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1 0 : B V O V with joy. And keep walking in faith. That's my fourth point: Faith. My great-grandpa says, "God will dare to do the impossible in your life if you dare to step across the faith line." Well, to step across the faith line you have to know what faith is. All of us at least have an idea of faith from what we've learned this year. Hebrews 11:1 says, "Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Faith is having vision for your life. Things may not look good in your life right now. It may not seem like God is there. But stand in faith, knowing He's always with you and that you have faith in His Word. When you feel sickness coming on your body, say, "No. By Jesus' stripes I am healed." If you feel like anxiety is trying to come on you, say, "No. When Jesus was on the cross, He bore all of my iniquities." Iniquity causes mental torment. Mental torment is anxiety, stress, panic attacks, confusion and terror. Jesus bore it all on the cross so we wouldn't have to go through it. Never base your feelings o of your emotions. Base them o God's Word. It's not cute or attractive going around talking about how stressed-out you are, saying things like: "I'm so anxious" and "I'm so scared." The Bible says life and death are in the power of the tongue. Instead of saying that you're stressed, say, "I'm not stressed- out, I have the mind of Christ. God gave me the authority of the believer." It takes practice, but each time you say something by faith, you are getting strengthened and building yourself up. You can't keep doing the same thing and expect di erent results. In summary, here are some things you can take from this devotion that will help you prevail in life and withstand the obstacles that the enemy throws at you: Know your identity Spend time with God Get your vision and write it down Know who you are in Christ Continue to feed your inner man. where you are starving your inner man. That means you can't constantly fi ll yourself with things of the world, and then leave your spirit man empty. You have to feed your inner man with spiritual food just like you feed your fl esh with earthly food. If you don't spend time with God, then you will never truly know what He will do for your life. We want God's will and God's vision for our lives. My third point is: Your Vision. If you trust Him, God will take you further than you could ever go on your own. Going back to identity, the enemy's main goals are to steal, to kill and to destroy. He wants to destroy the plan of God for you. He wants to destroy the calling on your life and to destroy the race you are running. But DON'T QUIT! Run your race with joy. I want to give you some practical steps for your vision. 1. Seek the Lord to fi nd out what He wants you to do. That comes from spending time with Him.      2. Write the vision down and be specifi c. Don't just say, "I need money." What do you need money for? Is it for college? Your car payment? Having a vision for your life will help get you through life. Proverbs 19:21 says, "Many plans are in a man's mind, but it is the Lord's purpose for him that will stand" (Amplifi ed Bible, Classic Edition). You can make plans, but the LORD'S PURPOSE will PREVAIL. That's why it's important to seek God to fi nd out what He wants for you.       3. Locate your scriptures and make a petition. My family and I make petitions all the time. We made one for our family car because we needed something bigger. Well, guess what? We now have a bigger (debt-free) car. It all starts with vision. Write down the vision and fi nd scriptures to support the vision. And don't give up! Like I said, the enemy will try to get you to stop, but DON'T GIVE UP. KEEP GOING. KEEP RUNNING. Run your race 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 Watch 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

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