BVOV Magazine 2013 - present

B V O V : 2 5 receiving something from the Lord." Some might say, "But Pastor Nancy, you just don't know how dire my circumstances are." And you're right. I don't know how dire your circumstances are. But if you're waiting for your circumstances to get better to be joyful, then you don't have a revelation of God's promises. Romans 14:17 tells us, "The kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost." The work of Jesus doesn't rely on your current circumstances. His work on your behalf comes because He is your Lord. Even when you're standing for your breakthrough, you can celebrate. The Holy Ghost will meet you there. He'll get in that fl ow because He's the Author of it. Still others will say, "Pastor Nancy, I'm just sincere and down-to-earth. I don't put on a show." Well, you should. We should all put on Christ. We're new creatures in Him (2 Corinthians 5:17). We should let Jesus a" ect every part of our lives—top to bottom, inside out. If we don't, we'll likely end up wearing the wrong things. This became very real to me a while back, when I was dealing with our city government. The city had ruled against us on a project, so I called my son and my administrator and said, "We're going to a city meeting tomorrow." Before I showed up at that meeting, I showed up on my back porch in my pajamas. I started declaring things. I stepped over into psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. All the while, the word victory kept rising in my spirit. "I hear what heaven is saying to me," I said. "This thing is turned to my victory. It is already turned." I had an urge to dance. It didn't matter that I'm not a naturally gifted dancer. I began dancing in faith. Not 30 seconds later, the Lord said, In the rejoicing, power fl ows. I hadn't felt like rejoicing or dancing at the start, but I did it. I needed a miracle. Like Oral Roberts used to say, "Every day, miracles are coming to you or going past you." God never stops moving. The question is, are we skilled enough to tap into what He has in store for us? That's what I was doing— tapping into my miracle. My son and I went to that city meeting even though the outcome didn't look favorable. In fact, throughout the meeting, it looked like the decision would go against us. I held on to what the Lord had spoken to me on my patio. Regardless of what happened, I knew I had my miracle. And God was true to His word. In a very short time, the city ruled in our favor. It's Ours! You and I are in Christ. We live in a new covenant with Him. We know who we are. We know what we already have and we know what we can do, because the greater One is on the inside of us. That's why we celebrate. We aren't the sick trying to get healed. We are the healed. We aren't the downtrodden. We are the prosperous. We're not trying to get our blessing. We are already blessed! And when we celebrate, our miracle begins to manifest. So, let's celebrate! give thanks NOW." Paul doesn't say to give thanks only after we receive a miracle. He doesn't tell us to wait for something to change. He tells us to "

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