Help! My Faith is Not Working?

Help! My Faith is Not Working?

At times we go through things and our faith is challenged. Sometimes we find ourselves in faith fights. What is a faith fight? A faith fight is a season that you can find yourself in where you are facing a seemingly insurmountable mountain or giant. If you are a believer in God, you will face battles. It is just part of the Christian experience. However, God has given us his spirit, anointing, and his power to fight. Learn the 7 hindrances to your faith and how to overcome.

Strategies for Spiritual Warfare Intensive- Day 5- Prayer Points

Day 5: Action, Strategy & Assignments

Prayer Points

  • Revelation knowledge concerning God’s plan, purpose, calling, and assignments for my life

  • Understanding my assignments and strategy for this season

  • Strength to complete the assignments given by God

  • Gain an understanding, wisdom, and knowledge about my gifts, talents, & anointing

  • Development and strength through the process of growth and spiritual maturity in God

  • Clarity in hearing God’s voice

  • Revelation concerning who I am in Christ and my authority as a believer

Jeremiah 29:11 AMPC

11 For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome.

Romans 8:19 American Standard

For the earnest expectation of the creation waiteth for the revealing of the sons of God.

Mark 16:15-20

15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. 17 And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; 18 they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

19 So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. 20 And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen.

Romans 12:1-2

I appeal to you therefore, brethren, and beg of you in view of [all] the mercies of God, to make a decisive dedication of your bodies [presenting all your members and faculties] as a living sacrifice, holy (devoted, consecrated) and well pleasing to God, which is your reasonable (rational, intelligent) service and spiritual worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this world (this age), [fashioned after and adapted to its external, superficial customs], but be transformed (changed) by the [entire] renewal of your mind [by its new ideals and its new attitude], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God, even the thing which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His sight for you].

John 2:26

For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.

Strategies for Spiritual Warfare Intensive- Day 3- Prayer Points

Day 4- Restoration

Restoration= healing, repairing, returning to a previous state of being

Prayer Points

  • Specific wisdom & revelation in the area of restoration

  • Restoration to the nation & our region

  • Restoration in our bloodline

  • Restoration of anything that was taken and lost due to our ignorance or the enemies attacks

  • Restoration of woundedness

  • Strength 

Isaiah 40:31 NLT

But those who trust in the LORD will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.

Isaiah 61:7 NLT

Instead of shame and dishonor, you will enjoy a double share of honor. You will possess a double portion of prosperity in your land, and everlasting joy will be yours.

Jeremiah 29:11 AMPC

11 For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome.

Jeremiah 30:17 NIV

But I will restore you to health and heal your wounds,' declares the LORD, 'because you are called an outcast, Zion for whom no one cares.'

2 Cor. 5:17 AMP

17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.

Joel 2:25-26 AMP

25 And I will restore or replace for you the years that the locust has eaten—the hopping locust, the stripping locust, and the crawling locust, My great army which I sent among you. 26 And you shall eat in plenty and be satisfied and praise the name of the Lord, your God, Who has dealt wondrously with you. And My people shall never be put to shame.

Strategies for Spiritual Warfare Intensive- Day 3- Prayer Points

Day 3- Healing & Forgiveness

Prayer Points

  • Specific wisdom & revelation concerning areas of healing & forgiveness in my life

  • Strength to forgive

  • Healing in our souls (mind, will, & emotions) from wounds and bodies

  • Greater revelation of faith and how it works

  • Manifestation of the love of God in my heart and in family/bloodline

Scriptures

Isaiah 53:4-5 AMPC

4 Surely He has borne our griefs (sicknesses, weaknesses, and distresses) and carried our sorrows and pains [of punishment], yet we [ignorantly] considered Him stricken, smitten, and afflicted by God [as if with leprosy]. 5 But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our guilt and iniquities; the chastisement [needful to obtain] peace and well-being for us was upon Him, and with the stripes [that wounded] Him we are healed and made whole.

Colossians 3:13 NKJV

13 bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.

Ephesians 4:31-32 AMPC

31 Let all bitterness and indignation and wrath (passion, rage, bad temper) and resentment (anger, animosity) and quarreling (brawling, clamor, contention) and slander (evil-speaking, abusive or blasphemous language) be banished from you, with all malice (spite, ill will, or baseness of any kind). 32 And become useful and helpful and kind to one another, tenderhearted (compassionate, understanding, loving-hearted), forgiving one another [readily and freely], as God in Christ forgave you.

John 13:34-35 AMPC

34 I give you a new commandment: that you should love one another. Just as I have loved you, so you too should love one another. 35 By this shall all [men] know that you are My disciples, if you love one another [if you keep on showing love among yourselves].

Romans 5:5 AMPC

5 Such hope never disappoints or deludes or shames us, for God’s love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit Who has been given to us.

1 John 4:19 NKJV

19 We love Him because He first loved us.


Strategies for Spiritual Warfare Intensive- Day 2- Prayer Points

Day 2- Generational Iniquity/Curses

  • Hidden things made revealed regarding my family line (recognizing patterns of sin and manifestations across generations)

  • Clarity in hearing the voice of God

  • Wisdom & revelation on why at and how to pray for generational healing

  • Orphan mindset & scarcity mindset

  • Revelation concerning who I am in Christ and my authority as a believer


Scriptures

Galatians 3:13-14 AMPC

13 Christ purchased our freedom [redeeming us] from the curse (doom) of the Law [and its condemnation] by [Himself] becoming a curse for us, for it is written [in the Scriptures], Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree (is crucified); 14 To the end that through [their receiving] Christ Jesus, the blessing [promised] to Abraham might come upon the Gentiles, so that we through faith might [all] receive [the realization of] the promise of the [Holy] Spirit.

Galatians 2:20 NKJV

I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

Ephesians 1:20-23 AMPC

[Speaking of God’s power]…Which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His [own] right hand in the heavenly [places], Far above all rule and authority and power and dominion and every name that is named [above every title that can be conferred], not only in this age and in this world, but also in the age and the world which are to come. And He has put all things under His feet and has appointed Him the universal and supreme Head of the church [a headship exercised throughout the church], Which is His body, the fullness of Him Who fills all in all [for in that body lives the full measure of Him Who makes everything complete, and Who fills everything everywhere with Himself].

Col 2:13-15 NLT

13 You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins. 14 He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross. 15 In this way, he disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by his victory over them on the cross.

Joshua 1:8 AMPC

8 This Book of the Law shall not depart out of your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe and do according to all that is written in it. For then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall deal wisely and have good success.

Jeremiah 29:11 AMPC

11 For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome.

Strategies for Spiritual Warfare Intensive-Day 1- Prayer Points

Day 1- Praying According to the Scriptures; Specific Wisdom & Revelation 

  • Wisdom & Revelation of the Word

    • Revelation knowledge of the Word

    • Knowledge and Understanding of the Word

    • Discipline in reading and studying the Word of God

    • Hidden things made revealed regarding my family line (recognizing patterns of sin and manifestations across generations)

    • Clarity in hearing the voice of God

    • Increase in my desire to obey the Word and will of God

  • Family/Bloodline

  • Personal Life & growth

    • Purpose

    • Identity

    • Career/Business

  • Wisdom for the city, region, nation, world

Scriptures

Proverbs 4:7-8 AMPC

The beginning of Wisdom is: get Wisdom (skillful and godly Wisdom)! [For skillful and godly Wisdom is the principal thing.] And with all you have gotten, get understanding (discernment, comprehension, and interpretation).Prize Wisdom highly and exalt her, and she will exalt and promote you; she will bring you to honor when you embrace her.

Galatians 3:13-14 AMPC

13 Christ purchased our freedom [redeeming us] from the curse (doom) of the Law [and its condemnation] by [Himself] becoming a curse for us, for it is written [in the Scriptures], Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree (is crucified); 14 To the end that through [their receiving] Christ Jesus, the blessing [promised] to Abraham might come upon the Gentiles, so that we through faith might [all] receive [the realization of] the promise of the [Holy] Spirit.

Joshua 1:8 AMPC

8 This Book of the Law shall not depart out of your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe and do according to all that is written in it. For then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall deal wisely and have good success.

Luke 10:19 AMP

19 Behold! I have given you authority and power to trample upon serpents and scorpions, and [physical and mental strength and ability] over all the power that the enemy [possesses]; and nothing shall in any way harm you.

Philippians 4:13 AMPC

13 I have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers me [I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him Who infuses inner strength into me; I am self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency].

Strategies for Spiritual Warfare June 2020 Intensive

Strategies for Spiritual Warfare June 2020 Intensive

Could it be that you are not attacking things in prayer to cause true breakthrough? You might be frustrated, tired and need answers. You need the skills and resources to strategically push through…

Join us June 22- June 26 as we learn and pray together. We are living in unprecedented times. As people of God we must take our assigned place in the spirit. We must be equipped to maneuver strategically.

Execution: Pushing Past the Fear

Welcome to 2020!

We have officially arrived in 2020. Whether your 2019 went great or it was extremely challenging you have made it to 2020…. The beginning of a new decade! It is very exciting. I have spent the last few months praying over this next season. God has a lot in store for us! It is truly a season of taking the limits off of God. I am prepared to provide you with more value to help you go and grow in your faith. There will be more to come in the coming weeks of the new things that will be released this year! 

This month’s theme has to do with execution and pushing past your fears. last year if you can remember we had a Masterclass on overcoming fear. This whole month we will be discussing how fear can and will hold us back from achieving the vision and goals that God has for us. We will be using the metaphor of birthing a child to discuss birthing God’s vision in our lives.

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Each week we will tackle a different element of birthing vision. Week 1 we will discuss conceiving vision. Week 2 we will conquer being pregnant with vision. Week 3 we will discuss the labor pains and actual birth of vision. In week 3 we will conclude with discussing the growth and development of vision.

These messages are designed to build your faith to overcome the fear that might be paralyzing you to walk in the plans and purposes God has for your life. It is time to stop agreeing with the enemy and start flowing with God and surrendering your plan to His plan in every way. This is a season of taking the limits off of God. This often begins with taking the limits off of ourselves and shattering the reasonings holding us back.

What is holding you back? Examine what has stopped you from being all that God has created you to be. God is ready and waiting to pour out His power in your situation. We must not be what blocks the hand of God from moving in our lives. Let’s commit to growing deeper in our walk with God.

~Dr. Andrea

Enduring Faith

Endurance is the ability to withstand hardship or adversity. God gives us the ability to endure in our faith. God has made us resilient and given us the victory.

The formal definition of endurance can be found below:

Endurance- the ability to withstand hardship or adversity (Webster Dictionary); the ability or strength to continue or last, especially despite fatigue, stress, or other adverse conditions; stamina: (Dictionary.com) 

 Our definition of faith is a firm persuasion based upon knowledge. This knowledge comes from the Word of God.

 Hebrews 10:22-23 NKJV

let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.

 

Hebrews 10:35-36 AMPC

Do not, therefore, fling away your fearless confidence, for it carries a great and glorious compensation of reward. 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.

We must hold onto our confident expectation. We must also add endurance to our faith promise. We must realize that we have a real enemy. This enemy is always against us. His mission is to steal from us, attempt to kill us and destroy us (John 10:10).

 Endurance is synonymous with resiliency 

 

Resiliency is the power or ability to return to the original form, position, etc., after being bent, compressed, or stretched; elasticity (Dictionary.com).

Resiliency is the capacity to recover from difficulties; toughness (Oxford dictionary). It also means to mentally recover from crisis.  

 We have Christ’s capacity for resilience on the inside (Mark 11:22-25). This is because we have the Holy Spirit residing on the inside of us. Another term we can use is “grit”. Grit is courage; strength of character (perseverance). 

Not in Your Own Strength

We must realize that we are not going to be able to endure in our own strength. We have to yield to God’s grace. We must depend on God.

We must have a “none of these things move me” & “set your face like flint” attitude!  

 Acts 20:18-24

18 And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons, 19 Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews: 20 And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publicly, and from house to house, 21 Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. 22 And now, behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the things that shall befall me there: 23 Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying that bonds and afflictions abide me. 24 But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

 

Isaiah 50:7 (NLT) Because the Sovereign LORD helps me, I will not be disgraced. Therefore, I have set my face like a stone, determined to do his will. And I know that I will not be put to shame.

 

We must stay the course of what God has told us to do. You do not know who is on the other side of your obedience. God has set Kairos moments in our life. Karios is God’s opportune timing. There is a timing of God where certain blessings are released. We must be in sync with His movement and timing. This will cause us to get God’s results.

Get On the Victory Side

We must get on the victory- side. We have to change our perspective when faced with difficulties. While we are enduring we must maintain a position of victory. This is the position of faith. Victory can be seen in the following ways:

 Victory is seen by….

·     How you speak

·     How you praise

·     How you pray

·     How you act

Let’s decide to live on the victory side. Let’s speak victory, praise in victory, pray in victory, and have corresponding actions of victory!

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BIG Faith for BIG Goals

2020 Vision

·      Take the limits off & go further in God with no fear.

·      What would it take for you to take the limits off of God?

o   Mindset

o   Renewed Faith

o   Removal of fear & strongholds

 

Habakkuk 2:2-3 AMPC --- write the vision---- Dream Again

And the Lord answered me and said, Write the vision and engrave it so plainly upon tablets that everyone who passes may [be able to] read [it easily and quickly] as he hastens by. For the vision is yet for an appointed time and it hastens to the end [fulfillment]; it will not deceive or disappoint. Though it tarry, wait [earnestly] for it, because it will surely come; it will not be behindhand on its appointed day.

Vision must be as specific as possible. How?

o   Prayer & Hearing God clearly

o   Write & journal

o   Get help with the plan

·      Get the timing of God

o   Wait for peace

o   Look for openings/access (time to accomplish, you have the skills, your spirit says go)

o   Fear/worry is not an indicator of timing

o   Godly Counsel

·      There are (seasons, stages, development) concerning Vision

  This is all necessary to cultivating faith for this vision & goals.

What are your goals?

·      Goals are specific and measurable steps toward fulfilling and creating focus for your vision.

·     Goals are SMART. SMART means - Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time-based.

·      Goals are the prayer points in your prayer strategy

·      Write your goals down in key areas for you (Family, Finances, Spiritual Development, Ministry, Business, Education/ Personal Development)

·      There is also a natural strategy (action items) tied to your goals.

Decide to be intentional about your goals and God’s vision for your life! God will use your faith and cause it to come to a reality in your life!

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