PERCEPTION

Perception is everything. You perceive what you see. Two people may see the same thing but perceive it differently. This is what gives rise to conflicts. If your perception is largely negative then what you will see is negative. On the other hand if your perception is largely positive then what you will see will be positive. There are more positive people in the world then negative. However the negativity of a few grips our attention. The media fuels the negative news for positive news is dull or not news worthy. The media also determines our perception. However if you have a positive mind set then the negative news will always have a positive slant to it. This is why it is so important to be steeped in God's word. His word is positive because he is a good God. God is sinless and is above all negativity. The clouds prevent us from seeing the sun. God is the sun who shines above the clouds all the time. He never changes His position. We change but God never changes. His word likewise never changes and is true today as it was when it was written. Let His word change your perception and see how your whole world changes with it.

RULE AND REIGN IN THE SPIRIT

Evil is everywhere. This world is ruled by the god of evil. Therefore don't be surprised that every temptation hides the face of evil. In the Spirit you have power over the evil one. Jesus came to destroy the works of darkness. He did this finally at the Cross. He disarmed them of their sting. Now they are a powerless force who can only tempt you to believe in them and be deceived. Deception is their main weapon. Now that they have no power all they can do is to deceive, lie and confuse. Be done with them by giving yourself to prayer much to bind their influence over you and your loved ones. The church needs to rise up in this warfare against darkness as it threatens the lives of many. Suicide is just the end of the struggle when the victim loses all hope and feels powerless. Demons feed on the authority humans have on earth. God had given humans the authority not demons to rule and reign on earth. Now you have to reclaim this authority and not be deceived by the devil to give in to his wicked ways. Never compromise from the truth. Always sand for the right and you will reign victorious.

DEATH TO THE FLESH

Don't even spend a second in entertaining the flesh. The flesh is corrupt through and through and cannot be reformed. Your Spirit man will overcome your flesh as you give Him control over your thoughts. He will renew your thoughts and transform your life. Your inner man will be renewed by His work within you. It is not just knowledge only but wisdom to know the difference between good and evil that will transform you. The flesh will try and entice you and ask you to compromise with evil. Evil has become good in the world and the flesh will conform with the world, The Spirit on the other hand will fight the flesh and the world. The world is controlled by sin and the devil. You cannot serve 2 masters. Many fall because they live compromised lives. There is no compromise in Christ. He gave all for you and He demands the same from you. A man must take up his cross, death to self, and follow Me, is the word Jesus spoke to His disciples. No man can follow Him without the unction of the Spirit. We labour in vain when we try to do what we cannot do in the flesh. This is why works in the flesh will fail. Only the anointing of the Spirit can break the yoke. This yoke is what we labour under and waste our lives on. This yoke is the yoke of slavery to the flesh.

THE LORD WORKS WONDERS

The Lord is good and His banner over you is love. When you enter into the realm of the Spirit you are able to think and feel like the Spirit of Jesus. Is this not amazing. He is in you and will fill you as you allow Him to. He is the Author and Finisher of your faith. He is able to do anything through you. This is why He promised that you would do greater things then He did when He walked on earth. His Spirit in you is able to do it. Love and humility will be the mark of His Spirit in you. The old you will die a death and the new you will come a life. This is the transformation that will take place as you surrender all to Him. This is the work of grace in your life. Therefore place your life on the altar as a living sacrifice totally surrendered to Him. You will marvel at His work and His glory will shine through you. Many will marvel at His work through you and come to Him. God is working in the world through signs and wonders and all man can do is stand and gasp at His works. Prepare yourself for this end time works of the Spirit. Praise Him for all His works and delight in Him always.

CHANGE YOUR IMAGE AND CHANGE YOUR DESTINY

Images are reflections of your mind. Your mind begins to make inferences based on the images that you see in your minds eye. These are powerful images that arouse your feelings that fuel the image. The image maybe of you dying or winning. Both negative and positive images have a similar effect. If you imagine negative images then this will be the outcome of your life, negative. If you have positive images of success and victory then this will be your portion. Screen those images. It is just an image and therefore can be changed by your will. You decide what image you will entertain. If it is a pornographic image then you have the power to cancel it or dwell on it. The Holy Spirit can help you with cleansing your image. An image is like an idol. It will take over your life if you allow it to. Change the image of yourself and you will change your destiny. This is why dreams and visions are so important. The vision you have is an image. A Godly image will result in Godly outcomes. Jacob did this and multiplied his flock. You can do the same and image a million souls in your camp. This is God's image for you. As you image this vision then it will so possess you and the Holy Spirit will get to work to bring it to pass. When you image your family together as one with you then that is what will come to pass. If you image them as divided then that will come to pass. Change your image and change your destiny.

THE HOLY SPIRIT, YOUR SENIOR PARTNER

The Holy Spirit is your senior partner. He is not a thing to be used whenever you need Him. He is one to be revered as a big brother who wants to work with you. You don't consult Him only when you need to but you are in fellowship with Him all the time. This is the difference between being used and being a partner. The Holy Spirit is a person with thoughts, feelings and will. His personality will influence you so that His thoughts and feelings and will become one with yours. Jesus was one with His Father. So you are one with the Holy Spirit. The fullness of the Holy Spirit is the work of submitting your will to His will. Now you think what He thinks and feel what He feels and do what He does. When this happens then you become a channel of His glory. His presence in you is His glory. The more He occupies your heart the more of His glory you will experience and see. You carry His glory in your being. Very few realise this and so they abuse their body and mind and spirit. Let the Holy Spirit lead you and guide you and see how your talk and walk will be different. He will work through your personality. You are a person as He is a person. The difference is that He is a Creator while you are His creation. The Creator of the Universe dwells in you. This should blast you into eternity and make you feel so grateful and thankful forever.

FREEDOM FROM FLESHLY LUSTS

The only deliverance we have from fleshly lusts is to live in the Spirit. The flesh is so self centred that it will crave for attention all the time. The lusts of the flesh are all self centred. This is why Paul cried in Romans 7 and said he is like a man undone. He knew his terrible state in the flesh. However he could cry another cry of victory in the finished work on the Cross. This is your victory too. In Him you are free to be what he has called you to be. In Him you are free from the pull of fleshly lusts. In Him you are no more bound to slavery. You are now a slave of Christ. This slavery is not the kind that compels you to do what you don't want to do. It is a freedom that springs from within your heart. This heart transformation happens when the Spirit of Jesus takes over your heart and makes you like Him. You walk on earth like Jesus and talk and feel like Him. He unites your being with His being and you become one just as Jesus and the Father are one. He will keep you and all you have to do is surrender all. The flesh only suffers when you resist His Spirit. God allows suffering to enable you to let go and let God.

FAITH MORE PRECIOUS THEN GOLD

What is it you have to offer God at the end of your life? Gold and silver? Your faith more precious then gold is what you have to offer. All of life is a journey of faith. Just as Abraham walked on earth by faith so also you too have been called to walk by faith to the promised land. Abraham never entered the promised land yet he looked to what was before him. We have entered the promised land by faith in the finished work of Jesus the Messiah. He has gone on before us and we can live in the living hope that we too will join Him one day. Now we can enjoy the fruits of faith as we enter the promised land. This is the Kingdom of God. We pray thy Kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Yet we live as if we belong to an earthly kingdom. His Kingdom is heavenly and we have been given the authority to rule and reign on earth as it is in heaven. In heaven there is no sickness, poverty or hatred and pride. These are earthly things that rob us of our heavenly inheritance. We have to believe and see and live in His Kingdom today. Never mind what the circumstances say. We have to live in His glory here on earth. His glory is His presence. In His presence is heaven on earth. Hallelujah.

LORD OF ALL

Jesus is Lord of all. He has won the right to be Lord of all. He offered Himself as a sacrifice for all. He has now risen to rule from heaven over all. His enemies are His footstool. In Him all things hold together. He is the author and finisher of your faith. It is faith in Him and His word that will enable you to reign with Him. He has appointed you to rule on earth in His name. He has given you the authority to do in His name what he has called you to do. Therefore look to Him for everything just as He looked to his Father for everything. God is able to do more then what you can think or desire. He is Lord of all. Therefore go and be a light to the gentiles. Do not be ashamed of your standing in Him. Rather rule and lead as the head. Act as if you are Him on earth as He is in heaven. You will find all the spiritual resources you need to conquer all. You have a mission and to this mission you have to apply all your attention to. He will lead you one step at a time and it is only when you look back that you will see the tapestry He has weaved.

LIVE AND WALK IN THE SPIRIT

The Lord is merciful to all who will call on Him. Every person is a child of God and has the ability to call on Him. Many call on Him when they are in distress. Therefore do not be alarmed when people blaspheme His name. They are nearer to Him then those who quietly ignore Him. The rebel is nearer to the heart of God then the follower. Paul was a rebel and see where God took him. Never judge a person by their behaviour. Their heart maybe crying out for deliverance and their rebellion is just that. Love is the most powerful force that can turn a rebel into a saint. Therefore let love be your guiding force when you enter enemy territory. The devil cannot stand love because he is full of hatred. What is opposite of evil is live. The fruits of the spirit are the opposite to the lusts of the flesh. When you walk in love then you will manifest all the other fruits of the spirit. When I walk in the spirit there is no room for division or a walk in the flesh. I live in the spirit and walk in the spirit. This is what will cause the glory of God to come down. Many live in the spirit but walk according to the flesh. This causes confusion and is the cause for division in my church. Pray that my people will live and walk in the spirit.

FEELINGS

Never make decisions based on feelings. Feelings can inform but should never force you to decide. Your head must decide. Your head is able to see the big picture. Your feelings only see the immediate. This is why reactions based on feelings almost always are wrong. Feelings are aroused by your senses. You see something beautiful and your feelings are aroused at the moment. These feelings fade away after a while and the same reaction is not present. You are moved by an emotional talk and decide to do something based on the emotion. Later you think about it and don't feel the same and decide not to do it. Feelings are good when they motivate you to do good. They can be destructive when they motivate you to do evil. Always take time before making decisions for then you will not regret when the dust settles. This is why it is always a good strategy to wait and not rush into decisions. Time is on your side. When you rush into things they will compel you to say and do things that you may later regret. Watch your feelings. Let them educate you and not control you. A good decision backed with feeling always results in action. When you are passionate about your cause then feelings will drive you to achieve what seems impossible. God's cause is the salvation of mankind from sin and its effects.

WALK IN THE SPIRIT

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. The Lord loves His people to walk in His ways. The Spirit in you pleads with you and intercedes through you for the salvation of many. When the fear of the Lord is missing then the people will walk in their own ways which will lead them to destruction. The Lord has made us to walk in His ways for our own good. The goodness of the Lord is good. He never intends to harm us. However the flesh will try and oppose all that God intends for good for us. This is the battle we have to wage against the flesh and the devil daily. The walk in the spirit is easy but the flesh always comes in the way. This is why only a complete surrender to Him will do. Anything less is giving way to the flesh and the devil. God can move very speedily through a life fully surrendered. God wants to move and wants to bless but we must allow Him to do so. Thank God for all the blessings you already have. Now allow Him to bless you even more. Only life in the Spirit is of value in eternity. Why not start now.

ADDICTIONS

The more you operate in the Spirit the less the flesh has control over you. Any addiction can be overcome in the Spirit. Small addictions and big addictions are the way the flesh operates to control you. The flesh likes rules and regulations. This gives the flesh a sense of security although it realises it is flimsy security. The defences of man keep you sane from the challenges of life especially in relationships. The defences are mental mechanisms to keep you from feeling defeated and blamed. All blame is shifted to another because guilt is too painful to bear. The thief justifies his behaviour by rationalising it. This is defensive behaviour. So also addictions are like bad habits that become automatic. Even addictions to foods come in this category. Pray in the Spirit and allow the Spirit to dismantle your defences and set you free. In the Spirit you operate on a spiritual plane and depend on Him to protect you. He is in control of all things. The more Jesus is proclaimed Lord the less self will have a say. Hallelujah.

GOD IS POSITIVE

God is positive, loving, kind, merciful and forgiving. All the attributes of God are positive. Why then do you entertain negativity? If Christ is in you then His attributes must be yours. What is not of Him is of the devil. Sin came into the world through the devil. Therefore anything that is negative is not of God. Without sin there is no death and decay and destruction. It is sin working through man that causes it. What right do I have to give into sin when the victor over sin lives in me. Why do I give so much attention to sin and the devil when he has been defeated on the Cross. All I need to do is to walk in His righteousness and I will be God conscious and not sin conscious. The need to repent is only needed when I am not walking in His righteousness. His righteousness is imputed on me. It is not due to my own goodness but His. Therefore I walk in this covenant of grace that enables me to live a righteous life. I am aware of sin and the devil but they don't hold my attention. I resist the enemy when he comes before me to tempt me. In this way I guard myself and in so doing I am the door keeper. I set my will to His will and do His will and not my will. I am dead to self and alive in Him. My only cause to live is Him. In Him I am at peace. Now I exude His glory. The glory of His presence which changes everything. Imagine His presence with you all the time and in His presence no evil can survive. Glory to God in the highest.

BEWARE OF THE ENEMY'S TACTICS

The enemy tempts the flesh. He is a master manipulator. All you need to do is tell him to go to Jesus. Do not entertain the thoughts and feelings for a second. Just direct Him to Jesus. This is the only way to overcome him because Jesus overcame Him on the Cross. Now is the time to walk circumspectly. The days are evil and you must walk in the Spirit. The devil will target those who desire to walk in the Spirit. He is not interested in those who are lukewarm or cold. He is afraid of those who are a threat to his kingdom. You are the representative of Jesus on earth. You wear His badge of ownership. You are a threat to the demons and Satan. Therefore do not be surprised when you are attacked for this. When you stand up and proclaim His reign then you assault the kingdom of darkness. Your prayers go out to perform the works of righteousness. All darkness fears the christian who has power with God. Fear not for you are in His hands and He holds you firmly. Trust in Him completely.

LET HIM BE THE PILOT

Jesus you reveal your mind to me today. I only want to do what you want me to do today. I want to be filled in your Spirit and be led by you. This is true humility. To be filled and led by the Spirit means that the flesh has  to die. You cannot be filled and walk according to the flesh. The Spirit and the flesh are enemies. Therefore there is only one way to walk, in the Spirit. Living in 2 camps is like living in no mans land. You are neither here nor there. This is a compromised position and leads to lukewarmness. God wants you hot or cold. Your will decides which path you will take. Consecrate your will to the Lord. It is the wheel of your life. Let Him take control of the wheel. He is the best pilot you can have to lead you through the treacherous waters. He knows where you need to go because He has already reached the destination. Why try and do it yourself when He can do it for you. This is the time to let go and let Him take over. He is in you and will guide you. Leave all to Him. He will speak and work through you. Cast your burdens on Him for He cares for you.

NATURALLY SUPERNATURAL

The supernatural has become natural for those who walk in the Spirit. The Spirit world is invisible but by faith you can make the invisible, visible. This is what Jesus meant when He prayed Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. This is to bring heaven down to earth. Only those who walk in the Spirit can do this. Jesus did this and His disciples can do this. He showed the 12 how to do it and then the 70 and they then did the same. Thus the church multiplied as the Kingdom of God manifested on earth. Yet this power can be stopped by men who oppose it. This is the warfare that is going on in the heavens and now is heating up as the soon return of Jesus draws near. What will you do during this time? Prepare for the soon coming King. Let go of all your personal desires and ambitions. Sell all and work for the Kingdom. This is the only way to live by faith. These things will hold you back from moving in power. The flesh will hold on to these things because they give you a sense of security. There is nothing secure in this world. All will disappear in a second. What remains will be yourself and God. When you meet Him you will have nothing to show but yourself and what you have done for His Kingdom. Come Holy Spirit and make me a vessel of your power to bring heaven down to earth.

HEAVEN ON EARTH

A heart that sees and believes knows. This is the difference between heart belief and head belief. One knows and the other knows about. Jesus illustrates this clearly by saying I know my Father and my Father knows me. A true knowledge of God expresses itself in a personal way. It is like I have met the Queen rather then I know all about the Queen. Knowing in the heart is a personal encounter with the supernatural. The spirit world is supernatural. Yet God has made it natural by bringing heaven to earth. Therefore what is in heaven can be experienced on earth. When heaven comes down to earth then what is in heaven becomes possible on earth. There is no sickness in heaven and so when heaven comes to earth all sickness vanishes. All that is in heaven is possible on earth. God promises this when He says that His people can experience this when they repent and turn from their sin and wicked ways and repent and pray. When we pray and bring His glory down then miracles happen. In His glory miracles happen. Pray therefore for His will be done on earth as it is in heaven. In heaven there is no poverty, sickness or disease. All is wholeness and wealth and health. Therefore when you face sickness, disease and poverty pray for heaven to come down and see these maladies disappear.