Living Faith Church of Augusta

You must develop yourself in the Kingdom principles. As it takes time for seeds to grow, it also takes time for you to develop yourself to believe what you are saying will come to pass. You may start speaking to things, but that doesn’t mean the things will obey you immediately.

The woman with the issue of blood described in the fifth chapter of Mark took four steps: speaking, acting, receiving, and knowing. Apparently this happened in a relatively short period time; however, when you follow these steps, results usually will not happen overnight.

Before anything changes on the outside-before you feel better or look better-the image inside you must change, and this take time. Diligence to do what God’s Word says will eventually produce the results God said it would.

The reason these things manifested fast for Jesus was because He was highly developed in His faith. It takes longer for some people to receive the manifestation of what they speak because they are not as highly developed in their faith as in their fear.

When I first started applying the Kingdom principles in my life, it took weeks and months before I saw any results with the natural eye.

It took time to change my image about finances. They didn’t improve overnight because operating Kingdom principles is a way of life-a process, not a fad!

You must fully program yourself with the Word of God until you no longer take anxious thought and become fretful over your needs. God takes care of the lilies of the field and the fowl of the air. Jesus said He would clothe even those who have just a little faith!

Sow the Word of God in your heart and act on the faith that you have. It doesn’t take much faith, just faith as a seed.

Sowing seed for success is our responsibility. Seeing that the success comes to pass is God’s responsibility-once we have done our part. We don’t have to beg God for it to come to pass. The ground is designed to work.

In Mark 4:26,27 Jesus tells us that the Kingdom works as a man who casts seed in the ground, and then carries on life as usual without worrying. After planting their crops, farmers don’t start praying that the ground will work!

Jesus said, Take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? (Matt. 6:31). We don’t have to take thought for these things because God is responsible for supplying our needs. All we do is sow the seed.

To keep from worrying, develop an unchanging trust in God.

People in the world have natural faith. As Christians, we have a different kind of faith, a level of faith not learned from books or from experiences, but from God’s Word, This faith is based on a knowledge of God that He has created and developed within us. To build and strengthen this faith, to stay quiet from the fear of evil, you must learn to keep God’s Word in your mouth.

 

Proverbs 1:33 says, But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil. 

As we have already seen, hearken means “to declare,” so this verse means, “Hearken unto Me-declare unto Me what I have said,” Speaking words such as, “I am far from oppression!” will set forces at work for you to keep fear and other negative forces away from your life.

According to Proverbs 3, putting God’s wisdom-the Word of God-into your heart will free you from fear:

My son, let not them (wisdom and knowledge) depart from thine eyes: keep sound wisdom and discretion: so shall they be life unto thy soul…

Then shalt thou walk in thy way safely, and thy foot shall not stumble.

When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. For the Lord shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken.  Proverbs 3:21-26

These words will do wonders for building up the soulish man, as well as the spirit, and free you from fear!

Some say, “You’re just ignoring the problems.” On the contrary, I’m doing something about them by planting seed in my heart that will overcome the problem.