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By 1977, however, Ken and I had grown some in the Lord and our situation had changed. We were blessed, debt free and prospering. Busy with ministry matters and life in general, natural things had increasingly begun to absorb my attention. As a result, my passion for the things of the Lord had cooled off. Although I was still putting the Word in my heart every day, I was doing it out of discipline instead of desire. That day, as I was listening to Brother Hagin, I decided to make a change. I purposed in my heart to do what he said and become spiritually on fire again. I made a commitment to give less of my time to all the other things I’d been doing—things that, although they weren’t wrong, had begun to occupy too important a place in my life—and give more of my attention to prayer and God’s Word. Sure enough, before long the hunger in my heart for things of God began to return! My desire for Him increased. My passion for the move of His Spirit heated back up again. Why? Because it’s a principle: Our desire follows our attention. The more we attend to the things of the flesh, the more we desire and follow after the flesh. The more we attend to the things of God, the more we wholeheartedly desire and follow Him. Colossians 3:1-2 says: “If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.” Those are God’s marching orders to us as believers—and they are especially vital for those of us who are living in the last of the last days. We don’t have time anymore to straddle the fence between the flesh and the spirit. The biggest spiritual outpouring this earth has ever seen has already begun. God wants to reveal His glory through the Church as never before. So let’s invite Him into our midst and let Him do it. Let’s give Him first place in our lives and our church services. Let’s reverence Him above all, bring our flesh into submission, and throw the door wide open for the Holy Spirit to do everything He wants to do! V ********** ADVERTISEMENT ********** DECEMBER Broadcast Calendar Nov. 28-Dec. 2: Saving This Generation Through the Authority of the Believer Gloria Copeland and Billye Brim Sun., Dec. 4: How Faith Thinks Kenneth Copeland Dec. 5-9: Saving This Generation Through the Power of God Gloria Copeland and Billye Brim Sun., Dec. 11: Faith Is a Decision Kenneth Copeland Dec. 12-16: God’s Healing Power Working in Me Kenneth Copeland and George Pearsons Sun., Dec. 18: Access Your Heavenly Grant Kenneth Copeland Dec. 19-23: What Is Christmas? Kenneth & Gloria Copeland Sun., Dec. 25: The Power and Light of God’s Spirit in You Kenneth Copeland Dec. 26-30: The Amazing Thing About God Kenneth & Gloria Copeland ___________________________________________________________ Watch our Spanish broadcast on Enlace. Station Listings: kcm.org/watch/find-a-station The BVOV broadcasts are available for purchase. Call 1-800-600-7395 (U.S. only) more ways to watch: dish® Channel 265 Roku® apple tv® 4th Generation YouTube® podcast KCM App KCM.org DAYSTAR Network Trinity Broadcasting Network kcm.org/waystowatch *********************************************** BVOV : 31