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He Calls Us Friends!

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  He Calls Us Friends “No longer do I call you slaves, for the slave does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I have heard from My Father I have made known to you.” — John 15:15 It is such a beautiful reality that Jesus looks at us as His friends. Think about it for a second. The Son of God Himself considers you and me His friends. It’s hard to wrap our minds around this. But God’s Word says that His heart is full of love for us, and He calls us His friends. You are the friend of Jesus, and He wants you to share your heart with Him. He considers you a partner in life, someone with whom He will have communion and fellowship. This may be hard for you to believe, but Jesus actually enjoys your company, and He wants to share with you a deeper revelation of who He is and what is on His heart. Let’s take Yeshua at His word and believe that He sees us as His friends. Believe Him when He says He does not see you as a servant but instead cal...
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Push the RESET Button on Your Prayer Life!

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  Push the RESET Button on Your Prayer Life Memorize and Meditate “ It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord. ” (Lamentations 3:26) It is so difficult to follow this seemingly simple instruction, isn’t it? We get caught in circumstances beyond our control and experience pain, frustration, anger, suffering, and mental and emotional strain. These conditions can gain control of us. Soak your Heart Scripture counsels us not to be controlled by these “fleshly” factors: “ Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun. Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes. Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil. ” (Psalm 37:5–8) Waiting for the salvation of the Lord is particularly painful when the impatient side of our sinful nature wants a so...
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Step Out of the Boat!

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  Step Out of the Boat “Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father is in Me; otherwise believe because of the works themselves. Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I go to the Father.” — John 14:11–12 The same anointing, the same Holy Spirit that was on Jesus and in Jesus, is on and in His people today. We will do the same works that Jesus did and in a greater way because the church is not made up of one person but of everyone who is born again and has received the Spirit of God. What this means is if you have the courage as a believer in Yeshua to lay hands on people and pray for them, to take authority over demonic spirits, you are going to see results. I cannot explain why sometimes people get healed and sometimes they don’t, but what I can tell you is this: if you will consistently lay your hands on those who are sick—your friends, loved ones, family, coworkers, etc.—and...
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The Mountain of Self: Our Persistent Enemy!

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  The Mountain of Self: Our Persistent Enemy Memorize and Meditate Then Jesus said to the disciples, “Have faith in God. I tell you the truth, you can say to this mountain, ‘May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and it will happen. But you must really believe it will happen and have no doubt in your heart. I tell you, you can pray for anything, and if you believe that you’ve received it, it will be yours. ’ (Mark 11:22–24) Other than Satan, the  Mountain of Self  is our greatest enemy. Only the Lord can deal effectively with the big “I” that needs to be broken, so Christ can live in and through us. Soak your Heart Only the work of the Spirit through God’s Word will bring the transformation we need. Only the Spirit can cast the  Mountain of Self  into the sea. Sow to the Spirit Pray:  Father, the  Mountain of Self  is too big for me to deal with alone. Only you have the power to conquer it. Only you can empower me to deny myself so you can...
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ABBA Father!

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  Abba Father “Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.”” — John 14:6 Many times we don’t consider the fact that Jesus is bringing us into relationship with the Father. Jesus said, “No one comes to the Father but through Me.” You see, Jesus is the way, but Father God is the destination. First John 3:1 says this: “Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God!” (NKJV). And we read in Romans 8:14–16: “For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, ‘Abba! Father!’ The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God.” Abba  is the Hebrew word for  daddy  or  father . I believe this is how God wants us to relate to Him, as our loving Father. Yes, God is our Creator and...
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A TRUST Acronym !

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  A TRUST Acronym Memorize and Meditate “ It is the same with my word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it. ” (Isaiah 55:11) T = THANK  God that he will accomplish his purposes in us. R = RECEIVE  the revelation that leads to renewal. U = UNDERSTAND.  Understanding leads to conviction and results in our taking action. S = SPIRIT.  Through the power of the cross and the Holy Spirit, we are crucified to the flesh and to the lures of the world. T = TRANSFORM  by degrees as we forget the past, reach forward, and press toward the call of God in Christ Jesus. Never let go of the trust handle for everyday living. Those who practice trusting in the Lord will be blessed!
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Choose to Overcome!

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  Choose to Overcome “No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.” — 1 Corinthians 10:13 Life is a test. What do I mean by that? God has given us a free will, and every experience we have in life is an opportunity to choose how we are going to respond. The Lord wants us to cling to Him continually, to look to Him for wisdom and strength to handle every temptation and trial, so that we overcome. In 1 Corinthians 10:13 the Lord is telling us that trials and temptations are common to man and that we don’t have to face them without Him. Nothing you will face in life is so unique that no one has ever dealt with it before. All trials have varieties of color, but at the end of the day they are similar at the root. The difference is in how we choose to handle them. God wants you to choose to...
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