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Mammon is not committed to you like God is. And when mammon leaves you, only then will you come to yourself and think, What in the world have I done? How did I get here? Be Motivated by the Spirit God wants us motivated by His Spirit, rather than by mammon. Years ago, when we were building our church, we ran out of money. The dome wasn’t finished yet and God had told me to build it debt free. We still needed more than $2 million. I was left asking the Lord, “What are we supposed to do? Fry fish? There ain’t that much fish in the world!” The Lord replied, 'Find someone who’s building a church and find out what’s going on there. Take what you have in the bank and give it all to them.' Now if you’re being governed by the spirit of mammon, that ain’t happening. But we had already made the decision to be led by the Spirit of God. We stood on Proverbs 3:9 and were determined to “honor the LORD” with our “wealth and with the best part of everything” we produced ("NLT"). So we found a growing church and emptied our account into it. Ten days later, we had more than we needed. Our building was not just prayed for, but also paid for! We were determined to trust Him, and He provided. Dealing With Doctrine You might say, “I know the Bible says He’ll supply our needs, but I need the money now!” God knows that. What you don’t want to do is allow mammon to govern your steps. God wants you to see things differently than the world does. Peter learned that the hard way. When Jesus told Peter about His upcoming death and resurrection, Peter didn’t want to hear it—and was immediately rebuked by the Lord. Jesus said to him, “Get away from me, Satan! You are a dangerous trap to me. You are seeing things merely from a human point of view, not from God’s” (Matthew 16:23, "NLT"). When money gets tight, give yourself a spiritual audit: Ask yourself: How am I looking at my money? Is it from a human point of view or from God’s point of view? Remember, the day you got born again, you were no longer just human. You became a supernatural being. There’s something about you that’s so awesome and so powerful, that when you speak to a mountain, it has to move. There are certain things you don’t have to tolerate. If the flu hits you, remember that you’re supernatural. You can rise above what the natural says. If the bank says your account is empty, focus on what God has told you. Speak the Word. Stand on His promises. Don’t give in to the spirit of mammon, thinking you need to be completely self-sufficient, trusting only in what you can do. This is what it comes down to: The spirit of mammon isn’t just about dealing with your money. It’s about dealing with your doctrine. It wants you to turn away from the gospel and what you believe. It wants you to trust in yourself and your abilities alone. It wants to get you back to operating like a mere human being, like the person you were before you got saved. But you are not that person anymore! Put God in the Cockpit It’s time to give yourself a spiritual audit. How are you using your worldly resources? Are you trusting God and being led by Him, or trusting in your bank account or your own abilities? Is the Spirit of God leading you, or the spirit of mammon? Has money taken a front seat in your life, or is it the least of what you think about? If there is any area in your life where God is not in the cockpit, make some changes right now. There’s about to be a grace explosion all over this world, and you don’t want to have the wrong person driving. You want to be fully submitted to God as the supernatural being He’s created you to be. God has bigger things for you than you can imagine. It’s time to trust Him for them. V Creflo Dollar is the founder and senior pastor of World Changers Church International in College Park, Ga.; World Changers Church-New York; and several fellowship churches across the country. For more information, visit creflodollarministries.org. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Watch Creflo on VICTORY™ dish® Channel 265 DIRECTV® Channel 366 Daystar Television Network Roku® apple tv® YouTube® KCM.ORG GOVICTORY App | GOVICTORY.COM ******************************************* BVOV : 11

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