BVOV Magazine 2013 - present

Whatever He Says to You, Do It The third thing you need to do to keep your faith current is this: Obey the Word of God. Faith must be supported by obedience. So, whatever God tells you to do, either through His written Word or by the inward leading of His Spirit, do it! If He corrects you, don’t grumble about it. Don’t resist. After all, He always has your best interest at heart. If He corrects you, that means you’ve been going in the wrong direction—and the wrong direction will get you in trouble. So accept His corrections with gratitude and be quick to obey. Especially when it comes to walking in love. As New Testament believers, love is our great commandment. What’s more, faith works by love (Galatians 5:6). Therefore to live by faith, we must continually walk in love. I’m not saying we must just avoid doing really bad things, like killing or stealing. Every violation of God’s law of love is a big deal to Him and it should be a big deal to us too. Love is everything. If you’re not walking in love, you’re in a dangerous place. So stay current! If you’ve done anything unloving toward someone, do whatever the Lord shows you to do to make it right. If you have any unforgiveness in your heart against anyone, drop it. Forgive them. “But, Gloria, you don’t know what they did to me!” It doesn’t matter what they did. If you forgive them, you’ll be free of it. If you don’t, it will keep you in bondage. I decided a long time ago, I want to be a forgiver. I don’t want a black cloud of strife hanging over me and keeping me from receiving God’s blessings. I don’t want some unloving action or attitude to stop me from hearing something from God that would save my life. I want to live life God’s way. I want to live by faith. It takes work, but it’s well worth the effort. Ken and I know that from experience. In the many years we’ve been living by faith, we’ve faced a lot of challenges, but as long as we stood on the Word of God and didn’t quit, we came out on top. That’s why we don’t get upset anymore about what’s going on in this crazy world or what they say on the news. It’s why we aren’t wringing our hands over the world’s economic cycles. We’ve already survived the worst possible money crunch. When we started this faith walk, we didn’t have any money. None! All we had were lots of debts. But when we saw in God’s Word that He wanted us to tithe, and that the windows of heaven would be open over us financially if we believed and obeyed Him, we did it. We took a tenth of the $100 a week we were making and gave it to Him. At the time, it looked like we needed that money a lot more than God did, but within a year all our debt was paid off, we had more money to live on, and we’ve been increasing ever since. Today, I have no fear of the future whatsoever. When people start talking about the terrible economic conditions in the country, I don’t fret about it. I just agree with God and say what He says: “I’m prosperous! I’m blessed! I am increasing!” Times might be bad for other people, but I’ve mixed faith with God’s Word where our money is concerned. God is our provider and He is not moved by a recession or a depression or a political administration. He doesn’t cut off our provision when the country goes through bad times. He doesn’t say, “Oh, I’d better not open the windows of heaven today. Down there in the United States they’re having some financial troubles.” No! God is always pouring out His blessings. So position yourself to receive them. Whatever happens in this natural realm, put your faith in God and in His ability. Keep His Word in your eyes and ears. Keep it coming out of your mouth. Keep saying what He’s saying and obeying Him, and you’ll have freedom from lack. You won’t have to go through the world’s cycles. God will tell you what to do to prosper right in the middle of them. No matter what the devil and this world throw your way, your life will just keep getting better. If you’ll stay current in faith, you’ll not only enjoy life, you’ll be living proof for all to see that “this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith!” V ******************************************* A supernaturally prosperous life is a life of faith and love. 1 John 3:23 God’s Word helps you prosper by separating you from the ways of the world. John 17:16-17 ******************************************** BVOV : 21

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