BVOV Magazine 2013 - present

Sure enough, Joshua followed those instructions. He did everything God told him to do and God did everything He said He would do. They were a perfect match and produced perfect victory. Although everything didn’t happen instantly, at the end of his life Joshua could say, “Not one thing has failed of all the good things which the Lord…God promised…. All have come to pass” (Joshua 23:14, "AMP"). Be Steadfast in the Hard Places One thing it’s important to know about Joshua, though, is this: He was a fighter. When he faced challenges, he didn’t throw his hands in the air and say, “I give up!” No, he pressed through the challenges and kept on believing and obeying God until he got the victory. For us to lay hold of all the good things God has laid up for us, we have to do the same. Why? Because we have an enemy. His name is Satan. He’s come to steal, kill and destroy. Although Jesus has already defeated him, he’ll do everything he can to discourage us from believing God. He’ll lie to us nonstop, especially when we’re confronted with contrary circumstances, and tell us God’s Word is not going to come to pass for us. As believers, our job is to resist the devil, to “be firm in faith [against his onset—rooted, established, strong, immovable, and determined]” (1 Peter 5:9, "AMP"). That means we have to be steadfast in the hard places. We can’t quit when we’ve gotten a bad report and it looks like we’re not going to make it. To walk in the fullness of God’s plan for us we must continue believing and obeying God. “But Gloria,” someone might say, “you don’t know just how bad the report I’ve gotten actually is. I’ve lost my job. I’m facing bankruptcy. It looks to me like there’s no way out.” With God there’s always a way out, because with Him “all things are possible” (Mark 9:23). Even if you did go through bankruptcy, He could bring you out and prosper you beyond anything you ever dreamed. He could turn the whole ordeal into the biggest BLESSING you’ve ever experienced. But to do so, He needs you to stop worrying and start fighting the good fight of faith. He needs you to say, “Hallelujah! I was looking for a job when I found that one! God must have a job for me that’s even better than my old one! I can hardly wait to find out what it is!” That’s the attitude one of our ministry Partners chose to have some years ago when he lost his job. Instead of giving in to discouragement (which he could have done because the job he lost was a good one that paid him a lot of money), he decided to believe God and immerse himself in the Word. Every morning he’d go to a local restaurant as if he were going to his office. He’d take his Bible with him, along with Ken’s book "The Laws of Prosperity," and sit there for hours, drinking coffee and building his faith to receive the great financial BLESSING God had in store for him. As he looked to God, sought first His kingdom and His ways of doing and being right, he discovered that God truly did have a plan. He had a wealthy place already prepared for him. Eventually God made him so rich that he became the first person ever to give this ministry a million dollars. “God is no respecter of persons” (Acts 10:34). Everyone who hears the gospel and makes Jesus Christ the Lord of his life is qualified to receive all the goodness of God. And He has something just as good prepared for you as He did for that man who became a millionaire. So keep spending time in God’s Word. Believe what He says. Do what He tells you to do, and refuse to quit until you have the same testimony Joshua did: “All God’s promises have come to pass in my life.” Position yourself to be a receiver because before the foundation of the world God prepared a wealthy place for you. V ********************************************************************************************* Points to Get You There: Your Wealthy Place God designed a destiny especially for you and, just as He prepared the Garden of Eden for Adam and Eve, He’s prepared for you your very own “wealthy place” (Psalm 66:12). Here are some points to get you there: 1) Remember that as God’s children we aren’t left on our own to figure out a plan for our lives. Ephesians 2:10, "AMP": “For we are God’s [own] handiwork (His workmanship), recreated in Christ Jesus, [born anew] that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us [taking paths which He prepared ahead of time], that we should walk in them [living the good life which He prearranged and made ready for us to live].” 2) His plan for you includes more good things than you’ve ever imagined. First Corinthians 2:9: “But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.” 3) Connect with God’s plan by seeking Him and doing things His way. Matthew 6:33: “Seek (aim at and strive after) first of all His kingdom and His righteousness (His way of doing and being right), and then all these things taken together will be given you besides” ("AMP"). 4) Build your faith to receive what God has prepared for you by spending time in His Word. Romans 10:17: “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” 5) Resist the devil and be steadfast in the hard places until you receive everything God has promised. Hebrews 10:36: “For you have need of steadfast patience and endurance, so that you may perform and fully accomplish the will of God, and thus receive and carry away [and enjoy to the full] what is promised” ("AMP"). BVOV : 31

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