I have prayed off and on for funds through the first four months. I barely made the deadline to launch and the deadline in month three.
I was encouraged by a teammate’s testimony of being fully funded by praying. I decided to pray a prayer of faith. Meaning I actually believed what I was saying was going to happen. "Lord Fully fund me," simple but profound just like Jesus. "Be healed,” "rise up and walk,” and "it is finished.” I received $1,050 from two people I don't know. Then received a gift of $200 on day three. Then I received a text from a dear friend saying, "I am going to pay the rest of your difference, $3,250, love you." Within five days of saying a prayer of faith I received $4,500. WOW God. My faith jumped through the roof. Also, the book I am reading, The Anointing of His Spirit, is an amazing book on faith, miracles, and the word of God.
Faith grows through action – if you don't step out in faith you will never grow. Just like Peter stepping out of the boat to walk on water. Faith leaps and fear looks. Are you going to be a looker your whole life or live the adventure that God has called you to?
The Lord has been challenging my faith. He says, "You believe in my word, right?" My response is, “Yes, of course.” I believe by grace I have been saved. I am going to heaven, no doubt in my mind. He said, “Then why do you question the other parts of the Bible, like healing and doing even greater things than Jesus did?” (John 4:12)
The Bible is ether 100% true or 100% false. We cannot pick and choose what we want to believe.
I am making the choice to fully believe in Scripture. Jesus says it so I believe it. "Faith comes through hearing, and hearing the word of God" (Romans 10:17), so if you speak the word of God out loud you will start to believe it.
Let’s do that, speak these things out loud. "All things are possible to those who believe"(Mark 9:23). All things.
– "If you ask anything in Jesus name He will do it" (John 14:14). ANYTHING. God is more anxious to give than we are to receive.
-"I am The Lord your God that heal thee" (Exodus 15:26).
– "By Jesus’ stripes you are healed" (Isiah 53:5). YOUARE HEALED BY HIM. There is no question mark.
– "Is anyone thirsty let him come and drink. Whoever BELIEVES out of his heart will flow rivers of living water" (John 7:38). People in this world thirst for love, adventure, and being wanted, and you have the purest water that is the only answer, the only antidote.
"He will never leave nor forsake you." NEVER.
"He will comfort those who are mourning." WILL.
James 5:14-15
"Is anyone among you sick? Let him call upon the elders of the church and let him pray over him anointing him with oil in Jesus name and the PRAYER OF FAITH WILL HEAL the sick and The Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sin He will forgive them.”
A PRAYER OF FAITH is what heals. It's a prayer where you actually believe what you say. It's what I prayed to be fully funded.
“‘Have faith in God,’ Jesus answered, ‘truly I say to you, if anyone says to this mountain, Go throw yourself in the sea, and DOES NOT DOUBT IN HIS HEART but BELIEVES that what HE SAYS WILL HAPPEN, it will be done for them. Therefore, whatever you ask for in prayer, BELIEVE YOU HAVE RECEIVED IT AND IT WILL BE YOURS. And when you are standing in prayer, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your father in heaven may forgive you of your sins’" (Mark 11:22).
What if Christians didn’t doubt in their hearts when they asked or told something to happen? They actually believed what they said WILL be done for them. (It is being done for you, you are not doing the healing, the providing of money, or anything else – Jesus is.)
This is huge – focus up. It says, "BELIEVE YOU HAVE RECEIVED IT AND IT WILL BE YOURS." Believe you have actually received your healing, full funding, house, car, provision, believe you have it before you do because it is coming. (Danial 9 – An angel is to bring his answer to prayer but has to fight off demons before he gets there. Daniel doesn't give up but stays consistent in prayer and faith for 40 days and finally gets his answer).
Your healing, provision is on it's way. It's coming!!
If you take up the WORD OF GOD and also SAY IT, it will be accomplished in your lives.
Faith and the Word of God is everything. You cannot have one without the other.
"Faith is the audacity that rejoices in the fact that God cannot break his own word. It is a quiet confidence that God means what he says and we act on it" ~ Smith Wigglesworth
These truths have greatly challenged me and I hope they challenge you to step out in faith and ACT. You have what it takes to change the world now – act, speak the word of God in FAITH.
Love you
