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They thought they were doomed! "How will we ever have a car, a house or even an airplane?" Perh aps t he Amplif ied B ibl e , C l a ss ic Edition would give them an "out." On the contrary. It was even stronger. "Keep out of debt." They had already dedicated themselves to The LORD, and they were determined to act on whatever He said. In spite of the seeming i mpossibi l it y of ever hav i n g a ny t h i n g , they made their quality, uncompromising decision of no retreat, no return a nd no turning back. They committed to live debt free. That debt-free decision included both their personal and ministry lives. The very fi rst thing Gloria believed for was a house. 'I Hung My Faith on That Scripture' "Satan would come to me," Gloria writes in her book God's Will Is Prosperity, "with thoughts of doubt and say, 'There is no way that you can buy a house without going into debt.' When he would do that, I would trust in and continually confess 2 Corinthians 9:8 (AMPC). 'And God is able to make all grace (every favor and earthly blessing) come to [me] in abundance, so that [I] may always and under all circumstances and whatever the need be self-sufficient [possessing enough to require no aid or support and furnished i n abu nda nce for ever y good work a nd charitable donation].' "It gave me the comfort and streng th I needed to stand in faith," she writes. "I hung my faith on that scripture…believing God was the only way I could have my home." They took their stand of faith, refusing to be double-minded. They meditated on The WORD until their house became a reality in their hearts. They believed God's WORD more than what they could see or feel, never underestimating the creative power of their faith-fi lled words. They released their faith while living in Tulsa, Okla. According to Gloria, she did not realize that the construction of her fi rst dream house in Fort Worth started the very moment she began believing God. "Let there be a house! And there was a house." Gloria's Three Revelations It took a while before they received that house. In the meantime, The LORD gave Gloria three revelations. This scenario fi ts perfectly with Proverbs 14:1 that says, "Every wise woman buildeth her house." The f irst was The Revelation of Divine Prosperity. The LORD showed Gloria that she could believe for divine prosperity in the same way she could believe for divine health. Both blessings already belonged to her. Jesus bore her poverty and lack in the same way He bore her sickness and disease. We should refuse lack just as quickly as we refuse sickness. Gloria writes, "If you make up your mind— make a quality decision—that you are not willing to live in lack, but that you are willing to live in divine prosperity and abundance, Satan cannot stop the fl ow of God's fi nancial blessings." Nex t was The Revelation of Peace and Prosperity. Isaiah 53:5 says, "The chastisement of our peace was upon him." God tells us in Isaiah 48:17-18 (AMPC) that He is "the Lord your God, Who teaches you to profit, Who leads you in the way that you should go. Oh, that you had hearkened to My commandments! Then your peace and prosperity would have been like a fl owing river." Peace and prosperity go hand in hand. Gloria rea lized t hat her prosperit y had already been provided. It was hers now. "By faith, we need to rest in the receiving of our homes." The third thing The LORD showed her w a s T h e R e v e l a t i o n of D o m i n i o n a n d Authority. He revea led to Gloria that she had the same authority over the earth that Adam had in the Garden of Eden. Genesis 1:28 (AMPC) says, "And God blessed them and said to them, Be fruitful, multiply, and 2 4 : B V O V George Pearsons is CEO of Kenneth Copeland Ministries and senior pastor of Eagle Mountain International Church, located on the grounds of KCM. For more information or ministry materials go to emic.org. i Watch EMIC services with Pastors George & Terri on C H A N N E L with Pastors George & Terri on C H A N N E L Live services: Sun. 11 a.m. | Wed. 8 p.m. Replays: Sun. 10:30 p.m. & Sat. 2 a.m. Wed. midnight ET go to emic.org. Watch

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