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want." (See Romans 13:8; Philippians 4:19; Psalm 23:1.) Develop your faith to the point that when you see a fi nancial threat coming, you know without a doubt you'll be able to neutralize it before it ever gets to you. That's what faith is designed to do. As Ephesians 6:16 says, "the shield of faith" is to be used "to quench all the fi ery darts of the wicked." A shield isn't a surgical instrument to be used to dig out darts that have already hit you. It's meant to protect you—to keep the darts from even striking you. You're supposed to hold it out in front of you so when the fi ery darts come, they hit the shield instead of hitting you. Keep Growing and Stretching Your Faith In my early days of ministry, it didn't occur to me to get my faith for fi nances out in front of me. I'd wait to start believing for the budget for our meetings to be met until the meetings were already underway. Sometimes we'd get halfway through a series of meetings, and I'd have to say, "LORD, if You don't do something right now, we're not going to meet the budget!" I'd really start sweating. But I don't sweat meeting budgets anymore! Now, Gloria and I and our sta send our faith out ahead of time. We start believing for the budget to be met months in advance. Very often these days, the budget is already met before the meetings even start. I like that because there's less pressure. If something else comes up that requires a miracle, I can focus my faith on that! I also like to send my faith out ahead of me for healing. It's a lot easier to believe for healing when you feel good than it is when you're hurting. So, rather than waiting until you get sick to start, go ahead and put together your list of healing scriptures now. Feed on them continually. Declare daily that by the stripes of Jesus you were healed (1 Peter 2:24). Say to yourself, as David did in Psalm 103: "Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefi ts: who forgives all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases" (verses 2–3, New King James Version). If your body is already under attack by the devil, and the doctor has given you a negative diagnosis, don't despair. Just look to God for help. Ask Him for a miracle if you need one and—right in the middle of the storm—start meditating on His healing WORD and building your foundation of faith. Although the process may be more challenging when you're dealing with symptoms of sickness, God will give you the strength and the grace you need to get the job done. So stick with it, and once the storm has passed and your healing has manifested, stay with the program. Keep building your faith. Keep strengthening your foundation by continually feeding on The WORD, confessing it and acting on it. Get yourself addicted to it. Get to where you can't do without it; to where you eat it and live it every day. God said in Proverbs 4:20-21, "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." In John 8:31-32, Jesus said: "If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." You can keep growing in The WORD until the storms of life don't shake you at all. You can keep stretching your faith until they don't even upset you; because when the wind starts blowing and the fl ood waters start rising, you have somewhere to go. You can go into the shelter you've built on the Rock. You can go into your faith house, look up at the rafters of healing, the beams of prosperity, and the walls of divine protection and BLESSING you've built on the foundation of The WORD, and rejoice. You can weather the storms of infl ation, political turmoil, and all the other troubles that keep people awake at night, and you can keep right on living in peace. In the midst of it all, you can smile really big at the devil and tell him, "Come on. Give it your best shot. I've got Jesus and I've got The WORD, so I've already got the victory!" Schedule is subject to change without notice. 2025 Branson Victory Campaign April 3-5 | Branson, Mo. New Jersey Victory Campaign June 26-28 | East Rutherford, N.J. Southwest Believers' Convention July 28 - Aug. 2 | Fort Worth, Texas For updated event information visit: KCM.ORG/EVENTS events Join us! 8 : B V O V

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