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"Oh, if only I had more faith." Ever say or think that? Jesus didn't think we needed more faith. In Matthew 17:20b He said if you had faith as small as a mustard seed you could move a mountain. Romans 12:3b says we've all been given the measure of faith, so we have more than enough faith to move the biggest mountain of sickness, disease, poverty, fear, lack, bondage to sin, and yes even a literal mountain or whatever mountain is standing in our way of fulfilling God's glorious plan for our lives.

Then what is the problem? What is keeping our faith from being released to do its job of activating God's promises in our lives so we can live the prosperous and overcoming life promised us in God's word? Jesus gives us the answer in Matthew 17:20a when He tells his disciples why they could not cast the demon out of the "lunatick" boy. Jesus said, "Because of your unbelief." Unbelief is the culprit, not the lack of faith. Get rid of the unbelief and our problem is solved.

So it is time for you to activate those "exceeding great and precious promises" and begin living the abundant life Jesus spoke of in John 10:10. Here is what you do to release your faith in God's promises:

1. Find two or three promises that cover your situation, whether it is for healing, peace, joy, a financial breakthrough, weight loss, deliverance from some sin, wisdom, confidence or for whatever situation you want to see made right.

2. Personalize those scriptures. Examples: "By his stripes I was healed." " Sin no longer dominates me." "Whatever I do prospers."

3. Spend fifteen or more minutes a day speaking those promises because "faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God" (Romans 10:17).

4. This may sound stupid or even blasphemous. You thank God for the problem. Why would you thank God for sickness or some devastating thing in your life? Because God tells you in Romans 8:28 "All things work together for good to them that love God." And in Ephesians 5:20 we are told to give thanks for all things and that includes both good and bad things.

5. Finally, understand that God is sovereign and nothing happens in your life unless He has given the okay. When you thank God for both the good and bad things, you allow Him to go to work on those good and bad areas in your life to perfect them. David said in Psalm 138:8 God would perfect those things concerning him.

Let me give you a testimony to show you the power of thanking and praising God for something bad in your life. A woman was married to an abusive alcoholic husband. One day the mother discovered the power of thanking and praising God for both good and bad things. She made a covenant with her daughter to thank God for her alcoholic husband. That night he came home sober and never got drunk again.

Follow these five steps and see how powerful and faithful our God is to turn "mourning into dancing" (Psalm 30:11a).



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Releasing God's Power Through Thanksgiving



I had been trusting in many of God's promises for healing, renewed youth, wisdom, success in life, financial prosperity, victory over sin, peace, a Christian spouse, confidence, great faith in God's word, correct eating habits, power to heal the sick, power to successfully witness to the lost as well as a myriad of other things, but the manifestation of the promises of God coming to pass in my life seemed very slow, very slow indeed.

One day I asked God what would be the most holy, righteous and quickest way to see God's promises come to pass in my life. In other words, what was the quickest way to get rid of the doubt and unbelief in my heart so God's promises would manifest and become a reality in my life. I believe He gave me the answer.

The Lord had me read Merlin Carother's book Prison to Praise. In this anointed book I learned from Romans 8:28 and Ephesians 5:20 that through thanking and praising God for both good and bad things in our lives we release the power and ability of God to change and perfect those things (Psalm 138:8) in our lives for the better, including getting rid of doubt and unbelief.

It might sound stupid, even blasphemous for you to thank God for the bad things (sickness, fear, poverty, bondage to sin etc.) that happen in your life, but God is sovereign and nothing happens in your life unless He gives the okay. So why does He allow bad things in your life? He loves you and has a purpose for your life and He allows good and seemingly bad things in your life to help fulfill His will for your glorious destiny. He tells you in 3 John 2 He wants you to "prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth."

Again, I emphasize that when you thank and praise God for both good and bad things then His power is released to perfect those things in your life. Here is a testimony I will share with you to help you understand how this works:

A very distraught soldier came to Merlin Carothers when Merlin was still a chaplain in the Army. Crying, the soldier said his wife wanted to divorce him. Chaplain Carothers had the soldier kneel with him in prayer and thank God his wife wanted to divorce him. Shortly afterwards, the soldier got a phone call from his wife and she apologized and said she was not going to divorce him. Praise the Lord for His faithfulness to transform the worst situations into something beautiful.

Here is a testimony of my own. One day after learning about the power of thanking and praising God for both the good and bad things in my life, my computer would not connect with the internet and my printer would not work. Instead of grumbling and complaining (God hates grumbling and complaining), I lifted my hands and thanked God that my computer would not connect to the internet and that my printer would not work. What happened? My computer connected to the internet and my printer started spitting out copies it would not print before. God specializes in miracles.

So start thanking and praising the Lord for both the good and bad things in your life. God is faithful and He will begin immediately to release His power and ability in your life to perfect those areas in your life that need perfecting. God bless you as you refuse to grumble and complain, but give praise and thanksgiving to a loving and faithful God.

Send me, Philip, your testimonies to abc123pcj@yahoo.com. Thank you.


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