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well able to overcome it" (Numbers 13:30). But the other Israelites who had spied out the Promised Land didn't believe that. They argued with Caleb, saying: "We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we." And they gave the children of Israel a bad report of the land which they had spied out, saying, "The land through which we have gone as spies is a land that devours its inhabitants, and all the people whom we saw in it are men of great stature. There we saw the giants (the descendants of Anak came from the giants); and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight" (verses 31-33). Stepping Out In Faith Hebrews 3:19 sums up the situation this way: The Israelites "could not enter in because of unbelief." That statement could easily apply to many Christians today. Like the Israelites, they may have glimpsed God's wonderful plan for them. They may have heard His promises of abundant life, but they can't step into them because the obstacles appear overwhelming. "Oh, we could never receive those blessings. We could never achieve that kind of success," they say. "We don't have the education. We don't have enough money. We don't have the ability. That's too good to be true." That's what Ken and I were tempted to say when the Lord directed us to pack up our little family, head to Tulsa and enroll Ken at ORU. It looked to us like there were giants in that land who could eat us alive. The biggest one was lack of money. We didn't even know how we were going to a ord Ken's tuition. Where would we get the fi nances for that? If we did somehow come up with it, how would Ken make a living if he were a full- time student? In fact, how would Ken make it as a student at all? He was thirty years old, hadn't been in school for years, and hadn't liked it much when he had been. How was he going to wrap his brain around things like college algebra when he couldn't even remember the algebra he had learned in high school? The whole thing looked impossible. Absolutely impossible! That's often the way it is when you're living according to God's Master Plan. You frequently have to do things that seem impossible to you. You have to step out in faith, believing God will enable you to slay the giants and move the mountains threatening to keep you out of your promised land. Ken and I didn't have much faith back then because we didn't know much about the Word. We did know, however, that the Bible promised if we'd seek God fi rst, He'd see to it our needs would be met (Matthew 6:33). So, with that scripture and a little dab of faith, we stepped out on God's promise. We went to Tulsa, using what little money we had to rent a place to live. Then Ken went to register for school…with no money. While he was standing in line wondering what he would do when the registrar asked him for payment, he decided to call his parents—collect, of course. His father answered and gave him the astonishing news that someone had come by his o ce the day before with some money for Ken. His dad had already deposited the money into Ken's account. We never knew who it was. They wanted to remain anonymous. After Ken fi nished registering, he clearly heard the Lord say, Go to the top fl oor. He knew full well students weren't allowed up there and tried to argue with God, but the Lord just said, You do what I tell you. They work for Me. So Ken went to the fl oor where the executive o ces were located, walked up to the receptionist, and said, "I'm a qualifi ed commercial pilot. If anyone needs anything like that, I sure do need work. Thank you. God bless you." Almost before he fi nished the sentence, Oral Roberts stepped out of his o ce and walked over to Ken. For a moment, Ken wasn't sure if that was a good thing or a bad thing. After all, he'd violated student protocol to do this, and now Oral Roberts himself, whose imposing 2 0 : B V O V Kenneth Copeland Andrew Wommack Watch the Spanish broadcast on Enlace or es.kcm.org WATCH ON Broadcasts subject to change without notice Daily broadcast: Mon. - Fri. 3 a.m. | 7 a.m. 11 a.m. | 7:30 p.m. | 10:30 p.m. Weekly broadcast: Sun. 6 a.m. | 1 p.m. | 8 p.m. also Mon. 4:30 p.m. | Sat. 7:30 a.m. | 8:30 p.m. ET C H A N N E L WATCH ON WATCH ON Daily broadcast: Mon. - Fri. 3 a.m. | 7 a.m. C H A N N E L JULY BVOV BROADCAST CALENDAR June 30-July 4 In God We Trust Kenneth Copeland and Andrew Wommack Sun., July 6 Enter God's Covenant To Begin the BLESSED Life Kenneth Copeland July 7-11 Living In Grace and Truth Kenneth Copeland and Andrew Wommack Sun., July 13 God's BLESSING Power Makes You Successful In Life Kenneth Copeland July 14-18 Led by the Spirit of God Kenneth Copeland Sun., July 20 You Are Protected by the Power of God's BLESSING Kenneth Copeland July 21-25 The God of More Than Enough Kenneth Copeland Sun., July 27 Renew Your Mind to God's WORD for a Successful Life Kenneth Copeland July 28-August 1 Immerse Yourself In The WORD Kenneth Copeland

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