continue to pray and seek His will in this area. I am ready and willing to go and do whatever He wants.
I really enjoy having your feedback on this subject of words and debt. I would love to hear your stories about what God is doing in your life. It encourages me to hear what God is doing in other peoples lives. Thanks for reading,
Dallas
I have been listening to teaching tapes from Kenneth Copeland, Jerry Savelle, and Jesse Duplantis on faith, words, and The Blessing. I have learned that all three of these go hand in hand. It is amazing what God has been showing me. I have noticed words being said that are not speaking life. This even happens at my church. The thing is that so many Christians don't understand the power of their words. God mentions it so many times in the word. I have been going through and finding these verses which I will have a blog post on later. I am thankful God has been showing me things about words. I am able to catch myself before I say something or if I slip up and say something I shouldn't I can ask for forgiveness quickly. This new truth will be a part of my life from now on and will help shape my life.
I have been taking a finance class at church the past four weeks and I have learned a lot. There is one thing that keep being said that perturbs me though. "It is ok to be in debt" and "God never said we couldn't have debt , He said there would be consequences though." In Romans 13:8 it clearly states that we should not have debt. "Keep out of debt and owe no man anything." Now I don't know about you but this clearly states we should not have debt. Deuteronomy 28:12-13 say the same thing. "And you shall lend to many nations, but you SHALL NOT borrow. And the Lord shall make you the head, and not the tail; and you shall be above only and not be beneath." After listening to this truth the past few weeks I am more than grateful that the Lord allowed me to hear the Truth before I heard this. I would encourage you to go read Deuteronomy 28:1-14. It is the promise of The Blessing. You can't just read it and go about your life. You must speak the what the Words says. It is yours to have. The Lord became the curse and died on the cross so that we may have the Blessing. John 10:10 says "He came that we may have life and that we may have it more abundantly." These words are words of Life. It is the ultimate plan and will of God for our lives.
So back to the crossroads that I feel that I am in. I feel that it is time to move on from the job I am in but I don't know where I would go or what I would be doing. I want to tell everyone the Truth I have learned. In my mind it seems like something I can't do. Little quiet me. You know what is spectacular about that though. God can use me to do anything! Praise Jesus! I can preach if He wants me to because all things are possible in Christ (The Anointed One and His Anointing) WHICH strengthens me! It says in Deuteronomy that He will bless me in all that I undertake. Now that is a Promise!!
One other thing that has been on my mind is should I continue with school or not. Part of me feels like more knowledge might distract from the Word. Can I not learn what I need to by studying the Word daily? Part of me thinks it would be good to learn more. Right now the only way I could see continuing is if I could do more than two classes at a time. I am going to continue to pray and seek His will in this area. I am ready and willing to go and do whatever He wants.
I really enjoy having your feedback on this subject of words and debt. I would love to hear your stories about what God is doing in your life. It encourages me to hear what God is doing in other peoples lives. Thanks for reading,
Dallas
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Words and The Blessing of God
God has been teaching me so, so very much over the last two weeks. I'm telling you it has excited my spirit!! Kenneth Copeland and Jerry Savelle were on the past two weeks talking about how each day God blesses us. You know I never thought about God blessing me every day but when I actually stop and look at it I can see even the little things that we tend to take for granted. He feeds me every day, He has given me a wonderful warm home, He has given me a job, and He has given me a nice car. I am so thankful that He daily loads me with blessings. This verse stuck out to me and boy it gets me excited. Psalm 68:19 says " Blessed be the Lord, who daily loads us with benefits, the God of our salvation. Selah." I also learned that "Selah" means stop and think on this. So before we move on to the next verse we should stop and meditate on what this verse means. This got me excited. To know my Awesome God loves me so much that He would want to bless me even when I don't deserve it. He is so amazing! He is so worthy of all of my praise!
So as I began to study this more and listen to more of their teachings I have learned that to receive this blessing you must not only believe He will bless you but we must be speaking words of Life. Now God has been showing me this over the last month or longer and He continues to show me this. I am taking it all in and know that that this is part of Him growing me. I can't stress this enough, Words are so, so, so very important! When we says things like I could just die or I am so sick. We are giving the enemy a chance to take over in our life. Our words matter!
Take this story from Kenneth Copeland for example. He was asked by a lady why her husband died in a terrible car accident and her and her children weren't. Now this family was hit by a drunk driver and the car was hit so hard the car was in half. She said as she was laying out there on the ground she began to speak words of life over her kids and herself. Thanking God for her health, thanking Him for her children's health, Thanking Him for keeping them alive. She said her husband wasn't hurt at all. He was walking around checking on everyone. She told Kenneth Copeland that she knew why he died after she got through listening to his message on words. Her husband came and stood over her and said I'm going to die. Three days later he was dead. This really spoke to me. Every word that comes out of our mouths either speak life or death.
We have the power of God in us. He is the Anointed One and we have that power in us. He has given us the authority over the earth by His words spoken through us. When we speak His word into our circumstances they have to obey. God is the almighty! I'm telling you this got me fired up! I don't want to go another day speaking anything but life!
I don't want people to go through life thinking that they can't have the blessing of the Lord. Shouldn't we as Christians be prosperous? We are supposed to be giving to others and helping them in their time of need. How can we do this without the blessings from God?
So I am going to wrap this up. I believe God has given me a ear for words of life and death. I hear other people talk around me and I think, you have no idea what you are saying. He has opened my ears to hear so that I may learn to walk in The Blessing. I am so blessed and so thankful that He has shown me this! It so overwhelming when I think about just how much He loves me! Oh, He loves me so much! I want nothing more then for every human being to experience this love from their Heavenly Father.
If you would like to dive deeper into this subject I would encourage you to go here to www.kcm.org and click on the past broadcasts. Listen to Every day a Blessing day and expect daily benefits from God. They will Bless you. I also have listen to Faith How it Works and Watch Your Words, Guard Your Heart, Get Results. All of these were awesome teachings. Jerry Savelle also has the Every Day a Blessing Day cd set that you can get off the website above.
Be Blessed,
Dallas
So as I began to study this more and listen to more of their teachings I have learned that to receive this blessing you must not only believe He will bless you but we must be speaking words of Life. Now God has been showing me this over the last month or longer and He continues to show me this. I am taking it all in and know that that this is part of Him growing me. I can't stress this enough, Words are so, so, so very important! When we says things like I could just die or I am so sick. We are giving the enemy a chance to take over in our life. Our words matter!
Take this story from Kenneth Copeland for example. He was asked by a lady why her husband died in a terrible car accident and her and her children weren't. Now this family was hit by a drunk driver and the car was hit so hard the car was in half. She said as she was laying out there on the ground she began to speak words of life over her kids and herself. Thanking God for her health, thanking Him for her children's health, Thanking Him for keeping them alive. She said her husband wasn't hurt at all. He was walking around checking on everyone. She told Kenneth Copeland that she knew why he died after she got through listening to his message on words. Her husband came and stood over her and said I'm going to die. Three days later he was dead. This really spoke to me. Every word that comes out of our mouths either speak life or death.
We have the power of God in us. He is the Anointed One and we have that power in us. He has given us the authority over the earth by His words spoken through us. When we speak His word into our circumstances they have to obey. God is the almighty! I'm telling you this got me fired up! I don't want to go another day speaking anything but life!
I don't want people to go through life thinking that they can't have the blessing of the Lord. Shouldn't we as Christians be prosperous? We are supposed to be giving to others and helping them in their time of need. How can we do this without the blessings from God?
So I am going to wrap this up. I believe God has given me a ear for words of life and death. I hear other people talk around me and I think, you have no idea what you are saying. He has opened my ears to hear so that I may learn to walk in The Blessing. I am so blessed and so thankful that He has shown me this! It so overwhelming when I think about just how much He loves me! Oh, He loves me so much! I want nothing more then for every human being to experience this love from their Heavenly Father.
If you would like to dive deeper into this subject I would encourage you to go here to www.kcm.org and click on the past broadcasts. Listen to Every day a Blessing day and expect daily benefits from God. They will Bless you. I also have listen to Faith How it Works and Watch Your Words, Guard Your Heart, Get Results. All of these were awesome teachings. Jerry Savelle also has the Every Day a Blessing Day cd set that you can get off the website above.
Be Blessed,
Dallas
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