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When you put your attention on that WORD and start the mixing process, something powerful happens inside you. Your faith, which has been idling in your spirit, gets revved up and ready to go into action. Then, all you have to do is release it and let it go to work. You can see an example of this in the New Testament account about the woman with an issue of blood. She heard the Word about Jesus, mixed it with faith, and then released it by “saying to herself, If I only touch His garment, I shall be restored to health” (Matthew 9:21, "The Amplified Bible"). Sure enough, what she said came to pass. When she pressed through the crowd to Jesus and touched the hem of His garment, “Jesus turned him about, and when he saw her, he said, Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole. And the woman was made whole from that hour” (verse 22). “Yeah, but Brother Copeland, that was Jesus!” I know it. But He’s not the one who activated the miracle-working power in this situation. It was the woman’s faith that got the job done. Jesus said so Himself. Don’t Get Scared of the Storm Of course, not everyone in the Gospels who came to Jesus mixed their faith with The WORD and released it like that woman did. Sometimes even Jesus’ own disciples mixed their faith with something else and got things in a mess. Take, for instance, the time they were sailing with Jesus across the Sea of Galilee. Right in the middle of the trip, “Behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish. And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith?” (Matthew 8:24-26). Considering how much of God’s WORD the disciples had heard, it seems strange they had such “little faith.” They followed Jesus everywhere He went. They were hearing everything He preached. They’d most certainly heard Him when He said, “Let’s go to the other side of the sea.” Since Jesus only said what He heard His Father say, that command was as much God’s WORD as everything else He said. The disciples could have chosen to mix faith with it. But on this particular occasion, they didn’t. Instead they focused on the storm and got scared. They put fear in the mix and it crippled their faith. It overrode every sermon they’d ever heard Jesus preach. Although they still turned to Him for help, they did it scared. They essentially said to Him, “Don’t You care that we’re dying?” Those aren’t the kinds of words that release faith! On the contrary, faith talks like this: “Sir, we need a moment of Your time here. You said we’re going to the other side and we believe it. There’s no way we’re going to drown out here in the middle of the lake with You in our boat. So we’re inquiring of You, Sir, how should we conduct ourselves in this situation?” That’s the kind of thing the disciples could have said if they’d mixed faith with the words of Jesus, and it’s the kind of thing you can say too. After all, you have the words of the Master available to you just like the disciples did. If you feed on those words, they’ll be the first thing to come up on the inside of you when the waves start slapping over the sides of your boat. But remember, no matter what happens, you have to stick with God’s words! Even if you’re facing something that’s got you so rattled your knees are knocking together, don’t let the devil see you sweat. Don’t let him hear you moaning about how bad your situation is. Instead, stand up and shout as loud as you can, “Jesus said, ‘Go to the other side of this’ and I’m going to the other side if I have to walk!” ****article concludes on pg. 8**** Partners agreeing in prayer Our agreement in prayer is one of the ways God uses our partnership to get things done for the advancement of His kingdom. Please join us in prayer for the following areas: 1. KCM’s Spanish outreach Continue to agree with us for God’s wisdom and direction going forward. “The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and He delights in his way.” (Psalm 37:23, "New King James Version") 2. KCM Partners and Friends in Ukraine and our office there; that they be filled with the wisdom of God and surrounded with favor as a shield, “for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to contradict or resist.” (Luke 21:15, "NKJV") 3. Our Christian brothers and sisters worldwide who are being persecuted for their faith We declare Psalm 91 protection over them and pray the 23rd Psalm: “Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me.... You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.... Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.” (verses 4-6, "NKJV") 24 hours/7 days phone: +1-817-852-6000 web: kcm.org/prayer Please connect with us and let us know how we may join in a prayer of agreement with you. ********************************* BVOV : 7

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