Post by MIRIAM JACOB on Dec 3, 2006 9:53:51 GMT -5
Abundance and Prosperity Come
to Those Who Expect It
by Daniel N. Brown
Have you ever heard it said that you don't
get what you want, you get what you expect?
Expectation is the key to receiving. Whether
you're expecting good, or bad, you are sure
to receive it.
When we pray we are always asking God for
good things. No one asks Him for negative
circumstances, but yet, that's what many
people get. The reason is because even though
they are asking God for good things they are,
at the same time, believing something
altogether different. In fact, maybe just the
opposite of what they are actually praying
for.
It does no good to pray without expecting God
to answer. The Bible says, "Without faith, it
is impossible to please God, for he who comes
to God must believe that He is God, and that
He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek
Him" (Hebrews 11:6).
Jesus said in Mark 11:24, "Whatsoever things
you desire when you pray, believe you receive
them and you shall have them."
What is it that you desire? Remember, God is
an abundant God. He wants you to experience
abundance and prosperity in your health, your
relationships, and your finances. Every area
of your life! He wants you to be happy and
enjoy your life to it's full. He wants to
give you His best.
Before you can experience God's best you must
first believe Him for His best. Why can't
some people believe? Many things can keep one
from believing, but the biggest factor that
keeps one from believing is fear.
Fear is a common problem from which none of
us is immune. It is an acquired disease
because we weren't born with it. It is very
contagious and is passed around from one
person to another. Fear will impair your
normal functioning and keep you from making
positive and long lasting changes in your
life. It will also cause you to make weak and
irrational decisions that will make you sell
out your future for the sake of today. Fear
will completely steal your peace, your joy,
and your very life.
Fear is obviously a tool the devil uses to
attack your thoughts, which causes you to
choose the words you speak. The words you
speak are what create your experience because
they are the proof of your true beliefs.
Jesus said, "Out of the abundance of the
heart the mouth speaks" (Matthew 12:34).
Proverbs 4:23 says, "Guard your heart with
all diligence because out of it flow the
issues of life." If you allow the enemy to
control your thoughts and emotions, he can
indirectly control your words. Your words are
what shape your life more than any other
thing. If he can control your words, he then
can control your life. Don't be controlled by
the adversary for he is the father of lies
(John 8:44).
Put your faith in what God says...
~ "Give attention to my Words, for they are
life to those who find them and health to all
their flesh" (Proverbs 4:20-22).
~ "My people are destroyed by lack of
knowledge, but you should know the truth and
the truth shall make you free" (Hosea 4:6,
John 8:32).
~ "I am the Lord Who teaches you to increase
and leads you by the way you should go"
(Isaiah 48:17).
God wants the best for you! He said, "Ask,
that your joy may be full" (John 16:24). But,
before you ask, make sure you are going to
expect to receive from Him.
I see a lot of good people pray to God,
asking something from Him, but not doing
anything on their part to bring it to pass.
God will do His part, for sure, but we are
required to do our part as well. What is our
part? Believe, expect, confess, and anything
else that could physically be done on our
part for "Faith without works is dead" (James
2:20).
(C) DANIEL N. BROWN
Daniel N. Brown is an entrepreneur and teacher
of biblical success principles. Get his F'REE
report, "Christian Prosperity Secrets" when you
sign up for his F'REE weekly newsletter...
www.SecretPlaceOnline.com
to Those Who Expect It
by Daniel N. Brown
Have you ever heard it said that you don't
get what you want, you get what you expect?
Expectation is the key to receiving. Whether
you're expecting good, or bad, you are sure
to receive it.
When we pray we are always asking God for
good things. No one asks Him for negative
circumstances, but yet, that's what many
people get. The reason is because even though
they are asking God for good things they are,
at the same time, believing something
altogether different. In fact, maybe just the
opposite of what they are actually praying
for.
It does no good to pray without expecting God
to answer. The Bible says, "Without faith, it
is impossible to please God, for he who comes
to God must believe that He is God, and that
He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek
Him" (Hebrews 11:6).
Jesus said in Mark 11:24, "Whatsoever things
you desire when you pray, believe you receive
them and you shall have them."
What is it that you desire? Remember, God is
an abundant God. He wants you to experience
abundance and prosperity in your health, your
relationships, and your finances. Every area
of your life! He wants you to be happy and
enjoy your life to it's full. He wants to
give you His best.
Before you can experience God's best you must
first believe Him for His best. Why can't
some people believe? Many things can keep one
from believing, but the biggest factor that
keeps one from believing is fear.
Fear is a common problem from which none of
us is immune. It is an acquired disease
because we weren't born with it. It is very
contagious and is passed around from one
person to another. Fear will impair your
normal functioning and keep you from making
positive and long lasting changes in your
life. It will also cause you to make weak and
irrational decisions that will make you sell
out your future for the sake of today. Fear
will completely steal your peace, your joy,
and your very life.
Fear is obviously a tool the devil uses to
attack your thoughts, which causes you to
choose the words you speak. The words you
speak are what create your experience because
they are the proof of your true beliefs.
Jesus said, "Out of the abundance of the
heart the mouth speaks" (Matthew 12:34).
Proverbs 4:23 says, "Guard your heart with
all diligence because out of it flow the
issues of life." If you allow the enemy to
control your thoughts and emotions, he can
indirectly control your words. Your words are
what shape your life more than any other
thing. If he can control your words, he then
can control your life. Don't be controlled by
the adversary for he is the father of lies
(John 8:44).
Put your faith in what God says...
~ "Give attention to my Words, for they are
life to those who find them and health to all
their flesh" (Proverbs 4:20-22).
~ "My people are destroyed by lack of
knowledge, but you should know the truth and
the truth shall make you free" (Hosea 4:6,
John 8:32).
~ "I am the Lord Who teaches you to increase
and leads you by the way you should go"
(Isaiah 48:17).
God wants the best for you! He said, "Ask,
that your joy may be full" (John 16:24). But,
before you ask, make sure you are going to
expect to receive from Him.
I see a lot of good people pray to God,
asking something from Him, but not doing
anything on their part to bring it to pass.
God will do His part, for sure, but we are
required to do our part as well. What is our
part? Believe, expect, confess, and anything
else that could physically be done on our
part for "Faith without works is dead" (James
2:20).
(C) DANIEL N. BROWN
Daniel N. Brown is an entrepreneur and teacher
of biblical success principles. Get his F'REE
report, "Christian Prosperity Secrets" when you
sign up for his F'REE weekly newsletter...
www.SecretPlaceOnline.com