Topic: God may use other extraordinary measures to guide you on His path. The Lord may use other extraordinary circumstances to point you along the path He wants you to take. He used a donkey to let Balaam know what He wanted him to do (see Numbers 22:28–30). He used a bush that didn’t burn up to communicate His will …
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Topic :Stop complaining As long as we complain about the things we need to do, we are likely to find excuses not to do them. Complaining about a task actually drains our energy to do it. If you want to exercise, don’t complain all the time about how hard it is. Just do it. The Israelites complained about many things, …
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Topic :FEED YOUR SPIRIT WITH SPIRITUAL FOOD Jesus said, “It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life” (John 6:63). A physical man must have physical food. A spirit man must have spiritual food. Jesus said His words are life: “Man shall not live by …
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Topic: God also uses disappointment to direct your life. God also uses disappointment to direct your life. When the nation of Israel refused God’s instruction to take possession of the Promised Land, God judged them for their unbelief. They quickly changed their mind and said they desired to enter the land, but the Lord said no—it was too late (see …
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Topic: Don’t have unrealistic expectations Before you make any commitment—even a small one—ask yourself if you truly believe you can and will follow through. Some people set unrealistic goals and they always fail. A little bit of forethought could have saved them lots of trouble. Be realistic about how long it takes to do things, and allow yourself enough time …
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Topic : ENTER INTO THE REALM OF THE SUPERNATURAL When you receive the baptismof the Holy Spirit, there is a release in your spirit, and that spirit man begins to be active. The first thing that spirit man begins to do is talk. On the day of Pentecost, the believers began to speak in other languages, which was the release …
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Topic: God may reveal His will through unanswered prayer. God answered Joshua’s prayer by literally causing the sun and moon to stand still. The miracle definitely got the Israelites’ attention, for the author of Joshua noted, “There has been no day like that, before it or after it, that the LORD heeded the voice of a man” (10:14). Yet sometimes, …
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Topic : Face the truth The first step in dealing with any bad habit is to admit that you have a problem. Don’t put off confronting it, hoping it will go away on its own. Everyone else knows that you are just making excuses, and it is time that you knew it too. State your problem out loud. Say it …
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Topic: SPIRITUALLY ALIVE BUT STILL BOUND Let me illustrate this spiritual principle through the story of Lazarus (John 11). Lazarus was dead, yet Jesus told the people that if they would believe, they would see the glory of God. Jesus wept as He came to the grave, and then He cried out, “Lazarus, come forth!” Lazarus came forth and received …
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Topic: God will get your attention through an unusual blessing. God may also use an unusual blessing to gain your attention. Acheck may arrive in the mail for just the amount you need to fund a mission trip you are considering. Or maybe an opportunity suddenly opens up for a ministry you are contemplating. God will often open doors that …
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