Ten Power Exhortations - August 26, 2018

"Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind." - Romans 12:2
"And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." - Philippians 4:7
Break loose of the earth's gravitational pull! Change your mind (Romans 12:2)! Don't get seduced down into the lower, base, everyday thought processes of life. Think on higher things (Philippians 4:8-9). Make going up higher in Christ your top priority! Breathe life back into your prayer life!
Spend time with God! Go with Him to the places that He longs to take you, to show you all things He wants to do with you. He wants to lead you and guide you into all truth (John 16:13). He wants to show you your destiny!

Expect God to speak! Many don't hear from God because they live with no expectation of His willingness to speak. We must approach the Lord as an innocent child, expecting God to speak.

When you pray and ask God a specific question, you must believe that in the next few moments whatever you hear, will be the voice of the Spirit.

The good news of the gospel is that He is speaking all the time. He doesn't speak intermittently, we just HEAR intermittently! Our own active mind is our worst enemy. The 'noisy' and wandering mind obstructs the voice of the Holy Spirit.

How can we be sad, or hang our heads, or be distressed? Oh, if we only knew how rich we are!

"I am the living bread which came down from heaven; if any one eats of this bread he will live for ever." - John 6:51

In the Holy Place, the Table of Shewbread was a symbol of thanksgiving for His divine provision. After serving its purpose in the Holy Place it was consumed by the priests. We must consume every revelation of the Lord to be molded into His image, bear His attributes, and re-create His ministry.

Something very sophisticated, evil, powerful and unrelenting is conspiring to get you to accept a deadly substitute for your destiny.

"Then those who feared the Lord spoke with one another; the Lord heeded and heard them, and a book of REMEMBRANCE was written before Him of those who feared the Lord and thought on His name." - Malachi 3:16
Think about the wonderful things that God has done in and through you in the past. Re-dig the wells of your testimonies. They are evidence of future blessings and are reminders of His faithfulness to deliver you in your current situation.

You have been prepared for a harvest, gathered in by arms of compassion. You have been comforted by the Lord so you may DISCIPLE others, loving them and equipping them to life.

Are you ready to know God as Mighty God through your life? Are you ready to see Him not as a little bitty God, but Mighty God? As you begin to see God as a mighty God, it does something in you, and you won't be so easily tossed to and fro.

Nothing is to hinder the seed of DESTINY God has planted in us. We are to break out of small-mindedness (unforgiveness), old mindsets, and human thinking and enter into the MIND AND PLANS OF GOD FOR OUR LIVES. It is only our lack of failure to obey that hinders the breakout.

Romans 12:2 - "And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the RENEWING OF YOUR MIND, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect."

Psalm 108:2-3 "Awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early. I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people..."

When we utter praise to God our spirit finds release, awakening ourselves to revelation of our oneness with God. As we lift our voice, bringing our spirit, soul, and body into unity of worship to God, there is an exponential increase in our awareness of His Presence in our lives. In turn, we are awakened to His voice, REVELATION, and Presence in our lives.

In worship, the sacrifice is no longer physical expression or verbal declarations. We ARE the sacrifice. Fire always falls on sacrifice. And when we are the sacrifice, we cannot help but be changed.

John 20:21 - "..."as the Father has sent me, I also send you."

You are entrusted with power and granted authority to activate your commissioning to complete certain tasks, functions, or duties that no one else can do.
To reach our DESTINY we must honestly reflect upon who we are: 1) Know and fully understand the finished work of the cross, 2) celebrate who we are now in Christ Jesus and 3) ask, knock, and seek God's PURPOSE for our life. (Matthew 7:7)

This is the discipline we must incorporate in order to accomplish the purposes of God. We must repent of sin that limits our influence, replacing it with God's promises. Determine to live life to the fullest -- mentoring, discipling, and empowering others.

ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY
http://afministry.ning.com/