GOD’S RESET PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE
We are the Church, whatever God is going to do in these last days, He will do it through us. We are His chosen vessel, His child in the now – He has great plans for all our lives.
Learn This: in our lives today, there are certain people – because of God’s vision in you; would choose to grow apart from you; they would choose to distance themselves from you.
Not all relationships in the Body of Christ were designed by God to stay forever. Except our relationship with God of course. This is because some don’t have the ability to see what you are seeing and at times they will even try and stop you from believing what you are seeing.
When someone tries to tear the vision you have and you are unable to resist, you can’t go further from where you are because you gave in to criticism, God cannot use you for His agenda in the now.
RELATIONSHIPS THAT GENERATES POWER
Relationship: the connection between two or more people and their involvement with one another, especially with regards to the way they behave and feel about one another; it’s an emotionally close friendship.
Satan will always attack relationships that are ordained by God. Husband and wife, brothers and sisters, in-laws, with the Pastor, he wants it all stopped; but he will never attack any relationship that is out of the will of God.
Why does Satan attack Godly relationships?
Because “Godly Relationships Generate Power.
We must discern to whom God has connected you, because wrong relationships will, [not can] but will destroy you, and make you lose power, and that’s what Satan wants to do.
Every relationship you have that draws you closer to God will be attacked by Satan. He will destroy that relationship by connecting you to one who can get you off focused from the purposes of God for your life – so you will commit sin!
Sin is the Hebrew word ‘khaw-thaw’ which means to miss the mark; to fail to fulfill one’s assignment.
The only reason why men fail is because of a broken focus.
Anyone or anything that takes you away from your devotion to God is your enemy.
Anyone or anything that will draw you closer to God is your friend.
I am your FRIEND!
People close to God always pray, fast regularly, read the bible passionately and worship, and these make them holy and powerful. A holy man is a powerful man – to be connected to them will impart to you POWER from God.
Satan will do everything he can to destroy your relationship with that person because if you come into a right relationship, power will manifest in your life. He is not scared when you jump or shout in the church, nor when you sing or dance or play an instrument, or even have a ministry. He gets scared of you when you go back to your home and still be committed to God – because you are a potential threat to his kingdom.
Many are so powerless in their lives because they leave God in the church, their relationship with God is just on a weekend basis.
John 15:5
I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; without Me you can do nothing.
The devil will make sure that you are always busy at work, at school, or at the chores at home – laba, plantsa. He will make you busy quarreling with your family, or even busy with your friends – gimmicks, Netflix, video games…
The devil would not want you to come to church to experience God’s presence and to feed on His Word. The devil wants to break the rhythm of your relationship with God – he will get you to be worried and distracted about so many things that you won’t have quality time with God [Mary]
When a person is full of fear and stress, when life is full of insecurities and the faith is shaky during times of crisis, it is because your relationship with God is shallow, that is due to a weak prayer life.
Eph 3:20
Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us…
The problem is not with the ability of God to provide power for He is unlimited – the power we receive is dependent on our relationship with God – so, how close are you to Him?
Dan 11:32a
Those who do wickedly against the covenant he [anti-Christ] shall corrupt with flattery;
Dan 11:32b
but the people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits.
Know is the Hebrew word “yada” which means to know God by experience and not just by head knowledge.
It is in knowing God through your experiences that produces holiness and power in our lives – that will only happen if you are connected to the right people!
In these last days, you must allow yourself to be disciplined and be trained in holiness and righteousness, that’s why we need to connect to the right people, “iron sharpens iron!”
Walking in the right relationship with God requires a separation from all ‘unholy’ ones for they will poison your heart and mind, and make you dull. We need to consecrate ourselves for God; consecrate means the act of dedicating oneself to a specific purpose or intention of greatest importance. You cannot consecrate yourself and carry out great exploits if you are in the company of mockers and rebels – you cannot be blessed or be used for the purposes of God.
As a Christian, we either live by preference or by conviction – one of this two things will guide your life and direct which path you will take, and where you will be five or ten years from now.
Preferences are the things we like better, we choose them because they are the things that pleases us; knowledge is the strength of your mind that influences your preferences.
Conviction is the firmness of your belief, it is the strength of your heart, and it is what God requires from all of us. Conviction or preference are powerful control mechanisms, your destiny is controlled by them, your way of life is controlled by them. When you choose to live by your convictions and uphold the standard of God for your life, His favor will be upon you, and that decision will shape your life and destiny.
The problem in the church today is this: everyone wants to be blessed, they want the favor of God in their lives, but they live a life of preference. Many lower the standards of God because they believe that they are saved.
If you chose Jesus only to be your Savior but not your Lord – THINK AGAIN!
For God to do exceedingly, abundantly more for us, we need to strengthen our prayer life. The depth of any relationship depends on how deep you can communicate with each other.
Prayer determines depth – depth determines the power you get – the power determines the Supernatural things God will do for you and through you!
Ps 1:1
Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers.
Ps 1:2
2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on His law he meditates day and night.
The world has become so evil and the only way we can overcome temptation, crisis, sickness and even witchcraft is through the power of God – only by virtue of a relationship.
The power of God is NOT FREE, you need to pay the price – honor God, seek Him, pray, fast, worship, read His Word – and they all cost TIME.
Faith, prayer, worship – they all require the giving of your time…
They are currencies of high value in the realm of the spirit. As your Pastors, it is our responsibility to lead you to have a strong, steady, and permanent relationship with God – not to ourselves but to God, because that’s where power comes from.
If you have a strong, steady, and permanent relationship with God, then you will have a strong, steady, and permanent relationship with us your pastors.
The coming confrontations with the devil will be a confrontation of power and authority – if you don’t have power, it’s like you are naked, you need to make a decision to get connected to God everyday.
Everyday, the devil will send to you things and even the wrong people that will weaken you, to make you vulnerable to his deception so he can destroy you!
But it is God’s desire today to get His people to be set apart, to be consecrated – this is an anointing that we need today.
Consecration is the preparation and surrender of our minds and will to God, it is giving up your right to do what you want into the hands of our loving God, it should be a daily habit.