Do you see the cycle those verses describe? It starts with God who has sent His Word to us like rain out of heaven. It continues with us receiving that Word into our hearts where it sprouts and bears fruit. Then, as we return the Word to God by speaking it out by faith, the Word accomplishes what He sent it to do, and the cycle is complete.
This is one of the great BLESSINGS of being a believer. You have a born-again heart that’s made to be a depository for God’s Word. When you put His Word into your heart, the creative power of that Word-seed is released within you and “faith cometh” (Romans 10:17). Then you give expression to that faith with your mouth, it becomes substance, and the Word becomes a manifest reality in this natural world.
Your whole life depends on what you put in your heart! The degree to which you keep your heart full of the Word determines whether you’ll walk in victory or defeat, whether you’ll enjoy days of heaven on earth or days that are something else entirely. That’s why God said in Proverbs 4:20-23: “My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.”
Make Time for the Word
You can’t afford to let yourself get so busy you don’t have time to spend in the Word. If you don’t have time for the Word, you don’t have time for faith, and without faith this world isn’t fit to live in!
You don’t want to spend your life putting up with all the devil’s trash and being subject to all the trouble he’s causing on this planet. You want to live as a world-overcomer. So, if you haven’t already, make a quality decision right now that you’re going to do whatever it takes to keep your heart full of the Word. Put it first place in your life, even if it means changing your lifestyle.
“But Gloria, you don’t understand. I have to work three jobs just to make ends meet. I literally can’t fit the Word into my schedule.”
That’s the reason you’re having to work three jobs. If you planned your schedule around the Word, your faith for prosperity could reach out and bring substance to the financial abundance God has provided for you in Christ Jesus. If you would seek first God’s kingdom, His ways of doing and being right, Jesus said, “all these things” would be added to you (Matthew 6:33).
What were the “all things” Jesus was talking about when He said that? He was talking about food and clothing and material resources! He was saying, “Seek Me first, and I’ll see to it that naturally and financially you’re abundantly supplied.”
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