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Ken and I have learned we can't ever a ord
to just coast along spiritually, resting in the
momentum of the past. If we did that we'd stop
making progress, and before long we'd be going
backward. We'd start losing ground.
I determined in 1977 I'd never let that
happen to me. Ken and I had been in the
ministry about 10 years at that time, and God
had abundantly blessed us. We'd grown much
more comfortable than we were when we fi rst
began learning the power of the Word. Our
needs were met. We had a nice place to live,
good cars to drive and nice clothes to wear. We
weren't broke and our debts were paid.
As a result, I'd started to relax a little. I wasn't
in sin or rebellion but I wasn't as zealous about
the Word of God as I'd been a few years earlier.
I'd allowed other interests to crowd out some
of the time and attention I'd
once given to God.
But that year I heard a
prophecy by Kenneth Hagin
that changed my attitude. It
spoke of days to come when
men upon this earth shall
walk and talk and act like God.
It referred to believers who
would live in the power of God
and become an army of light on
the earth. Kenneth Hagin said:
"Many of those here tonight are
part of that army. You can be
one if you so desire. Purpose in
your heart that you will not be
lazy, that you will not draw back, hold back or sit
down. But purpose in your heart that you will rise
up and march forward and become on fi re."
When I heard those words, I examined myself
spiritually and realized my desire for the Word
wasn't as strong as it had once been. I didn't
make excuses for it. I didn't try to justify myself. I
by Gloria Copeland
the Power
of the Word
This article
was adapted
from Gloria
Copeland's
New York Times
bestseller,
God's Master
Plan for Your Life.
Ken and I have learned we can't ever a ord
to just coast along spiritually, resting in the
momentum of the past. If we did that we'd stop
making progress, and before long we'd be going
I determined in 1977 I'd never let that
of the time and attention I'd
once given to God.
But that year I heard a
prophecy by Kenneth Hagin
that changed my attitude. It
spoke of days to come when
men upon this earth shall
walk and talk and act like God.
It referred to believers who
would live in the power of God
and become an army of light on
of the Word
This article
was adapted
from Gloria
God is always endeavoring to make His
plan a reality in your life. God's Word
will deliver you from trouble. It will solve
seemingly impossible problems…and it
will always connect you to the Master Plan."
Unlocking
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