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May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who
loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope,
17 encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.
2 Thes. 2:16-17

Friday, October 3, 2014

The Gift of Overcoming Part 2

Today I'm talking about God's intervention in your life. God ruling and reigning in your life bringing transformation, bringing power, bringing authority, and bringing deliverance into your life.


Did you know you were born to rule? You weren't born to be defeated, you were born in God's image and likeness to reign in life through Jesus Christ.


Romans 5:17


God wants the church to take authority on earth. God wants us to rule in such a way that we bring glory and honor to His name.


We take the kingdom of God with us. We are kingdom people. We are made to do God's work. God wants you to be in His image and likeness, and take dominion, and rule and reign with Him. To do that we have to display Him in front of people by being all that God wants you to be in your walk with Him. You are a child of God. Every where you go you represent Jesus. If you have that mindset God will bring people around you just to minister to. In order to do that you've got to know who you are and have your mind renewed.


Romans 12:1


How do you renew your mind? By getting into the word. Your thought process begins to line up with God's word and you realize the word of God is your dwelling place. Abide in the word and let the word abide in you. You will begin to speak words of life and victory.


2 Corinthians 10:3


I may be flesh and blood but I don't rely on my physical strength or my natural ability. There are people that think the only way to get victory is to fight and argue, rather than seeking God for peace and healing. They react to the things that are going on in there life. They react to the test, to problems, to fears. They get upset, they pout, they get angry. They do what they do in the natural, but the bible says as believers we are not to behave that way. We aren't suppose to react in the natural. We are to overcome evil with good. We are to believe greater is He that is in me then he that is in the world. Yes, the devil is going to try and discourage you, but don't give him any credit.


When Job was going through his trials he began to worship God. He said the Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away, blessed be the name of the Lord. You will never defeat the devil in your life unless you allow that mind that was also in Christ Jesus to dwell in you. You've got to be renewed in your mind. You've got to be renewed in your thinking.


When the devil comes to distract you, begin to praise and worship God. That's how you will get the victory. You get victory by bringing in the presence of God in your circumstances. You get victory by bringing the kingdom into your praise and worship. No matter how much you are hurting or what is going on in your life, you've got to worship God.